LOT
Lotus Technology Inc.
stock NASDAQ ADR

...and you're an engineer? You could've just taken those 140k, invested them at a conservative 5% yield which could've been generating 7k a year at the very least without you doing nothing. Stop 'trading'. You have no idea what you're doing. You're just gambling on random price swings. Me? Personally if I don't see 75-90% PoP I never enter a trade to begin with. That's how I consistently make money and also survive when things go wrong. To day trade options I only need just 30k-50k at any time, I don't need 100k+. Extra money can be sitting safely in another account parked on munis, treasuries, or high yield dividend picks, etc. So basically anytime my trading account >50k I empty it back down to 30k and park that cash on idle passive investments at a different broker; the main reason to do that is to reduce tax complexity, etc.
Keep in mind 'day trading' options is the one and ONLY way for retail to day trade, unless you're a market maker sitting on a 100m+. The #1 detail all of those scum day trading influencers on social media often fail to mention besides PDT rules is that even with 140k if you just buy and sell a few lots of SPY stock back and forth the same day you'll run out of DTBP quickly. Meanwhile you can buy/sell options thousands of times a day and you will never run out of DTBP unless you're selling to cover later. Options on FUTUREs are okay if you actually understand what you're doing and can handle the risk... but if you can't even make consistent profits on /MES or NANOS don't even look glance at /ES, you're just not ready. Ex. No one with less than 350k should be selling naked puts on /ES, etc.
You can possibly still salvage the situation and make your money back, but it will take time, discipline, and planning. Adopt at least one viable strategy that consistently makes you money and just do only that. There's many niche traders out here that literally do nothing else but covered calls or short puts and they stay profitable; personally I just scalp skewed options intra-day. It may be dauntingly boring and not as sexy as YOLO'ing a 1000x 0 DTE calls/puts on earnings, but often boring = money. On the bright side, you have a LOT of capital losses to carry forward to offset any future gains in your journey to recovery.

I have a lot of copper ( like over 100 kg ) as I cast bronze as a hobby and it’s a raw material for making bronze, and it’s a nascence . It’s mostly bright wire and clean copper pipes.
I started casting bars just so it would stack and not take up so much space but my local scrap yard told me that they would pay les on home made bars than on bright copper or clean copper pipes.
It doesn’t really matter to me if it’s going to end up being alloyed into bronze , but for investment purposes you could actually be devaluing the copper by casting bars .
Funny thing is I have found that I can sell the cast bars on eBay for twice the scrap price so I guess there’s always that if you wanted to cast bars .
And they are a LOT easier to store.

He posts a quick blurb about his trade strategy now and then. Its a VWAP Reversion. But everytime he posts it, its a copy and paste of a quick blurb about it. He also likes to post a link to a particular trading website A LOT. maybe thats his hustle.

My projected income on Schwab dropped a LOT. 🤢
The NEOS website still shows 12.2% distribution rate, though, so I think we’re ok. I felt like I was going crazy too, because nobody else was saying anything.

No sir, I agree with what you’re saying (to an extent) but this sub will use “value” metrics and end up buying junk that happens to be discounted more than usual. Stagnant (or horrible) companies like Chegg, PayPal, Novo Nordisk, Intel, are some that we have seen many many times.
What would help a LOT of people is buying excellent companies at fair value (or even when they briefly become undervalued). Remember Google a couple years ago, Meta in 2023, Nvidia in 2025 (briefly), AMD in 2023-2025? Those were still considered value investments, but you needed to be willing to pay more for them! They were cheaper than usual but still relatively expensive if you used P/E, P/FCF, P/OCF, and so on.
Now with that being said, don’t pay 1000 times earnings for AMD/NVIDIA/TSMC/ etc. Get it when it’s at a reasonable price or preferably on sale. Even if you pay a bit more than you should, if you continuously added to it while it gyrates you’d lower your cost basis as the business expands its fundamentals (and hopefully economic moat).

Can I interest you in the WSB mod coup lore lmao
You be surprised how many subreddits are moderated by the same people that rule with an iron fist and there is a LOT of incentives to be a mod for a popular subreddit. Things like big game subreddits get hosed

You guys are all stuck in linear algebra thinking.
12 months ago, **nobody** friggin knew that memory prices would do what it has done. Be honest.
You don't know what MI500x will be like. You don't know what it's pricing will be.
You **DEFINITELY** have no friggin clue what **MI600** will be. Ditto for **MI700.** And for sure, you have NOOOOO clue what MI800 will be.
The agreement was for 1GW **per year**, right?
What if AMD finds massive energy efficiency gains? So that 1GW equals **A LOT** more chips.
What if AMD/Xilinx's beautiful R&D squeeze in sooooo many more cores, so that energy efficiency stays relatively flat but core counts climb and compute power climbs? The price of MI800 could be much higher than anyone imagines.
The agreement is 1GW **per year**, right? The price of MI750x could be WAY higher than all you dummies are thinking. Ditto for MI850x.

