Oliver Buchannon
Main St. Betz Lead Editor

Former hedge fund trader and mathematician who left the Ivory Tower to give retail traders the institutional playbook. Stocks, options, macro, and the news that actually matters.

The AI Backdoor Trade No One is Talking About

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The AI Backdoor Trade No One is Talking About

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The $1 Billion Middle Finger

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The $1 Billion Middle Finger

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The April Hit List: 3 Plays on Our Radar

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The April Hit List: 3 Plays on Our Radar

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The "Anti-Inflation" Watchlist

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The "Anti-Inflation" Watchlist

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The playbook behind our biggest call this week

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The playbook behind our biggest call this week

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The world's largest quantum computer set to launch this week, and the Street will be watching

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The world's largest quantum computer set to launch this week, and the Street will be watching

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Google Just Broke AI's Biggest Bottleneck, and the Street is Watching

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Google Just Broke AI's Biggest Bottleneck, and the Street is Watching

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7 days to pick a side for the markets

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7 days to pick a side for the markets

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Tonight will define the rest of 2026 for stocks

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Tonight will define the rest of 2026 for stocks

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The trade of the decade is forming right now

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The trade of the decade is forming right now

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The Major Signal Wall Street is Ignoring

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The Major Signal Wall Street is Ignoring

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50 years of devastation in less than a decade

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50 years of devastation in less than a decade

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Proof the depression is already here

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Proof the depression is already here

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The AI trade nobody sees coming

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The AI trade nobody sees coming

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4 Stocks to Watch in this Crazy Market

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4 Stocks to Watch in this Crazy Market

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This Move in Oil Could Cause Massive Inflation

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This Move in Oil Could Cause Massive Inflation

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5 stocks to watch as the market bleeds

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5 stocks to watch as the market bleeds

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The one trade nobody is pricing in yet...

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The one trade nobody is pricing in yet...

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The market is confused right now...

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The market is confused right now...

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Tonight decides if the AI trade lives or dies

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Tonight decides if the AI trade lives or dies

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These tech stocks got buried by the Claude avalanche

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These tech stocks got buried by the Claude avalanche

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Watch out for these 5 landmines this week

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Watch out for these 5 landmines this week

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The market just broke its own rules

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The market just broke its own rules

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Everyone Dumped This Stock... But It Might Pop Soon

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Everyone Dumped This Stock... But It Might Pop Soon

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The AI virus just spread to banks

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The AI virus just spread to banks

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The AI Backdoor Trade No One is Talking About

Apr 13, 2026

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The AI Backdoor Trade No One is Talking About

The blockade can cause oil prices to stay elevated, and the power grids are already maxed out. Here's the one trade idea people are missing out on.

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Main St. Betz Lead Editor
The $1 Billion Middle Finger

Apr 12, 2026

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The $1 Billion Middle Finger

Wall Street calls it "delusional"... But the numbers tell a different story. Find out what sector could continue to pop off this week.

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Main St. Betz Lead Editor
The April Hit List: 3 Plays on Our Radar

Apr 9, 2026

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The April Hit List: 3 Plays on Our Radar

3 setups nobody is watching because everyone and their mothers are focused on oil and the war.

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Main St. Betz Lead Editor
The "Anti-Inflation" Watchlist

Apr 6, 2026

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The "Anti-Inflation" Watchlist

Here's our watchlist of 5 stocks with catalysts events in the coming weeks, and what to watch out for.

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Main St. Betz Lead Editor
The playbook behind our biggest call this week

Apr 1, 2026

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The playbook behind our biggest call this week

Here's how we found this stock that moved ~20% in just two days.

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Main St. Betz Lead Editor
The world's largest quantum computer set to launch this week, and the Street will be watching

Mar 30, 2026

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The world's largest quantum computer set to launch this week, and the Street will be watching

This week is jam-packed with trade setups... here are 5 catalyst plays to watch with the holiday shortened week.

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Main St. Betz Lead Editor
Google Just Broke AI's Biggest Bottleneck, and the Street is Watching

Mar 27, 2026

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Google Just Broke AI's Biggest Bottleneck, and the Street is Watching

Everyone sold memory stocks, the real winners are hiding in plain sight. Read more about them in today's issue.

