Archive Category: Moneyball's Capitol Gains Trader Archive

It seems like only yesterday that we were celebrating America’s Bicentennial… I was still a youngster back then, and my class made a field trip all the way from Atlanta to the nation’s capital in Washington D.C. by train, just so we could enjoy the festivities. Fast-forward 50 years, and some things have changed — while some things have stayed the same.

This past Sunday, Donald Trump celebrated America’s 250th birthday by hosting “UFC Freedom 250” — an unprecedented evening of combat sports on the White House lawn. It was a divisive event, but it was also a spectacle unlike anything the country has ever seen… B-1B bombers roared by overhead as the United States Marine Band belted out the Stars and Stripes … fireworks blasted out across the national mall to herald the Main Event … and some of the world’s most talented fighters pummeled their opponents in front of a massive audience.

Last October, Bitcoin was riding high at roughly $124,000 per coin. Fast-forward to today, and the world’s premier cryptocurrency has lost nearly half its value — down to roughly $65,000 at the time of writing. And if history is our guide, things could get a lot worse for crypto investors before they start getting better.

During her time in office, Nancy Pelosi has amassed hundreds of millions in stock earnings. And as the latest tax filings from Washington D.C. are starting to show. Other elected officials are also making bank as well — including Cleo Fields of Louisiana, who we’ve covered here in the past. This week, I’d like to check back in with Mr. Fields and take a closer look at some of the latest winning trades.