Mark Minervini

stands among America's most accomplished and celebrated stock traders, renowned for his extra ordinary performance, disciplined trading style, and deep commitment to investor education. With more than four decades of battle-tested experience on Wall Street, Minervini has not only delivered results few can rival — he has redefined how traders worldwide think, learn, and succeed in the markets.

Backstory
Mark Minervini’s trading journey began in 1983 with a modest purchase of Allis Chalmers stock and an unwavering determination to succeed. Inspired early on by Richard Love’s Super performance Stocks, Mark embraced the idea that fortunes are made by capturing powerful price moves — provided they are managed with strict risk control. That insight would become the cornerstone of his methodology.
What started as a simple ambition — to make a living from trading — quickly evolved into a lifelong pursuit of mastery.

By his early thirties, Mark had risen to president of a prestigious New York institutional research firm, where he advised some of Wall Street’s most elite hedge funds and money managers, including Soros Management. His uncanny ability to deliver precise, actionable market intelligence earned him a reputation as “the pro to the pros.”
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Unmatched 2-time U.S. Investing Champion
In 1997, Mark Minervini cemented his place in market history by winning the U.S. Investing Championship, posting a 155% return using only stocks — nearly doubling the results of his closest competitor. In a stunning encore 24 years later, he returned in 2021 to claim the crown once again, this time delivering a record-shattering 334.8% return in the prestigious $1 million+ division. Minervini’s extraordinary consistency drew the attention of legendary author Jack Schwager, who featured him in the classic

“Minervini’s performance has been nothing short of astounding. His average annual return has been a towering 220 percent, with his worst year still achieving a 128 percent gain. Mark’s incredible journey has included only one losing quarter, barely a fraction of 1 percent.”

Jack Schwager

Bestselling author of Stock Market Wizards

“No one knows more about the stock market than Mark Minervini. No one has a better track record than Mark Minervini.”

Norm Zada

U.S. Investing Championship Founder

Consistency
Mark Minervini has delivered extraordinary performance with unmatched risk management — in both bull and bear markets.

What sets him a part is not reliance on complex algorithms, black-box systems, or academic theories. Instead, his success is grounded in clarity, simplicity, and unyielding discipline — principles that have enabled him to thrive for decades in the world’s most unforgiving arena: the stock market.

Equally committed to teaching as he is to trading, Minervini shares his knowledge through his elite mentorship program, Minervini Private Access (MPA), where traders gain direct insights from his methods in real time.

Complementing this is Minervini Markets 360, his cutting-edge technology suite — a next-generation platform that delivers real-time analysis, strategic insights, and advanced trading tools, seamlessly integrated to empower traders with innovative solutions and the same edge Mark uses himself.
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Leadership
At the core of Minervini’s teaching is his SEPA® methodology (Specific Entry Point Analysis) —a systematic, repeatable framework that has powered his championship-level results.

Through his Master Trader Program Super performance Workshop and Annual Gala Event, Minervini delivers immersive, no-holds-barred training where traders gain direct access to his proven strategies, real-world insights, and the mindset required to compete — and win — at the highest level.

Attendees have traveled from more than 90 countries to learn directly from him, and many of the world’s top-performing traders count themselves among the graduates of Mark’s intensive workshops.
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Legacy of Mastery
Mark’s market foresight is legendary — he has accurately called major turning points
including the 1998 mini-crash, the 2000 dot-com collapse, the 2010 Flash Crash, the 2020 COVID plunge, and the November 2021 Nasdaq top.

His rare ability to sidestep catastrophic losses while seizing powerful rallies has safe guarded and multiplied the wealth of thousands who follow his work —reinforcing his reputation as one of the most disciplined and trusted voices in the market
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Career Highlights • 2000-2025
A Passing of the Torch
As an author, Mark Minervini is one of the most influential voices in trading. His bestselling books — Trade Like a Stock Market Wizard, Think and Trade Like a Champion, and Mindset Secrets for Winning — have become global staples of trading literature. Translated into 17 languages and read by millions of serious traders worldwide, these works continue to shape the mindset, strategy, and success of investors across every corner of the globe.
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Outside of trading, Mark Minervini brings the same intensity and precision into his personal passions — from racing high-performance cars and playing drums, to competitive shooting and high-stakes poker. Each pursuit mirrors his trading philosophy: strategic, calculated, and performance-driven.

From humble beginnings to world-class trader, bestselling author, and sought-after mentor, Mark’s journey is a story of discipline, resilience, and a relentless pursuit of excellence.

His mission is clear: to empower the next generation of traders with the mindset, methods, and tools to achieve Super performance.
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You can follow Mark’s market insights and updates on X (@markminervini) and learn more about his methodology here.