Week 35 of My $50 a Day Strategy Journey: Crossing 40 Shares. Getting Numb to the Downturn.

“Buying is easy. Holding while red is where wealth is built.”

This post is part of my ongoing 20 year $50 a day investing series in Strategy Inc. (MSTR).

Each week I document the streak, the share growth, the portfolio value, and the discipline behind the system.

📈 You can read last week’s update here: Week 34, Getting Closer to 50 Shares Even in a Down Week

Week 35 Snapshot

• Date: December 15-19, 2025

• Shares Owned: 40.785116

• Market Value: $6,731.16

• Average Cost: $306.48

• Total Return: $5,768.84 in the red (46.15 percent)

35 weeks in. The price is down. My share count is up. That’s the point.

This Week’s Breakthrough: 40 Shares

This week felt different. I crossed a new checkpoint.

40 shares.

That might not sound like much to someone managing a million-dollar portfolio.

But to me, this is a psychological checkpoint. A reminder that I am now 40 percent of the way to 100 shares.

And 100 shares is only the beginning. It is one tenth of the bigger vision. 1,000 shares over 20 years.

That is what this is really about.

Not the price on the screen.

Not the temporary portfolio value.

But the ownership streak.

The Strategy Is Set. My Mind Is Catching Up.

I used to panic when I saw red.

Now?

I am numb to the downturn.

The system buys automatically. My job is to hold, build, and grow.

I no longer obsess over portfolio value.

I focus on two things. Share count and average cost.

When the price drops, I do not feel panic. I feel opportunity.

Because every dollar buys more ownership.

And that is the only thing that matters over the long-term.

Portfolio and Share Growth (Week 1 to 35)

More shares. Lower average cost. That is long-term positioning in action.

This Week’s BakoBar: MSTR vs BTC, QQQ, SPY, and Gold

📉 Week 35 Performance Comparison

• MSTR: 1.28 percent down

• BTC: 2.46 percent up

• QQQ: 1.68 percent up

• SPY: 0.75 percent up

• Gold (PAXG): 1.08 percent down

 Even during a red week, MSTR keeps stacking long-term conviction. The BakoBar is your weekly reality check.

The Lesson, I Want You to Remember

If you are reading this in the future, maybe years from now, take this one idea.

Buy when you believe. Accumulate when it is boring. Measure in ownership, not price.

That mindset is what keeps you grounded during downturns.

That is how you stay the course when the market tries to shake you out.

Reminder: The System Is Still Running

✅ $50 a day automated on every market day

✅ $100 extra every Monday to cover weekends

✅ $50 manual buys on holidays

That is the full 365-day system.

No breaks. No emotion. No gambling.

If Bitcoin trades 24/7, so can my discipline.

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You need consistency.

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Final Word

Buying is easy.

Holding while your portfolio is down for months that is the hard part.

But that is also where wealth is built.

Keep stacking.

Keep believing.

One share at a time.

See you next Saturday.