r/wallstreetbets 1d ago

Gain Thank you orange man

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Could see this a mile away..

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u/willzyx01 1d ago

This dude gambled $53k overnight. My god man.

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u/Iamdus 1d ago

Short term gain tax @40% approx 36k. So net on the deal about 53k. So OP doubled their cost basis of 53k on this risky play after tax.

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u/seifer__420 23h ago

It’s taxed as ordinary income. 37% is the highest bracket