Wall Street Wildlife Investing Podcast

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• Is Narrative Investing Genius or Just Survivorship Bias? (E139) 05.07.2026 1h 26min

  What if the secret edge in investing isn't a spreadsheet — it's a story? This week Luke and Krzysztof sit down with Daniel Joshua Rubin, screenwriter, author of *27 Essential Principles of Story*, and a self-described "narrative investor" who's been quietly compounding by asking one question: is this a hero worth backing? The conversation gets spicy fast, with all three disagreeing on where narrative ends and delusion begins.🎓 Daniel breaks down why ALL investing is storytelling🧠 The Reese's Peanut Butter Cup theory of investing: why numbers alone and narrative alone both fail, and what happens when you combine them💀 Survivorship bias hits hard — for every Netflix, there are 99 narratives that died quietly on the side of the road. How do you tell the difference *before* the crash?📊 Luke pulls up the $ZM chart live and shows exactly when the narrative AND the numbers broke down simultaneously — and why one without the other got investors wrecked🎯 The "drunken pilot" test: Daniel's framework for spotting a bad CEO before the numbers catch up — and why the math guys always miss it🌐 From Blockbuster's villain arc to CrowdStrike's redemption story to Trade Desk's gathering storm — real companies dissected as hero's journeys🤖 Nebius vs. the field, Reddit's narrative moat, and why Daniel thinks consumer-facing brands are where narrative investing has the sharpest edge🎴 The pop quiz that stumped everyone: what do you do when a terrible narrative produces a 12X return? (Aehr Test Systems says hello) $AEHRSources:Daniel Joshua Rubin: https://storyprinciples.com/Segments:00:00:00 What Is Narrative Investing? The Core Idea00:10:20 Story Structure Meets Stock Analysis: Hero, Villain, Object of Desire00:18:44 Survivorship Bias: The Dark Side of Narrative Investing00:23:28 $ZM Zoom Case Study: When Narrative and Numbers Both Break00:30:27 What Great CEOs Look Like — Grit, Humility, and Quiet Intensity00:38:43 The Drunken Pilot Test: Spotting Bad Leadership Before the Numbers Do00:51:33 $CRWD CrowdStrike, Trade Desk, and Branding as a Signal00:59:48 Numbers vs. Narrative: Do You Actually Need Both?01:09:09 Aehr Test Systems and the Limits of Narrative Investing01:17:52 Final Verdicts: Where Narrative Has an Edge (and Where It Doesn't)**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returns
• The Glowing Eyeball vs the Obesity Drug: $SPHR and $NVO Debated (E138) 28.06.2026 50min

  Two companies making the world genuinely better — one a glowing eyeball printing money in the desert, the other a century-old drug giant that invented the obesity revolution. So why are both kind of terrible investments right now? Luke and Krzysztof go head-to-head on $SPHR (Sphere Entertainment) and $NVO (Novo Nordisk) in this week's King of the Jungle bull-bear debate — and the tension is real.🎯 Krzysztof bought $SPHR at ~$50. It's now $150. Is it a 3-bagger worth holding — or time to squeeze the last drop from the lemon?📊 $NVO is trading at 10x earnings while $LLY trades at 40x. Screaming value trap or generational discount? Luke makes the case — then almost talks himself out of it live on air.🌐 SpaceX IPO day sparks a bigger debate: why a company losing $10B still justifies a $2.2T valuation — and what most investors get wrong about forward-looking markets.🧠 "You can love a company and hate the stock." The uncomfortable investing truth both hosts keep circling back to — and what it means for YOUR portfolio.🚀 SpaceX vs Meta: Krzysztof breaks down why comparing current financials is almost meaningless — and the one bias both hosts admit they share about Zuckerberg's empire.💊 Novo Nordisk's Cagrisema failed its head-to-head vs Lilly. The stock dropped 45% in a year. Luke owns it anyway. Krzysztof has zero desire to touch it. Who's right?🎯 The Sphere's real constraint isn't content — it's geography. Luke makes the bear case: how many cities on Earth can actually host one of these things profitably?🤖 When good stories get too well-known, the edge disappears. Krzysztof shares why he's increasingly hunting investments he doesn't even *like* — purely on the investment case.Segments:00:00:00 Cold Open: Loving a Company vs Loving the Stock00:00:49 Intro + SpaceX IPO Day — Options Strategy & What Comes Next00:04:31 SpaceX vs Meta: Why Comparing Current Financials Misses the Point00:11:17 $SPHR Bull Case: How the Giant Glowing Eyeball Learned to Print Money00:15:33 $SPHR Bear Case: How Many Cities Can Actually Host a Sphere?00:22:39 $SPHR Verdict: Would You Buy at $150? (Krzysztof Answers Honestly)00:30:23 $NVO Deep Dive: Novo Nordisk — Cheap for a Reason or Generational Value?00:36:32 $NVO vs $LLY: 10x Earnings vs 40x — Is the Gap Justified?00:40:28 Why Luke Hasn't Sold $NVO Yet (And Why That Might Be a Mistake)00:46:51 The Meta-Lesson: When Knowing the Story Kills Your Edge**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsKeywords:$SPHR, $NVO, Novo Nordisk, Sphere Entertainment, $LLY, Eli Lilly, SpaceX IPO, Ozempic, Wegovy, semaglutide, weight loss stocks, value trap, growth investing, forward-looking valuation, position sizing, dividend investing, options strategy, implied volatility, biotech investing, love the company hate the stock, Meta vs SpaceX valuation, Las Vegas Sphere, compounding stocks
• Is $EOSE an 11-Bagger That's Just Getting Started? (E137) 21.06.2026 1h 11min

