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SLV is experiencing a significant and rapid price drop, sparking intense debate about market manipulation and the market's reaction to a potentially hawkish Fed outlook. While many view it as a necessary correction and a "buy the dip" opportunity given underlying demand, others are celebrating gains, labeling it a classic pump-and-dump.

SoFi Technologies, Inc. is a financial service platform, which engages in the provision of student loan refinancing options to the private student loan market. It operates through the following segments: Lending, Technology Platform, and Financial Services. The Lending segment offers personal loans, student loans, home loan products, and related servicing activities. The Technology Platform segment focuses on technology products and solutions revenue. The Financial Services segment includes the SoFi Money product, SoFi Invest product, SoFi Credit Card product, SoFi Relay personal finance management product, and other financial services such as lead generation and content for other financial services institutions. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

SoFi Technologies Inc

SoFi Technologies is trending after reporting exceptional financial performance and optimistic future guidance, yet the community is keenly discussing the stock's counterintuitive sell-off, attributing it to market mechanics and expiring options.

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ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas ($KOLD) is trending as it experiences a dramatic decline, mirroring the recent surge in natural gas prices driven by widespread cold weather and winter storms. The community is actively discussing heavy losses and potential manipulation, yet many are aggressively buying dips, anticipating a rebound as warmer forecasts arrive and in anticipation of the upcoming storage report.

Unity Software, Inc. engages in the developing video gaming software. It also provides software solutions to create, run and monetize interactive, real-time two-dimensional and three-dimensional content for mobile phones, tablets, consoles, and augmented and virtual reality devices. Its platform is used by developers, artists, and designers to build content for gaming, film, retail, automotive, architecture, engineering, and construction industries. The company was founded by Joachim Ante and David Helgason in 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Unity Software Inc

Unity Software is trending sharply lower after Google unveiled Project Genie, an experimental AI tool that creates 3D virtual worlds from text prompts, igniting community debate over whether this represents an existential threat or a limited tech demo for the game engine sector.

DraftKings, Inc. is a digital sports entertainment and gaming company, which engages in the provision of online sports betting, online casino, daily fantasy sports product offerings, DraftKings Marketplace, retail sportsbook, media, and other consumer product offerings. The company was founded by Jason D. Robins, Matthew Kalish, and Paul Liberman on December 31, 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

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DraftKings Inc

DraftKings is trending as a sharp debate rages within the investment community over the future of online gambling, fueled by the CFTC chairman's public support for prediction markets which many fear could disrupt the regulated sports betting landscape with tax-advantaged alternatives.

AppLovin Corp. engages in the development and operation of a mobile marketing platform. It offers AppDiscovery, MAX, Adjust, and SparkLabs. Its software-based platform caters to mobile application developers to improve the marketing and monetization of applications. The company was founded by Andrew Karam, John Krystynak, and Adam Foroughi in 2011 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

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Applovin Corp

AppLovin is trending with increased volatility following a short-seller report alleging money laundering, swiftly refuted by the company, sparking community debate on whether the price drop is due to manipulation or presents a buying opportunity ahead of upcoming earnings and a recent analyst upgrade.

Sandisk Corp. engages in the development, manufacture, and provision of storage devices and solutions based on NAND flash technology. Its products include solid state drives, memory cards, and USB flash drives. The company was founded on February 5, 2024 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Sandisk Corp

Sandisk Corp is surging after reporting blowout earnings and strong guidance, driven by robust demand from data centers and AI infrastructure. The community is actively debating massive analyst price target upgrades and potential short squeezes, while others warn of extreme overvaluation after a significant run-up.

Tesla, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of electric vehicles and energy generation and storage systems. It operates through the Automotive and Energy Generation and Storage segments. The Automotive segment includes the design, development, manufacture, sale, and lease of electric vehicles as well as sales of automotive regulatory credits. The Energy Generation and Storage segment is involved in the design, manufacture, installation, sale, and lease of solar energy generation, energy storage products, and related services and sales of solar energy systems incentives. The company was founded by Jeffrey B. Straubel, Elon Reeve Musk, Martin Eberhard, and Marc Tarpenning on July 1, 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Tesla Inc

Tesla is actively trending due to widespread community discussion about a rumored merger with SpaceX and xAI; proponents believe this would unite Elon Musk's ventures and unlock immense value, whereas detractors view it as a dilutive maneuver to divert attention from the company's automotive struggles.

QuantumScape Corp. engages in developing next-generation solid-state lithium-metal batteries. The company’s next-generation batteries are designed to enable greater energy density, faster charging, and enhanced safety to support the transition away from legacy energy sources toward a lower-carbon future. The company was founded by Jagdeep Singh, Tim Holme, and Fritz B. Prinz in May 2010 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

QuantumScape Corp - Ordinary Shares - Class A

QuantumScape Corp

QuantumScape is trending due to strong anticipation for its upcoming Eagle Line inauguration and Q4 earnings, amplified by the strategic board appointment of tech industry veteran Geoffrey Ribar, which is fueling community speculation about accelerated commercialization and potential OEM partnerships in the solid-state battery space.

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ProShares Ultra Silver

ProShares Ultra Silver ($AGQ) is experiencing an extremely volatile and parabolic rally in silver prices, driven by reports of supply shortages, increasing industrial demand for green technologies, and geopolitical tensions. While many bulls anticipate further explosive gains amid short squeeze speculation, a significant portion of the community warns of an unsustainable bubble and a looming sharp correction, drawing parallels to past market manias.

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I recently touted that the easiest investment I ever made was when I made Microsoft my largest position back in 2022. 
 
I got push back from some online, stating this was ‘hindsight bias’- 
 
But the reasons I had such high conviction on this investment, was because I was looking at Microsoft through the lens of what my potential ‘Sources of Returns’ were. 
 
Let’s look at the history of MSFT. 
 
From January of 2000 to 2010, MSFT stock declined by -47.7%. (see pic 1) 
 
However, during this time period, EPS grew from $0.89 to $2.13. 
 
That means EPS grew at a compounded annual growth rate of 9.1%! 
 
MSFT also started paying dividends in 2003, with an initial yield of 0.55%- 
 
And grew the dividend at a 7.1% CAGR through 2010. 
 
What does this mean? 
 
Microsoft was providing double digit operational returns (Dividend Yield + Earnings Growth). 
 
But the entire decade of returns was destroyed by multiple contraction. 
 
The P/E multiple for MSFT was well over 50 at multiple points in the year 2000. 
 
Buying stocks at an overvaluation can destroy decades of returns. 
 
Compare this to my investment in MSFT over the last 3 years. (see pic 2) 
 
During this time, MSFT has grown EPS at a compounded annual growth rate of 12.7%. 
 
The yield was above 1%, and grew at a near double digit rate. 
 
They were providing a double-digit operational return annually. 
 
But here’s what really made the difference. 
 
MSFT was trading at its lowest PE multiple in over 5 years, at below 25. (see pic 3) 
 
Even if the PE multiple for MSFT remained unchanged- 
 
I would still have gotten: 
 
12.7% returns from EPS growth 
 
Over 1% returns from dividends (plus dividend growth!) 
 
Near 14% returns annually. 
 
But the market realized it’s mispricing of MSFT, and the PE multiple has climbed significantly. 
 
This led to total returns of well over 100% in just a 3 year time period.