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It's always darkest before the dawn….Good | Boy

[Markets & Mayhem @Mayhem4Markets]

@hekyoda going full retard on opex week is frowned upon

[zen @mindofzen_]

You can be wrong, but don't stay wrong

[Jason @3PeaksTrading]

That news just gave gold and silver the green light to surge rest of summer likely.. if you wonder why its all about real interest rates. $GLD

Real interest rates (nominal interest rates minus inflation) have a strong negative correlation with gold prices. When real interest rates fall, gold tends to rise because the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets drops.

[Elite Swing Traders @1ChartMaster]

Love earnings season. 💯

[Ted Zhang @TedHZhang]

My main problem is never with missing the big winner; it is the excessive trading in between big winners.

[Searching for Alpha @leveragejs]

@TrendSpider Might as well label. Reverse god candle

[Searching for Alpha @leveragejs]

@TrendSpider Please stop

[Searching for Alpha @leveragejs]

@ZaStocks I believe it. They have to get their bonuses somehow

[Searching for Alpha @leveragejs]

@insidebarbandit Financial advice?

[OddStats @OddStats]

I want to be abundantly fucking clear about this.

If you're stupid enough to put real money down on something I posted and you lose money? You don't get to come whining to me and calling me a bastard.

I will block you.
I will forget you.
I don't care.

[Searching for Alpha @leveragejs]

@chamath When’s the next spac?

[Searching for Alpha @leveragejs]

@JoeStonks They buy cause it’s green

[Ariel Hernandez @RealSimpleAriel]

Summer trading in full effect. Very little to do in this environment as a swing trader.

[Eliant Capital @eliant_capital]

$NOW up 5% on earnings is practically the equivalent of a biotech company getting FDA approval and gapping 75% overnight

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

Lionel Messi is, and forever will be, inevitable 🐐

Thank you Leo 🇦🇷

[Ariel Hernandez @RealSimpleAriel]

There is nothing wrong with waiting for calmer waters before re-engaging with the market.

Stocks getting smoked 30–60% is not a bullish signal, no matter how many people tell you they’re “trading at a discount.”

The truth is, who cares if they are?

You don’t get paid for averaging down. You don’t win a prize for having the lowest cost basis. You get paid for being on the right side of the trend.

[velli @velli_0dte]

Are all the Claude market / gex / flow / breadth dashboards you guys are creating actually improving your equity curve or does it just make you feel warm and fuzzy inside

[Ariel Hernandez @RealSimpleAriel]

The only thing that should determine how aggressive you are is the traction from your last 5 trades.

Trying to force your way back into a market when you’re not seeing things clearly, your entry tactics aren’t being rewarded, or stocks simply aren’t working is a recipe for disaster.

We all feel like geniuses during the easy periods—and that’s the point. Entries work, follow-through comes quickly, and traction builds almost effortlessly.

When I can’t gain traction, I size down.

If I’m not seeing things well, my entries aren’t working, or stocks aren’t following through, I want to be trading my smallest size—not my biggest.

The market will always be there tomorrow. Protect your capital until the feedback improves.

[Za @ZaStocks]

You’ll never get a multi bagger if you’re always selling for crumbs.

Holding a winner is hard but if you want to see monster gains you have to hold on longer than you’d think.

Look at some of the biggest winners such as $NBIS $AAOI $MU $SNDK $DELL $ARM the list goes on. If you sold all of these names for 25% after a “nice” win, you’d miss out on hundreds of % gains.

Yes it can feel uncomfortable holding through volatility but as long as the chart structure is still healthy and in tact, there’s likely no reason to sell other than your emotions.

You won’t sell the top, forget about that. But always selling 25% too late vs. 200% too early is expensive.

Get comfortable feeling uncomfortable holding a big winner and it can change your life.

[Za @ZaStocks]

I’m not one to say “retail is taking over Wall Street” but it’s pretty clear the tide is turning.

There’s so much alpha out there.

Look how early retail was to trends like memory, CPUs, photonics, optics, and individual names like $INTC $NBIS $MU $DELL $RKLB $HOOD $PLTR etc.

AI, access to information, better research tools, live discussion, commentary, and direct insight from some of the smartest “non street” people in markets have empowered common investors in a way that has just never existed before.

Wall Street has always had the advantage because they had better access to tools, networks, faster information, etc.

That gap is clearly closing.

Today a “common investor/trader” can find earnings analysis, top tier research, technical analysis, commentary, and niche insights at the snap of a finger.

X, Substack, and Reddit are goldmines for information.

The edge is increasingly shifting.