A few days ago, I hosted a webinar where I spoke about the highly public collapse of my former company.

I learned the hard way that tangible results often matter more than blind commitment to a company mission—because let’s face the ugly unspoken truth: your mission statement goes out the window when your results don’t speak for themselves.

Below are screenshots from my E*TRADE account showing my performance and value views across the 6-month and 2-year tabs, alongside a snapshot of my verified Kinfo stats showing my win rate and profit across 131 trades.

Reclaiming Integrity in the Trading Space

Yesterday, we held our very first live open house for retailtrader.ai. It was an incredible opportunity to connect with our community and share the “why” behind this platform. For those who couldn’t make it, the full recording is now available.

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The Motivation: Built on Integrity

My path to building this platform wasn’t typical. After 25 years in the software industry and 15 years of trading, I witnessed a $300 million corporate fraud at my previous company. That experience fundamentally changed my perspective.

The Macro Wave Behind 2026’s Selective Tech Correction: AI Deflation Hits Software Pricing Power

Introduction

The market is not experiencing a uniform tech correction. While some names hold steady or rebound, others—particularly those tied to OpenAI’s ecosystem or reliant on legacy pricing models—are facing sharp, persistent declines.

Most commentary treats these as isolated events: hype fade, earnings misses, or macro caution. But a deeper macro regime shift is at work: generative AI is proving deflationary for software pricing power, commoditizing what was once proprietary and high-margin, forcing a permanent repricing of certain tech businesses.

Market Sentiment: Navigating the Precarious Condition

The markets continue to exhibit extreme volatility, particularly within the Big Tech sector. As we navigate these precarious conditions, it’s clear the market could move aggressively in either direction.

The “Cyborg” Advantage: AI + Human Judgment

At retailtrader.ai, we believe the most effective trading strategy in 2026 isn’t just pure automation—it’s the combination of institutional-grade signals with experienced human judgment.

Performance Verification

Our model account is a real-time testament to this approach. Currently, the account is ranked in the top 0.5% of all verified traders. To maintain full transparency during this “Open House” period, I am keeping the model account open for everyone to see.

At retailtrader.ai, we are always looking at ways to stand out from the crowd—especially given the number of “fake gurus” in this space. Thinking from first principles and being different is an integrated part of our DNA. 🧬

That is why we are introducing the “retailtrader.ai Model Account,” which showcases our third-party independently verified trading performance. ✅

The “Aha!” Moment 💡

As I was driving back after taking my son out bowling this afternoon, I had an interesting thought. I’ve mentioned in previous videos that I’m not a big fan of posting screenshots of my personal account. 🎳

I was scrolling through one of the algorithmic trading groups on Reddit this morning when I stopped on a post that I think every retail trader has thought about at least once.

The title read: “No person/company will EVER sell you a strategy with a real edge!”

(Context: A skeptical trader arguing that if a strategy made money, the owner would keep it secret.)

Happy Super Bowl Sunday, everyone.

While you’re waiting for kickoff, I wanted to share a quick update on our flagship feature: Curated Trades.

The market has been extremely volatile over the last couple of weeks. Tech stocks have been decimated, and many portfolios are seeing red. We launched our Curated Trades engine right in the midst of this chaos, so I was curious myself to see how the model would handle the stress test.

I was banned from a major trading community for suggesting automation. Moments later, a user posted that they lost everything. This is the cost of the ‘Manual Only’ mindset.

In high-leverage fields like software architecture and financial speculation, hustle is often a mask for anxiety. Here is why I optimize for clarity, not busyness.

We stopped by our San Francisco headquarters today in the Union Square district. 🌁

While retailtrader.ai remains a remote-first setup, it is important for us to have a physical footprint here at 447 Sutter St, right alongside other emerging fintech startups.

There is a specific energy in this city—and specifically in this building—that drives innovation. It is good to be close to the action.

The Mission Remains the Same We are 100% bootstrapped and building for the long term. This location gives us a base to connect with the industry while we continue focused development on the signals that matter to you.