Julian Komar, a seasoned trader and mentor with over 20 years of experience, shares his journey from Germany to Wall Street. He discusses blending fundamentals, technicals, and storytelling in stock trading. Key topics include the importance of sister stocks, identifying market leaders through technical analysis, and the psychological aspects of trading. Julian emphasizes emotional resilience, the role of intuition in high-profile stocks, and the pitfalls of performance comparison on social media, all while maintaining a systematic approach to maximize trading success.
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Three-Layer Stock Selection
Julian prioritizes technicals first, then fundamentals, then the story to find what institutions are seeing.
He treats research like detective work, spending ~90% of his time on it.
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Stack The Odds With Sister Stocks
Stack the odds by checking market, sector, and sister-stock momentum before trading a name.
Avoid trading a lone mover when its sister stocks are weak.
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Require Institutional-Quality Liquidity
Use dollar volume thresholds to ensure institutional quality and liquidity before trading.
Lower your minimums for early themes but avoid stocks under ~5–10M USD daily turnover.
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Growing up in Germany without a financial background, Julian Komar became fascinated by stocks as a teenager. He moved past complex German trading products to concentrate on U.S. equities. Specializing in momentum and growth stocks on the daily timeframe, he blends fundamentals, technicals, and story analysis to uncover opportunities that put him in the best position for high-potential setups and riding powerful trends. As a disciplined breakout trader, he prioritizes risk control, market trends, and intuition gained through decades of experience.
About Julian Komar
Julian is a trader, mentor, and entrepreneur. With over 20 years of stock trading experience, he trades growth and momentum stocks using a systematic strategy, holding winners for weeks to months and cutting losers within days — a style that perfectly matches his personality. Julian’s passion lies in uncovering innovative companies with the potential to grow sales rapidly and achieve significant long-term success. He devotes 95% of his energy to research, searching for the next potential “super stock.”
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00:00 Introduction and background
10:20 Fundamentals and technicals
17:30 Sister stocks
28:30 Trading the GFC
34:02 Worst drawdowns
33:00 The setup for the trade
43:00 Position sizing
52:30 Trading performance
1:08:35 How to reach Julian
1:09:00 Tessa Chats with Julian
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