Ian KingChief Strategist of Strategic Fortunes, Next Wave Crypto Fortunes and Extreme Fortunes.
Ian King is a former hedge fund manager with over two decades of experience in trading and analyzing the financial markets.
His market insights have been featured on Fox Business News, Investopedia and Seeking Alpha.
At 21, Ian started in the mortgage bond trading department at Salomon Brothers.
He then honed his skills in trading at Citigroup before spending a decade at New York-based hedge fund, Peahi Capital.
There his team made a 339% total return in 2008 alone. He is also known as one of Investopedia’s top resourceful contributors.
In 2017, he came to Banyan Hill Publishing to help our readers get ahead of the markets. He currently offers four services and a free newsletter educating readers on the stock and crypto markets.
Ian’s services are all dedicated to a niche market in the tech sector — each with a unique and winning strategy to make smart, thoroughly researched investments.
Ian King’s Services
Ian uses his exclusive four-step system for finding “tipping-point trends” — or massive developments that are set to trigger a technological revolution.
These are in large-cap tech stocks that are overlooked by Main Street and Wall Street alike. But with Ian’s proven four-step strategy, he finds those “needle in the haystack” stock plays that can deliver windfall profits in one swoop.
In this service, Ian gives you even deeper insights on the economy and the financial markets.
A Strategic Fortunes subscription includes:
- A focus on large-cap tech stocks and select cryptocurrencies.
- A monthly newsletter that explores a specific tipping-point trend — and a new stock position Ian recommends investing in.
- Up to 12 stock recommendations every year.
Ian helps you navigate the wondrous, and at times capricious, world of cryptocurrency. He pinpoints winning crypto trends with a unique three-part trading strategy. Along with his crypto service, Ian developed the first crypto-investing multimedia product of its kind for Investopedia Academy.
A Next Wave Crypto Fortunes subscription includes:
- A guide on all things crypto: how to invest, what to invest, where to buy your tokens.
- Tutorials on investing, staking, upgrading and storing cryptos.
- Weekly deep dives into the crypto market at large.
With this service, we’re looking for companies that are small, but mighty. Ian focuses on small-cap stocks in the $100 million to $3 billion market cap range — with massive potential.
Using a four-phase strategy, he’s able to find companies that are in growing total addressable markets (TAMs). This gives you the best opportunities for huge windfall profits.
An Extreme Fortunes subscription includes:
- A focus on small-cap stocks ($100 million to $3 billion market caps).
- Opportunities to invest in solid companies poised to soar by more than 500%.
- Weekly stock news, trade alerts, special reports and more.
Daily Disruptor:
Ian created Daily Disruptor to bring you the most disruptive ideas and opportunities from the world of high-tech.
Every week, he offers his unique insight on topics and trends relevant to today’s bleeding-edge tech, like artificial intelligence, the blockchain, robotics, biotech and much, much more.
Plus, you’ll get a one-of-a-kind window into Ian’s personal investing philosophies and recommendations.
Daily Disruptor helps you stay prepared for the rapidly changing economic landscape, preserving and growing your wealth no matter what the market throws at you.
Ian King's Articles
The Next Independence Movement Has Already Begun July 3, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - 250 years after the American Revolution, Ian believes we're witnessing another kind of independence movement. This time it's technological.
Chart of the Week: The Other Side of the AI Trade July 2, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - Ian says AI isn't just a U.S. story. This week's chart shows some of the biggest beneficiaries of the AI boom could be overseas.
The $2 Trillion Case for an AI Bubble July 1, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - The last time a technology changed the world, many companies at the center of the boom got wiped out. Ian explains why it could happen again.
What Micron’s Monster Quarter Is Really Telling Us June 29, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - Micron's mind-blowing earnings prove that AI has become incredibly hungry for memory. Ian explains why that appetite is only getting bigger.
The Everything App Is Coming, But It’s Not What You Think June 26, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - More than 1.4 billion people use the "everything app" WeChat every month. What will it take to build something similar in the U.S.?
Chart of the Week: The AI Boom Is Running Into a Wall June 25, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - Some data centers being announced today may take a lot longer to come online than you might expect. Ian shares a chart that explains why. 
What Gets Built After SpaceX? June 24, 2026 Daily Disruptor, Technology - Ian believes a new space economy could sprout up around SpaceX. And he's already looking for the businesses that could emerge post-IPO.
The Future Is an Asset June 22, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - As artificial intelligence increases the value of accurate forecasts, Ian says prediction markets will become even more valuable. 
AI Is Unlocking History’s Lost Records June 19, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - Uncovering old records used to require historians to spend years digging through boxes and filing cabinets. Ian says AI could change that.
Chart of the Week: AI Is a Black Box June 18, 2026 Artificial Intelligence, Daily Disruptor - Anthropic's newest AI models lasted only days before being taken offline. Ian says this highlights a much bigger issue...Ian’s Advisory Services
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With this research service, you have access to Ian’s exclusive strategy for finding “tipping-point trends”: massive developments that are set to trigger a revolution. The system identifies companies that will soar from trends like 5G, blockchain, autonomous vehicles, quantum computing and more.