A poker player turned trader up 253% this year details how he picks which stocks to target — and the event-driven strategy he uses to maximize gains

Christian FlandersChristian Flanders is leading his division in the US Investing Championship with a 253% year-to-date return.He uses the so-called episodic pivot trading strategy to ride the momentum of rising stocks.Flanders outlines how he picks stocks to trade, and when he gets in and out."All the natural human instincts you have, you have to do the complete opposite in almost every circumstance to be a successful trader," said Christian Flanders.In the early 2000s, Flanders was a trading as