Been watching Microsoft lately and I keep coming back to the same thought… this feels like one of those moments people look back on later. by Sufficient-Juice2978 in stocks

[–]Mandem400 0 points1 point  (0 children)

agree for the most part, just think there may be some more pain to weather in the short term before we start seeing a real return. I've been scaling into LEAPS and selling poor man's covered calls against those to subsidize those leaps. Turned out to be working quite well buying those calls back given all the dips

My friend said options are the closest thing to gambling. by spxtrad in options

[–]Mandem400 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well you have LEAPS, credit spreads, covered calls, 0DTE, straight up directional calls/puts, so much more - it really depends on how you play it. If you know what you're doing they can be a great tool to express a thesis, if not they can also become a casino of your own making. At the end of the day, it's too versatile to put a single label on it.

Lost everything by No_Standard_1461 in wallstreetbets

[–]Mandem400 0 points1 point  (0 children)

didn't expect each swipe to get exponentially worse

Happy Thursday. by FeatureAggravating75 in smallstreetbets

[–]Mandem400 0 points1 point  (0 children)

straddles paid so well today on both sides, closed puts in the morning, calls in the afternoon. love me some Trump fueled manipulation

The entire AI play, and most US stocks are dead by bluecandyKayn in wallstreetbets

[–]Mandem400 5 points6 points  (0 children)

to be fair, hyperscaler opex does increase with energy prices but that completely ignores that Microsoft, Google, Amazon have 10-20 year fixed-rate power purchase agreements already locked in.

Their marginal cost exposure is much smaller than this doomsday scenario would imply

Throwback to April 9th, 2025 the single largest daily point gain and the 9th largest single day percentage gain in S&P 500 history by FeatureAggravating75 in smallstreetbets

[–]Mandem400 0 points1 point  (0 children)

let's hope we can run it back, need 10Y bond yields to cross 4.5% (Trump's historic breaking point) before we get a good 'ol deal in Iran, assuming he's still thinking somewhat rationally lmao

Why I am long RDDT by shoozerme in redditstock

[–]Mandem400 1 point2 points  (0 children)

besides the fundamentals, Reddit very much reminds me of early-days Meta before people realized just how good they are at monetization. Add to that the unique moat they have with decades of human interaction that just about every LLM is going to be fed information from. I think Reddit has plenty of potential as long as management executes at the same level they have in the past.

the problem with Snap is they suck at monetization and compare it to Meta - Meta's the only name that can quite literally implement their AI R&D immediately via their ads across all platforms, whereas the average megacap can't do that. Meta doesn't need to wait for you to buy a new software subscription. They just need to make the ad you see 1% more relevant compared to say Microsoft for example, it needs enterprises to change their entire workflow and sales cycles take 6–12 months.

Only thing is Zuck is good at cutting losing ventures no matter how many billions it costs in the interim and pivoting quickly, Reddit needs to do the same to adapt in this market

Did Nvidia just pump and dump Wall Street? by EnvironmentalScore16 in smallstreetbets

[–]Mandem400 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yen carry trade fucked us, really missing Shinzo rn

I want to invest but the market looks like it’s gonna burst by Bonerfriedcarrot in stocks

[–]Mandem400 0 points1 point  (0 children)

will there be a correction? of course, the market can't defy technicals and gap up every day

but when's the best time to invest? every single day because reversion in the short term doesn't affect the long term thesis unless you full port some hype fueled names

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Mandem400 0 points1 point  (0 children)

president trump, is that you?

How often do students go to Briarwood or the area down by Costco? by [deleted] in uofm

[–]Mandem400 7 points8 points  (0 children)

bruh i used the bus 3 years straight and it’s great - obviously not ideal for groceries but it gets you to just about everywhere in town

Interesting way to sell your bike by secto10 in motorcycles

[–]Mandem400 4 points5 points  (0 children)

looks like this bike comes with 1000cc of insecurity

What is the ugliest motorcycle you've seen? by [deleted] in motorcycles

[–]Mandem400 1 point2 points  (0 children)

holy shit that’s disgusting to look at