LOT
Lotus Technology Inc.
stock NASDAQ ADR

​PROOF 5/24
https://imgur.com/a/bO9KiTm
​Hello everybody!! Silver Spot at the time of posting/updating was around $75.82 on Kitco. I will honor these prices up to $79 kitco ask. I'll also honor any dips at the time of requesting a purchase (say spot drops to 73 I'll lower price for ya). Let me know if something doesn't look right. Thanks!
​THE GRADED COINS:
​2008-W ASE Burnished American Silver Eagle, graded SP69 by ANACS -
\*\*$90 +shipping\*\*
https://imgur.com/a/EZ3pS7i
​2022-W ASE Proof PCGS PR69DCAM First Day of Issue Silver Eagle -
\*\*$110 +shipping\*\*
https://imgur.com/a/szAW2Di
​2008-P American Silver Eagle | ICG MS70 -
\*\*$85 +shipping\*\*
https://imgur.com/a/jia5cnG
​THE RAW COINS:
​2016-W Burnished Silver Eagle - 30th Anniversary Edge Lettering - OGP (Box + COA) -
\*\*$120 +shipping\*\*
https://imgur.com/a/dvYMXWV
​2007-W Burnished ASE | Uncirculated w/ Mint Box & COA - \*\*$90 +shipping\*\*
https://imgur.com/a/Hp5ud2d
1 x ​lot of 90% and 40% US coins, ASW 1.11 ozt \* $75.82 # $84.16 melt
\*\*$85+ shipping\*\*
https://imgur.com/a/2dupaFz
1x lot 2017 proof Set (5 Quarters)
​2016 proof Set (4 Quarters) ASW 1.6275 x $75.82 = $123.40
\*\*$120+ shipping\*\*
https://imgur.com/a/cWcPw3P
​🇨🇦 🍁 Canada 🇨🇦 🍁
​\\\[LOT\\\] 2 RCM Double-Dollar Proof Sets Both include original hard cases and matching COAs (no outer leather wallets).
1x ​1984 Proof Set – 50% Silver Dollar (0.3750 oz pure ASW) with nice rim toning.
1x ​1992 Proof Set - 92.5% Sterling Silver Dollar (0.7487 oz pure ASW) with great color.
https://imgur.com/a/WA5uuVH
Melt value is spot: $75.82 \* 1.13ozt=$85.67
\*\*​$85 +shipping for both\*\*
​Lot of 3 coins: 1981 & 1984 Toronto silver dollars .500% (asw .375 ea) and 1988 Olympics $20 .925% (asw 1 troy oz) Total asw 1.75 ozt
Melt value is spot: $75.82 \* 1.75ozt = $132.69
\*\*$125+shipping\*\*
https://imgur.com/a/mZaDIYb
​Junk vintage lot: 4x .925% dimes ?1912-1936?, 1916, 1917, 1919 ASW 0.27 ozt
​2x .800 dimes, 1964 & 1965 0.12 ozt
​2x .800% quarters 1944, 1952 0.300 ozt
​1x .800% 1964 Half-Dollar 0.300 ozt
​Total ASW: 0.99 ozt Melt value is spot: $75.82 \* .99ozt =$75.06
\*\*$70 +shipping\*\*
https://imgur.com/a/UQ3QVYt
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​🇲🇽 Mexico 🇲🇽
​🇦🇹 Austria 🇦🇹
​🇳🇴 Norway 🇳🇴
5x 1964 Commemorative Norwegian 10 Kroner (90% Silver)
​Price: $42.00/ea (min order 2, 1 is okay if adding onto an order)
​Weight: 20g each.
​Purity: .900 Silver (18g ASW per coin).Melt value is spot: $2.43 \* 18gram = $43.74
\*\*$42 +shipping\*\*
https://imgur.com/a/t9U7xzz
​VINTAGE BULLION
\*\*Stardust of the Universe\*\*
2015 Cook Island "Chondrite Impact" 1 oz Coin original tin and COA \*\*$220 +shipping\*\*
2017 Cook Island ​"Chergach meteorite" 1/2 oz Coin: original tin and COA \*\*$110 + shipping\*\*
https://imgur.com/a/pWh433j
\*\*Grab both meteorite coins for $300 + shipping \*\*
​Lot of 9 rounds Franklin Mint Sterling silver from the "Official American Heritage Medallic History of the Civil War" by Franklin Mint. Minted in 1981 & 1982, these rounds are 18 grams each of .925 sterling silver for a total of 162 grams. Asw 4.82 ozt. Melt value is spot: $75.82 \*4.82 =$365 melt
\*\*$330+shipping\*\* https://imgur.com/a/1L4R53v
​Franklin Mint Sterling Silver (.925% purity) ingot from the "Greatest Locomotives of the World - Little Wonder." It is marked "First Edition Proof" and "900 grains Sterling with makers marks" (58.319 grams and contains 1.734 toz ASW). Melt value is spot: $75.82 \* 1.734toz $131.47 melt value
\*\*$120+shipping\*\* https://imgur.com/a/okEaWMV
​WHALE OPTION
​Take EVERYTHING: Send me a chat, and we can work something out. Lots that isn't posted, too!
​Payment: Zelle, PayPalFF, Venmo, or CashApp. No notes.
​SHIPPING: I'll get packages to the post office asap, usually dropping them off the same day ! GROUND ADVANTAGE IS $8, PRIORITY $12. BOTH INCLUDE TRACKING AND $100 INSURANCE. I pack very securely with plenty of tape and pictures. Shipping comes with $100 insurance. Buyer can add additional insurance at cost! Buyer pays additional shipping for overweight items as needed. +$5 if you want Signature on delivery.
​Once scanned by USPS, liability is shared. 50/50
​SOLD ITEMS
​SOLD Raw ASE 2024 | In Capsule | $@SPOT
​SOLD Raw ASE 2020 | In Gift Holder | $@SPOT
​SOLD 2004 Holographic Silver Eagle 3rd party modified coin -
​SOLD 2 'Hercules' 5 Francs 1874-A & 1875-k (low mintage). Both coins are .900 silver with an ASW of .72 each.
​SOLD 2017 1oz American Silver Eagle. MS70 NGC - $
SOLD MMTC-PAMP 20g Colored Silver Round Pair (Ganesha & Lakshmi)
​Items: (1) 20g Lakshmi Colored Silver Round & (1) 20g Ganesha Colored Silver Round
​Purity: .9999 Fine Silver (Total weight: 40 grams)
​Price: $95 for the pair + shipping (or $50 each if split)
​SOLD 1x 1/2oz Illinois State Bar - $40
\*\*\*SOLD\*\*\* ​2021-(P) ASE Philadelphia Emergency Issue | PCGS MS69 First Strike (Type 1 Low Mintage) - $80
\*\*\*SOLD\*\*\* ​2021-(S) ASE San Francisco Emergency Issue PCGS MS69 First Strike (Type 1) - $80
\*\*\*SOLD\*\*\* 2001-P American Silver Eagle | ICG MS69 - $80
\*\*\*SOLD\*\*\* ​ 2x 1780 Maria Theresa Thalers restrikes. Contain 83.3% silver with an ASW of .75 toz each. - $115
\*\*\*SOLD\*\*\*
\\\*\\\*​2023 2 oz Silver Libertad Proof in original Capsule. I'm asking $300\\\*\\\*\\\*

