What if you had copied Michael A. Rulli?
Republican, OH-6
The verdict
Copying Michael A. Rulli's reported trades from Aug 2026 would have turned $10,000 into $9,250, less than the S&P 500 did.
The S&P 500 turned the same $10,000 into $9,783 over the same days. The copy returned −7.5% against −2.2% for the S&P 500, over less than a year, which is too short to call. Its worst fall was 18.1%, from Oct 5, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026. The S&P 500's worst fall over the test was 5.9%.
Copied Aug 10, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026 · House trade reports and daily closes
What $10,000 became
- Copying Michael A. Rulli$9,250
- S&P 500$9,783
- Kept every buy and ignored their sales$9,620
If you had kept every buy and ignored their sales, you would have ended at $9,620, so following every move cost $370.
- $10,000 copied
- $9,250
- −7.5%
- In the S&P 500
- $9,783
- −2.2%
- Kept every buy
- $9,620
- Their sales ignored
- Worst fall
- −18.1%
- Oct 5, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026
- Trades
- 22
- 16 buys, 6 sales
The moves that made the most
- METAMeta Platforms+$134
Held since Aug 2026, the stock up 8%
- KOCoca-Cola+$118
Held since Aug 2026, the stock up 11%
- GSGoldman Sachs+$16
Held since Oct 2026, the stock up 1%
- EQIXEquinix+$13
Held since Sep 2026, the stock up 1%
The moves that cost the most
- NVDANVIDIA−$331
Held since Aug 2026, the stock down 18%
- KLACKLA−$233
Held since Aug 2026, the stock down 21%
- ORCLOracle−$227
Held since Aug 2026, the stock down 20%
- MUMicron Technology−$143
Held since Aug 2026, the stock down 15%
- GOOGLAlphabet−$96
Held from Aug 2026 to Aug 2026, the stock down 4%
Year by year
| Year | Copy | S&P 500 | Gap, pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026from Aug 2026 | −7.5% | −2.2% | −5.3 |
A historical test on paper, before costs and taxes. It trades at the close of the first trading day after each report comes out, up to 45 days after the trade, sizes from reported ranges, and skips delisted companies, which flatters it.