ALB

EagleOfFreedom1

Watching a cyclical play (ALB) go up 12% in one day shortly after I sell is always tough. I need to be more patient on my thematic trades before I take profit.

RetailEdge

Most of my portfolio is in speculative growth stocks. I look for small to mid cap companies that are in early commercialization. Meaning that they are not yet profitable, but are past the R&D phase; they have a working product/service that just needs to establish it's place in the market. It starts with me identifying an up and coming market. For example, I wanted to invest in space logistics and wanted to find an upcoming competitor to SpaceX. That led me to RKLB. Another example was wanting to invest in satellite imagery. I was late to the game with Planet Labs (PL), and started looking for a viable competitor. That led me to Satellogic Inc (SATL). For reference, RKLB is 22% of my portfolio ($31.87 AVG) and SATL is 12% ($2.96 AVG) I look at the leadership with most of my focus on the CEO. Ideally I want an investment where the CEO has demonstrated excellent leadership, a background in the industry and no major red flags from past operations. I also look at employee reviews on Glassdoor. Which for small companies is not always useful, but I try to gain insight on reoccurring problems with the product or leadership. Ideally, what I'm hoping to find are overall content employees that are only complaining about long hours / startup culture. I look at the entry price. A big part of my strategy is finding asymmetric investments; ones where most of the dilution is already priced in and a major runup has not yet occurred. If a stock has risen 50% in a week and I really like the company I will watch and wait for a better price. If the price never declines, I find another investment. Most of my DD is in the product, the narrative and the people. I don't apply traditional valuation metrics to the balance sheet because to be frank, the financials of speculative growth companies look terrible from a traditional perspective. I do look at cash burn and capital available; if I suspect dilution is imminent I will wait to invest. Share dilution in small growth stocks is inevitable but ideally I'd like to enter at a point where the price floor rises before pulling back due to dilution. For position sizing, depending on the size of the company, how well established they are, my confidence in the leadership/employees, the potential size of their respective market, etc. I'll allocate 1-10% of my portfolio. For example, a micro cap I would only be comfortable starting with 1-2% and scaling up as milestones are achieved. Versus a value investment in a large cap company (I previously made value investments in ASML and ALB) I will allocate 10%. All this being said, my investment style is very high risk. I don't recommend it for most investors; I put a lot of time into this and treat it as a second job. I also haven't fully proven my thesis yet. I started actively managing my portfolio in Nov 2024 and am currently at an all time gain of 35%. Due to the volatile nature of growth stocks, that performance figure could change radically in either direction in a short period of time. As far as educational material goes, Peter Lynch is who I started with and is still my favorite guru for retail growth investing. My strategy leans more toward speculative than his, but most of what he teaches I align with (invest in what you know, ignore short term volatility, let winners grow, etc.) His book 'One Up On Wall Street' is a great place to start.

ZombieDracula

I just invested in LIT, ALB, and AMPX. I think AMPX has the most potential upside and it's trendline is very healthy YOY.

Illustrious_Hotel527

Off the top of my head. Chinese EV: NIO, XPEV, Li. BYD is listed in foreign markets; pink sheets in the US. Lithium: SQM, ALB. LAC is speculative. Chinese tech EV: PONY, WRD. Battery tech: QS.

ZombieSkipper

ALB, one of the largest Lithium suppliers. Necessary for EV

nemodigital

I hold LAC and SQM, I should have added ALB to the bag as well. On the graphene side I hold NOU and GMG on the Canadian exchange.

nemodigital

Great time to shift to lithium miners, LAC, SQM and ALB are all good plays.

poopsmith604

Also Canadian browser trading regard. Why not ALB over LAC? Has Div. also got schlommered post covid rout, I believe will also be a strategic asset. I got a bit caught bag holding after 2023 but DCA'd ALB and have been very pleasantly surprised. I completely agree with the home run strategy. But I think diversification is an amazing tools to use for stabilizing. I am starting a family and don't own any major illiquid assets, so to protect them from my regardism, I gave a sizable chunk of my account over to a mouthbreathing money handler. I realize that this isnt the giga-chad move of eternally confidant autists. But after watching friends have mental breaks and recognizing the fragility of either ones tenuous grasp on reality, or the ego. I have found great comfort in the fact that even during a potential mental health crisis, I would have to at least go through multiple steps to access my funds. I also look forward to spanking him year in and year out in performance. Congrats and fuck you.

Landslide_Micro

Thanks! I am gonna look into turbine/generator producers like GE or solar panels related industries like ENPH or local utility companies like NextEra energy or battery related ALB and more!

nemodigital

So LAC, ALB or SQM for lithium plays?

