Mooers' Stories

Mooers Lab : Hey, mooers. Let's give a big round of applause for @iamiam. Feel free to interact with him if you have anything to say! There is a chance for you to win the points reward.
Just in case you didn't know, you can also be the one to tell the story! Comment to let me know if you're interested.

Cat army : Congrats @iamiamhe is a gem of a person too! Super right in prediction of market direction

71229336Bedbugguy : What time is it?

doctorpot1 : amazing story I'm interested in your journey, would it be ok to ask why you chose engineering instead investing career path after high school?
it seems like if you were to go to an investment job, you would be really rich now

ZnWC : Inspiring stories. I have just started to learn investing and would like to ask you the following questions:
1. As a retired investor, what is your investment goal and purpose?
2. What advice you have for people who want to achieve FIRE (financial independence and retire early)?
3. Your sold long term holding and started comodity trading. What are your portfolio and risk level?
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to learn from your experience

Mooers Lab : Hey, mooers. Let's give a big round of applause for @RJBoy. Feel free to interact with him if you have anything to say! There is a chance for you to win the points reward.
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RJBoy : Thank you @Mooers Labfor giving me the time to tell apart of my investing story. I’ve been spending years building my portfolio and spending countless hours researching companies to find that diamond in the ruff. My portfolio is diverse with different industries like tech, metals, EV, financial, and even crypto. Learning about investment strategies and reading about other people’s history with investing is one of my favorite pastimes.

Mooers Lab RJBoy:

ZnWC : Thanks for the sharing which gives me a different perspectives about investment . Here are my questions:
1. Using your momentum strategy, how do you invest when there are some many disruptions in the stock market (inflation, rate hike, company's earnings, recession risk etc)?
2. Based on your 6 years investment experience, what's your view about cryptocurrency? Do you think it still have a future when so many exchanger collapsed?
3. What do you find most challenging in investing? How do you overcome it?
You sharing is most appreciated

RJBoy ZnWC: 1. The great part of swing trading is being in the market or trade for only a few weeks. Buying before positive news can make for quick profit where you can buy quickly and sell after a pump. However, when negative sentiment hits the market or if things are not looking good in the long term then trading options is how I will make profit on the way down. Buying a put is my way to hedge against negative news or other bad press.
2. I have a positive outlook for the future of cryptocurrencies. Not all cryptocurrencies around today will be here tomorrow but there will be blockchains around in the future. $Bitcoin(BTC.CC)$  is not going anywhere in my opinion. Another thing to remember is that the fall of exchanges has little to do with the crypto but instead with bad actors committing fraud. In every industry there are bad actors trying to get ahead at the expense of others.
3. Emotions are the hardest part of trading for me. I either like stocks too much to sell when I’m in profit or don’t buy a potential stock that’s rising because its not the same industry as I usually purchase from. When I miss chances sometimes I would buy something just out of frustration. I have learn to keep emotions out of trading, just use technical analysis or fundamentals to trade and set stop losses or take profits. I also try to avoid trying to make a certain number ( gains wise) and instead I’ll make a percentage before I hope out a trade.

Mooers Lab : Hey, mooers. Let's give a big round of applause for @ZnWC. Feel free to interact with him if you have anything to say!
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@MooMamaLlamaDrama' story was published on THE AUSTRALIAN website. Check it out!
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/stockhead/the-common-mistake-new-investors-make-as-told-by-one-moomoo-trader/news-story/6835341583d6663295f3c9f323bff4ba

ZnWC : Thank you for giving this opportunity to share.

doctorpot1 : Great sharing
Financial advisers usually advise us to shift most to safer investments such as bonds as we retire, so it is interesting that you are allocating your investment into riskier assets like stocks and even options. May I know why you choose to invest in riskier assets in your retirement years?

hanabi3 : Thank you for sharing your story
Since you call yourself the "anime investor", are there any anime that you've watched that are related to investing? Or are there any takeaways about investing that you've gained from watching anime?

cola1010 : Wow, thank you for great sharing. It is always a good idea to have a retirement plan in place, or  FIRE. Retirement planning, in my opinion, takes into account not only assets and income, but also future expenses and liabilities. Do you have any suggestions or references for saving or investing for our retirement? How much do I need for retirement?

ur wifes boyfriend : lol what the hell this cool

Mooers Lab : Hey mooers. Feel free to interact with @allen kidd if you have anything to say!
Just in case you didn't know, you can also be the one to tell the story! Comment to let me know if you're interested.
There is also a chance for your story to get more exposure on other media channels.
@MooMamaLlamaDrama' story was published on THE AUSTRALIAN website. Check it out!
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/stockhead/the-common-mistake-new-investors-make-as-told-by-one-moomoo-trader/news-story/6835341583d6663295f3c9f323bff4ba

MooMamaLlama : thanks for sharing!!! everybody's journey is different but also have alot of similarities....
Are you still invested in crypto?
I also had an adventure with BTC, ETH etc way before I started investing in stock, but don't like the volatility I  things I can't learn about fast enough. Too many new coins weird things about founders and creators etc affecting prices constantly exchanges not doing so well not to mention the complete crash I had some very hard losses but the hard lessons have stuck
Stock is more my thing for sure. I like what I like, but I too like constantly learning about more Aside from AMC what are you into?
"A successful investment is not not the same as a successful company"
I like that

HodlnStocks : Good read learning about your journey. We can all learn from this and be better because of it, I'm loving the moomoo community!!

allen kidd MooMamaLlama: Thank you,  yes I still invest in crypto but I only invest in ETH. I still think that has room to grow.   The stock markets keeps me busy always staying up with the latest trends or company news, it's a good hobby for me.

