Missed Opportunities

I recall doing a lot of research on CWEI. I even highlighted some of my early work, here on the site. The stock has nearly doubled since then.

I was also short JCP from $19. I covered my short in the teens, after making some money, even though I felt the stock would trade to zero.

I was also big into NFLX at $60, before Icahn got in. I kicked it out for a minor profit. After Icahn got into HLF, I bought some of that. And, like NFLX, I sold it too early.

Let’s not forget FTK. I did an immense amount of work on that one, having bought a few million shares in the $1’s. I sold it around 4ish. Now it’s $20+. Had I held it, my life would’ve changed.

Other missed opportunities include TRIP, Z, GSVC, ICEL, PPC, SVU, ULTA, MU, BX, SNE, SOL, YGE, FSLR, NAV, CTRP, DECK, NXPI, CXO, CLR, GWW, CIEN, TEX and FLS.

I am sure I missed a few.

Am I mad at these “missed opportunities?”

Absolutely not.

I know that doesn’t make much sense, especially since some of these gains are outright astronomical. The fact remains, I am incredibly capable of finding winners. I am not talking ordinary 10-20% returns. I’ve been able to swing and miss at multiple 100-500% gainers, over the past ten years. All the while, I’ve been banking coin, steady returns of 20-90% since 2003.

On the upside, I am still young, getting better every day, and we’re in a rip roaring bull market. I am confident that, one of these days, I will have the internal fortitude to see one of these ideas through.

Until then, the “struggle” will continue.

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