I cringe to think how many shorts are stuck from the past 4 weeks.

Discussion in 'Trading' started by hafez50, Apr 29, 2020.

  1. noddyboy

    noddyboy

    You can't fight free money
     
    #41     Apr 29, 2020
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  2. Nine_Ender

    Nine_Ender

    My posts make it extremely clear what ideas I traded on, but I don't really care what you believe.
     
    #42     Apr 29, 2020

  3. nice one
     
    #43     Apr 29, 2020

  4. Holding it is tough sure, but there is ways to hold on without the downside risk fully there so you dont have to make an all in all out decision
     
    #44     Apr 29, 2020
  5. S2007S

    S2007S


    Got ya.
     
    #45     Apr 29, 2020
  6. Ask the option players. Nothing easier than to calculate max losses for open interest....
     
    #46     Apr 29, 2020
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  7. bone

    bone

    I've seen it throughout my energy trading career - especially in hourly electricity.

    pressure >> denial >> fight it >> too painful to bear >> panic covering

     
    #47     Apr 29, 2020
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  8. S2007S

    S2007S

    I can say that 2 out of my 3 portfolios literally didn't fall when the markets fell 30%. My retirement fund took a big swing down of over 30% and I increased my contribution to over 20% the last 2 months to cost average lower which its working as of now. However new money going in as of next week will go into a money market and not into funds, refuse to put new money to work in my retirement fund after this run. All new money will be parked into a money market until the markets drops 10% or more.
     
    #48     Apr 29, 2020
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  9. Metamega

    Metamega

    For markets to go down, people have to sell. Retail was running for the doors to open accounts to buy the dip in ETF’s. Everyone’s hunting for yield and theirs none anywhere. Be nice to see a breakdown of how much money is retail ETF’s/Pension funds vs active traders/hedge funds that think the markets over priced.
     
    #49     Apr 29, 2020
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  10. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    I was cash gang for most of the bounce & went dozu gang last week. Feels wrong on many level but here we are.
     
    #50     Apr 29, 2020
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