  Two years ago, Badger called EOS Energy garbage. Monkey wouldn't shut up about it. Today, the stock is up 1,000% and the story is just getting stronger. This week on Wall Street Wildlife, we settle the $EOSE vs $AXON bet, dissect a rights offering that could make or break $EOSE shareholders, and go live on SpaceX IPO day to watch history happen in real time.🚀 SpaceX opens at $160+ on IPO day — Badger and Monkey called it live, almost to the dollar, and neither can quite believe it📊 $EOSE is up 1,000% since the bet was made — but was it 3,000% at the peak, did Monkey leave serious money on the table?💀 The rights offering explained: dilution is coming for $EOSE shareholders — but is it actually a gift in disguise, or a warning sign?🎯 Badger bought back into $AXON after cutting it — what changed, what still bothers him, and why Motorola just became a threat worth watching🧠 Why can't two investors who trust each other actually pull the trigger on each other's best ideas? The psychology of the "stock tip problem"🦫 Monkey's Samantha Rabbit vs. Monkey daily stock-picking experiment: week three update, early surprises, and a new options data module for Patreons🌴 The show identity question: are WSW just two animals shooting the sh*t, or is there a responsibility to say more when a stock goes up 450%?Segments:00:00:00 Introduction & SpaceX IPO Day Live00:02:05 SpaceX Price Bet: Badger vs. Monkey (Live)00:05:30 What Is Wall Street Wildlife Actually For?00:11:35 Samantha Rabbit vs. Monkey: Week 3 Update00:19:26 How to Start Investing (Badger's On-Ramp Principles)00:21:00 The EOS Energy vs. Axon Bet: Two-Year Results Revealed00:27:01 $EOSE Deep Dive: Rights Offering, Cerberus & Frontier Power USA00:49:31 $AXON Deep Dive: Why Badger Sold, And Why He Bought Back01:01:38 Motorola vs. Axon: The Counter-Drone War Begins01:03:25 SpaceX IPO Price Confirmed Live — $2 Trillion Valuation $SPCX01:05:07 SpaceX: Top 5 Company in 8 Years? Badger vs. Monkey**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsKeywords:$EOSE, $AXON, SpaceX IPO, rights offering, long-duration energy storage, zinc batteries, Cerberus Capital, Frontier Power USA, counter-drone investing, Dedrone, Motorola Solutions, reverse DCF, stock-based compensation, position sizing, dilution explained, investing psychology, stock tip problem, $ASTS, Kelly Criterion, retail investor on-ramp, options strategy, King of the Jungle portfolio, Wall Street Wildlife, WSW, growth investing, contrarian investing, $SPCX
• Is the SpaceX IPO a Trap for Retail Investors? + $NU + $MRLN (E136) 14.06.2026 1h 4min

  SpaceX is finally going public and it might be the most hyped IPO in a generation. But does that make it a buy, a trade, or a trap? Luke and Krzysztof have completely different plans, and neither one is obvious. This week also covers a tiny autonomous aviation startup that jumped 30% on a massive red day, why Luke dumped $WISE and owns $NU instead, and why the easy money on big IPOs is almost never made by the people watching from home.🚀 Luke owns SpaceX *already* — but he's locked out, taxed, and has zero control over what happens next. His plan is more complicated than you'd think. $SPCX🎴 Krzysztof refuses to be a long-term SpaceX holder — and instead wants to swing trade the IPO hype with options. Is he right to ignore the Rocket Lab lesson?🎯 The musical chairs problem: why retail investors almost always arrive after the easy money is gone — and what to do about it.🤖 A tiny pre-revenue company called $MRLN (Merlin) jumped 30% on one of the worst market days in months after a US Special Operations milestone. Krzysztof bought it impulsively. Was it genius or madness?🎓 Is autonomous flying actually *easier* to solve than self-driving cars? Krzysztof makes the contrarian case and braces for pushback from a pilot in the Patreon community.💰 Luke sold every share of $WISE after the AML scandal deepened and explains exactly why a 2-3 year regulatory headache makes it uninvestable right now, even if the business model is sound.📊 $NU (Nubank) serves over 135 million customers, more than half of all adults in Brazil. Luke breaks down why it's trading at just 13x forward earnings despite 40% loan book growth, and what the real bear case actually is.🌴 Krzysztof offers to document his live SpaceX options trades in real time for Patreon Dolphins. Tune in if you want to watch a philosopher-investor try to outsmart the hype machine.Segments:00:00:00 The Musical Chairs Problem With IPOs00:01:06 SpaceX IPO Week — What's Actually Happening00:05:45 Luke's SpaceX Position: Locked Up, Taxable & Out of Control00:09:24 Luke's Plan to Build a Real $SPCX Position00:12:26 Krzysztof's Contrarian Take: Swing Trade the Hype, Don't Own It00:20:21 $MRLN Merlin Inc — Autonomous Flight for the US Military00:24:00 Is Autonomous Flying Easier Than Self-Driving Cars?00:33:39 The Bear Case for Merlin: No Revenue, 200x Sales00:39:53 Why Luke Sold All His $WISE Stock00:45:07 $NU Nubank — Banking Half of Brazil at 13x Earnings00:53:14 The Nubank Bear Case: Loan Book Risk in a Developing Market**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Keywords:SpaceX IPO, $SPCX, IPO investing, retail investor traps, IPO hype cycle, Merlin Inc, $MRLN, autonomous aviation, autonomous flight, military tech stocks, Wise AML scandal, $WISE, Nubank, $NU, Brazil fintech, neobank investing, options trading IPO, swing trading, pre-revenue stocks
• Welcome to the Wall Street Wildlife Investing Podcast 12.06.2026 1min

  Where the worlds of technology, business, finance, stock markets, and animal spirits collide.Perfect for those who know there’s an intelligent and principled way to become wealthy but haven’t yet had a good jungle guide, Luke ‘The Badger 🦡’ Hallard and Krzysztof ‘Monkey 🍌’ Piekarski bring you investing insights and principles to help you better understand how to make $$ money in the stock market.Wall Street Wildlife is a gateway to deep, quality investing research and principles.Are you ready to become a beast of an investor? 🦁
• Is IREN Becoming a Serious AI Cloud Contender? + Buying SpaceX Pre-IPO + $WISE (E135) 07.06.2026 1h 17min

  The AI infrastructure land grab is accelerating — and this week, Krzysztof drops a deep dive into his #1 portfolio holding that rewrites the bull case entirely. Meanwhile, Luke's longtime fintech darling just got hit with a half-billion-euro money laundering investigation on the same week it relisted on NASDAQ. Timing couldn't be worse. Here's what's really at stake:🤖 $IREN just went from Bitcoin miner to potential hyperscaler — and NVIDIA's $3.4B bet on their Sweetwater site might be the most important data center deal you haven't heard about🎯 Krzysztof holds $IREN at 21% of his King of the Jungle portfolio — and after this earnings call, he's not trimming. Here's why that conviction is earned, not reckless📊 The revenue miss that spooked the algos vs. the thesis that actually matters — why Krzysztof calls it a "nothing burger" and what would change his mind🌐 $IREN vs. CoreWeave vs. Nebius: the neo-cloud battle nobody's framing correctly — and the one financial metric that makes CoreWeave a no-touch for Monkey💰 $WISE drops 18% on AML bombshell — Luke worked in global anti-money laundering for a major bank, and his read is genuinely alarming. This isn't a dip-buy moment🎴 SpaceX IPO ticker confusion is already making people rich — the meme crew is running a pump on Virgin Galactic $SPCE and it's equal parts hilarious and predatory🧠 What would Rafa Nadal's grit look like in a retail investor? The question that reframes every market downturn you'll ever faceSegments:00:00:56 Welcome + Episode Overview00:02:25 Rafa Nadal Documentary: The Grit Investors Are Missing00:09:53 Monkey vs. Samantha the Rabbit: AI Stock Picker Experiment Update00:14:31 Daily Investment Decisions — Good Habit or Bad Habit?00:23:02 SpaceX IPO Ticker Trap: The $SPCE Meme Pump Explained00:30:29 $IREN Deep Dive: From Bitcoin Miner to NVIDIA's Chosen Partner00:43:00 $IREN vs. CoreWeave vs. Nebius: Why Krzysztof Chose the Land00:59:31 $IREN Position Sizing: Is 21% of a Portfolio Ever Justified?01:01:26 $WISE AML Scandal: Luke's Inside Take from His Banking Past01:13:09 Would Luke Buy or Sell $WISE Today? Live Portfolio Decision**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsKeywords:$IREN, $WISE, $SPCE, SpaceX IPO, NVIDIA data center, AI infrastructure investing, anti-money laundering, AML compliance, neo-cloud stocks, CoreWeave vs IREN, Nebius vs IREN, Sweetwater data center, position sizing, conviction investing, retail investor psychology, investing grit, Rafa Nadal investing mindset, AI stock picker experiment, King of the Jungle portfolio, pre-IPO meme pump, Mirantis acquisition, data center power moat, Wise PLC investigation, fintech regulation risk, Wall Street Wildlife
• What Four Expert Investors Own Right Now $NVDA $AXON $CRWD $ASTS $RKLB $VOO (E134) 30.05.2026 1h 29min

