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The Rawstocks Desk

Know who is behind the call.

Rawstocks is built around named analysts, defined areas of focus, and a published record. If a trade idea is going to influence a decision, the person behind it should not be anonymous.

Meet the desk

Three analysts. Three distinct areas of focus.

The point is not to make every analyst trade the same way. The point is to make clear who is responsible for each style, instrument and published call.

Rustik, founder of Rawstocks

Rustik

Founder · Futures & Options · Developer & Engineer

Founder of Rawstocks and developer and engineer behind QuantViper and FlashPoint. Trades futures and options while focusing on the design, testing, and development of systematic trading frameworks and quantitative tools.

Full bio & method →

CoolaDoola, co-owner and SPX specialist at Rawstocks

CoolaDoola

Co-owner · SPX · Index Day Trading

The desk's most seasoned trader. Built GammaSonar and co-owns Rawstocks since the 2025 merger, trading a narrow set of SPX levels repeatedly rather than hunting new setups.

Full bio & method →

Gandalf, analyst at Rawstocks

Gandalf

Analyst · Volatility Trading

Trading since 2011, with a focus on identifying momentum opportunities around earnings and options that appear mispriced relative to the setup. Uses defined 3–5% risk while selectively increasing position size when volatility creates a compelling opportunity.

Full bio & method →

How the desk operates

Analysis first. Record always.

The desk is not built around anonymous screenshots or selective recaps. Calls happen in real time, trades are managed as the market evolves, and the result stays attached to the analyst and the public record.

01 · Analyze

Build the market context

Price structure, options positioning, volatility, levels and catalyst context shape the opportunity set.

02 · Call

Publish the trade

Premium members receive the live call while the trade is actionable rather than after the result is known.

03 · Manage

Update the position

Entries, exits and changes are communicated as the market evolves.

04 · Record

Keep the result

Winners and losers remain part of the published Desk Record.

The evidence layer

The Desk Record is separate from the sales page.

Instead of asking visitors to take a marketing claim at face value, Rawstocks maintains a dedicated public record where completed Desk trades can be reviewed directly.

Open Desk Record

Why this page exists

Most alert services can hide behind a handle, a Discord account, or a collection of winning screenshots. That makes it difficult to judge who is making the call, how long they have traded, what they specialize in, and whether the broader record supports the claim.

Rawstocks takes the opposite approach. Every Desk alert is attributable to one of the analysts above, and the public Desk Record exists so the outcome can be evaluated independently of the person who posted it.

Risk disclosure

Trading options and futures involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for every trader. Options can expire worthless and leveraged products can produce rapid losses.

Rawstocks LLC is a trading education and analysis community. We are not a registered investment adviser or broker-dealer, and nothing published here constitutes personalized investment advice. Past performance does not indicate future results. Read the full disclosure.