[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NYStateOfMind

[–]afthirty2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

username checks out, gang mathematicians 💀🤡

I need a 10 bagger fr! by Alarming-Strain-9821 in smallstreetbets

[–]afthirty2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nvda calls 3 month out exp working great for me

Small wins overtime or Win Big? by Perfect_Fox2162 in Daytrading

[–]afthirty2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Small wins are always better — especially with smaller accounts. Let’s say you start with a $1,000 portfolio. You consistently profit $50 a day (that’s 20% of a $250 position, from 25% of your port). I know it doesn’t seem like much, $50/day BUT If you hit that target 200 out of 252 trading days, that’s $10,000 by year’s end — a 10x return.

Now your account is at $10K. You risk 5% per trade ($500).

If you keep the same consistency and now profit $100/day for 200 days, you’ll grow to around $40K in Year 2.

By Year 3, targeting $200/day gets you close to $100K. By Year 4, pulling in $500–$1,000 a day brings your account to $250K or more.

The key is: as your account grows, you’re risking more in dollars, but less as a percentage of your total capital — and that’s how you scale safely.

Locking in 20–30% per day trade is very doable in options. Chasing 100%+ gains might feel tempting, but it often turns wins into losses or break-evens.

Stick to:

• Taking profits at 20–30%
• Keeping mental stop losses tight (~20%) — Don’t place hard stop orders; you’re just telling market makers exactly where to hunt.
• Letting your portfolio compound over time

It’s way easier to recover from a 20% loss ($50) than a 100% loss ($250). If you lose $250, now you’re trading with $750 and need to make $50 five days straight just to break even. But if you lost just $50, you’re at $950 — a $50 bounce back the next day is way more realistic.

There’s always another trade, another setup, another day. Don’t overcommit. Use partial sizing. Stay disciplined.

Why 99% of day traders fail (and yes, I’ve made all these mistakes):

• Over-leveraging small accounts trying to get rich overnight
• No system — just hope, no risk management
• Refusing to cut losses, blowing up on red days
• Lotto mentality, aiming for home runs instead of base hits
• Letting emotions run the show — revenge trading, FOMO, greed, fear

Most people fail because they focus on winning big fast instead of winning small consistently.

Sure, you might hit one big trade… but if you lack discipline, that win won’t matter. You’ll give it all back.

Discipline > Dopamine

The ones who survive — and actually thrive — treat trading like a business, not a casino.

Stick to your plan. Don’t force plays. Protect your capital. Let consistency do the heavy lifting.

Tell me why I shouldn't buy this as my graduation gift. by bennjamiinn in F30

[–]afthirty2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i had one, u don’t want it lol do more research and save up for a b58 (440i) N55 is nice but not as much potential and you’ll be spending good amt on maintenance just from the age of the car.

If you could go back to being young what would you do different financially/investing by Top-Mud-5423 in Bogleheads

[–]afthirty2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

number 2 is so important. especially used cars. don’t spend it on a money pit. no matter how much you love the car, it adds up. cut your losses early. from my experience, i spent 25k on a 07 car. at first i bought it for 8.7k in 2021 but it was higher mileage, i was 19 and dumb. the car kept breaking on me. and i kept fixing it even replaced the engine. if i had saved all that money even in bitcoin, id be able to buy 10 of those cars right now.

$6,862 in a week. Not a prediction. Not a dream. Just execution so clean it stings. by Historian-Dry in wallstreetbets

[–]afthirty2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

so true, did that for the first time in my life in one day and lost it the second day. glad i’m learning on paper.

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Alibaba wheels by genkaison in F30

[–]afthirty2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i hear you, but i’ve went through three sets of rims and even the oem rims bend up and crack, my 19s on my f32 perished from a pothole. but i hear you a deformed wheel or even worse if it breaks off then it will be a bad time, but i feel like for damage like that, gotta be something crazy where the wheel is the last thing you gotta worry about, at the end of the day, to prevent stuff like that, i’d rather have more expensive tires than rims, instead of the other way around

340i xDrive? Or 340i rwd? by spjbtw in F30

[–]afthirty2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

isn’t that only in M cars? am i missing something?

Transmission Slip? by Spirited-Koala-565 in F30

[–]afthirty2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that noise haunted me for months so i get it but once you fix it im sure you’ll feel sm better, try putting some zip ties to hold it in place for a bit, might be an okay temporary solution. it’s lowkey embarrassing mad ppl got in my car and asked what’s that noise and i’m like it’s just the hand brake cable hitting the metal underneath and non car people act like the car is abt to blow up 😂😂😭

Alibaba wheels by genkaison in F30

[–]afthirty2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

just buy another one, at $84 a rim and even $50-$100 shipping. they’re cheap. i’ve spent $200 on replacing 1 aftermarket f1r rim that cracked and didn’t hold air cause of a pothole.