  Four investors. Four wildly different portfolios. One crossover episode that gets uncomfortably honest about conviction, concentration, and whether the rules of investing have actually changed. Wall Street Wildlife's Luke and Krzysztof team up with Bear and Drowsy from Shooting the Bull Pod — and the result is one of the most candid portfolio conversations we've ever recorded.🤖 One investor is sitting on a 43% Nvidia position — and his defense of it might actually change your mind about concentration risk🎯 Bear vs. Drowsy vs. Badger vs. Monkey: four real portfolios laid side-by-side, and the differences are stark — who's right?🌐 Has the Law of Large Numbers been repealed? $NVDA at $5T, Micron hitting $1T, Anthropic at $1T private — is gravity still a thing?🧠 The trimming problem: why Bear sells too early, why Drowsy almost never sells, and the psychological trick that separates long-term winners from hyperactive traders🚀 $RKLB and $ASTS under the microscope — are space stocks the real opportunity hiding in plain sight, or another 3D printing moment?💀 A mea culpa on NeoClouds: Drowsy admits they "got it completely wrong" on Nebius — and what that confession reveals about investing humility $NBIS🎓 Krzysztof's evolution from quality-compounder to rock-flipper: the philosophical pivot that explains everything about his portfolio today🌴 Dark horse stocks nobody's talking about: Hinge Health, Oddity, MercadoLibre, Sterling Infrastructure, Palo Alto Networks — the roundtable gets spicy at the end $HNGE $ODD $MELI $STRL $PANWSources:Shooting the Bull podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5qH1zzezA4EnHHGibgzJlbGrowth Stock Investing subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/GrowthStockInvesting/Segments:00:00:00 Four Investors, One Portfolio Showdown — The Crossover Begins00:05:14 Golden Age of Individual Investing? AI, Community & the New Edge00:07:54 Is This 2021 Again? What's Different (and Scarier) About This Rally00:15:19 Defending a 43% $NVDA Position — Drowsy Makes His Case00:23:10 Portfolio Concentration Debate: Quality Giants vs. Rocks & Rubble00:35:40 Krzysztof's Confession: Why He Abandoned Blue-Chip Investing00:43:03 $RKLB Sleep-at-Night Numbers & How Luke Actually Manages Risk00:59:26 The Practical Trick That Stops You From Trading Too Much01:05:00 $ASTS Deep Dive: Is Space the Most Overlooked Sector Right Now?01:16:18 NeoClouds, Nebius & the Stocks They Got Wrong01:20:01 Final Roundtable: One Stock Each That Deserves More Attention**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:fiscal.ai/wildlife**********To portfolio track like Luke, check-out:portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsKeywords:$NVDA, $RKLB, $ASTS, $CRWD, $AXON, Nvidia concentration risk, position sizing, portfolio management, Rocket Lab, AST SpaceMobile, Hinge Health, Oddity ODD, MercadoLibre, Nebius, NeoClouds, law of large numbers, trimming stocks, investing psychology, growth stock investing, Shooting the Bull Pod, AI infrastructure stocks, Micron trillion dollar, SpaceX IPO, technical analysis investing
• Is This $2.4B Biotech About to Explode? + $MELI & $ISRG (E133) 24.05.2026 1h 18min

  Three stocks, three debates, one ticking clock. This week on Wall Street Wildlife, Krzysztof drops a live biotech catalyst with a 24-hour window, Luke defends his 20-year 'sugar daddy' holding, and a Latin American e-commerce giant is quietly being stress-tested. Plus: Krzysztof reveals a wild AI experiment he's launching in public — and betting real money against it.💊 Luke's been holding $ISRG since 2006 without selling a single share — but is robotic surgery's best growth already behind it, or is this still the future of medicine?📊 Medtronic just got FDA clearance. Competition is finally arriving at Intuitive Surgical's door — and margins are showing it. How worried should long-term holders be?🧬 Krzysztof makes a live, time-sensitive case for a $2.4B biotech with a catalyst dropping the very next day — and explains why the market may be badly mispricing it. $RLAY🌐 $MELI is growing revenue at 49% year-over-year — so why has the stock been going south? Luke explains the deliberate margin sacrifice and why he's still buying anyway.🧠 Luke admits he expects $MELI to keep falling for six months... and bought more anyway. Krzysztof calls this a contradiction. Luke disagrees. Who's right?🤖 Krzysztof built an AI he named Samantha Rabbit, designed specifically not to lie to him — and he's putting $5/day on himself vs. the machine in a 6-month public stock-picking contest!Segments:00:00:00 Cold Open: The Future of Surgery & Live Biotech Catalyst00:01:13 Intro + King of the Jungle Portfolio Review00:05:52 Community Portfolio Update: 11 Nominations & Why Pitching Changes Everything00:11:28 $ISRG Deep Dive: Is Intuitive Surgical Still Worth Owning After 20 Years?00:20:28 $ISRG Bear Case: Competition, GLP-1s, and Flat Margins00:30:46 Relay Therapeutics: The Biotech With a 24-Hour Catalyst00:44:42 Relay Bear Case: One-Trick Pony or Magical Molecule?00:54:48 $MELI Deep Dive: Is Mercado Libre's Investment Phase a Buying Opportunity?01:05:37 $MELI Bear Case: Emerging Market Risk & Shrinking Margins01:12:09 Big Reveal: Krzysztof Builds an AI Stock Picker & Bets Against It**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsKeywords:$ISRG, $MELI, Relay Therapeutics, Intuitive Surgical, Mercado Libre, robotic surgery investing, biotech catalyst, PI3K inhibitor, GLP-1 impact on surgery, Latin America e-commerce, emerging market stocks, AI stock picking, position sizing, biotech binary event, razor and blades business model, gross margin compression, compounding stocks, long-term investing, King of the Jungle portfolio, community portfolio, Wall Street Wildlife, growth investing, contrarian biotech, clinical trial investing
• Four Stocks, Two Hosts, Zero Sugarcoating — Bull vs. Bear (E132) 17.05.2026 1h 2min

