TAPE Vector

I started investing with $20,000. This was all the money me and my wife saved in 10 years. My first stock was $LMT. I bought around $200. Price dropped. I got scared. I sold for around $10 loss. I thought this is not for me. A few weeks later I tried again. I bought $BABA. Same thing. In 2018, in Romania, I had a poor relationship with money. I did not understand risk. I did not understand volatility. I did not understand business quality. I did not understand market cycles. So I started reading. Warren Buffett. Benjamin Graham. Adam Khoo. The Intelligent Investor. Investing for Dummies. Every investing book I found. Then I started building my own system. A system for finding stocks. A system for reading charts. A system for buying weakness. A system for holding when the thesis is alive. A system for selling when the risk changes. I made bad decisions. $WYFI, bought $32, sold $18. $HIMS, bought $35, sold $20. $AUR, bought $6, sold $4. $MDAI, bought $2.30, sold $1.90. $ARBE, bought $2.20, sold $1.90. $IREN, bought $60, sold $51. I also sold too early. $NBIS at $150. $BABA at $135. $OKLO at $110. $ORCL at $125 before price went near $300. But I also found serious opportunities. $META at $101. $AMZN at $83. $GOOGL at $85. $COIN at $34. $MARA at $3.34. $MSTR at $135 before the 10 for 1 split. $NVDA at $139 before the 10 for 1 split. $PLTR at $21. $ARM at $101. $RKLB at $23. $TSM at $64. $AMD at $58. $BABA at $64. $NU at $3.70. $IONQ at $7.53. $OKLO at $17.90. My road was not clean. I lost money. I sold winners too early. I bought some wrong names. I got scared more than once. But the good decisions were bigger than the bad ones. Now my main account is up almost 300% in 5 years. I am still learning. I am still improving. I still make mistakes. This profile is where I will show how I think as an investor and swing trader. No fake certainty. No perfect record. No theory without skin in the game. Only process, charts, companies, entries, exits, mistakes, and lessons.

@seahorse_anton Thanks for reading and for the feedback

@Tape_Vector great thread. up to the point

1/5 I like $AMBQ for more than the chart. The business numbers are what first caught my attention. Roughly $2B market cap. Gross margin near 50%. No debt. Total equity up around 200% year over year. Q1 2026 revenue and gross profit both grew around 60%. The company is still burning cash and is not yet profitable. That risk is real. But in a market that prices future execution, the financial profile deserves attention. My investing journal, not financial advice. The full thread below 👇

@rahbar_rod Yeah totally agree, also a legged stock in a booming industry can follow its peers

@Tape_Vector Buying relative strength in a stock when its sector is dead is how you get trapped in a fake breakout.

Stock Specific Strength List update 204 stocks are showing strong stock level relative strength without equally strong theme confirmation. Today’s list is cleaner because it reflects the latest complete Market Strength Radar read. Industrials are the largest pocket with 38 names. Consumer discretionary follows with 19, materials with 18, health care with 14, and communication services with 13. Aerospace and defense and consumer staples each contribute 11. Strong examples include $DKI, $SIF, $ABSI, $BB, $VPG, $NNBR, $SAFX and $LASR. The sector spread is broad, but relative strength is concentrating most clearly in industrials. These are stock specific leaders worth chart review, not buy recommendations. The stock is acting well. The broader theme still needs confirmation. My next step: Open the charts Check structure and location See whether the stock can hold without theme support Remove weak or extended setups Research only the best charts Decide based on confirmation The dashboard tells me where to look, not what to buy. My market journal, not financial advice. The full watchlist is in the thread below 👇

@seahorse_anton Where did I stumbled?

@TheBigBerbowski Agreed, it’s a mystery for me also, but I think the explanation it’s that it is going down with the photonic sector, just because it has a photonic division.

$NOK's chart reminds me of $NVO. The price action looks like a long and painful death. The business on the other side is doing even better than before. Definitely, it's one of the sell offs I cannot understand.

@athuinvests Nice bro

Added $DOCN to my watchlist! Definitely a great long-term buy. Well known in the developer industry. That’s a great head start to have for the AI buildout. Financial numbers are solid. Expected revenue growth is beautiful.

