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5-Step Trading Strategy for $82M — Full Breakdown & Transcript

The Trading Strategy That Made Him $82 Million

0h 07m video Published Oct 30, 2023 Transcribed Aug 19, 2026 TradingLab TradingLab
Intermediate 4 min read For: Aspiring and active traders interested in momentum and breakout strategies.
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This video presents a five-step trading strategy attributed to Kristjan Kullamägi, who reportedly turned $9,100 into $82 million. The strategy focuses on momentum stocks, consolidation, breakout entries, and a trailing stop loss to capture large moves.

[00:00]
Introduction to the Trader

Kristjan Kullamägi turned $9,100 into $82 million in 8 years using a 5-step trading strategy.

[01:06]
Step 1: Stock Screening

Step 1: Find stocks with a strong upside move between 30% and 100% within the last 3 months.

[02:02]
Step 2: Moving Averages and Consolidation

Step 2: Add two simple moving averages (10 and 20) and look for consolidation (surfing) lasting 2 weeks to 2 months.

[03:24]
Step 3: Breakout Entry

Step 3: Enter on a breakout of the consolidation resistance, using the daily timeframe, with a stop loss below the breakout candle's low.

[04:48]
Step 4: Time-Based Profit Taking

Step 4: Sell 1/3 of the position after 3-5 days for guaranteed profits.

[05:18]
Step 5: Trailing Stop Loss

Step 5: Move stop loss to break even, then trail it with the 20-day moving average, selling only when the body of a candle breaks below it.

[06:45]
Testing and Risk-Reward

The strategy has a low win rate (e.g., 30%) but large winners (e.g., 20%) and small losers (e.g., 1%), resulting in a net profit of 53% in the example.

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Tutorial Checklist

1 01:21 Use a stock screener to find stocks with a change of the last month above 30%.
2 01:48 Add two simple moving averages (length 10 and 20) to the chart.
3 02:28 Identify a consolidation period lasting 2 weeks to 2 months where price holds around the moving averages.
4 04:17 Enter a trade when a daily candle breaks the resistance of the consolidation zone.
5 04:34 Set a stop loss below the low of the breakout candle.
6 04:48 Sell 1/3 of the position after 3-5 days.
7 05:34 Move stop loss to break even and trail it with the 20-day moving average, selling the rest when the body of a candle breaks below it.

Study Flashcards (8)

What is the first condition for finding a stock in Kristjan's strategy?

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A stock with a strong move to the upside, specifically between 30% and 100% within the last 3 months.

01:06

Which indicators are used in step 2 of the strategy?

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Two simple moving averages: one with a length of 10 and another with a length of 20.

01:48

What does 'surfing the moving average' mean in this context?

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A consolidation period lasting between 2 weeks and 2 months, where price holds around the moving averages.

02:28

How does Kristjan enter a trade after the consolidation?

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He enters as soon as the daily candle breaks the resistance, without waiting for a retest.

04:17

What is the time-based take profit rule in step 4?

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He sells 1/3 of his position after 3-5 days.

04:48

How does the trailing stop loss work in step 5?

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He moves his stop loss to break even and then sells the rest when the body of a candle breaks the 20-day moving average.

05:34

What is the main benefit of the trailing stop loss?

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It can catch 100%, 200%, or 300% moves, which is where the strategy shines.

06:03

What is the win rate and profit potential of this strategy?

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The strategy loses more often than it wins, but the winners are so large that they more than compensate for the losses.

06:45

💡 Key Takeaways

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Screening for Strong Moves

Provides a concrete, quantifiable filter (30-100% move in 3 months) that is actionable for any trader.

01:06
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Consolidation as a Strength Signal

Highlights the importance of consolidation after a big move, a key concept in momentum trading.

02:28
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Breakout Entry Without Retest

Challenges the common 'wait for retest' advice, offering a faster entry method.

04:17
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Trailing Stop with Moving Average

Shows a systematic way to let winners run, which is crucial for capturing large moves.

05:34
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Asymmetric Risk-Reward

Explains why a low win rate can still be highly profitable, a fundamental trading principle.

06:45

[00:00] made a day trader $82 million dollars Which he now uses for fast cars, multi million   dollar yachts, and luxurious mansions But what does this prestigious day  

[00:12] trader look like? This. This is him.   But don t let his looks fool you. This guy is  an absolute genius when it comes to trading.   His name is Kristjan kullam gi and he made a 5  step trading strategy that let him trade from just  

[00:25] $9,100 to 82 million dollars in just 8 years. But how did a guy like this grow his   account size to 82 million? Did he use specific indicators?  

[00:37] Was there a specific strategy he followed? Yes, yes there was.   and luckly for you, I scavenged the internet for  weeks trying to find this exact information.   And I found EXACTLY how he finds  his stocks, what he looks for,  

[00:51] and his exact 5 step strategy that he follows to  make sure he s entering into a profitable trade.   In order to follow this strategy, we have  to start from the very beginning. Step 1.   Kristjan had very specific conditions he looked  for when trying to find the right stock.  

