Jiesen tries to take over the world

[mrmarket]

still wishing I'd plunked down some coin on that SNAP back in '22. It went as high as 17 over the next year or so. Currently is down to ~$7 again tho, so... easy come easy go I suppose. Still happy making a 4% return on the cash sitting idle right now, but here's something I thought I would share today, a gamble I decided was just too good to pass up this time.

Pop Mart!

Yes, that's right, you've heard of the craze these kids are all into now, with the Labubu crap they won't stop talking about! Well, the company that makes those is Pop Mart, and is a $50B+ monster churning out viral beanie babies of the 21st century nonstop and making bank. How can you buy a piece of this action? Easy! Close your eyes, hold your nose and buy Chinese ADR's in Pop Mart with this ticker: PMRTY

I got in with a sizeable buy yesterday at $40 and change, will sell it this year for a 25-50% profit at least. Might hang on to some long term, if it goes high enough to get out with all my money back.

If you buy it and it goes down though, don't blame me, as I'm just the messenger here... PMRTY is a huge gamble, but one I can't pass up, knowing what I know about how addicted kids are to this crap right now. If you know, you know, and you're going in on this with me! Good luck with whatever you do, and I wish for HUGE returns for you all!

They are selling all kinds of knock off Labubu on street corners in New York City

[jiesen]

Will 2026 be the year of the Labubu? Or the year of the crying horse?

https://www.africanews.com/2026/02/06/meet-the-viral-sad-horse-taking-over-chinas-lunar-new-year/

[jiesen]

I asked Gemini to tell me what my MSTR trade last week came out to, on an annualized basis. Here's what it said:

MicroStrategy (MSTR) Trade Analysis
Your MSTR trade achieved an absolute gain of 11.5% in just a single day. On an annualized basis, this performance is statistically staggering due to the extremely short timeframe:

• Simple Annualized Gain (APR): 4,199.1%
• Compound Annualized Gain (CAGR): 1.82 quadrillion %

Like I said, too volatile for my stomach to handle. Even Gemini thinks it's a staggering number.

[BlueWolf]

I asked Gemini to tell me what my MSTR trade last week came out to, on an annualized basis. Here's what it said:

MicroStrategy (MSTR) Trade Analysis
Your MSTR trade achieved an absolute gain of 11.5% in just a single day. On an annualized basis, this performance is statistically staggering due to the extremely short timeframe:

• Simple Annualized Gain (APR): 4,199.1%
• Compound Annualized Gain (CAGR): 1.82 quadrillion %

Like I said, too volatile for my stomach to handle. Even Gemini thinks it's a staggering number.

So is now a good time to hit you up for some cash?

[jiesen]

It's probably now or never (if I keep trying to time bitcoin swings like that)

[jiesen]

Just picked up some SATS shares today at 116. This company is Echostar, and its main asset is a large chunk of pre-IPO SpaceX stock, so basically the easiest way to get in on the SpaceX IPO this year is to buy SATS and hold onto it until then. I think SATS should more than double by the time SpaceX launches this year! Of course, anything can and will happen between now and then.

[jiesen]

So what am I doing with all these falling knives whizzing by me today? gonna catch one of course!

I just bought some MSTR today at 119, and will sell it in a week or 3 at 135. I thought about getting more SATS, or B, but I'm good on those already. Wanted to have a bit more bitcoin exposure, hence the MSTR. It could easily drop another 10% next week, but likely it'll be right back up again when bitcoin rebounds back into the 70k range. Just putting a little bit into this, as it's a highly risky bet in this market. (And I wouldn't recommend anyone else try it either)