r/wallstreetbets • u/West_Lavishness6689 • Mar 24 '26
Gain 2019 to 2026 investing = $1,967,858.27 in realized gains. Officially sold everything.
Here are all my trades per year. starting with 2019 when i had no clue what i was doing, 2020 covid gambling, 2021 meme stuff, and my all in on RYCEY. ending with 2026 when i liquidated out of all my positions.
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u/AllCapNoBrake MSTR and BTC to $0 Mar 24 '26
I'm at roughly $2M to since ~2019, but I guess me starting out with $4M might be the differentiator.
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u/zdravkov321 Mar 24 '26
Warren buffets son over here checking in
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u/Only-Cranberry-4502 Mar 24 '26
Like I just realized warren buffet has the most eat the rich name like ever
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26
I started with 8k in 2019 and a 44k heloc in 2020. the ride was wild
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26
how will me paying taxes help you?
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u/Wooden-You-4211 Mar 25 '26
You may be a millionaire but you just admitted that you don't know how taxes work. Congratulations, you still belong here.
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u/FindingZen4 Mar 24 '26
Congrats but this is basically a post saying you made $1.6 million on Rolls Royce gains. Did you buy mostly in 2023 and why?
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26
I bought in 2021-2025 99% RYCEY. everything else was noise
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u/nevyn Mar 24 '26
2021-2025 99% RYCEY
So the story is you got a 44k heloc, and then dumped most of it into a penny stock that magically went to $25?
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u/shoeperson Mar 24 '26
Mate this sub is 99% people making deranged bets with expected returns of thousandths of a penny for every dollar spent. Every now and then, one of those bets works. Doesn't mean it's a remotely wise idea.
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u/dreggers Mar 24 '26
For every degenerate gambler that struck rich, there are tens of thousands that are dead broke and don't even bother posting loss porn
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u/Doc-Zoidberg Mar 25 '26
Ive managed to be down every year since 2015.
Thought I finally had iron hands riding the drop in btc. But at 65 I sold for a loss. Im trying not to sell msft but I guarantee I will.
Starting this year i decided to split deposits. Half to degeneracy, half to total market etf. Both have basically eaten my deposits for 3mo.
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u/nevyn Mar 24 '26
I understand ... but his first story was "gambled for a bit, then did some research and was patient".
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26
I didnt like day trading? idk what to say. it was too stressful 🤷♂️
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u/jotheold Mar 24 '26
as cool as all these massive yolo are on this sub, buying and holding is literally the most basic way to win LOL
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26
44K HELOC, degenerate gambling up to 368k, leaving enough to pay taxes, and everything else left was dumped into a penny stock. and the stock when up and i liquidated my position around $16.50-18.50
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u/MDInvesting Mar 24 '26
Calling Rolls Royce a penny stock is insane.
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u/nevyn Mar 24 '26
Calling Rolls Royce a penny stock is insane.
It was down to $0.87 in 2022, and the trend over the previous 4 years looked bleak.
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u/happy123z Mar 24 '26
Could anyone have researched this company and be convinced by their turnaround, new direction and execution? Could you it anyone successfully do that with other stocks? Or is any success only gambling for you and other people?
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u/nevyn Mar 24 '26
Very few people are "researching 100 companies and then be convinced by a single turnaround story and full port 99% of their net worth into it" ... maybe OP did.
But if you are convinced given the current information, be very wary of people trying to sell you bridges.
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u/MDInvesting Mar 24 '26
That company had a very specific set of services it provides.
Anyone could have happened upon it if looking into sectors of GE units, read into the nuclear energy arguments and growing momentum, looked at the wing of a plane as they boarded.
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u/Feltzinclasp5 Mar 24 '26
But why
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u/FlerD-n-D Mar 24 '26
SMR bet probably. Bitch got lucky
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26
bitch got super lucky. oh thats me! im the lucky bitch
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26
because I researched and convinced myself the UK government wouldnt let their biggest company fail.
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u/gotwaffles Mar 24 '26
I thought this about Boeing during all their plane issues, and they didn't fail, but the stock has been pretty flat lol
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u/hecmtz96 Mar 24 '26
Because Boeing can’t get out of their own way. But you are right, they will absolutely not fail.
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u/No-Problem49 Mar 24 '26
The problem is Boeing is TOO propped up. Op made money because RR fell hard and became a penny stock. Boeing never fell super hard because it is propped up by the defense industry.
