Investor turns $100,000 into $2.2 million — now he’s banking on a cruise line to reach his early retirement goals

Here’s the screenshot of his account:

Of course, he wasn’t hailed as a hero by everyone. Not in this group. ”Making millions over 4 years isn’t what this forum is about, 1 week or nothing,” Paradox501 wrote.

So what’s his secret?

He said that he usually focuses on a single position, sometimes as much as 90% of his portfolio will be concentrated on his conviction pick. At the moment, he’s “the most diversified” he’s ever been, with his portfolio split between AMD AMD, -0.61% and Norwegian Cruise Line NCLH, 9.61%.

It’s the latter of the two that he’s most excited about going forward.

“They have 18 months of liquidity. If cruises aren’t back by then there are a WHOLE lot of other businesses that will be going under in the meantime,” he said. “I’m planning to hold until at least 40 and think it could be a year to a year and a half. Other cruise/travel stocks probably good too but NCLH is my favorite. I’m considering moving some more from AMD over in the next couple months.”

If Norwegian hits his target, IKnowTheCodings said he will consider hanging it up. “I like my job [as a web developer],” he said. “I’d probably be more tempted at 4M.”

Assuming his trading tale is true, his push toward early retirement took a baby step forward on Wednesday, as shares of Norwegian rallied almost 5% amid a broader market advance.