For people getting upset about this, it's not that complicated. At bottom, all of these people have worked insanely hard, that's the main thing. Decades of 16 hour days focused on math. Grothendieck famously was so purely focused on math at times he wouldn't engage in discussions about anything else or see a movie, for fear of "losing time." That's the first thing to realize.
The second is that if you can truly sustain "work" this long and this intense, for decades, it's because you have an immense desire for it, it doesn't feel like "work", but like what just has to be done, there's no other way. And the level of focus this grants makes a 16 hr day of math from a Grothendieck or Tao become equal to many many days of work from someone without that. That compounds. Eventually, these people have built up so much momentum that they can do in 2 hrs what might take other competent mathematicians days.
That looks like magic, but it isn't. It's fundamentally hard work and insane levels of focus/devotion that gradually transform this work into something that doesn't look or feel like "work" in any sense normal people mean by that. It's just play or doing what they do and can't help but do.
"What about exceptions like June Huh who said 3 hours a day is all you need?" If you understand the context, you understand that this isn't an exception either, but shows the same thing. At some point, Huh stapled together fabric to make a blanket to essentially avoid having to go out and buy a blanket. Which, whatever reason he gave, surely was just because he was too deeply and constantly absorbed in math to be able to deal with that.
There's no magic. Just work and the transformation of work that happens when you do it with all of your soul, for the long march of your life, with no other motive than that it has to be done and it is your desire.
The other dirty secret about lawsuits is….
Even if you win…how do you get paid?
People think if you win a law suit the money just magically appears in your bank account
Wrong…you have to chase it down still. Often paying someone to collect and it doesn’t always come through
I’ve been saying so for years at this point
The more you get your girl to orgasm the stronger she’s bonded to you
It’s just basic logic when you really get down to it
More orgasms = more pleasure = closer bond to get more pleasure = more orgasms = repeat until bonded
China data is going to be very underwhelming because real estate continues to be weak and that is a huge drag on household and banks' balance sheets. Used and new home prices fall further in May, which is a negative drag on balance sheets.
How? No appetite to take out new debt if your own one is a drag. Banks also don't have appetite to extend loans give saggy balance sheets even if official NPL is fine.
What about reaction function by the PBOC? Well, it has been mopping up liquidity in the interbank market vs easing liquidity so hence the lack of enthusiasm for Chinese risk assets in general.
had to reread this a few times but pretty wild how much value saylor created doing this even when they're essentially flat on the investment, am excited to see how this plays out w/ robotics investments instead of BTC as the underlying
X-Fam,
Today I closed my $SPY Sep 2026 $750 LEAP position, taking advantage of End-of-Month window dressing and selling into strength.
This trade started in one of the most uncomfortable environments imaginable. While on spring break with my kids, sitting in a Disneyland hotel room at 6:30 AM, markets were in panic mode and many were calling for significantly lower prices.
Instead of reacting Emotionally, I trusted my process.
Using my Unique Crash LEAP Entry System, I accumulated 500 contracts as fear peaked and sentiment deteriorated.
Today, after 42 trading days, I exited the position on the ask.
• 500 Contracts
• ~$193K Cost Basis
• ~$1.69M Exit Value
• +$1.496M Profit
• +773% Return
• 42 Trading Days
What made this trade special wasn't just the return—it was the power of the Delta Ramp.
At Entry, Delta was approximately 0.11.
At Exit, Delta had expanded to approximately 0.60!!
As price advanced, exposure accelerated dramatically, allowing the position to capture a disproportionate share of the move higher.
The lesson is simple:
Great opportunities are often found when conviction is hardest to maintain.
Now, it's time to reset, Reduce exposure, protect capital, and begin searching for the next high-probability setup for the summer.
Several July structures currently have my attention, and I'll be reviewing flow, positioning, and technicals throughout the weekend.
To do this, I'll download the Options Chain ⛓️ for technical review. (JULY 31ST $760, $770 are early picks, January $800 also).
FYI....
I'm not Bearish either, just using sound money management tactics to reset and search for better Delta Ramp Setups.
Most importantly, thank you to everyone who contributed thoughtful analysis, challenged assumptions, shared data, and helped sharpen the process along the way!
Markets are a team sport. 🫶
On to the next one!
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