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Wed, May 13th, 2026

Oleksandr Pylypenko

Wed, May 13th, 2026

Oleksandr Pylypenko

Oleksandr Pylypenko

Oleksandr Pylypenko is an investment analyst and financial journalist with over seven years of experience. He authors the “Pre-Market Bulletin” newsletter at Barchart, equipping investors with everything they need to start the day with confidence — from global market coverage to key news driving U.S. futures and stocks making headlines before the open. He also has a strong focus on companies tied to the AI boom with the potential to deliver significant short- and long-term returns. In addition, he leverages his strong economic background and analytical skills to interpret complex corporate moves and explain what they mean for companies’ outlooks. Previously, Oleksandr was a contributing writer for Seeking Alpha, Market Realist, Wealthpop, and StockNews.

He also has a strong interest in quantitative trading and has developed two proprietary indicators to assess trend strength, momentum, volatility conditions, and asset valuation. After identifying high-quality companies through fundamental analysis, he applies these tools within his broader pullback-oriented strategy to spot emerging upward moves before they gain widespread attention. This approach has enabled him to generate double- and triple-digit short-term returns in companies such as ASML, Alphabet, and Nvidia, even in a market with elevated valuations.

Oleksandr is currently pursuing a PhD in Economics and previously earned both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree with Honors in Economics from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. During his studies, he received multiple academic distinctions, most notably winning first place in a national student research paper competition with his work titled “The Empirical Evaluation of Both the Internal and the International Fisher Effects for the Economy of Ukraine.” 


 

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June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM26) are down -0.03%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM26) are down -0.04% this morning, pointing to a muted open on Wall Street as oil prices and bond yields climbed...

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