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I'm not big shots like you guys, I just started up a small brokerage back in March again, but have dabbled extensively in the past. I'm consolidated down to 5 positions I feel very bullish about at the moment. Most of these I found while lurking this thread.


BJDX (4.71%) - Moonshot cheap stock. Saw it jump significantly off prior news earlier in the year. It develops and markets minimally-invasive Point-of-Care diagnostics tests and devices that provide patients and providers with access to affordable and timely healthcare. It focus is on the infectious disease, inflammation, and oncology markets.

Looking to exit my position on the next sign of positive news. Anywhere from $2.50 to $3.00 is my exit strategy.


MSTR (77.97%) - They own a ton of BTC and with the obvious current boom in BTC price, this is where I've consolidated most of my portfolio. Think we are getting $125,000 to $135,000 BTC in the next 2-3 weeks.


SOXL (13.20%) - Tailed you guys on this one. Got in at $15.92 just before the tariffs and thought I was outsmarting everyone. :lol: Only down 10.12% on this now, but was heavily underwater on this one at a point. I'm holding until this is back to $19.00 to $22.00. Our world runs on semiconductors, which is why that market is so ****ed up to begin with.


TDW (18.54%) - Token energy stock. This is a longterm position for me. Energy market is trailing the rest of the market significantly through Q1. So I gobbled it up. It's an oil company based out of Houston. Houston Oilers if you will. ;) I believe learned of this one from this thread.


WIMI (5.76%) - Another lottery ticket. It's Chinese based so has gotten beat down pretty badly by tariffs. It focuses on holographic cloud services, mainly in vehicle-mounted AR holographic HUD, 3D holographic pulse LiDAR, head-mounted light field holographic equipment, holographic semiconductor, holographic cloud software, holographic car navigation, etc.

I'm close to cutting bait on this one, but with so little invested I've just been holding on for some good news about their technology or tariffs with China.



I dumped my positions that were in the green for DHT, OMI, & ORGO to acquire my current MSTR stock, of which, so far it has outperformed the others so I am happy for that decision for now but would definitely like to get back into those securities once I sell off my MSTR in a few weeks.
 
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I'm not big shots like you guys, I just started up a small brokerage back in March again, but have dabbled extensively in the past. I'm consolidated down to 5 positions I feel very bullish about at the moment. Most of these I found while lurking this thread.


BJDX (4.71%) - Moonshot cheap stock. Saw it jump significantly off prior news earlier in the year. It develops and markets minimally-invasive Point-of-Care diagnostics tests and devices that provide patients and providers with access to affordable and timely healthcare. It focus is on the infectious disease, inflammation, and oncology markets.

Looking to exit my position on the next sign of positive news. Anywhere from $2.50 to $3.00 is my exit strategy.


MSTR (77.97%) - They own a ton of BTC and with the obvious current boom in BTC price, this is where I've consolidated most of my portfolio. Think we are getting $125,000 to $135,000 BTC in the next 2-3 weeks.


SOXL (13.20%) - Tailed you guys on this one. Got in at $15.92 just before the tariffs and thought I was outsmarting everyone. :lol: Only down 10.12% on this now, but was heavily underwater on this one at a point. I'm holding until this is back to $19.00 to $22.00. Our world runs on semiconductors, which is why that market is so ****ed up to begin with.


TDW (18.54%) - Token energy stock. This is a longterm position for me. Energy market is trailing the rest of the market significantly through Q1. So I gobbled it up. It's an oil company based out of Houston. Houston Oilers if you will. ;) I believe learned of this one from this thread.


WIMI (5.76%) - Another lottery ticket. It's Chinese based so has gotten beat down pretty badly by tariffs. It focuses on holographic cloud services, mainly in vehicle-mounted AR holographic HUD, 3D holographic pulse LiDAR, head-mounted light field holographic equipment, holographic semiconductor, holographic cloud software, holographic car navigation, etc.

I'm close to cutting bait on this one, but with so little invested I've just been holding on for some good news about their technology or tariffs with China.



