Old City Equity
Conviction. Timing. Vibes.
Institutional-grade overconfidence.
Retail-grade results.

We are a Philadelphia-based investment firm founded on a simple principle: If it's already up... it's probably going higher.

"Cutting-edge hindsight with aggressively late entries."

Est. Paddy's Pub, Old City, Philadelphia

Investment Philosophy
We reject outdated strategies like "research," "risk management," and "understanding what we're buying."

Momentum Chasing

If it's trending, we're interested. If it's peaked, we're fully allocated.

Group Chat Consensus

Every major investment decision is vetted through a rigorous process of screenshots, vibes, and "You still in this?" texts at 11:42 PM.

High Conviction, Poor Timing

We don't just buy. We buy after everyone else already did.

Diamond Hands (Until We Don't)

Long-term mindset, short-term panic.

Our History
A story of early success, unearned confidence, and inevitable reality.

Old City Equity was founded after a series of highly successful early trades during a strong market upswing. Encouraged by immediate and unearned confidence, the founding partners:

  1. Increased position sizes
  2. Expanded into assets they didn't understand
  3. Began using phrases like "macro environment" unironically

Shortly thereafter, market conditions shifted.

Today, we remain committed to:

  • Holding positions we no longer believe in
  • Avoiding realized losses at all costs
  • Logging in less frequently
Leadership Team
Four partners. One group chat. Zero exit strategies.
Darren Hill

Darren Hill

Partner, Late Entries

Specializes in buying right after breakouts and explaining why it "still has room."

Ben Rosenblatt

Ben Rosenblatt

Partner, Technical Analysis (Lines Only)

Draws clean, confident lines on charts that no longer apply.

Jack Rosenblatt

Jack Rosenblatt

Partner, Conviction Scaling

Increases position size proportionally to recent losses.

Mike Cadena

Mike Cadena

Partner, Narrative Investing

Focuses on compelling stories, regardless of fundamentals.

Our Strategy
Capital deployment across a diversified range of questionable decisions.

Asset Selection

  • Stocks we heard about too late
  • Sectors that already ran
  • "Can't lose" ideas from social media
  • Positions we forgot why we opened

Competitive Edge

  • Acting quickly on incomplete information
  • Confusing luck with skill
  • Ignoring exit strategies
Performance
We believe traditional performance metrics fail to capture our true value.
∞
Times We Said
"We Should've Sold"
▼
Unrealized Gains
(Historical)
97:3
Original Conviction
vs. Current Regret
😂
Laughter
(Primary KPI)
Investor Relations

Current Status

  • Not accepting outside capital
  • Not returning inside capital
  • Not checking balances regularly
  • Probably at the pub

Quarterly Board Meetings

  • Held on a rotating basis at Paddy's Pub, National Mechanics, or that oyster hotel place that closed down.
  • Agenda typically abandoned by the second round.

For Inquiries, Please

  • Revisit your own portfolio
  • Reflect on your decisions
  • Give it time
Risk Disclosure

Investing involves risk. Our approach involves additional, unnecessary risk.

Past performance was mostly timing. Future performance is uncertain, but we remain optimistic.