The Contrarian Edge

Substack by Patrick Martin · launched Aug 4, 2025

A Schaeffer's publication. A place for against-the-grain investing ideas, options observations, and general life musings.

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Subscribers

12K

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Followers

12K

Recommends

2

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Growth history

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Tracked since Sep 10, 2026 — 1 daily snapshot so far. The card below is built from what we track and refreshes nightly. It is free for The Contrarian Edge to post, embed or send to readers, as long as the watermark stays on it.

Percentile

Top 50%

of 525 ranked finance newsletters

Best rank seen

#261

on Sep 10, 2026

Posts

4

last 30 days

Reactions per post

6

average, recent posts

Reactions tracked

76

across 12 posts

Tickers covered

2

in tracked posts

Most-reacted post we have seen: One Stock to Watch If This is a Dead Cat Bounce — 10 reactions on Aug 1, 2026.

AAPL 1CAT 1

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  Jul 25, 20268 reactions0 comments0 restacks

• Psychologically-Significant Levels Could be a Trojan Horse

  Jul 18, 20266 reactions1 comments1 restacks

• Your 2030 Starting XI: Projecting The Next Big Things

  Jul 11, 20264 reactions0 comments2 restacks

• Wedding Season: Celebrating Our Top Stock Picks at the Halfway Point of 2026

  Jul 4, 20266 reactions0 comments1 restacks

• Mock Trial: Making the Case for Apple Stock

  Jun 27, 20266 reactions1 comments1 restacks

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• Gladiator Games: 10 Stocks Enter the Summer Arena

  Jun 20, 20267 reactions0 comments1 restacks

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