I dumped my positions that were in the green for DHT, OMI, & ORGO to acquire my current MSTR stock, of which, so far it has outperformed the others so I am happy for that decision for now but would definitely like to get back into those securities once I sell off my MSTR in a few weeks.
So cheap, moonshot, and lottery ticket stocks. And levered, to boot. I like your style. :hifive:

With levered MSTR and it's beta of 4 (yes, ****ing 4!) your portfolio must bounce around like a superball. I put it at about a 99.9% chance you haunt /wallstreeetbets on a regular basis.
 
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I always struggle about when to take profits and eat the short-term cap gains. Guide me here people.
"Don't fear the tax man, fear the loss man."

--He who shall not be named, but who just celebrated his 20th anniversary of yelling about stocks on TV
Yeah, that's not guidance. I'm thinking of trimming back the MSTR that I bought for $365/share on a gamble because, well, while I like to gamble, maybe it's time to take the 15% gain in 9 days. I don't know crap about bitcoin so...
Then I have some guidance. Putting your money into something you don't understand is a fool's errand in the long term. So don't give the long term a chance to bite you.

I play the $5 Wheel of Fortune machines in Vegas. Two $20 bills, four spins' worth. If I lose, I walk. If I hit, I walk. I know I'll give it back if I don't.

Sometimes I feel like trades (obviously, not investments) should be viewed similarly. If a volatile instrument has made you some quick money, it probably contains the seeds of its own downfall, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with booking the win. Maybe book just the 15%, if you still have a lust for life. Dude upthread says bitcoin will reach a new high before settling. But you must be nimble, and quick as a hiccup to get out all the profit intact. This is a party where you can't be the last to leave.
 
I always struggle about when to take profits and eat the short-term cap gains. Guide me here people.
"Don't fear the tax man, fear the loss man."

--He who shall not be named, but who just celebrated his 20th anniversary of yelling about stocks on TV
Yeah, that's not guidance. I'm thinking of trimming back the MSTR that I bought for $365/share on a gamble because, well, while I like to gamble, maybe it's time to take the 15% gain in 9 days. I don't know crap about bitcoin so...
Gambling on MSTR really isn't the same as gambling on Bitcoin.
 
My stock investments are in two accounts. Similar strategy for both. One is up over 10% ytd, the other is down 6.5% ytd. Both have 20+ positions and are dominated by Amazon. Both went to about 40% cash to almost fully invested. Amazing that much variance is possible.
 
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It's funny because I did the exact opposite, I deposited into my account and immediately bought more shares of MSTR this morning. :lol:


Maybe I bought yours The Z Machine.
 
BTC appears to be doing its thing at $95,000. Just about 10% short of its record high of $108,000. If it cracks $100,000 then they'll start talking about it on the news and Twitter. My guess is it will reach a record high of about $115,000 to $125,000 before people start taking profits.

People have seen this ride before and know how it goes. Ideally you'd want to buy in a month ago, but with the markets being shaky people are looking for alternate places to put their money and human nature will easily push this thing back to the previous record high of $108,000 and then the fever pitch will launch it to a silly number that will cause a sell off. I know this isn't scientific, but markets are really just feelings anyways. How do people FEEL about the numbers vs what the numbers actually are... you dig?


MSTR is a popular pick if not purchasing some BTC itself and sitting on it.

BTC now up to $97,000. I'm trying to tell you guys something is happening RIGHT NOW.

Would not be surprised if this thing is well over $100,000 this time next week. People have ridden this wave before and the market kind of stinks right now.


We are ripe for a record high. I've been accumulating MSTR. It has a record high of $543. Currently trading at $385.


I assume if BTC hits a record high, then MSTR ought to as well.

We are sitting at $99,000. May as well start treating it like $100,000 because it will probably get there in the next 12 hours.

Peaking at a great time too. Record high is $108,000 and we're only $9,000 off that.


The reason the timing is great is because it's accelerating into the weekend and by Monday morning every news station in America is going to be yammering on about it getting ready to test a new record high.