@gulVasikova This is great news

$LAES announced a strategic partnership with India’s L5 Cartronics to develop secure connectivity modules for next-generation IoT devices. The collaboration combines L5 Cartronics’ expertise in precision timing, power management, and manufacturing with SEALSQ’s hardware cybersecurity technology to deliver secure, connected solutions for the growing IoT market. The first product will be a compact, cost-effective secure module designed for smart cameras and smart metering infrastructure, two rapidly expanding segments of connected devices. For long-term investors, the thesis extends beyond a single product launch. As billions of IoT devices come online over the next decade, demand for hardware-level cybersecurity, secure identity, and post-quantum encryption is expected to grow significantly. SEALSQ is positioning itself at the intersection of IoT, cybersecurity, and quantum-resistant security, giving the company exposure to long-term trends in smart infrastructure, industrial automation, AI edge devices, and connected ecosystems.

TACO TUESDAY.

@FlippieFinance Thanks for reading

@Tape_Vector Great thread bro

5/5 My read: I like the business. The growth is real. The margins are strong. The balance sheet is clean. But the company is still unprofitable and still burning cash. The chart also has strong structure, but the current entry is not clean. No new entry. No add. Watch the support hold or wait for accepted breakout above the range. A good company can still be a bad current buy. Evidence first. Valuation second. Entry last.

4/5 Current technical map: Support: 81.2 to 83.3 Deeper support: 73 to 77 First reassessment area: 86 to 89 Major resistance: 89.4 to 91.6 A controlled hold of 81.2 to 83.3 could create a small starter setup if the daily chart reclaims the mid 80s and the 2D confirms. The cleaner full swing trigger is 2D acceptance above 89.4 to 91.6, followed by a successful retest. Until then, the chart remains blocked.

@gulVasikova thanks for the update, holding $ONDS

$ONDS’ long-term investment thesis continues to strengthen as the company expands its position in autonomous defense and drone technologies. Over the past week, $ONDS completed its $875.8 million acquisition of DZYNE Technologies, creating Ondas Sentinel, a new defense platform focused on autonomous aircraft, counter-drone systems, ISR, and precision strike capabilities. Following the acquisition, management raised its 2026 revenue outlook to approximately $525 million, reflecting the larger combined business. The company also secured counter-drone contracts supporting the 2026 FIFA World Cup, further validating demand for its Sentrycs platform as governments and critical infrastructure operators increase investment in airspace security. Wall Street remains constructive on the story. Needham recently reiterated its Buy rating and $19 price target, citing the DZYNE acquisition as a transformational step that expands Ondas’ exposure to one of the fastest-growing areas of defense technology. While the stock has experienced volatility following a resale registration filed by existing shareholders, the filing does not involve the company issuing new shares or raising additional capital. Instead, it allows certain legacy shareholders to sell shares if they choose. For long-term investors, the investment thesis remains centered on execution. As global defense spending increasingly shifts toward autonomous systems, counter-drone technology, and AI-enabled battlefield solutions, $ONDS is positioning itself as a diversified defense technology company. If management successfully integrates DZYNE, converts its growing pipeline into production contracts, and delivers on its higher revenue guidance, the recent volatility may prove temporary relative to the company’s long-term growth opportunity.

@gulVasikova I have some names under 5 that could go great in the near future, but I can't decide on something and $EOSE is one of them

⸻ $EOSE picked up another vote of confidence as Truist Securities initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $7 price target, highlighting growing optimism around long-duration energy storage. The initiation comes as demand for grid-scale battery storage continues to accelerate, driven by renewable energy deployment, AI-driven electricity demand, and grid modernization. Adding to the positive momentum, Frontier Power USA selected the Wildfire BESS Project in Texas—a 100 MW / 400 MWh battery energy storage project—that is expected to utilize Eos’ Z3 zinc-based long-duration battery technology. While the project still depends on final agreements and the successful completion of Eos’ previously announced rights offering, the selection represents another potential commercial deployment for the company’s technology. Unlike traditional lithium-ion batteries, $EOSE focuses on long-duration energy storage, targeting applications that require electricity to be stored and discharged over several hours. That positions the company to benefit from the growing need to balance intermittent renewable generation and support increasingly power-hungry AI data centers. For long-term investors, the investment thesis remains centered on execution. As utilities and developers seek more diversified energy storage solutions, every new project helps validate Eos’ technology and expands its commercial pipeline. If the company continues converting project awards into long-term deployments while scaling manufacturing, $EOSE could become an important player in the long-duration energy storage market.