  Four companies. Two hosts. One brutal question: which stocks deserve your conviction right now, and which ones are just good stories hiding ugly fundamentals? This week, Luke and Krzysztof go bull-vs-bear on four names — and the conclusions might surprise you. The "too hard pile" is getting bigger, and maybe that's the smartest move in this market.🎴 Luke's brutal poker night becomes the perfect metaphor for today's market — when momentum matters more than fundamentals, what does that mean for your portfolio?🤖 $IREN just landed a $3.4B contract with NVIDIA itself. Is this the ultimate validation of the AI infrastructure thesis — or is the dilution quietly eating your returns?💊 $TMDX is down 40% in months, but the business is saving lives and expanding into Europe. Is the market throwing away a generational compounder?📊 $TTD looked like an untouchable compounder — until Amazon showed up charging 1% vs. 20%. Is The Trade Desk a falling knife or a forever-broken business model?🧠 Why do smart investors refuse to say "I don't know"? Krzysztof makes the case that the "too hard pile" isn't weakness — it's your edge.🌐 $LMND reports 71% revenue growth and the stock drops 20% from after-hours highs. What the algos saw that retail missed — and the financial engineering hiding behind the headline numbers.Segments:00:00:00 Cold Open: Shame, Stories & the Investor Ego00:00:54 Intro + Luke's Poker Night Disaster00:05:01 Narrative vs. Fundamentals: When Story IS the Investment00:07:04 $RKLB Brag: Luke's 25-Bagger in Rocket Lab00:09:17 $TTD: Is The Trade Desk a Falling Knife?00:13:12 Amazon Is Eating The Trade Desk's Lunch — The 1% vs 20% Problem00:20:22 $LMND: Lemonade's 71% Revenue Growth Hides a Messy Truth00:27:07 Why Lemonade Crashed After a "Great" Earnings Report00:35:14 $TMDX: The Company Keeping Organs Alive (and Why the Selloff Is Wrong)00:43:55 $IREN: NVIDIA Just Wrote a $3.4B Check — What That Really Means00:53:41 The Dilution Problem: Is $IREN Being Straight With Investors?00:59:06 Wrap-Up: Two Dogs, Two Donkeys & the Too Hard Pile**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsKeywords:$TTD, $LMND, $TMDX, $IREN, $RKLB, The Trade Desk, Lemonade insurance, TransMedics, IREN AI infrastructure, Rocket Lab, programmatic advertising, Amazon advertising, AI data centers, organ transplant investing, narrative investing, too hard pile, falling knife stocks, NVIDIA ecosystem, dilution risk, free cash flow manipulation, stock-based compensation, growth investing psychology, position sizing, King of the Jungle portfolio, Wall Street Wildlife
• Is $WISE About to Explode on the NASDAQ? (E131) 10.05.2026 20min

  The largest UK fintech is abandoning the London Stock Exchange for the NASDAQ — and Luke thinks it could be an inflection point. This solo deep-dive makes the bull AND bear case on one of his highest-conviction holdings, right before the dual listing goes live. Here's what every investor needs to know before May 11th.💰 Why $WISE is ditching London for the NASDAQ — and what it means for shareholders who already own the UK listing📊 The numbers behind the conviction: 27% volume growth, 22% more active customers, and a take rate that keeps falling on purpose🎓 How Wise actually moves money across borders — the elegant infrastructure trick that lets them undercut every bank on the planet🎯 Luke's reverse DCF breakdown: what growth rate the market is currently pricing in, and whether that's a gift or a trap💀 The bear case we can't hide from: falling take rates + rising costs = a business model that only works if volume growth never stops🤖 Stablecoins and the Genius Act — is crypto a real existential threat to $WISE, or just a question every investor asks and never acts on?🌐 The index inclusion catalyst: why Russell 1000 membership in 2027 could trigger a wave of institutional buying nobody's talking about yetSources:Shooting the Bull with Drowsy and Bear: https://open.spotify.com/show/5qH1zzezA4EnHHGibgzJlb?si=XkN43t9ZRUuAD8Mh2RMvzg&nd=1&dlsi=a7c955266e91477fSegments:00:00:00 Welcome — Solo Episode & What's Coming to WSW00:01:21 What Is Wise and How Does It Actually Work?00:04:08 The NASDAQ Dual Listing: Dates, Mechanics & What Shareholders Need to Do00:09:05 $WISE Key Numbers: Volume Growth, Customers & Take Rate00:11:08 Rising Costs: Investment in Growth or a Warning Sign?00:12:44 $WISE Valuation: Reverse DCF & The Inflection Point Thesis00:14:54 Bear Case #1: The Take Rate Trap00:15:48 Bear Case #2: Stablecoins & Crypto — Real Threat or Overhyped?00:18:11 Luke's Conviction: 4 Years as Customer & Shareholder**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsKeywords:$WISE, Wise PLC, NASDAQ dual listing, fintech investing, cross-border payments, stablecoins, Genius Act, take rate, reverse DCF, index inclusion, Russell 1000, Wise platform, fintech stock, London Stock Exchange, UK fintech, free cash flow, institutional buying, crypto vs fintech, position sizing, high conviction investing, compounding moat, growth investing, Luke Hallard, Wall Street Wildlife
• The AI Math Is Brutal – Is Half Your Portfolio Already Dead? + $POET's Wild Week (E130) 03.05.2026 1h 7min

