October 9, 2020 

 

Get Irked's Speculation in Play - October 9, 2020

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The Week's Biggest Winner & Loser

Yeti (YETI)

Pandemic-proof outdoor activity equipment maker Yeti (YETI) once again saw investors rush into to buy its stock this week, popping +7.93% and earning Biggest Winner credit.

Pinterest (PINS)

It's always the sign of a good week when the "Biggest Loser" loses less than 1%. Pinterest (PINS) pulled back -0.98% after weeks of outperformance. I wouldn't call it a loser by any stretch, but it is the Biggest Loser for this week, at least.

Portfolio Allocation

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Positions

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Target Position Size

Get Irked - Speculation in Play - Current Holdings - October 9, 2020

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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

Pinterest (PINS)

+600.92%*

1st Buy: 5/16/2019 @ $25.72
Current Per-Share: -($19.35)*

AMD (AMD)

+551.01%*

1st Buy: 1/10/2019 @ $19.54
Current Per-Share: (-$5.14)*

Yeti (YETI)

+502.92%*

1st Buy: 2/26/2019 @ $23.23
Current Per-Share: (-$44.50)*

Virgin Galactic (SPCE)

+216.38%*

1st Buy: 10/31/2019 @ $9.87
Current Per-Share: (-$0.15)*

Twitter (TWTR)

+201.17%*

1st Buy: 10/30/2019 @ $29.79
Current Per-Share: (-$45.02)*

Tradeweb Mkts (TW)

+173.76%

1st Buy: 4/8/2019 @ $39.22
Current Per-Share: $21.47

Carnival Cruise (CCL)

+172.60%*

1st Buy: 3/12/2020 @ $17.25
Current Per-Share: (-1.01)*

Airlines ETF (JETS)

+168.13%*

1st Buy: 5/14/2020 @ $11.30
Current Per-Share: (-$1.26)*

Chevron (CVX)

+36.32%

1st Buy: 3/12/2020 @ $76.94
Current Per-Share: $54.29

General Electric (GE)

+3.84%

1st Buy: 3/6/2020 @ $9.40
Current Per-Share: $6.60

Revolve Group (RVLV)

-12.80%

1st Buy: 6/13/2019 @ $39.06
Current Per-Share: $20.00

SPY 10/23 Put Spreads

-89.95%

Cost: $1.4931
Current Value: $0.15

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

Super-Speculative Basket

Airlines ETF

JETS

Carnival Cruise

CCL

Virgin Galactic

SPCE

What is the Super-Speculative Basket?

The Super Speculative Basket ("Super-Spec") is made up of a handful of stocks so incredibly volatile that I'm uncomfortable giving any of them full allocations even in my Speculation in Play portfolio, instead dividing a single allocation among all of them.

Currently, my Super-Spec stocks are as follows: the Airlines ETF (JETS), Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL), and Virgin Galactic (SPCE). They are listed as a single allocation in the portfolio breakdown chart each week. 

This Week’s Moves

Pinterest (PINS): Profit-Taking

Monday was time for more profit-taking in Pinterest (PINS) when it made another run at its new all-time high, triggering a sell order I had in place at $44.35.

Monday's sale locked in nearly triple (+279.28%) the gains of some of the shares I bought for $15.88 back on March 10. From here, I have no additional sell targets until we see where this high-performer heads next and a buy target at $32.70.

 PINS closed the week at $43.39, down -2.16% from where I sold Monday. 

Want Further Clarification?

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!