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Main St. Betz Lead Editor
7 days to pick a side for the markets

Mar 25, 2026

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7 days to pick a side for the markets

By March 31, we may find out where the market is headed for the rest of 2026.

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Main St. Betz Lead Editor
Tonight will define the rest of 2026 for stocks

Mar 23, 2026

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Tonight will define the rest of 2026 for stocks

The clock is ticking and we may see a large move in oil and stocks. Are you prepared?

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Main St. Betz Lead Editor
The trade of the decade is forming right now

Mar 20, 2026

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The trade of the decade is forming right now

Most people won't see this coming

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Main St. Betz Lead Editor
The Major Signal Wall Street is Ignoring

Mar 18, 2026

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The Major Signal Wall Street is Ignoring

This major move by the world's largest company could shake up the economy

Main St. Betz Lead Editor
Main St. Betz Lead Editor
50 years of devastation in less than a decade

Mar 16, 2026

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50 years of devastation in less than a decade

We are speed-running the 19th century.

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Main St. Betz Lead Editor
Proof the depression is already here

Mar 12, 2026

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Proof the depression is already here

The reason behind everything

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Main St. Betz Lead Editor
The AI trade nobody sees coming

Mar 11, 2026

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The AI trade nobody sees coming

Forget chipmakers and oil, there's a new wave of AI companies that can pop off

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Main St. Betz Lead Editor
4 Stocks to Watch in this Crazy Market

Mar 9, 2026

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4 Stocks to Watch in this Crazy Market

Oil is super volatile and confusing traders, here's what we're watching right now

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Main St. Betz Lead Editor
This Move in Oil Could Cause Massive Inflation

Mar 6, 2026

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This Move in Oil Could Cause Massive Inflation

What more expensive oil prices mean for your gas pump and your portfolio

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Main St. Betz Lead Editor
5 stocks to watch as the market bleeds

Mar 3, 2026

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5 stocks to watch as the market bleeds

The markets gapped down big this morning as oil prices popped and fears of the Iran conflict continuing.

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Main St. Betz Lead Editor
The one trade nobody is pricing in yet...

Mar 1, 2026

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The one trade nobody is pricing in yet...

Here's our blueprint for the week and what we're watching out for.

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Main St. Betz Lead Editor
The market is confused right now...

Feb 26, 2026

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The market is confused right now...

Are we about to get cooked? NVDA smashed earnings, SaaS stocks earnings "looked" good, but they're not trading like it.

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Main St. Betz Lead Editor
Tonight decides if the AI trade lives or dies

Feb 25, 2026

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Tonight decides if the AI trade lives or dies

3 major events happening in the course of 24 hours... SCOTUS killed the tariffs, the 2-hour long SOTU address, and now Jensen's up next.

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Main St. Betz Lead Editor
These tech stocks got buried by the Claude avalanche

Feb 23, 2026

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These tech stocks got buried by the Claude avalanche

SaaS is bleeding out, the Landlord (the Fed) is trapped, and NVDA reports in less than 48 hours. Here is the blueprint.

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Main St. Betz Lead Editor
Watch out for these 5 landmines this week

Feb 22, 2026

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Watch out for these 5 landmines this week

15% tariffs due on Monday, NVIDIA Wednesday, a credit fund just froze withdrawals. Here's what to watch out for this week.

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Main St. Betz Lead Editor
The market just broke its own rules

Feb 19, 2026

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The market just broke its own rules

We called $FIG on Tuesday. It beat every number and still went red. The Fed whispered "rate hike." Buffett dumped tech. And Walmart lost its crown.

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Main St. Betz Lead Editor
Everyone Dumped This Stock... But It Might Pop Soon

Feb 17, 2026

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Everyone Dumped This Stock... But It Might Pop Soon

Half of Asia clocked out. Iran fired missiles during peace talks. And one SaaS stock just partnered with the "enemy."

Main St. Betz Lead Editor
Main St. Betz Lead Editor
The AI virus just spread to banks

Feb 13, 2026

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The AI virus just spread to banks

Cisco down 12%. Schwab down 10.8%. The AI disruption that killed software is now infecting financials—and nobody cared about the perfect CPI print.

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