To The Moon

Even though it's payed of big time this year, I have had too many eggs in only one basket. Yes if you follow me you know, it's $Rocket Lab USA, Inc.(RKLB)$. But I just had to go all in. I saw the huge potential and just didn't get why it was so insanely cheap. And to be fair, I won't stop buying it. I'd say it's now fairly priced, but given the company's potential over the next five years, it's just going to keep skyrocketing (no pun intended). I've made a lot of money. Because this stock was a unicorn. Not so much now, but I still am resolute that it will double in price next year. But just know, my cost basis on this stock is $4.10, and it's now at $25.50, so when I buy more my safety margin is massive. But it now represents over 50% of my portfolio and it's volatile. So my goal for 2025 is to reduce volatility. I mean when I only had $10k in tiger, my portfolio could go up or down up to $1k in a day. Now my portfolio is worth around $50k some days it can move $10k in a day. I'm not exaggerating guys twice this month it dropped $12k in a single day and I was 15% away from a margin call. 

I have also purchased $SoFi Technologies Inc.(SOFI)$ this year after a lot of DD, a bit late to the party, but I'm up over 100% To date. Speaking of being late really missed the boat on $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ but got in at $64 ish and now it's over $80, can't complain.

In 2025 I will keep buying calls in all 3 of these stocks and excising the leaps as funds allow. But next year for me is about foundations, pouring concrete to stabilise the potential earthquakes that are high growth high volatility stocks.

So I'm going back to my original investment thesis, buying dividend and value stocks like $Main Street Capital(MAIN)$, Hess, Arcc, abr, glad, gain, nep, all high income and high growth dividend stocks. Cash is king, and I don't like selling anything, so a stock that gives me cash is important. This year I hit just over $1000 after tax from dividends, in 2025 I'd like it to be $4,000. Obviously that will not be realised in 2025, but the positions will allow that in 2026.

I will be 55 next year, sick of working for the man. I'm already able to cover about 25% of my expenses with profits from call options mainly. So far, since I joined tiger in April this year, I have only lost on 1 trade, $56 bucks  on an option I had to roll. Everything else has been a winner.

I guess the best lesson I have to share for 2025 is to develop your own winning strategy based on your unique requirements. Test it, adjust, test it again. Implement it, and don't deviate, unless it's not working.

For me that strategy next year is buy call options in only growth stocks, sell some when they are in the money, so I can use the profits to excise some options to increase my position in those growth stocks. But also buy more dividend stocks that SHOW Me the MONEY!

Merry Christmas everyone [Miser]  

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