  Luke sold two stocks this week. Not because earnings disappointed or guidance missed — but because he ran the numbers on what AI actually does to software valuations, and the math got uncomfortable fast. Meanwhile, Krzysztof turned a 70% options loss into a breakeven exit... then watched the stock moon another 60%... then crater 50% — all in the same week. This is what investing in the AI era actually feels like.💀 Monkey's $POET call option went from genius to idiot to genius in 7 days — a masterclass in what NOT to do with options, and the one trading rule that could have saved him🎓 Badger breaks down the DCF concept most investors ignore: why a 5% annual "AI death probability" can slash a company's fair value by nearly 50% — and why that math should terrify SaaS investors🤖 "It's not that AI will build a better ServiceNow — it's that you won't NEED ServiceNow" — the Kodak fallacy hiding in plain sight across your portfolio🎯 Luke sold $CRM and $ZS this week — hear exactly why, and whether $CRWD is next on the chopping block🧠 The ostrich investor, anchoring bias, and why knowing what can go wrong is the most valuable skill in your arsenal right now🌴 Community portfolio 6-month check-in: $WISE up 23%, the overall portfolio down 12% — and why that's not the pointSources:King of the Jungle Spreadsheet: https://www.patreon.com/posts/150190962The Investor's Mirror (iOS App): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/investors-mirror/id6760048070Segments:00:00:00 Cold Open: AI Is Killing Companies — Not Replacing Them00:00:54 Intro + Luke Bought a Motorcycle (Investing Adjacent, We Promise)00:10:57 Monkey's $POET Options Debacle: From 70% Loss to Breakeven to... 50% Drop00:21:43 The SaaS Apocalypse: How AI Rewrites Software Valuations00:33:39 Why ServiceNow Might Not Need a Replacement — It Just Disappears00:41:34 Luke Sold $CRM and $ZS — Here's the Exact Reasoning00:54:52 Is $CRWD Next? The CrowdStrike Question00:57:32 Community Portfolio 6-Month Review: $WISE, $TTD, and What's Next**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsKeywords:$POET,$CRM,$ZS,$CRWD,$WISE,$TTD,SaaS apocalypse,AI disruption stocks,software valuation,DCF terminal value,options trading mistakes,AI death probability,ServiceNow AI risk,Salesforce disruption,Zscaler analysis,CrowdStrike AI,community portfolio,position sizing,anchoring bias,options psychology,retail investor mistakes,Kelly Criterion,compounder investing,growth stocks 2025,AI investing,$NU,$IREN,$NOW
• Is $NKTR the Most Undervalued Biotech Nobody's Talking About? (E129) 26.04.2026 1h 8min

  200 million eczema sufferers. A leading drug that fails more than half of them. A cancer-causing alternative that still projects $5 billion in sales. And a tiny 60-person San Francisco biotech that may have cracked the code — with a Nobel Prize-validated mechanism the market is somehow pricing at near-zero. This week, Krzysztof goes full deep-dive on Nectar Therapeutics ($NKTR), while Luke — self-confessed biotech skeptic — has the options chain open and his wallet ready.📊 Why the world's most common skin disease has NO good cure yet — and why that $50B market opportunity is hiding in plain sight💊 The cancer-warning drug that still projects $3–5B in revenue: what that tells you about how desperate patients really are🎓 Res-peg explained without the jargon: the Nobel Prize-backed immune reset mechanism that makes $NKTR different from every other AD drug on the market💀 The 33% single-day crash that Monkey calls 'borderline irrational' — and why buying that dip may have been one of the most logical trades of the year🎯 Bull, base, and bear: a $240–$320 price target vs. today's ~$82 — and the position sizing rules that keep this from becoming a gamble🧠 Why the market can't walk and chew gum: how $NKTR's alopecia data confusion is creating a 'free call option' that most investors are completely missing🌐 The imminent April catalyst that could reprice this stock overnight — and why Monkey says a negative surprise would be the real shockSources:Adam May (biotech investor): https://x.com/A_May_MDSegments:00:00:00 The Disease Affecting 200 Million People With No Real Cure00:05:00 What Is Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) — And Why It's a $50B Market00:10:00 Why the Best Drug on the Market Only Works for Half of Patients00:15:00 The Cancer-Warning Drug Still Projecting $5B in Sales00:20:00 $NKTR's Res-Peg: The Nobel Prize-Backed Mechanism Explained00:27:00 The Phase 2 Data That Sent $NKTR From $6 to $8000:33:00 The Alopecia Trial Disaster — And Why Monkey Says the Market Overreacted00:43:00 Valuation Deep Dive: Is $NKTR Worth 4x From Here?00:48:00 Upcoming Catalysts: What to Watch in April 2025 and Beyond00:54:00 Position Sizing in Biotech — How Much Is Too Much?01:01:00 Options Strategy for $NKTR: Calls vs. Shares vs. Selling Puts**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsKeywords:$NKTR, Nectar Therapeutics, atopic dermatitis, eczema investing, biotech stock 2025, res-peg, alopecia treatment, biotech options strategy, small cap biotech, phase 2 clinical trial, biotech position sizing, $KYMR, Dupixent competitor, JAK inhibitors, T regulatory cells, biotech catalyst, Wall Street Wildlife, undervalued biotech, options implied volatility, Kelly Criterion biotech, free call option, clinical trial design, immune system investing, rezpegaldesleukin
• Is AI Crushing Cybersecurity? $CRWD $PANW Face the Music (E128) 19.04.2026 53min

  The AI arms race is here, and it's shaking up the cybersecurity landscape. Is it time to panic, or is this a buying opportunity? We dive deep into the AI doomsday fears and how it could impact our portfolios.Plus:🧠 Axon's stock-based comp problem: a great company, TERRIBLE stock? $AXON📊 Wise's Nasdaq listing is imminent: what does it mean for investors? $WISE $WIZEY💊 Krzysztof's selling Coherus for a NEW biotech play: $CHRS $NKTR $ABCLSegments:00:00:00 Cold Open00:01:47 Subscriber Growth Slowdown: Are We Boring?00:03:57 Mama Monkey's Patreon Offer00:05:51 Claude Mythos & Cybersecurity Apocalypse?00:11:06 Is AI a Tailwind or Headwind for Cybersecurity Stocks?00:11:46 $CRWD CrowdStrike: Time to Buy?00:22:26 $NKTR Nectar Therapeutics: Krzysztof's New Biotech Pick00:28:05 $AXON Axon Enterprise: Great Company, Terrible Stock?00:30:52 Stock-Based Compensation Explained00:42:37 $WISE Wise PLC: Nasdaq Listing Incoming!00:45:19 Investor's Mirror App Update00:50:54 Closing**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsKeywords:artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, $CRWD, CrowdStrike, $PANW, Palo Alto Networks, $WISE, Wise PLC, fintech, stock-based compensation, investing psychology, portfolio allocation, biotech, $NKTR, Nectar Therapeutics, value investing, growth investing, investor's mirror, fiscal ai, $ABCL
• Investor Tilt: Are YOU Secretly Sabotaging Your Portfolio? (E127) 12.04.2026 1h 14min

