The Rokslide Stock Traders Thread

[Jesse Jaymes]

I bought $250 of a penny stock in my at the time Scottrade account, on the recomendation of an acquaintance back in 2014. Forgot about it for 3 years, logged back in and it was worth $2400. That $2400 has turned into a 5 figure account just being invested in ETFs and whisper and rumor stocks over the years. Im looking to start being a little more active and aggressive with it now.

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I dont have ANY cool stories like that. Mine are the exact opposite. Go You

 

[eddielasvegas]

I had my numbers mixed up a little. NVIDIA earnings were 58 BILLION.
31.9 billion as profit.
Still pretty hard to comprehend the scale.

You still have your financial terms mixed up a little too. Revenue is not earnings.

Earnings and profitability are often synonymous, but not always.

Revenue and sales are often synonymous too, but not always.

NVDA revenue was $57B for Q325.

NVDA earnings was ~$32B for Q325.

A truly amazing quarter no matter how you slice or dice it. Heck, it would be an amazing year for just about any company on the planet, but NVDA is a league of its own for now.

My reply was not meant to be a post but to be accurate as details matter, especially when it come to finances.


Eddie

 

[ETtikka]

A few months ago, ai was sending this market to the moon, nvda has insane earnings and market sells off hard

 

[MuleyFever]

A few months ago, ai was sending this market to the moon, nvda has insane earnings and market sells off hard

Thats what they earned in the past. The market is forward looking.

 

[AK Troutbum]

Both the Nasdaq and S&P 500 just took out the 100DMA. Next stop 200DMA? IDK, but the technicals don’t look very good. Might get a bit of a bounce tomorrow and maybe into next week, but I’m thinking that getting risk off (if you haven’t already), might be a good idea. Bitcoin is down over 30% from the highs that were set just a month ago.


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[sasquatch]

The stock market always seems to surprise. Just like the other day when government ended the shutdown, and everything tanked the next day.


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There’s plenty business security with a shut down government

They ain’t working to screw things up and get in the way. Govt being shut down creates a lot of stability


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[2531usmc]

Both the Nasdaq and S&P 500 just took out the 100DMA. Next stop 200DMA? IDK, but the technicals don’t look very good. Might get a bit of a bounce tomorrow and maybe into next week, but I’m thinking that getting risk off (if you haven’t already), might be a good idea. Bitcoin is down over 30% from the highs that were set just a month ago.


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A pullback might be healthy…..As Etikka said, we were sending the market to the moon.

 

[beachbunny]

No fun for me today,looked great at 8:30 am,bought in, it was an FOMO moment,came back after lunch ,not so great, 4 wk Tbill,3.95%IR was easier

 

[cottonant]

Was a swing day for sure. My short 29 day QQQ 570 and SPY 634 Put contracts were in the green nicely this morning but the QQQ puts were down 106% & SPY puts down 70% by days end. Chart looks like s__t so gonna need a dead cat bounce or some sideways trading days to get back into the green.

 

[aftriathlete]

*sigh* I wish the Fed would just shut the f*** up. Seems like we're finally in for a healthy market pullback, but they just can't help themselves. Oh to be one of the fat cats that knew he was going to say that today and make everyone buy everything.

 

[Beendare]

Was a swing day for sure. My short 29 day QQQ 570 and SPY 634 Put contracts were in the green nicely this morning but the QQQ puts were down 106% & SPY puts down 70% by days end. Chart looks like s__t so gonna need a dead cat bounce or some sideways trading days to get back into the green.

Wow, are you betting against this tech boom? That takes some big cohones....

 

[cottonant]

Wow, are you betting against this tech boom? That takes some big cohones....

No sir shorting/selling a put option is generally a bullish long-the-market position since the put seller must be willing to buy the shares at the strike sold.

However, I’m personally not bullish on the QQQ’s - just betting they don’t trade below 570 on or before 12/19/2025. The bounce today let me out of the SPY puts with a few pennies profit but still under water on the QQQs.

 

[ETtikka]

We have to remember the supply of US dollars floating around has roughly doubled in the last 10 years, so just like gold , silver , etc, the market hs also rose via inflation.

 

[Beendare]

No sir shorting/selling a put option is generally a bullish long-the-market position since the put seller must be willing to buy the shares at the strike sold.

However, I’m personally not bullish on the QQQ’s - just betting they don’t trade below 570 on or before 12/19/2025. The bounce today let me out of the SPY puts with a few pennies profit but still under water on the QQQs.

Thx for the clarification. I saw “shorting” and “Puts” and assumed you bought the puts- my bad.

I don’t know how far this AI and data center trade can go but it sure feels like a freight train I would rather jump on than stand in front of.

 

[cottonant]

Thx for the clarification. I saw “shorting” and “Puts” and assumed you bought the puts- my bad.

I don’t know how far this AI and data center trade can go but it sure feels like a freight train I would rather jump on than stand in front of.

Agree! Kind of like when Charlie Munger said he wasn't buying TSLA but darn sure wasn't shorting it either

 

[Beendare]

I've followed Buffet and BERK for a long time as I know some here do too. His recent purchase of GOOG probably was due to the new guy Greg and not him. Buffet tends to stick to stodgy companies with reliable earnings.

FWIW, here's one he dumped about a year ago when it was in the $12 range [I think] I was looking at this NU and going to pull the trigger...but then the Buffet sale spooked me. I was thinking there was some funny business that Buffet discovered or something.

I like the idea of how they load your money on a card...and the new ways they handle banking in those Central and South American countries. It's way up since Buffet dumped it.



EDIT Wed Nov26th; I didn't buy it and regret it but you have to go with the info you have at the time. Don't take this as a buy recommendation I have not looked at their business lately but it's on my radar.

I did buy ANET yesterday. I have been watching CBRL and MGM for end of year selling to abate and pick up those 2. MGM popped on no news....so the little bit I did buy recently was up over 10% in about 10 days, I sold it and will look for a lower buy in around $30. CBRL was down about 15% since I fist said to watch it, now its popped $4 off its bottom, it looks like selling has abated but I'm going to give it a little longer before piling in.

 

[LFC911]

Bought $1k worth of RCAT...seems like something the US Government should be investing into more in the future.

Corporate Overview​

Red Cat (Nasdaq: RCAT) is a drone technology company integrating robotic hardware and software for military, government, and commercial operations. Through two wholly owned subsidiaries, Teal Drones and FlightWave Aerospace, Red Cat has developed a Family of Systems. This includes the Black Widow™, a small unmanned ISR system that was awarded the U.S. Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) Program of Record contract. The Family of Systems also includes TRICHON™, a fixed wing VTOL for extended endurance and range, and FANG™, the industry’s first line of NDAA compliant FPV drones optimized for military operations with precision strike capabilities. Learn more at www.redcat.red. Learn more at www.redcat.red

 

[Beendare]

RCAT is interesting....
A seeking Alpha source likes them
Seeking Alpha

Then there is a promising CONTRACT

It looks like they will still need to raise a lot of money to develop their products and manufacturing- diluting the stock. It could be a good one, I'm still looking at it.

 

[ETtikka]

RCAT is interesting....
A seeking Alpha source likes them
Seeking Alpha

Then there is a promising CONTRACT

It looks like they will still need to raise a lot of money to develop their products and manufacturing- diluting the stock. It could be a good one, I'm still looking at it.

Tell me Pelosi bought some and I’m in

 

[BoilerBowHunter]

What are some nuclear power plays that people like? Seems like a logical argument for that to increase in value over time from what I am reading. "OKLO" is one I have been reading up on, and it recently had a pretty big correction. It's a play on SMRs if I am reading correctly.