Copying Politicians' Trades: Hickenlooper Lost 91%. Pelosi Made 261%.

Name: Copying Politicians' Trades: Hickenlooper Lost 91%. Pelosi Made 261%.
Uploaded: 2026-09-28T00:10:40.893Z
Duration: 135 s
Channel: Austin Starks
Description: Simulated disclosure bots since Sep 2021: Hickenlooper -91%, McConnell +90%, Nancy Pelosi +261%. The fork is a paper portfolio.

Austin asks whether copying politicians' disclosed trades makes money, then opens three simulated disclosure bots. Each starts at $100,000 in September 2021, includes fees, and counts a trade only after the filing became public. The figures were refreshed September 26, 2026.

John W. Hickenlooper's bot finishes at $8,842, down 91.2%. Mitch McConnell's finishes at $190,520, up 90.5%, against the S&P 500 at 85.7% over the same days and the same dollars. Nancy Pelosi's finishes at $361,496, up 261.5%, with an annual rate of 29.3% against the S&P at 13.2%. These are simulated backtests, not live account returns. The fork at the end creates a paper portfolio.

Austin Starks

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0:00Can I make money copying politicians' trades? Let's find out. Here's a shot, because why not? Let's start with John W. Hickenlooper. Let's see, he's down 91%. Oh shit. Oh boy. Doesn't look like Hickenlooper knows how to invest.

0:30Minus 91%. That's pretty diabolical. I would not copy Hickenlooper if I were you. Next we have Mitch McConnell. Mitch, we thought you were dead. Let's see here. He's up 90%. That's not too bad. What was the S&P 500? 85%. So he's doing just as good as the S&P. And for an old guy, that's not too shabby.

1:00I'm proud of you, Mitch. I'm proud of you. Now we have Diamond Hands Nance. This is the OG trader. She was buying Nvidia calls at the bottom. How good is Diamond Hands Nance? 262%. Damn, Nance, I didn't know you had it in you. A 30% annual return? That's diamond.

1:30Diabolical. That's more than double the S&P 500. Oh my God. 262%. Look at SPY's return. 86% in the same period? Diamond Hands Nance. I'm definitely copying you. This is outrageous. Let's see. Fork this strategy. I can fork it live? Ooh, interesting.

2:00Let's do paper for now. I don't know about live. Let's just do paper for now. Wow. I can now just see. I can just trade what Nancy trades. This is game changing. I'm so excited about this.

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