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Hey Scottistrader... no problem - you've been probably the biggest single influence on MY success and I believe you'll help EVERYONE you can when you can. There have been a LOT of others tho that run a close second to your help but the Wheel helped me understand options where I was floundering. The others added strategies once I understood. I don't really Wheel anymore... more just selling premium. I've a fair number of LEAPS too but they get PMCC'd extensively. That's usually why I buy them. I did mention "the Wheel" with your handle. Have a FANTASTIC week! Twilighter.

[wts] 🚨FLASH SALE🚨 10ozt LOT shipped for SPOT

These vary A LOT by makers/type. I don't like the 'rules' for these like 5-10%. Gorham generally one of the heaviest. These will be around 7-9 from my experience.

I’m not a “10%er” but I live in an affluent suburb with a LOT of them. They have giant houses and spend more on landscaping and house cleaning than most people spend on food. They spend more on cars than an average person’s gross income. Most — nearly all - have multiple homes and I know several people who have many “second” homes (Cape Cod, Vermont, Aspen, Naples FL, etc.). I had a neighbor who flew his entire family to Florida nearly every weekend so they could ride their horses. Imagine the carbon footprint.

OH lawd. Are you new? Its market cap is currently $3.13T...unless you have high time preference, it's done A LOT

It hit my limit order and got $300 out of it. Could’ve had a LOT more.

Doubtful. I'm only 10% down from entry. But A LOT down from peak. I hold because that 10% dividend is tasty.