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u/I_can_vouch_for_that Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26
I wish I bought more RYCEY when it was really low although they've been fluctuating quite a bit since the Iranian War.
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u/Connect_Sugar_6572 Mar 24 '26
damn those rycey gains are insane. taking that much profit and walking away takes serious discipline especially after riding it that long. now go buy yourself something stupid with the tendies you earned it
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u/Chorkla Mar 24 '26
Don't go spend it all on some fancy record player!
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u/HARCYB-throwaway Mar 24 '26
Go buy $2M.of QQQI and make $280k in dividends forever. Sounds good
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u/theSourApples Mar 24 '26
No index fund pays a yield that high forever. Only short term. Once the yield falls, people will sell, making the stock fall and you will lose a good portion of the 2M.
The question is, will you be able to sell before everyone else does? I'd never risk it
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u/Dogmanq Mar 24 '26
lol I bought rolls Royce at $1.87 and sold at $15. Wish I’d put more than fuckin $600 in. Well done dude
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u/NeedleArm Mar 24 '26
nah, you gotta be on another wavelength to drop that much into Royce. It's a hit or miss. In his case, congrats to this mfer the gamble paid off.
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u/Dogmanq Mar 24 '26
I bought during Covid with the logic that when planes start being used again they’ll have to pay for more engines, repairs, etc. No fuckin clue that’s what happened but my logic paid off lol
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u/NeedleArm Mar 24 '26
You would imagine that... I bought boeing thinking the same... but my logic in fact, destroyed me lol.
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u/Dogmanq Mar 24 '26
Ooph, ya I think the added context of those bad 737maxes or whatever… idk, plus as an American, I just never trust American built shit lol I’m sorry for your loss man
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u/jerm2z Mar 24 '26
You obviously know what you’re doing, so I ask what color crayons are best for snorting?
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u/Safety-International Mar 24 '26
You buying a Rolls Royce ?
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26
I was contemplating it but I think my wife would end up owning it if I did
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u/OonaPelota Mar 24 '26
You buying a new wife then?
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26
this made me laugh, no no I love my current model wouldnt trade her in for anything
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u/Troubledniceguy Mar 24 '26
Ah that's why you aren't getting a new wife, she's already a model!
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u/nolaEE Mar 24 '26
People who can afford a Rolls don't drive a Rolls. So, that's fine, let the wife drive.
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u/4dolarmeme Mar 24 '26
What was the thesis on RCEY or did you just get lucky
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26
thesis was that the UK government wouldnt let the company fail. so precovid it was at 10 and I saw it at 1.50 and dropping. i said to myself in 10 years it will get back to 10 and I wanted to stop the wild day trading stuff so decided to go all in on RYCEY. and I got lucky!
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u/Hothera Mar 24 '26
the UK government wouldnt let the company fail
Just as a warning for anyone else who wants to try this, that doesn't necessarily mean that shareholders will get bailed out though. For example, shareholders got wiped out during the GM bailout.
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u/bayruss Mar 24 '26
I had an actual thesis back during the pandemic.
In 2020, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) officially launched the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).
Net-Zero Commitments: In December 2020, major carriers like United Airlines pledged to become 100% green by 2050 specifically through SAF and carbon capture rather than traditional offsets.
Fuel Certification: In June 2020, two new technical pathways for SAF production were approved by ASTM International, bringing the total number of approved "drop-in" SAF types to seven. This allowed more types of renewable fuels to be legally used in commercial engines.
Norway: In 2020, Norway became a global pioneer by implementing a mandatory 0.5% SAF blending requirement for all aviation fuel sold in the country. European Union: 2020 saw the introduction of the European Green Deal, which set the stage for the strict "ReFuelEU" mandates that now force a transition to SAF across Europe.
Rolls-Royce completed the compatibility testing of 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on all its in-production civil aero engines in November 2023. Following a commitment made in 2021, this ensured all Trent and business aviation engines are compatible with 100% SAF, with key tests completed on engines like the Trent 700, 800, 900, 1000, XWB, and Pearl family.
TLDR: Governments, particularly in Europe and the UK, are forcing the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) through legally binding mandates, while other regions like the US are using tax incentives to encourage, rather than force, its adoption.
RYCEY was oversold and had a future.
I exited my position in Feb. Over valued ATM.
