Friday Fletcher Report: May 29, 2026
What a week. Honestly, that's about the most accurate summary I've got.
For anyone just finding this blog, a quick intro: Fletcher is an algorithm I built to send signals for buying, holding, and selling stocks. It's subscription-based, and I'm just an individual investor running it with my own money — I'm not a financial advisor, and nothing here should be taken as financial advice. I built Fletcher because I got tired of having no real investing plan and letting my emotions call the shots. So I made something that ignores feelings entirely and just chases one goal: beating the S&P 500.
This weekly post is my way of tracking how Fletcher is doing — this week, this month, and year-to-date — stacked up against the S&P. No signals or trade actions live here. Just numbers and a little commentary, mostly to satisfy my own curiosity (and hopefully yours too).
A Wild Ride in the Markets
This week has been a lot — excitement, chatter, everyone speculating about what's coming next. I'll admit I dip into CNBC now and then, flip over to Fox occasionally, and a few YouTube channels have caught my attention lately. But for me, it's mostly entertainment. I get a little charged up watching it all, then have to remind myself: this isn't an action item. It's fun to follow along, but it doesn't change what I do. That's really the whole point of Fletcher — it keeps me from getting swept up in whatever the day's mood happens to be.
By the Numbers
Fletcher had a solid week — up 7%. No new signals this week; those land on the first trading day of each month, so the next batch arrives Monday, June 1st.
Since the start of the month, Fletcher is up 25%. Practically a full month's worth of gains packed into the last week or so. Year-to-date, Fletcher is sitting at 169%.
The S&P isn't doing badly either — up 1% this week, which is about average, and up 5% for the month, which is strong considering the S&P typically averages somewhere in the 9–12% range annually. Year-to-date, the S&P is up 11%, and we're not even halfway through the year yet.
So, a good week for both. But as always, my benchmark is simple: beat the S&P. Right now, that's 169% for Fletcher versus 11% for the S&P. I'll happily take that.
Yes, Fletcher Picks Losers Sometimes
A question that comes up a lot: does Fletcher ever get it wrong? Yes — about one out of every three picks ends up negative. You buy, you hold for a while, and when the sell signal comes, sometimes it's a loss. That's just part of how Fletcher works — once it decides a position is no longer worth holding, it cuts losses and moves on.
The upside is that the winners tend to win big enough to make up for it. A pick might lose 10%, but another might gain 30%. That's exactly what the back testing has shown, and now that I've been investing my own money since January 1st, I'm watching it play out in real time too. If you're curious, I share heat maps of this on Fletcherinvestor.com.
There's also a flip side worth mentioning — sometimes Fletcher leaves money on the table. A stock might get a sell signal and then keep climbing afterward. It's a little painful to watch, honestly, but I remind myself that Fletcher runs on rules and criteria, not hindsight. As long as it's beating the S&P by a wide margin overall, I'm sticking with the system.
Three Conversations That Got Me Fired Up
I had three separate conversations this week that stuck with me, so let me share a bit of how I'm thinking about it. The common thread in all three: none of these people really knew what was happening with their own retirement money. Some had a friend managing it, others had a company handling it — but no real accountability either way.
When I asked each of them what kind of annual returns they were getting, they could give me a rough sense, but nothing precise. And honestly, I think they were settling for mediocre returns when better ones are out there to be had. That gap — between what people accept and what's actually possible — is a big part of why I built Fletcher in the first place.
Where My Own Money Stands
Just to be transparent: I don't have everything riding on Fletcher. I started the year with about a third of my portfolio in it, and that's grown to just over 33% — not because I added more, but because it's been outpacing my other investments.
That wraps up another positive week for Fletcher. Thanks for reading — drop me your questions anytime, I'm always happy to dig into them. If you want to learn more about Fletcher, head over to Fletcherinvestor.com.
Have a great week, and I'll see you back here next Friday.