LOT
Lotus Technology Inc.
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Now gold said "hold my beer." Hope you were not sleeping on grabbing some since 4600 (wasn't that like a week ago?). And now that we are on the moon, should we head for Saturn? 🚀 🪐
PROOF - https://imgur.com/kJkWWmc
Offers accepted on multiple items.
I WILL NEVER OPEN A CHAT WITH YOU. WANT IT? CHAT ME UP AFTER YOU COMMENT.
BIN it and Win it. First to BIN gets it. Otherwise I decide the order in which I respond to chats. And to be fair to others BIN means Buy It **Now**, so no dilly-dallying or or haggling.
If I make a mistake in my pricing I reserve the right to change it.
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**PLATINUM**
**2x - Argor-Heraeus 10g Platinum bar in assay**
* $915 each
* https://imgur.com/7WDcfKr
* https://imgur.com/ial41v9
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**WORLD GOLD SLABS**
**1x - 1882-V NGC AU-55 Serbia 20 Dinara Type 1**
* $1500
* https://imgur.com/KEQisJH
* https://imgur.com/BcueQQx
**1x - 1882-V PCGS AU-53 Serbia 20 Dinara KM 17.2**
* 1275
* https://imgur.com/w1QCC2N
* https://imgur.com/aPlJ2gQ
**1x - 1859-A NGC AU-58 Napoleon III 5 Franc**
* $525
* https://imgur.com/lifxe75
* https://imgur.com/KMl9U5n
**1x - 1894-A PCGS (Old holder) MS-64 Lucky Angel. Stunning!**
* $1125
* https://imgur.com/aBCQba1
* https://imgur.com/BKEzyDQ
**1x - 1810-K Napoleon I w/ Laurels NGC AU50 (#2930304-003)**
* $1475
* https://imgur.com/45P3F31
* https://imgur.com/bTxdWFJ
**1x - 1810-A Napoleon I w/ Laurels NGC AU55 (#2930304-008)**
* $1275
* https://imgur.com/NAJQDSJ
* https://imgur.com/vBZRAWT
**1x - 1811-A Napoleon I w/ Laurels NGC AU53 (#2930304-005)**
* $1100
* https://imgur.com/coNvnes
* https://imgur.com/ifRXOFj
****1x - 1811-A Napoleon I w/ Laurels NGC AU58 (#1524867-028)**
* $1500
* https://imgur.com/h8HbLwW
* https://imgur.com/1NuvePs
**1x - 1812-A Napoleon I w/ Laurels NGC AU53 (#6590179-005)**
* $1100
* https://imgur.com/4qP9prL
* https://imgur.com/YpjTpC2
**1x - 2002 JM Finland 100 Euro Lapland PF-69 Ultra Cameo**
* $1315 (barely above spot)
* https://imgur.com/xwYQaor
* https://imgur.com/9ZnZvfa
**1x - 1903-L NGC MS-61 Finland 20 Markkaa**
* $1200
* https://imgur.com/4cPrvzb
* https://imgur.com/VBAlk4b
**1x - 1878-S NGC MS62 Finland 20 Markkaa**
* $1200
* https://imgur.com/XyHMlja
* https://imgur.com/1Oh3y8S
**1x - 1904-L NGC MS-62 Finland 20 Markkaa**
* $1200
* https://imgur.com/zSymyO7
* https://imgur.com/VVEAcd4
**1x - 1882-S NGC MS-61 Finland 10 Markkaa**
* $650
* https://imgur.com/ENls7Dv
* https://imgur.com/w6vU1gs
**1x - 1898-AT Russia 5 Roubles NGC AU-55**
* $850
* https://imgur.com/ELLJaAp
* https://imgur.com/fA0qkR2
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**SILVER DEAL**
**1x - Asahi 10oz Silver Bar**
* $1125 (way below spot)
* https://imgur.com/ddmDM3t
* https://imgur.com/sGd45MZ
**2x - 10oz Scottsdale Stackers**
* KITCO SPOT each
* https://imgur.com/pVoPF3j
* https://imgur.com/DIHtAxK
