Blog Archive: August 2026

Week 70 / Portfolio Cracks 13K While NVDA Tests My Options Strategy

Greetings from Riga!  What was meant to be a family holiday in Ireland somehow turned into… a family holiday in Riga. Nevertheless, against the odds  and while sipping the local beer  we keep pushing our stock portfolio to new highs. Which, to be fair, makes me a bit worried. New highs feel great, but history has a habit of reminding us that big rallies can eventually be followed by some pretty painful downturns. Anyhow, as of August 7, 2026, the stock portfolio closed at $13,473, which is a strong up by 4.93% week over week. The biggest push has come from NVDA, which has rallied from the low $190s to around $223 in just a few days, ahead of its earnings later in…