Then, we as humans will run it up irrationally before we all sell and take our profits. The trick is getting in early so you can be part of the dump. Love this commodity.

BTC got up to $104,800 briefly about 20 minutes ago. At the rate this thing has been growing could get up to $106,000 in the next 12 hours. Global commodity that never stops trading. A lot of bored Americans on Mother's Day, could be the talk of many family dinners.

Still convinced Monday - Tuesday morning every news station in America is talking about BTC reaching it's previous record high and then boom shaka, laka. Volume en masse. I did my part, I bought more. This will be the 3rd or 4th time people have ridden this wave before. I'm out of MSTR (Microstrategy) at $125,000 to $135,000 BTC. I could be underestimating the potential here, but you've gotta have an exit strategy. There's only two things for certain: there will be a pump and there will be a dump.


Look how beautiful the 7D chart looks. It's not to late to get in on this, but it's getting close. A week from not it could all already be over or finishing up. My fear is getting stuck holding MSTR over the weekend and having there be a big dump. I might sell all mine on the 15th or the 16th to avoid just that. Willing to give up a little profit to avoid being handcuffed over the gap.

https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/BTCUSD/?timeframe=7D
 
China USA trade deal reached.

I think this is probably overstating it but whatever, let’s pump these ****ing numbers up!
It would be freaking amazing if there was really a deal in place. Let's hope it's not a pump before a dump.
Ground work for a lot of deescaltion….it will take 12-18 months for a true formal trade deal.

The tariffs got everyone’s attention. It was a blunt force trauma, shock and awe whatever description you want to use.

But it seems like it’s going to work for the long term health of US trade after decades of a ridiculous trade imbalance with several countries.

Glad it’s starting to look like it’s clearly going to work out as we expected. As we posted a month ago history will look back on this violent correction as:

“The Tariff Tantrum”

Let’s get back to fundamentals. And hopefully businesses can now breathe easier and actually begin to plan capital expenditures, hiring etc etc.

The Fed will most likely have much greater clarity and we should see the first cut of 2025 in July.

Moving forward.
 
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China USA trade deal reached.

I think this is probably overstating it but whatever, let’s pump these ****ing numbers up!
It would be freaking amazing if there was really a deal in place. Let's hope it's not a pump before a dump.
Ground work for a lot of deescaltion….it will take 12-18 months for a true formal trade deal.

The tariffs got everyone’s attention. It was a blunt force trauma, shock and awe whatever description you want to use.

But it seems like it’s going to work for the long term health of US trade after decades of a ridiculous trade imbalance with several countries.

Glad it’s starting to look like it’s clearly going to work out as we expected. As we posted a month ago history will look back on this violent correction as:

“The Tariff Tantrum”

Let’s get back to fundamentals. And hopefully businesses can now breathe easier and actually begin to plan capital expenditures, hiring etc etc.

The Fed will most likely have much greater clarity and we should see the first cut of 2025 in July.

Moving forward.
Did so good until that last bit. :p
 
So it's the "trust us it's coming soon" playbook? The tariffs have been torture for retail (my wife works at Target HQ), and they can't act on vague promises of progress.

Let's get back to fundamentals. Tell me the tariff % on Chinese imports, and I'll believe the deal is done.
There is no deal…..they will announce a de-escalation. Trade deals typically take years.

So we simply have to wait to hear the details tomorrow.
 
China USA trade deal reached.

I think this is probably overstating it but whatever, let’s pump these ****ing numbers up!
It would be freaking amazing if there was really a deal in place. Let's hope it's not a pump before a dump.
Ground work for a lot of deescaltion….it will take 12-18 months for a true formal trade deal.

The tariffs got everyone’s attention. It was a blunt force trauma, shock and awe whatever description you want to use.

But it seems like it’s going to work for the long term health of US trade after decades of a ridiculous trade imbalance with several countries.

Glad it’s starting to look like it’s clearly going to work out as we expected. As we posted a month ago history will look back on this violent correction as:

“The Tariff Tantrum”

Let’s get back to fundamentals. And hopefully businesses can now breathe easier and actually begin to plan capital expenditures, hiring etc etc.

