2025 Recap: Do You Regret Missing These "Easy Trade" Opportunities?

Tiger_SG
12-27 09:56
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At year-end, let’s review the key investment opportunities from the year based on risk, difficulty, and return.

Did you catch any of them or did they slip through your fingers?

1. Gold Surges 70%, Silver Rushes 170% YTD

Difficulty: ⭐️ Risk: ⭐️⭐️ Return: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Gold began 2025 near a low of around $2,600/oz but surged to a fresh high of $4,500/oz by December. Analysts point to inventory depletion, a collapsing gold–silver ratio, and a structural supply deficit as forces underpinning a long-term bull market for silver. $SPDR Gold ETF(GLD)$ $iShares Silver Trust(SLV)$

2. $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ April Low at $86 to $200+ and $5 Trillion Market Cap

Difficulty: ⭐️ Risk: ⭐️⭐️ Return: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Nvidia dropped as low as $86 per share in April 2025, amid market concerns around AI growth and short-term demand. However, the rebound has been extraordinary, with Nvidia soaring past $200 and crossing the $5 trillion market cap milestone. This dramatic rally underscores how quickly Nvidia can recover as long as the AI momentum persists.

3. Chinese Tech Stocks Revaluations: Alibaba and Tencent

Difficulty: ⭐️⭐️ Risk: ⭐️⭐️ Return: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Chinese tech stocks like Alibaba and Tencent have super low valuations. As market has been saying they are undervalued, who is buying? Alibaba starts its revaluation in 2025 with AI (Qwen) and delivery battles. These stocks at their low points in 2025 offered an opportunity to catch a rising tide of Chinese recovery and DeepSeek shock. $Alibaba(BABA)$ $TENCENT(00700)$

4. AMD Finally Catches Up?

Difficulty: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Risk: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Return: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

From $120 at the start of the year to a peak of $240, $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$ has finally come close to doubling this year. As the No.2 player in the industry, AMD has long been overshadowed by NVIDIA’s stock performance. But this year, the OpenAI-driven investment cycle has finally pulled AMD into the rally.

Does this suggest that as the AI market continues to expand and capex keeps rising, some share of capacity and demand will inevitably flow to AMD?

5. Tesla’s $200 Support Holds Strong and Then New All-Time High

Difficulty: ⭐️⭐️ Risk: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Return: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ dropped below $200 earlier this year amid sales concerns and competition. However, after stabilizing at this level, the stock is now seeing a rebound as new models and robotaxi plans start to take shape.

Each opportunity has its risk but offers tangible upside with a mix of technical and fundamental catalysts that can drive returns into the final months of 2025.

Which opportunities have you spotted, and which ones are you considering before the year ends?

What other trading opportunities have you missed?

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2025 Recap: Which Opportunities Do You Regret Missing the Most?
2025 came to a close with global markets swinging between political shocks and technological breakthroughs. Trump’s return reignited policy uncertainty, AI competition reshaped capital allocation, gold rewrote history, and megacaps expanded the limits of imagination. Markets trembled under tariff threats — yet celebrated amid an unprecedented computing boom. Which event truly defines 2025 in your view? What trade taught you the most this year?
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  • Shyon
    12-27 17:04
    Shyon
    Looking back at 2025, I missed the precious metals rally and AMD’s catch-up move. Gold, silver, and AMD all benefited from strong macro and AI-driven trends, but I stayed on the sidelines and underestimated how quickly these opportunities would reprice.

    On the bright side, I’m glad I caught the Tesla rebound. The $200 level held firmly, offering an attractive risk–reward setup, and the recovery reinforced the value of stepping in when sentiment is most negative. It also reminded me how important patience is when a long-term thesis remains intact despite short-term noise.

    Overall, the year reminded me that the best opportunities often feel uncomfortable in real time. Going forward, I’ll pay more attention to overlooked themes and secondary beneficiaries, not just the obvious market leaders. At the same time, I’ll stay disciplined on risk, knowing that conviction works best when paired with proper position sizing.

    @Tiger_SG @Tiger_comments @TigerStars

  • koolgal
    12-27 17:37
    koolgal
    🌟🌟🌟"Easy Trades" are the ultimate stock market myth.  They only look obvious in the rear view mirror once the charts are already printed and the millions have been made.  In 2025 it might feel like common sense that Gold would skyrocket or NVIDIA would hit USD 5 Trillion.  But back in April, most of us were sweating over tariffs & recession fears.

    That is why I have invested in $Vanguard Total World Stock ETF(VT)$ as it gives me exposure to over 8,000 stocks globally from the US, China, Europe and Asia.

    When NVIDIA surges, I already own it because it is VT's top holding.

    When Tesla hits new highs? I already have a piece of the action.

    Even China's Big Tech stocks.  They are all part of VT holdings.

    In 2025 VT delivered a return of 21.3%.

    So while everyone is stressing over their missed trades, I am holding VT.  It is the cautious way to own winners without the 2am heart palpitations.

    @Tiger_SG @Tiger_comments @TigerStars @TigerClub @CaptainTiger

  • 北极篂
    12-27 12:02
    北极篂
    如果说 2025 年教会我什么,那就是:机会不会缺,缺的是在不确定中敢于下注、并在趋势确立后坚持的能力。年底复盘,与其纠结错过,不如记住自己为什么会错过。
  • icycrystal
    00:47
    icycrystal
    @SPACE ROCKET @Shyon @Aqa @koolgal @Universe宇宙 @nomadic_m @Barcode @rL @HelenJanet @LMSunshine @Zarkness

    Which opportunities have you spotted, and which ones are you considering before the year ends?

    What other trading opportunities have you missed?

    • koolgal
      Thanks for sharing 😍😍😍
  • icycrystal
    00:46
    icycrystal
    $Alibaba HK SDR 5to1(HBBD.SI)$ missed this opportunity when it was trending low [Facepalm] [Facepalm] [Facepalm] Now I find it's a bit expensive to buy [Cry] [Cry] [Cry]
  • highhand
    12-27 10:56
    highhand
    no regrets..in retrospect, every trade seems easy, that you should have known. but the truth is no one knows the market direction. for e.g. can anyone sat which stock will go up next and buy when. timing the market sounds sexy and smart but it's hard. Best advice is to do your research, manage risk through your allocation, and stock to your plan unless something is fundamentally wrong. hone your skills not think about regret
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