Hurry Up and Wait
The Siren Song of the Perfect Story (And Why I Didn't Buy) We’ve all been there. You read a thesis, listen to a podcast, or scan a research report, and the narrative is so compelling it feels like a surefire win. The logic is airtight, the macro trends are undeniable, and the FOMO starts creeping in. But a great story doesn’t always equal a great trade right now . I recently faced this exact dilemma, and it served as a perfect reminder of why we need objective systems to protect us from our own enthusiasm. The Experiment I recently came across a list of stocks being presented as some of the most compelling, high-upside opportunities in the market today. The list included: SERV, RCAT, SATL, IONQ, XPO, HPE, FCX, OUST, LWLG, and PLTR. On paper, the stories were fantastic. AI, robotics, quantum computing, defense technology, logistics infrastructure. If someone asked me which secular themes could dominate the next decade, many of these sectors ...