How does the investment weigh up? Eg. The 1424 per month invested for 8years:
You contributed: $136,704
• Growth earned: ≈ $55,300
• Total value after 8 years: ≈ $192K
That is a LOT of $851
It’s still better to take it earlier imo.
From 62 to 70 is:
8 years = 96 months
If the difference is $851 per month, then:
851 \times 96 = 81,696
Total difference over those 8 years:
$81,696
So you made $192k over 8 years instead of waiting and then getting $82k total…

If you're a newbie, check out my [newbie guide to trust on the sub](https://www.reddit.com/user/GoldponyGT/comments/1rba9vz/goldponys_newbie_guide_to_trust_on_pmsforsale/) for my *very* long thoughts on how to do well here!
***
# WELCOME TO MY POST
I have 2FA enabled, and I teach people not to get phished for a living.
[PROOF PHOTO](https://coindex.app/photo/yVKgTPi)
[ALBUM](https://coindex.app/a/djGOT2)
***SHIPPING OPTIONS ARE AT BOTTOM OF POST. YOU MUST SELECT A SHIPPING OPTION IN CHAT.***
***
# Libertads 🇲🇽
[2018 Antiqued 1oz Libertad (raw)](https://coindex.app/photo/tWGV3Sr) - **$350**
[2018 BU 1oz Libertad - PCGS MS68 (not antiqued!)](https://coindex.app/photo/sSFXCTL) - **$170**
[2007 BU 1oz Libertad - PCGS MS66 (only 200K mintage!)](https://coindex.app/photo/YzIrJPd) - **$250**
[2025 Intaglio Libertad tribute **WITH** mint mark](https://coindex.app/photo/fwyqGTy) - **$250**
***
# USA 🇺🇸
[2021 American Platinum Eagle 1oz (raw)](https://coindex.app/photo/fNKvyIQ) - **$2350**
[2025-S Navy Privy ASE - PCGS PR70DCAM US Navy Label](https://coindex.app/photo/CpEcTXa) - **$260**
[2024 Proof ASEs - US Mint box/COA](https://coindex.app/photo/2HeuNM0) - **$110 each** (2x(S), 1x(W) available)
[US Mint USAF 1oz Silver Medal](https://coindex.app/photo/tG73hLl) - **$110 each** (2x available)
[US Mint US Coast Guard 1oz Silver Medal](https://coindex.app/photo/VcKqzZB) - **$110 each** (1x left!)
[**LOT OF 3** - Proof ASEs (2014, 2018, 2019), ANACS PR70DCAM, mild spotting](https://coindex.app/photo/b4NCMCV) - **$300 for all 3**
***
# Down Under 🇦🇺
This Iwo Jima 75th Anniversary commemorative coin is a concave high-relief 5oz proof, produced by the Perth Mint. It is thick, in a double-thick PCGS holder, and incredibly gorgeous to behold in person. Special Iwo Jima PCGS label, PR70DCAM, FDOI.
[Iwo Jima Photo 1](https://coindex.app/photo/gLO25Kr)
[Iwo Jima Photo 2](https://coindex.app/photo/AbfpiFB)
**2020-P 5oz PR70DCAM FDOI Iwo Jima Commemorative Proof** - **$500**
***
# Plain ol' bullion
Prices subject to change if spot changes. Current spot: $87.06
[Lot of 13 .999 Golden State Mint buffalo rounds](https://coindex.app/photo/b4trQHx) - **$1115** (below spot!)
[10oz PAMP Lady of Liberty .999 silver bars](https://coindex.app/photo/4fKij2v) - **$870 each** (2x available)
***
**SALE INFO**
# Basics
Please post “chat” and then PM me. I will not PM anyone first!
Unless description says otherwise, multiple items are sold as random pulls. For mint-capsuled items, all items will be of similar quality to shown item. All slabbed item grades are given and backed by the grader. Anything not slabbed or mint-capsuled is sold as-is.
Prices are subject to change as spot changes, unless a deal is locked.
# Payment
**PPFF greatly preferred**. Zelle is a problem right now. I **do not** have Venmo!
NO TEXT IN NOTES! 🍕 emoji only! Will return money and cancel sale if any text is in notes.
# Shipping
Will ship only to USA addresses. All items discreetly labeled and double-packaged. For large/heavy orders, you may want to leave me negative feedback for how much time it takes to open. I take packing seriously!
Shipping options are below. ***No deal is final*** without buyer choosing an available shipping option.
"**Uninsured USPS, no seller liability**": *Uninsured* USPS shipping is offered for $8 (Ground) or $13 (Priority). Please note that ***seller liability for delivery ends when package is with USPS***. This option is offered *for free* with $500+ (Ground) or $1,000 (Priority).
"**Fedex with liability coverage, no seller liability**": Provided ***at-cost***. Please note, ***seller liability for delivery ends when package is with FedEx***. Your package will have liability coverage from FedEx up to the amount paid, and I will assist with any claims as needed.