[01:06] His first condition was that he wanted to find  a stock with a very strong move to the upside.   Specifically a move that was between  30% and 100%. That specifically   happened within the last 3 months. An easy way you can do that is by going  

[01:21] description if you don t yet have it. Go to the screener. Click the filters tab.   the change of the last month is above 30%. This will give you a list of stocks to choose  

[01:34] a (%) move under the 3 month timeframe. That is step 1 complete.   Step 2 is the fun part adding the indicators. Go to the indicators tab and type in moving   average. We are going to need  two of them so click it twice.  

[01:48] Go to the settings of the moving average and  change the length to 10. Also make sure you   are using a simple moving average. Then go to the other moving average   and change the length to 20 and also make sure  you are using a simple moving average again.  

[02:02] I also am going to change the colors of the  moving averages so we can see them a lot better.   The first reason is to make sure the stock was  currently consolidating or as he called it surfing  

[02:15] the moving average (surf meme)   When looking at these big moves, kritjan was  looking for some consolidation right after.  

[02:28] Meaning he wanted this big move, and then a  pull pack where price started to move sideways.   last between 2 weeks and 2 months. So when looking for this consolidation,  

[02:41] make sure it fits that timeframe. Now, when Kristjan mentioned surfing   the moving average he meant that he  wanted to see price holding around   the moving averages. Not going to much higher  or lower than where the moving averages were.  

[02:54] It s even better if say the s&p 500 which  is an indication of the general market,   is falling a lot, and the stock you are looking  at is still holding the moving average.   As that s showing immense signs of  strength. As its still holding even  

[03:08] So what you want to do is mark the consolidation  period and again make sure this move lasts   between 2 weeks and 2 months. That is step 2 complete.   Step 3 is when we start getting into the real  interesting stuff. Where the strategy starts  

[03:24] to take place. But first  

[04:00] a breakout of this consolidation period. He wanted to see a candle break   the resistance of this zone. Now a lot of traders would say wait for a break,   than a retest, then enter as soon as price comes  back down to the resistance. But Kristjan said he  

[04:17] Kristjan would go to a higher  timeframe like the daily.   He would then enter as soon as  the candle broke the resistance.   He would then proceed to set his  stop loss right below the low of  

[04:34] the daily candle that broke the resistance. But for his take profit he did something that   your take profit at a 2:1 risk to reward ratio or  setting your take profit at a certain percentage,  

[04:48] Kristjan set his take profit based off  the amount of time that has passed.   He said specifically he would sell a  1/3 of his position after 3-5 days.   So since we are on the daily timeframe,  we just wait for 3-5 candles to appear.  

[05:01] Once they do, we can now sell a 1/3 of  our position for guaranteed profits.   But what happens next is where the  real profit starts coming into play.   Which brings me to step 5.  The trailing stop loss.  

[05:18] averages have multiple purposes) Well the 2nd reason why Kristjan used moving   So in this current trade, we sold a 1/3 of our  position after the close of the 5th candle.  

[05:34] What he would do next is raise his stop loss  to the entry. This way, if the trade ends up   going down, we still made our money on the  trade, and we can move onto the next one.   But then he would allow the moving average  to act as a trailing stop loss so he could  

[05:49] get the benefit of these humongous moves. You see, one of the main reasons why this   strategies works so good is because its  very good at catching monster moves.   When doing my testing with this strategy I saw  that it wasn t odd to see this specific strategy  

[06:03] catch 100, 200, 300% moves. Which catching these  moves is where the strategy really shines.   So he would move his stop loss to break even  then he would only sell the rest of his position  

[06:15] once price broke the 20 day moving average. Its also very important to note. The body of   the candle must break the moving average. If  a wick like this breaks the moving average,   we do not sell the position. We only sell  once the body of the candle like this,  

[06:31] price ride the huge amounts of momentum and wait  for it to break the 20 ema. After a couple of   weeks it finally breaks the moving average, which  we then exit the trade completely. Resulting in an  

[06:45] astonishing (% move) (meme)   Now I m going to be honest, when testing this  strategy with hundreds of trades I found it   actually lost more than it won. But since the stop  loss is so low and the profits are so ginormous,  

[07:00] it actually made way more profit than it lost. For example, if we have 7 losing trades   and just 3 winning trades. That s a  winrate of 30%. Pretty shtty right?   But if those losing traders are only 1% and  the winning trades are around 20% each. That  

[07:17] means you still profit 53%. So he actually said himself,   his trading journal at times is mostly a sea  of red but then he gets a big winner. Saying,   yeah you could be wrong 8/10 times with  this strategy but it still makes huge  

[07:32] kotegawa who made 153 million  with his trading strategy.   And I gotta say, that strategy  is absolutely mind blowing.  

[07:44] Go check that out, thanks for watching,  and ill see you guys next time.

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