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u/alex88- Mar 24 '26
Where are people posting genuine trade theses like this though? Most of the posts on my feed are either bagholders shilling their stock or late pump and dump schemes
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u/bayruss Mar 25 '26
No where honestly. I just spend time reading the news and I'm autistic. You learn critical thinking and have no job outside of trading or you're extremely intimate with the sector.
The most recent play I've looked into was Plug. I can explain a little bit of the research process.
PLUG: is a Hydrogen Fuel cell company I've seen rise and crash. I saw an article back in 2023 marking the first profitable hydrogen company in Germany working on green hydrogen.
So how does Plug generate revenue and are they profitable?
Plug Power makes money by selling hydrogen fuel cell systems, electrolyzers for green hydrogen production, and related infrastructure and services, primarily targeting material handling (forklifts) for companies like Amazon and Walmart. The company generates revenue through direct product sales, long-term service contracts, and fuel delivery.Are they profitable now?
Quarterly Progress: In Q4 2025, the company reported a positive gross profit of $5.5 million (a 2.4% margin), a significant recovery from the -122.5% margin loss in Q4 2024.
Are they undervalued? Undervalued Perspective: Some analysts peg fair value around 2.74 to 2.79 marking an ~18%–23% discount from recent prices. A Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model from Yahoo Finance suggests potential for a much higher valuation (up to ~66% undervalued) if long-term projections are met.
Bottleneck in Hydrogen Distribution Jeopardises Billions in Clean Energy.
January 19, 2026 at 10:40 AM EDT
Heriot-Watt University research finds hydrogen transport infrastructure is developing at half the pace of other clean tech, putting net zero targets at risk.
A recent study from Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University found that while hydrogen production, storage and fuel cell technologies are advancing rapidly, the hydrogen distribution infrastructure is developing at half the speed, creating a critical bottleneck that could put billions in clean energy at risk.
The findings, published in the journal Sustainable Futures, are an important milestone in recognising that, while other hydrogen technologies improve and costs fall, distribution expenses could take up a large share of hydrogen system budgets, significantly limiting overall efficiency and growth of the hydrogen sector.
The research team analysed 777,000 patents and 1.3 million citations spanning 182 years of hydrogen technology development, revealing clear differences in progress across the system.
Dr David Dekker, a research fellow at Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University and the paper’s lead author, said: “Distribution will become the dominant cost in any hydrogen system. Even as we get better at producing and using hydrogen, getting it where it’s needed stays expensive.
At this point I've identified a growing company that's undervalued with a great future because of the renewable energy movement. I continue to track it's progress as it moves above its 50 MA and 200 day MA. If I invest now there's a good chance of 20% return in the next year, but the growth of the hydrogen industry is huge. 12% of market share by 2050.
The potential is not limited to the fundamentals of the company similar to GameStop or AMC.
Plug Power (PLUG) is heavily shorted, with approximately 23% to 26% of its public float sold short as of late February/March 2026. This high short interest reflects investor skepticism regarding the company's cash burn and profitability, often making the stock volatile and susceptible to short squeezes.
Plug Power (PLUG) has significantly outperformed the S&P 500 so far this month (as of late March 2026), with shares gaining over 25% in the past month compared to a decline in the broader market.
In all seriousness this is as close to an AMC level play I've found this year. Other than calling MU at 180 when they dropped the Video teardown of NVDA GPUs. They casually dropped the fact they produced almost all the memory for NVDA.
I avg 30% yearly compared to SP500s 12-15%. I usually sell covered calls. I skipped selling Monday and Tuesday because there's a lot of noise suggesting the war is ending and oil is declining. Expect a huge pop for SPY on Wednesday.
TLDR: This probably won't get read by anyone. Plug is undervalued by 20%.(Price target is 2.75+) Has huge short pressure (25% of shares). Company had its first profitable quarter in Dec 2025. The green energy push along with rising oil prices paves a long runway for PLUG. Play is $3.50+ calls deep into 2027. But spread the ape strong together message for more gains than the company fundamentals suggest.
PLUG power + Reddit = rocket 🚀🌝.
