Hi folks,
I'm sure many of you are familiar with the Art of Trading "Top Pick of the Week" Strategy. I thought this strategy up in mid 2021 and decided to put it into practice in 2022. Since then the strategy has become VERY popular with Art of Trading members!
We've covered the Top Pick of the Week extensively on the Art of Trading blog since its inception. Basically the strategy uses a fixed $10,000 position size each week. A "Top Pick", which is sent to Art of Trading members Sunday evening is then simply bought on the Monday morning open and then simply sold on the Friday afternoon close. The position size stays fixed ($10,000) each week. Very simple and straight forward!
I developed the strategy for those that have professional lives and full time obligations outside of the market and can't always be around screens to trade. It provides a way to be involved in the market with very little effort!
Since I've made this strategy live the Top Pick of the Week returned:
+115.74% in 2022 [Full review]
+131.86% in 2023 [Full review]
+37.46% in 2024 [Full review]
A full analysis on the strategy since inception can be found [here]
At the end of each week I update the Top Pick of the Week blog post with the results so its easy to follow along and adds transparency!
Below are the live stats for 2025 (1 week lag)! Be sure to check this post each Sunday evening for a new update for the previous week!
***A small modification to the strategy might be warranted in the case of overbought and oversold levels in the market. Occasionally the market will reach these conditions and it may make sense to hold off on the "Top Pick" when these conditions are met. The chances of the market making a sharp countertrend move during these times is heightened. These conditions are rarely met so it doesn't change the overall strategy in a major way.
2025 Live Stats:
*Based on a $10k position
Percent Gain after Week 6: + 13.23%
Profit / Loss after Week 6: + $1323

Week 1, 2, & 3 Top Pick: $AVGO
*** NOTE for Week 1 - 3:
Due to market volatility and market holidays week over week $AVGO was held for 3 weeks in a row. Starting Monday, January 6th and sold Friday, January 24th
$AVGO: (long setup) forming a clean looking wedging pattern after the recent Power Earnings Gap. The stock continues to exhibit relative strength characteristics in a volatile market, setting this up for a strong Top Pick of the Week to start 2025!
Target: $250 to $270
$AVGO opened strong with the market on January 6th but quickly faded over the coming days finding strong support on $220. From there the stock was a relative strength leader for nearly a 2 week period there after. This was the primary reason we continued to hold the setup over a 3 week period.
$AVGO traded up +3.47% over the past 3 weeks giving the Top Pick of the Week portfolio a strong start to 2025!
Week 4 Top Pick: $TQQQ
*** NOTE:
The Top Pick was sold Friday morning at $TQQQ $85.30 to book the gain and start the Top Pick of the Week strategy off strong out of week 4 of the year.
$TQQQ: (long setup) A big gap down this morning will help set the market up for a potential bounce going into a big earnings week!
Target: $85 to $87
$TQQQ with a large gap down to start Monday morning. It quickly gained strength and traded higher Monday all the way through into Friday. We took advantage of the strength and booked the gain earlier Friday morning.
$TQQQ traded up +9.95% on the week giving the Top Pick of the Week portfolio a very strong start to 2025!
Week 5 Top Pick: $IBM
*** NOTE:
The Top Pick was taken on the Tuesday February 4th open and sold on the Friday close.
$IBM: (long setup) Made a very nice PEG candle last week and Lovely INSIDE DAY candle on Friday. Upside follow-thru today.
Target: $280
$IBM was strong through Tuesday and early Wednesday. $IBM drifted lower with the market Thursday through Friday, closing the Top Pick out with a minor loss on the week.
$IBM traded down -2.95% on the week. The Top Pick of the Week portfolio closes out +10.47% YTD.
Week 6 Top Pick: $FTNT
$FTNT: (long setup) Recently broke out of a long drawn out consolidation pattern. Now starting a momentum run up. Looking for more momentum higher out of this move.
Target: $120 to $125
$FTNT started the week by trading sideways Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday we witnessed a gap down with intraday weakness that was bought into the close forming a mini hammer candle on the daily chart. Thursday and Friday saw a momentum push higher. Closing near highs for the week!
$FTNT traded up +2.76% on the week basically erasing last weeks loss and closing the Top Pick strategy out at +13.23% YTD.
Stay tuned for weekly updates!
Cheers and happy Trading!
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