Markets Are in Danger of Tipping Over and Collapsing Again

Don’t lean over too much otherwise you might tip the fuck over and fall into the blades.

Market whipsawed me to pieces today, but I ended up basically unchanged with investments in old man divvy stocks, some commodities with some large hedges in SQQQ and UVXY.  I am not too exposed because I sense my market hand has cooled and I’d like to keep the +45% I’ve made since my January lows. It is easy to get caught up in your own bullshit, believing you to be infallible. I come on here and have been since 2007 and I boast about my gains and all of my successes — but like you (maybe not exactly like you) I too struggle with the market and putting together the pieces to figure this puzzle out.

I find the best way to me to remain mentally healthy is to consume vast amounts of information, not take myself too seriously, be malleable, eat healthy, avoid booze, exercise often, and live a moral life.

What does morality have to do with it?

For me, I cannot think correctly when I am feeling bad about myself. I feel good when I am helping others, living my life to improve the lives of others.  I eschew the things I once loved when I was younger and am humble enough to know that no matter how good I think I am — I can always learn more and get better.

If you’re new to investing and come here for clues on how to get better — there are no shortcuts. Invest 10,000 hours of your time to get good and then trade 45 times in a day and lose 0.1% on a day the NASDAQ shed 315 to feeeeel good about yourself and your progress in reading the tape.