Down to about $90k, where would you park it if your trading skills were trash?

really appreciate that man but sort of locked into Oklahoma.
You can take the man out of the oil but you can't take the oil out of the man huh? :)

Got two cousins that worked from Nigeria, Singapore, Nola, Houston to The Dakotas.

Like yourself now very happily retired.
 
@zghorner

Ever find yourself near Chicago or the East Coast - might be able to get you an interview as an associate desk trader. Might not be your ideal position, but it can be a great learning opportunity.
No disrespect to the OP but I find it strange that someone says they lost over 50% last year and is offered a recommendation for a job in the industry.
 
You can take the man out of the oil but you can't take the oil out of the man huh? :)

Got two cousins that worked from Nigeria, Singapore, Nola, Houston to The Dakotas.

Like yourself now very happily retired.
Idgaf if I ever see another oil rig for the rest of my life lol... Just family reasons is why I'm staying here.
 
OP is failing at trading but investors are creating wealth in stocks and stock options. Super micro call we’re up 500x yesterday. That would have solved OP,s drawdown.


Yes super micro options were up 500x but let's be real how many actually made 500x on their money In those options?

Alot of these ideas are always after they have happened. There is no way... absolutely no way that they would have found that trade to see that kind of return.
 
Yes super micro options were up 500x but let's be real how many actually made 500x on their money In those options?

Alot of these ideas are always after they have happened. There is no way... absolutely no way that they would have found that trade to see that kind of return.


Anyone could have bot 10-delta calls. The caveat is conviction.
 
Yea so I don't have an edge and just lose money constantly. Execution is solid, psychology decent, edge is poop.

Looking to just put some cash in longer term spots. VOO will probably get a portion of it but where else should I look? Any book or resource recommendations on liquid allocation? Not really interested in single company investments.

S&P made around 25% last year...did your trading account do better? Legit question if anyone outside of maybe Des and a few others are generating alpha....if my tradong account would have grown 25% last year I'd be pumped.

Thanks.

No one can tell you what to invest in, they're just shooting in the dark, a few might be correct but most will be wrong, at least for your specific situation, anyway your numbers don't reconcile.

Managing $100,000 at 28% per year produces so little alpha over benchmark no one would touch it, the numbers only become interesting at 43% and 68% net investor returns, 43% is the sweet spot over a quarterly cycle.

Unless you have a low cost of living 25% on low $100,000s isn't going to get you very far in life, risking half the capital to for 25% is not really the best approach, usually in these situations is actively over trading instead of passively investing, with $100,000s at play there is no need for anything 'active', at least it's easier to recover losses than create new profits.
 
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If you’re looking for something hands-off I would consider a managed futures account. Most minimums are 100k but I’ve seen people form a partnership to pool money that totals that.
 
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