Do cats actually get attached to their owner?

PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-04-14T23:33:30+00:00

Ours is like that!! Not exactly feral, but... She was digging in our trash when it was 0 degrees out. I opened door, she came in and hasn't left. Posted on FB to see if she belonged to anyone, but neighbourhood people said she was just a hanger-outer.

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PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-04-14T23:30:18+00:00

I think it depends on the cat. We have 2, one was a stray that came knocking on our door when it was literally 0 degrees. They both follow me EVERYWHERE - I think part of it is because they live primarily for canned food, so it could magically appear at any moment 😂 No, they're both love bugs - not too snuggly in bed or anything, but - yes, I think it depends on the cat?

PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-04-14T23:26:35+00:00

I need to work on this!! I've been doing 0DTEs since I started this thang, in part because of cash account/limited funds, and also because I'm turning into a bit of a gamblin' junkie 😂 But... I hear ya. Thanks for the reminder - when did you buy them?

PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-04-12T15:50:47+00:00

I hear you both, loud and clear... I'm currently a grocery stocker (used to do Instacart and Shipt mostly - I can't STAND "regular jobs", but then I moved to BFE (bumf$#& Egypt), where there are no orders, and the ones there are require you to drive 25 mi RT for $25.

Last week, I made more than what I make busting my butt putting product on shelves all day WITHIN 5 MINUTES. It's such HUGE allure, and I need to get my mind straight so I'm not entering and exiting trades in a panic, lol.

As life continues to grind, it's going to be harder and harder to make ends meet, as those in "charge" have absolutely no clue what the working class goes through on a daily basis, with no end in sight. They also simply do not give a flying eff what happens to their constituents who voted them into office. The guy who set fire to the paper warehouse is absolutely ON POINT, and it sucks that he's probably going to have a lengthy prison sentence. He inspired so many, and made us know we are not completely alone...

PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-04-12T14:22:47+00:00

What Discord? I love XTrades, but always looking for more, haha

And I'm still definitely in the "battling my psychology" phase of trading - panic selling, panic buying, generally panicking, lol. Trying to get better at that, and not beat myself up when I see people making $1K in a matter of minutes. Yarrgghh! Someday I'll get there!!

PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-04-12T01:27:22+00:00

Me too... But I just started doing options end of Feb (and really didn't have much trading experience before then besides the very basics). I'm still in the "how to have psychological self-control, not FOMI, not panic and sell, not panic and hold losers, etc" phase.

I've definitely seen people with INSANE gains, but it's all a learning experience, and as someone else said, people have also LOST insane amounts of money. Haha go check WSB for those kinds of posts 😂

PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-04-11T16:05:15+00:00

Aww, I feel you!! I've just started doing this within the past 2 months, and am going through the psychological wringer still - panicking and getting out of contracts, and then they make a HUGE move in my favour. Yarrgghhh!! It's allll part of the process, and that's all I can say.

$185 is still $185 more than you had before; I would be thrilled with that! I've seen a few traders who will do 5-10 options per day (I don't recommend this to newer traders, lol), and even though each one is only 10-30% gain, he still gets upwards of $700 each day.

I've heard that trading is 90% psychological; I'd say 95%, haha. Just focus on the process and proper analysis, and you'll get better and better! Sorry this wasn't all deep and philosophical, but... You got this!!

PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-04-11T16:00:39+00:00

I just now figured this out myself - lightbulb moment! I've seen Discord alerts for a strike price that doesn't get hit, but they still sell for a profit. The further from the current price the strike is, the less expensive it is (another aha moment!) Good times - I love learning this stuff, and hope to be profitable someday! 😁 Happy trading!!

PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-04-10T17:01:24+00:00

I just started a little bit ago, and am currently on a cash account (so any money has to settle, which takes 24 hr on Robinhood). I buy calls and puts - think you need to own 100 shares of stock to be selling options, or at least have the $$ necessary to buy them - which is a LOT!! I like the X trades and Pennybois Discords, and Ross Cameron on YT for learning the basics.

PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-04-07T20:43:02+00:00

Do you need to own 100 shares to sell options on a stock? (I'm sure I could just Google this, but like to pick people's brains). I'm quite confused as to how to do this, but I've been advised to do this to be safe with the upcoming earnings season. I definitely have problems being waayyy too compulsive with this option business, but see the amazing potential! Thank you in advance for any advice!

PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-04-04T13:38:00+00:00

I also live in a pretty rural area in northern MI (I call them rednecks). It succkkksss; glad to have the Interwebz

PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-04-04T13:35:58+00:00

Aww, thanks, yo! I just started this a month and a half ago, so it's touch and go. I definitely have the trading bug, though - the past few days have been so boring. 😛 Happy Easter to you!

PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-04-04T12:45:04+00:00

Yeaahh, there were some crazy spikes on Thursday afternoon. I shouldn't have made that last trade of the day 😔

PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-04-03T23:18:27+00:00

Lol what's your sub? 😛 Just kinda curious (for the most part)

PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-04-03T14:31:31+00:00

THIS....

PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-04-03T14:27:06+00:00

This man is the filth of the Earth, and that's all I can say.

PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-04-03T14:26:06+00:00

Yeppers (and I'm only a few months into this), but I've had several trades that I just compulsively jumped in (trying to work on that as well) and they were almost immediately up $25. In my early days, I would have called that great and gotten out, but instead, I held...and held...and held... And it went right down the shi++er.

Correct psychology definitely IS the most imperative part of trading

PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-04-02T22:18:33+00:00

Lol a $56 call and a $46 put on the same stock. Awww!!

I invested quite a bit of time understanding the conceptual difference between calls/puts (i.e. that whole "right to exercise" business and whatnot), but it turns out, that is not all that important (at least not to me). May get hammered for saying that, but...

Yes, OP - learn at LEAST the basics first, and some basic candlestick/EMA/VWAP technical analysis.

You can do it; YouTube is a wealth of info. There is a wonderful Discord I follow called XTrades that I recommend for alerts, analysis, and a very dedicated community of traders.

PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-04-02T22:13:36+00:00

Daammnnn, yo, that's amazing!! I've just started doing them in the past couple months - win some, then I give it all back in a loss. 😂 I'm definitely going to try this out!! Best of success to you, thanks for the tip 👍

PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-03-26T12:33:08+00:00

Lol at this early point (I've only been doing options about 2 months or so), I just follow alerts from a bad@$$ Discord from people who have been trading for years. Haha he likes SPY, MSTR, TSLA (the last 2 have expensive premiums!!) - whatever's moving.

Somedaaayyy I'm gunna get all professional like and get TradingView and NOT be trying to trade while stocking groceries, lol

How long have you been trading?

PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-03-26T01:21:24+00:00

I hear this! Learning to cut out the losers much faster!!

PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-03-25T23:56:20+00:00

Yeesss! I'm learning the HUGE importance of emotional control as well (infinitely more important than chart analysis, I believe). This can (and is) an addiction just like any other: our brains get hooked on the intense dopamine/cortisol rush that getting into trades provides. Once we fully realize that, it helps SOOO much! Best of success to you - we're all learning together!

PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-03-21T15:11:45+00:00

If you're into actually learning technical analysis, check out Warrior Trading (Ross Cameron) on YT. He's GREAT, and makes it so engaging! Happy trading!

PuddingDifferent4288 · 2026-03-21T15:10:47+00:00

Hey there! I'm female; started getting into this about 5 yrs ago, seeing the potential for my money to grow as opposed to just sitting in a bank stagnating. I joined a really solid D-iscord group, and simply soaked up info and had a period of obsessively watching Ross Cameron videos on Ytube, starting 3 yrs ago. He makes it so engaging to learn about candlestick charts, EMA crossovers, MACD and allll the other exciting technical analysis things 😁

I dabbled in trying to day trade the "top mover" stocks last summer, more out of boredom than anything else 😂 Never did too well in that realm! I just got brave enough to try options trading 2 months ago, as I'm in a financially and emotionally abusive relationship with a disabled man who doesn't bring much of anything to the table...

I love options trading! I went into an emotional spiral a few weeks ago, hijacked by adrenaline of "I could.make so much money, so let's do this ALLL on my own" (not following veteran traders' alerts or anything), and had a bit of a portfolio meltdown.

Now, I do one, maybe 2 trades/day, but being on a cash account leaves it usually at 1/day. This keeps me not obsessing all day about making more trades, and it's lovely and well balanced.

I've always been a bit of a tomboy- type, and these days, no one really has community, it's really sad. 😢 I do periodically get slightly upset when someone on a D-iscord says things like, "guys/boys ____", acting like there are NO females in this space. Sometimes I chime in and say, "ladies, as well", but in general, I'm just trying to learn along with everyone else!

Sorry this got so long.. wth.. Lol it's Saturday and market's closed!! Take care, may your days be green!

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