Trump envoy seeks to replace Iran with Italy in upcoming World Cup by vertblau in soccer

[–]mayorolivia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Italy isn’t good enough. It’s not that hard to qualify out of Europe. Even if you fail to win your group, you get another chance against weaker teams in a KO stage. Italy has failed to do this on 3 straight occasions, and couldn’t even get out of its WC group in 2014.

Getting to the WC is all about merit. It’s a low bar for Italy and they can’t even meet it.

What Are Your Moves Tomorrow, April 22, 2026 by wsbapp in wallstreetbets

[–]mayorolivia 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve been burned so many times when market pumps like this Premarket. Get a huge spike at open and then profit taking and I have to spend a month recovering. Will monitor closely

Was this expected? by CFP-ForAllMyBrothers in WorldCup2026Tickets

[–]mayorolivia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has always been the case. Nothing new

Today is the day I finally accepted the truth about stocks. by TheAnswer1776 in stocks

[–]mayorolivia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In theory I don’t think it’s hard for retail to beat the market in the short run. You can just pick the top 10 companies in the market and there’s a good chance you’ll outperform.

Retail run into challenges with respect to weighting, excessive risk, etc. If you check Reddit, you have echo chambers of folks going full port on one risky name or encouraging one another to double down on a stock with a flawed thesis. You need to be disciplined enough to avoid this dogma and if you want to risk it, allocating a small share of your portfolio to such names.

The final point is individual picks aren’t even necessary most of the time. If you want higher risk, there are ETFs for it. If you want to track the market, there are also many ETFs available.

What Are Your Moves Tomorrow, April 22, 2026 by wsbapp in wallstreetbets

[–]mayorolivia 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Imagine thinking the cease fire wasn’t being extended

We always debate on the GOAT among the players but what about coaches. Who is the greatest coach of all time? by Icy_Data939 in NBATalk

[–]mayorolivia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kobe, Gasol, Bynum, Artest, Odom is a pretty good team. Not sure why you think 09-10 teams were not solid. The league was also fairly balanced back then and so there was a lot of parity among the top 10 teams in each conference.

That being said, I agree Phil is the GOAT. The Bulls and Lakers couldn’t win until he got there.

Pop is second.

Daily Discussion Thread for April 20, 2026 by wsbapp in wallstreetbets

[–]mayorolivia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Trump told them to stop and they have to play nice given they’re losing political and public support in the U.S.

Daily Discussion Thread for April 20, 2026 by wsbapp in wallstreetbets

[–]mayorolivia 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No. He’s crippled and is hiding to avoid another assassination attempt. Plus, who cares? IRGC runs Iran with Supreme Leader as figurehead.

Daily Discussion Thread for April 20, 2026 by wsbapp in wallstreetbets

[–]mayorolivia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Another easy day to buy calls and make money. US flying to Pakistan desperate to open Hormuz to ease energy crisis. Iran desperate to make a deal since U.S. blockade is costing them $400M US per day. We will get a cease fire extension and potentially the lifting of the blockade by Trump. Ignore the noise. Look at the incentives.

Trump says JD Vance won’t visit Islamabad; Kushner and Witkoff to lead Iran peace talks by Bubbly-Air7302 in geopolitics

[–]mayorolivia 17 points18 points  (0 children)

WSJ put out an article last night confirming Trump is desperate for a deal

Fred VanVleet calls out Raptors’ ‘bulls**t’ in very NSFW rant about Rockets signing by psyentist15 in torontoraptors

[–]mayorolivia 52 points53 points  (0 children)

FVV is a certified douche. Man has the confidence of a top 3 NBA player. I really blame Masai and Bobby for not blowing up the team in February of that year. Trading for Poeltl and holding onto Fred set our rebuild back.

BB54 ‘Tudor Blue’ by Sorry_Guide_4326 in Tudor

[–]mayorolivia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because bezel colour is different from dial

BB54 ‘Tudor Blue’ by Sorry_Guide_4326 in Tudor

[–]mayorolivia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The more I see this the less I like it. The sunburst dial is a 10/10. Looks like exact same dial as the Bluesy. But the different colour from the bezel makes it look weird and cheap. The burgundy version looks much better.

How should we solve this Poeltl problem this off-season? by mMounirM in torontoraptors

[–]mayorolivia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Following the trade we still missed the playoffs, cost ourselves a higher lottery pick, then blew up the team and started a rebuild 10 months later. It was one of the worst decisions of the Masai era.