  Are hidden emotions sabotaging your investing returns? This week, Badger and Monkey dissect the subtle ways 'tilt' impacts portfolios, drawing lessons from Vegas, poker, and real-life market turmoil. Are YOU making these mistakes without realizing it? 💀 Are your losses secretly driving your investment decisions? We expose the hidden dangers of revenge trading.🎰 Vegas isn't just about luck. Discover the surprising parallels between poker, investing, and crafting your own odds.🧠 Is your 'investor self' different from your REAL self? We explore the psychology behind knowing what to do vs. actually doing it (try our 'Investor's Mirror' app)📊 Are you tuning out during market downturns? Learn why now is the time to sharpen your skills and find big alpha.🌴 From Vegas to Warsaw? We reveal our plans for a European WSW Beastie meetup in 2027!🌐 Should you invest outside the US? We debate the pros and cons of international diversification.🤖 The future of shopping is HERE. We discuss Amazon's robotaxis, automated warehouses, and the evolution of retail.Sources:The Investor's Mirror (iOS App): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/investors-mirror/id6760048070ADRs article: https://7investing.com/article/how-to-invest-internationally-using-american-depositary-receipts-alternative-title-the-abcs-of-adrs/Segments:00:00:00 Intro: Vegas Recap & Investor Tilt00:03:27 The Vegas Glow-Up: IRL vs. Digital00:06:45 Krzysztof's Near-Tilt Experience00:11:55 Tilt in Poker vs. Investing00:14:05 The Subtle Tilt Investors Don't See00:17:51 Carving Out Your Safe Space (Even in Vegas)00:23:14 The King of the Jungle Poker Challenge00:31:46 Practicing Fear: Lessons from Poker00:32:17 Vegas Tech Tour: Amazon & The Boring Company00:39:13 Zoox Robo Taxi: The Future of Transportation00:42:06 The Sphere: Gimmick or Game-Changer? $SPHR00:46:26 Absinthe: A Night to Remember00:48:16 WSW Does Warsaw: Summer 2027?00:50:52 Introducing the Investor's Mirror App01:02:02 Investing Outside the US: Opportunities & Risks**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returns
• Is Your Portfolio on Tilt? What Poker Teaches Us About Smarter Investing (E126) 05.04.2026 48min

  Vegas, baby! We're back from the Vegas Patreon meetup and ready to deal. This week: how poker skills translate to investing success (and failure). Plus, Monkey on the mind-bending challenges that make investing so darn hard. What's at stake? Your portfolio, your sanity, and maybe a little bit of tilt!🎴 Learn which poker skills can make you a better investor (and which will get you rekt).🧠 Discover how your brain is *designed* to trick you into making bad investment decisions.🎯 Position sizing: are you betting too big, or too small? Badger & Monkey debate.💀 Hear about mistakes both hosts have made — and how YOU can avoid them.📊 The Kelly Criterion: what it is, and how to use it to optimize your portfolio.🌴 Why the WSW Patreon is like a "gated community" for smart investors.🚀 $RKLB: Badger admits he may have been over-allocated. Lessons learned.Sources:Investor's Mirror App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/investors-mirror/id6760048070Segments:00:00:00 Intro: Vegas Recap & Episode Overview00:01:15 Poker & Investing: Surprising Parallels00:02:47 Chess vs. Poker: Which is More Like Investing?00:03:54 Good Decisions, Bad Outcomes: The Investor's Dilemma00:05:15 Position Sizing: Don't Get Wiped Out!00:06:45 EOS $EURN: When Conviction Goes Wrong00:07:33 The Kelly Criterion: Optimal Bet Sizing00:10:59 Pot Odds & Expected Value: Risk vs. Reward00:12:44 Avoiding "Tilt": Emotional Investing00:14:26 Knowing When to Fold: Cutting Your Losses00:15:52 $AAPL Apple: A Mistake Badger Regrets00:17:53 Staying Invested: The Power of Nuance00:18:58 Reading the Table: Market Insights00:20:47 Table Selection: Finding Your Edge00:23:05 Key Takeaways: Process Over Outcome00:24:54 Why Investing Is So Hard: Monkey's Perspective00:39:14 Investor's Mirror App — Know Yourself to Outperform the Market**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returns
• We're Taking Our Investors to Vegas — Here's What We're Betting On $NVDA $INV $CWEN (E125) 29.03.2026 56min

  🎰 What happens when two investors hit Vegas with their Patreons? Craps strategies, poker tournaments, and a $50 bounty on Monkey's scalp🧠 The one investing mistake almost everyone makes — and why borrowed conviction will cost you everything when the market turns🃏 Why poker pros keep becoming legendary investors — the David Einhorn, Carl Icahn, and Annie Duke crossover you need to hear⚡ NVIDIA just revealed Vera Rubin — 10x performance per watt and 1.3 million components. The AI infrastructure arms race just escalated💀 We let AI score our stocks on a "Death by Claude" survival scan — $MNDY got 18 months to live, $PATH got a eulogy, and Greggs $GRG is immortal!🔋 Luke decides to sell $BYDDY and buy $CWEN live on air — the "would you buy it today?" test that instantly clarifies every portfolio decision🤖 Jensen Huang calls OpenClaw "the operating system for personal AI" — and Monkey's $INV cooling play just showed up at GTCSources:https://deathbyclawd.com/Timestamps:00:00 Cold Open01:00 Welcome & Subscribe CTA03:09 Vegas Preview — Sphere, Zoox Robotaxis & Amazon Warehouses06:43 Craps Strategy & Poker Stories08:28 When Nothing Works — Poker Patience Meets Market Patience10:21 Institutions Are Buying While Retail Panics11:35 Luke Sells $BYDDY and Buys $CWEN14:42 The "Would You Buy It Today?" Test17:10 Do Not Invest on Borrowed Conviction22:08 Why "Luke Was Wrong" Blocks Your Growth24:48 Monkey's Investor Mirror App Preview28:01 Vegas Presentations — Poker vs Investing34:57 What Makes Investing So Hard?38:09 $NVDA GTC 2026 — Vera Rubin Deep Dive $NVDA42:24 $INV / Accelsius — The Cooling Bottleneck Play44:06 NemoClaw & OpenClaw — The AI Operating System49:53 💀 Death by Claude — SaaS Apocalypse Scanner55:29 Fiscal AI56:19 Close**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsKeywords:investing conviction, borrowed conviction, NVIDIA GTC 2026, Vera Rubin, poker investing, Las Vegas investing, growth investing, portfolio management, Death by Claude, SaaS disruption, OpenClaw, NemoClaw, Monday.com AI, clearway energy, CWEN stock, BYD stock, options university, Wall Street Wildlife, stock market podcast, investing psychology, what makes investing hard, poker skills investing, AI replacing SaaS, NVDA stock, INV stock, retail investors
• Are You Investing in the Right Layer of AI? Jensen’s Blueprint for the Next Decade (E124) 22.03.2026 1h 3min

