The Rokslide Stock Traders Thread

[Beendare]

META tanking today almost 10% on the thought they are spending too much on AI.

If I didn't already own a ton of it, I would be buying.

I look at it this way; They have a HUGE built in customer base that is growing and they rake in money with a 40% profit margin that almost unaffected by peripheral stuff like tariffs. It's no wonder they can throw money at AI- they literally print money. It's a company I want to own long term.

 

[eddielasvegas]

I hope there are no members on this thread living off the MSTY dividend cuz you might be eatin' Ramen for a while.

I went in earlier this year with eyes wide open on it knowing full well the DIV was not likely sustainable.

However, just maybe it will regain some upward momentum if BTC gets back on track to $120k and higher.

IMHO, this will the test for MSTY and if it goes to zero and the only people to make money are those managing the fund. It just might end up being a legal Bernie Madoff special.


Eddie

 

[CorbLand]

I hope there are no members on this thread living off the MSTY dividend cuz you might be eatin' Ramen for a while.

I went in earlier this year with eyes wide open on it knowing full well the DIV was not likely sustainable.

However, just maybe it will regain some upward momentum if BTC gets back on track to $120k and higher.

IMHO, this will the test for MSTY and if it goes to zero and the only people to make money are those managing the fund. It just might end up being a legal Bernie Madoff special.


Eddie

Feeling pretty good that I only bought 5 shares of it.

 

[eddielasvegas]

Feeling pretty good that I only bought 5 shares of it.

I did not "back up the truck" as they say, but I have just a few more shares.

I also have kept what cash has been paid out and did not go the DRIP route.

On a related note, I will be a bit bummed if STRK does not meet its bond obligation.


Eddie

 

[cubdriver84d]

Glad my AMZN limit order hit before close.

 

[aftriathlete]

I did not "back up the truck" as they say, but I have just a few more shares.

I also have kept what cash has been paid out and did not go the DRIP route.

On a related note, I will be a bit bummed if STRK does not meet its bond obligation.


Eddie

I have enough shares that I'm not enjoying this uncontrolled freefall either. I raised the flag on it on here maybe 2 months ago and got blowback from guys that were still believers, so I held onto it since then, resulting in being even further in the red.

 

[CorbLand]

I did not "back up the truck" as they say, but I have just a few more shares.

I also have kept what cash has been paid out and did not go the DRIP route.

On a related note, I will be a bit bummed if STRK does not meet its bond obligation.


Eddie

I technically have 7.5 but I reinvested the dividend. My plan was to buy a small amount and just let it grow. Reduced my risk if it failed, while providing me some up side if it went ballistic.

 

[WiscoHoundsman]

I set a stop loss on my MSTY at $10 to control losses. I’m just hoping it can hang in the $10-12 range long enough to get close to breaking even.

 

[eddielasvegas]

I technically have 7.5 but I reinvested the dividend. My plan was to buy a small amount and just let it grow. Reduced my risk if it failed, while providing me some up side if it went ballistic.

That's a lot of growing starting with five shares.


Eddie

 

[HuntHarder]

META tanking today almost 10% on the thought they are spending too much on AI.

If I didn't already own a ton of it, I would be buying.

I look at it this way; They have a HUGE built in customer base that is growing and they rake in money with a 40% profit margin that almost unaffected by peripheral stuff like tariffs. It's no wonder they can throw money at AI- they literally print money. It's a company I want to own long term.

I added to my META today with a similar thought process of yours. I only had 40 shares, but added another 20 today.

 

[NDGuy]

I added to my META today with a similar thought process of yours. I only had 40 shares, but added another 20 today.

META is a money printer, long term holder.

 

[Historybuff]

Microstrategy reported $2.8 billion profit in Q3. I bought a bunch more mstr yesterday and I'm still riding msty hard. Never invest what you can't afford to lose.

 

[Pharmseller]

Holy moly today is starting out nicely.

 

[LFC911]

META is a money printer, long term holder.

Just bought another 28 shares

 

[jlw0142]

Holy moly today is starting out nicely.

Should’ve bought more ALAB - it’s on a nice 20% run. Again, good call!


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[Beendare]

I added to my META today with a similar thought process of yours. I only had 40 shares, but added another 20 today.

I'm hoping my investment thesis is sound. Meta did this a few years ago- spent a bunch of money on something else, [I can't remember what it was] missed earning projections and the stock dumped. Zuck said oops, we will reign it in and the stock came back.

My bet is that part of their AI spend is data centers- which are a necessity in their biz. Do they need to spend like a drunken sailor on it is the question. I'm holding and think it's a good buy in point.

A couple recent buys are off a few %- MGM and CBRL. I always figure I can't catch the exact bottom on these with end of year tax loss harvesting so I had only bought a 1/3 position looking to buy more over the next month. I think I mentioned as much when I bought them- still no hurry on those 2. MGM a premium brand that will coin $$ when the economy here and in China is better. CBRL will probably be another Bud Light- people have short memories.

 

[CorbLand]

I'm hoping my investment thesis is sound. Meta did this a few years ago- spent a bunch of money on something else, [I can't remember what it was] missed earning projections and the stock dumped. Zuck said oops, we will reign it in and the stock came back.

My bet is that part of their AI spend is data centers- which are a necessity in their biz. Do they need to spend like a drunken sailor on it is the question. I'm holding and think it's a good buy in point.

A couple recent buys are off a few %- MGM and CBRL. I always figure I can't catch the exact bottom on these with end of year tax loss harvesting so I had only bought a 1/3 position looking to buy more over the next month. I think I mentioned as much when I bought them- still no hurry on those 2. MGM a premium brand that will coin $$ when the economy here and in China is better. CBRL will probably be another Bud Light- people have short memories.

Probably the metaverse. They dumped a ton of money on that and it didn’t really pan out. I think they are just too early on it personally.

 

[sodaksooner]

Just bought another 28 shares

Picked up 22 myself.

 

[WiscoHoundsman]

Any one holding onto CAT? It is one quite the run from the April tariff low of around 270 now at 570ish? I had some I rode up for a 20% gain and stopped. Wishing I would have held it longer.

 

[Beendare]

More on Meta- Josh Brown nailed it. Meta rejiggered their AI division 5x this year. Wall Street is thinking they have the wrong strategy. My bet is that it will sag more going into the end of the year giving a better buy point.

MGM- info on Vegas from Zero Hedge. I think this will sag some more going into the end of the year- I still want to own it.

Here are the key Vegas trends to focus on:

• Visitation: Down -8.8% y/y in September, following -7% in August and -12% in July. Convention attendance was especially weak (-19% y/y) due to the calendar shift of Oracle CloudWorld to October. Overall visitation fell -10% y/y.
• Hotel Metrics: Las Vegas Strip RevPAR fell -7.9% y/y, driven by ADR -1.5% and occupancy down 570 bps to 81.3%. Weakness was sharper mid-week.
• Gaming Revenue (GGR): Strip GGR declined -5.5% y/y to $688mn, largely due to a very low baccarat hold (8.5%) versus the two-year average of 16.3%. Adjusting for hold, GGR would have actually grown +2.2% y/y.

Despite falling visitation, gambling trends increased 11% y/y, suggesting operators are attracting higher-spending, gaming-focused visitors over general leisure tourists