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Documenting my investing & options trading journey. Sharing lessons along the journey. Not financial advice.

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🚨 PORTFOLIO UPDATE 🚨

Actuary by day. Part-time degen by night.

Here we go!

Thought I'd share where I'm currently at in my investing journey and my road to $1M.

Trading 212 - S&S ISA

This is my ISA port, which I've been building since the start of 2025.

I'm mainly invested in AI, its picks and shovels plays and space stocks. Yessss I love Rocket MONEY - $RKLB, $PLTR, $NVDA and $HOOD.

The port has been held back a bit recently by my exposure to photonics stocks. I'm still optimistic about the long term potential and hoping we see a much better 2027 for these plays.

Options Trading Account

I started options trading around October last year, so I'm pretty happy with how things have gone so far.

With options, I like to keep things simple. I genuinely believe simple = success.

I mainly focus on selling CC and CSP on a handful of stocks I have strong conviction in.

I want to own companies I actually believe in, rather than chasing every opportunity that comes along that yields high premiums.

One thing I'm learning and trying to control is that it's easy to get tempted by whatever is performing best right now. But just because something has worked for a year doesn't mean it'll keep working. Something I'm trying to remind myself of!

NOW HERE'S MY DILEMMA.....

Seeing how my options trading has been going is genuinely tempting me to move more money across from my ISA. Plus I'm not tempted to put anymore money into my 20k ISA allowance. Wild stuff.

Part of me is even thinking about going full port into options. Yeah like a degen.

But then again, am I just getting carried away by the recent performance?

Both portfolios have different strategies and risks, so it's not exactly a straightforward decision.

So do I stay patient with my ISA investment, or do I lean more towards investing into options?

I'd love to hear what you lot think, especially anyone who's been in a similar position.

THE ROAD TO £1M

One of the reasons I started Hand of Compound was to document the actual journey towards financial freedom. Not just the final results, but the decisions, lessons and dilemmas along the way.

I'm still learning, and hopefully we can all learn something from each other. If you're on your own investing journey, or just interested in building a better financial future, come along for the ride!

Let's learn, grow and build wealth together.

Not financial advice. Just sharing my journey.

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@TrangNguyn90831 💯 but with higher hikes it's scary

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$CRWV JUST EXPLODED 24.71% IN ONE DAY

CoreWeave just had its BEST trading day since April 2025, closing at $60.77.

And remember, just yesterday we were talking about its massive debt concerns.

So what's changed:

AI DEMAND IS INSANE.

• Demand is 10x available capacity for 2027
• 2028 capacity is already oversubscribed several times over
• Q3 revenue grew 168% YoY
• Revenue backlog stands at $132.5B.

FINANCING CONCERNS EASING.

• Around $9B in expected customer prepayments and deposits
• New asset-backed financing expected within 1–2 weeks
• Proposed borrowing rate of 7%–7.5%
• Management expects no disruption to permitted US data centre projects needed for existing contracts

And look at the rest of the AI infrastructure sector.

• $CRWV +24.71%
• $NBIS +15.44%
• $APLD +7.37%
• $IREN +5.63%

This is what makes investing so fascinating.

Just a few days ago, investors were worried about whether CoreWeave could fund its expansion.

Now the market is getting excited about stronger demand and potentially cheaper financing.

But let's not forget, the company is still spending billions and carrying significant debt.

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@Seixas_Capital Thank you for the video will bookmark this to watch later

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WALL STREET EXPECTS BOND YIELDS TO FALL... BUT THERE'S A CATCH

After all the recent inflation concerns and rate hike fears, we might finally have some encouraging news.

According to a Reuters poll, Wall Street expects US Treasury yields to gradually decline.

Here's the forecast for the 10-year yield:

• 3 months: 5.00%
• 6 months: 4.96%
• 12 months: 4.75%

And the 2-year yield:

• 3 months: 4.66%
• 6 months: 4.59%
• 12 months: 4.33%

Now here's the interesting part.

23 out of 30 bond strategists believe the 10-year yield is MORE likely to end up higher than their forecasts.

So even the experts are worried about inflation sticking around.

For us investors, falling yields would generally be welcome news, especially for growth stocks like $NVDA, $AMD and other tech companies.

But let's not forget, 4.75% is still pretty high.

I'm hoping we see yields gradually come down, but with inflation refusing to behave, nothing is guaranteed.

Do you think the 10-year yield will be below 4.5% by the end of 2027, or are we stuck with higher rates for longer?

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@_7blo_ GM bro

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Good morning X'ers ☀️

Here's something I've been thinking about.

We don't always need a big reason to celebrate. Paid the bills? Made someone laugh? Had a decent night's sleep?

That's a good day in my books.

Don't underestimate the simple wins in life.

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@Alphacoreinvest Rip

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🚨🚨🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL. JENSEN HUANG HAS RESIGNED AS NVIDIA CEO 🚨🚨🚨

Daymmm, I genuinely can't believe I'm writing this.

After 33 years, the man who built $NVDA into the AI powerhouse it is today has stepped down, effective immediately.

Here's what's happening:

• Jensen resigns as CEO, President and board member

• CFO Colette Kress appointed interim CEO

• Harvey C. Jones becomes Nvidia's first board chair

• Search for a permanent CEO begins immediately

• Earnings still scheduled for November 17

I'm genuinely gutted by this news.

I've always admired Jensen's vision and what he's achieved. His contribution to the AI revolution is something I'll never forget.

But Nvidia is bigger than one person.

The technology, customers, engineers and AI demand haven't suddenly disappeared.

As a long term $NVDA investor, I'm hoping the company can navigate this transition and come out stronger.