Bravadette

I guess ALB it is.

BillCarr451

I turned $18,000 in leaps into $100,000 from June to January in ALB. Buy long dates so you don't have to sweat the unrelated ups and downs. Any volatility unrelated directly to the underlying is just noise or and opportunity to sell PMCC or buy more leaps.

LongTermStocks

Lithium I would say ALB

kenso4life

If this company could process lithium at the same rate as it generates drama, its stock would be triple what it is today. Messy divorce, allegations of theft of intellectual property, safety concerns, disputes over mining rights, finger pointing, disagreement among regulatory bodies, and more pending lawsuits than I'm able to monitor. Cabral has been impressive as brand ambassador, eloquently praising the strengths and achievements of SGML. Her credibility is compromised however, when the company itself is embroiled in seemingly endless controversy. Sweeping changes must be made in order to unlock the true value of this company. Long: SGML, LAC, SLI, LAR, ALB, IONR, CYDVF

SecretlyARaven

Calls on ALB, its free money

Petrol_Head72

Anyone into $REMX? Heavily ALB weighted, but some Chinese miners included too. Looks to have momentum. If not, what other specialized industry indexes are you bullish on?

AlGAdams

ALB?

TempestDrive

Fuck u ALB. It seems every earnings I play turns flat. Not even plummet, just flat

TempestDrive

I hope not, I bought ALB puts too

Due_Assistant_474

I got fsly wrong and Maybe ALB wrong

TempestDrive

My ALB puts :(

Vaderzer0

ALB?

TempestDrive

ALB puts. I have a feeling their guidance will be cut bc of the recent slide in Lithium prices

Vaderzer0

1-ALB Call. Please make up for my 2 ALAB calls mother fucker

Spedicey007

ALB poots gamblers

BlackBaconBets

$ALB calls

BlackBaconBets

$ALB. Gonna 🚀 post earnings tomorrow AH

LostAbbott

I picked up a bunch about a year ago.  SCCO, ALB, GCUMF, SLVR(mix of physical and mining silver), etc.. 

Dramatic-Morning-100

ALB 162 on Tuesday.

Regardium-Leviosa

!banbet ALB 10% 30d

Regardium-Leviosa

!banbet ALB 10% 1m

Regardium-Leviosa

!banbet ALB 5% 2w

EarlyBirdEmail

Materials: ALB, NEM Energy: EXE, EQT Those stocks went up today.

Curlymoeonwater

I have subscriptions to the Wall St Journal and Barrons - I sometimes let them lapse so I can pick them up at a good discount around the holidays. I subscribe to Morningstar (it's the most expensive sub I have since I use it as my portfolio tracker); good articles and screeners and I use their individual stock analysis as a major source for interpreting stock valuation. I listen to Barron's Streetwise and Consuela Mack's Wealthtrack podcasts - they both provide fairly conservative commentary and a wide swath of good interviews weekly. I'll occasionally tune into CNBC during the day to see if there's someone interesting on, but try to ignore the hype. Bloomberg tv has alot of good news clips throughout the day and the weekly show Wall Street Week with David Westin is a solid, wide ranging informative show. I rarely jump on anything because of a headline - it's already too late. But I figure that the more I know about anything and everything in the news, the better. I do like to look at stocks that get slammed due to a headline just to see whether it's justified. Example - when news about Deepseek came out last year there was alot of talk about Google being doomed. I didn't jump in, but was buying a few months later after the dust settled and analysis became a bit more sober. I've read about ASML for several years and have missed opportunities but finally held my nose and began buying in October '24 after they said earnings might be flattish in '25; a year of flat earnings is not going to kill a ASML. I've also had dead money in ALB for over 2 years so I'm not claiming to be a genius. And MRNA has been nothing but a loser - thankfully a small position. I love reading and being engaged in my investments and balance my individual stocks with etf's. Doing ok, maybe could be doing better.

callsonreddit

why ALB drop

Bootygrange69

ALB and METC. You heard it here.

freewilly1990s

Love the comment, but foolish is tough imo, or maybe rather, im a fool. Turnarounds are real... SNDK was multi yr low ($28) less than a year ago.. WDC ($28 too 😉).. if we take it back a bit, within 5 years FCX was $5 bucks. Lithium? ALB, SQM. For greater diversity, ELAN. etc. NVO is an interesting current, imo. The Co is chugging on all cylinders but the stock has continually cratered. Whats wrong with #2 and potentially superior international reach?

