I cringe to think how many shorts are stuck from the past 4 weeks.

[noddyboy]

The small caps are up 5%
Russ 2000 at 1363

Incredible!

You can't fight free money

 

[Nine_Ender]

Post a screenshot of your entries

otherwise you are full of shit

My posts make it extremely clear what ideas I traded on, but I don't really care what you believe.

 

[systematictrader]

This market made me drop my shorts and I'm trying not to get screwed!

Seriously, though, I was whipped right around 2500 like OP said. I've been long for a few weeks because I obey my models, but I'm not feeling very comfortable. Regardless, I trade models, not emotions.

nice one

 

[systematictrader]

Post a screenshot of your entries otherwise you are full of shit
Also, many people bought near the lows (I had SPY at 221). HOLDING IT was the hard part (I sold 240’s unfortunately)

Holding it is tough sure, but there is ways to hold on without the downside risk fully there so you dont have to make an all in all out decision

 

[S2007S]

Actually, I did pull the trigger at the recent lows, so it wasn't impossible to read the signs that the market was turning.

Got ya.

 

[Nighthawk]

Markets really tend to gravitate towards "the path of pain".

Ask the option players. Nothing easier than to calculate max losses for open interest....

 

[bone]

I've seen it throughout my energy trading career - especially in hourly electricity.

pressure >> denial >> fight it >> too painful to bear >> panic covering

Ask the option players. Nothing easier than to calculate max losses for open interest....

 

[S2007S]

I can say that 2 out of my 3 portfolios literally didn't fall when the markets fell 30%. My retirement fund took a big swing down of over 30% and I increased my contribution to over 20% the last 2 months to cost average lower which its working as of now. However new money going in as of next week will go into a money market and not into funds, refuse to put new money to work in my retirement fund after this run. All new money will be parked into a money market until the markets drops 10% or more.

 

[Metamega]

For markets to go down, people have to sell. Retail was running for the doors to open accounts to buy the dip in ETF’s. Everyone’s hunting for yield and theirs none anywhere. Be nice to see a breakdown of how much money is retail ETF’s/Pension funds vs active traders/hedge funds that think the markets over priced.

 

[Cuddles]

I was cash gang for most of the bounce & went dozu gang last week. Feels wrong on many level but here we are.