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Nikotes
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Growth and Growth Investing ➕ Swing Trading at Expanse Stocks. Ride them with conviction. All Links below 👇

https://linktr.ee/nikotes
Updated the Portfolio Corner with new Cash-on-Cash Returns models, ready to download.

It now covers 22 names, including:
$CSU ecosystem
Big Tech $GOOG $AMZN
Healthcare & Semis
Small-mid caps on the watchlist

Find them in the Valuation Tools:
expansestocks.substack.com/p/portfolio
August 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
A guide to measure Cash-on-Cash returns.

The piece is out with downloadable models & a practical example #Google #GOOG

Link's in profile and below.
August 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Just realized I published my 10th Deep Dive Brief on Heico recently. Time flies.

Most of them are open to read. Here's the list and link's in profile:

Cloudflare #NET
Parsons #PSN
MPS #MPWR
Medpace #MEDP
Arista #ANET
Amazon #AMZN
ASML #ASML
Topicus #TOI.V
Lumine #LMN.V
HEICO #HEI
July 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Lessons from investing mistakes over the years. Since I started trading in 2017/2018, and investing a few years after, to date.

At Expanse Stocks 🔗👇
July 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
My latest research report on one rare breed compounder in the aerospace industry is now ready: Heico $HEI / $HEI.A

Here is the content and a few hints of what's inside. At Expanse Stocks: expansestocks.substack.com/p/deep-dive-...
June 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
New free to read article released: The Serial Acquirers Playbook.

Underappreciated quality traits of these businesses with real-world examples #ConstellationSoftware #Danaher or #HEICO

Link's in profile and below:
expansestocks.substack.com/p/the-serial...
May 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
#GOOGL #GOOG Earnings digest is out (report + CC). Although I don't paint the brightest picture as many do here, I discuss my view on Search fears & why the street's missing the point with such a relatively low valuation.

Below a preview & the link 👇
expansestocks.substack.com/p/alphabet-q...
April 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Just published my #ASML Q1 2025 earnings review and video conference take in the blog.
Find it at Expanse Stocks, here is the link: expansestocks.substack.com/p/asml-q1-2025

A few snapshots of what's inside 👇
April 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Discovering two British small-caps:
1️⃣ One free to read: #GamesWorkshop #GAW
2️⃣ The other for Subscribers: #JudgesScientific #JDG #JDG.L

At Expanse Stocks 👇 (Link's on profile and below)
expansestocks.substack.com/p/hidden-gem...
March 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
On #MercadoLibre #MELI margin pressures from Investments in Growth 👇🏼

Read the whole earnings and CC take at Expanse Stocks (link's on profile and message below)
February 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Published my Monthly Specials yesterday #NVO #RGEN #CWAN + 1 extra pick (more details below & link's on profile)

And also… updated my Portfolio section for Subscribers today: you've got a preview attached to this message and the📎 expansestocks.substack.com/p/portfolio
February 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
$MEDP

Working on a bottom.
My next deep dive (coming later in January) will be about #Medpace 👀

At Expanse Stocks (link's on profile).
January 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Yesterday I published my Top 5 Picks for 2025. Today I’ve updated my “Behind the Scenes” pinned post on my Expanse Stocks homepage for ALL subscribers:

- Portfolio allocation by industry
- Performance vs S&P 500 #SPY and #VT
- Portfolio Valuation
expansestocks.substack.com/p/expanse-st...
December 23, 2024 at 4:17 PM
My Deep Dive on Monolithic Power Systems #MPS #MPWR is ready. Here are the topics I cover 👇

Feel free to ready at Expanse Stocks: expansestocks.substack.com/p/monolithic...
December 12, 2024 at 3:59 PM
#Medpace $MEDP

Volatile, but the #stock setup not looking bad at all 👀
December 11, 2024 at 12:28 PM
#Adyen #Adyey

Breaking out from a beautiful inverse Head and Shoulder pattern 👀

You heard it first on my Monthly picks for December. Link to my blog 👇
December 10, 2024 at 4:11 PM
#SPY #QQQ

US equities flows. Be careful out there.
December 9, 2024 at 11:04 PM
#Synopsys

On the conservative FY25 outlook from the CC transcript
December 5, 2024 at 8:23 AM
#SentinelOne (S) is one of my spicy picks on my Monthly Specials series for December.

Feel free to take a look at my Expanse Stock blog. Link on my profile and below 👇
December 3, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Here is one of my ideas for December: #ADYEN

One of my two monthly picks at Expanse Stocks (free to read and link 👇)
December 2, 2024 at 9:09 PM
#MercadoLibre

Brazil shenanigans: lower income & consumer confidence + inflation concerns.

Not great short-term but I am here for the long-term

1️⃣ Diversified across LATAM
2️⃣ ecommerce represents 13% of total retail sales compared to +23% in US and +30% in China
3️⃣ TAM of >500m people & GDP of $5tn
December 2, 2024 at 8:57 PM
When, not if, it clears out the 110s level, it's going straight to 130s. After that, look up.

Stage 2 in full effect. Talked about this on September at my #Cloudflare deep dive at my Expanse Stocks blog. Link on Profile.
December 2, 2024 at 7:45 PM
#ASML (Euronext Exchange, more precise than US shares given FX volatility)

Retesting its weekly 200MA, never gave it up before
At a key support level in the €615-630 range
MACD curving up on the weekly and positive divergence on the daily.

Enough said, now it's up to you 😉
November 28, 2024 at 12:56 PM
#Nintendo #stock trying to break out and start a new bullish cycle before the Switch 2 release date 👀
November 27, 2024 at 4:07 PM
#Crowdstrike $CRWD
Will be interesting to see how it develops short term.
➕ Imminent Golden cross, down gap from July shenanigans completely filled, dips have been bought on volume.
➖ Approaching ATH with a potential H&S in the making if selling pressure accelerates
November 27, 2024 at 12:16 PM