Why My Credit Card Statement Is My Best Stock Screener
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The best investing ideas don’t always come from earnings reports or analyst ratings.
Sometimes they’re sitting right in your closet — or in my case, slipped off next to my desk because they’re so easy to slide on and off.
I’m talking about On Holding (ONON), the running shoe company. I wear its shoes every day, and I just got a new pair.
That simple observation — noticing what I actually use and buy — has become one of my most reliable filters for finding stocks with real momentum.
If you notice where your money is going, you’re probably not the only one spending that way. Everyday purchases can reveal broader changes in consumer behavior before those shifts become obvious in company results or analyst reports.
The products people repeatedly use, replace and recommend can be early markers of durable demand.
The Pattern I Keep Seeing
I invested in Ulta Beauty (ULTA), and then its stock price soared. It wasn’t genius. It was simply a matter of paying attention to where my money was going and recognizing that my habits often reflected what was happening at scale.
The missed opportunities can be just as instructive. Consider someone who began using Zyn nicotine pouches but never investigated their owner, Philip Morris International (PM).
That recurring purchase was more than a personal preference — it was a clue that a consumer trend might be gaining traction. Failing to connect the product to the public company meant overlooking a potential investment idea hiding in plain sight.
This doesn’t mean buying every stock connected to a product you touch. It means noticing when a brand starts appearing everywhere, when you repeatedly reach for the same product or when friends and strangers begin making similar choices.
How to Turn Habits Into Research
Start with awareness. Track what you’re actually buying this month — not what you think you buy, but what’s appearing on your credit card statement.
Which brands do you choose repeatedly? Which products do you recommend to friends?
Then do the work. Trace those products back to publicly traded companies. Study their growth, competition and financial health, then check the chart for confirmation.
If a stock has already run hard, you may be late. If momentum is just beginning, you may have identified a shift before Wall Street fully recognizes it.
This approach won’t replace technical analysis or risk management. It can, however, surface ideas you’d never find in a screener.
At the market level, the tail can sometimes wag the dog: Millions of small purchasing decisions can influence corporate results, investor expectations and ultimately stock prices.
So today, look at the products you use most and ask: Is this just me, or am I part of a much larger wave?
To better trading,
Alex Reid
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