The Rokslide Stock Traders Thread

[WiscoHoundsman]

any thoughts MSTY with the switch to weekly distributions?

I’m at a loss currently and not sure if it has the ability to get me back even or positive.

 

[fmyth]

Trying to learn this world, what does this mean? I know what long and short positions are, but what this means as a statement about the broader market is lost on me.

When an investor opens a leveraged long position, they are betting that the price of an asset will increase using borrowed funds

A liquidation is the forced closure of this position by an exchange when the trader can no longer support their trade with enough collateral. The process is a critical risk-management tool designed to prevent traders from incurring losses that exceed their initial investment.

 

[Beendare]

I took it on the chin in meta,tsm,amzn, goog, gs, etc but have dry powder and will be DCA’ing some back into the quality names.

Meanwhile in crypto:

@LookOnChain noted in a post on X: "More than 1,000 wallets on Hyperliquid were completely wiped out in the market crash — losing everything.

"In total, 6,300+ wallets are in the red, with combined losses exceeding $1.23B.

205 wallets lost over $1M

1,070+ wallets lost over $100K"

 

[Idaboy]

I took it on the chin in meta,tsm,amzn, goog, gs, etc but have dry powder and will be DCA’ing some back into the quality names.

Meanwhile in crypto:

@LookOnChain noted in a post on X: "More than 1,000 wallets on Hyperliquid were completely wiped out in the market crash — losing everything.

"In total, 6,300+ wallets are in the red, with combined losses exceeding $1.23B.

205 wallets lost over $1M

1,070+ wallets lost over $100K"

That's insane

 

[MountainTracker]

I took it on the chin in meta,tsm,amzn, goog, gs, etc but have dry powder and will be DCA’ing some back into the quality names.

Meanwhile in crypto:

@LookOnChain noted in a post on X: "More than 1,000 wallets on Hyperliquid were completely wiped out in the market crash — losing everything.

"In total, 6,300+ wallets are in the red, with combined losses exceeding $1.23B.

205 wallets lost over $1M

1,070+ wallets lost over $100K"

Some of the charts I’ve seen show three different flush outs catching a lot of people. Playing perps can be very dangerous.


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[Beendare]

I do not claim to have legit info on crypto but Some of the stories coming out are just crazy:

Thousands of people wiped out and committing suicide?

A couple accounts shorting crypto right before the drop making millions?

Exchanges not letting people sell their crypto due to servers being overwhelmed?

Monday will be interesting

 

[eddielasvegas]

...Exchanges not letting people sell their crypto due to servers being overwhelmed?...

And yet the crypto fanbois somehow think this is better than fiat currency, soon to be digital.


Eddie


P.S. I have BTC proxies so maybe I'm criticizing myself, but I've viewed this access issue as on of the few cons to any crypto. If you can't hold it, you don't own it.

 

[ReaptheHeat]

And yet the crypto fanbois somehow think this is better than fiat currency, soon to be digital.


Eddie


P.S. I have BTC proxies so maybe I'm criticizing myself, but I've viewed this access issue as on of the few cons to any crypto. If you can't hold it, you don't own it.

That's a problem with the exchanges, not crypto. You most likely do not even hold the asset on the exchange, just an IOU.

 

[eddielasvegas]

That's a problem with the exchanges, not crypto. You most likely do not even hold the asset on the exchange, just an IOU.

Yes and no. Can you hold a BTC in your hand like you can hold an toz. of Au?

How would I access/use BTC w/o an exchange, network, etc.? I'm asking as I have no idea.


Eddie

 

[MountainTracker]

Yes and no. Can you hold a BTC in your hand like you can hold an toz. of Au?

How would I access/use BTC w/o an exchange, network, etc.? I'm asking as I have no idea.


Eddie

Square just launched a payment system.

https://investors.block.xyz/investor-news/news-details/2025/Square-Brings-Bitcoin-to-Main-Street-With-First-Integrated-Payments-and-Wallet-Solution-for-Local-Businesses/default.aspx

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[KsRancher]

My oldest son who enjoys the markets and learning about it just told me a interesting piece of info. I have a 2yr old daughter. I am a logger. If I get killed under a tree my wife gets my life insurance. And is she would invest it in the SPY for my youngest daughter. She would be a billionaire when she turns 72yrs old. I never would have thought about that. Just some interesting info that I never would have thought about.

 

[CorbLand]

My oldest son who enjoys the markets and learning about it just told me an interesting piece of info. I have a 2yr old daughter. I am a logger. If I get killed under a tree my wife gets my life insurance. And is she would invest it in the SPY for my youngest daughter. She would be a billionaire when she turns 72yrs old. I never would have thought about that. Just some interesting info that I never would have thought about.

If you put a 1000 bucks in an account for your kid the day they are born and put it in the SP500, it would be about 145,000 when your kid is 65.

 

[TX_Diver]

I do not claim to have legit info on crypto but Some of the stories coming out are just crazy:

Thousands of people wiped out and committing suicide?

A couple accounts shorting crypto right before the drop making millions?

Exchanges not letting people sell their crypto due to servers being overwhelmed?

Monday will be interesting

What do you guys mean by wiped out? Btc appears down a few percent?

Unless something goes to zero wiped out seems extreme?

 

[KsRancher]

If you put a 1000 bucks in an account for your kid the day they are born and put it in the SP500, it would be about 145,000 when your kid is 65.

Wouldn't it be about $500,000?

 

[CorbLand]

Wouldn't it be about $500,000?

If you use the more liberal 10% return but I personally calculate everything at 8%.

Which also helps show the power of compounding interest. 2% difference over 65 years is a difference of ~350K.

 

[Beendare]

What do you guys mean by wiped out? Btc appears down a few percent?

Unless something goes to zero wiped out seems extreme?

There was one crypto coin that went from five dollars to less than one cent. I think that qualifies as wiped out.

There will be many questions, including what is it actually worth if you can’t get it out when you want to?

 

[Coveyleader]

Bigger question, another “April” where one can buy into some great companies at serious discount?

 

[WiscoHoundsman]

There was one crypto coin that went from five dollars to less than one cent. I think that qualifies as wiped out.

There will be many questions, including what is it actually worth if you can’t get it out when you want to?

You’re referring to what most serious BTC holders would consider junk coins. Almost anything other than bitcoin should be considered gambling. Even then you should hold your bitcoin in your own wallet so you’re not reliant on an exchange. There’s a lot more details on this in the bitcoin thread.

 

[Pharmseller]

My oldest son who enjoys the markets and learning about it just told me a interesting piece of info. I have a 2yr old daughter. I am a logger. If I get killed under a tree my wife gets my life insurance. And is she would invest it in the SPY for my youngest daughter. She would be a billionaire when she turns 72yrs old. I never would have thought about that. Just some interesting info that I never would have thought about.

That’s a bold statement. I’d be checking the math.

Unless your life insurance policy is several million dollars.

 

[KsRancher]

That’s a bold statement. I’d be checking the math.

Unless your life insurance policy is several million dollars.

He figured $1million at 10.5% annual return will get you just over $1billion in 70yrs.