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Top 3 catalyst trades you ever made?

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May 28, 2026 · 21:00

Anyone done serious DD and ridden a catalyst wave for serious gains, be it playing a market overreaction, capitalising on hype or fears or other trends/cyclicality? What was it? Or did you maybe pull out too early or only dip your toes?

Do you have any rides you deeply regret missing? (I know I do).

Some of the catalysts I rode:

Contrarian:
\-Facebook Cambridge analytica scandal
\-Netflix fears of competition
\-Peak pandemic fears

Hype:
\-AI infrastructure
\-Nuclear

Trains I got out of too early/missed completely
\-Recent memory bottleneck
\-EU military boom

Catalysts I got burned on entering too late
\-Weed legalisation
\-2021 ARK fund…