In 2025, a growing number of Tiger users achieved million-dollar investment returns. Tiger launched The Road to Million Dollars series to get closer to investors who have already reached annual million-dollar gains, as well as those who are actively pursuing the million-dollar goal and have achieved annual returns exceeding USD 100,000—listening to their stories of how they think, persevere, and grow.
For Tiger, investing is more than just profit and loss figures; it is a journey from aspiration to achievement. Through these stories, we hope to inspire more people to set their own investment goals and turn “a million dollars” from a distant dream into a visible, attainable milestone.
Profile: Sherri is a full-time U.S. stock investor. She did not start investing particularly early—beginning with A-shares in 2020, officially shifting to U.S. equities in 2024, and now focusing exclusively on the U.S. market. She devotes all her energy to researching growth companies within the Nasdaq ecosystem, building her own trading rhythm through a combination of “large trend waves + deep research.”
1. From Pandemic Shock to Proactive Positioning: Why U.S. Stocks Were a Must
Sherri’s investment journey began during the COVID outbreak in 2020.
That year, her views on the global economic structure and long-term trends changed significantly:
The real economy and traditional growth models might not be sustainable indefinitely, and the domestic economy would not necessarily remain on a one-way upward path. Based on this understanding, she opened U.S. and Hong Kong stock accounts in the second half of 2020, preparing in advance for potential structural opportunities.
As it turned out, this step was far from unnecessary.
Her actual entry into the U.S. stock market came in 2024. The reason she chose Tiger was straightforward—she was bullish on Nasdaq, and in her view, Tiger was the most mature and representative platform for trading U.S. equities.
2. The First Phase: “Anxious Trading”—Not Losing Money Intraday, but Not Making Any Either
When she first entered the U.S. market, Sherri chose intraday trading.
For three consecutive months, she watched the market almost every day and traded frequently. Her account did not suffer significant losses, but there was also no real growth. More importantly, this style of trading was extremely exhausting—both physically and emotionally.
The real turning point came from reflection.
She realized that many truly promising growth stocks were repeatedly missed under a “day-trading only” framework—she gave up opportunities for low-cost holdings and large trend gains.
This became the most critical shift in her investment path:
Abandoning intraday trading, letting go of impatience, and turning toward trends and large waves.
3. Focusing on Nasdaq Growth Stocks: No Options, Only Trends
Today, Sherri’s strategy is very clear:
Trade only U.S. stocks
No options
Focus on growth companies within the Nasdaq ecosystem
Centered on large trend-wave trading
She does not seek frequent trades. Instead, she identifies medium- to long-term trends and patiently waits for resonance between price action and underlying logic.
In stock selection, she focuses on quality growth stocks within the $iShares Russell 2000 ETF(IWM)$ and $iShares Russell 1000 ETF(IWB)$ , looking for companies with imagination, sector momentum, and a genuine growth path.
4. $AST SpaceMobile, Inc.(ASTS)$ : A Classic “Trend + Conviction” Trade
The stock that brought Sherri her biggest gains this year was ASTS.
Entry price: around USD 27
Peak price: close to USD 100
This was a textbook trend investment.
Her conviction in ASTS was not driven by short-term hype, but by a systematic view of the space economy:
The space economy is the next major trend after AI
It is a high-tech sector with long-term growth potential
The market size reaches the trillion-dollar level
The industry has strong visibility, attention, and ongoing narrative momentum
The space industry will not be fully monopolized by a single giant (such as SpaceX)
In her research, she also incorporated political, economic, and geopolitical factors, finding that these conditions actually favor accelerated development of the space economy
Once the trend was clear, she chose to take a heavy position and maintained discipline throughout the market’s evolution.
She repeatedly emphasizes:
“Trades that truly make big money always come from deep research and firm conviction in the trend.”
5. Volatility and Drawdowns: Heavy Positions Are Not Impulse, but Discipline
Behind high returns lies significant volatility.
Sherri openly admits that she once experienced a 40% account drawdown, with her leverage safety margin dropping to as low as 8%.
It was an extremely challenging period psychologically.
Her response was not frequent trading, but rather:
Trusting the research she had already done
Accepting volatility as part of a trend
Enduring the hardest phase with conviction and patience
Her position management principles are also very clear:
When the broader environment is favorable, dare to go heavy
After a major trend wave ends, partial profit-taking is mandatory
Keep ample cash to wait for the next opportunity
Exit proactively before major pullbacks, rather than passively enduring them
She mentioned that before the late-October pullback, she had already taken profits in early October.
6. Small Caps: Not Diversification, but “Less and Better”
On the volatility risk of small-cap stocks, Sherri holds a view different from most people.
Her portfolio is usually concentrated in just 3–4 stocks:
No chasing highs; preference for left-side entries
The less capital you have, the less suitable diversification becomes
With small capital, focus energy on deep research into high-return-potential targets
Before taking heavy positions, complete as much due diligence as possible
In her view,
Diversification is not synonymous with safety—understanding is.
If the broader environment is unfavorable, she would rather hold light positions or not trade individual stocks at all, instead buying some sector ETFs as “interest” while waiting for the next trend, rather than trading frequently.
7. This Year’s Milestone: A 300% Year and the First Gold Ingot
This year, Sherri achieved her first USD 100,000 profit milestone.
At the October U.S. market peak, her annual return exceeded 300%
$AST SpaceMobile, Inc.(ASTS)$ and $Centrus(LEU)$ were key contributors during different phases
When she received Tiger’s gold ingot, her feelings were simple:
happiness—and a sense of encouragement through recognition.
She is not in a rush to chase even higher targets, instead setting a longer-term direction:
steadily working toward the million-dollar goal within the next five years.
For her, slow accumulation and not retracing steps matter more than speed.
8. Gains Beyond Investing
In Sherri’s view, investing is not just about making money.
More importantly, it delivers emotional value:
holding onto one’s judgment amid uncertainty, pushing through extreme volatility, and finally achieving results—the sense of victory at that moment is irreplaceable.
Her advice to beginners is equally straightforward:
Protect your principal, find a trading style that fits your personality, and earn money within the boundaries of your understanding.
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Sherri’s Investment Creed
No blind buying or selling. Deep research. No chasing highs, no greed, no arrogance.
This is not a shortcut, but a path she has personally walked—and one she is willing to stick with for the long term.
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