This probably isn’t news to most people, but I figured I’d call it out since it seems some people didn’t know. For all those who have unlimited data plans with one of the Big 3 cell phone carriers (Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile), you may be eligible for a free video streaming plan through a partnership […]
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Random Portfolio Update
It’s been a crazy year so far. I was up as much as 40% to kick off the year and then bottomed on May 13th down ~28% or so. Since then, my portfolio has rebounded over 50% and is now at 13.5-14% YTD vs. the S&P 500’s 13.1% YTD, so beating the S&P index by […]
Continue ReadingJune 2021 Mid-Month Update
General Update It’s been a few months since my last update. Quite frankly, I got tired of the market’s volatility and needed some time away from following the market too closely since I knew from previous experience that this would be the best way to prevent myself from making any emotional decisions I would likely […]
Continue ReadingThe Battle for High-End Graphics Cards
As some of you may have heard, there is a global semiconductor chip shortage that is impacting the supply chains for all sorts of products around the world. Cars, PS5s, graphics cards, cell phones and many other electronics are being impacted and based on several recent reports, it doesn’t look like the chip shortage is […]
Continue ReadingFebruary 2021 Month End Portfolio Recap
Wow. What a f’ing terrible week. Good grief. ?♂️?♂️?♂️?♂️?♂️ Remember when I wrote that in my “Reasons Why I Invest in Individual Stocks” post and noted that investing can be a humbling process? Yeah, this was definitely a week that humbled me and made me rethink my entire portfolio strategy. After weeks of huge market […]
Continue ReadingQ4 ’20 Earnings Preview $PINS $PTON
What I’ll be Looking For in Today’s Earnings Results Peloton ($PTON) and Pinterest ($PINS) both announce earnings this afternoon. Peloton and Pinterest make up a decent chunk of my portfolio and I will be combing through their earnings results with a fine tooth comb. Since it’s 5:45 AM and I need to go out for […]
Continue ReadingRobinhood’s Big Blunder
What a bloodbath today for the short squeeze stocks or Wall Street Bets stocks. What did Robinhood do?! Robinhood, Interactive Brokers, ETrade and a few other brokerages all announced early Thursday morning that their users were restricted from trading stocks like GameStop, AMC, Blackberry, etc. This of course caused all of these stocks to tank […]
Continue ReadingDon’t Underestimate the Power of a Short Squeeze
Took this screenshot at 5:58 AM CST, pre-market trading. GameStop ($GME) literally hit a peak of $136 earlier in pre-market before settling down. I’m laughing out loud since I thought that $GME simply couldn’t go much higher. Bed Bath and Beyond ($BBBY), AMC ($AMC) and Blackberry ($BB) also up a ton. AMC was able to […]
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