ABOUT US
Chosen by the INVESTAGRAMS team for their outstanding performances in the past two INVESTAGRAMS TRADING CUP competitions, OPEN JOURNAL offers a unique style on engaging the markets—one that is often misunderstood but used by some of the best traders around the world.
Subscribers gain private access not only to the intricacies of the trading system but would also gain access to ‘trading support’ to help traders focus their capital on where the uptrending opportunities are NOT just in Philippines but across global markets as well.
What we teach inside is a setup-based system that incorporates directional bias through the Elliott Wave principle. We share and "open" our experiences and studies with the other traders inside -- same techniques that we use in our fund management service w/ our clients. More than teaching the system, Open Journal is also a community of like-minded individuals whose mission is to continuously "evolve" with the markets.
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Open Journal
Open Journal provides guidance, insights, and a championship-caliber trading system – focused on maximizing opportunities in the cryptocurrency market.
About open journal
Open Journal is a premium trading community on the Investagrams platform that provides private access to the guidance and mentorship under 3x Philippine Stock Market Champion & CMT, Jav Medina and his team at Buhawi Investment Management (B.I.M.)
Jav provides a wealth of insight and experience with more than a decade as a licensed professional in the financial markets; and having had the opportunity to work with and train under some of the best local and international traders & coaches in the investment management industry. His team at Buhawi has generated net profits of well over 9 digits in the markets, while managing close to half a billion across different financial markets; and with a professional track record of outperforming the $PSE:PSEI for almost every year since 2010.
Open Journal essentially offers private access to the same kind of thinking, guidance, strategies, and resources that have generated one of the best trading track records in the industry in the pursuit of maximizing the opportunity present in the Cryptocurrency markets. It's an opening of our journal, providing a private access to the way that we look at the financial markets, to see both the opportunities we're pursuing and why.
Jav provides a wealth of insight and experience with more than a decade as a licensed professional in the financial markets; and having had the opportunity to work with and train under some of the best local and international traders & coaches in the investment management industry. His team at Buhawi has generated net profits of well over 9 digits in the markets, while managing close to half a billion across different financial markets; and with a professional track record of outperforming the $PSE:PSEI for almost every year since 2010.
Open Journal essentially offers private access to the same kind of thinking, guidance, strategies, and resources that have generated one of the best trading track records in the industry in the pursuit of maximizing the opportunity present in the Cryptocurrency markets. It's an opening of our journal, providing a private access to the way that we look at the financial markets, to see both the opportunities we're pursuing and why.
Our ethos
Humility
Arrogance and ego come before any kind of fall. We engage markets with a deep sense of humility and always with a “student of the market” mentality.
Service
The purpose of all wealth is love. We are generous with our learnings and insights and strive to uplift everyone in our community.
Discipline to Learn
Markets are essentially a learning game, and the compounding of our learnings will always be more important than the compounding of our earnings.
Responsible Risk-Taking
We embrace markets with a “risk-first” mentality. We are open-minded to new ideas while we faithfully allocate capital based on our time-tested investment process.
Respect
Giving respect serves as a bedrock for everyday dealings. We seek to understand others before being understood ourselves. We believe that any difference in views & convictions should never be bigger than the relationships involved.
Honesty & Transparency
We adopt the belief and best practice that it is through radical truth and transparency that we make way for meaningful work and meaningful relationships.
Meet the team
JAVI MEDINA
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Matt Flores
Co-Founder and General Manager
ED BAYANGOS
Technical Analyst
Jav is an Asian Poker Tour Champion turned 3-time Philippine Stock Market champion – including 1st Place Champion in the first ever Philippine Investagrams Trading Cup in 2017. He started his investment career with COL Financial Group in 2010, managing money for high-net worth and institutional clients where he has since built his investment management practice.
Currently, he is the Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Buhawi Investment Management (BIM) and one of the founders of Open Journal (OJ); and for the last half decade, has also been an active consultant, speaker and mentor, giving over 200+ public lectures on Classical Technical Analysis, Global Macro trends, Trend Following Systems, Market Cycles, Risk Management and Trading Psychology both locally and internationally.
Jav started OJ in late 2019 while consistently and publicly warning Filipino investors/traders in the community about an impending global market crash that would take the $PSEi down at least -30%. He did this while convincing Filipino traders/investors to move to the Cryptocurrency markets instead where he thought the biggest long-term opportunities were.