The Fed will most likely have much greater clarity and we should see the first cut of 2025 in July.

Moving forward.
I hope you're right, but I have no idea if what evidence you have or history we can reflect on making you this optimistic. It flies in the face of everything we've seen so far.
 
China USA trade deal reached.

I think this is probably overstating it but whatever, let’s pump these ****ing numbers up!
It would be freaking amazing if there was really a deal in place. Let's hope it's not a pump before a dump.
Ground work for a lot of deescaltion….it will take 12-18 months for a true formal trade deal.

The tariffs got everyone’s attention. It was a blunt force trauma, shock and awe whatever description you want to use.

But it seems like it’s going to work for the long term health of US trade after decades of a ridiculous trade imbalance with several countries.

Glad it’s starting to look like it’s clearly going to work out as we expected. As we posted a month ago history will look back on this violent correction as:

“The Tariff Tantrum”

Let’s get back to fundamentals. And hopefully businesses can now breathe easier and actually begin to plan capital expenditures, hiring etc etc.

The Fed will most likely have much greater clarity and we should see the first cut of 2025 in July.

Moving forward.
I hope you're right, but I have no idea if what evidence you have or history we can reflect on making you this optimistic. It flies in the face of everything we've seen so far.
I could see a ratcheting down to 25% both sides across the board based on a handshake over a framework. Then the Chinese agree to buy $X billions more than they were buying (and then wait it out and never make it to their end of the bargain because they just waited until Trump was gone).
 
China USA trade deal reached.

I think this is probably overstating it but whatever, let’s pump these ****ing numbers up!
It would be freaking amazing if there was really a deal in place. Let's hope it's not a pump before a dump.
Ground work for a lot of deescaltion….it will take 12-18 months for a true formal trade deal.

The tariffs got everyone’s attention. It was a blunt force trauma, shock and awe whatever description you want to use.

But it seems like it’s going to work for the long term health of US trade after decades of a ridiculous trade imbalance with several countries.

Glad it’s starting to look like it’s clearly going to work out as we expected. As we posted a month ago history will look back on this violent correction as:

“The Tariff Tantrum”

Let’s get back to fundamentals. And hopefully businesses can now breathe easier and actually begin to plan capital expenditures, hiring etc etc.

The Fed will most likely have much greater clarity and we should see the first cut of 2025 in July.

Moving forward.
I hope you're right, but I have no idea if what evidence you have or history we can reflect on making you this optimistic. It flies in the face of everything we've seen so far.
I could see a ratcheting down to 25% both sides across the board based on a handshake over a framework. Then the Chinese agree to buy $X billions more than they were buying (and then wait it out and never make it to their end of the bargain because they just waited until Trump was gone).
IMO, this is the best we'll get. I don't see anything that will address trade imbalances in a meaningful way though.
 
China USA trade deal reached.

I think this is probably overstating it but whatever, let’s pump these ****ing numbers up!
It would be freaking amazing if there was really a deal in place. Let's hope it's not a pump before a dump.
Ground work for a lot of deescaltion….it will take 12-18 months for a true formal trade deal.

The tariffs got everyone’s attention. It was a blunt force trauma, shock and awe whatever description you want to use.

But it seems like it’s going to work for the long term health of US trade after decades of a ridiculous trade imbalance with several countries.

Glad it’s starting to look like it’s clearly going to work out as we expected. As we posted a month ago history will look back on this violent correction as:

“The Tariff Tantrum”

Let’s get back to fundamentals. And hopefully businesses can now breathe easier and actually begin to plan capital expenditures, hiring etc etc.

The Fed will most likely have much greater clarity and we should see the first cut of 2025 in July.

Moving forward.
I hope you're right, but I have no idea if what evidence you have or history we can reflect on making you this optimistic. It flies in the face of everything we've seen so far.
I could see a ratcheting down to 25% both sides across the board based on a handshake over a framework. Then the Chinese agree to buy $X billions more than they were buying (and then wait it out and never make it to their end of the bargain because they just waited until Trump was gone).
IMO, this is the best we'll get. I don't see anything that will address trade imbalances in a meaningful way though.
A much cheaper dollar will help if the slide continues.
 
