GME up over 100%.... what is going on now?

Discussion in 'Stocks' started by Saltynuts, Feb 24, 2021.


  1. Sold 4 at 270, its below 265, so $20 plus gain for nothing.



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    #471     Mar 12, 2021
  2. GoogTgt

    GoogTgt

    Its only 4 shares. You can risk it and stay short. If it is down premarket Monday 5% or more, I would close those 4 shares as GME seems to shoot up after open. Rinse and repeat as long it works.
     
    #472     Mar 12, 2021
  3. lc3

    lc3

    Actually some people already started buying this week anticipating the check coming in. Also I doubt it will go up a lot just because of this when all the market makers and hedge funds know that the check will be coming in.
     
    #473     Mar 12, 2021
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  4. That's what I'm thinking, vanzandt wants to swing for fences, but I just want to nibble here and there, VERY slowing, increasing my average sale price SLOWLY over time. I see this now as a portfolio cushion - short term swings are crazy, but I've got a ton of long stuff in my account, been wanting some short stuff, and, long term, what is better to short than something that is waaaaaay overvalued and will almost certainly return to a very small price? Diamond Hands stay in, DOUBLE Diamond Hands increase their positions...
     
    #474     Mar 12, 2021
  5. vanzandt

    vanzandt

    Yeah $1400 doesn't go very far on this one.

    What are the other ones they're playing? The cheap ones?
    AMC?
    Yeah just looked. $11
    If these kids all get checks this weekend, that one has better odds of getting a bump.
    Whatever the cheapest one is.
     
    #475     Mar 12, 2021
  6. vanzandt

    vanzandt

    No no no no..... There ain't no swingin' for the fences about it.
    If you have the wherewithal to tolerate this thing hitting $1000 on your original position, without getting a margin call... you've got plenty of dry powder.
    You could have shorted 500 shares right there knowing the trade was only going to last less than 40 minutes and stopped yourself out if it went the other way. On those 500.
    As it stood, that selloff was obvious. It went to $162 before the daytrading shorts all came in to cover at the last minute. It took out the days low. That's $4000 you could use lol.
    Oh well, you do your thing Salty.
     
    #476     Mar 12, 2021
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  7. vanzandt

    vanzandt

    Oh ok.... I missed the "massive 4 shares".... I just saw "massive", that's why I used all caps and banged my head. I thought you did something stupid, ie another 300 shares and didn't close it.

    4 shares.... you're good.
    :cool:
     
    #477     Mar 12, 2021
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  8. destriero

    destriero


    Are you fucking serious?
     
    #478     Mar 12, 2021
  9. vanzandt

    vanzandt

    lol
     
    #479     Mar 12, 2021
  10. GoogTgt

    GoogTgt

    Can someone tell me why my suggestion is a bad idea? I'm just trying to learn to trade better from professional traders like you. I figured GME is going to range bound between 250 and 300 till the earnings come out. So I suggested salty to short at the upper bound and close at the lower bound. I have done that quite a bit with stocks that have solid fundamentals like aapl, msft and made around 200k profit on such trades last year, buying them in thousands (2000 to 3000 shares) at the lower bound. I cannot do the same with GME as that thing can crash or soar anytime and I don't want to be left holding the bag but when you are talking about 4 shares, and range of $25, you can keep making $100 profit everyday. That is peanuts but is free money for minimal risk of 4 shares. What is the flaw in this logic?
     
    #480     Mar 12, 2021