Weekly Journal – 21
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 20, 2025
Weekly Journal
Came into the week with 30% $TSLA and 20% $GEV. Both had cushion and were showing strong relative strength while the market was under pressure. Kept an open mind knowing they couldn’t keep diverging forever but if the market did turn up they would likely have big moves and lead the way.
Wednesday got ugly. $GEV dropped -10% in a single day, well below the $660 pivot I was using. I didn’t expect to get out at $620. Closed it for a 7.5% gain after it was up 25%. Gave back more than I should have. It ended up closing the week perfectly, so after even though I was shaken out I ended up buying it back.
Thursday I tried a small $GOOGL position vs Wednesday’s low. Friday I added more. Both $GEV and $ASML closed Friday looking like constructive shakeouts. We can still go either way here the environments not easy but the core names I’ve focused on $TSLA $GEV $ASML $HOOD $PLTR all look like they can lead us higher out of high quality bases. They will crack if the market continues to but the fact that they are all so strong, high quality, high growth names they could lead us higher. Keeping open minded and adapting quickly.
Day by day
| Day | What Happened |
|---|---|
| Mon | Insane RS in $TSLA vs the entire market. $TSLA officially broke out above its recent consolidation. Chart |
| Tue | Strange action. Most stocks moving lower but $TSLA and $GEV somehow in their own world. $GOOGL and $ASML starting to showing pressure, $TSLA & $GEV could crack soon. View Post |
| Wed | Ugly day. Sold $GEV at ~$620 for 7.5% gain after being up 25%. View Post |
| Thu |
All focus list names still structurally fine.
Bought $GOOGL
small position vs Wednesday’s low. Chart $ASML and $GEV looking like shakeouts. Chart |
| Fri | Nice first 30 min. $PLTR breaking out of base. Chart Added $GOOGL Chart Bought $GEV with hard stop. Chart |
Current Holdings
3 core positions • 1 swing
| Ticker | Notes |
|---|---|
| $TSLA | 30% — Officially broken out above $460. Showing insane RS while market struggles. Top focus still. |
| $GOOGL | 20% — It filled its gap and has been quiet… (and I saw its Nancy Pelosi’s biggest positon 😂) |
| $SERV | 15% — This is the volatile highly shorted stock from the watchlist I’ve been watching. This is different from how I normally trade, just learning and practicing. |
| $GEV | 10% — Bought back due to the strong weekly close at the pivot. If it opens higher from here it will be a tough buy to size up. |
Watchlist mentions
Names from the watchlist discussed this week.