Today, he is actively focused on managing a select few clients through BIM, while guiding and mentoring the OJ community to understand and navigate the local and global financial markets space with a focus on the Cryptocurrency market.
Currently, he is the Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Buhawi Investment Management (BIM) and one of the founders of Open Journal (OJ); and for the last half decade, has also been an active consultant, speaker and mentor, giving over 200+ public lectures on Classical Technical Analysis, Global Macro trends, Trend Following Systems, Market Cycles, Risk Management and Trading Psychology both locally and internationally.
Jav started OJ in late 2019 while consistently and publicly warning Filipino investors/traders in the community about an impending global market crash that would take the $PSEi down at least -30%. He did this while convincing Filipino traders/investors to move to the Cryptocurrency markets instead where he thought the biggest long-term opportunities were.
Today, he is actively focused on managing a select few clients through BIM, while guiding and mentoring the OJ community to understand and navigate the local and global financial markets space with a focus on the Cryptocurrency market.
Matt started his career leading multinational teams in global business intelligence and data analytics, before eventually leaving the technology sector and enrolling in one of the country’s lead investment recruitment programs in 2013. As early as his first year in the financial markets, he had already been entrusted by various investment platforms to lead seminars in both financial literacy and technical analysis. In 2014, he eventually joined the COL Financial Group as an Equity Portfolio Manager and Trader, where he has since managed a discretionary equity fund that has since outperformed the PH benchmark index.
Currently, Matt serves as General Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer at Buhawi Investment Management (BIM) and as Co-Founder of Open Journal (OJ), where he now focuses on managing a growing portfolio of assets in the local and global markets while sharing his financial learnings to the OJ community.
Matt uses his equity knowledge in outperforming the PSEi to lead monthly trade walkthroughs for the local Philippine markets and to head the coaching sessions for OJ users. He further gives regular talks on the Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX), and has been featured several times on Investagrams.com.
As an active member of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Manila, the first and premier leadership organization established in all of Asia, Matt is a strong advocate for empowering servant leadership, where he further conducts financial literacy seminars to teach people the value of saving and investing.
Currently, Matt serves as General Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer at Buhawi Investment Management (BIM) and as Co-Founder of Open Journal (OJ), where he now focuses on managing a growing portfolio of assets in the local and global markets while sharing his financial learnings to the OJ community.
Matt uses his equity knowledge in outperforming the PSEi to lead monthly trade walkthroughs for the local Philippine markets and to head the coaching sessions for OJ users. He further gives regular talks on the Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX), and has been featured several times on Investagrams.com.
As an active member of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Manila, the first and premier leadership organization established in all of Asia, Matt is a strong advocate for empowering servant leadership, where he further conducts financial literacy seminars to teach people the value of saving and investing.
Ed is an accountant by training – originally working in tax consulting litigation for one of the country’s largest accounting firms, before moving on to become an equity research analyst for a New York Stock Exchange-listed company. Having been an active trader since university, Ed joined the Open Journal community in 2020, training and working his way up to eventually become a fleet captain.
Currently, Ed serves as a technical analyst with Open Journal, assisting in the general management functions of the company. He executes project management in Open Journal, supervising its upcoming videos on demand service for Open Journal Subscribers.
Having completed a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy at the De La Salle University - Dasmarinas as a consistent Dean’s Lister, his financial knowledge is supplemented by extensive training from the country's largest investing communities, together with practical experience trading in the US, Cryptocurrency, and Philippine markets. As Open Journal's Breakout Trader of the Year for 2021, Ed is a rising trader to watch out for in the community.
Currently, Ed serves as a technical analyst with Open Journal, assisting in the general management functions of the company. He executes project management in Open Journal, supervising its upcoming videos on demand service for Open Journal Subscribers.
Having completed a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy at the De La Salle University - Dasmarinas as a consistent Dean’s Lister, his financial knowledge is supplemented by extensive training from the country's largest investing communities, together with practical experience trading in the US, Cryptocurrency, and Philippine markets. As Open Journal's Breakout Trader of the Year for 2021, Ed is a rising trader to watch out for in the community.
What we offer
Exclusive On-Demand Videos of Our Trading System
Access over 100 minutes of video content detailing our core trading principles, techniques, and methodologies. Divided into 3 modules containing 12 lessons total — studying and absorbing these will serve as foundation for the opportunities pursued within the Open Journal Community. These are further supplemented with hours of “Trade Walkthrough” videos of past trades using the aforementioned system.
