Here are my latest updates for my core positions, including recent news and a breakdown of the previous days macro economic data. Maybe a couple of interesting news bits and bobs for the general market sprinkled in as a bonus too.
Monday: CLSK and BTC
Tuesday: Tesla
Wednesday: SOFI
Thursday: PayPal
Monday – This Weeks CleanSpark and Bitcoin Update
๐พ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐: 6.98% for CLSK, 7.27% for BTC
๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐: 15% or less but may spike as the asset price rises.
๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐จ:
The good: Iโm not specifically trading this one based on its โโfairโโ valuation like a lot of the stocks Iโm holding. Iโm using it as a leveraged BTC play. That said I do find CLSK the โโbest in classโโ miner and its stock price depends a lot on the price of BTC. Thatโs a roundabout way of saying, should BTC peak in my expected $204K to $280k range, I would expect the โโfairโโ value of CLSK to be between $45 and $120. Iโm sure you can appreciate that is a large range, so make sure you are paying attention to BTC price action.
The bad: The bond market is still utilising an arbitrage play and driving short interest to silly highs.
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๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก๐จ:
Supports:
$8 has a strong volume shelf, $6.80 held price up for a few weeks, and below that we have $6. Would love to be able to more if press fell again, but wouldnโt be thrilled to see $6 again.
Resistance:
$9.30 is a strong volume shelf (The market makers also sit at $9 for max pain this week), $9.44 is the bull market support band.
Highlights:
Strong basing patterns going on here with support for golden bar flow marks, bottom catches and volume shelfs.
Concerns:
Market makers will want to push this one down over the short term.
๐๐ง๐๐ข๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐จ:
Would like to hold most of my current position to at least $20 at the whopper volume shelf. I substantially lowered my cost basis on this over the last few months, which now sits at $10.25. A $20 trim area represents 95% upside for me, and a 159% rise from todayโs price. Canโt complain about taking risk off the table in that area.
I have layered in and out of this stock multiple times and as a result most of the shares I own today are essentially โfreeโโ, but even so I will likely take a big chunk of my position off the table as we approach the mid $20 to $30โs range (Around 75%), even though I think it will go higher if BTC goes parabolic. I talk about it all the time, Iโm not worried about timing tops and bottoms, I just want to get the meat of the move.
I also usually trim any large upside moves that are out of character and book some gains to add back later if we get a substantial drop. If that doesnโt happen, Iโm happy to hold my running position. Never be upset taking profits.
โถ๏ธ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐๐: @Crafty_Trader
๐: @Crafty_Trader
Tuesday – Last Weeks Tesla Update
๐พ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐: 5.16%
๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐: 10% but would love to rotate crypto gains into this one.
๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐จ:
As a car company, price is elevated and over fair value. If we start to price in some of the future products though, things are still very attractive. It’s hard to build models when you don’t have much idea of prices etc. Really want to stress this is a more speculative position for me, and I’m betting Tesla will be very successful in at least 2 of its new sectors. Mainly I’m excited about energy storage, Semi’s, the compact car and FSD (Not including the Taxi)
Price action on this is front running the underlying fundamentals, so expect some volatility.
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๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก๐จ:
Supports:
$220 at the triple bottom and nice volume shelf with a Fib level sitting right below at $213 which has provided a lot of historic support and resistance.
Resistance:
$250 at the large volume shelf, the recent high of $290 that pairs up with prior resistance/support levels could converge with the bull market support bandโฆ which is very chunky and will be tough to break. If we can get into that zone the air gap could push us quickly through it though.
Highlights:
Strong basing patterns going on here with support for golden bar flow marks, bottom catches and volume shelfs.
Concerns:
Earnings. I canโt look at a chart and tell you how earnings will go or how investors will react to it.
๐๐ง๐๐ข๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐จ:
Iโve been adding a lot to this position and honestly, would love to add more. It has fallen a lot further than I had expected but that just meant more opportunity to buy at better prices. Once we start to see some of these new products coming out with more pricing data, I will be able to build more accurate models instead of using a best guess method, which will give me confidence to know when I’m getting a good price and hold a larger position if appropriate.
โถ๏ธ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐๐: @Crafty_Trader
๐: @Crafty_Trader
Wednesday – Last Weeks SOFI Update
๐พ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐: 6.64%.
๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐: 10% up to fair value, would love to rotate crypto gains into this one if it stays low.
๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐จ:
The good:
In my opinion Sofi is still very cheap over a multiyear timeframe but for now my fair value is $16.30 but Iโm willing to pay up to $21 into 2026. The company has been able to pivot and show impressive growth during a rough macro environment. They even managed to move to profitability and have not only re-iterated that they will stay in the green, but they also raised guidance at each subsequent quarterly meeting. I do expect this number to keep getting raised as the company continues to expand its product offering into a rate environment that should help it flourish.
The bad:
The Macro is driving this one. Donโt expect this to change any time soon.
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๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก๐จ:
Supports:
$10.77 at the FIB, $10.22 at prior resistance/support and $9.90 at the FIB and volume shelf.
Resistance:
$11.55 at prior resistance, $12.04 at FIB level and $13:06 at prior support.
Highlights:
The bearish head and shoulders pattern we talked about in the last month did hit its price target at $10 and weโve had a few bottom signals. Iโve been buying shares the whole way down so, silver lining.
Concerns:
Sentiment is cutting this one up, but it has enabled us to build up our share count again. Never thought Iโd be able to trade a bank like this.
๐๐ง๐๐ข๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐จ:
Iโve been adding to this one a lot and Iโve marked that on the chart, alongside my average cost.
โถ๏ธ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐๐: @Crafty_Trader
๐: @Crafty_Trader
Thursday – Two Week Old PayPal Update
๐พ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐: 6.8%
๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐: Max 15% up to $124.
๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐จ:
The good: I still think PayPal is cheap based on todayโs underlying fundamentals and even cheaper if we add in Fastlane and the ADโs business. The CEO has been a huge driving force in pushing this company forward and bringing skills he honed over at Intuit. Products have filtered down the chain at impressive speed and partnerships have been coming thick and fast. Right out of the gate he was able to stabilise the company and is now moving forward with plans that will be very beneficial to margins and the bottom line. The share buy backs have been an excellent use of their monster cash flow and Iโm very excited to see what else he has up his sleeve.
The bad: The company has a very bloated workforce, and trimming would be nice to see in the future. The new honey news is a concern but overall doesnโt affect the financials much, the direct impact will be to the brand.
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๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก๐จ:
Resistance: $64 to $65 will be a decent challenge to crack, a huge volume shelf and a gap fill will trigger some profit taking or investors using the opportunity to exit the stock. Above that $67 on historic support and the gap range its battled with many times will be a tough one unless Macro pushes it higher.
Support: $57 which was the prior double bottom in June and the recent fresh low will offer good support. A fall below here could lead to a lot of panic though, thereโs a big volume gap that drops down to %54 and then $51. Not ideal, but Iโd love to buy their again.
๐๐ง๐๐ข๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐จ:
I wonโt be trimming much of this until we get to my fair value at $124. Volatility is low on this asset so not worth trimming but I have added a lot to this on the swift drop.
I also usually trim any large upside moves that are out of character and book some gains to add back later if we get a substantial drop. If that doesnโt happen, Iโm happy to hold my running position. Never be upset taking profits.
โถ๏ธ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐๐: @Crafty_Trader
๐: @Crafty_Trader
