is always a bad sign. I feel like we are having intelligent conversations and making buys based on valid chart patterns and trendlines and what not. But are we smart or are we just the same as those “yahoos” out there buying momo stocks?
I look at my portfolio and see lots of green and see lots of up stocks and I feel comfort. That is bad.
The test will come when the market reverses. Will our rules get us out while “yahoos” pray for a comeback. Andy is very good with stop losses, many of mine are mental.
I agree with the no FOMO buying. However, unlike the Nov 2021 market peak, the market is pushing up the stocks that actually do have positive EBITDA and earnings growth. 3 years ago, SaaS stocks with negative earnings and 30x P/S ratios were tripling and quadrupling.
Fundamentals still matter to me. PLTR is an avoid for me at 60x P/S ratio, and so is CAVA at 238 F/PE.
But I’m comfortable holding things like FOUR at 23 F/PE growing EPS at 65% YoY. That gives it a PEG ratio well below 1.
There’s many ways to skin a cat, to use an old saying. Using verticals is one way to approach a ticker you love but love is fleeting, so approaching for a shorter time frame with even as short as a week or two (I’ve been trying to get more consistent at 30-45 DTE). But you are correct, just playing momo.
Such plays also give you a fixed risk. Not perfect but pays the mortgage. Just a thought for your spare time.
I have both PLTR and CAVA. Have just been through this with LLY. Very high PE stock with excellent growth prospects that crashes.
Excellent growth prospects attracts investors. But heavy investment in growth capacity limits earnings and drives up PE.
If you manage to get a 10 to 20% gain that lasts for a year for long term cap gains it’s a winner to me. But yes, bad news as RFK Jr, can make for a plunge.