Recently, I posted a performance and DTM5 holdings update

https://dtm5.com/dtm5-strategy-holdings/

Today, I’m taking a different look at those same holdings – Looking a their individual performance over over the past 52 weeks. Note – These are not the DTM5’s performance numbers – they are change of value of each individual investment in the market. The DTM5 does own them but not over these specific time frames.

Symbol	Name	YTD % Change	1-Month % Change	3-Month % Change	52-Week % Change
GLXY-T	Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd	55.6%	-27.3%	-50.0%	966.7%
RCG-T	RF Capital Group Inc	39.1%	15.8%	3.9%	87.6%
ETHC-NE	Ether Capital Corporation	-10.9%	-17.2%	-23.4%	848.4%
SII-T	Sprott Inc	27.3%	-8.1%	-8.4%	-6.2%
QCCU-X	QC Copper and Gold Inc.	-46.0%	-24.4%	3.0%	126.7%
SLHG-X	Skylight Health Group Inc.	-18.0%	-12.7%	-16.5%	700.0%
MOJO-CN	Mojave Jane Brandsinc	168.0%	-11.8%	11.7%	34.0%
CNS-X	Contagious Gaming Inc	10.0%	-15.4%	-15.4%	120.0%

There are some interesting things to consider in this eclectic little mix.

First, I notice that the performance numbers for these investments, measured over 4 time frames, are negative 50% of the time.

Second, I notice that over the past 1 month, 7 out of 8 investments are down (Ouch!)

Third, I notice that over 6 months, 5 out of 8 investments are down.

And finally, over 1 year, 7 out of 8 investments are posting super strong returns, and the only negative, SII, is down a modest -6.2%

Some Thoughts

1. If you’re going to venture off the blue chip trail, You should have a strong stomach to be able to handle the volatility that is natural and to be expected in less liquid, early stage companies or investments in emerging sectors or technologies.

2. Seeing red on your screen is a normal and acceptable outcome of making excellent investments. You cannot control the markets, you cannot control what happens after you press the ‘buy’ button. If you’ve done good work in coming to your conclusions, let it play out.

3. No investment outperforms to the upside without being capable of under performing to the downside.

4. If you make a good investment, based on legitimate strategy / thesis / business case – your chances of making money increase the longer you hold the investment as you give the idea time to realize its potential.

5. That list would be horrifying to most portfolio managers or investment advisors. A micro cap resource exploration company, a couple illiquid shells (effectively CPCs), a couple cryto plays, a financial company with a very poor historical track record, and a gold fund manager. But – each one possesses DTM’s target attributes – Merit and Leverage. There is some method to the madness. For more about that see my post : https://dtm5.com/2020/12/12/what-is-the-dtm5-strategy/

And finally – Doing things different has its own rewards, and they aren’t just economic. Learning and growing is the major benefit of stepping outside the box that the rest of the world has forced you to operate in.

Remember…….All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

GLTA