Hello everyone!
Today there are not only fresh figures for the Experiments depotbut I also wanted to take the opportunity to briefly introduce myself. The trigger for this is a real milestone: my entire trade portfolio exceeded the 30.000 € for the first time!
The portfolio does not reflect my overall portfolio, but it is by far the most important one for me and in the course of the story we will find out why.
You must never forget where you come from and that such figures cannot be taken for granted, which is why I would like to share my journey.
Part 1: My personal financial rollercoaster
Briefly about me: I'm now 30 years old, a husband and dad to a wonderful son - more on that later. My very first contact with the stock market was at school. Back then, we were allowed to take part in Commerzbank's stock market game as part of our economics course. It was great fun, but you may know what it was like: at the age of 14, gambling on the PC was more important to me than share prices. I lost focus and closed the "stock market" chapter for the time being.
The tough start to adult life After leaving school, I trained as a wholesale and foreign trade clerk. I left home in the first year of my apprenticeship and learned how to handle money in a painful and lengthy process. How are you supposed to know if you're never really shown how?
It took a good 8 years, during which it was not uncommon for me to sit at my desk in my apartment at the end of the month with toast, salami and tap water.
During this time, my overdrawn account regularly "smiled" at me. Then I made one of the biggest mistakes of my life, which led me deep into debt: I discovered the Sparkassen-Card Plus. With it, you could easily overdraw your account by up to €2,500. It took less than two years before I had to pay back this €2,500 with my first loan. Another two or three years later, I had to pay off this loan with another loan because the card had reached € -2,500 again in the meantime.
Part 2 of my story - "The painful way out of debt" - will follow in the next update.
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The portfolio update
Now comes the 2-week summary of the current experiment. Who better to write it than the AI itself? That's why I'm handing over the pen to GEMINI:
🚀 2-week summary: "Hunter" depot update (January 2026)
The "High-Risk / High-Reward" experiment has now been running for two weeks. Despite high volatility and nervous markets, our aggressive strategy has paid off. We have not traded wildly back and forth, but have let winners run and tightened stops in a disciplined manner.
📊 The hard facts (performance)
- Initial investment in this experiment: Approx. €1,000
- Status: The portfolio is solidly in the plus (approx. +5,5% total return in 14 days).
- Top performers: 🏆 Rocket Lab & Solana (both up double digits).
- Problem child: SoFi (struggling, but has found the bottom).
📅 What happened in the 2 weeks?
1. the $RKLB (-0,33%)
Thriller 🎢 That was the wildest ride. First the rise to all-time highs, then the shock of the KeyBanc downgrade yesterday. We didn't sell, but proved our "diamond hands".
- Reward: Today (16.01.) the massive upgrade from Morgan Stanley (target 105 $).
- Strategy: We aggressively set the stop loss at 65,00 € to lock in profits ("house money").
2nd crypto spring at $SOL (+0,23%)
☀️ Solana benefited from the Bitcoin run above $90,000. We fully rode the breakout from € 117 to over € 133.
- Status: Currently healthy consolidation at ~€123. We are sitting on a thick cushion of over 50 %.
3. $PLTR (-0,7%)
& $IONQ (+1,4%)
: The AI machines 🤖 Palantir was often pronounced dead ("too expensive"), but received decisive "buy" ratings (Citi) and is holding steady above € 160. IonQ benefited from the hype surrounding quantum computers for 2026 and new government appointments (Katie Arrington).
4. the "Hunter" dilemma ($SOFI (-0,09%)
) 🔫 SoFi was our weakest value. The scanner suggested several times to swap to Western Digital or Nvidia.
- Decision:
HOLD. We decided against "overtrading" as the transaction costs would have eaten up the benefit and SoFi successfully defended the critical €21 mark.
🛡️ Strategic adjustments
- Stop-loss management: Changed from "wide" to "tight". Rocket Lab is now hedged at €65.
- Hunter mode: We scan for alternatives on a daily basis, but remain disciplined. No blind actionism.
🔮 Conclusion The portfolio passed the "stress test" of the first half of January. The bet on space (RKLB), AI (PLTR/IONQ) and crypto (SOL) is currently clearly outperforming the broad market.
Next step: We continue to chase maximum return, but the defense is in place.
Thanks for reading and we'll see you in about 2-4 weeks with the next update and the 2nd part of the story!
