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Gainersđ & Losersđ
Our Biggest Gainers & Losers of the Day in the $100,000 Build Portfolio
For the 29th August 2024:
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No prizes for guessing my biggest loser today.
Nvidia played out almost exactly as we expected & my plan stays mostly unchanged. If you missed the deep dive on the Nvidia drop you can read it here.
Price fell at market open. Recovered a little before an aggressive sell off in the last few hours of the day. Iâm a little surprised (disappointed?) we didnât see a 10%+ drop, if Iâm honest.
Nvidia is my third largest position in the portfolio so if Iâm going to commit even more & buy the dip I want to make sure itâs done with selling off to minimise drawdown & maximise gains.
Nvidia is my third largest positon & a little in the red. I could do with averaging down on the price.
After seeing the volatility today, trading in a range over 6%, Iâd like to see price consolidate & break above the EMA to let me know weâre ready to make a move up again.
And if the dump in Nvidiaâs scared you off completely & youâre either thinking about selling or missing the dip, take a look at the revenue & earnings growth the last few yearsâŚ.
Revenue & earnings (net income) for Nvidia the last few years
I think that speaks for itself. If they can keep even close to that level growth weâll likely see them take the number 1 spot for market cap again.
Iâve also been slowing building my position back up in TQQQ (an index that aims to 3x the returns of the Nasdaq) after taking profits already this month. I buy on the red days which has been helped by Nvidia taking a dive. Thatâs because Nvidia makes up around 8% of the index so theyâve got a pretty heavy influence on performance.
Profits been taken on TQQQ so far
Because itâs an itâs an index I get to buy Nvidia at a lower price while also spreading my risk across lots off other stocks too. If you wanted to de-risk even more more, Iâd look at QQQ which doesnât have any leverage so you can hold over the long term.
Slowly building my position back up in TQQQ
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The rest todayâs losers all have something in common. Can you tell what it is?
Chinese stocks stocks are taking a beating
Theyâre all Chinese stocks. China wonât let me catch a break.
So why are all they all down at once? And does it mean for the portfolio?
First of all, the amount I talk about China & Chinese stocks youâd swear I was all in. But they actually only make up just over 4% of my portfolio.
Iâm happy to build it up to 10% of the portfolio because it is a risk but itâs a risk worth taking, in my opinion.
How much of my portfolio is invested by geography with the average returns. Looks like I should be more worried about IrelandâŚ.
The upside is huge & dividends are delicious. Weâre talking up to 11% dividend yield on some stocks.
And even with them all taking a dive today, all of my positions are still profitable. Some up to 9% in the green.
But they canât all be falling in sync for no reason. Whatâs happening?
Itâs that shaky Chinese economy back at it again.
The International Monetary Fund (an org made of 190 countries to keep track of what everyoneâs up) just slashed its 2024 GDP growth forecast to 4.6% (down from last yearâs 5%).
The real estate market is looking like a fixer-upper. Investment is expected to drop by over 60% which is less than ideal if it comes to fruition.
Consumer prices are actually dropping which tells you domestic spend is falling. Youth unemployment is so bad, theyâve stopped reporting it.
Add to that a yuan thatâs hitting a 16-year low & an aging population, youâd have to a madman to invest in anything China.
Still up over 9% on Agricultural Bank of China despite a 3%+ drop today
Or would you? Could you not be a sensible investor with an appetite for risk?
Hear me out.
This could be the perfect time to get in on the ground floor.
With the market down & the yuan at a 16-year low, stocks are more affordable than ever. You can buy great companies at huge discounts.
And the Chinese government isnât going to sit back & watch it all fall apart. Theyâre rolling out major stimulus measures, interest rate cuts & support for the housing market. Those three things should be enough to fuel a rebound.
And donât forget, China is still the worldâs second-largest economy with a huge consumer base & manufacturing capabilities second to none.
Thereâs a reason most things in your house say âMade in Chinaâ
When the comeback happens youâd of missed out on a good chunk of the gains buying into the FUD (fear, uncertainty & doubt)
If you can stomach the risk, have a long term perspective & use a sensible portion of your portfolio, I think itâs worth a go.
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