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**VINTAGE SILVER**
**1x - 10oz Engelhard Waffleback with reverse stamp error**
* $1225
* https://imgur.com/sA69GJE
* https://imgur.com/TI0hMNi
**3x - Swiss of America Silver Rounds. Very nice!**
* $125 each
* https://imgur.com/wGv9BPE
* https://imgur.com/qpTmVYc
**Engelhard Aristaloy Dental Silver. 70% pure in 1oz glass jars with fancy gold foil on them. They come in boxes of 5. I have 4x sealed boxes of 5oz and 5x loose 1oz Bottles**
* ~~4x~~ ~~3x~~ 2x - $430 per sealed box of 5oz
* ~~5x~~ 4x - $85 per loose 1oz Jar
* https://imgur.com/uW9Op4h
* https://imgur.com/CZp5KsO
* https://imgur.com/5iZuKKA
* https://imgur.com/T4TJUNf
* https://imgur.com/Hrk7hb6
**1x - Dansco Mercury/Roosevelt Album. 1937 - 1964. 76 total dimes.**
* $600 (well below spot)
* https://imgur.com/sLVzf81
* https://imgur.com/Rhx3KrQ
**1x - Mega-rare USVI Roman Head High Relief Ingot. With original packaging. Extremely low mintage. Beautiful even toning.**
* $599
* https://imgur.com/lvEXU8I
* https://imgur.com/OvkSYAw
* https://imgur.com/J7jNCsj
**1x - 1.62oz PMTARCO vintage pour. Seriously far out on the rarity scale.**
* $349
* https://imgur.com/xyt2z4S
* https://imgur.com/MUTSL87
**1x - .96oz PMTARCO vintage pour out of Anaheim, CA. Super-duper rare piece. You will not see this little guy often.**
* $309
* https://imgur.com/mmCYeJw
* https://imgur.com/ooP0WGk
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**WORLD SILVER**
**1x - 1989 100 Franc Commem Coin**
* $42 (below melt)
* https://imgur.com/acQVbea
* https://imgur.com/GUWiW6u
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**MINIATURE SILVER CASTERS**
Found another awesome artist to showcase for you all! J.C. Metals & More. This guy is great. He makes tiny silver fantasy weapons and objects. They are all hand molded, hand cast, and then hand stamped with the tiniest numbers to ensure you know their weight and 999 purity. Each and every one is unique, but there are a few similar pieces. I think you are gonna love these. Support a small local artist this holiday season, they are getting to live the dream :)
**PLEASE ORDER BY NUMBER!! THERE ARE A LOT**
Full Album - https://imgur.com/a/91VKtmG
-2. ~~[Crow Bar](https://imgur.com/ZM2iHzd) - $16~~ SOLD
-4. [Sword](https://imgur.com/EvaIYy7) - $20
-7. ~~[Machete](https://imgur.com/wRIsjqm) - $7~~ SOLD
-12. [Machine Gun 2](https://imgur.com/kduAhYT) - $24
-13. [Tiny Pistol](https://imgur.com/ROiuLjE) - $7
-17. [Machine Gun 3](https://imgur.com/zD44LgL) - $28
-18. ~~[Starheart](https://imgur.com/1nPWuHO) - $41~~ SOLD
-20. [Machine Gun 4](https://imgur.com/m8xdVs6) - $28
-22. [3 piece Gun, Magazine, Bipod](https://imgur.com/5KhDxmg) - $48
-23. [Machine Gun 5](https://imgur.com/vIBADVg) - $28
-24. ~~[Tiny Pistol 2](https://imgur.com/5ADtvkw) - $8~~ SOLD
-25. ~~[Fantasy Sword 2](https://imgur.com/4yRebcI) - $34~~ SOLD
-26. [Rifle](https://imgur.com/4Cekwts) - $28
-27. [Shotgun 2](https://imgur.com/2TjFbf4) - $27
