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MNTS you beast!!!!!

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MNTS you beast!!!!!

Wow! I wish I had bought MNTS 5 days ago! Is it too late?

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MNTS you beast!!!!!

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Wow! I wish I had bought MNTS 5 days ago! Is it too late?

Now it is a game of chances for sure.  With SpaceX IPO coming around the corner the entire sector gets reevaluated.  Small stocks get the largest jumps and hits. Looking at technicals the chart has amazing upside potential, they have contracts with NASA, DARPA, etc.  They have a unique system. I got in at 12

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Good job! If you have any buying tips, let me know. I won’t hold it against you if I lose $. I will be very grateful if I make money. You seem to be good at this!  It’s gambling the way I do it. 

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R66 wrote:
Good job! If you have any buying tips, let me know. I won’t hold it against you if I lose $. I will be very grateful...

Good job! If you have any buying tips, let me know. I won’t hold it against you if I lose $. I will be very grateful if I make money. You seem to be good at this!  It’s gambling the way I do it. 

Honestly, if you have a "setup" that is all that is needed. Along with "how much will this be worth in 5-10 years". The administration invested in the space sector so the trick is to find which stocks have contracts for future revenue, along with YOY revenue and debt.  Then look at the technical side from a chart perspective.  Find the ones that fit your criteria best and pull the trigger.  I have missed many opportunities because it didn't match my criteria.  

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What do you think about ServiceNow? Apparently Trump has 1 Mill in it, and at least another 7 congress members are in it heavily, with recent big investments, ironically most of them are involved in the sectors the company is based around. 

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Stock tip threads deserve longer legs. 

Another good one for me the last year or two has been PNG. Underwater robotics. And a newfie company at that. I'm at 12x. Only problem is I didnt buy all that much.

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What do you think about ServiceNow? Apparently Trump has 1 Mill in it, and at least another 7 congress members are in it heavily, with recent...

What do you think about ServiceNow? Apparently Trump has 1 Mill in it, and at least another 7 congress members are in it heavily, with recent big investments, ironically most of them are involved in the sectors the company is based around. 

Yeah It is quite wild. Trump has literally called it when the market was about to go and what to buy, he is actually telling people lol. Service Now is one of those where I just can't hop in at this rate.  I would need a decent pull down and I don't see it happening 

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Zycki11 wrote:
Yeah It is quite wild. Trump has literally called it when the market was about to go and what to buy, he is actually telling people...

Yeah It is quite wild. Trump has literally called it when the market was about to go and what to buy, he is actually telling people lol. Service Now is one of those where I just can't hop in at this rate.  I would need a decent pull down and I don't see it happening 

How can that be? I thought Trump was the Anti-christ around here! 😲

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He's still a terrible person. Remember when people in government got rich off of various stocks and we all knew it was shady insider stuff and we all spoke out against it? And remember when injecting $2T into the market on taxpayer dime was vehemently opposed as printing money and devaluing our currency and adding to debt that's going to destroy the country? All that's changed is that one politician's corruption has turned into the corruption of tens of millions of Americans. That's why we're supposed to oppose it, because it spreads like cancer. Trump is still a terrible person, but what's changed is that now we are too and even worse, it's celebrated. 

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byke wrote:
He's still a terrible person. Remember when people in government got rich off of various stocks and we all knew it was shady insider stuff and...

He's still a terrible person. Remember when people in government got rich off of various stocks and we all knew it was shady insider stuff and we all spoke out against it? And remember when injecting $2T into the market on taxpayer dime was vehemently opposed as printing money and devaluing our currency and adding to debt that's going to destroy the country? All that's changed is that one politician's corruption has turned into the corruption of tens of millions of Americans. That's why we're supposed to oppose it, because it spreads like cancer. Trump is still a terrible person, but what's changed is that now we are too and even worse, it's celebrated. 

  1. All insider trading should be banned, it is no different for the Donald.  
     
  2. The President is not responsible for the Federal Reserve and the liquidity that it injects.  Two very different things, and don't get me started on the Fed Reserve. That thing should be long gone. 
     
  3. IF you are a person who has their pulse on the market and understand that the money that is injected is going to certain sectors.  Why not take advantage for you and yours? 
     
  4. Terrible person still.... tell me the last "good" president in the last 35 years.  


    Complain, or do something by way of education and mind expansion. Then test yourself. 
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RussB wrote:
What do you think about ServiceNow? Apparently Trump has 1 Mill in it, and at least another 7 congress members are in it heavily, with recent...

