Libor Vasa @liborvasa: "Dear Followers, Dear Copiers, October was..."

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Dear Followers, Dear Copiers, October was another strong month for the portfolio, with a gain of 5.5%, bringing the total return for 2025 to over 21%. This marks a very solid performance heading into the final two months of the year. One of the highlights of the month was the closure of the $AMD (Advanced Micro Devices Inc) position, which delivered an impressive gain of nearly 40%. $AMD's sharp rise was fueled by newly announced partnerships with OpenAI and Oracle Cloud, underlining its increasingly central role in the AI and cloud infrastructure ecosystem. $AMD is one of the stocks I trade most frequently, and once again, it proved to be a strong performer. The position was open for just about a month, and while I didn’t anticipate such a rapid and significant move, I won’t pretend it was all planning — luck played a role too. As always, there’s the inevitable question: Would it have been better to keep it open longer? In hindsight, perhaps — the stock continued to rise after I sold. But the decision to close was made in full alignment with my long-term strategy, and at the time, there was no certainty that the rally would continue. In the middle of the month, the market experienced a brief pullback, which I used as an opportunity to open new long positions in $TSM (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd - ADR) and $1810.HK (Xiaomi Corp). So far, $TSMC has moved into profit, while $1810.HK is currently showing a small loss. Both companies, however, remain strong industrial players with solid long-term potential. Toward the end of the month, prices began to recover again, and several holdings reached levels I considered appropriate for profit-taking. Between October 27th and 31st, I closed positions in $AAPL (Apple), $NVDA (NVIDIA Corporation), $AMZN (Amazon.com Inc), and even part of my long-held $INTC (Intel) position, with gains ranging from 13% to 15%. These exits have replenished a healthy cash reserve, which will allow me to act quickly if new buying opportunities arise in the coming weeks. As always, the future remains uncertain. While 2025 has been a strong year so far, there’s still plenty of time for unexpected developments. I’ll continue to watch the markets closely and stay committed to my disciplined, long-term approach. With that mindset, I hope to maintain — and possibly improve — the gains we’ve achieved this year. Wishing you all continued success, and may the beautiful colors of autumn inspire optimism. Let’s hope the green stays with us in the markets too. Best regards, Libor Vasa