-28. [Machine Gun 6](https://imgur.com/tc1cUV6) - $31
-29. [Baseball Bat](https://imgur.com/TgSzoWj) - $28
-31. ~~[Bow](https://imgur.com/EWLnz2h) - $12~~ SOLD
-32. ~~[Tiny Pistol 2](https://imgur.com/SqEGUz8) - $7~~ SOLD
-33. [2 piece Gun & Bipod](https://imgur.com/TJVgMeS) - $48
-35. [2 piece Gun & Magazine](https://imgur.com/CUOkQml) - $34
-37. [Starheart 2](https://imgur.com/KEx825u) - $41
-40. [Police Baton](https://imgur.com/DD7W2xH) - $12
-41. ~~[Machete 2](https://imgur.com/916OlGS) - $7~~ SOLD
-43. [2 piece Rifle w/ Bayonette](https://imgur.com/xWA7Eqq) - $49
-45. [Machine Gun 7](https://imgur.com/t5ADai7) - $42
-46. [Syringe](https://imgur.com/lrQUIll) - $7
-49. [Weird Gun](https://imgur.com/cVKKh4K) - $20
-50. [Bolt Cutters](https://imgur.com/LFbYSHB) - $12
-55. [Battle Axe 2](https://imgur.com/YsT9htw) - $56
-56. [Fantasy Sword](https://imgur.com/jyDFJyQ) - $21
-57. ~~[Tiny Pistol 4](https://imgur.com/rDjDNEi) - $7~~ SOLD
-58. ~~[Bat Wing](https://imgur.com/S0LYXPC) - $12~~ SOLD
-59. [Machine Gun 8](https://imgur.com/6Iljqe8) - $32
-60. [Machine Gun 9](https://imgur.com/lqBfXRP) - $35
-62. [2 piece Gun & Bipod 2](https://imgur.com/BxTBsPW) - $28
-64. [2 piece Laptop & CB](https://imgur.com/Qj1qXAC) - $44
-65. ~~[Camping Axe](https://imgur.com/v7Yy45e) - $12~~ SOLD
-66. [3 piece Gun, Magazine & Bipod 2](https://imgur.com/Hq44ABn) - $57
-68. [Uzi-Type Gun](https://imgur.com/1Jkl4dS) - $17
-71. [Binoculars](https://imgur.com/wlln4zP) - $12
-72. ~~[Small Sword](https://imgur.com/gUZjWlN) - $13~~ SOLD
-75. ~~[Hunting Knife](https://imgur.com/R3AMT2h) - $20~~ SOLD
-76. ~~[Rifle 2](https://imgur.com/M2YwYQq) - $28~~ SOLD
-77. [Battle Axe 3](https://imgur.com/Uvgj3Gh) - $45
-78. ~~[Camp Shovel](https://imgur.com/RX32j7P) - $18~~ SOLD
-80. [Shotgun 3](https://imgur.com/staqKQu) - $28
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ALL ITEMS SIGMA VERIFIED
USA PAYMENT - Zelle, Venmo (NO NOTES), Paypal F&F, fiat cash, checks, money orders. Checks and Money orders need to fully clear first before I ship anything.
USA SHIPPING - $5-16. I pack and ship like I like to receive it. Nicely secured, padded, and no jingling. I hand deliver to post office for scanning and will provide tracking. On higher dollar sales I may require registered mail charged at cost.
RESPONSIBILITY - It ends when the package shows delivered in tracking. If you have a problem with porch pirates I recommend signature confirmation, which I can provide at cost. All items verified. I stand behind what I sell 100%.
SECURITY - All my proof pictures will contain my ZENPATHFINDER silver round name badge that u/UnresolvedEgo made. I love it. You should consider a name badge of your own if you sell. I am no dummy and any "mod" that says I am banned and they need my password to see my chats gets a nice teabagging pic and is reported. I will always use my custom name tag to provide proof via chat, just ask. I have 2FA on my account. LETS KEEP THIS SUB SAFE!

