Ethan Blake 💰 Personal Finance + Investing

🤓 Sharing the money lessons I learned from Wall Street and my MBA
🇺🇸 US-focused personal finance and investing education

[Ethan Blake 💰 Personal Finance + Investing @EthanOnMarkets]

I made my first million at 27. Thought Buffett just had a head start.

I quit my job, rented a place in Manhattan, and told my friends paychecks were for people who couldn’t stomach risk.

One options trade later, I had $8,400 left.

That’s when my landlord emailed about renewing the lease. Two months earlier, I’d been thinking about buying the place.

I’m in my 40s now. I haven’t needed to trade for a living in years. But I still like digging into companies and putting my own money behind an idea.

I’ll use this account to share what I’ve learned, stocks I like, and what I’m willing to pay. All free.

Follow along. You don’t have to agree with my calls. I’ll tell you why I’m making them.

[Ethan Blake 💰 Personal Finance + Investing @EthanOnMarkets]

All trades are posted in WhatsApp.
If you want to join the group, follow me and I’ll DM you.

[Ethan Blake 💰 Personal Finance + Investing @EthanOnMarkets]

Trade plan 9/17:

$AAPL
Break above $337
Watching Sep 25 $345 calls
Target: $344

$NVDA
Break above $217
Watching Sep 25 $225 calls
Target: $223

$AVGO
Break above $350
Watching Sep 25 $365 calls
Target: $360

$PANW
Break above $384
Watching Sep 25 $400 calls
Target: $399

Like and follow for more trade plans.

[Ethan Blake 💰 Personal Finance + Investing @EthanOnMarkets]

Anyone telling you that trading takes 1-2 hours a day is an idiot or dead broke

Those 1-2 hour guys never survive in this market long term

Trading is an endless amount of work:

1. You become profitable on your main setup - Now you have to start adding more entry setups and trading more assets so you can diversify your risk and survive when market conditions change

2. You scale your day trading account and hit liquidity ceilings - Now you have to learn how to swing trade stocks so you can actually keep scaling your capital
You do all of that - Now you're still spending your time refining edge, backtesting, and optimizing systems

Most of you want the lifestyle without putting in the screen time

If you think you're going to make a real living trading 1 hour a day, you will fail

[Ethan Blake 💰 Personal Finance + Investing @EthanOnMarkets]

Stocks that caught my eye today 👀

1. ACN (Accenture) - Strong performance signals robust digital spending

2. ADSK (Autodesk) - Outperforming peers in software sector

3. FTNT (Fortinet) - Rising cybersecurity demand drives growth

4. NOW (ServiceNow) - High demand for workflow automation

5. PANW (Palo Alto Networks) - Strong market confidence in cybersecurity

6. MSFT (Microsoft) - Strategic rotation into software dominance

These stood out to me - did I miss anything? Share your picks below!

[Ethan Blake 💰 Personal Finance + Investing @EthanOnMarkets]

I might be the first one to say this...

$AMD could be the next multi-trillion-dollar AI mega-cap trading well above $1,200.

With revenue up 50% YoY, EPS up 150% YoY, and free cash flow up 170% YoY, it’s hard not to be bullish.

Leopold Aschenbrenner and his Situational Awareness fund are also aggressively bullish and have been loading up on $AMD calls.

The current falling wedge is breaking out, and it looks like things could get volatile very soon.

Keep an eye on this before it’s too late.

[Ethan Blake 💰 Personal Finance + Investing @EthanOnMarkets]

AI Optical Networking Could Grow 9x by 2028

Goldman Sachs estimates the AI optical-networking TAM could expand from $15B in 2026 to $154B by 2028.

Analysts expect strong NTM revenue growth:

$GLW Corning | +16% | Market Cap: $143B
$CIEN Ciena | +29% | $48.3B
$FN Fabrinet | +31% | $14.9B
$COHR Coherent | +49% | $59.1B
$MTSI MACOM | +50% | $21.0B
$MRVL Marvell | +60% | $197.4B
$AVGO Broadcom | +76% | $1.75T
$CRDO Credo | +81% | $31.3B
$LITE Lumentum | +107% | $76.1B

[Ethan Blake 💰 Personal Finance + Investing @EthanOnMarkets]

Analyst consensus: $PLTR profits to grow +960% in 5 years.

Can’t wait for me to somehow buy the absolute peak and lose my entire net worth on it anyway. ☕

[Jon Erlichman @JonErlichman]

5-year profit growth forecasts:

Palantir: +960%
Tesla: +607%
Nvidia: +451%
Amazon: +196%
Alphabet: +173%
Microsoft: +130%
Meta: +90%
Apple: +16%

Source: average analyst estimates

[Ethan Blake 💰 Personal Finance + Investing @EthanOnMarkets]

5. $SPCX

[Ethan Blake 💰 Personal Finance + Investing @EthanOnMarkets]

I would never touch these 5 stocks…

unless you want a couple piles of pure dogshit sitting in your portfolio.

1. $CELH

[Ethan Blake 💰 Personal Finance + Investing @EthanOnMarkets]

4. $LULU

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3. $NKE

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2. $DUOL

[Ethan Blake 💰 Personal Finance + Investing @EthanOnMarkets]

WARNING: Do NOT sit on your hands while wealth is being redistributed!

If you're under 40, this pullback is literally a cheat code for a financial reset.

$AMD is a $1200 stock trading at $520.

$BE is a $580 stock trading at $271.

$ZETA is a $200 stock trading at $30.

$MRVL is a $580 stock trading at $234.

$NOW is a $320 stock trading at $131.

$NBIS is a $600 stock trading at $240.

$NVDA is a $388 stock trading at $223.

Nobody ever retired early chasing green candles at ATHs.
Those who made millions loaded up on dips exactly like this.

You're either buying now, or funding someone else's yacht later!

[Ethan Blake 💰 Personal Finance + Investing @EthanOnMarkets]

Here's exactly how to start investing in 2026:

1. Open an investment account
2. Set up $100 automatic monthly transfers
3. List 3 skills you could monetize
4. Cut one wasteful expense
5. Invest that money in yourself instead

[Ethan Blake 💰 Personal Finance + Investing @EthanOnMarkets]

I'm a millionaire.

If I had to start investing again in 2026, I'd do this:

[Ethan Blake 💰 Personal Finance + Investing @EthanOnMarkets]

Step 5: Level Up Your Lifestyle (Strategic Spending)

As an apprentice, I cheaped out when I bought my tools.

The hammer bent immediately, and the chisels went dull. In the end, I had to buy quality tools.

Being too cheap actually costs more long-term.

[Ethan Blake 💰 Personal Finance + Investing @EthanOnMarkets]

Step 4: Learn a High Income Skill

Sadly, your 9-5 won't make you wealthy.

I taught RC helicopter lessons on the side for some extra income.

Turn your day job expertise into a side hustle.

This will help you reach your investing goals faster!

[Ethan Blake 💰 Personal Finance + Investing @EthanOnMarkets]

Step 3: Avoid Shiny Objects

I almost lost $300,000 on what I thought was a sure thing investment.

My gut said no, thank God.

They leveraged 6x and went bankrupt.

If you don't understand it, don't invest in it.

[Ethan Blake 💰 Personal Finance + Investing @EthanOnMarkets]

Here's an important tip:

Roth IRAs in the US and ISAs in the UK protect your profits from taxes.

You get an allowance every year, so make sure to use it!

[Ethan Blake 💰 Personal Finance + Investing @EthanOnMarkets]

Step 2: Set It and Forget It

The best investment decision is making it automatic.

That way, you can invest before you spend the money!

Put aside $100/month into an S&P 500 index fund.