Prudence is a virtue--with your money. It never hurts to take a profit. Bulls and bears make money, but hogs (pigs) get slaughtered. That old saying may surprise some young investors. These are core beliefs.
Back in January he called to take profits in GS. Some admonished him for this, but it pays to be prudent, not greedy. Less than a month later, GS swiftly fell below $40. Given his call, he is hated on the Reddit short-selling forum who considered selling GS a sin.
Another meme stock. He believes in taking profits, being prudent with your money, even though the Redditters hate him for selling any of these meme stocks. Stocks are not a game and, yes, he understands risk. Bulls and bears make money, but pigs get slaughtered.
Last week they reported a fine quarter and he expected shares to spike. It didn't. Yes, there's a rotation favouring reopenings, but this is ridiculous. Cybersecurity is now a huge issue. We've seen ransomware attacks on Colonial Pipeline, for example. CRWD reported strong top- and bottom-line beats last quarter with 74% annual recurring revenue growth and they raised their full-year forecast. This industry is amazing.
The weakness of Tether and cryptocurrencies Many smart people point to a weakness in the crypto ecosystem: Tether. Tether has grown to become the third-biggest crypto. It's a key source of liquidity for the entire crypto ecosystem. It's pegged to the US dollar, accounting to 14% of all crypto trades in the past 24 hours. However, Tether's parent company has been banned to do business in New York state (where the NYSE is). Now, he is a huge believer in cryptos and he advises investing 5% of your portfolio in cryptos. He owns them. However, Tether claims to be backed by real assets--real currencies held in their reserves, according to their literature a few years ago, but more recently they changed that to include third-party sources. Meanwhile, they were investigated by the New York Attorney General in connection with their sister company, the Bitfinex trading platform. They settled this suit last February, and Tether has since explained (minimally) their sources of reserves. Only 3.87% of their reserves are cash, based on their recent one-page disclosure. He urges Tether to give investors more details behind this reserve breakdown. If there's ever a problem with their reserves, Tether can unravel quickly or if China shuts down their shadow crypto economy, or if the US authorities uncover further issues.
It's been stuck in a rut this year as Wall Street views this as, well, stuck, as the economy reopens. He disagrees. Videogames won't disappear and are here to stay. These games are amazing and have staying power.