valw

Yes, this is normal. What is not normal is that you are so emotionally involved that you are distressed enough to make this post. I don't think many people here have trust funds and are investing other peoples money. If we are lucky, we sell before it peaks. I also like to be able to sell before it hits bottom. And then b bitter when you see it bounce back up. (Looking at your ALB). What helps is... putting your money in SPY or something similar and let it ride. Don't get me wrong, when I fall mid, five digits in a day, I start to stress. But, I have learned to sit and hold. Walk away if it is too much for you.

bdavid21wnec

$ALB to 200 before pullback

Organic-Lie4759

ALB having a nice little run up

bdavid21wnec

$ALB, if you missed the run up, it probably has a little more to go. I have started to lay off some of the position

Organic-Lie4759

ALB on. Little copper run there

Beazt11123

Quick flip on ALB for me... Always nice to lock in some profit.... its like a reward.

cowboyup99

$ALB been booming

NvyDvr

I’ve never seen anyone else rep ALB. I’ve owned them for a while. Good call.

bdavid21wnec

Sell $ALB after this run up or more to go?

MightBeOrMaybeNot

Been holding some months, lazily each has around same %, should I swap something for 2026? Do you think the chip trend will continue trough 2026, or cut off somewhere there? AGI - Gold ALB - Lithium (and speciality chems) FCX - Copper (and gold) KLAC - Semiconductor process control and inspection LRCX – Semiconductor manufacturing semiconductor MU – Memory / storage chips NVDA – GPUs SIMO - SSDs / flash storage controllers TSM - Chip manufacturer

_Marat

$ALB for me.

AlGAdams

True story, my step father worked for them for 30 years and heavily invested his 401K with ALB.  A few years ago when it spike he took out 100K and bought cars for himself and my mom, then renovated their house.

Verzogerung

An obvious pick: GOOG Three slightly more obscure: RIVN, ALB, AA Five underground picks: HL, LITE, COHR, PAAS, B

Somnifor

Albemarle is the play. It doesn't matter which electric car company wins in the end. They all need lithium, ALB and SQM are the lowest cost producers.

_Marat

$ALB

the-real-batman3

ALB still cheap

yrrrrrrrr

On October 23rd I was deciding between ALB and LAC I decided on LAC

MethodicPlea

I have some ALB stocks too. As robotics, EVs, solar panels etc. grow in production and demand, more batteries will be needed. ALB is one of the few companies selling the shovels for this industry. It's been pretty beaten, working at a loss, but I think it's the best lithium play in the field right now. Other than Ganfeng or Sigma Lithium. I think ALB will grow from both increasing lithium prices, and also they should snag some contracts as US and China tensions evolve not as much lithium from China will be bought.

Totti808

Lithium price is up 21% YTD, which is helping ALB stock price. Of course it is not the only reason for ALB's price going up.

Mental_Area5201

ALB

Somnifor

Albemarle, which is one of the largest lithium miners. Its stock price tends to track the price of lithium. The lithium market started to crash in 2024 after all time highs. It bottomed out earlier this year. ALB was over $300 at peak. In April it was trading in the high $40s. I was buying from mid 2024 through this May with a cost basis of $79 a share. Lithium consumption is expected to double between now and the early 2030s. If it goes back to $300 I'll make a pile of money. More and I'll retire early. Its already back to $127.

cpasswhole

The amount of money that I’ve recovered from this pump is insane. Hopefully this Santa rally helps me get back to a heavy cash position. Minor play for me, but I hope ALB dumps Friday. It’s like 10% up in 2 days, and I bought puts.

WoodShakeJunt

ALB 131 01/09 expiry

CM1225

Are you still following ALB? 😂

BillCarr451

ALB Cliff notes. Those 300 shares I sold at $58, would have made a profit of $17,100 if sold at today's $115. Those 11 leaps are currently $11/$17/$23 thousand in profit or $50,334. So, when you're right in leaps it's a big difference

BillCarr451

I've converted shares to leaps during irrational dips. Stocks I've gotten to KNOW and if it has a ridiculous pullback on macro bs that shouldn't really mean anything to this particular position: I've sold shares and converted to leaps. Usually I sell 100 shares and convert to 2 leaps at half share price or 3 leaps at 1/3d share price (deep itm when cautious or just nicely itm when more confident). Makes for a very simple trade. I get nearly twice the delta or better. Then when share prices make their recovery I'm making pretty well double what I would have in the 100 shares. DEEP itm half share price if cautious (2x 90 or 180) itm 1/3d share price for higher total delta (3x 70 or 210ish) My lifetime best trade was going DEEP into ALB on one of those pullbacks. Bought 2x90 3x70 and 6x 50. That 6x was the $70 strike during that last pullback to $58. Blind squirrel got a nut and it's been straight up to $115 since that trade in June. Of course that OTM "gamble" at $70 strike has really crushed the other 2 strikes/positions. That low delta has blossomed to 6x 86 delta. But all have been stellar successes. In short: I like very long dates, costs more but gives a lot more time to be right. I aim for 2 year or close to it. Shares if you're not an active trader or not confident enough to take a time limit on your thesis