  🎂 Jensen's Five-Layer AI Cake — NVIDIA's CEO Jensen Huang lays out his framework for how AI is built, from energy and chips to infrastructure, models, and applications. What does this roadmap mean for investors, and are our portfolios actually aligned with the tidal wave?🌊 Catching the AI Tidal Wave — Luke and Krzysztof map their own portfolios against Jensen's five layers, discovering that the new AI era looks a lot more physical than the SaaS era — satellites, batteries, data centers, and power lines, not just software.🐕 Is AI Actually Curing Cancer? — A viral story about an Australian tech entrepreneur who used ChatGPT and AlphaFold to design a custom mRNA vaccine for his dog's cancer sparks a bigger conversation: are we at the beginning of an AI-driven biotech revolution, and what does regulation need to look like?⚡ DGXX Deep Dive: The Trials of Small Cap Investing — Krzysztof walks through his thesis on Digi Power X (ticker: DGXX) — a micro-cap data center and energy play with a pristine balance sheet and first AI revenue expected in April. Then the weekend drama: a 22% stock drop, insider equity controversy, and how a galvanized investor community forced management to clarify the record.🗡️ Live by the Sword, Die by the Sword — Small cap investing means turbulence. Krzysztof reflects on the emotional rollercoaster of micro caps and the pattern across EOS, Oddity, and DGXX — massive drops, management questions, and the decision to hold or fold.🏔️ The Valley of Death Framework — Luke revisits the US DOE's technology readiness chart from last week and applies it to the portfolio debate: why would you invest in an earlier-stage company rather than a later one? The question is left open — join the conversation in the YouTube comments!🦁 Community Shoutouts — A big thank-you to Patreon members Steven (who built an impressive custom portfolio tracker) and Eric (sharing his AI research prompts and outputs). The Wall Street Wildlife community is leveling up.Sources:US DOE Building Technologies Office framework: https://www.energy.gov/cmei/buildings/technology-marketSegments:00:00 Cold Open01:11 Intro: Jensen's AI layer cake, AI curing cancer, DGXX deep dive04:27 Identity-driven investing06:16 Jensen Huang's 5-Layer AI Cake framework08:37 Catching inevitable waves — internet parallels to AI11:35 Jensen: "We are still early" — trillions of infrastructure still to build16:24 Mapping our holdings to the AI layer cake24:29 Direct alignment vs adjacent — should you own non-aligned stocks?26:07 AI curing cancer?30:16 Regulatory bottleneck — approvals take longer than the actual science35:40 Medical tourism 2.0 — "Turkey teeth" to cancer treatment?37:33 Safari Stock: $DGXX (Digi Power X)44:56 $DGXX community revolt forces management clarification via 8-K50:17 How retail investor communities enforce transparency53:54 The Valley of Death framework — US DOE technology adoption curve56:53 Why invest in early-stage vs late-stage companies?57:39 Community spotlight: Steven's portfolio tracker, Eric's research prompts59:41 Listener call to action: share your tools and techniques01:02:15 Close**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********
• Do Your Stocks Own YOU? + Oddity Deep Dive, Gold vs Bitcoin & The End of US Exceptionalism | $ODD $BTC (E123) 15.03.2026 1h 2min

  Do your stocks own YOU — or do you own them? This week we tackle identity-driven investing, with a Thomas Chua quote that should make every investor uncomfortable.Monkey walks through his complete $ODD (Oddity Tech) investment process — from first nibble at $36, to options at the lows, to literally unboxing Spoiled Child collagen live on air. It's classic Peter Lynch meets beauty influencer.Plus: Gold smashes through $5,150 while Bitcoin bleeds. VIX at 32 — why Monkey sees opportunity when everyone else sees chaos. An 18-year trendline break that questions US exceptionalism. And a YouTube troll who accidentally gave us great content.Key topics:- Options selling in high-VIX environments- $ODD full investment process: fundamentals to technicals to options to becoming a customer- Thomas Chua: "Some investors don't own a stock — the stock owns them"- Gold vs Bitcoin vs Bonds vs Property: is there ANY store of value?- 18-year US vs Rest of World trend break- YouTube troll response: why holding contradictory views is the point- Spoiled Child product unboxingSources:Thomas Chua (@SteadyCompound): https://x.com/i/status/2030833466506682776Tickers: $ODD $LINK $BTC $TSLA $GOOGL $AMZN $EOSE $PLTRSegments:00:00 Cold Open01:07 Intro: Bear Markets, Oddity, Gold $5,150 & Is US Exceptionalism Over?02:34 Vegas Meetup Update & Monkey's Secret Project03:44 OpenClaw Migration: Mac Mini Weekend from Hell04:47 Geopolitical Chaos: What Does It Mean for Investors?05:09 VIX at 32: Why Monkey Gets EXCITED When Markets Crash07:00 Badger's Cash Buffer Strategy (20%+ Cash Position)08:01 Bitcoin vs Gold: Where Do You Run for Safety?11:45 Is There ANY True Store of Value?13:54 Chainlink Deep Dive: Is Monkey an Ostrich?17:31 Thomas Chua: "Some Investors Don't Own a Stock — The Stock Owns Them"21:15 Badger's Shopify Confession: When the Thesis Changes22:04 Could Monkey Be the $EOSE Guy? Self-Awareness Check24:11 The Palantir Identity Trap26:19 YouTube Troll Response: Contradiction is the Point30:38 Is This the End of US Exceptionalism? (18-Year Trend Break)33:13 Has Badger Only Beaten the Market Because of US Tailwinds?35:28 China, India & AI as a Global Equalizer39:35 $ODD YouTube Comment: "What Happened to the Technical Trading?"44:34 Oddity Crash: Meta Algorithm Mismatch Explained47:18 Monkey's Oddity Playbook: Nibble > Wait > Strike51:40 Becoming a Customer: $ODD Spoiled Child Unboxing (Live!)56:11 Aggressive Marketing Tactics: Good Sign or Red Flag?58:42 Preview: Valleys of Death Framework01:02:09 Close**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://wallstreetwildlife.com**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsKEYWORDS:Oddity Tech stock, ODD stock analysis, gold vs bitcoin 2026, VIX volatility options, US exceptionalism, technical analysis explained, Peter Lynch investing, options selling volatility, store of value debate, Spoiled Child review
• We Got Lied To By $EOSE Here's What We're Doing About It. +$ODD + $MELI (E122) 08.03.2026 1h 15min

