๐ฃ๏ธ Investor Talk #43: Samsolid
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In this edition, we have the pleasure of interviewing:
Name: Samsolid @samsolid57
Age: 37
Residence/Country: United States
Invests since: 2011
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Iโve been working in IT for nearly two decades now. My academic background is in mathematics. Iโve always been drawn to numbers, patterns, and logic. Thereโs something deeply satisfying about finding structure in chaos, and that same mindset naturally pulled me toward the financial markets.
I started investing back in 2011. My first real conviction play was $AAPL. I held it for a decade, and that single position taught me one of the most powerful lessons in investing: time in the market beats timing the market. In 2017, I added $TSLA and $AMZN to the mix. Like many others, I sold them in 2021, too early, in hindsight. That one still stings. But every trade leaves a scar or a story, and the market is the best teacher of humility Iโve ever known.
From there, I spent three intense years trading futures and options. It was fast-paced, high-risk, and unforgiving. That chapter pushed me to my limits. It taught me how quickly conviction can crumble if you donโt have a solid system in place. It also revealed a lot about my own psychology under pressure, and where my real strengths and weaknesses lie.
The real turning point came when I stopped trying to catch every move. I started journaling every trade, every thought, every mistake. Risk management became the cornerstone of everything I did. I slowed down, zoomed out, and shifted toward long-term investing and long-term swing trading in 2023. Since then, I havenโt looked back.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐?
I switched to long-term investing and long-term swing trading in 2023, and I have stuck with it ever since. I have not looked back.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ผ?
I own about 20 stocks. My top 5-6 positions make up over 50% of my portfolio. The top 3 alone are 30%.
๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป?
I focus on the software and tech sectors. These are industries with high-margin businesses.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐?
$AMZN - Amazon
$MELI - MercadoLibre
$GRAB - Grab
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป?
Amazon $AMZN by far, mostly attributed to leaps and spreads in 2023 and 2024. With common shares of Apple $AAPL, I achieved more than a tenfold return.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ?
Tequila. Holding on to low-conviction, high-beta positions for too long.
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Favorite book: Extreme Ownership by Jacko Willink
Favorite podcast: The Compound Animal Spirits with @awealthofcs and @michaelbatnick
Favorite quote: "You miss 100% of the shots you donโt take" - Wayne Gretzky
Favorite FinX account: Ben Carlson @awealthofcs
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐?
I have an own substack Hidden Edge Capital: samsolid.substack.com
And also a YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@hiddenedgepod
Thatโs a wrap!
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