I'm interested in investing and am always trying to figure out more about how, as a private investor, to manage risk and organize a portfolio that can actually be managed by a single person. I also like investing as a way to understand the world: The companies are what really move things in the world - more than politicians or the never-ending series of crises shown on the news. I enjoy reading a lot, so if you do too - don't be a stranger! Let's share our favorite books.

Hello everyone, My name is Justin and I’m a retail investor. I started this journey in August 2023. Before that, I had speculated a bit on the crypto market and very little on the Romanian stock exchange. I made a few tens of thousands of euros, but luck probably played a big role in those gains. Since August 2023, I’ve been spending 4 to 6 hours a day reading about what’s happening in the markets. Zacks, Morningstar, Seeking Alpha, WSJ, MarketWatch, and Barron’s have become my daily sources of information. I also began diving into economic and financial theory. You could say I did some homeschooling in finance. I enrolled in Mikael’s investing course, as well as the online value investing course from Columbia Business School. I’ve learned how to look at companies from multiple perspectives. Anyway, I learn something new every single day. In recent months, I’ve become increasingly interested in global macro trading and technical analysis. I’ve started to believe that a retail investor should pay more attention to the investment style of hedge funds. That means using macro analysis to understand the current market regime and determine whether we’re in a risk-on or risk-off environment. For example, right now I’m in risk-off mode with a 30% portfolio allocation in gold and 5% in BTC. The remaining 65% is in cash. The investment style that suits me best is that of Stanley Druckenmiller. But of course, I’ll continue analyzing companies during times when the market regime is risk-on. For nearly a month now, I’ve been writing a daily newsletter for Romania’s largest financial website, Profit.ro, and in June I’ll be sitting for Level 1 of the CMT exam. What I aim to launch in 2027 is an investment fund dedicated to Romanian athletes. Until then, I’ll continue refining my skills and I’m glad to be part of this group. I hope we’ll have a long, beautiful, and constructive journey together.

Hey! 👋 I’m Niklas, a tech entrepreneur based in Stockholm and a former ITF Taekwon-Do World Champion. 👊😁 I’m one of the admins here in Micke’s Investing Community and am otherwise personally very passionate about Training, Coaching, and AI Automation. 🚀💯