I just MADE $37,000 on this stock‼️More to come?

Key Concepts

• Emotional Detachment in Investing: The speaker's ability to remain emotionally neutral to significant financial gains or losses, attributing it to habituation and the scale of the amounts involved.
• Relative Wealth and Perspective: The concept that the significance of financial gains is relative to one's own wealth and the wealth of others (e.g., Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos).
• Amazon (AMZN) as an Investment: Analysis of Amazon's stock performance and future growth potential, including revenue and net income projections.
• Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR): A metric used to estimate the average annual growth of an investment over a specified period.
• Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio: A valuation metric used to compare a company's stock price to its earnings per share.
• Investment Strategy: The speaker's approach to holding or buying stocks based on their growth projections and market conditions.

Investment Performance and Emotional Response

The speaker reports a gain of $37,000 on a stock, which has now grown to $165,000. Despite the substantial profit, the speaker expresses zero dopamine high from this move. This emotional detachment is attributed to habituation; the speaker states that for a financial move to elicit a strong emotional response (positive or negative), it needs to be in the seven figures or more. Gains or losses of $150,000 or even a quarter-million dollars are felt as "no different." This is contrasted with the speaker's past, where $37,000 in a day would have been equivalent to a year's salary when they started as an overnight assistant manager at Quick Trip (QT) in 2010.

Perspective on Wealth and Gains

To illustrate the concept of relative wealth, the speaker recounts a conversation with their 11-year-old son. The son was excited about his stock gains, which were around $30-$40. When told the speaker was up $60,000-$70,000 after hours, the son felt bad about his own gains. The speaker then provided further perspective by mentioning Warren Buffett's gains of $300 million on the same stock and Jeff Bezos's gains of $21 billion in an hour, emphasizing that "it's all irrelevant."

Amazon (AMZN) Investment Analysis

The stock in question is Amazon (AMZN). The speaker outlines their investment thesis for Amazon:

• Bull Case:
  • Average annual revenue growth of 14%.
  • Average annual net income growth of 20%.
  • Projected CAGR of 20%+ over the coming years.
• Base Case:
  • Average annual revenue growth of 12%.
  • Average annual net income growth of 18%.
  • A P/E ratio of 33-38, considered "pretty fair."
  • This scenario projects a CAGR of approximately 19% between now and 2029.

Based on this analysis, the speaker concludes that Amazon is "still a buy" or, at a minimum, a "hold."

Additional Resources and Content

The speaker mentions linking a video titled "How to make $100,000 plus a year from stock," which they consider their favorite video produced on the main channel in 2025. This video was released three weeks prior to the current one. Additionally, for channel members, there is a video titled "bought a brand new stock."

Conclusion

The speaker's primary takeaway is that significant financial gains, while objectively large, can become emotionally insignificant with experience and perspective. The analysis of Amazon's stock suggests continued growth potential, supporting a "buy" or "hold" recommendation. The speaker also directs viewers to further educational content on stock investing.