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Hey there Vitards,

Word of introduction here,
No education, not great at maths, generally a nice guy but I can't teach you anything (especially trading) other than patience and how to enjoy life. I've been swing trading UUUU since 2022. Made a bit of money, especially in the $4 - $6 channel. Then I missed on the x4 gains in 2025, because I as usually sold in low sixes. Anyway, it was good so far. Usually small sums, quick money, nothing fancy but seemed like a working strategy. Safe, because my gains exceeded the sum I was willing to throw at it. So even if a total wipe and ride to 0 occured I would still be on the winning side.

Q: Is there a play out there for you that comes to mind with this characteristics? Are you swing trading anything these days?

Now
The channel is wide and the swings are wild. We are talking about $4 to $27 in 52 weeks range. I've already had some success trading around $22 to $25, which are also good gains, but the risk is much higher compared to what was historically possible, i.e. back then if I invested a couple of thousands I could get back half a couple with a +30% or +50% profit, now if I want to cash back half a couple, I need to invest significantly more. Risk reward is not so great. Am I experiencing a married to the stock situation, where I am so used to it and so reliant on historical performance that I am getting blind to the risk ramping up?

Q: Anyone else swing trading at these levels? If you were never into UUUU, would you invest now? Why or why not?

Long term
I still believe during our lifetime we will see an otherworldly uranium mania, so I am putting aside shares here and there and not selling them until I see hundreds per share. That's hope and not a strategy. But you tell me if it's based on something or just a hunch.

Q: I could use a wise person's DD here. Are there any other believers still here? Are your brains smart enough to DD?

Short term
I kinda feel the need to go balls deep into something with my savings. Cash doesn't feel right. Paying off mortgage doesn't feel so great too, since I am on ~6% per annum. I am looking at price action of pretty much everything over the past couple of years and see that beating 6% by buying and holding shares wasn't hard.

Q: Do you think anything's changed in 2026? I see bonds getting popular, which is generally a bad sign for shares. Are you guys bullish and holding stuff? Or are we expecting a disaster?

Q: Any tailwinds for uranium in general that you think are worth mentioning?

Thanks!

I’m a dropper and honestly mentally exhausted now. I failed JEE multiple times despite working extremely hard. In almost every coaching mock I was scoring 200+, but somehow things never translated properly in the real exams. Luck has honestly not been on my side.

Right now I’ve been allotted VIT Vellore CSE, and the fees are also very high for my family (Category 3). I don’t really have any strong backup except BITSAT. If BITSAT doesn’t go well, then VIT is my only realistic option.

What’s worrying me a lot is the placement situation people keep talking about online. Everywhere I see comments saying the crowd is too huge, competition is insane, and that many students end up with 3–4 LPA packages or stay under 10 LPA even in CSE.

I know I’m hardworking and I’m ready to grind in college too, but I genuinely want to know from seniors:

• Is it actually possible to get good placements at VIT Vellore CSE if someone consistently works hard?
• How much does skill matter vs crowd?
• Are the negative things online exaggerated?
• What should I start doing from 1st year itself to stay ahead?

Please give honest answers instead of sugarcoating. I’m genuinely very stressed and scared about making the wrong decision.

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Three years of trying to buy cyclically depressed names with seemingly clean balance sheets. Hit rate is roughly 40%. The 60% that did not work all had something in common in retrospect: I missed a structural shift in the customer base, or in input costs, or in the regulatory environment. The frustrating part is that all of these were knowable from the 10-K and the conference calls. I just was not weighting them correctly because I was anchored on the cheap multiple.

For people who run a higher hit rate than that, what specifically are you doing in your diligence that I am probably skipping? Channel checks with customers? Reading proxy statements for management quality signals? Sentiment analysis on industry trade press?

We are in the middle of one of the most serious energy disruptions of our lifetime.

Oil, natural gas, inflation, supply chains, national security, and global stability are all converging at once — and the consequences could be far larger than most investors understand.

Energy CEOs and oil executives need to take accountability for ignoring their fiduciary responsibility to shareholders and their IR teams need to be fired.

The world is facing a structural energy crisis, and the companies closest to it should be making efforts and press releases to attract more investor attention.

These are not the droids you are looking for.

Please stop confusing this sub with the VIT sub.

All your posts and comments will get removed promptly.