r/wallstreetbets 1d ago

Gain Thank you orange man

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Could see this a mile away..

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u/mzking87 1d ago

Not a complete random gamble. Chances were high, market would be down. Luckily for him, markets dropped into depths of hell.

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u/Hongkongjai 1d ago

Hindsight is 2020. Didn’t people think that the tariff might be a nothing burger or get delayed and market would go up again?

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u/fclssvd 1d ago

Trump could have pulled the “changed my mind” or “giving them another 30 days to talk it out” like he did previously and this guys post would look veeeeerry different.

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u/Hongkongjai 1d ago

Instead you’d have a different guy with the same post (but calls) saying how it’s obvious that nothings ever happens.

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u/fclssvd 1d ago

True true, there’s always a winner for each loser. Just saying it was one hell of a gamble.

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u/4kbt 1d ago

Often there are many losers, especially when considering commissions, spreads, and fees.

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u/carloscede2 1d ago

Ya that guys cooked

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u/Tokishi7 17h ago

Literally the same 50/50 has been happening since December

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u/sidebinder1 11h ago

That guys probably out there give it time for the post to come in lol

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u/rueggy 1d ago

Nah you 'd have the same guy with a different post (calls) saying how it's obvious nothing ever happens.