This is exactly the right thing to be watching right now, and most retail investors completely ignore it.
A few things worth adding to this picture:
**The yield curve tells the story** We had an inverted yield curve for almost 2 years. Now it's un-inverting — and historically, that's actually when recessions *begin*, not end. The inversion was the warning. The un-inversion is the arrival.
**What high yields actually mean for dividend investors specifically:**
* Companies with heavy debt loads (utilities, REITs, some telecoms) get crushed because refinancing costs explode
* Dividend cuts become more likely in leveraged sectors
* Your 4% dividend yield looks less attractive when a risk-free Treasury is paying 5%+ — money flows out of dividend stocks
**The private credit defaults are the scariest signal IMO** That market ballooned to $1.7 trillion+ and most of it is floating rate debt. When rates stay high this long, the math stops working for a LOT of borrowers. This doesn't show up in public markets immediately — it shows up quietly, then suddenly.
**What I'm personally doing:**
* Trimming high-debt dividend names (looking at you, some REITs)
* Adding to short-duration Treasuries while yields are attractive
* Keeping dry powder — if stock market cracks like you're predicting, I want cash to deploy
Nobody rings a bell at the top. But when the bond market, credit markets, AND yield signals all point the same direction at once — that's not noise. That's a pattern.
Good post. More people need to pay attention to this.

Drunk Do Quan thought he was burning more #LUNA. I DID A LOT OF MONEY BECAUSE OF THAT FUCKER TO BE HONEST! I HOPE HE ROTS UNDER A SEA OF PISS UNDER A PRISON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN AFTER BEING EATEN BY SHARKS AND SHIT OUT.

You are overcomplicating things by A LOT. One of my bots is just 500 lines of code, and is quite profitable. Start simple, like REALLY simple. It's surprisingly easy to find something that just work. Also, one last tip. Don't backrest as much. Test in prod. Execution is nearly impossible to backrest, and is one of the most important thing in a strategy. Good luck!

This administration seems tohave A LOT to do with everything financial. Dudnt Trump wrangle a deal that he, his family, his businesses can never be prosecuted or audited from now thru eternity?

Not survived, but I've watched my dad do exactly this — and it changed how I think about investing entirely.
He lost his job at 54 and had been quietly building a dividend portfolio for 15 years. Nothing flashy — just **SCHD, a few REITs, and some dividend aristocrats**. By the time he got laid off, he was pulling around $2,200/month in dividends. Not "get rich" money, but enough to cover rent + groceries while he figured out next steps. He didn't touch his principal once.
The people who say "you're young, just do growth stocks" aren't wrong — but they're answering a **different question.** Growth stocks build wealth. Dividend portfolios can build **security.**
The real answer at a young age is probably **both:**
* 70-80% in growth (VTI, QQQ, whatever)
* 20-30% slowly building a dividend base (SCHD, O, JEPI)
By the time you're 35-40, that dividend base could genuinely act as a financial cushion without you having sacrificed much growth.
The "ignore dividends when young" advice assumes your income will always be stable. Life doesn't work that way.
**TL;DR:** Dividends as a pure survival strategy requires a LOT of capital. But as a partial safety net built alongside growth investing? Absolutely worth it, and starting young gives you a massive head start.

That's not the definition of a bubble. A bubble is about speculation, and given how uncertain the future path for investment or production is at this point, there is a LOT of speculation with no such thing as guaranteed bets. Right now there is a massive bottleneck for hardware which is driving revenue higher, but that bottleneck isn't going to last forever.

