Best Copy-Trading Strategy This Week: Smart Money Max +3.2% (Week to Oct 30, 2026)
This week's best copy-trading strategy, Smart Money Max, the best 13F, insider and Congress strategies and their top stocks, and how all 32 did in the week to Oct 30.
Every week we rank all 32 backtested copy-trading strategies by their return over the past seven days. This week's leader is Smart Money Max, a 13F strategy, +3.2% from Oct 23 to Oct 30, while the S&P 500 moved -0.1%; 22 of 32 strategies beat it.
- Smart Money Max (13F)+3.2%
- Executive Edge (Insider)+1.7%
- Republicans (Congress)+0.7%
- S&P 500 (SPY)-0.1%
#1 overall: Smart Money Max
Smart Money Max copies 13F filings. It returned +3.2% from Oct 23 to Oct 30, against -0.1% for the S&P 500. Our highest-returning portfolio and our riskiest: the fastest-rising stocks the hottest stock pickers are piling into. It has fallen more than half from a peak, so only for money you can leave alone through deep drops. Since 2015 it has made +36.2% a year (S&P 500 +11.6%), and +66.1% so far in 2026.
Its best stocks since it bought them:
It holds 10 stocks in all; see every holding on the strategy page.
Best Insider strategy: Executive Edge
Executive Edge copies insider filings. It returned +1.7% from Oct 23 to Oct 30, against -0.1% for the S&P 500. Small companies where the people closest to the numbers are buying. Since 2015 it has made +16.6% a year (S&P 500 +11.7%), and +8.4% so far in 2026.
Its best stocks since it bought them:
It holds 37 stocks in all; see every holding on the strategy page.
Best Congress strategy: Republicans
Republicans copies Congress filings. It returned +0.7% from Oct 23 to Oct 30, against -0.1% for the S&P 500. Every stock purchase disclosed by Republican members. Since 2015 it has made +8.6% a year (S&P 500 +11.7%), and +10.5% so far in 2026.
Its best stocks since it bought them:
It holds 683 stocks in all; see every holding on the strategy page.
Every strategy this week
| # | Strategy | Copies | This week | Per year since start | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smart Money Max | 13F | +3.2% | +36.2% | +11.6% |
| 2 | Smart Money Growth | 13F | +2.1% | +33.3% | +11.6% |
| 3 | Executive Edge | Insider | +1.7% | +16.6% | +11.7% |
| 4 | Small-Cap Insiders | Insider | +1.6% | +15.5% | +11.7% |
| 5 | Fund Leaders 30 | 13F | +1.4% | +26.6% | +11.6% |
| 6 | Clean Uptrend | Insider | +1.1% | +13.8% | +11.7% |
| 7 | Clean Buys | Insider | +0.8% | +10.4% | +11.7% |
| 8 | Republicans | Congress | +0.7% | +8.6% | +11.7% |
| 9 | Congress Index | Congress | +0.6% | +12.6% | +11.7% |
| 10 | Every Trade | Congress | +0.6% | +9.4% | +11.7% |
| 11 | Smart Money Leaders | 13F | +0.5% | +31.4% | +11.6% |
| 12 | Democrats | Congress | +0.4% | +9.5% | +11.7% |
| 13 | Smart Money Steady | 13F | +0.4% | +26.8% | +11.6% |
| 14 | Profit Lock | Congress | +0.3% | +16.3% | +11.7% |
| 15 | Smart Money Core | 13F | +0.3% | +23.9% | +11.6% |
| 16 | Rising Consensus | Congress | +0.3% | +18.4% | +11.7% |
| 17 | Capitol Momentum | Congress | +0.2% | +27.0% | +11.7% |
| 18 | Every Insider Buy | Insider | +0.2% | +7.7% | +11.7% |
| 19 | Heavy Hitters | Congress | +0.1% | +19.7% | +11.7% |
| 20 | Crowd Favorites | Congress | +0.0% | +16.1% | +11.7% |
| 21 | Inner Circle | Congress | +0.0% | +21.7% | +11.7% |
| 22 | Safety Net | Congress | +0.0% | +15.9% | +11.7% |
| 23 | The 13F Crowd | 13F | -0.2% | +9.9% | +11.6% |
| 24 | Supermajority | Congress | -0.4% | +22.1% | +11.7% |
| 25 | Both Chambers | Congress | -0.6% | +15.4% | +11.7% |
| 26 | Most Owned | Congress | -0.8% | +13.5% | +11.7% |
| 27 | Quiet Money | Congress | -0.9% | +16.9% | +11.7% |
| 28 | Momentum Leaders | Congress | -1.3% | +20.5% | +11.7% |
| 29 | Conviction Breakouts | Insider | -1.8% | +17.1% | +11.7% |
| 30 | Most Weighted | Congress | -2.2% | +10.4% | +11.7% |
| 31 | Most Popular | Congress | -2.6% | +12.1% | +11.7% |
| 32 | Most Bought | Congress | -4.1% | +13.8% | +11.7% |
Backtests buy only once a filing is public and pay a 0.1% cost on every trade. They are not promises; the strategy pages show every year, trade and holding.
Questions and answers
Which copy-trading strategy did best this week?
Smart Money Max, which copies 13F filings, returned +3.2% in the week to October 30, 2026.
What was the best Insider strategy this week?
Executive Edge, +1.7% in the week to October 30, 2026.
What was the best Congress strategy this week?
Republicans, +0.7% in the week to October 30, 2026.
Sources: SEC and congressional filings. Written from the data on this site on Oct 30, 2026; every figure links to the page it comes from. Not investment advice.