Core stocks vs lottery tickets (September 22, 2026) For my core stocks, I start with a meaningful position — large enough to matter, but small enough that I still have room to add. If the thesis is working — fundamentals improving, earnings strengthening, and larger players still accumulating — I dollar-cost average for months, sometimes a year. I usually add more during sharp discounts or when my own indicators flip bullish. A cheap price alone is not the signal. I add when the story, the numbers, and the flow still line up. People always ask when I sell or trim. I do not sell just because a stock has gone up, and I do not panic just because it has gone down. I trim or sell when the fundamentals start to change, earnings weaken, the original thesis breaks, whales begin distributing, or the monthly chart turns bearish. Otherwise, I let time do the compounding. I learned this from wealthy Asian investors: buy quality, add when the thesis is working, and only step away when the business itself changes. So when I share with my community I have been adding to a stock for months and highlight it in my Weekly Insights frequently, those are my top-tier core holdings. Small stocks are usually my lottery tickets. I take a small position and set them aside most of the time. No one knows which one will actually work. Never bet heavily on them — most stay speculative, and not every lottery ticket becomes a winner, even if they all come with the dream of 10x or 100x, just like altcoins! In short, size the real money in the right stocks. Use small stocks only for lottery tickets!