Mooers Lab : Hey mooers. Feel free to interact with Jamesim if you have anything to say!
Just in case you didn't know, you can also be the one to tell the story!
There is also a chance for your story to get more exposure on other media channels.
@MooMamaLlamaDrama' story was published on THE AUSTRALIAN website. Check it out!
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/stockhead/the-common-mistake-new-investors-make-as-told-by-one-moomoo-trader/news-story/6835341583d6663295f3c9f323bff4ba

Milk The Cow : Did that beer can cake really stand at 45 degree at mid air? No string attached or leaning against wall ?

MooMamaLlama : great way to start off! the one thing that particularly struck me,if I am reading correctly?, was demo trading being a great feature to scratch thay itch when there's no real deal to be had. Especially for an impulsive investor it's been the best way for me to track my own habits as well as the market, especially with some of the new updates on Moo. As you said there's been no real money to invest this year with rising cost of living and a bad market it's been real learning curve for me as I can imagine a lot of others. Moos features are thankfully there to help decipher some of the noise!! agreed, online platforms are definitely a huge upgrade to traditional trading in most ways

Jamesim Milk The Cow: Have hidden pipe inside the cake.

Jamesim MooMamaLlama: $Fullerton SGD Cash Fund(SG9999005961.MF)$ this is a great option.

MooMamaLlama : Great story! Its certainly one to read,and digest properly. The tips to avoid losses... these are all the lessons I've learned the hard way and still need to remember! so to any newcomers especially please read! Thanks @bullrider_21for your insights

BAO BMW : Great story to read for the beginner like me...thk Builder21.

doctorpot1 : do you still do SG IPO even though yoj said you have graduate from it? cause the win rate in a bull market is very high, and a win is still a win hahaha

steady Pom pipi :

bullrider_21 MooMamaLlama: You're welcome. It's important to cut loss at 10%. U.S. and HK stocks are more volatile, so you may adjust higher. If you cut loss early, then you'll have the bullets when there's a major correction.

Milk The Cow : Hahaha, the 1st thing remind me after seeing the pen name, I thought is that youtuber gamer's mum.
But then, I read a bit of the background, nope ,  is not related .

Milk The Cow : I'm not really sure about AU stock market. But what are their FAANG stock?
Being exposed to so many stock markets, how u rate the best in order ?

MooMamaLlama : hi!! Im not familiar in trading specifically faang on asx myself either, I tend to go for materials and minerals in ASX
this would be a good place to start to look at investing in faang stocks on asx-  https://g.co/finance/FANG:ASX

MooMamaLlama : If you'd asked me earlier in the year I'd say HK market was better, cashing in on post lockdown profits was a good run
Right now, the stocks I was trading are either going down or stagnant, so I've focussed more on AU

MooMamaLlama : I've invested in AU primarily, then began investing in HK, (yep Alibaba got me first...damn honey trap!! lol), real estate and energy.
I spread out to dabble in Euro market also, for shipping, oil and gas. The horrid situation in Europe created some low points to get in on, such as BP and Shell.
I'm just trying to get a hold on global situations, investing smaller amounts in different markets, get a feel for how they all move. As an Australian our markets are always affected by Asia and Europe. We are still technically under British rule, but being part of Australasia that has a huge impact on our market as well. I know US market affects everybody also lol.
I think it is important for long term investing to understand how our markets move together, sanctions and tarrifs and tensions between governments etc.

Mooers Lab : Hi, mooers. What else do you want to know about @Dons hobby? Any other topics you wanna discuss with him? Comment below to let us know.
Bonus:
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2. 70 points for Dons hobby's each reply to mooers' questions
Duration: Now – Sep. 31 23:59 ET
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Mr Trecherous : Cheers Don Great To See You Recognized

Dons hobby Mr Trecherous: My friend it would not be near as fulfilling if you weren't here to share it with bud.

Mr Trecherous Dons hobby:

SpyderCall : congrats to Don! I've been ripping heads off in this market for a while with the help of @Dons hobby
I give you my commendations!

Cow Moo-ney :

CowTastetic : Have you dabbled in memestock gambling before? Has it bitten you or have you benefited from it?

Shuseido : Well done bro!

Mars Mooo Cow Moo-ney:

Cow Moo-ney CowTastetic: Yes I did, but it was a very small amount of money. I kept the stock in my portfolio till today to remind myself of the mistake

Mooers Lab : Hi, mooers. What else do you want to know about @SpyderCall? Any other topics you wanna discuss with him? Comment below to let us know.
Bonus:
1. 30 points for mooers who raise helpful and SpyderCall-related questions
2. 70 points for SpyderCall's each reply to mooers' questions
Duration: Now – Aug. 31 23:59 ET
Don't hesitate to start a meaningful discussion now!

Birdistheword : I love the story. This is great. Okay I got a good one for ya. @SpyderCall how do you deal with your losses or trades that turned out badly? What advice would you give new traders who aren’t used to dealing with this or who have become frustrated?

PaAg1378 : Hi there, i like to ask if a stock is fundamentally strong but low in volume and significant trends, how do u get your entry in? Am i rite to say this stock will just likely b for long term put position to hold on to and trading activities will most likely be for meme stocks that stirs huge volume of tradings? Otherwise, trading will be not profitable enough as a full time profession correct?  And trading to me means using larger capital to bet for smaller gains. Appreciate your insights

BAO BMW : hi Spyder
Great Job..it's help me a lot my reading your story...thk u for your sharing...
thk u

High Profit Low Loss : Seems like you are more a trader than an investor. Are you open to share your portfolio with us, Mooners?
Thank you @ SpyderCall!