  The Good, The Bad & The Ugly — EOS Energy misses massively, Oddity Tech loses 49% in a day, and Mercado Libre goes nowhere for five years. We dig into three portfolio battle scars and what every investor can learn from them. Plus: WSW hits #19 on Pod Ranker's Top 25 investing podcasts, and an Alex Honnold-inspired lesson on managing fear as an investor.📉 The Good, The Bad & The Ugly — EOS Energy misses massively, Oddity Tech loses 49% in a day, and Mercado Libre goes nowhere for five years. Luke and Krzysztof dig into three portfolio battle scars and what every investor can learn from them.💥 EOS Energy: Betrayal or Gray Area? — Monkey breaks down the emotional rollercoaster after EOS missed guidance by 30-40%, supply failures, yield problems, and insider selling. Was this management fraud, or an ethical gray area? Should you stay or sell?📊 Mercado Libre: 5 Years, Zero Gains — MELI has delivered great fundamentals — revenue up 400%+ — but the stock price is down ~6% over five years. Luke defends the long-term thesis while Krzysztof challenges whether "feeling good" about a company is enough when the price says otherwise.💄 Oddity Tech: Black Swan or Fat Pitch? — A Meta algorithm shift wrecked Oddity's customer acquisition model overnight, sending the stock down nearly 70% from its highs. Krzysztof makes the case that a company trading near its cash balance, with 25% revenue growth and 70% repeat customers, might be a rare, asymmetric opportunity.🧠 Managing Fear Like a Free Climber — a powerful insight from Alex Honnold's interview on Diary of a CEO: the goal isn't to eliminate fear — it's to develop a relationship with it so you can act rationally when it creeps in. A must-listen for any investor navigating volatility.⚖️ Portfolio Allocation: The Bear Trap You Set for Yourself — Luke delivers some tough love: if a single stock's earnings can leave you emotionally wrecked, your allocation is too high. Hard limits, tax tail, and house money fallacies all get unpacked.🏆 We Made the Top 25! — Wall Street Wildlife lands at #19 on Pod Ranker's list of the best investing podcasts in the world, alongside We Study Billionaires, Motley Fool Money, and Invest Like the Best. The jungle is growing.Segments:00:00 Cold Open — The Bear Trap00:49 Welcome & Episode Overview03:06 The Good: Top 25 Investing Podcast07:16 EOS Energy: Setting the Scene10:32 The Miss — Guidance vs. Reality13:27 Supply Failures, Yield Issues & Insider Selling17:00 Lie by Omission? The PayPal Analogy20:05 Should You Sell If You Distrust Management?27:29 Luke's Psychiatrist Moment: Portfolio Allocation33:20 Mercado Libre: 5 Years, No Returns36:26 The Fundamentals vs. Price Action Debate40:05 Squeezing Luke's Shoes46:41 Oddity Tech: Record Results Meet Technical Storm50:00 Meta's Algorithm Dislocation Explained54:17 Is Oddity a Fat Pitch or a Black Box?57:21 Warren Buffett on Fear & Cheap Stocks01:04:00 Patreon Update01:04:55 King of the Jungle Portfolio — The Ugly Chart01:07:40 Climbing Without Fear: Alex Honnold & Investing Psychology01:11:39 Wrapping Up — Three Investing Ideas: EOSE, ODD, MELI**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********
• Claude Code Just Wiped $15 Billion Off Cybersecurity - Here's Why We're NOT Selling (E121) 01.03.2026 1h 4min

  🤖 Claude Code Shakes Up Cybersecurity - Anthropic's new security tool found 500+ undetected flaws in open-source projects, wiping $10-15B off cybersecurity stocks. Luke breaks down why he's NOT selling $CRWD or $PANW — and what event would actually validate the thesis.📊 Investing Rules from @TheProfInvestor - insider buying vs selling signals, why boring companies make the best investments, how to explain the bear case in two sentences, and why making money on quantum computing doesn't make you a good investor.🛒 Zero-Click Commerce - AI agents are about to kill traditional online shopping. Luke introduces "agentic commerce" — where AI doesn't just find products, it buys them for you. Shopify is building the rails for this future while BigCommerce and Wix scramble to keep up. Is $SHOP about to reclaim its moat? Plus: why switching costs matter more than ever (the Duolingo vs Shopify thought experiment). $SHOP $WIX $CMRC $DUOL🎓 Options University - weekly Office Hours open for options learners.🔬 Safari Stock: Nektar Therapeutics - Krzysztof takes us on safari with a high-risk, high-reward clinical-stage biotech company. $NKTRSegments:00:00 Cold Open02:20 Options University Update & Weekly Office Hours06:37 Claude Code Deep Dive — Building a $10K+/Month App in a Day09:30 The SaaS Disruption vs Cybersecurity Thesis11:23 Claude Code Rattles Cybersecurity Stocks $CRWD $PANW $ZS19:23 Google's $400B Revenue Milestone — AI Efficiency Is Real $GOOGL21:50 Investing Wisdom from TheProfInvestor23:10 Insider Buying vs Selling — What Really Matters25:09 The Power of Boring Companies30:09 Can You Explain the Bear Case in Two Sentences?32:18 Process Matters — Why You Only Get 10 Real Decisions In An Investing Career33:53 The E-Commerce Platform Wars — $SHOP vs $CMRC vs $WIX37:13 Agentic Commerce Explained — Shopping Without Shopping43:34 The AI Dividing Line — Which Companies Survive?45:03 Duolingo vs Shopify — A Switching Costs Thought Experiment $SHOP $DUOL49:00 Safari Stock: Nektar Therapeutics $NKTR01:02:43 Closing Thoughts**********If you want to see our furry faces, this podcast is also available on YouTube at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlife?sub_confirmation=1⁠**********SUPPORT THE SHOW AND BECOME A PATREON:https://wallstreetwildlife.com**********Follow us at:⁠⁠x.com/7LukeHallard⁠x.com/7FlyingPlatypus**********Fiscal.AI is the Complete Stock Research Platform for fundamental investors. With its beautiful design and institutional-quality data, Fiscal AI is incredibly powerful and easy to use.Get 15% off any premium plan with:https://fiscal.ai/wildlife**********Monkey’s “Zen, Nietzsche, How to Live” Substack:http://firephilosophy.substack.com**********To use the same portfolio tracking tool as Luke, check-out:⁠https://www.portseido.com/?fpr=lukehallard**********Disclosure: Wall Street Wildlife hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation**********Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?- Invest like seasoned pros with over 40 years in the game- Discover the world's leading companies- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst- Learn how to start investing- Essential investing principles to boost your returnsKeywordsClaude Code cybersecurity, CrowdStrike stock, Shopify agentic commerce, zero-click commerce, cybersecurity stocks 2026, CRWD stock analysis, Shopify vs BigCommerce, AI disruption investingGeorge Kurtz CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks stock, e-commerce platform wars, investing rules, TheProfInvestor, Nektar Therapeutics, options trading education, AI replacing SaaSshould I sell cybersecurity stocks after Claude Code, what is agentic commerce Shopify, is CrowdStrike safe from AI disruption, zero click commerce explained, investing wisdom for beginners 2026