Transaction log

  • Feb 27, 2020 - Bought 100 @ $6.41 (0.68% wtg, opportunistic)

  • Mar 10, 2020 - Bought 100 @ $5.61 (200 shares, 1.12% wtg)

  • Mar 19, 2020 - Bought 100 @ $3.71 (300 shares, 1.48% wtg)

  • Jan 19, 2021 - Sold 50 @ $10.38 (250 shares, 1.84% wtg)

  • Jun 24, 2021 - Special dividend, $1.00

  • Dec 6, 2021 - Special dividend, $1.00

  • Feb 26, 2024 - Sold 100 shares @ $7.40 (150 shares, 0.68%)

  • Jul 1, 2024 - Sold 150 shares @ 6.01 (closed, 0% wtg)

Performance

  • Total return = +140.99%

  • Coffee Can contribution = +1.09%

Tilly’s

Location: Irvine, California

 
History
Raising cash
Raising cash

Latest craze: options that expire in one day. Time to raise cash. [trades]

Buying MercadoLibre, dominant online retailer in Latin America
Buying MercadoLibre, dominant online retailer in Latin America

Argentina’s Javier Milei just balanced the budget in 9 1/2 weeks. Is change afoot in South America? Initiating a position in MercadoLibre. [trades]

Adding portfolio insurance (SH, PSQ)
Adding portfolio insurance (SH, PSQ)

With speculation off the charts, margin debt cracking $700 billion for the first time and a new administration committed to spending, borrowing and printing its way to prosperity, it seems prudent to play a bit more defense… [trades]

Insiders are buying beaten down stocks
Insiders are buying beaten down stocks

Corporate executives and directors went on a buying spree the past three months in down-and-out stocks.

In a crash, cash is king
In a crash, cash is king

If you think the world is not coming to an end (my best guess), it's probably time to buy quality retailers at bargain prices. This too shall pass and the sun will come out. [trades]

Are we at peak coronavirus hysteria?
Are we at peak coronavirus hysteria?

Yesterday's rout in stocks and crude oil had the smell of panic… This panic is creating opportunity… [trades]