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The exact momentum rules behind Strike

Six rules. Unchanged since 2020. Here they are, in full.

Robert Ratcliff
Robert RatcliffFounder & CEO, Strike Algo · 1 min watch
The exact momentum rules behind StrikeClick to watch the video1:50 · Turn your sound on 🔊Video · Robert Ratcliff, Founder
Independently verified recordExamined by Alpha Performance Verification Services · Apr 2020 to Oct 2026
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+1,094.2%Total return. S&P 500 (SPY): +215.8%
44.3%Per year, compounded. S&P 500: 19.3%
-37.0%Deepest drawdown. S&P 500: -25.4%
-22.1%Worst month, July 2026
Independently verifiedAlpha Performance Verification Services examined every month since April 2020.
Your money stays in your nameYour own Interactive Brokers account. Strike can trade. It can’t withdraw.
6.5 years · 2,239 tradesSame rules since 2020, through good markets and bad.
Real people, San Diego500+ clients across Capital B28, live events, and a team you can call.
The short version
  • Watch about 450 liquid U.S. stocks and rank them by momentum every day.
  • Hold the strongest 20 at about equal weight. No leverage, long only.
  • Rotate once a month. The rules haven't changed since 2020.
~450Stocks watched
20Held, about equal weight
MonthlyRotation
● Results from our community

92 results. 34 video stories.

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Member post, Jun 1, 2026. Up 67.85% in six months on $100K, against 14.23% for the S&P and 27.68% for QQQ.Year-to-date return of 26.26% against the S&P 500.Member post, Jun 11, 2026. Momentum orders filled in Interactive Brokers.A 20-name book with unrealized gains by position.Member post, Apr 15, 2026. Live since Oct 1, 2025, alongside a buy-and-hold account. "Momentum is much more volatile."What made up May's 17.5%, by position.Member post, Jun 10, 2026. Orders executed through the momentum strategy.Interactive Brokers account, up 13.39% year to date.Account up 55.98% year to date.Interactive Brokers book, up 2.42% on the day.The investor Robert first learned momentum from. All accounts at $14.07M. He runs his own momentum strategy, not Strike.Capital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultMember post, Jun 1, 2026. Up 67.85% in six months on $100K, against 14.23% for the S&P and 27.68% for QQQ.Year-to-date return of 26.26% against the S&P 500.Member post, Jun 11, 2026. Momentum orders filled in Interactive Brokers.A 20-name book with unrealized gains by position.Member post, Apr 15, 2026. Live since Oct 1, 2025, alongside a buy-and-hold account. "Momentum is much more volatile."What made up May's 17.5%, by position.Member post, Jun 10, 2026. Orders executed through the momentum strategy.Interactive Brokers account, up 13.39% year to date.Account up 55.98% year to date.Interactive Brokers book, up 2.42% on the day.The investor Robert first learned momentum from. All accounts at $14.07M. He runs his own momentum strategy, not Strike.Capital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community result
+14.59% total return in the past week.+15.86% total return this month.+13.43% total return in the past month.+11.10% total return in the past week.$9,777 unrealized P&L.$14,257 unrealized P&L.$16,263 unrealized P&L.Interactive Brokers account, up 11.13% year to date.A 20% move in five days, from $7.86M to $9.42M.All accounts, up 1.15% on the day.Capital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community result+14.59% total return in the past week.+15.86% total return this month.+13.43% total return in the past month.+11.10% total return in the past week.$9,777 unrealized P&L.$14,257 unrealized P&L.$16,263 unrealized P&L.Interactive Brokers account, up 11.13% year to date.A 20% move in five days, from $7.86M to $9.42M.All accounts, up 1.15% on the day.Capital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community resultCapital B28 community result

Capital B28 community across all programs, including trading education. Not Strike results unless stated. Not typical; individual results vary.

People always ask me what’s inside Strike. Is it AI? Is it some secret formula?

No. It’s a set of momentum rules, and I’m going to walk you through all of them right now. What it looks at, what it buys, how much it holds, and when it changes. By the end of this video, you’ll understand it as well as I do.

Six rules. Same since 2020.

Here are the rules.

One. It watches about 450 liquid U.S. stocks. Big, heavily traded companies, the kind you can buy and sell easily.

Two. Every day, it ranks all of them by momentum. Which ones have been rising the strongest.

Three. It holds the strongest 20, at roughly equal weight. So no single stock can make or break the account.

Four. No leverage. It only uses the money that’s in the account.

Five. Long only. It buys stocks. It never shorts.

And six. Once a month, it rotates. Names that fell out of the top get sold, and the new leaders get bought.

That’s it. And these rules haven’t changed since 2020. We didn’t tweak them after a bad month to make the history look better.

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It follows leadership wherever it goes

So what does that look like in real life?

Because the rules just follow strength, the portfolio goes wherever leadership goes. Over the years it’s rotated through gold miners, software, semiconductors, power producers, and space companies.

Nobody on our team sat down and said, “I think space is going to be big.” The ranking found it. And when those names cooled off, the ranking let them go.

That’s the whole point. No opinions, no predictions, no falling in love with a stock. The ranking decides.

Rules you can read. Trades you can check.

So those are the rules. Watch about 450 stocks, rank them every day, hold the strongest 20 at about equal weight, no leverage, long only, rotate monthly. Same rules since 2020.

