The story of how one question transformed into a mission
My trading career started with prop trading at a Merrill Lynch subsidiary, where I cut my teeth trying to scalp intrady moves back in 2002 (I succeeded blowing up my first options account 2 years earlier if that counts). The leverage was intoxicating, the markets were ruthless, and the lessons came expensive. I spent years (and many financial crises: 2008 crisis, to COVID) mastering complex derivatives strategies, managing risk across multiple instruments, understanding the nuances of volatility, theta decay, and delta hedging.
But here's what they don't teach you in any certification: the most painful losses don't come from being wrong—they come from being right too early or too late. I watched opportunities slip away because I was following the consensus, moving with the crowd when I should have been contrarian. The market would flash signals that screamed "everyone is on one side of this trade," but I couldn't quantify it. I couldn't see the full picture.
What is everyone else doing right now?
This question haunted me through every winning trade and every losing one. While I had access to technical indicators, news feeds, and expert opinions (well, there weren't so many back then), I couldn't see the bigger picture—the collective wisdom of thousands of professional traders making real decisions in real-time. I was trading in isolation, in the dark, making decisions based on my limited perspective.
Fast forward to today. With advancements in AI, machine learning, and data aggregation, what was once impossible became not just possible—but inevitable. The technology finally existed to answer that burning question I had years ago.
I immersed myself in learning Python for finance, studying pairs trading analysis, machine learning algorithms, and data analytics. Not just to become a better coder, but to build the tool I wished I had when I started trading, a way to tap into the collective intelligence of the world's best traders.
CrowdWisdom Trading was born from this simple but powerful idea: aggregate insights from over any professional trader and market expert, analyze their collective sentiment using AI, and deliver actionable intelligence to traders who—like I once was, are tired of trading blind. Moreover, evern if you are not English speaker, as I am, I made it easy and in any language you want.
This isn't just another newsletter. It's the answer to the question every trader asks:"What are the smart money and experienced traders seeing that I'm not?"
Built by someone who understands the frustration of information overload and the isolation of solo trading decisions.
Aggregating insights from any professional traders (I can find and evaluate) to give you the market's collective wisdom, not just one opinion.
Leveraging machine learning and advanced algorithms to identify patterns and trends that humans might miss.
No fluff, no noise. Just clear, actionable intelligence to help you make better trading decisions.
You don't have to trade alone anymore. See what thousands of professional traders are seeing, and make decisions backed by collective wisdom and AI analysis.
Gilad Bar Ilan, Founder of CrowdWisdom Trading
Last Updated: November 2025
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