I only say "lite" because it could get a LOT worse

Yeah...no. Thats not how any of this works. I would suggest educating yourself a LOT more before making such claims. Funny how often people have such negative opinions about things they clearly don't understand.
EDIT - don't bother replying, I don't care what you have to say after seeing your post history defending ICE over the Alex Pretti situation. GTFO.

It hasn’t even begun yet too.
Loading up for this cycle, AGE, LOT, EL8

What up peeps! Got a few lots for sale! Hopefully a nice spread for everyone.
[PROOF](https://imgur.com/a/AI5SOJB)
**LOT 1 : $226 PLUS SHIP**
2oz - Johnson & Matthey Bars (FRESH)
**LOT 2 : $112 PLUS SHIP**
1oz - Aztec Calendar (BELOW SPOT, Hard to let these go tbh!)
**LOT 3 : $74 PLUS SHIP**
20g - Eisenhower Bar (SPOT IS AROUND $73)
**LOT 4 : $35 SHIPPED**
2 x 40% Kennedys - YEARS 1968 & 1969! (Melt is roughly $34, so basically spot and dollar shipped!)
**Silver Spot Price at Time of Posting** **$113.5**
I will be shipping via USPS tomorrow before noon and provide pics of package & tracking number by tonight after funds have been received. (ONLY SHIPPING TO U.S.A)
Shipping via USPS GA - $6
I can take Zelle for payment.
Let me know if you have any questions or need more pics.

It's a fast race to the bottom, though.
I'm still not sure that trigger should be pulled, given what's at stake with the whole global reserve status and what not.
Sanctioning that behavior and convincing the majority of voters to do the same is the only shot at maintaining normalcy going forward. If you have Trump v Trump then every 4 years down the line you'll have another "revenge tour", then again, then again, until you have politicians drone striking each other and the electorate purely for teh memes.
With no reserve status and a like 40% interest rate the government would last weeks before running out of power totally. Then it just becomes a free for all for the oligarchs.
He should have done something horrific with his legal immunity.. but I really don't know what that'd need to be to make SCOTUS reneg? I'm not sure it wouldn't just serve to lower the standard for the next guy coming in after him.
The next president is going to have a LOT of power to dictate what the next 50+ years looks like, even just based on their decorum. Straight down the toilet or shall we swirl around a bit instead? I don't know if I'm personally ready for just how quickly things can all turn to shit.
Are things already irreversably fucked? Were they when Biden was in office? What should he have done about that? It'd be a really tough decision to pull the trigger.

First off glad youre getting started-first step. I believe in keeping a Roth simple. And honestly if you just want VOO, thatll get you to retirement (i’ll use age 62 since thats the earliest you can take Social Security-but wait as long as you can on that). $300 a month should be worth about $1M-based off a 9% return. Some people will say you’re too young for dividends but now is the time to allocate some. 30+ of DRIP will be great and eventually will overtake an average 9% return. If you dont know where to look for blue chip companies then look towards SCHG or VUG. It overlaps A LOT with VOO but because its so similar it adds stability and *safety*. But also adds a boost with the current tech heavy allocation. Now, i like those options because it gets re allocated at least once or twice a year, so you never sell it. It keeps growing. So when/if another sector starts to overtake tech or meet near its market cap, those ETFs will lower tech and raise something else automatically. Where on the other hand, sector dependent ETFs like VGT is completely tech. Great gains lately…but what happens when a potential tech bubble bursts? Do you sell, keep buying, or just lose? VUG/SCHG is just more autopilot and on behalf of the brokerages.

I will remember that until the day I die. Had A LOT of Dec 16 QQQ calls that day. Hurt my feelings.

LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ASKING 🥭 ABOUT ETHANOL

I’ve been doing a debit roll for a few weeks to try to get it closer to spot. I also sold a 3 DTE 105 call yesterday and there’s a LOT of premium in that guy.

Heed this warning OP. Go listen to the cleared hot podcast with the founder of deliver fund, there is a LOT of child sexual exploitation that goes on there. You should absolutely not let your kids within a country mile of that shit.

