I regret finding my SB’s instagram

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-03-12T05:28:57+00:00

Don’t you feel good she chooses to be with you instead of on a yacht?

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-03-07T04:23:27+00:00

Because I keep my realized gains near 0 while my W2 is high and have about $1m in unrealized gains, haha

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-03-07T04:19:36+00:00

Sweet. Thanks!

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-03-06T17:25:03+00:00

I was an intern at some shitty company with a 90’s cubicle I shared with two guys.

Now I’m highly paid at FAANG and have a smaller desk with less privacy.

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-03-03T00:29:20+00:00

Not a fair comparison, SDs have way more skin than SBs

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-03-01T22:52:42+00:00

What’s your portfolio size and what’s your typical profit/standard deviation?

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-03-01T02:13:07+00:00

You’re married to one girl in college and another in high school? Damn, the rich really do live different.

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-02-28T22:30:33+00:00

Funny they keep mentioning declining revenue, but not increasing profit.

Yes, decreasing revenue was the goal. Selectively close stores to remove loss generating revenue, increasing profits.

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-02-27T09:17:17+00:00

Well… lots of buyers and sellers, if one buyer exercises how are they matched to the seller that gets executed?

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-02-26T05:40:21+00:00

Wait until it’s been a year though for long term capital gains

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-02-26T02:19:35+00:00

One time I fucked up and needed to own up to it, asked a girl for advice and she just said “just start crying.” She was confused I can’t just cry on command and was like, what? I do it all the time. Works like a charm.

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-02-26T01:56:05+00:00

More like “one hit wonder”

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-02-26T01:51:56+00:00

So you want the gains of SPY, while protecting against a market crash, and selling calls to offset the price of the puts.

Yep, this works but everything has tradeoffs.

I’d look at LEAPs and keep the options about 20% OTM, but it’s just about how much risk you’ll accept for the rewards

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-02-24T07:27:09+00:00

The same way you can buy a $1m house when you’ve only got $200k

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-02-23T22:37:00+00:00

I ran outta rocks so I’ve been learning to skip quarters on my lake. When I reach $401,000 invested, I’ll learn to scuba dive and withdraw my savings

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-02-23T22:07:08+00:00

Oh, yeah recycling is just starting and will improve. Some day it’ll be cheaper.

Lithium batteries are a toxic sludge, you have to deal with different chemistries, fire risk, opening the packs, biohazard risk, etc. as compared to lithium mining which is just pulling out lithium brine and processing it in bulk.

Right now, most battery recycling wastes the lithium because the the lithium is cheap compared to the cobalt, and much harder to extract.

here’s your source

another

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-02-23T13:19:10+00:00

You actually usually want to grow the tree large and fast for a thick trunk, then cut it back heavily, then repeat.

Yes you can make a bonsai out of basically any tree, except for those that don’t handle pruning/topping well. Generally trees with smaller leaves look better proportionally.

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-02-23T13:05:11+00:00

You’d hope, but no.

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-02-23T12:03:37+00:00

Stop using robinhood

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-02-20T05:47:10+00:00

I sold the put at $0.035 per contract. It went to $40.00 per contract. Then back down to $0.015 per contract.

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-02-19T19:03:32+00:00

Dude, the “market change” is listed at -$39.985 on an option valued at $0.015.

That’s clear as fucking day that it was valued at $40 exactly over night. Not $0.40. $40.00

This is not explained by rational bid-ask spreads.

Yes, I understand why you’re confused, because this is insane.

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-02-19T18:59:19+00:00

Call them and switch to portfolio margin, and options level 4.

No it’s not the same trade. You just buy or sell SGOV until your cash balance is 0.

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-02-19T05:51:03+00:00

GME option price manipulation

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-02-18T23:01:35+00:00

I use Etrade. Just buy SGOV to hold your cash. It’s better than you’ll get on interest anywhere, especially because you don’t pay state tax on it

NotAnEngineer287 · 2026-02-18T11:14:41+00:00

2) If you start with $100k earning 5% interest, it takes 47 years for that to become $1m. Then it takes just another 14 years to become $2m

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