🧭 Ridindex Overview
🟢 Full transparency. You can view the current open book here: Ridindex
The Ridindex, our real-time model portfolio, remains net long. Thematically, we are concentrated in:
Capital cycle plays across energy and industrial infrastructure
AI and semiconductor stack with real earnings power, not hype
Alternative beta including digital assets and precious metals
Shorts in structurally impaired consumer tech and overowned software
🏆 Top Contributors
SPY US 08/15/25 P540 +63.8% — Core macro hedge paid off sharply into vol event (Article)
CAVA GROUP INC (Short) +13.8% — Post-earnings unwind accelerated on weakening unit growth narrative (Article)
ZOOMINFO (Short) +7.1% — Continued valuation compression as end-market demand fades (🔗 Article)
VANECK JUNIOR GOLD MINERS (GDXJ) +10.2% — Miners caught a strong bid alongside spot (🔗 Article)
ERO COPPER CORP +8.9% — Copper momentum continues on supply constraints (🔗 Article)
💣 Largest Drawdowns
FIRST SOLAR (FSLR) -11.3% — Under pressure amid policy noise; thesis intact (🔗 Article)
FLEX LNG -7.4% — Shipping exposure retraced with softening spot rates (🔗 Article)
TERADYNE INC -6.8% — Semi capex exposure derisked amid cycle uncertainty (🔗 Article)
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS -6.5% — Mixed signals from broader chip sector; monitoring closely (🔗 Article)
DUTCH BROS INC -7.9% — Weak comp trends and rising input costs pressuring margins (🔗 Article)
🔍 Watchlist & Tactical Pipeline
We're actively monitoring the following themes for potential entry:
Health access trades — focusing on enablers of patient throughput, coverage expansion, and payer efficiency
Enterprise systems software — sticky platforms with pricing power, high retention, and scale advantages
GLP-1-linked long/shorts — targeting margin compression, demand displacement, and novel delivery vectors
All are being tracked for actionable dislocations or confirming inflections.
🧠 Final Notes
The Ridindex is built for real exposure, sized conviction, and flexible hedging.
No model, no simulation. just the positioning we believe in.
New trades are issued in real-time. Performance is tracked. Signals are transparent.
Next update in a week. Until then, stay sharp.
Disclaimer:
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