Great way to alienate your user base
That's in addition to Musk spending A LOT on electing Republicans again in 2026

There's plenty of great companies out there that are traded at sub $100, that you can sell options on and wheel.
It sounds like what u/breakyourteethnow is saying, is just wheels (so SELL csp's and if/when assigned, toggle to selling CCs... then when those are called away, back to CSP's... rinse and repeat), then use that generated premium to purchase LEAPs at the .75-ish delta. Those are just going to be somewhat deep-ish in-the-money. Just kind of depends on what the various strike spreads are and what not. But ultiamtely by going deep ITM, you're purchasing more of the underlying, and paying less "extrinsic" value (which is the portion you're basically paying to your insurance guy... their commission if you will for offering that contract).
Taking the Ford example (F), if you looked at their options chain at the time of writing this, they're trading at $13.85. Their 15 JAN 27 (1 year out) has the next closes ITM call strike at $11.85. It's literally the first strike away from the current market value, yet it's at a .75 delta. So buy that one and let'er ride. 1 contract (100 shares) would require you pay \~$270 in premium.
So how do I come up with that $270? Well... sell enough contracts to make that. Taking F yet again, you'd need to SELL enough contracts to generate that much. You could aim for weeklies (maybe target 7ish days out) and sell a bunch at-the-money, but you'd need likely around 25 or so contracts, which would require a lot of capital (probably $33,000 or so if doing cash-secured). But you can sell contracts further out, say the 30-45 expiration to generate more premium with less contracts... requiring less capital upfront. If you targeted Mar 6 (38 days out), you'd need only to sell \~7 contracts and yield enough premium to buy a single leap. But now since only selling 7, you need a LOT less capital (7 \* 13.50 \* 100) = $9450.

If you're doing large cap companies... take GOOG for example, you're going to need a LOT of fodder to come up with the amount of premium to be able to buy a single leap.

Alternatively... can also just work a job and save money, and buy a LEAP that way too. It doesn't "have" to strictly come from premium... although mentally it's nice. :)

Not really. With consensus, you can make sure everything ON THE chain is reliable and true. What it does need though, is some sort of trusted input that can actually tokenize certain data of this sort. F.e. a photo, picture, video, audiofile or what ever. There is so many things you can kinda "tokenize", I can't even think of. There has been some technical talks about it and I think they had a solution to that, also with multiple security levels, to basically make sure it is 100% safe and non hackable, exploitable or cheatable. It was one of the few cryptos I actually believed in, as of an actual and valid function, or solution, to a real-world problem. I just can't reliably explain how that worked, for that you gotta do your research. But I think they had a very informative homepage with A LOT to read, if you are really interested. Not gonna link it though, not my business :)
But I haven't looked into it for years now actually and don't wanna shill any coin or crypto. I just made the bridge and realized that there is actually already crypto projects like Hedera who tackle that issue. And the issue especially with A.I. becoming better, becomes very real, very soon. Yet we are good in detecting A.I. produced stuff, but even with a schooled eye, looking how fast A.I. evolved in creating actual moving picture and sound, I am not sure anyone will be able to tell the difference between fake or real, when it comes to videos/photos/news etc. in a few years from today. So a trusted layer will be needed one day, if possible. An actual foundation of the Web 3.0, so to speak? Correct me if I am wrong.
We were all laughing about AI Will Smith finger monster eating spaghetti, saying AI video will take years to actually provide any useful and coherent video. That was 2023. Today it's 2026 and I think we can argue, we are close and some people already can't tell the difference and regularly get tricked.