No_Sundae_3814

Great explanation of Tom Hayes. I started following him in Fall 2022 and made my first sizeable 401K contributions based on his bullish outlook. It really paid off just index funding it! I don't believe in timing the market but if its down then its a great time to transfer from checking to investing account. I bought CRK at $7.41 based on Tom which has been a wonderful ride. I'm up 76% in INTC, 92% in ALB, 41% in AAP. I missed the bottom of BABA but currently up 26%. I like QXO for a 3+ year hold (currently -13%). I bought more PYPL today. I work in biotech and wouldn't recommend positions for anything in the sector. There is a headwind coming from every direction.

Much_Candle_942

Faith is ALB is too strong! High risk of political winds changing.

Doom2021

ALB and KVUE were the only things that closed green in my port today

sNeKbIt99

Why is ALB holding up so well?

Rambodeth_

Well at least my ALB pumping... problem is I also have BMNR lmao

LavishnessLess4356

Just saying the quiet part out loud. AI = Energy = Batteries = Lithium. ALB, LAC, RIO

dvdmovie1

> But that is where the major source of growth was supposed to happen for lithium. Yep. 2020/21: "Every EV company is the next Tesla, everyone is going to be driving an EV. Rivian goes public at $100B valuation before even selling a car. (Giant lithium miner ALB goes up 500%) 2022: (EV names crater, some going bankrupt for the second time) 2023/24/25: EVs continue to struggle and charging co CHPT is now 98% off the highs. ALB completely round trips back to where it was before the 2020 rise. ALB has bounced lately with all the disccussion of stratgetic stockpiling of minerals, but the rise of something like ALB in 2020/21 and the fact that that round-tripped shows how hot commodity names can often play out. 2020/21: "EVs are the future, lithium demand as far as the eye can see, this time is different." By 2025: It wasn't different.

andytobbles

Did research on current breakout candidates. IREN, AMGN, CRWV, ALB, TEM. You’re welcome, this is my one and only freebie for you morons

andytobbles

Calls on GLD, META, ALB, and ETHA.

Exciting_Elephant351

Long Term SOUN. Shorter term ALB and SQM because of lithium 

LostAbbott

Still, AREC.  If anything a deal with China opens up that market.  US and Canada miners that are going or near will be fine as well.  LAC, ALB, SCCO, etc...

dvdmovie1

The original rare earth ETF is still down about 75% from the peak of the prior bubble in 2011. I have some small positions but rare earths (and hot commodities in general) is not something that I would make into a larger allocation. People also piled into lithium in 2020 because everyone thought there would be an EV in every driveway and something like ALB went from the $50's to over $300 and then...completely round-tripped all the way back to the $50's. It's bounced lately with all the discussion of stockpiling and strategic minerals but the people who bought anywhere near the highs are going to probably be bagholding for a very long time. " there are multiple reports of increase investment like Aclara - Simply Wall St Community fair value forecasts for USAR are reaching $80 (current price is 23) " I really wouldn't base decisions on "community fair value forecasts" on a website like that. Too many people base decisions on "some website/analyst said" and they're long it so some random person saying it's worth 2-3x what it currently is fits with what they want to read.

MysteriousDiscount6

ALB doing big things

Freedom-Of-Trades

I bought ALB, LIT, PLUG, LAZR, GDRX. ‘ Nuf said.

Taj208

Long on American lithium plays. Held through highs of the last month or so, and it’s pulled back quite a bit. I think it’s time to buy again. Still a conviction play the US will need domestic lithium production for clean energy storage, wireless electronics, evs, drones, etc. out of national security. LAC -33% in 1 week. ALB -10%. SLI -20%. SDST -30%… All is from profit taking from the +50-100%+ rips in the last month, and it falling out of the news headlines of the China trade back and forth. Fundamentally nothing has changed. It’s a good opp. (Stay clear of LIT etf for now it’s super heavy in Teslur).

sanfranfan

Albania ALB duh

LavishnessLess4356

Calls for ALB!!!!

