Welcome to the family where a Bull wrestles a Tiger on the daily.
The 2008 Financial Crisis still lives in the mind of every millennial that lived through it. A bit complex at the time for a high school-er to understand, these complex financial instruments collapsed the housing markets. The Big Short is one of the best movies to watch to really understand the complexity of it. Imagine you wanted to gain 3x the typical return of the S&P500 and you let an ETF do the risky business for you...
Enter SPXL, according to Yahoo...
The fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowing for investment purposes) in financial instruments, such as swap agreements, securities of the index, and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") that track the index, that, in combination, provide 3X daily leveraged exposure to the index, consistent with the fund's investment objective. The index is designed to be comprised of stocks that are the 500 leading, large-cap U.S.-listed issuers. The fund is non-diversified.
NAV is 214.85 @TOP and the fund has grown 26.33% YTD. However, the Annual total return for SPXL over the last 12 months is 18.98%.
| Year | Historical Return |
| 2024 | 67.01% |
| 2023 | 69.5% |
| 2022 | -59.19% |
| 2021 | 85.68% |
There can be a lot of aggressive investing happening here but I'm not too sure about losing it all one year and gaining it back another. I'm not here to really fund anything. I'm here for the stock market.
The wife and I went to visit the this mall not too long ago and talk about a time capsule. Hong Kong Market is pretty awesome to check out and there are a few small shops inside. The food court leaves something to be desired but it's still pretty neat.
Looks like the site has been down for a minute...
Woke up to a cool 40 degree morning!
Recently discovered this channel on YouTube. Tracks are fire and visuals are great.
Found another stock impacted by AI... SNDK, multipled by 4 since September...
These Ai renderings are wild!!
Sure Chili, although I'm weary of stock splits. Last time Amazon stock split they collapsed like 33% in value. I'm surprised Netflix didn't announce it in their quarterly meeting.
Our family has a tradition to watch or participate along with the HEB Thanksgiving Day Parade going back to 2009. It's always a great time and I'm excited to see it happen again. Parade is Thursday, November 27th, 2025, at 9:00 am Turkey Day!
City of Houston Thanksgiving Day Parade
Interested in volunteering?
Check out the volunteer page...
When I was pulled into the internet everyone was journaling on Xanga and giving each other kudos. Social media sites were in their infancy but breaking out across the internet.
High school was over 15 years ago and Myspace was highly relevant at the time. Little did I know that a new contender was vying for our attention. Facebook was gaining traction and people had started abandoning Tom.
Meta Platforms, Inc. engages in the development of products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality and mixed reality headsets, augmented reality, and wearables worldwide.
Facebook went public in May of 2012 and since then has become a member of the S&P500 index. Initially FB, the stock ticker has been changed to META in October 2021. The stock sits at $666 @TOP which is funny because today is Halloween. The price to earnings ratio is 29.50 and 22.59 EPS. Beta is 1.2 showing some maturity with Meta in regards to its volititly compared to other tech stocks today. YTD earnings are a mellow 13.83% but across the past 5 years Meta is up 153%. Current price targets sit between $616 to $1,117 @TOP with an average of 848 for next year and is expected to outperform the stockmarket.
During 2025 there appears to be a large number of insider trades selling the stock. This could be an indicator of something to come or just the general volitility of tech stocks.
The stock is down $100 dollars today after the Q3 reporting didn't shine. I would argue that the entry point is coming in the next month given the previous drop of the stock a few months back. I'll bet the dip will hit the $500s in two weeks.
While a super senior in tech, the stock could be considered available at discount at this time and is not immune to the volatility of the tech sector. The promise of outperforming next year is possible and should provide at least a 15% gain for shareholders if the year is not as drama ridden as this year in politics.
I don't see the boomers getting off Facebook anytime soon and the platform has a generation of middle-age adults with an account. Marks been fighting to create the metaverse and expanding into any new territory that comes about (sorry Snapchat) this ruthless business leadership sets META up to be relevant within the coming decade at least until Mark decides to retire.
Go all in boys!
Looks like the battle continues...
