I had a big contest inside of Exodus in November, me pitted against some Pole from Chicago. He traded well, but not often. Quite honestly, his fortune was helped by a freak trade in CRC. If not for that, I am certain he’d be shining my shoes now. But men do not make excuses and they own up to defeats. It appears I lost the contest. It came down to the wire, me 4x long CLVS needing a $15 print with minutes left on the clock. It got there, miraculously, but then faded a few cents.
The accountants are working furiously to get the final tally.
One thing is for sure, Le Fly will have his revenge — and when he does — it will be served cold.
The CLVS trade was supposed to be quick. It was running and I got in at $15.75. It ran to $16.5 and I didn’t sell, and then it collapsed. I ended up applying a Martingale Stratagem, buying as it knifed lower. I got my basis down to $14.88 and held into the close. It traded as low as $13.5, at which point I wanted to die.
On the issue of BLUE. I was 50% weighted in the stock as of late Wednesday. The rationale: I wanted to beat Diddy inside of the Pelican Room. So when the stock ran $4 at the open and I was up on Diddy — the logical thing to do was to sell — right? WRONG. See, if I won by just 0.2%, he wouldn’t have to shine my shoes. In order to get him to shine, I needed at least 100bps. I ended up selling more than a dollar lower, giving up my lead. So that’s when I bought CLVS, and a bunch of other shit, in an effort to make a last minute come from behind rapish win.
Sadly, time ran out and it appears I am the loser.
THE RESULTS: 4.98% to 4.83%
Loser!
It’s not the winning but the taking part that counts
– effort, determination and striving to reach a goal are commendable
– through sport one learns to persevere, to sacrifice, and to be self-disciplined, to work hard..
– Competition is not unethical, it is reasonable that winners be rewarded, even if their victories have an element of chance, this is the essence of a game, and games are fundamental to humanity
– French educationalist and historian
– Founder of the International Olympic Committee
Coming in second (winning the silver), has been shown to be the worst outcome for the individual …it literally shortens one’s life. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/thoughtful-animal/why-bronze-medalists-are-happier-than-silver-winners/
Sorry Fly.