What if you had copied Richard McCormick?
Republican, GA-7
The verdict
Copying Richard McCormick's reported trades from Sep 2025 would have turned $10,000 into $11,478, less than the S&P 500 did.
The S&P 500 turned the same $10,000 into $11,546 over the same days. The copy returned +12.8% a year against +13.4% for the S&P 500, 0.6 points a year behind. Its worst fall was 7.2%, from Feb 27, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026. The S&P 500's worst fall over the test was 8.9%.
Copied Sep 18, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026 · House trade reports and daily closes
What $10,000 became
- Copying Richard McCormick$11,479
- S&P 500$11,546
- Kept every buy and ignored their sales$11,770
If you had kept every buy and ignored their sales, you would have ended at $11,770, so following every move cost $291.
- $10,000 copied
- $11,478
- +14.8%, +12.8% a year
- In the S&P 500
- $11,546
- +15.5%, +13.4% a year
- Kept every buy
- $11,770
- Their sales ignored
- Worst fall
- −7.2%
- Feb 27, 2026 to Mar 27, 2026
- Trades
- 120
- 76 buys, 44 sales
The moves that made the most
Held since Dec 2025, the stock up 17%
- CSCOCisco Systems+$250
Held from Sep 2025 to Aug 2026, the stock up 68%
- ADIAnalog Devices+$158
Held from Sep 2025 to Jul 2026, the stock up 60%
- JNJJohnson & Johnson+$143
Held from Sep 2025 to Aug 2026, the stock up 53%
- UNHUnitedHealth+$133
Held from Sep 2025 to Aug 2026, the stock up 21%
- MSFTMicrosoft+$106
Held from Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
The moves that cost the most
Held since Sep 2025, the stock down 2%
Held since Sep 2025
- HDHome Depot−$52
Held from Sep 2025 to Aug 2026, the stock down 17%
- MCDMcDonald's−$35
Held from Sep 2025 to Aug 2026, the stock down 10%
Held from Sep 2025 to May 2026, the stock down 7%
Held from Sep 2025 to Aug 2026, the stock down 6%
Year by year
| Year | Copy | S&P 500 | Gap, pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025from Sep 2025 | +1.2% | +3.6% | −2.4 |
| 2026to Nov 2026 | +13.4% | +11.5% | +1.9 |
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.