Negative Beta: a blog about investment attempts.
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Looking Ahead: Plans for 2025
Here’s a sneak peek at some of the topics I’d like to write about in the upcoming months: Exit Strategies: Finding an excellent entry point in the stock market or spotting a great opportunity in the crypto space is just the first step. To succeed, you need a consistent plan for taking profits. Without one,…
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The Power of ETFs: Diversification and Customization over Individual Stocks
Investing in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) offers distinct advantages over individual stocks, as they provide a diversified and safer approach in the ever-changing stock market. Instead of focusing on a single company, an ETF holds a basket of different securities, ensuring diversification and reducing risk. This strategy mitigates the possibility of a catastrophic loss compared…
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Navigating Bank Stock Investments Amid Industry Volatility
In February 2023, after thorough research, I invested in two bank stocks: HSBC Holdings Plc and Intesa Sanpaolo SpA. Even after a few weeks, these investments produced some unrealized profits, which was refreshing considering the recent performance of my technology company shares. A few days ago, however, news broke about Silicon Valley Bank, a bank…
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AI-powered search
The launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in November 2022 was not only a significant milestone in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), but it may also have a substantial impact on the long-term value of both Microsoft and Alphabet (Google) stocks. Microsoft has a strong partnership with OpenAI, both in terms of investment and collaboration, and…
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Buying Japanese yen
The Japanese yen is often considered a safe currency due to Japan’s strong economy and low inflation rate. The country has a high level of domestic savings, a large trade surplus, and a strong government debt rating. Additionally, the Bank of Japan, the country’s central bank, has a reputation for maintaining stability in the currency…
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Crypto and the overnight profit
This is a story about the volatility of cryptocurrencies and about an exceptional profit within a few hours. A few days ago there were news about a new token on the Solana blockchain, BONK. When I first checked its price there were steady growth. To test the waters I bought some BONK on January 4,…
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Bank shares
In the previous post I wrote about setting a profit expectation and close the position there seems to be a good idea. Here is a story what helped me learn this. On the last days of 2021 I bought (not for the first time over the past years) shares of one of the largest Hungarian…
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The beginning
Back in 2021, my diverse investments gained more than 20% (unrealized) profit within a single year. I hoped it won’t stop there. Then in November, the same year, the bullish market for my investments was over. Again, I hoped it will be just a short downturn with a quick correction, so I kept holding (or…
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