Temporarily Moving to Substack

Readers, thank you so much for following along on ExponentialDave.com! I’ve decided to try out Substack for the time being, and so I will be publishing there from now on. Link to my new substack is here.

If you are an email subscriber to exponentialdave.com, your email has automatically been transferred over to the substack. If you subscribe to my blog through a blog of your own, I don’t have your email, so you will need to subscribe over on my substack if you still want updates from me.

Thanks again, and I look forward to seeing you on my new substack!

February 2022 Portfolio Review

Welcome to my February 2022 portfolio update! My portfolio is up 214% as of writing on 2/21/2022 from when I started tracking my results on January 1st, 2020. This means that, $100 invested in the ExponentialDave portfolio on January 1, 2020 would now be worth $314, which is more than a triple (3x). Meanwhile my benchmark, WCLD, is “only” up 55% since January of 2020, and the S&P 500 is only up 34% since January 2020. For the period from 1/1/2022 through 2/21/2022, my portfolio is down 25%, meanwhile WCLD is down 22%, and the S&P 500 is down 9%.

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Mid January 2022 Portfolio Update

Hi everyone, I did a mid-month video portfolio update at this link here. The start of the year has been tumultuous to say the least, but I have mostly not changed the composition of my portfolio much (with one exception in CRWD). In the video, I discuss the position change, what I hold and why at a general level, investor psychology and strategy, and more.

Bill.com YouTube Video

Hello readers! I hope you are handling the latest market volatility gracefully. Like all previous market rotations, this one too shall pass. Many of you have previously asked me about Bill.com, so I’ve made a YouTube video to give it some extra coverage. Link to the video is here. Drop me a comment with any suggestions for future videos!

December 2021 Portfolio Review

Welcome to my thirteenth publicly written portfolio update (and 7th on ExponentialDave.com). My portfolio is up 320% as of writing on 12/31/2021 from when I started tracking my results in January of 2020. This means that, $100 invested in the ExponentialDave portfolio on January 1, 2020 would now be worth $420, which is more than a quadruple (4x). Meanwhile my benchmark, WCLD, is “only” up 99% since January of 2020, and the S&P 500 is up 47% since January 2020. For the period from January 1st, 2021 through 12/31/2021, my portfolio is up 30%, meanwhile WCLD is down 2%, and the S&P 500 is up 29%.

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The Latest Growth Stock Meltdown

I want to thank everyone for the tremendous support you have shown me here on the ExponentialDave blog, on Twitter, and most recently on YouTube! You are heard loud and clear – people like the new video content but don’t want it to take away from my written monthly updates. No worries! I have zero intent on stopping with the monthly updates.

In the mean time, before my usual monthly update, I have had a somewhat active month where I’ve made a couple of YouTube videos approximately 7-8 minutes long. The first one was when I spoke at length about Amplitude. And just today, I have followed up with another video, this one detailing my thoughts on the latest growth stock meltdown, why it’s happening, and what I did in response to it (including options), among other things. It is available at this link here.

November 2021 Portfolio Review

Welcome to my twelfth publicly written portfolio update (and 6th on ExponentialDave.com). My portfolio is up 374% as of writing on 11/23/2021 from when I started tracking my results in January of 2020. This means that, $100 invested in the ExponentialDave portfolio on January 1, 2020 would now be worth $474, which is more than a quadruple (4x). Meanwhile my benchmark, WCLD, is “only” up 121% since January of 2020, and the S&P 500 is only up 45%. For the year 2021 through 11/23/2021, my portfolio is up 46%, meanwhile WCLD is up 10%, and the S&P 500 is up 27%.

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October 2021 Portfolio Review

Welcome to my eleventh publicly written portfolio update (and 5th on ExponentialDave.com). My portfolio is up 474% as of writing on 10/29/2021 from when I started tracking my results in January of 2020. This means that, $100 invested in the ExponentialDave portfolio on January 1, 2020 would now be worth $574, which is more than a quintuple (5x). Meanwhile my benchmark, WCLD, is “only” up 139% since January of 2020, and the S&P 500 is only up 42%. For the year 2021 through 10/29/2021, my portfolio is up 77%, meanwhile WCLD is up 18%, and the S&P 500 is up 24%.

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