The cruise was great, but the post-cruise portfolio check? Not so much. I had hoped that at least three out of my four “vehicles” would cruise ahead while I was away. Instead, I was lucky to have just one end February on a high note. The rest? Let’s just say their engines sputtered a bit.
Crypto continues to be a tough nut for me to crack. I’ll keep at it, but even the so-called gurus are hinting that the road ahead might get bumpier before it smooths out. Not exactly the pep talk I was hoping for, but I’m still in the game.
The top graphic is my Krystal from before I left. The bottom is when I got back. My holdings went down in value by almost $4,000. The nearly $100 in earnings is barely a footnote. With Solana diving downward, my test positions popped out of range. They popped back into range briefly on Sunday, then they dove again. I picked a bad time to start working with a Phantom wallet and Orca.:-(The FIFO curse also caused the US-based broker account to lose value while I was gone. I am barely breaking even when my monthly service fee for this bot is $400. At this rate, it only has a couple more months before I pull the plug. For the month, the only bright spot was my Octane bot. It made nearly 8% for the month. If I was not in “recover the losses from 2024” mode, I would be happy with this.
Looking for a New Path Forward
I’m on the hunt for another “vehicle” to help turn things around. It’s still early in 2025, so I’m holding onto the hope that there’s plenty of time to get back to even. But if that’s going to happen, I need some of these other vehicles to stop sitting in neutral and start showing up for the race.
