Thematic. Prime down. I usually discover the theme earlier than I discover the inventory. My philosophy is that themes are sometimes born quiet and die loud. I attempt to catch them whereas they’re nonetheless discovering their voice. When the music performs, I primarily chase pockets that rhyme with development, momentum, notion shifts, and typically even probably the most absurd narratives (largely AI-related). When the music slows and the tape deteriorates, I do not wait round. I increase money/rotate out, and look ahead to the subsequent setup. A parabolic run could set off the same transfer. Throughout a bull run, you will not discover a lot frequent floor between the deep worth crowd and me. I appreciated the core concepts of deep worth traders, and I briefly adopted that philosophy. Nevertheless, it calls for persistence, and the AI supercycle broke no matter persistence I had left. The market modified, and so did I. My type just isn’t set in stone. I’m largely lengthy when the music is taking part in. When it stops/slows down, I could dabble with shorts by way of put choices, though it’s not my forte. My type is very speculative. I’ve a excessive threat tolerance that almost all rational traders would discover alarming. I don’t have a favourite timeframe. That mentioned, I commerce largely the mid-term and the short-term. I’ve a pathetic low six-digit portfolio, and I think about myself a part of the mid to low finish of the Okay-shaped financial system. It typically drops to the five-digit vary when life has different plans. I have been within the recreation since mid 2024, though my first dabbles with shares (i.e., burning $100 buying and selling accounts in a matter of days) return to the early/mid 2010s. I’ve a B.Sc. in aeronautical engineering and expertise as a guide within the aerospace sector. The latter assertion just isn’t related to my funding type, however I assumed so as to add it for self-indulgent functions. I reside on the fallacious aspect of the Atlantic. The opening bell is my lunch bell. I like astrology, so I’m a follower of technical evaluation (primarily traits and help/resistance/psychological ranges). I additionally take a look at the basics of particular person names, though the theme and the macro usually prevail in my decision-making. I dislike empty fits, high-level BS, deep-level BS (particularly), pointless jargon, and self-indulgent, third-person written introductions with an air of superiority.
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