Data I/O Corporation (DAIO)

[wadirum1]

My hope is to ride this to $20 and higher over the next 2 to 4 years...or maybe hold some of my position 10 years or more.

I really think this is a sapling that can grow to be a mighty oak.

I used to own KLAC, which seemed like a no-brainer given that it seemed very predictable that semiconductors were going to be smaller and smaller, requiring more and more technical inspection equipment. It seemed to be a leveraged investment in semis -- and it worked out super well. Not sure why I was ever dumb enough to sell my KLAC...

Anyway, I like to think about how to find large, durable trends of above average growth and then think about what would be growing even faster than these fast trends. Or, at least, when I stumble on a stock (a friend recommended DAIO), I like to see if it matches up on this dimension. DAIO really matches up being at the intersection of 3 fast-growing trends.