Thank you for everything you've built, Jensen. 🫡

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@Alphacoreinvest His gone bro

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🚨🚨🚨 NVIDIA COLETTE KRESS NAMED INTERIM CEO!!!

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@njcAllocates Speechless

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NVIDIA DOWN 10% PREMARKET... THE MARKET IS REACTING TO LIFE WITHOUT JENSEN

This is painful to watch as an $NVDA investor.

Following Jensen Huang's resignation, Nvidia shares have reportedly plunged 10% premarket.

And the selling is spreading.

• $NVDA: -10% premarket
• Semiconductor ETF: -3%
• Colette Kress takes over as interim CEO
• Search for a permanent replacement begins
• Earnings still scheduled for November 17

We're talking about one of the most important companies in the AI revolution.

I've always said Jensen was a massive part of Nvidia's success, but let's remember something.

Nvidia's technology hasn't disappeared overnight. Neither have its customers, engineers or demand for AI computing.

However, losing a visionary leader after 33 years creates enormous uncertainty.

Sad sad day today for the AI trade!

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@bestsharescom @aleabitoreddit It's messed up

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@Stealthct_Storm Bro if this happens

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@TrangNguyn90831 It just at the wrong time

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JENSEN HAS UNTIL THE END OF TODAY... OR CONGRESS COULD SUBPOENA HIM

Things are getting increasingly serious for $NVDA.

According to Bloomberg, House Republicans have given Jensen Huang until the end of Wednesday to agree to a closed-door briefing on November 18 or suggest another date.

Here's what's happening:

• Brian Mast says his committee is preparing a subpoena if Jensen doesn't respond

• John Moolenaar says Nvidia has lost significant credibility over China chip exports

• Senator Kevin Cramer has already called for Jensen's resignation

• Congress wants answers about Jensen's reported relationship with Alice Huang and Nvidia's security measures

• Lawmakers are also pushing for tighter AI chip export restrictions to China

But remember, the espionage allegations remain unproven, and Nvidia denies wrongdoing.

Now here's what concerns me.

This is no longer just about Jensen's personal life.

We're talking about Nvidia's reputation, government relationships and potentially its ability to sell chips into China.

I've supported Jensen throughout this, and I still believe in Nvidia long term.

But I genuinely think he needs to address these concerns and help restore confidence.

And with $NVDA earnings coming on November 17, the timing couldn't be worse.

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@Momo_Douk45 💯 but to an extent CEO is also part of fundamentala

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@itsme6879 GM bro

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@CamperdownCo Speechless

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@JayThetaIQ I'm speechless

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@mr_broke_trader Crazy stuff

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🚨🚨🚨 NEBIUS JUST GREW REVENUE 571%... BUT PLANS TO SPEND UP TO $45 BILLION NEXT YEAR 🚨🚨🚨

$NBIS Q3 earnings are out, and there are some INSANE numbers here.

I've been digging into the results, and there's plenty to like, but also some serious risks.

Q3 EARNINGS

• Revenue: $980.8M (+571% YoY)
• AI Cloud revenue: $973.8M (+643%)
• Adjusted EBITDA: $465.8M
• Adjusted EBITDA margin: 47.5%
• GAAP net loss: $37.5M, down 69%
• Adjusted net profit: $90.9M

One thing worth mentioning: around $325M of revenue was non recurring.

AI DEMAND IS BOOMING

• Annualised revenue run rate: $6.4B (+113% QoQ)
• Remaining contracted revenue: $38.7B
• Over $12B in new customer commitments since Q3 began
• GPU rental pricing increased over 20% QoQ
• Contract payback improved from 22 to 19 months

That pricing power is what really caught my attention.

2027 GUIDANCE

• Revenue: $12B-$13B
• CapEx: $40B-$45B
• Targeting pre-tax breakeven in Q4 2027
• Planning to add over 1 GW of capacity annually

$45 BILLION in spending.

That's an enormous amount of investment.

HOW WILL THEY FUND ALL THIS?

• Cash: $7.43B
• Long-term debt: $14B
• Expected customer prepayments in 2027: $17B-$20B
• Management expects prepayments and contract-backed financing to cover 75%-85% of 2027 CapEx

But remember, these are expectations, not guaranteed funding.

THE RISKS

• Q3 CapEx: $7.3B
• Q3 operating cash outflow: $273M
• Interest expense: $112.5M
• 2026 CapEx guidance raised to $27B
• Some Microsoft-related capacity delayed into 2027
• Previous December revenue run-rate target pushed to February

And 2026 revenue is now expected near the LOW end of its $3B-$3.4B guidance.

MY THOUGHTS

I genuinely think Nebius is building something exciting.

The growth is impressive, demand looks strong and customers are willing to pay higher prices for AI computing.

But look at the spending.

Just like $CRWV, the biggest challenge isn't simply finding customers.

It's building these data centres on time, managing debt and turning all this growth into sustainable profits.

I'm excited about the opportunity, but we can't ignore the financial risks.

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@buttasushant @HealthyBiany LFG

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@thegaboeth GM agrees

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@BTCWealthWar GM bro

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@amktparticipant GM bro

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@TrangNguyn90831 It would greatly

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ANOTHER NAME ADDED TO NVIDIA'S CEO SHORTLIST

According to Semafor, Apple's hardware chief Johny Srouji is reportedly being considered to replace Jensen Huang at $NVDA.

And here's something interesting.

He was also considered for Intel's CEO role back in 2019.

We've now got Colette Kress and Johny Srouji being mentioned as potential successors.

Nothing confirmed yet.

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@capitalzeph GM bro