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$HIMS···bullish· high· postravis hoium
Hims & Hers at 8% of portfolio: owning healthcare demand via Trojan horse strategy
Hims is building a demand aggregator in healthcare starting with ED/hair loss as Trojan horse, expanding into high-margin weight loss memberships (Novo deal) with potential Lilly…
$HIMS···bullish· high· postravis hoium
Hims & Hers at 8% portfolio weight: demand aggregator thesis with 74% CAGR at 2.1x EV/sales
Hims is building a demand-side platform in healthcare (like Uber for rides) starting with ED/hair loss/weight loss as Trojan horses; the Novo Nordisk partnership validates supplie…
$DIS···bullish· high· postravis hoium
Disney at 13x forward PE: streaming + parks moat ignored by market
Disney trades at 13x forward PE with $200B enterprise value; parks generate $10B+ operating profit growing steadily, Disney+ is likely third-largest streaming service behind YouTu…
$DIS···bullish· high· postravis hoium
Disney at 13x forward P/E: parks moat + streaming optionality = asymmetric risk/reward
Disney trades at 13x forward earnings with a $200B enterprise value; parks generate $10B+ operating profit growing steadily, Disney+ is likely the #3 streaming service globally, a…
$SOFI···bullish· medium· postravis hoium
SoFi held in fintech basket: member growth off the charts vs traditional banks
SoFi and Robinhood represent branchless fintech disruption with operating leverage; SoFi's member growth has been exceptional, though Robinhood's product suite is preferred; both…
$HOOD···bullish· medium· postravis hoium
Robinhood at 12x EV/Sales: operating leverage kicking in, sold half in Dec, may re-add
Robinhood shows phenomenal operating leverage with custodial accounts and IRAs maturing the model; EV/Sales 12x is expensive but cost basis in 20s, sold half at peak valuation, ma…
$SOFI···bullish· medium· postravis hoium
SoFi in portfolio as fintech basket with Robinhood: member growth off the charts vs traditional banks
SoFi and Robinhood represent a new banking paradigm with zero branch overhead; SoFi's member growth has been exceptional and the basket approach acknowledges uncertainty about whi…
$HOOD···bullish· medium· postravis hoium
Robinhood at 12x EV/sales with operating leverage kicking in; sold half in Dec, may re-add on weakness
Robinhood's branchless model creates massive operating leverage as revenue scales; trading revenue is cyclical but custodial/IRA products add stability; sold half at peak valuatio…
$JOBY···neutral· low· postravis hoium
Joby down 50% with $1B runway; speculative eVTOL bet not adding yet
Joby pulled back ~50%, raised ~$1B giving 3-year runway; hitting milestones but still speculative; may add later in 2026 if progress continues; not timing market.
$JOBY···neutral· low· postravis hoium
Joby down 50%: speculative eVTOL with $1B runway, on radar for late 2026 but not adding yet
Joby has capital to survive 3+ years and hits milestones, but eVTOL certification/commercialization risk is high; will consider adding only after further de-risking in late 2026.
$GOOGL···bullish· medium· postravis hoium
Alphabet is sole AI holding: buying hyperscalers in the trough of disillusionment after Capex bubble bursts
AI Capex ($700B this year) is unsustainable; when ROI disappointment hits, Alphabet/Google will survive and thrive like Amazon/Google post-dotcom; avoids neoclouds (unprofitable,…
$GOOGL···bullish· medium· postravis hoium
Alphabet only AI holding: easy bet to buy in trough of disillusionment
Only AI exposure is Alphabet; hyperscaler capex ($700B) unsustainable, will hit wall and enter trough of disillusionment where Google/Amazon/Netflix become buys; neo-clouds are un…
$ASTS···bearish· medium· postravis hoium
Short AST SpaceMobile via long-dated puts: space-based telecom economics unlikely to work
Space-to-cell telecom faces fundamental economic challenges; skeptical any company can profitably provide satellite connectivity directly to phones at scale.
$ASTS···bearish· medium· postravis hoium
Short AST SpaceMobile via long-dated puts: space telecom economics don't work
Short position via long-dated puts on AST SpaceMobile; skeptical that space-based telecom can generate sustainable profits given physics and economics.