GOLD LOT: $875
2 x 1g Maplegrams
2 x .5g Australia Kangaroo
1 x 1g Geiger
1 x .5g South African Krugerrand
1 x .5g IGR bar
1 x random size nug for free
\[proof\](https://ibb.co/1YvJ9Jbm)
\[proof 2\](https://ibb.co/spSFp21d)
Priority USPS ship $6
Venmo or ppff

[WTS] Mexican silver LOT below melt + freebies, Reichsmark, barber, Merc dime

Insufficient testing of a model which I’m now taking more seriously since that’s really the baseline to everything. Even the idea of “psychology” is super over mentioned in trading. It’s not actually that important. I spent 4 years for the most part trying to learn someone’s strategy and just never got it to fully work for me. I decided to “forget everything I know” in a sense and restart. Through prop firm tests and my own discretion, it’s been a LOT better, but I’m going to do the proper backtesting to back it up.

Wow level 5... Tasty only has level 0 for everyone, so everyone gets to Sell Naked (maybe an erotic thing). At Schwab level 3 gets you Naked.
Not sure you understand this . You cannot sell a LOT OF SPY. First off what is the Point? A 50 15Dec28 gets you maybe 12 cents, so 12 dollars . Meantime it will still require 500 Buying Power, which is better than 5k for a Csp. That $500 BP is at Schwab you might find Fidelity will lock up a LOT MORE. So you are tying up 500 for over a year for a maximum 12 dollar return?
Not sure what Buying Power is , well not something Fidelity really shows. Tasty, Tos both show you the BP as you create the order. Here is a vid explaining BP from the founder of Tos/Tasty from the Tasty trove of vids.
[https://ontt.tv/3jAf4Ba](https://ontt.tv/3jAf4Ba) Buying Power Factors Oct 28, 2020 STOCKLESS TRADING
[https://www.tastylive.com/shows/tasty-extras/episodes/a-refresher-on-bpr-06-29-2020](https://www.tastylive.com/shows/tasty-extras/episodes/a-refresher-on-bpr-06-29-2020)
[https://ontt.tv/2CLbOjn](https://ontt.tv/2CLbOjn) What Affects Buying Power? Nov 14, 2019

I was looking into it and level 5 fidelity options allows one to sell naked puts (no cash req needed) as long as you are approved for level 5.
This being said, what is the downside risk of let’s say sell A LOT of $SPY puts 3 years out at a $50-100 strike range, from a basic look you can get \~$50 for the 2028 ones

gambling is when you spend money on something you have no data about.
trading is when you analyze the market.
investing is when you research the asset.
Crypto is a HIGHLY VOLATILE ASSET CLASS.... this means "THERE IS A LOT OF RISK THAT PRICES GO UP AND DOWN MASSIVELY"
If you did not even know that "highly volatile" means that a base-price of 10c can mean the price jumps between 10c and 10$, then you did not research the asset class before you got invested. You did not acquire the skills to handle this and you did not prepare yourself for what would inevitably happen.
This has nothing to do with crypto. Only with you.

This is not very diversified for the long term, unless you are not mentioning other assets. No bonds? No real estate? No precious metals? No stock diversity ( I am referring to the V in VT). At age 36 you have 50 or 60 years left, assuming AI does not help extend life . A LOT can and will happen over that time.
What happens WHEN your stock portfolio drops by 60, 70, or 80% ? What happens WHEN hyperinflation hits a major currency? What happens WHEN you have to leave one of the countries you are in or WHEN tax laws change to take all your money?
"WHEN" is in caps because over 60 years these things WILL happen at least once.
You are young and have not experienced any financially challenging times. You think the stock market is really going to keep growing like it has in the past 15 years (I assume you were not investing before age 21)? You think the low inflation we experienced this century will continue? You think governments will be able or willing to bail out Vanguard when the next financial crisis hits?
But, since we are in the dividend reddit, go with a NEOS fund, VT, and SGOV(or local equivalent). You will have to keep an eye on NEOS funds but for now they pay well. Buy enough to fund your lifestyle. VT has the risks I mentioned but is standard for long term growth. The short term bond fund, like SGOV, is good to keep cash in.

Check out Armchair Income on Youtube. I think he's doing exactly what you talk about. However, I will caution you that what works for him or anyone may not work for you. For example, if a position returns 15%, he may take 8% and reinvest the rest. That may work on a multi-million dollar portfolio but if that means taking 90 cents and reinvesting 10 cents for example on one of your positions, thats a bit silly. There are a LOT of people on seeking Alpha you can follow, many of whom you need to pay to follow. The approach I take is looking at the chart and reading peoples opinion on the fund and sector before buying. Sometimes you have to use your own judgement as well even if that means not following the heard. For example, I bought when people sold when Trump imposed tariffs and people panic sold. You gotta sometimes go with your own gut sometimes and not depend that other people are always smarter than you.

Are these actually available at as many retailers as PayPal? My eyes glaze over the other options cause I'm already setup on PP, so I honestly don't know. On the consumer end, the main reason I use it is because it's so prevalent. Not *everywhere* offers PP checkout, but a LOT of places do.

Considering that CROX's market cap is give or take 5B, 500 million would more the market A LOT.

There were a LOT of rumors around that deal. Meta even showcased an Helios rack at a conference late last year