SOXL closed Friday at 14.06 after hours. I tried to get in at 14.07 but it opened on think or swim at around 15.20 at 8pm. I’m now trying to get in at 15. It’s at 15.09 right now.
 
In the first week of May 2025, retail investors were actively buying stocks, marking a significant shift from their selling trend in late 2024. Data from JPMorgan indicates that retail traders invested over $2 billion on multiple days during this period, a level achieved only nine times in the past three years, with five occurrences in 2025 alone. Additionally, JPMorgan's proprietary retail sentiment score reached approximately 4.0, the highest on record and surpassing the peak during the 2021 meme-stock frenzy. Wealth Creation Investing+1Business Insider Nederland+1

This surge in retail investment coincided with a recovery in major stock indexes. By May 2, the S&P 500 had recorded its ninth consecutive daily gain, closing above its April 2 level. Wikipedia

In contrast, institutional investors were more cautious during this time. While some institutions increased their stakes in specific stocks like Eli Lilly and GE Vernova, overall, they remained wary due to concerns about market valuations and interest rates. Investor's Business Daily

In summary, the first week of May 2025 saw a notable uptick in retail investor activity, contributing to the market's upward momentum, while institutional investors adopted a more measured approach.


Love seeing retail taking it to the institutions once again.
 
I'm still short the market. But I love Alphabet only because of Waymo. If the market acts like I suspect it will, I'm loading up on Meta and Alphabet. I hate their core products. Facebook and Google search suck so bad it is not worth talking about. If I could leverage my next 50 years of salary to bet against Facebook and Google search, I would. But Instagram and Waymo are super star products. Conglomerate investing has fully pivoted to tech. You've got to own ****ty products to own great ones now.
Personally think YouTube is the Alphabet superstar.
I haven't looked at their P&L but I imagine that YT ad revenue must be showing continued growth.
Youtube rules also. Great point.
 
China USA trade deal reached.

I think this is probably overstating it but whatever, let’s pump these ****ing numbers up!
It would be freaking amazing if there was really a deal in place. Let's hope it's not a pump before a dump.
Ground work for a lot of deescaltion….it will take 12-18 months for a true formal trade deal.

The tariffs got everyone’s attention. It was a blunt force trauma, shock and awe whatever description you want to use.

But it seems like it’s going to work for the long term health of US trade after decades of a ridiculous trade imbalance with several countries.

Glad it’s starting to look like it’s clearly going to work out as we expected. As we posted a month ago history will look back on this violent correction as:

“The Tariff Tantrum”

Let’s get back to fundamentals. And hopefully businesses can now breathe easier and actually begin to plan capital expenditures, hiring etc etc.

The Fed will most likely have much greater clarity and we should see the first cut of 2025 in July.

Moving forward.
Good posting.

I think the absolute pie in the sky scenario is that we tariff China at 10%. The UK non-deal that we call a deal shows that. Do you think that's good for stocks in the short and medium term? I know I'm a doomer, but I don't think that the market has adequately priced in 10% tariffs worldwide. It seems we are reacting to headlines more than facts.

I think I might disagree with you on a cut. We've got many small businesses talking about how they're just now getting shipments that were subject to the initial tariffs. Any reversal is going to take weeks or months to return to normal inventory levels and that's with all American businesses putting orders in at the same time. I don't think I need to talk down to those in this thread about how that's going to increase unemployment and inflation by very definition. Why won't Powell say that he needs to see how the tariff pullback with China impacts the Fed's mandate?
 
SOXL closed Friday at 14.06 after hours. I tried to get in at 14.07 but it opened on think or swim at around 15.20 at 8pm. I’m now trying to get in at 15. It’s at 15.09 right now.

Hashtag super hard ****. This is one of 5 stocks I own. This is great!!


Meanwhile, BTC will also be above $105,000 when I wake up to go to work tomorrow. Could this be the golden age of America?!?!
 

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