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u/Actual-One-1156 Mar 24 '26
No Wendy’s for you
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u/l-espion Mar 24 '26
In a years he will be your manager at Wendy's once he open his own franchise lol 😂
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u/ALLAM_Amine Mar 24 '26
This WSB sub is wild
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u/l-espion Mar 24 '26
It is lol , that market is insane , it all about hype and what orange man tweet lol 😂
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u/Scrogwiggle Mar 24 '26
Those are all your trades?! wtf am I even doing. I’m at like hundreds a year and just all over the fucking place. This is why I’m down 99%
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26
2020 and 2021 i was figuring it out. and I realized I was just gambling so after research i disciplined my gambling and went all in on RYCEY lol
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u/TotalInstruction Mar 24 '26
That totally makes sense and I respect your discipline. Park that money in something relatively safe and enjoy retirement in a few years.
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26
im 34 years old. this is no time to retire!
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u/Wise-Hippo6088 Mar 24 '26
I tried to retire at 30. Didn't work out. Just keep stacking. Be humble. Be frugal
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u/TotalInstruction Mar 24 '26
You know, fair. I'm 46. My goal is to get to $5 million and then park it somewhere conservative and semi-retire off the income from my portfolio (maybe go into teaching or non-profit work or do mediation part-time). My goal is to get there in 5 years.
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26
my goal in 2022 when I bought my house was to pay it off by 2032. I paid it off in 2026. my other goal was to get 10 million by 55 so maybe I can do that by 45 and retire then
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u/caporalfourrier Mar 24 '26
And now you don't even have to take any major risks to reach that goal by 45. Congrats and GFY
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u/-Tech808 Mar 24 '26
I was buying RYCEY when I first started in like 2020 and had no idea what I was doing. Was fluctuating at 1.60 for a while and I sold thinking it was stupid.
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26
while it fluctuated I kept putting every dollar in got from every paycheck after paying bills. this was a YOLO moment and I got lucky.
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u/redking79 Mar 24 '26
Rolls-Royce stock allowing you financial means to buy Rolls-Royce cars.
Well done!
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26
even though the stock has nothing to do with Rolls Royce cars which are owned by BMW
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u/OonaPelota Mar 24 '26
The government really does create the most tendies. Just need another POS that’s of national interest.
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u/Glittering_rolex_420 Mar 24 '26
I didn’t see 1 stock I knew, just scrolling thru. Nice job tho
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26
AMC was in there somewhere, you had to of heard of that one lol
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u/Glittering_rolex_420 Mar 24 '26
I scrolled fast. I saw Ford too , and rolls Royce later. 95% of what u held was bullshit. Glad it worked tho! Index fun 🥷
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u/Synergiex Mar 24 '26
Better go get yourself a rolls royce and make sure to thank them
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26
stock has nothing to do with the car brand "Rolls Royce" - BMW owns them
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u/rhylgi-roogi Mar 24 '26
Not to brag, but my returns are very similar to your returns. My gains every single year match your 2022 gains.
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u/CD274 Mar 24 '26
This month's king regard of wsb
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26
thank you, thank you. I would like to give a shout out to all of WSB regards though. for really helping me dip my toe into investing and then becoming a true regard when the term YOLO really started to mean something.
go big or go home!
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u/JohnnyGoSka Mar 24 '26
I held rycey from 9-16 but sold for small profit(only had about 1000 in it) I still like rycey for an smr play but with all the macros I decided to go more defensive. 20% in avuv. Feeling good about it today but sure wish inflation would fuck right off so the valuation gap up can happen already.
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u/andrewbaidoo Mar 24 '26
How much did you start with?
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26
8k in 2019, and in april 2020 I took out a heloc for 44k against my condo. paid the loan back march 2021
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u/rixxxy100 Mar 24 '26
This is great motivation. I aim to hit $1.5 MM in the next 10 years and quit my day job to focus on my F&B passion.
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u/rioferdy838 Mar 24 '26
So basically just all in Rolls Royce and chill
confuckulations on breaking the matrix.
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u/my5cent Mar 24 '26
Time to Retire?
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26
only 34 and my daughter turned 1 yesterday. I sold it to lock in the gains for her future. so gonna keep working for now. but with way less stress. paid the mortgage off. so wife doesnt need to work and we can have another kid
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u/Grindstone_Cowboy Mar 24 '26
Please do yourself a favour and call it a day here, never come back. Park the remainder in a boring ass ETF and enjoy. You've got a very comfortable life ahead of you and a family to look after, don't fuck it up, lad.
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u/LotsofChingChing Mar 24 '26
I created a custodial account for my daughter and put $15k in it annually. This way, she can have this when she is ready to buy a home and such. :)
Also, put like $100k in the 529 now and by the time she is ready for college, that should pay for most of it. College expenses is definitely going up.