What do you think about ServiceNow? Apparently Trump has 1 Mill in it, and at least another 7 congress members are in it heavily, with recent big investments, ironically most of them are involved in the sectors the company is based around. 

Zycki11 wrote:
Yeah It is quite wild. Trump has literally called it when the market was about to go and what to buy, he is actually telling people...

Yeah It is quite wild. Trump has literally called it when the market was about to go and what to buy, he is actually telling people lol. Service Now is one of those where I just can't hop in at this rate.  I would need a decent pull down and I don't see it happening 

Called it?  I think you mean caused it.......

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byke wrote:
He's still a terrible person. Remember when people in government got rich off of various stocks and we all knew it was shady insider stuff and...

He's still a terrible person. Remember when people in government got rich off of various stocks and we all knew it was shady insider stuff and we all spoke out against it? And remember when injecting $2T into the market on taxpayer dime was vehemently opposed as printing money and devaluing our currency and adding to debt that's going to destroy the country? All that's changed is that one politician's corruption has turned into the corruption of tens of millions of Americans. That's why we're supposed to oppose it, because it spreads like cancer. Trump is still a terrible person, but what's changed is that now we are too and even worse, it's celebrated. 

Zycki11 wrote:
All insider trading should be banned, it is no different for the Donald.   The President is not responsible for the Federal Reserve and the liquidity that...
  1. All insider trading should be banned, it is no different for the Donald.  
     
  2. The President is not responsible for the Federal Reserve and the liquidity that it injects.  Two very different things, and don't get me started on the Fed Reserve. That thing should be long gone. 
     
  3. IF you are a person who has their pulse on the market and understand that the money that is injected is going to certain sectors.  Why not take advantage for you and yours? 
     
  4. Terrible person still.... tell me the last "good" president in the last 35 years.  


    Complain, or do something by way of education and mind expansion. Then test yourself. 

If the people that voted for him said out loud that he's a rotten person, a two-legged version of the seven deadly sins, a waddling violation of a six pillars of character, a flesh-like result of grotesque social toxicity, but they pinched their nose and voted for him anyway because they thought his policies would be better, that's at least something with some validity. 

But, the fact that people are waaaaaaay beyond that and deep into adoration, that reflects a massive problem at the national level. That's where a voter's agonizing tradeoff turns into complete moral bankruptcy. It's very much like an addict, words cannot do anything. I'm waiting for someone that's the complete opposite of Trump to come along, like a conservative. When that opportunity arises, only then will doing more will have some value.

And we can test this both ways, like when someone complains about Pelosi....who also sucks....do we see the same responses about doing more? We both know there are none of those posts, so really the calls for doing more is just pearl clutching. 

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If the people that voted for him said out loud that he's a rotten person, a two-legged version of the seven deadly sins, a waddling violation...

If the people that voted for him said out loud that he's a rotten person, a two-legged version of the seven deadly sins, a waddling violation of a six pillars of character, a flesh-like result of grotesque social toxicity, but they pinched their nose and voted for him anyway because they thought his policies would be better, that's at least something with some validity. 

But, the fact that people are waaaaaaay beyond that and deep into adoration, that reflects a massive problem at the national level. That's where a voter's agonizing tradeoff turns into complete moral bankruptcy. It's very much like an addict, words cannot do anything. I'm waiting for someone that's the complete opposite of Trump to come along, like a conservative. When that opportunity arises, only then will doing more will have some value.

And we can test this both ways, like when someone complains about Pelosi....who also sucks....do we see the same responses about doing more? We both know there are none of those posts, so really the calls for doing more is just pearl clutching. 

Is it possible to keep the dislike for President Trump out of this thread and focus on making money?

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byke wrote:
If the people that voted for him said out loud that he's a rotten person, a two-legged version of the seven deadly sins, a waddling violation...

If the people that voted for him said out loud that he's a rotten person, a two-legged version of the seven deadly sins, a waddling violation of a six pillars of character, a flesh-like result of grotesque social toxicity, but they pinched their nose and voted for him anyway because they thought his policies would be better, that's at least something with some validity. 

But, the fact that people are waaaaaaay beyond that and deep into adoration, that reflects a massive problem at the national level. That's where a voter's agonizing tradeoff turns into complete moral bankruptcy. It's very much like an addict, words cannot do anything. I'm waiting for someone that's the complete opposite of Trump to come along, like a conservative. When that opportunity arises, only then will doing more will have some value.