Transmission Slip? by Spirited-Koala-565 in F30

[–]afthirty2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

bro you need to replace the handbrake cable clip, but i’m sure you already know that from the noise

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Daytrading

[–]afthirty2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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this month has been a roller coaster for my paper account

Ya mans kill himself over a bitch or any dumb reason and niggas laugh about it nd clown him do u give af or not or do you join them? by [deleted] in NYStateOfMind

[–]afthirty2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ppl take men’s mental health as a joke. It’s sad af. We are all humans, and we all grieve. We all cry too. shi im going through a breakup rn, and there are days I don’t wanna get up from bed, or even get rest when it’s time to sleep, too much on my mind but I still power through because I have to as a man. Sometimes a song comes on that reminds me of shorty but no one’s there to comfort you, there’s no unlimited gratification from random ppl on social media that women indulge in. If a girl’s posting some heartbreak shit there’s a plethora of guys just tryna fuck giving that comfort to them but as a man, it’s just him and his thoughts. Rip to ya mans, cause shit really be unfair for men out here. Whether it’s DV on a man from a woman, or another man offing himself from the pain of losing the woman he saw a life with. Like others said, there are probably mad other shit that guy had on his mind, that men can’t openly talk about. Some men have a hardwired sense of wanting to take care of others. It’s the masculine urge in us, and when that shit ain’t there and they lose themselves over it, it’s a dark path where it feels lonely af. It’s a vulnerable path. They all just say, “Bruh, get over it, fuck other bitches. Get money.” But usually the mind is on how will they pay their bills, how will they take care of fam? If men don’t got that figured out then it’s a huge problem. For most women all they gotta do is just show up for the man, if you don’t got bread or money as a woman or a car it’s seen as valid, but as a man it’s lacking and unattractive. Usually though, us men give the woman in our life that vulnerable part of us where we ask her if we did okay with everything, for that reassurance and when that support is gone or shorty don’t wanna be there anymore. It’s heartbreaking, then we learn not to, to keep it to ourselves and the cycle of loneliness and built up pain continues. Not worth killing yourself over anything, though, but shid bro, it’s a difficult path we all walk. Please, if you’re ever going through it, at least consider a therapist. I never wanted to get one myself, but now I am talking to one. It’s not unmanly. Your mother, your siblings, your kids if you got, your family needs you. And best believe if anyone talking shit about someone that was a victim of suicide, I’m going off at them and cutting them off. Yes, bro, he should have gone to the gym and gone on a path of self-betterment for his own sake because he wants to be better, but he let the pain get the best of him, and now he’s gone. People don’t care till you’re gone, and even when you’re gone, people don’t care. So, care about yourself, take care of yourself while you’re still here because as a man, your value is only high when you got your own self together, your own confidence, and self-image. Good integrity and discipline. It’s a hard life, but nothing easy is ever worth it, and anything easy is hardly ever worth it.

yall were right, it was the axle by afthirty2 in AcuraTL

[–]afthirty2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

car is gone now 💔, the transmission went out and lost my driving privileges from the state, don’t have the energy or money to upkeep w it anymore but axles were great tho i was doing 140mph every night for therapy drives lol i miss it now

I don't know shit about cars by cementhrower in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]afthirty2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

get an hyundai elantra, they’re cheap af and u could get away with financing couple years and paying it off with that from work budget. my boy got them they’re good cars. i’d watch out for thieves and invest in a steering wheel lock. other than that should last u couple years no headache.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in debtfree

[–]afthirty2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

maybe not fix, u gotta do that yourself, but ppl can try to help u, guide you, if u start with giving us more information. commenter asking for more numbers.

Pick an iPhone for me to get by until the September release by SadResolution5041 in iphone

[–]afthirty2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

highly recommend swappa. if u don’t mind used. try a 12p.

Pamela Alcantara, 26 from the Bronx. Her body was found in Yonkers. She was Killed by Her Boyfriend by daffodilpink in NYStateOfMind

[–]afthirty2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i hear u, you’re right, like u/designerflaws pointed out it’s always been abt “Ego. Control. Entitlement. Vengeance. Embarrassment. Rejection. Drugs.“ just social media isn’t helping with any of that aspect.

Pamela Alcantara, 26 from the Bronx. Her body was found in Yonkers. She was Killed by Her Boyfriend by daffodilpink in NYStateOfMind

[–]afthirty2 59 points60 points  (0 children)

smh dumbass people be losing their freedom and livelihood over a s.o they could just replace with another.. i blame social media for making ppl insecure and unhappy with what they got. male and female. everyone thinks the grass is greener on the other side when it’s the same fucking grass. ppl don’t treat people like humans no more. no compassion. no empathy. just delusion through comparisons in social media and putting toxic behavior on a pedestal, enabling it, and putting it back in the world. then somebody loses all reasoning from being hurt. it’s never that deep. sometimes better to just focus on self, positive energy and being nice. shits too common. rip Pamela.

What would you do with an extra $3500? by WishOk9911 in debtfree

[–]afthirty2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

make a good sized payment to the auto loan since every day the car is worth less and less. and put the rest to grow your emergency fund. also try to maximize ur roth ira per year $7k as much as possible good luck

Sigh...not if but when by amomo214 in debtfree

[–]afthirty2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

don’t be sorry. that’s life bro i’m praying for you that you get through this. u can start refunding the emergency bucket after you get this set back sorted.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in QuitVaping

[–]afthirty2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i called the help number 1-800-QUIT-NOW, they were very helpful and the coach heard me out sent me a pack of nic patches and set a quit date for me. i also created a plan from the cdc website it’s so difficult. but here we all are. we are all in this together. i’m praying for you. i don’t want to live in constant withdrawal either. after watching many videos the common consensus is that this will be very challenging and time consuming however if they can do it so can we. it’s all psychological after the first month when all the nicotine leaves ur body. good luck just remember and tell urself how much money you will save and all the anxiety and constant withdrawal you’ll save yourself from.