[HN Gopher] "It doesn't seem to me you feel any pressure or comp...
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"It doesn't seem to me you feel any pressure or competition" Judge
says to Cook
Author : amaBasics
Score : 25 points
Date : 2021-05-21 19:58 UTC (3 hours ago)
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| pimlottc wrote:
| I honestly thought this had something to do with Top Chef or
| something before I clicked...
| throwaway284534 wrote:
| There's moments like this that I wish I was savvy enough to short
| some Apple stocks before the verdict. I suppose you could even
| use the windfall to buy more shares before the stock price
| recovered too!
| murgindrag wrote:
| My general take is that it's not worth it. Professional traders
| will beat you to it, and you're looking at maybe a 1% drop.
|
| * If it goes up, you lose money.
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| * If it goes down, and you have $100k invested, you make $1k.
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| $1k is 3 hours consulting time for a SWE. It seems easier to
| find consulting gigs and consult for 3 hours than to play the
| market.
|
| Unless I have specialized knowledge on a particular industry
| beyond what pros do, I'm index funds, all the way. Those annual
| gains are helpful. Micromanagement pays less than a typical
| salary, or investing in up-skilling.
| johnsimer wrote:
| There are plenty of ways for your gains to be X multiple of
| the % change in the underlying stock
| CheezeIt wrote:
| There's no shortage of future opportunities to make money by
| being savvy, if you're willing to buy in and get your feet wet.
| Keep your eyes open.
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