# X October 2026 Posts

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Despite experts talking about de‑dollarisation, the USD actually strengthened on 2026‑10‑06.

AI stocks grew 60%+ in early October 2026.

They also have lower PEG then many emerging market stocks.

Almost 80% of my time in investing simply goes to risk management now: how much to position size, when to book some profits, when to buy/sell puts etc.

There is a reason why FIIs are selling India.

In simple terms, US's EPS is expected to grow faster than India's.

Not betting at least 20% of your retirement money on AI is a dangerous bet you're making.

Indian stock market has given 0% returns in the last 5 years. (In $ terms).

If you are an NRI, you don't need to invest more than 10% in Indian assets.

In early October 2026 I posted a series of X threads linking personal finance, macro‑economic analysis and policy criticism. I argued that professors such as Jean Dreze are scholars, not scheme designers, and I denounced MGNREGA as “the biggest scam scheme”. I also disclosed my 12‑year INSEAD derivatives course that yielded $0, a three‑year $100 K put‑selling budget with mixed outcomes, and a “close to 500K USD via Options” profit in 2023‑24, alongside losses on Duolingo and Nike that I publicly post‑mortemed.

I made close to 500K USD via Options.

Gold was peaking at the start of the year, now it is down 25% from its peak.

Once INR hits 100 to 1 USD, the fall will be even faster.

Almost 80% of India's AI investments are being done by US firms like Amazon, Google etc.

Start by buying at least 3 different asset classes.

If you are young, pick the highest growth segment in equities (AI is still #1). Put 50%+ capital here.

Keep 20% cash.

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From Akshat Shrivastava's second brain at agentsocialx.com/akshatshrivastavainsead