And we can test this both ways, like when someone complains about Pelosi....who also sucks....do we see the same responses about doing more? We both know there are none of those posts, so really the calls for doing more is just pearl clutching. 

R66 wrote:

Is it possible to keep the dislike for President Trump out of this thread and focus on making money?

Kind of hard to do that, the president just replaced the chair of the federal reserve. And isn't it in the form of national debt, with yet another politician and their party/loyalists adding yet another $2 trillion to debt per year just like all the others of recent years? Broken record playing the same tune, maybe a little louder this go around, but the fleecing numbers are the same. But......celebrate this time? I'm totally down for an investment thread though, but this one wasn't going to be that from the very first post. 

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byke wrote:
If the people that voted for him said out loud that he's a rotten person, a two-legged version of the seven deadly sins, a waddling violation...

If the people that voted for him said out loud that he's a rotten person, a two-legged version of the seven deadly sins, a waddling violation of a six pillars of character, a flesh-like result of grotesque social toxicity, but they pinched their nose and voted for him anyway because they thought his policies would be better, that's at least something with some validity. 

But, the fact that people are waaaaaaay beyond that and deep into adoration, that reflects a massive problem at the national level. That's where a voter's agonizing tradeoff turns into complete moral bankruptcy. It's very much like an addict, words cannot do anything. I'm waiting for someone that's the complete opposite of Trump to come along, like a conservative. When that opportunity arises, only then will doing more will have some value.

And we can test this both ways, like when someone complains about Pelosi....who also sucks....do we see the same responses about doing more? We both know there are none of those posts, so really the calls for doing more is just pearl clutching. 

R66 wrote:

Is it possible to keep the dislike for President Trump out of this thread and focus on making money?

byke wrote:
Kind of hard to do that, the president just replaced the chair of the federal reserve. And isn't it in the form of national debt, with...

Kind of hard to do that, the president just replaced the chair of the federal reserve. And isn't it in the form of national debt, with yet another politician and their party/loyalists adding yet another $2 trillion to debt per year just like all the others of recent years? Broken record playing the same tune, maybe a little louder this go around, but the fleecing numbers are the same. But......celebrate this time? I'm totally down for an investment thread though, but this one wasn't going to be that from the very first post. 

Umm this is all about investments. You yourself are the one stuck on the big orange bad man. 

Man you start going down the rabbit holes out of nowhere. Stocks, investments, yes are tied to the Fed, which is picked by you know who. Outside of that. None of it has been mentioned, just stocks. 
 

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RussB wrote:
What do you think about ServiceNow? Apparently Trump has 1 Mill in it, and at least another 7 congress members are in it heavily, with recent...

What do you think about ServiceNow? Apparently Trump has 1 Mill in it, and at least another 7 congress members are in it heavily, with recent big investments, ironically most of them are involved in the sectors the company is based around. 

Zycki11 wrote:
Yeah It is quite wild. Trump has literally called it when the market was about to go and what to buy, he is actually telling people...

Yeah It is quite wild. Trump has literally called it when the market was about to go and what to buy, he is actually telling people lol. Service Now is one of those where I just can't hop in at this rate.  I would need a decent pull down and I don't see it happening 

APLMAN99 wrote:

Called it?  I think you mean caused it.......

No, I do not. These things are in play well before he goes on X and says to buy. But it sure as shit helps as a catalyst.  

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R66 wrote:

Is it possible to keep the dislike for President Trump out of this thread and focus on making money?

byke wrote:
Kind of hard to do that, the president just replaced the chair of the federal reserve. And isn't it in the form of national debt, with...

Kind of hard to do that, the president just replaced the chair of the federal reserve. And isn't it in the form of national debt, with yet another politician and their party/loyalists adding yet another $2 trillion to debt per year just like all the others of recent years? Broken record playing the same tune, maybe a little louder this go around, but the fleecing numbers are the same. But......celebrate this time? I'm totally down for an investment thread though, but this one wasn't going to be that from the very first post. 

Zycki11 wrote:
Umm this is all about investments. You yourself are the one stuck on the big orange bad man. Man you start going down the rabbit holes out...

Umm this is all about investments. You yourself are the one stuck on the big orange bad man. 

Man you start going down the rabbit holes out of nowhere. Stocks, investments, yes are tied to the Fed, which is picked by you know who. Outside of that. None of it has been mentioned, just stocks. 
 

