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Nick Schmidt
Nick Schmidt

Nick Schmidt is a co-founder of TraderLion and Deepvue with over 10 years of market experience. Adopting a “less is more” philosophy, he focuses on weekly charts with an emphasis on price and volume.

Published: December 28, 2025

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December 22–28, 2025 • @NickSchmidt

Sitting at 95% exposure going into next week. Quiet holiday week but I got positioned into the names I’ve been stalking.

Two new positions this week. Bought $HOOD on Tuesday when it pulled back into the green zone—watching for last week to hold as a higher low. Friday I finally got my $PLTR entry. Started half size, then blew out and rebought the full position under $191 for a better average. The thesis is the breakout from this base sticks. If we close below the 188 pivot, I exit and wait for another setup.

Sold $SERV Friday just to reduce exposure. With $PLTR, $HOOD, and $GEV all having zero cushion, I can’t be too aggressive without seeing positive feedback in those names first. $SERV still looks good. 25% short, massive increase in fund ownership. I’ll be watching to buy it back next week.

Current Holdings

5 positions • 95% exposure

Current holdings screenshot
Ticker Notes
$TSLA 30% — Five-year base breakout in play as long as it holds 400. Good cushion here.
$GOOGL 20% — Low average near bottom of base range. Very tight action last week.
$PLTR 20% — Started some on the pivot retest Friday. If the breakout doesn’t hold I wil exit if we close below 188 back into the base.
$HOOD 15% — Still completing its base. Position remains valid as long as the higher low stays intact.
$GEV 10% — Weekly chart looks top notch. Holding 660 pivot.

Day by Day

Going into the week: Short holiday week, don’t want to be active unless there is a reason. Main reason would be buying $PLTR. All focus names acting good. $GEV holding 660 pivot, still buyable. $ASML buyable too. Plan
Day What Happened
Mon Gap up across market. $TSLA and $PLTR showing strength, $TSLA flirting with $500. View post Strong day for solar and space names. Tunnel vision on focus list. View post
Tue $HOOD pulling back in the green zone. View post Bought $HOOD View post $GOOGL strength off open. View post $SERV contracting nicely, watching for short squeeze. View post
Wed Christmas Eve, short day. No developments in names, no changes.
Thu Christmas Day. Markets closed.
Fri $ASML looks strongest from focus list, holding 10-week. View post Bought $PLTR full position under $191. View post Sold $SERV to reduce exposure. View post

Watchlist mentions

Names from the watchlist discussed this week.

$ASML Holding 10-week, consolidating under ATH. Focus list. View post
$SERV Watching to buy back. 25% short, massive fund ownership increase. View post
$SOFI Multi-month base, higher low indicating completion. Similar to $DAVE. View post
$DAVE High quality 7 month base. View post
$QCOM Inverse H&S setup similar to $ASML. Neckline is the pivot. View post
$FSLR Easier to buy on weakness. Tracking solar theme. View post

Lessons

Zoom Out to Reduce Randomness
“Theoretically the more you zoom out the less likely you are to be fooled by randomness. I say theoretically because I still watch and screw things up day to day.”
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Hated Rallies Are the Strongest
“Reddit absolutely hates $PLTR every single person is positive it’s a bubble. The more hated the higher the success rate.”
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Shakeouts Must Be Violent and Quick
“Shakeouts should be violent and quick. They reclaim whatever level they shook out through fast and the chart looks back to what it did before. Something that breaks down and doesn’t quickly reclaim is no good.”
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How I approach Stop Losses
“I don’t want to have a stop wider than 5% on an initial buy because it makes size and risk reward worse. I need to have a technical level that is at least within 5% of the entry. Generally use weekly low to enter, then as trade develops use a base pivot, then 10-week.”
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