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Sanrith Descartes

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I'll show myself out....


Real question, am I crazy for wanting to buy AMC on the off chance some major production company buys them, it is costing nothing right now...
Yes. Or you can just give me the money and will write you a nice thank you note.
 

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Of course today my entire paycheck is processing into my 401k S&P index.

Not mad though, we are still half way down from the top. Plenty of room to rise.
 
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Sanrith Descartes

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I didn't learn bought spy put for 281 exp 4/15 that is losing me money but betting on a spy call for 290 1/15/21, I may just be had at this
OK I am going to ask a couple of basic questions.

Do you know how options function? Ie.. intrinsic value, time value etc? If so, do you use any calculators to factor in the greeks when making decisions?

I'm not saying this to be mean but it sounds you are the guy who comes and sits at my poker table and who's knowledge of the hold'em comes from watching Rounders and Molly's game.

How much did you pay for that long dated SPY call? I'm guessing $22-ish? I can see resistance at about $289 for SPY. Hopefully we bust through it.
 

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I doubled down and dollar cost averaged 2 more Jan '21 BA way out of the money calls. Trump will not let them go bankrupt in an election year. Or I'm wrong and I tossed more money in the dumpster.
 

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OK I am going to ask a couple of basic questions.

Do you know how options function? Ie.. intrinsic value, time value etc? If so, do you use any calculators to factor in the greeks when making decisions?

I'm not saying this to be mean but it sounds you are the guy who comes and sits at my poker table and who's knowledge of the hold'em comes from watching Rounders and Molly's game.

How much did you pay for that long dated SPY call? I'm guessing $22-ish? I can see resistance at about $289 for SPY. Hopefully we bust through it.
Just about right 22.2, yea I have a gambling issue at times. I have about 5k funny money I am seeing if I can do anything with and trying to learn more about options. I am still using most of the retirement saving much more traditionally. So far I am learning I am a lot dumber than I think.
 

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I really hate making big gains in the short term, just makes me want to sell, I'm up $9/share on a SPY purchase from yesterday. Recipe for a second decline is brewing, but it could be months away. No choice but to leave some money in because future gains don't care about how I feel about the fundamentals.
 
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Im really thinking about selling all my AMD, seeing as how its as of now within 8% of its all time high just weeks before corona hit. Theres gotta be a correction coming from this right?

I expected the correction to be this week or at least be a slow stable week, up or down. We have multiple staple sectors shitting the bed, supply chains really fucked up, and layoffs going crazy but everything’s value is going nuts this week. I was happy about my AMD sale at $49 and now I’m like wtf just happened. I’m not mad or anything, just wtfing.
 
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Sanrith Descartes

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Just about right 22.2, yea I have a gambling issue at times. I have about 5k funny money I am seeing if I can do anything with and trying to learn more about options. I am still using most of the retirement saving much more traditionally. So far I am learning I am a lot dumber than I think.
Lol. Honesty is the 1st step.

Seriously though. Watch some videos. Do some reading first. I am nowhere near the level of mastery of Blazin Blazin but with a modicum of learning you can make some money. I still make dumb trades (see my BA fiasco above), but I also make some money occasionally.

First and foremost, do some learning first. I cant stress it enough. If you choose to ignore this advice then please, please, please advertise your trades here before you make them so we can get on the other side 😉 j/k.
 

Sanrith Descartes

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I expected the correction to be this week or at least be a slow stable week, up or down. We have multiple staple sectors shitting the bed, supply chains really fucked up, and layoffs going crazy but everything’s value is going nuts this week. I was happy about my AMD sale at $49 and now I’m like wtf just happened. I’m not mad or anything, just wtfing.
Don't forget earnings season kicked off today.
 
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Don't forget earnings season kicked off today.

Yep, and I knew that. I also knew the earnings were going to be shitty for last quarter, but since they weren’t as shitty as expected the prices are climbing. I just always find it hard to wrap my head around that even though I know that’s how it works.

My head says “Companies took a shit and so should their stocks”, every time.
 

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Just about right 22.2, yea I have a gambling issue at times. I have about 5k funny money I am seeing if I can do anything with and trying to learn more about options. I am still using most of the retirement saving much more traditionally. So far I am learning I am a lot dumber than I think.
Fuck options.
 
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Here's a WSB loss porn story for you. I'm 25 making good money. Blow it all on booze, drugs, my car and women. My boss is close friends with the founder of Winnebago, a momo darling of it's day. It had fallen on hard times and was making a come back. We all are buying like crazy. Buying on margin, parleying. Boss tells us UHaul is going to buy Winnies and stock them at all their locations.

I borrow 20K at a 22% personal loan and buy OTM calls, figuring I'd hear if the deal was off.

I read on the scrolling news it's off. Swing and a miss.
 
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why are any of you preemptively selling anything? just keep bumping up your stop quotes.

airlines should be interesting tomorrow.
 

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I am very new to investing, and will take the advice to educate myself before diving too far in, but do you think the airlines are worth putting some money into today?
 
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The Zimbabwe Industrial Index increased 770 Points or 98.92% since the beginning of 2020
 

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The Zimbabwe Industrial Index increased 770 Points or 98.92% since the beginning of 2020

Time to make some Zimbucks!
 
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