Somnifor

Im looking at CNI, Canadian National Railway. It is down significantly right now and is struggling due to tariffs hurting the Canadian economy but will probably go up once tariffs end, which will happen eventually. I want to take some of the money I've made from tech over the last few years and put it in non-tech investments. I think ARCC, ALB and COKE are good deals right now but I already own enough.

STONKLEAPS

How much revenue growth for ALB when we source lithium from US?

triwyn

ALB and MP. set it and forget it.

Cool_Addendum_1348

My ALB stock has been crushing lately...but how long it will continue upwards?

STONKLEAPS

ALB breaking out - lithium demand ripping, China tightening rare earth exports, and the gov backing miners, this thing’s setting up for a serious run.

sNeKbIt99

ALB, NB, CRML, USAR... even FCX primed to fucking print.

STONKLEAPS

ALB gonna print me a lambo

STONKLEAPS

Trump buying into ALB watch!

xEppyx

ALB kinda running right now, how long are thr legs here?

STONKLEAPS

ALB is the largest US lithium producer, thanks Chyna

STONKLEAPS

Good chance ALB gets a Trump-Pump for lithium processing

Informal-Yesterday27

ALB!

JustNotFatal

I buy when I see opportunity (and can act on it financially). I’m not a DCA’er. As long as the investment thesis has not changed, I don’t sell. I’ve had some incredibly successful swing trades that I regret selling ( META, Apple, AMD) On the flip side recognizing a bad or I misunderstood company and selling is vital too (UPS, ALB) I try to recognize undervalued companies. PFE was a recent buy that took flight way sooner than I anticipated

RichardFlower7

No one could predict there would be issues with governance in China? Yikes man. Only 30% of my brokerage is ETFs. I’ve never been red for YTD returns even with huge market dumps like Covid or tariff day. I beat on VOO on avg by 6% / year rather than losing my nut. This excludes dividends, which i just PBR as a hedge due to the 14% dividend. My worst performing stock pick is ALB (mining company) I’m down 28%. There are only 3 others with >10% loss and it’s a small amount of equity relative to my winners.

Ancient-Stock-3261

If you’re digging into battery/AI metals, keep an eye on **ALB (Albemarle)** for lithium, **SQM** in Chile, and some of the mid-tier plays like **LTHM (Livent)** \- valuations are stretched but pullbacks = opportunity. For broader exposure, some folks park cash in **LIT ETF** instead of chasing single names. Just make sure you track supply/demand cycles ‘cause these names can get whippy fast.

wisesheets

Some of the **top lithium stocks** regularly highlighted by analysts and investors include Lithium Americas (LAC), Albemarle (ALB), and Lithium Argentina (LAR). Each of these companies presents a different risk/reward profile and exposure to the lithium market. **Quick overview of notable lithium stocks:** - **Lithium Americas (LAC):** - Pure-play lithium development company focused on Thacker Pass in Nevada, one of the world’s largest known lithium resources. - Thacker Pass is under construction, targeting first production in 2028. General Motors owns a 38% stake in the project, which gives it high-profile backing. - LAC’s financial health shows a strong liquidity position (quick ratio: 10.30) but negative returns on assets and equity, reflecting early-stage development and lack of current sales. - No current dividend and trading at a significant discount to analyst estimated fair value. - Price as of late September 2025: ~$2.68–2.77 per share. - Not in major indices following recent removal from the S&P/TSX Composite Index. - **Albemarle (ALB):** - One of the **largest global lithium producers** with operations across multiple continents. - Currently profitable, with positive (though modest) profitability metrics (ROA: 0.40%, ROE: 0.84%). - Diversified, less speculative than Lithium Americas, but with lower upside potential due to already large scale. - Price/Earnings (P/E): 104.29 (indicating high investor growth expectations, possibly overvalued). - **Lithium Argentina (LAR):** - Primary operations in South America, fits the profile of an emerging, high-risk/high-reward company. - Poor profitability metrics as of latest data, very limited in market cap compared to ALB. - For pure lithium exposure but geographically more concentrated than LAC or ALB. **Other global mining majors** (e.g., BHP, Rio Tinto, Vale) also have lithium or battery metals exposure, but lithium is a small proportion of their overall business and stock performance. | Metric | LAC | LAR | ALB | |--------|-----|-----|-----| | Market Ca

Agolf_Tweetler

Strong finish. Told ya'll yesterday A/H, $LAC gonna keep chugging. If it's on White House radar, so is lithium tariffs on China, which will lift all boats (ALB, etc)

zipk0

ALB - another lithium miner

DICK_STUCK_IN_COW

Had my ALB since $60 but this piece of shit can’t get above $90

teddbe

I guess ALB could be next