Where will the @fogi70 copy portfolio be headed in 2026?

2025 gave me so many valuable lessons! In Hindsight, it is easy to be smart, know what I should have done, but we can't change the past. What I can change is my future behavior.🔮

✅Speaking of behavior, an interesting fact about behavioral economics:

I have two portfolios. One that you see and copy on eToro. And one private, with another broker.

I always told myself that I was doing roughly the same trades on both platforms, so my results should be similar. However, looking at my private portfolio, I made close to 100% in 2025. On eToro, much less than that. I was shocked. Why the difference?

✅Here are my top reasons:

👉On eToro, I am not using leverage. Having people trust me with their money requires a more conservative approach. Preserving our capital is my Number 1 priority, more important than profits. However, leverage allowed me to buy immediately, whenever I came across a good opportunity. In my private portfolio, I had about a 1.5x Leverage.

👉On eToro, I bought too much Crypto. Crypto was doing well in 2024, but not in 2025. Especially Altcoins, which I have plenty in my eToro portfolio. In my Private portfolio, I only added $BTC and $XRP in October.

👉Playing it safe on eToro. I was not aggressive enough; I knew people were watching, and I wanted to keep my copiers happy, showing them I am a safe bet. It deeply shows in my performance. In my private portfolio, I got into more speculative stocks on margin. I bought $APLD (Applied Digital Corporation) around $7 in private, and around $23 on eToro. I bought into all the insider trading stocks I suggested in my articles. I could not buy some of them on eToro, as there is no margin trading.

👉It was also about protecting capital. Currently, there are about 140 people put their trust in me, and I feel responsible for preserving their capital. It is better to bring a modest return with higher certainty than a larger return(and potential loss) with lower certainty. In prior years, I cared less about how I am perceived. I performed over 50%. Now I cared a lot, and performed less than 50%

✅What can I learn from this? How will I change my behavior?

👉I should care less about what people say about my purchases. If I want to buy the next $APLD at $7, I will. I will also get in on $AMZN (Amazon.com Inc)

👉Always have some idle cash on eToro to buy a good opportunity.

👉I want to decrease the number of assets I have in my portfolio.

👉I should sell more often, not hold stocks forever. Sure, I may miss out on some upside, but that's OK. That capital could be allocated elsewhere.

Don't worry, I won't panic sell; changing the focus of the portfolio takes time. I want to use the best opportunities. I still believe in Crypto, though I want to reduce my exposure.

If you want to tag along to this next year, drop me a follow.

You will hear about updates and trades. If you feel confident enough, you can start copying too. You are getting in on rock bottom prices!

💚 I’m Gabor - I Don’t Work for Money, Money Works for Me💰

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Gabor Fogarasi @fogi70

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