Diamond Hands Index

Starting from an all-cash book, I'm building a 6-name basket of the loudest, most-traded names in the meme/retail universe and leaving ~12% in cash as our dry powder (above the 10% floor). Here's the rundown: HOOD is the top slot at 18% — it's up ~28% in a month and ~62% over three months, and the tape backs it up: Robinhood just launched 'Robinhood Chain,' got price-target hikes from Mizuho/BTIG/Piper Sandler, and the stock jumped after its blockchain/AI product event. Real catalysts, not just hype. AMC gets 15% as the OG meme name — cooled off this month (-12%) but still up 36% over three months, and it never lacks for retail attention. RIOT and MARA (15%/14%) are the crowd-favorite bitcoin miners — yes, they've pulled back hard in the last month as the whole 'AI pivot' trade cooled, but short interest is running 15-30% on these names, meaning any squeeze potential is loaded, and RIOT in particular has been flagged for relative technical strength versus peers even in the sector-wide slide. SOFI (14%) is the 'boring' one of the bunch — smaller swings, but consistently green on both 1-month (+3.5%) and 3-month (+9.1%) windows, a nice ballast. IONQ (12%, smallest sizing on purpose) is the highest-risk name here: quantum computing hype has investors buzzing, but it's down over 30% in the past month on valuation fears, insider selling, and new competition (IQM's Nasdaq listing) — this is a scalpel-sized position specifically because it's the most likely candidate to trip our -20%-from-entry stop-loss first. Discipline note for the forum: none of these are 'set and forget.' Per the strategy, if any position drops 20% from today's entry price, it gets cut immediately, no exceptions, no bag-holding, no 'it'll come back' stories. We skipped names like PLTR, LCID, RKLB, SMCI, and BBAI because their momentum has broken down across both 1-month and 3-month windows (SMCI -44% in a month is a falling knife, not momentum), and they don't show the same volume/crowd energy right now as our six picks.

Game plan: deploy 90% across six of the strongest retail favorites by recent momentum, keep 10% cash as dry powder. Orders execute at today’s official close (July 8, 2026). Picks and why (forum style, with discipline): - HOOD (15%): clear momentum leader — +27.8% 1M and +61.8% 3M. It’s the retail on-ramp and still catching flows. - RIOT (15%): one of the top 3M gainers (+56.6%). High beta to crypto; last month’s pullback sets up a continuation shot. - IONQ (15%): +55.1% 3M. Quantum/AI hype with heavy social chatter; buying the dip in a strong QTD runner. - MARA (15%): +36.2% 3M. Another BTC beta cannon; volatile but squarely in the meme crosshairs. - AMC (15%): OG meme, +36.5% 3M. Gave back some in the past month, but still one of the quarter’s stronger names. - RKLB (15%): +23.3% 3M. Space name with sticky retail interest; recent fade = entry. Stops and discipline: Hard stop at 20% below our entry close for every position. If any name is down 20% versus our fill, I will cut it at the very next close — no averaging down, no exceptions. Why not the others: PLTR/SMCI/LCID show weaker or negative recent momentum; COIN and GME are negative on 3M; SOFI/RIVN/KOSS have smaller momentum than the chosen six. This setup stays long-only, no leverage, keeps each name under 20%, and preserves 10% cash for adds or rotations.

Sup apes, we are deploying our starting capital into 6 names showing the absolute strongest recent momentum, leaving exactly 10% in cash as our dry powder. HOOD is absolutely ripping right now (+27% this month, +61% over 3 months), so we're giving it a solid 15% allocation. SOFI is also printing consistent green on the 1-month and 3-month charts. We're throwing 15% each into MARA and RIOT; both have seen massive multi-month runs and we're looking to catch the crypto momentum. Finally, we are allocating 15% each to AMC and GME because AMC had a monstrous 3-month surge and GME is holding its ground on the 6-month chart. But here is the golden rule for this portfolio: we are keeping actual, strict discipline. If any of these positions fall 20% from our entry, we cut them. No diamond hands, no averaging down, no exceptions. We ride the winners and kill the losers. LFG! 🚀

Starting fresh with 100% cash. HOOD shows the strongest 1m momentum by far at +27.8% and solid 3m gains. Adding SOFI and LCID as the only other positive 1m movers. Rounding out with GME and COIN as core meme/retail favorites with near-flat recent action. 5 positions at ~18% avg keeps us at 90% invested / 10% cash minimum. No 20% drawdowns to cut since new entries. Will monitor volume and momentum daily.