A LOT people will

Alright degenerates, I went down the rabbit hole on $ATER and I think the market may be massively underestimating how combustible this setup is becoming.
This is NOT a “great company” thesis.
This is: • low float • high short interest • restructuring/shell play • Nasdaq survival • merger speculation • momentum + squeeze mechanics
AKA exactly the kind of garbage subreddit was built for 😜
\*\*THE CURRENT SETUP\*\* Ticker: $ATER (Aterian)
Current float: \~8.7M shares
Latest official short interest (Apr 30 settlement): 1,939,342 shares short
Short % of float: \~22.26%
Source: MarketBeat / Nasdaq short interest data
That is NOT “Twitter fake squeeze math.”
That is REAL reported short interest.
And here’s the crazy part:
Previous SI report was only: \~161K shares short
Meaning shorts increased their position by: +1100% in ONE reporting period.
Yes. Seriously.
\*\*WHY THIS MATTERS\*\* This thing recently traded over 200M shares in a single day.
People may see that and think: “meh, no squeeze now.”
Wrong.
That 200M day likely represented: • discovery • shorts piling in • momentum traders piling in • massive churn
Now volume has cooled.
That is EXACTLY where squeeze setups become dangerous IF price holds.
Why?
Because now the float can tighten up while shorts are still trapped.
\*\*THE BORROW RATE\*\* Borrow fee data recently spiked HARD: reports ranging from \~76% to over 200% CTB.
Again: NOT normal.
That means: • shares became difficult to borrow • short demand exploded • lenders started charging insane rates
Low float + high CTB + elevated SI = dangerous combo.
\*\*WHY THE STORY CHANGED\*\* Old ATER was basically dead.
BUT…
The company sold core assets/brands and now appears to be transforming into something VERY different.
And THIS is where it gets interesting.
\*\*ENTER DAVID LAZAR\*\* David Lazar has a history of: • acquiring distressed/public shells • cleaning them up • restructuring them • then using them for reverse mergers or strategic transactions
Translation:
He doesn’t necessarily “fix” companies.
He recycles them into NEW STORIES.
And guess what’s valuable?
A CLEAN NASDAQ SHELL.
Which is exactly what ATER is becoming.
\*\*NASDAQ COMPLIANCE\*\* ATER had previously received a Nasdaq deficiency notice for trading below $1.
BUT…
According to SEC filings, the company stated it achieved: 10 consecutive business days closing above $1 ending May 14, 2026.
Meaning: • no reverse split required • Nasdaq survival odds improved massively • shell value increased substantially
That’s HUGE.
\*\*WHY SHORTS MAY BE IN TROUBLE\*\* Short thesis: “dead cat bounce” “pump and dump” “failing ecommerce junk”
Fair enough.
BUT…
Now shorts are trapped inside: • a tiny float • elevated CTB • restructuring hype • merger/speculation potential • regained Nasdaq compliance • momentum stock behavior
That combination can get VERY unstable VERY quickly.
\*\*THE KEY LEVELS\*\* $1.20-$1.30 = first pressure zone
$1.50-$2.00 = where weaker shorts may start cracking
Above $2 = things could get VERY stupid very fast.
Why?
Because at that point: • momentum traders pile in • Reddit notices • FOMO activates • shorts begin covering into low liquidity
And that’s how low-float squeezes happen.
\*\*REALISTIC PRICE TARGETS?\*\* Conservative squeeze: $1.80-$2.50
Strong squeeze: $3.00-$5.00
Full meme insanity?
Anything is possible in low float land if social momentum hits.
People forget: This thing squeezed violently before in 2021.
\*\*THE RISKS\*\* This is STILL speculative trash.
If momentum dies: • volume fades • borrow fee collapses • price breaks below $1
…then shorts probably win.
This is NOT a fundamentals investment.
This is a: “can the mechanics overwhelm the short side?” trade.
\*\*WHY PEOPLE ARE WATCHING THE “LAZAR EFFECT”\*\* People may say: “David Lazar never creates value”…
Well, go look at what happened with $QUCY.
Back in late 2025 / early 2026: $QUCY was trading around: \~$0.50-$0.60 territory.
After Lazar became involved and restructuring/speculation picked up: the stock eventually ran to: \~$3.50+.
That’s roughly: • a 500-600% move • on essentially shell/restructuring/speculative momentum
NOT because the company suddenly became profitable overnight.
The market started pricing in: • shell value • strategic transaction potential • reverse merger/speculation • low float momentum
Sound familiar?
Now obviously: THIS DOES NOT GUARANTEE ATER DOES THE SAME THING.
Microcap shells are dangerous as hell and many fail.
BUT…
It DOES show what can happen when: • low float • speculation • restructuring • momentum • and shorts
…all collide at the same time.
And right now?
ATER is starting to check a LOT of those same boxes.
\*\*FINAL THOUGHTS\*\* ATER currently has: ✅ tiny float ✅ elevated short interest ✅ high CTB ✅ Nasdaq compliance regained ✅ shell/merger speculation ✅ Lazar restructuring angle
That is objectively an interesting setup.
\*\*This is not financial advice.\*\*
I just like watching overleveraged shorts sweat 😏🐊🚀

I loaded up on Tesla in 2018 for about $20 (split adjusted). I held through a LOT of ups and downs ultimately selling all of my shares at a many X multiple. Glorious run.
It would take too long to summarize my reasons but generally I thought the Model S was a legitimately good vehicle. It looked good, had great tech, and high performance. Also, Elon was clearly on a mission to disrupt the industry not just with vehicles but with the charging network too. This was when we was just odd and quirky, and before he went off the deep end.
Right product at the right time. Especially given the many government incentives offered at the time.

Yes have built the same. LightGbm is what you need + a LOT of training data + a LOT of features. What you don't need: LLMs or sentiment analysis. Write "Keep it simple stupid" next to your monitor because simple wins in algotrading.
Once your LightGbm model is built you can export a .zip file then it will load and score trades almost in realtime. Neat, huh?
Why it's good? It's amazingly good at selecting the 5% of trades that will almost certainly be profitable.
Why it's bad? Trying to predict any stock using a single model... that's tricky. As far as I'm aware the Medallion fund didn't use their algos on equities, and certainly didn't use a single model for the entire market.
I'm still in the real money testing phase. But already the 0.9+ scored trades have a higher win rate than the 0.8's they have a higher win rate than the rest.

Dude don’t return it, chances are that business has a LOT more money than you. It’s not like they gave you a kilo