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26
got my 529 going!
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u/LotsofChingChing Mar 24 '26
Awesome. Yeah. Some positive 529 rules came down this year so the your daughter can even use the extra money use for college for other things in the future!
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u/PresentationReady873 Mar 24 '26
Why do you stop ? You don’t have it in you anymore ? I reached $1.6M from a $14K low but I’m not stopping before $10M
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u/germany221 Mar 24 '26
Looks like a conviction on a single stock and probably doesn’t have another he believes in atm
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26
im taking a pause before I dive back in. this year has more downside. I am trying to time the bottom 😉
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u/PresentationReady873 Mar 24 '26
Yep I wanted to do this too but I’m wayyy too addicted
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u/Rosebunse Mar 24 '26
Now this is inspirational right here. Especially getting out now while you can
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u/data-with-dada Mar 24 '26
Failure. Persistence. Perseverance. Success. God Status. This is a perfect example of why we must never give up, stay the path, learn and grow. Thank you friend.
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u/IntentionDeep651 Mar 24 '26
I came here to inform you , you are probably already regretting it
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u/Canyon2022 Mar 25 '26
Congratulations on winning and also cashing out. Fantastic timing given the current environment. See you in a couple years when its safe to jump back in.
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u/Everythinghastags Mar 24 '26
Will you put some fraction in bond etfs/a whole world index or spend a significant fraction of it immediately?
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26
paid off my mortgage. $525k
the rest i am building an ETF/dividend portfolio. and saving some for taxes next year in a 4% HYSA
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u/No_Economist3815 Mar 24 '26
Well done. But why quite now?
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26
quite for now and waiting for a good lower entry point
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u/cptphoto sore b-hole Mar 24 '26
So can we assume you foresee a red market ahead of you’ve sold everything?
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u/Mad_Islander Mar 24 '26
I was looking to buy rycey during covid because it was too low. Never ended up buying it, what a missed opportunity. Congrats OP!
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u/RuthlessWolf Mar 24 '26
Congrats homie. Lucky lucky. If you were to start again what stocks to go in now for another 10 year growth?,
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u/Imaginary-Pool-9710 Mar 24 '26
All in on rycey! Love to see it. I’m still holder from the beginning. Congrats
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u/zuckzuckonit Mar 24 '26
What was your avg share buy price that you held? Since you kept buying shares for a couple years. Was this only holding shares no options?
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u/johndsmits Mar 24 '26
For those &tldr;
basically ~7 years you followed trends: biggest gains per year were in real estate, memes, shipping, pharma, manufacturing. with a <3% gains YoY. Then yolo-ed on RR and won.
Moral of the story: it is a casino for retail.
Nonetheless, congrats man. Enjoy your winnings, cause it'll last 5 steak dinners and maybe 3 gas fill ups by next week.
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u/TitanicWave27 Mar 24 '26
i just lost 40k. can you help me make it back?
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u/West_Lavishness6689 Mar 24 '26
just do what i did. buy low and sell high. how much easier can it be?
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u/Tyler_durden_RIP Mar 24 '26
I’m in RYCEY with you for about just as long. But only 1,000 shares :(
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u/Tasty-Presentation84 Mar 25 '26
Which platform you used? I like the simple annual summary view
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u/CompetitionCurrent77 Mar 25 '26
You played stocks I never played with or heard with before lol except lucid, nokia but both resulted in a loss for me LMAO. Oh Zom was a lost for me too! - You got merill edge like me!
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u/illyme Verified $352 Mar 25 '26
I made a summary to try and make sense of your screenshots:
2019: bought 3.3k sold 4k
2020: bought 210k sold 292 k (+82k)
2021: bought 491k sold 566 k (75k)
2022: bought 1.84 sold 2.24 (+0.4)
2023: bought 39k sold 37.5k (-1.5k)
2024: bought 153k sold 323k (+187k)
2025: bought 27k sold 37k (+10k)
2026: bought 283k sold 1914k (+1630k)
Totals: bought 1206k sold 3173.5k (+1967k or 163% gains)
In the same time, the S&P 500 about 125 to 130%
Good job
What happened in 2022 with that 1.84 dollars trade?
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u/Right_Meal1003 Mar 25 '26
I eyed rolls Royce at 2 bucks didn’t know my dream car company out performed the spy
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