Search the page for the word "Trump" and let me know who brought him up. The issue isn't actually about "...you start going down the rabbit holes out of nowhere..." it's just that it feels that way when anyone says anything negative about someone that folks like. I feel nothing when someone says something negative about Trump and the party that he stole from conservatives, same as how I feel nothing when someone says something negative about Biden and Democrats that are no longer liberal. There is no "rabbit hole" and there is no "out of nowhere". R66 brought him up on the previous page, Russ brought him up on this page, you then talked about him some more. All that happened before I even mentioned him. It's all right here for anyone to see as long as they have a memory that lasts longer than ten seconds.

 

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Zycki11 wrote:
Yeah It is quite wild. Trump has literally called it when the market was about to go and what to buy, he is actually telling people...

Yeah It is quite wild. Trump has literally called it when the market was about to go and what to buy, he is actually telling people lol. Service Now is one of those where I just can't hop in at this rate.  I would need a decent pull down and I don't see it happening 

APLMAN99 wrote:

Called it?  I think you mean caused it.......

Zycki11 wrote:
No, I do not. These things are in play well before he goes on X and says to buy. But it sure as shit helps as...

No, I do not. These things are in play well before he goes on X and says to buy. But it sure as shit helps as a catalyst.  

But you have to acknowledge that there's a pretty big difference between accurately predicting a move and being one of the few people on earth capable of moving the market by simply talking about it.  

If a stock jumps after the President publicly highlights it, especially if that President has made very recent purchases of that stock, that's not exactly the same thing as some guy on a message board correctly picking a winner six months early.  What it is, though, is an example of what most of us could do if we had the prior knowledge and the bully pulpit that comes with the office of President.  

But the topic of Trump's trades bring up a couple of very interesting issues.  The first being that you seem to at least tacitly acknowledge that Trump is calling stocks, not having his trades done in a blind trust as he claims on and off.  The second is the seeming difference in opinion about propriety when it comes to having inside information or being able to affect the stock's value.  Most on here claim that the Pelosis are criminals because of Paul's trading success, but don't seem to apply that sentiment to the President who has far more access and influence.  

Just things that make you go hmmm......

On a high note, the past couple of weeks have been pretty good to me.  My smaller, 'fun' account is now at almost 300% return in the past year, and my rollover is over 66% (but it's only been active since September).  I'm getting better at selling when I should instead of riding those waves back down to the bottom and banking the returns without worrying if I leave a couple schillings on the table by selling just a tad early.  

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byke wrote:
Kind of hard to do that, the president just replaced the chair of the federal reserve. And isn't it in the form of national debt, with...

Kind of hard to do that, the president just replaced the chair of the federal reserve. And isn't it in the form of national debt, with yet another politician and their party/loyalists adding yet another $2 trillion to debt per year just like all the others of recent years? Broken record playing the same tune, maybe a little louder this go around, but the fleecing numbers are the same. But......celebrate this time? I'm totally down for an investment thread though, but this one wasn't going to be that from the very first post. 

Zycki11 wrote:
Umm this is all about investments. You yourself are the one stuck on the big orange bad man. Man you start going down the rabbit holes out...

Umm this is all about investments. You yourself are the one stuck on the big orange bad man. 

Man you start going down the rabbit holes out of nowhere. Stocks, investments, yes are tied to the Fed, which is picked by you know who. Outside of that. None of it has been mentioned, just stocks. 
 

byke wrote:
Search the page for the word "Trump" and let me know who brought him up. The issue isn't actually about "...you start going down the rabbit...

Search the page for the word "Trump" and let me know who brought him up. The issue isn't actually about "...you start going down the rabbit holes out of nowhere..." it's just that it feels that way when anyone says anything negative about someone that folks like. I feel nothing when someone says something negative about Trump and the party that he stole from conservatives, same as how I feel nothing when someone says something negative about Biden and Democrats that are no longer liberal. There is no "rabbit hole" and there is no "out of nowhere". R66 brought him up on the previous page, Russ brought him up on this page, you then talked about him some more. All that happened before I even mentioned him. It's all right here for anyone to see as long as they have a memory that lasts longer than ten seconds.

 

Mate, of course he was mentioned. That doesn't mean the thread is about him, you are the definition right now of derailment.  Get off the politics and chime off this thread if need be. Investments is what this is about.  Classic Vital 

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APLMAN99 wrote:

Called it?  I think you mean caused it.......

