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Oil is cheap. I am long some as a hedge. I am buying stocks. Mostly I have small positions in companies I want to have larger positions in. I sold all gold. I have added to my TIPS. I am avoiding commercial real estate. I have been looking at investing in vacation homes but they are being...

No. Better to just put your cash in a box and mail it to a good charity.

I bet Taleb just does put ratio backspreads. Seems hard to believe he just buys otm puts with his giant brain. But what do I know.

Welcome back Homely. Bipolar can be tough. I have a close family member that is bipolar and without medication it is a bear for her to control. With medication though she is enjoying a great life. I am curious about a diagnosis at age 55... that is older than most. Do you think there was an...

fuck me

I felt the same way when Powell talked today. So much money being pumped in. I re-read many posts from earlier this year looking at how we got here. So much can change at any time. Cash is my largest position. My biggest fear is still clowns.

I just made some popcorn... let's hear it!

trading in this shit show of a market is tough. Tomorrow we could print 1 trillion or 10 trillion... does it even matter? All I believe is the more $ that is printed the more shit is gonna get expensive. I am reluctant to go all in or short big. Until another unknown unknown appears I'm with...

You are right. It wasn't a trader drawdown. Likely an unprepared new guy with stars in his eyes. Hard to blame the broker though for a bet gone wrong.

Sad if he took his life due to the expected draw-down. The topic of draw-downs is timely now. Some new and old traders are killing it and some new and old traders are getting killed. There are likely many more trading in the middle. Different dollar amounts affect people differently. Keeping...

Tasty allows shorting in non tax-deferred accounts. If you are short calls in a tax-deferred account and they exercise you will end up having a short position but Tasty will require you to close that position within 1 day or they will close it out for you. I have had an early assignment of...

Just curious if anyone ever legs in or creates an IC like trade using debit spread instead of credit spreads? I found myself thinking about this after legging into a 75 delta ditm debit put spread and later decided to put on a similar spread on the other side to neutralize delta. I ended up...

Thanks... I figured that was the purpose. Good luck!

I am curious if you are using same strikes or putting your long positions inside or outside your short positions? I played with your idea with SPY and just figuring out what you are wishing to accomplish?

I don't know which way this market is going so I raised cash. I'll likely keep adding to my fixed income positions and continue to sell premium. I don't have any other edge and would never find the next HTZ. Maybe I should let one of my GenZ kids trade my accounts? Kidding. Those swings would...

on the contrary I think a career in porn might prepare one well for trading.

I normally feel I make good money decisions but I have missed most of this rally and it has made me feel pretty stupid in hindsight. At the end of February I cut all longs and raised cash. Real cash. I already was stocked up on food and TP so took care of family and extended family...

I don't know when or what direction the market will make it's next big swing but when it does... broker platforms will be tested again.

I get ya... this is more my speed for a flying toy: http://www.quicksilveraircraft.com/Watersports.php

An amphib?? a vehicle that turns into a boat like a military vehicle?