Simple rules don’t mean easy results. There are hard months, and I’ve made a whole video about our worst one. But you’ll always know exactly what it’s doing and why.

If you want to see the ranking live, go to strikealgo.net and book a call.

Why this matters if you’re considering Strike

The rules are simple. Following them through every kind of market is the hard part, and that’s what Strike automates. Book a call and we’ll show you the live ranking and the trade history behind these rules.

What happens on your call
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We open the record togetherThe verified report, every month, the good and the bad. Ask anything.
2
We map it to your accountHow Strike would run in your own Interactive Brokers account, the minimum, and what the swings could feel like.
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You decidePaper trade first if you like. No pressure, and if it isn’t a fit, we’ll tell you.
$100,000, same months
S&P 500
$315,800
BlackRock MTUM
$318,300
Strike
$1,055,200
Jegadeesh & Titman 1993George & Hwang 2004Moskowitz, Ooi & Pedersen 2012

$100,000 invested April 2020, value September 30, 2026. MTUM NAV total returns per BlackRock. Strike: verified model record, gross of fees. Same months.

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Video after video, result after result. Keep scrolling. It keeps going.

These results come from the Capital B28 community across all of our programs, including our trading education. They are not Strike Algo results unless stated. Results shown are not typical and are not a promise of future results. Individual results vary. Strike's own numbers are the verified model record.

Member post, Jun 1, 2026. Up 67.85% in six months on $100K, against 14.23% for the S&P and 27.68% for QQQ.
“Video testimonialClient story
+14.59% total return in the past week.
Year-to-date return of 26.26% against the S&P 500.
“Video testimonialClient story
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+15.86% total return this month.
“Video testimonialClient story
Member post, Jun 11, 2026. Momentum orders filled in Interactive Brokers.
+13.43% total return in the past month.
“Video testimonialClient story
A 20-name book with unrealized gains by position.
+11.10% total return in the past week.
“Video testimonialClient story
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Member post, Apr 15, 2026. Live since Oct 1, 2025, alongside a buy-and-hold account. "Momentum is much more volatile."
$9,777 unrealized P&L.
“Video testimonialClient story
What made up May's 17.5%, by position.
$14,257 unrealized P&L.
“Video testimonialCody
Member post, Jun 10, 2026. Orders executed through the momentum strategy.
Capital B28 live event · San Diego
“Video testimonialDavud
$16,263 unrealized P&L.
Interactive Brokers account, up 13.39% year to date.
“Video testimonialFab
Interactive Brokers account, up 11.13% year to date.
Account up 55.98% year to date.
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“Video testimonialEtianie
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A 20% move in five days, from $7.86M to $9.42M.
“Video testimonialScott
Interactive Brokers book, up 2.42% on the day.
All accounts, up 1.15% on the day.
“Video testimonialZay
The investor Robert first learned momentum from. All accounts at $14.07M. He runs his own momentum strategy, not Strike.
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Frequently asked questions

What are Strike Algo's rules?

It watches about 450 liquid U.S. stocks, ranks them by momentum daily, holds the strongest 20 at roughly equal weight with no leverage, buys only (never shorts) and rotates monthly.

Have Strike's rules changed?

No. The same rules have run since 2020. They weren't adjusted after bad months.

What sectors has Strike owned?

Whatever was leading: gold miners, software, semiconductors, power producers and space companies at different times. The ranking picks them, not opinions.

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Read the full video transcript

People always ask me what’s inside Strike. Is it AI? Is it some secret formula?

No. It’s a set of momentum rules, and I’m going to walk you through all of them right now. What it looks at, what it buys, how much it holds, and when it changes. By the end of this video, you’ll understand it as well as I do.

Here are the rules.

One. It watches about 450 liquid U.S. stocks. Big, heavily traded companies, the kind you can buy and sell easily.

Two. Every day, it ranks all of them by momentum. Which ones have been rising the strongest.

Three. It holds the strongest 20, at roughly equal weight. So no single stock can make or break the account.

Four. No leverage. It only uses the money that’s in the account.

Five. Long only. It buys stocks. It never shorts.

And six. Once a month, it rotates. Names that fell out of the top get sold, and the new leaders get bought.

That’s it. And these rules haven’t changed since 2020. We didn’t tweak them after a bad month to make the history look better.

So what does that look like in real life?

Because the rules just follow strength, the portfolio goes wherever leadership goes. Over the years it’s rotated through gold miners, software, semiconductors, power producers, and space companies.

Nobody on our team sat down and said, “I think space is going to be big.” The ranking found it. And when those names cooled off, the ranking let them go.

That’s the whole point. No opinions, no predictions, no falling in love with a stock. The ranking decides.

So those are the rules. Watch about 450 stocks, rank them every day, hold the strongest 20 at about equal weight, no leverage, long only, rotate monthly. Same rules since 2020.

Simple rules don’t mean easy results. There are hard months, and I’ve made a whole video about our worst one. But you’ll always know exactly what it’s doing and why.

If you want to see the ranking live, go to strikealgo.net and book a call.

Trading involves risk, and this isn’t investment advice. See you in the next one.

Strike Algo figures are a model strategy, calculated gross of fees and trading costs, as examined by Alpha Performance Verification Services, and are not the results of any client account. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Trading involves risk, including loss of principal. Not investment or tax advice. Capital B28 provides software and is not an investment adviser.

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