Zycki11 wrote:
No, I do not. These things are in play well before he goes on X and says to buy. But it sure as shit helps as...

No, I do not. These things are in play well before he goes on X and says to buy. But it sure as shit helps as a catalyst.  

APLMAN99 wrote:
But you have to acknowledge that there's a pretty big difference between accurately predicting a move and being one of the few people on earth capable...

But you have to acknowledge that there's a pretty big difference between accurately predicting a move and being one of the few people on earth capable of moving the market by simply talking about it.  

If a stock jumps after the President publicly highlights it, especially if that President has made very recent purchases of that stock, that's not exactly the same thing as some guy on a message board correctly picking a winner six months early.  What it is, though, is an example of what most of us could do if we had the prior knowledge and the bully pulpit that comes with the office of President.  

But the topic of Trump's trades bring up a couple of very interesting issues.  The first being that you seem to at least tacitly acknowledge that Trump is calling stocks, not having his trades done in a blind trust as he claims on and off.  The second is the seeming difference in opinion about propriety when it comes to having inside information or being able to affect the stock's value.  Most on here claim that the Pelosis are criminals because of Paul's trading success, but don't seem to apply that sentiment to the President who has far more access and influence.  

Just things that make you go hmmm......

On a high note, the past couple of weeks have been pretty good to me.  My smaller, 'fun' account is now at almost 300% return in the past year, and my rollover is over 66% (but it's only been active since September).  I'm getting better at selling when I should instead of riding those waves back down to the bottom and banking the returns without worrying if I leave a couple schillings on the table by selling just a tad early.  

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We are in agreement on a lot of what you mentioned.  Again, I HATE insider information and trading.  I think that is one of the exact reasons why congress sucks and term limits are needed.  Along with a public clause stipulating if congress allows GDP etc to dip then they are to be held accountable and kicked out of office.  

This past month has been pretty dang amazing fore sure as far as investments go. I am fortunate to have caught some major hitters at the bottom and loaded the ladder on em.  Space sector will be hot until the IPO and then all bets are off.  Data Centers with contracts are pumping, as well as infrastructure plays.  Soon things will rotate again 

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Damn.... sorry for kicking this off by mentioning the T man. I followed Pelosi trades previously, people have been known to make good money copying a congressman/woman. Didn't mean for it to get political, simply just pointing out a potential money maker based on historic trends.

For what is worth, Trump has also made some horrendous trades. Watch the video 'voidzilla' did on it on youtube recently. 

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I dislike Trump as much as anyone. And have also disliked those on the other side of the aisle.  But it would be really nice if at least a stock thread for one could exist without that partisan bullshit getting dropped in.

Bought more PNG yesterday. 

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Loaded more BBAI

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Loaded more BBAI

I bought a couple thousand shares when it was something like $3.30 about 2 months ago. Sold half of it just a day or two ago for $4.75. I’m plenty happy booking that gain, but still kept half in case it has more legs. 

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Loaded more BBAI

APLMAN99 wrote:
I bought a couple thousand shares when it was something like $3.30 about 2 months ago. Sold half of it just a day or two ago...

I bought a couple thousand shares when it was something like $3.30 about 2 months ago. Sold half of it just a day or two ago for $4.75. I’m plenty happy booking that gain, but still kept half in case it has more legs. 

It was range bound for sure. Nice trade

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Loaded more BBAI

APLMAN99 wrote:
I bought a couple thousand shares when it was something like $3.30 about 2 months ago. Sold half of it just a day or two ago...

I bought a couple thousand shares when it was something like $3.30 about 2 months ago. Sold half of it just a day or two ago for $4.75. I’m plenty happy booking that gain, but still kept half in case it has more legs. 

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It was range bound for sure. Nice trade

I can’t take more than a tiny bit of credit for it. I’m just truly using ChatGPT to help make me stick to my plan and remain disciplined. Without any guardrails I revert back to the standard layman style of trading; buy when the buzz is strong and the price is higher than it should be and then hold on when it dips or even crashes because I don’t want to ‘lose’ that much money. It’s a version of the sunken cost fallacy. 

Mentality I’m much happier having sold before a stock peaks than after. I don’t think of it as costing me anything if I sell and the stock still rises a bit, but if I wait until it peaks and sell on the decline, it just seems like I had the money from that peak price in my hands and dropped it in the trash. It’s truly an emotional game for me but but if I sell at $40, and the stock reaches a peak of $45 before turning down, I’m much more happy about it than if it hits $45 and starts falling and I sell at $40. Same return on the balance sheet, but one feels like a victory and the other feels like defeat. 

