I met a former investment banker once. He told me that the greatest asset is time, and it is important to hold long positions to make money. This is by far the best way to invest, and in unstable markets, you should just ride everything out, but for me, I will be buying stocks/ETF's etc. that I will only be holding for short term, so I can still make money when the market is rough. 

 

 

​​Here's what's going on (portfolio and updates):​

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I created my own formula for analyzing stocks. I'll add the formula to the site if it works well. 

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​5/27/25

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I am not using my formula right now because I am not investing in stocks to hold for a long time; I am just trying to navigate the shaky market. I held BRKB for a bit because it held a lot of USA based stocks that probably would not get affected by tariffs (which are making the market really unstable right now), as well as its pretty low beta, meaning that it is not too volatile (the price won't move around as much, so when the market crashes, BRKB won't crash as much). I sold it today because tariffs are affecting stocks that it really shouldn't even be affecting, and it seems like BRKB is just going down every day, even when the market is going up. They're just affecting the market as a whole, so I bought 2 stocks this morning that can still benefit in this crazy time. I bough OXY at $41.19 because there is news that Israel may attack Iran and its oil supply, and OXY mines oil all around the Middle East, but they do not mine in Iran. They may benefit if Iran's oil supply is cut off because they may be relied upon for their oil. I also bought QBTS at $17.50, which is a quantum computing stock. AI and quantum computing are the future of technology. Pretty much every AI company gets parts from Taiwan Semiconductor Company (TSM), which would now face tariffs. QBTS is one of the leaders in quantum computing, and they do not rely on (TSM). Also, quantum computers can be used to train AI models. I was up over 8.5% on BRKB by the time I sold it, I am up 1% on OXY, and I am up 0.3% on QBTS today. 

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6/13/25

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Yesterday night, Israel took out a bunch of Iranian nuclear facilities. Oil prices then shot up. This was the exact reason why I bought OXY (explanation above), and today it went up 3.78%. I will keep holding OXY because it seems like a war can break out from the attack, and it can go up even more. 

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6/30/25

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OXY dropped a bunch after the Israel and Iran ceasefire, but I think that it dropped too much, and Israel's strike on Iran's oil facilities do still have a big impact on oil prices. QBTS also dropped a bunch, but I will keep on holding it because I have read multiple articles about stock analysts believing that QBTS has a lot of upside potential. 

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7/26/25

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I just got back from a trip a few days ago, so I haven't been able to monitor my stocks lately. From the news I've read, Iran still isn't willing to give up their nuclear program, so their can still be more conflict there, making OXY still look like a pretty solid investment. Also, QBTS is gaining more traction from various financial analysts and even Jim Cramer, a host of an investing TV program, so I will keep holding that for now too. QBTS has gone up over 25% since July 1st too.