Monthly Zoom Cryptocurrency & Local Financial Market Outlook Sessions
Done every 3rd Saturday of the month from 1:30-6:00 PM, the Open Journal team keeps you on top of the latest financial market happenings — not just the $PSEi, but also in Cryptocurrency, US and global markets. We help you stay abreast of the latest and most important market signals across the global funds flow, macro, sentiment, and fundamental buckets. Most importantly, a roadmap of where we think we are in the Elliott Wave cycle — a key strength of the community, so we can ascertain as a community our level of aggression or defensiveness in the markets.
Monthly Zoom Trade Walkthrough & Charting Sessions
Done every 1st Saturday of every month from 1:30-5:00 PM, we provide the community a study of the “Best and Worst Trades” executed by the Open Journal team as well as select community members. Here, we give Open Journal members private access not just to the great trades, but epic fails as well. A brutally honest and fully transparent view on the whole forest — not just one single tree. That’s how we learn.
Monthly Zoom Coaching Sessions
Every trader will have varying levels of “emotional sensitivities” with respect to implementing the system. This results in different kinds of challenges per trader. That is why we host this every middle of the month. It is to help community members overcome their own personal trading psychological barriers.
Join Our Discord Community of Traders
Real-time access to market commentary and to a community that speaks the same language. Access to a constant flow of resources and timely relevant market information.
Real-time Access to Cryptocurrency and PSE Watchlists
As Open Journal is community-hosted and created by Buhawi Investment Management (BIM) in partnership with Investagrams.com, weekly watchlists (Crypto and PH) are provided as “Private Access” to the same opportunities BIM is tracking.
Real-time Access to Written & Market Commentary, Insights, and Analysis
Via our private Investa group platform, we provide you exclusive access to market insights and learnings. We show our performance/analytics and share the stories and opportunities we’re focused on.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What markets/opportunities does OJ focus guiding traders/investors on?
In order of priority -- Cryptocurrency, Philippines, US.
Is Open Journal for Advanced Traders only? Do I need to have some technical, or market background before I even join Open Journal?
No. The “curriculum” is designed for those even without any trading/investing background. Like all newly learned skills however, it will require some level of commitment and self-study on your end to be able to reach the desired level of knowing the content well enough, that you become confident in applying it to your own capital in the financial markets.
It further provides mentoring and a supportive community to give one the foundation to learn how to trade and analyze the financial markets.
It further provides mentoring and a supportive community to give one the foundation to learn how to trade and analyze the financial markets.
What do I get when I sign-up with Open Journal?
- Access to over 100 hours of On-demand videos that detail our investment approach, framework and philosophy;
- Access to live Zoom sessions every 1st and 3rd Sat of the month (Javi & Matt)
- Access to written market related posts/updates (Javi)
- Access to monthly private coaching sessions (Matt)
- Access to the OJ community via Discord & a small group with a team leader that will help speed up your learning curve.
I’ve just signed up, what now?
Within 24 hours after signing up, you’ll be receiving a notification via your investagrams app that will include an invitation link to the OJ private group platform. On that platform, there will be a pinned post that will include a link to the “OJ Curriculum” pdf file. Click that and make sure to follow instructions carefully. The curriculum will take you through all the relevant and past content in an orderly manner and in a pace of your own choosing.
Is Open Journal based on Elliott Wave theory?
No. This is one of the biggest misconceptions of OJ. While we do use certain elements of Elliott Wave as part of our process, it is but a small part of it. This is because based on our experience, Elliott Wave alone (1) presents the lowest hit ratio within the many sub-disciplines inside Technical Analysis (2) and needs to be combined with a Classical TA techniques for it to become systemically profitable.
What aspects of Financial Market analysis does OJ use then?
Open Journal complements Classical Technical Analysis centered approach, with fundamentals, business cycle analysis and macro.
How do I cancel my subscription?
Once you have already subscribed to Open Journal, there is no way for you to cancel it since it is a one-time payment.
Is there a trial version or demo available?
Though no trial version for the full version of Open Journal is available, we do promos every once in a while. There is also Open Journal Lite, a free community that can be joined on Investagrams. Similarly, samples of the team’s content and analyses are available via the Open Journal Youtube account and Facebook page, in addition to their regular features on Investa, the Philippine Digital Asset Exchange, and other investment circles.
When is the next promo?
We have an average of 4 promo’s per year. All promo announcements are made via this FREE investa group--
https://www.investagrams.com/Group/11#
https://www.investagrams.com/Group/11#