Review of 2025, what went well, what didn’t, lessons, options vs shares, US markets vs UK, private investor space

Mr SB remembers to unclip the CD player face plate when leaving the motor

Still same brah

Mr SB has a stripped down Mondeo on the drive with a mattress in it and tool box

$SPY bought puts 6910 Expiry 16/2/26 Fed end of Jan

Mr SB just got SCART sockets on his telly

Mr SB still uses a coat hanger as a tv aerial

Mr SB still uses tape recorders for the Sunday Top 40 on Kiss FM

Mr SB books his caravan trips on teletext

$RR cashed 2% gain

$SKYT cashed 8% gain

Mr SB tries on the gum shields in sports direct

Mr SB bites his tv remote batteries to make em last longer

Mr SB still has Radio Times and circles what he wants to watch for Xmas

Merry Xmas

Stocks held Price bought - EVSales - Rev growth - RNS next $OUST 27.89 9.4x 30% 27/3/26 $DEFT 331, 260, 230 x6 18% 1/4/26 $META 631 8x 15% 28/1/26 $VLN 249 x1.2 7% 25/2/26 $COIN 324, 319 9x 18% 13/2/26 $SBET 22.73, 13.12 13/3/26 $MSTR 380, 363, 265 6/2/26 $BMNR 38 9/1/26

Options Price - expiry - EVSales - Rev growth - RNS next NFLX 94C 16/1/26 x10 10% 18/1/26 WRD 10C 16/1/26 35x 45% 12/3/26 SBET 21C 16/1/26 🆓🏃‍♂️16/3/26 VUZI 2.5C 16/1/26 🆓 🏃‍♂️39x 0% 11/3/26 DEFT 1C 20/2/26 5.4x 50% 26/3/26 SMR 22C 20/2/26 77x 100% 2/3/26 RZLV 2.5C 20/2/26

$LEU cashed for 46% gain Should of cashed when price was ballistic (similar to plenty of shares I’ve held this year) Nuclear similar to rare earth has cooled, valuation still up there, anticipating a harder 2026 vs 25

$BWXT sold up 4% gain Missed the boat on the rise to sell for a good gain, just growth isn’t the best

$KTOS closed remaining holdings 64% gain