I’m up 15% YTD Absolutely nothing flashy in a hot market, but I’m highlighting this because I want to do a few things: 1. Be more transparent 2. Show what happens when you break rules and when you follow rules Notice the huge random downswing? Breaking my rules. I personally don’t like to buy stocks that are downtrending (there are very few exceptions), but I had that drawdown because I invested in what I believed to be undervalued companies (software). The issue? Market doesn’t care what you think. I then started to recover and recently in a more accelerated way. The reason? Following my methodology. Fundamentals AND momentum. And I’m not being super reckless with my account, either. We’re not talking about 40% downswings. It’s relatively controlled. One of the biggest things that helped my performance? Following my OWN weekly watchlists and having conviction in it. Make a plan, stick to it if it works. Be careful in the meantime. That’s it. My own deep dives on my Substack have helped a lot as well. They helped identify strong companies and why they’re strong. I hope I’ve helped out others in the process! Btw, I’m not saying buying and holding strong companies doesn’t work. You just gotta identify which strong company is worth your money now and which isn’t.

Weekly Compass #17 is out on Substack. - This week I’m watching Broadcom $AVGO earnings - Akamai’s $AKAM AI re-rating - Microsoft’s $MSFT breakout - Constellation Software’s $CSU rebound potential - A data center hardware winner - A high-risk earnings trade with $PL - Multiple AI optics/bottleneck plays - A small-cap semiconductor setup $SIVE - Plus quick updates on last week’s winners.