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Market Rally Skepticism and Buying Plan

Nov 24, 2025

Summary

The speaker reviews a volatile market rally, questions its durability, and outlines plans for a Tesla hedge, buying strategy, and favored stocks. They highlight strength in Google, skepticism around a broader bottom, and a multi-year disciplined buying plan.

Action Items

    • Increase public account buys to $1,000/week and boost private portfolio weekly buys through Dec 2027
    • Avoid recording on Thanksgiving; send Black Friday sale details via pinned sign-up
    • Monitor crypto stabilization over several weeks to confirm trend before trusting risk-on moves
    • Reassess Tesla hedge timing in late Dec or early Jan based on market conditions

Market Outlook

  • Rally feels like a participation trophy after recent drawdown; skepticism about a true bottom.
  • Crypto stabilized over the weekend, but true stabilization requires several weeks.
  • Bitcoin cycle thesis: potential downside from Thanksgiving to Christmas, recovery post-New Year, longer cycle volatility through next year.
  • Leadership check:
    • Nvidia underperforming on strong index up days; perceived weakness raises questions about a durable rally.
    • Oracle weak, adding to skepticism.
    • Google notably strong with momentum and improving sentiment.

Portfolio and Performance Highlights

  • Public account recovered $92,000 on the day; still below last month’s ~$4M peak.
  • Six current positions with triple-digit gains: Google (102%), Revolve (106%), SoFi (229%), Meta (432%), Elf (878%), Palantir (2,111%).
  • AMD recently dipped below triple-digit gain; expected to recover.
  • Past Tesla position turned $13,000 into $279,000.

Google and AI Developments

  • Analyst initiation: Outperform, $355 target; sees Google as AI and cloud winner with Search, YouTube, and Cloud strengths.
  • Investor risk concerns eased; momentum and perceived lower disruption risk.
  • Gemini 3 Pro ranked top on AI leaderboards, viewed as strong enterprise-ready step.
  • Personal AI usage preference: Mostly Gemini, sometimes Grok.

Salesforce Perspective

  • Expectation that Salesforce will excel in enterprise tools due to ecosystem lock-in and AgentForce direction.
  • Belief in revenue re-acceleration to double digits post-acquisition and with AI agents.
  • View: Do not bet against Benioff; contracts are multi-year with high-quality enterprise customers.

Buying Strategy and Weekly Allocations

  • Prefers buying in a distrusted market; increasing systematic weekly buys through Dec 2027.
  • Education on drawdown frequency:
    • 1% drops: 50–60 times/year; 3%: 7–8; 5%: 3–4; 10%: ~every 1.1 years; 15%: every 2 years; 20%: every 3.5 years; 25%: every 5–7 years.
  • Philosophy: Buy aggressively on 20%+ market declines.

If Tesla Hedge Sold Today: Target Buys

  • Adobe: Forward P/E ~17; double-digit EPS and revenue growth; high margins; sticky subscriptions; buy $10K.
  • Salesforce (CRM): Potential revenue re-acceleration with acquisition and AgentForce; forward P/E ~27; buy $10K.
  • Amazon: Forward P/E just over 30; double-digit EPS and revenue growth; asset-heavy with low margins is normal; path to $1T+ annual revenue within ~3 years; buy $10K.
  • Cheesecake Factory (CAKE): Forward P/E ~10; long runway for North Italia and Flower Child; expected double-digit EPS growth; buy $10K.
  • Celsius: Two-year forward P/E ~23; high growth; on path to beverage giant.
  • Elf Beauty: Two-year forward P/E under 20; strong growth trajectory; on path to cosmetics giant.

Tesla Hedge Plan

  • Base plan: Cash out in Q1 2026.
  • Flexibility: If December is weak, could exit late December or early January; if market stable or rising, hold deeper into Q1 for insurance.

Personal Spending Philosophy

  • Invests heavily but also spends to support jobs and economy; avoids scarcity mindset.
  • Examples: Paying cash for a Model X, tipping generously, funding a $5M home build.
  • Emphasis on abundance mindset for entrepreneurs and investors.

Promotions and Logistics

  • Three days until Black Friday “thousand X” sale; sign up via pinned comment to receive deal.
  • No video on Thanksgiving; sale notifications will be sent.
  • Steel membership card will be mailed with the 2025 edition upon purchase.

Decisions

  • Increase weekly buys across accounts through Dec 2027.
  • Maintain skepticism about near-term market bottom until January.
  • Keep Tesla hedge as portfolio insurance unless market weakens notably.

Open Questions

  • Will crypto stabilize beyond several weeks to confirm a durable risk-on environment?
  • Will Nvidia’s underperformance persist, signaling fragility in the rally?
  • Will Salesforce achieve revenue re-acceleration to double digits as expected?
  • Timing of Tesla hedge exit if December market volatility increases?

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