I know it’s not completely rational, but it is what it is in my psyche. 

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APLMAN99 wrote:
I bought a couple thousand shares when it was something like $3.30 about 2 months ago. Sold half of it just a day or two ago...

I bought a couple thousand shares when it was something like $3.30 about 2 months ago. Sold half of it just a day or two ago for $4.75. I’m plenty happy booking that gain, but still kept half in case it has more legs. 

Zycki11 wrote:

It was range bound for sure. Nice trade

APLMAN99 wrote:
I can’t take more than a tiny bit of credit for it. I’m just truly using ChatGPT to help make me stick to my plan and...

I can’t take more than a tiny bit of credit for it. I’m just truly using ChatGPT to help make me stick to my plan and remain disciplined. Without any guardrails I revert back to the standard layman style of trading; buy when the buzz is strong and the price is higher than it should be and then hold on when it dips or even crashes because I don’t want to ‘lose’ that much money. It’s a version of the sunken cost fallacy. 

Mentality I’m much happier having sold before a stock peaks than after. I don’t think of it as costing me anything if I sell and the stock still rises a bit, but if I wait until it peaks and sell on the decline, it just seems like I had the money from that peak price in my hands and dropped it in the trash. It’s truly an emotional game for me but but if I sell at $40, and the stock reaches a peak of $45 before turning down, I’m much more happy about it than if it hits $45 and starts falling and I sell at $40. Same return on the balance sheet, but one feels like a victory and the other feels like defeat. 

I know it’s not completely rational, but it is what it is in my psyche. 

Over here totally relating. 

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5/29/2026 10:20am
APLMAN99 wrote:
I bought a couple thousand shares when it was something like $3.30 about 2 months ago. Sold half of it just a day or two ago...

I bought a couple thousand shares when it was something like $3.30 about 2 months ago. Sold half of it just a day or two ago for $4.75. I’m plenty happy booking that gain, but still kept half in case it has more legs. 

Zycki11 wrote:

It was range bound for sure. Nice trade

APLMAN99 wrote:
I can’t take more than a tiny bit of credit for it. I’m just truly using ChatGPT to help make me stick to my plan and...

I can’t take more than a tiny bit of credit for it. I’m just truly using ChatGPT to help make me stick to my plan and remain disciplined. Without any guardrails I revert back to the standard layman style of trading; buy when the buzz is strong and the price is higher than it should be and then hold on when it dips or even crashes because I don’t want to ‘lose’ that much money. It’s a version of the sunken cost fallacy. 

Mentality I’m much happier having sold before a stock peaks than after. I don’t think of it as costing me anything if I sell and the stock still rises a bit, but if I wait until it peaks and sell on the decline, it just seems like I had the money from that peak price in my hands and dropped it in the trash. It’s truly an emotional game for me but but if I sell at $40, and the stock reaches a peak of $45 before turning down, I’m much more happy about it than if it hits $45 and starts falling and I sell at $40. Same return on the balance sheet, but one feels like a victory and the other feels like defeat. 

I know it’s not completely rational, but it is what it is in my psyche. 

What I have found through my journaling is that my form or style of trading is continuation/reversals.  So I am very technical analysis heavy, but I also have a buddy who is a wizard of numbers and evaluations down the road.  I am not seeking highs or lows myself.  So I completely relate to this and the mental game is very understandable. I make a living off futures trading and what I have found is that price targets are one thing, strength/weakness is another, as well as pullbacks. But the biggest thing I do is see the trade through from a liquidity stand point. Thats what i target 

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5/29/2026 10:28am

My major play right now is KEEL. I have an average of 2.2 with leaps for 2028 at 2c,3c,5c,7c,10c and a boat load of shares.  Here is the thought behind this one.  KEEL used to be BitF a mining company for BTC.  They did a large pivot and transitioned to garnering the permits for the infrastructure on Data Centers.  They have 3 major sites that should be approved this year on the fast track list.  The company will supply the grid, water etc by gaining approval with local communities. Then they charge megawatts to the data center for repeated revenue.  So right now the stock went from 2-5.5 and has room to go to the teens as these contracts come online.  Then, as a longer term benefit, as the data centers are charged for the power, KEEL will benefit long term and create new sites. Eventually this will turn into a dividend company down the road.  Long term evaluation around 20-30. I just keep buying.  

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