December 23, 2021

 

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The positions in this portfolio are incredibly risky and extremely volatile.

 

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Get Irked's Speculation in Play - December 23, 2021

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The Week’s Biggest Winner & Loser

Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL)

Now that COVID-19 omicron seems to be less lethal than prior variants, people are rushing to plan vacations and get back to normal as quickly as possible. The entire travel sector, particularly the oversold cruise lines like Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL), saw the biggest benefit. CCL popped +15.97% this week, earning itself the spot of the Week’s Biggest Winner.

Palantir Tech (PLTR)

Following a number of analyst downgrades highlighting potential challenges, black-box tech company Palantir Technology (PLTR) can’t catch a break. Despite a week that saw every other position in this portfolio make at least some gains, PLTR lost -0.68%, landing itself the spot of the Week’s Biggest Loser.

Portfolio Allocation

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Positions

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Target Position Size

Get Irked - Speculation in Play - Current Holdings - December 23, 2021

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Portfolio Breakdown

Get Irked - Year-to-Date Performance - Investments in Play vs. Speculation in Play - 2020 Year-to-Date Performance

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Year-to-Date Performance

Current Position Performance

AMD (AMD)

+820.65%*

1st Buy: 1/10/2019 @ $19.54
Current Per-Share: -($29.02)

Yeti (YETI)

+478.20%*

1st Buy: 2/26/2019 @ $23.23
Current Per-Share: (-$142.16)*

Pinterest (PINS)

+463.63%*

1st Buy: 5/16/2019 @ $25.72
Current Per-Share: -($20.65)*

Virgin Galactic (SPCE)

+245.80%*

1st Buy: 10/31/2019 @ $9.87
Current Per-Share: (-$19.60)*

Carnival Cruise (CCL)

+219.28%

1st Buy: 3/12/2020 @ $17.25
Current Per-Share: $6.64

Tradeweb Mkts (TW)

+208.74%*

1st Buy: 4/8/2019 @ $39.22
Current Per-Share: -($23.59)*

Airlines ETF (JETS)

+179.70%

1st Buy: 5/14/2020 @ $11.30
Current Per-Share: $11.90

Uranium ETF (URA)

+20.60%

1st Buy: 2/23/2021 @ $17.97
Current Per-Share: $20.34

Zillow (Z)

+11.64%

1st Buy: 11/18/2021 @ $57.13
Current Per-Share: $57.13

Las Vegas Sands (LVS)

+7.49%

1st Buy: 8/12/2021 @ $40.50
Current Per-Share: $35.90

Wendy’s (WEN)

-6.18%

1st Buy: 6/9/2021 @ $28.50
Current Per-Share: $24.87

Golden Mine. (AUMN)

-19.47%

1st Buy: 7/29/2021 @ $0.5316
Current Per-Share: $0.4444

Palantir (PLTR)

-21.33%

1st Buy: 2/12/2021 @ $31.50
Current Per-Share: $24.07

DraftKings (DKNG)

-27.35%

1st Buy: 1/29/2021 @ $52.97
Current Per-Share: $40.54

Danimer Sci (DNMR)

-33.69%

1st Buy: 10/20/2021 @ $15.00
Current Per-Share: $13.55

Grow Gen. (GRWG)

-43.73%

1st Buy: 10/30/2020 @ $16.04
Current Per-Share: $24.15

* Indicates a position where the capital investment was sold.
Profit % for * positions = Current Total Profit / Original Capital Investment

This Week’s Moves

Every Little Bit Helps: Dividend Reinvesting 

Even in a speculative portfolio, dividend reinvesting can help take the edge off of waiting patiently for an investment to make its next move. Over the past few weeks, the Speculation in Play portfolio received dividends from a number of its positions: Chevron (CVX) (this position is reflected in the Cash position as it is no longer actively traded), Tradeweb Markets (TW), and Wendy’s (WEN).

Even though these dividends may be small, reinvesting them in the position increases the position size, decreases the per-share cost, and compounds the dividend payout the next time since dividends will be paid next time on the dividend amounts earned this time.

For me, I find dividends to provide solace in down markets where, despite bearish trends, positions can still provide some return, no matter how small. Additionally, when I’m being particularly conservative and unwilling to put money to work, by reinvesting dividends instead of taking the cash payout, I feel like I’m still putting money to work but not needing to make the conscious decision to do so.

While I don’t ever select an investment solely for its dividend, having a dividend-returning stock can definitely ease bearish pains in both short- and long-term portfolio investing.

Have a Happy Holidays, everyone!

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As always, if you have questions about any of my positions or have positions of your own that you’re curious about – feel free to leave a comment below!

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