My portfolio is off to a galloping start in 2026, and I wanted to share my most satisfying trades and my outlook for the year ahead.
​📈 My Star Trade: Micron (MU)
​If there’s one trade that defines my strategy, it’s Micron Technology (MU).
​Performance: A massive +379.26% gain! 🚀
​The Journey: I’ve been holding this since the average cost was $80.16, and seeing it hit $384.21 is incredibly rewarding. It’s been the engine room of my AI-themed pl...

The traders’ task is essentially to reduce. To take all of the moving parts, the three-dimensional, real-world considerations, and reduce them all to a single answer. Is this stock or ETF going up or down?
Ultimately, it’s the same for investors. We understand the imperfect view of the future we have standing in the present, and expect that not all of our choices will be successful. But the aim is to invest in assets that increase in value. Ideally...

Hi mooers!
2026 has just arrived! Welcome back to our monthly Moo Leaderboards!
In January 2026, precious metals experienced significant volatility that many mooers navigated together in our community. We’ve seen some fresh new faces climb onto our January Moo Leaderboards  — many of them are super active mooers in discussing and sharing strategies in precious metals. And, of course, some of our old friends are still here, saying h...

In 2025, Robinhood (HOOD) was a textbook bull run: it rallied from an intrayear low of $29 to a peak of $153, up more than 5x. On top of that, the crypto market was red-hot—Bitcoin broke above $120,000—which gave many people a kind of “crypto conviction,” and that conviction spilled over into Robinhood as well.
But after the New Year, as Bitcoin sold off sharply for multiple sessions in a row, HOOD also suff...

Too many retail traders look at a chart like Top Glove crashing and think, "It’s cheap, I’ll buy now."
But after analyzing thousands of charts over the last decade, I can tell you this: "Cheap" is usually just the calm before the next crash.
If you want to master Momentum Trading, you need to understand Stan Weinstein’s 4 Stages:
1️⃣ Stage 1: Accumulation (Boring / Flat) 😴 → We wait. 2️⃣ Stage 2: Advancing (Uptrend) 🚀 → The Money Zone. This is where we strike. 3️⃣ S...

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Standard option contracts and market structure
Equity options are standardised contracts, with each option typically representing 100 shares of the underlying stock. When you buy or sell a single option contract, you are taking on rights or obligations related to those 100 shares at a predetermined strike price. This standardisation is a cornerstone of the options market, supporting liquidity, transparent pricing, ...