Methodology. Markets. Conviction.
Deep dives on Point & Figure charting, options trading, and the OpusEngine™ approach to finding high-conviction stock picks — by Karim Pirani.
P&F charting has been around for over 100 years. It removes time from the chart entirely, filters noise, and shows only meaningful price movement. Here’s why it remains one of the most powerful — and most overlooked — methodologies available to stock and options traders.
In July 2013, with AAPL trading around $385 and largely out of favor, I documented a Bearish Resistance Line pierce publicly on Seeking Alpha and projected a $260+ move toward $700+. What followed was one of Apple’s most powerful multi-year bull runs. The full trade — timestamped before it happened.
The full story of the 2013 Options2Wealth experiment on Seeking Alpha — the methodology, the trades, the timeline, and the verified public record of every call made before execution.
On February 17, 2013, I posted a Cup & Handle analysis on Sprint publicly before entering a position. On April 15, the breakout happened exactly as described. Here’s the full trade — entry, rationale, exit, and what the P&F chart was showing that most traders missed.
A look inside the scanning methodology — how OpusEngine™ works through all 2,000 stocks in the Russell 2000, what it filters for, and why small-cap signals are where the real opportunity consistently emerges.
The Golden Cross is one of the most searched technical signals in existence. It’s also one of the most misunderstood. Here’s what the standard interpretation misses — and how P&F context changes everything about when a Golden Cross actually means something.
A long-only discipline isn’t a limitation — it’s a philosophy. After 35 years of trading, here’s why removing short exposure from the equation produces better results, cleaner thinking, and a fundamentally different relationship with risk.
The reputation of options as inherently dangerous instruments is a myth — one that keeps most investors away from one of the most powerful tools available. Here’s what changes when you apply a proven methodology before entering a position.