$ONON···bullish· high· postravis hoium
On Holding at 2.7x EV/sales with 35% 3-yr CAGR, 63% gross margins vs Nike 41%: favorite stock now
On trades at only 50% premium to Nike despite 35% vs 0% growth, 63% vs 41% gross margins, and double the EBITDA margin; premium brand resilience in recession makes risk-reward exc…
$ONON···bullish· high· postravis hoium
On Holding at 2.7x EV/Sales with 35% CAGR and 63% gross margins vs Nike
On trades at only 50% premium to Nike (1.7x EV/Sales) but grows 35% vs flat, with industry-leading 63% gross margins (Nike 41%) and double the EBITDA margin; recession-resilient h…
$UBER···bullish· high· postravis hoium
Uber at <20x forward P/E with 18% 3-yr growth: demand aggregator for autonomy, plans to buy in April
Uber owns ride-hail/food delivery demand (smiling curve); autonomy expands supply 3-5x and cuts cost/mile from $2-3 to ~$1, dramatically expanding TAM; off-hours robotics delivery…
$MGM···bullish· high· postravis hoium
MGM at $9B market cap: core Vegas business at 3-4x cash flow after stripping BetMGM/Macau, Japan resort optionality
Excluding 50% BetMGM stake and 56% Macau subsidiary, the core Las Vegas business trades at 3-4x cash flow; buying back 10-15% of shares annually; Japan integrated resort (opens 20…
$MGM···bullish· high· postravis hoium
MGM core business at 3-4x cash flow ex-BetMGM/Macau, Japan resort optionality
Stripping out 50% BetMGM stake and 56% Macau stake, core MGM trades at 3-4x cash flow driving 10-15% annual buybacks; Japan integrated resort opening 2030 could be worth more than…
$LYFT···bullish· high· postravis hoium
Lyft at 11x earnings: value play with Amazon takeover optionality
Lyft trades at 11x earnings with growing free cash flow as clear #2 to Uber; believes Amazon acquires Lyft by year-end; owned as value complement to Uber's growth profile in ride-…
$LYFT···bullish· medium· postravis hoium
Lyft at 11x earnings: value play on autonomy demand aggregation, predicts Amazon acquisition by year-end
Lyft is the #2 ride-hail player trading at 11x earnings with growing free cash flow; benefits from same autonomy tailwinds as Uber; Amazon likely acquires Lyft to enter mobility g…
$TMDX···neutral· lowtravis hoium
TransMedics on radar at 32x forward PE; growth flattened, needs more research
TransMedics popular on social media but forward PE 32x, EV/Sales >4x; quarterly growth has flattened; on watchlist of ~20 names for potential dislocation buying but thesis not con…
$CELH···bearish· mediumtravis hoium
Sold Celsius position: organic growth thesis broken after Alani Nu acquisition
Celsius was growing organically but the Alani Nu acquisition signaled a shift away from the core growth engine; took profits because the forward trajectory no longer matched the o…
$ORCL···bearish· mediumtravis hoium
Oracle called worst stock to own for a year: neocloud model unprofitable and debt-laden
Oracle's cloud infrastructure play resembles a utility but without profitability, using massive debt; neoclouds generally are high-risk with unclear sustainable business models.
$ORCL···bearish· lowtravis hoium
Oracle called one of worst stocks to own for past year; neo-cloud model risky
Oracle cited as example of neo-cloud model - unprofitable, debt-heavy, utility-like with high risk; has been correct on Oracle underperformance for past year.
$CAVA···bearish· mediumtravis hoium
Cava too expensive at 8x EV/Sales and 145x PE despite 74% growth; restaurant wall ahead
Cava trades at ~8x EV/Sales and 145x PE; same-store sales turned negative recently; restaurants are brutally competitive and hit saturation walls; no personal product experience a…
$RKLB···bearish· mediumtravis hoium
Space stocks bubbly and unprofitable; SpaceX IPO will suck oxygen from room
Rocket Lab, Planet Labs, Redwire all unprofitable with unclear competitive advantages vs SpaceX; SpaceX IPO imminent (1-2 months) will dominate capital and attention; space econom…
$UBER···bullish· hightravis hoium
Uber under 20x forward PE: owns demand, autonomy expands supply and cuts cost to $1/mile
Uber owns ride-sharing/food delivery demand (smiling curve); autonomy shifts supply from human drivers ($2-3/mile) to robotaxis (~$1/mile) with 24/7 availability, dramatically exp…
$QS···neutral· lowtravis hoium
QuantumScape on radar: solid-state battery promise but solar industry cautionary tale
Solid-state batteries could be disruptive but QuantumScape lost $435M on zero revenue; solar industry saw exponential cost declines and demand growth yet almost no company made mo…
$QS···neutral· lowtravis hoium
QuantumScape on radar: solid-state battery tech may win but company may not profit (solar industry analogy)
Solid-state batteries could be transformative like solar, but QuantumScape lost $435M on zero revenue; solar costs plummeted and demand exploded yet almost no public solar company…
$Z···bullish· mediumtravis hoium
Zillow as AI-powered real estate aggregator replacing broker model
Traditional 6% broker model broken - brokers just pull Zillow to answer questions; Zillow's AI presentation shows path to disintermediate brokers; OpenDoor model unsustainable ($1…
$OPEN···bearish· mediumtravis hoium
Opendoor may go bankrupt in 3 years: lost $1.3B last year, iBuying model unsustainable
Opendoor's iBuying model lost $1.3B in latest year; stock rallied but fundamentals deteriorating; AI-driven platforms like Zillow will disintermediate brokers entirely, making Ope…
$RDDT···bearish· lowtravis hoium
Reddit blind spot: hates product, doesn't understand usage, avoids despite LLM data monetization
Personal dislike for Reddit product creates blind spot; acknowledges they monetize content for LLMs but refuses to invest in company he doesn't understand or use.
$RDDT···neutral· lowtravis hoium
Reddit is a blind spot: personal product dislike prevents analysis despite LLM data licensing tailwind
Reddit monetizes content for LLM training but personal aversion to the product creates analytical blind spot; acknowledges this as a limitation rather than a fundamental bear case.