
đš BTC Bottom, AI Risk, SpaceX Options, Van Life & The Truck Truth!
- Cycle Analysis: Diminishing returns (100x â 30x â 8x â 2x). Conservative target for next cycle: $150k. Currently at $64k, ~50% below the $125k peak.
- Drawdowns shrinking: From 87% to 51%. Reason: ETFs (9% of supply locked) and institutional buying (MicroStrategy, BlackRock) remove Bitcoin from the market.
- Time component: ~60 days left in the cycle. A bottom at $35kâ$38k is possible but not guaranteed. Frontrunning could trigger earlier buying.
- Recommendation: Buy in layers, don't wait for a crash. If a black swan occurs, buy more.
- OpenAI and Anthropic under pressure: Their token prices ($26/$56) are much higher than hyperscalers ($1.50) or Chinese models ($0.50). 'Dead man walking' â pricing power eroding.
- Risk: If they fail, short-term corrections for Nvidia, Broadcom, TSMC (30% air pocket possible). But demand for compute remains (âinfinite demand for intelligenceâ).
- New models like Kimmy K3 (2.8 trillion parameters) drive hardware demand. Self-hosted models become crucial (Karp: 'Don't use frontier models, they steal your IP').
- Takeaway: OpenAI and Anthropic are not in the I13 portfolio, but SpaceX is. Iteration speed is unprecedented.
- Synthetic long: LEAP call (Dec 2028, ATM ~$55) + Cash-Secured Put (45â60 days, ~$17) = net $38/share. Requires significant cash and monitoring.
- Pros: Optionality, cheaper entry if assigned, then covered calls. Cons: High capital lock-up, time-intensive.
- Recommendation: Only with 5% of portfolio, if you believe in SpaceX long-term. DCA on dips (current ~$120).
- Situation: 27-year-old civil engineer with $20k capital wants to live in a van and trade. Reality check: 70â90% of beginners lose money; van life costs ~$50k/year.
- Strategy: First 6â12 months of paper trading with a journal, then master one 'kick' (one strategy) 10,000 times. Only 0.5â1% risk per trade â with $20k, hardly any profit.
- Advice: Build more capital ($40â50k), keep the job, learn on the side. The window for human traders is closing due to AI.
- Safety: Example of a crash with an 18-wheeler â occupants only minor injuries. Bulletproof, high crash safety.
- Depreciation: Lower than regular trucks (2024 models ~$72k). FSD reduces operating costs (cheap insurance, fewer flights).
- Personal experience: 20,000 miles/year, 99% on FSD. No back pain after 4 hours of driving.
- Takeaway: Good investment for frequent drivers and safety-conscious people. Cars without FSD will depreciate quickly.
- ION Digital: From Celsius bankruptcy. Management likely poor. Sell at first liquidity, not in top 0.3% of companies.
- GBP/USD hedge: With a 23-year horizon, no issue. Dollar tends to strengthen long-term.
- Ambulance chasers: Lobbying against self-driving cars because accidents decrease. Tesla has 8 cameras â evidence is bulletproof.






