Greenlander

+70.9% for 2025. Looking to improve on that regardless of market conditions this year. Had a dud of a Dec at -1.6%

$GOOGL

$SNDK still showing rel strength

$MU

$BE

$SPY holding 650. v weak selling volume today

@jloiterstein @dirtcheapbanks @grok @grok what stock is this chart for?

@dirtcheapbanks @grok what stock is this chart for?

Love finding banks that have stock charts like this.

@Storage_Venture Thats great. espeically since you arent competing w REITS. I dont understand yr universe at all. I just cant wrap my head around the risk of a competitor swooping in and building another facility.

@greenlander00 No competition does not equal no demand. We are the only facility in a number of markets and demand is so high we continue to expand at each site every year

I’d rather own 3 storage facilities in towns of 10,000 people than 1 facility in a major metro. Here’s why: Small town facility: *Purchase price: 300k - 1.5m *Little to no competition *Lower property taxes *Lower insurance *Customers have nowhere else to go *Cash flows from day one Big city facility: *Purchase price: $2-5M+ *4+ competitors within a mile *Property taxes eat your margins *Constant pressure on rates from new supply *Takes years to stabilize if you’re building Everyone chases the “hot market. Nobody wants the town you’ve never heard of. That’s exactly why it works. When you’re the only, or one of few, storage facilities in a 20-mile radius, you don’t compete on price. You don’t compete on amenities. You don’t compete at all. You just collect rent. I own facilities in towns most people couldn’t find on a map. They’re some of the best performing assets in my portfolio. Stop chasing big cities. Start chasing lack of competition. Would you buy in a town of under 10,000? Be honest.

@options_insight Sometimes I see funds put on big hedges for way OTM put flies and cant see how effective they are. Seems like selling call premium or just raising cash would be more effective

Butterfly spreads look incredible on paper. 10-to-1 payoff. Defined risk. Tight structure. Here's the part that hurts. The fly only pays if you're near the sweet spot at expiry. Before that, you've got almost no delta. At expiry or bust. So picture this. You put on a call fly for Friday. Market rips on Monday exactly the way you predicted. You check your P&L and... you're barely up. Your delta is almost nothing because expiry is 4 days away and vol is high. The theoretical payoff that excited you doesn't kick in until the thing is about to expire. By Wednesday the market's faded. By Friday it's back where it started. Your prediction was right. Your timing was right. Your P&L is flat. An outright call would have been up 150-200% on Monday. You could have taken the money and walked away. The fly held you hostage waiting for a perfect expiry that never came. Before you put on any structure, ask yourself one question: "Can I monetize the move when it happens, or only if the move sticks until expiry?" That question is worth more than any options calculator. The fly gives you leverage but holds you hostage. The outright costs more (decays faster) but lets you take money off the table when the move happens. Know which one you actually need to fit your view, before you trade.

@options_insight I find flies at least for me useless in volatile markets. Only have success when things are more calm.

@Storage_Venture Personally I like markets w barriers to entry. If theres no competition that means no demand.

@greenlander00 I’d challenge that. Still need to buy in the right market, but often times competition is greater in larger metros

$spy $qqq totally anecdotal but I've worked on a good clip of commercial real estate deals w Persians here in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills. They are some of the most difficult and skilled negotiators Ive dealt with. wearing down the counter party and dragging things out really long like several months for what is typically a 1-2 mo process is part of their biz model. They don't mind uncertainty at all. Very smart and educated but not ppl I would seek doing deals with.

$SPX sums it up. Technically should be around a bottom but tricky below 200MA

$SPY $SPX so far rejected by 9EMA (dotted line) and now below 200MA (green line). The good thing for bulls is Trump is clearly spooked by what is happening to the market but he will need help. Seasonality very supportive of the indexes being around an intermediate low but would be easier to buy w a close above the 9EMA

$SPy $QQQ odds Trump made up this Iran US meeting? 😄

bto Mar20 6555/6565c 5.3

$SPX tested support. Bounce lurking but have no idea how much. Could be a 1 day one or we bounce into months end. Tough trading being under 50/100/200MA now.

$SPY maybe that 650 test waits for next week

$SPY $QQQ opening below the 200MA

@JakehellerAI I find it funny when the PE guys make decisions in Excel

@JakehellerAI seems like a thin margin even if rolled up

Know 2 property management firms that were acquired by PE very recently and spoke with 2 PE companies who are focused on finding PM firms to buy All in the last few months Interesting