Stock Market/Investing/Day Trading/Speculative Trading Thread

[TampaBaySkers]

For folks who are really concerned about the bubble, it’s a no-brainer…free protection from major crash. I generally go 8% across the board. Seems like a good sweet spot…enough room for some fluctuation without constantly dumping, and having to re-purchase shares.

What about the whales that sell to trigger everyone’s stop losses then repurchase before you can. It’s a good strategy if you’re already retired, but for us working folks it’s ABB - always be buying

 

[SantaBarbaraSker]

What about the whales that sell to trigger everyone’s stop losses then repurchase before you can. It’s a good strategy if you’re already retired, but for us working folks it’s ABB - always be buying

Literally never seen that happen… don’t believe whales have the time, or inclination to troll for small change, or worry about us minnows.

Actually made some good coin on my last stop loss sell off. Nvidia dropped, about 10%., I perused the data, and looked like it wasn’t anything close to a crash, went back in on all shares and am currently up 20% to date…. A 12% gain.


Also…what makes you believe I’m not a whale…






I’m not.😊

 

[herbsinator]

Literally never seen that happen… don’t believe whales have the time, or inclination to troll for small change, or worry about us minnows.

Actually made some good coin on my last stop loss sell off. Nvidia dropped, about 10%., I perused the data, and looked like it wasn’t anything close to a crash, went back in on all shares and am currently up 20% to date…. A 12% gain.


Also…what makes you believe I’m not a whale…






I’m not.😊

How much in cap gains when you first sold? Wouldn’t it have been more efficient to just stay in and not trigger a tax event?

 

[iruletheskool]

How much in cap gains when you first sold? Wouldn’t it have been more efficient to just stay in and not trigger a tax event?

This

 

[RedSavage]

How much in cap gains when you first sold? Wouldn’t it have been more efficient to just stay in and not trigger a tax event?

Not if it’s in a retirement account.

 

[SantaBarbaraSker]

How much in cap gains when you first sold? Wouldn’t it have been more efficient to just stay in and not trigger a tax event?

No tax event. IRA…and zero funds left the account.



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[SantaBarbaraSker]

This

Not “this”…

IRA.

Also…not my first rodeo.



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[herbsinator]

No tax event. IRA…and zero funds left the account.



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Ah got it, I wrongly assumed you were just trading through a brokerage account. Makes sense in that case.

 

[KidsSeeGhosts]

No tax event. IRA…and zero funds left the account.



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What? You gave generalized advice to everyone to put in a stop loss.

 

[SantaBarbaraSker]

What? You gave generalized advice to everyone to put in a stop loss.

Still not bad advice regardless. Rather take a tax hit than lose half my portfolio in a crash. Also, assume those in the market have basic knowledge…If not, best let a pro handle it.



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[TampaBaySkers]

Still not bad advice regardless. Rather take a tax hit than lose half my portfolio in a crash. Also, assume those in the market have basic knowledge…If not, best let a pro handle it.



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The only thing I like more than a bull market is a bear market

 

[KidsSeeGhosts]

Still not bad advice regardless. Rather take a tax hit than lose half my portfolio in a crash. Also, assume those in the market have basic knowledge…If not, best let a pro handle it.

For me, never sell unless you really have to. If you can’t stand volatility don’t play in individual equities or don’t play in non-FAANG class tech.

 

[Dell Husker]

Coinbase getting into stocks
Robinhood getting into sports betting

Wild times

 

[BradWesley]

Robinhood getting into sports betting

Wild times

 

[Mavsker]

Still not bad advice regardless. Rather take a tax hit than lose half my portfolio in a crash. Also, assume those in the market have basic knowledge…If not, best let a pro handle it.



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Given that the market is slightly more likely to go up than go down on a given day, the best strategy is ABB. A stop loss is basically just an automated panic sell. If you were willing to buy a share at $100, why sell at $92, when you can instead buy another at $92 and average down?

 

[SantaBarbaraSker]

For me, never sell unless you really have to. If you can’t stand volatility don’t play in individual equities or don’t play in non-FAANG class tech.

All my equities are in multiple retirement accounts, (with the exception of one “small” brokerage account). So I occasionally take profit, and reinvest/buy the dip, with little to no tax liability.

 

[KidsSeeGhosts]

All my equities are in multiple retirement accounts, (with the exception of one “small” brokerage account). So I occasionally take profit, and reinvest/buy the dip, with little to no tax liability.

 

[KidsSeeGhosts]

All my equities are in multiple retirement accounts, (with the exception of one “small” brokerage account). So I occasionally take profit, and reinvest/buy the dip, with little to no tax liability.

For sure. Plan for most of us here is obv to bridge to your situation. Number one rule of any deal should be look at the taxes first. Core investment thesis of the whole PE industry if you break down to first principles.

I think it’s always just worth reminding the rest of us that you’d have a ~10% annual return rate on Goldman even if you bought at peak before the crash.

Today’s stop loss could also turn into tomorrow’s M&A premium FWIW.

 

[BradWesley]

Coinbase getting into stocks
Robinhood getting into sports betting

Wild times

If Robinhood is seriously letting people use their retirement accounts to place sports bets, this could be catastrophic to many families. jmo

 

[HughJanus]

All my equities are in multiple retirement accounts, (with the exception of one “small” brokerage account). So I occasionally take profit, and reinvest/buy the dip, with little to no tax liability.

I wildly schizo trade my rollover IRA