About Belanger Trading

I’m Josh Belanger. Ex-Wall Street trader who still makes dumb trades.

Here’s what 20 years in the markets taught me: Everyone’s wrong constantly. The pros just hide it better.

Now I write about markets without the spin. When I lose, I say so. When I win, I say so. When I’m unsure (which is often), I say that too.

What You Get

Daily market notes from someone who’s been quoted in WSJ, Bloomberg, and Reuters -- but still manages to buy tops and sell bottoms sometimes.

I track institutional options positioning, unusual options activity, and yes -- what members of Congress are buying before they vote on it.

Options show where the real money’s moving, not just what they want you to think.

Sometimes I nail the read. Sometimes I’m watching the right signal for the wrong reason. Sometimes pure luck saves me from my own bad call.

That’s actual trading. Not the highlight reel.

Why 340,000 Subscribers Follow

Because I show what options traders actually deal with:

• The trades I almost made (but chickened out)

• Why options are superior to stocks (leverage, defined risk, multiple ways to win)

• Which politicians mysteriously nail every market top

Every trader knows these patterns. Most won’t say them publicly.

The Business Part

Substack is where I write daily. Free subscribers get my market thoughts and trade ideas.

For premium research, real-time options alerts, and detailed setups, visit JoshBelanger.com. That’s where the paid services live.

Both get the same honesty. Paid members just get more of it, faster.

Bottom Line

The market humbles everyone. If you want someone who admits when they’re wrong, tracks where the smart (and crooked) money flows, and still helps you make money -- subscribe free and see if this works for you.