Aw congratulations! Enjoy your baby.
It feels like a minute ago that my 16 year old was brand new! So precious. I opened him a stocks and shares JISA - well, at the time it was a CTF but it was similar, with less choice and higher fees but the government gave every newborn a £250 voucher to get started. I did contribute regularly. Back in 2009, the adult cash ISA limit was only £3600 (total limit £7k), and I did fill that. So the CTF was an additional £1,200 allowance, which made sense to use. Maybe if back then we'd have had the full £20K ISA limit like we do now, I would have opened him an ISA in my name so as to have control over it.
I didn't understand investing, so my son's CTF was my first foray into investing, but seeing how well it did made me invest for myself and now I feel I know a lot more! The 18 year timescale means they have time to ride out the stock market ups and downs, so definitely invest rather than cash, and consider safer assets as they get closer to needing the money.
I kept investing into it regularly, and when the limits increased my dad put in £1000 a year, And now he has a LOT in there. Ready for university and/or a house deposit for sure. Because of that I was aware I needed to teach him the value of money early, and how to divide your money into "pots" - he does seem sensible, but not all kids would be! He is used to me saying "Promise me you won't spend it all on a party boat?" 🤣
I am pretty sure he'll be ok, but if I had a baby now I'd maybe instead open a separate adult ISA in my name for him because I don't fill a £20k ISA.
When he got to 12, I stopped paying into the JISA as it was pretty big so I've left it to grow. Instead I've started paying into a JSIPP which I just heard about. I feel really good about the JSIPP - it's there, no-one can take that money from him, not even him until he's much older. If I could go back I would start the JSIPP from birth, putting £50/month in, as now I'm playing catch-up. I'm aiming for £20k at age 18 in there.
Both are with Fidelity because they have no platform fees on child accounts. Both are in low cost passive global index funds (mutual funds, not ETFs because on fidelity you get trading fees when buying and selling ETFs, but they're otherwise the same). This does make them cheaper than adult ISAs to be fair.
The funds I use are fidelity world index fund p ACC (developed world, charge = 0.1%) , HSBC FTSE All-World index fund (the same but with some developing world, charge 0.13%), and a little bit of HSBC FTSE 100 index fund acc C (because I like a little bit of home bias, about 10%). If you just wanted one of those, the HSBC all world has 4000 stocks from all over the world and is probably the one to go for.
I'm really happy with the JSIPP and wish I'd done it from birth with a lower amount. I think I've got away with so much money in a JISA because my son is so responsible, but maybe at least some of it in an ISA under my own name would have been better if the allowances had allowed for it at the time. I do however feel happy that he has some money in his name, in case anything happens to us so you need to consider what kind of person you are!

He’s going to have to provide a LOT of load with all these apes around if gamestop gets in S&P 500.

I would visit the Hedera(Hbar) sub and ask. There are A LOT more use cases than just moving currency when it comes to crypto.
Hedera(Hbar) is fast, cheap, quantum resistant and carbon negative

Your position size isnt based on what's "appropriate". It's based on math.
The retail industry standard is 1% risk per trade, so if we take that for example...
You calculate LOT size depending on how much you risk over the amount of pips in your stop loss size.
So if you want to risk 1 % and you want your stop loss to be 20 pips... the calculation will be a VERY specific lot size.
When your stops will be larger the size will be smaller, and vice versa.
Start by deciding your risk per trade.

https://preview.redd.it/qccuvzlzdvfg1.jpeg?width=1827&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1a6362f89fc4258063527ea825b58cdffb90dc0c
My found silver stack from 2025. I ended the year with 91 silver coins plus two 18k rings and a key date Indian Head cent, among other things. It is totally worth it to have a metal detector, as long as you are patient, do your research, and follow the rules. I've been detecting since about 2004 and I can tell you there is still a LOT of stuff to find. And it's great exercise and good to be outside.
In April, I decided to visit a local park that I've always assumed to be "hunted out" by other detectorists over the years. In two hours I found 16 silver dimes, 2 quarters and a Barber half dollar (the 1896 on the left). It was a blast.

> Why are you trying to gaslight bro into agreeing with you?
Why does person make a good point, and this is your comeback? You aren't contributing anything useful by what you said. You could explain your point of view - or how this person is gaslighting.
Maybe you are a legit person and you do believe what you said. I think there's a LOT of paranoia in this community... I think people are worried that this 'feature' may have unintended consequences. Who can possibly say for sure that this (Carrot) will never cause a problem or have (un)intended consequences? I don't see why some people seem to think Carrot is 100% fine, and flat out say it will never cause problems. Who could be be that sure? - in saying so, it looks sus to me!