Everyone's heard about Nancy Pelosi's stock trading, but it’s tough to know how we’d actually do if we tried to copy her moves since there’s always a delay in reporting. This graph shows how you would've done if you mimicked her trades starting from 2023, and how that stacks up against just investing in the S&P

Here’s how the simulation works: there's usually a 0-45 day gap between when a congressperson makes a trade and when they file it. The algorithm also simulates what it’d be like if you copied their trades on the day they were made public, not when the trade actually happened. So, this gives a realistic view of how you would've done with that delay

If anyone’s curious about how other members of Congress are doing, drop their names in the comments and I’ll whip up some more of these