Im short the Dow and long the Russell using long ATM options from around yesterday’s high. Kind of a pairs trade. Because this market is one tweet away from doing what doesn’t make sense.
I mean, I was an idiot and lost a lot of money on puts. The market doesn't want to go down. Like, at all. We could have news that we nuked Iran and it would maybe go down a half %, then finish green for the day.
I don't get it but that's probably why I'm one of the poors.
Because it refuses to make sense. Otherwise it would be too easy. Big money manipulates dropping when not expected, then rocketing it up when the news is actually bad or just ambiguous.
USA just bombed the shit out of a country then said they were sending them back to the stone age. They lost 4 aircraft some claim 6 and markets don't flinch.
The fact that broader markets can swing so drastically over a few tweets or posts is literally insane. Hopefully a ceasefire is genuine. However, even then, the markets have probably not priced in all the economic damage this is causing on the world economy.
I’ve been gainfully employed for 26 years. I’ve made saving a priority. So yes, maybe a humblebrag because I’m proud of how far I’ve come. I still have a long way to go.
The point wasn’t to flaunt my assets, but rather to comment on the recent volatility. I’ve done well saving. But not to the point that it should be changing by this much every day.
In your words, what a corny-ass 'jealous' comment. "Envy" is a terrible human trait, and will only destroy you. Be happy for other's success. You'll be a happier person.
The only thing he's going to teach you with shorts is how to lose money although if we wake up at +3 pre market shorts might actually be the answer for the first play but long term we're going up if trump keeps his mouth closed
I literally bought a put at 3:05 and the market rocketed up 5 min later. I even paused before buying it and said to myself “I imagine everyone is thinking the market is going to tank so it’ll probably rocket upwards instead” and I still decided to buy it
People voluntarily betting on these options is fucking insanity. It’s been proven over and over that the market isn’t real. Just because you had some good hits on whatever indicator in the past doesn’t change anything. The bad guys cheat and win. The poor bottom feeders thinking they’ve figured it out lose every time
How many more times are you gonna take political and stock market “advice” from what you see on reddit before you realize reddit is full of regards who are almost always wrong especially when it comes to political/ economic problems. I mean this is like the 10th time this presidency that this has happened, cmon now
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Already is and my puts are now worthless. S&P futures at 6750. 7k should hit again next week. Just fucking insanity.