How Did You Stumble Into Stock Market?

Only 10% make money in the stock market. 20% break even. 70% lose money. This is the famous “7-2-1 Rule.” And with the volatility we saw this November, it felt like the market was designed specifically to torture that “70%.” Despite all this, investors confidently enter the stock market. It’s only after losing money that they regret it, saying, “I shouldn’t have traded at all! The money I lost would have been better spent.” So… How did YOU stumble into the stock market? ◯ Buddy’s briefing ◯ Platform’s pushing ◯ Accidental advent ◯ Nemesis’ plotting

avatarOwen_Tradinghouse
11-18

U.S. Stocks in a Rate‑Cut Expectation Quagmire: Consider Buying VIX on Dips

Last week, after publishing a medium- to long‑term bullish view on U.S. equities in the piece titled “Government Reopening: Why It Could Ignite the Next Leg of the U.S. Stock Rally” equity indices did not immediately reverse higher, but instead remained stuck in a weak, choppy range near the lows. This time, the focus is on why U.S. equity indices are currently trapped in this kind of weak consolidation, and how retail investors should respond and hedge risk.​The global market is now in a dangerous transition characterized by a “macro data blackout + liquidity repricing,” during which index directionality is weak, but volatility pricing is prone to s
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U.S. Stocks in a Rate‑Cut Expectation Quagmire: Consider Buying VIX on Dips
avatarMaverickWealthBuilder
11-18

Storage Industry Outlook for 2025-2026: HBM Dominates The Era

$Bank of America(BAC)$ The latest Global Storage Technology Report indicates that starting in the second half of 2025, the storage industry will formally exit its previous adjustment cycle and enter a recovery phase characterized by structural differentiation. The NAND market will be the first to enter a mid-to-upward cycle, while DRAM will see robust growth driven by high-bandwidth memory (HBM), though average selling price (ASP) increases will be limited. Meanwhile, small-cap Korean semiconductor equipment and materials stocks face multiple growth pressures. Currently, the industry's core growth momentum has shifted from traditional storage to HBM. Coupled with the sustained recovery of downstream demand for servers, solid-state drives (SSDs), an
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Storage Industry Outlook for 2025-2026: HBM Dominates The Era
avatarMaverickWealthBuilder
11-18

Trip.com Explodes 60%! Ctrip’s Global Gamble Pays Off (But Profits Bleed?)

$Trip.com Group Limited(TCOM)$ released its unaudited financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, ending September 30, 2025, in the U.S. after-hours trading session on November 18.Overall, Ctrip delivered solid performance this quarter, with both revenue and profit slightly exceeding market expectations. The group's total net revenue grew 15.4% year-over-year (slightly decelerating quarter-over-quarter), reflecting stable domestic travel demand. Meanwhile, the sustained robust recovery of overseas operations and outbound travel served as key drivers. However, the financial report also hints at structural concerns, including narrowing gross margins and expanding expense investments, causing profit growth to continue underperforming
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Trip.com Explodes 60%! Ctrip’s Global Gamble Pays Off (But Profits Bleed?)
avatarTiger_SG
11-18

How Did You Stumble Into Stock Market?

This November has been the market’s very own horror movie. US equities, gold, and crypto all plunged together, and even the most risk-averse investors started questioning life. Meanwhile, the wave of liquidations swept through leverage traders across every platform.An investor says:On days like today, l'm glad l'm diversified across stocks, gold and bitcoin because it allows me to lose money in three totally different ways,You’ve probably heard famous “7-2-1 Rule.”Only 10% make money in the stock market. 20% break even. 70% lose money.And with the volatility we saw this November, it felt like the market was designed specifically to torture that “70%.”Despite all this, investors confidently enter the stock market.It’s only after losing money that they regret it, saying, “I shouldn’t have tr
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How Did You Stumble Into Stock Market?
avatarSpiders
11-18

How I Stumbled Into the Stock Market

Only 10% of people make money in the stock market. Twenty percent break even. And a whopping 70% lose money. This is the famous “7-2-1 Rule.” With the volatility we’ve seen this November, it sometimes feels like the market was designed specifically to torment that 70%. And yet, people—myself included—jump in anyway. So… how did I stumble into it? It wasn’t a buddy’s push, or some secret nemesis plotting to ruin my life. And the apps? They didn’t recommend me anything. No, my story is a mix of curiosity, accident, and a little bit of human instinct. When I first opened a trading account, part of the reason was the classic advice I read about investing: “100 minus your age” (or some say 110) should be in stocks, to beat inflation. It made sense on paper—I wanted my money to grow faster than
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How I Stumbled Into the Stock Market
avatarTigerEvents
11-19

[Events] Chip Stocks Crashed. Bitcoin Tanked. How Bad Was Your Week?

The market has been rough. Almost everything went down — tech, chip stocks, Bitcoin, even gold. All three major U.S. indexes dropped again, and the S&P 500 has now fallen for four days in a row.Chip stocks were hit the hardest. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index is now down more than 11% from its high. yesterday $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ fell almost 3% .The VIX jumped over 10%.The whole market feels nervous. How much did you lose？Can you use one sentence to describe how you felt living through this market crash?📌 How to Participate💬 Comment below and share:How much did you lose?What’s your worst trades?What’s your plan— Sell, hold, or buy the dip?How to share positions?There are tons of coins waiting for you !🎁 Rewards💰 Every participant will receive 5
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[Events] Chip Stocks Crashed. Bitcoin Tanked. How Bad Was Your Week?
avatarzhingle
11-22
$Tiger Brokers(TIGR)$  Honestly? I didn’t “enter” the stock market… I kinda tripped, fell, and slid into it like a clumsy penguin 🐧💸😂 It started with: “Eh everyone making money… why not me?” Next thing I knew, I was opening a trading app at 2 AM thinking I was the main character of Wall Street 😎📱💵 Then came the 7-2-1 Rule reality check: 10% win 💎 20% survive 😐 70% (me) holding bags like free goodie bags at NDP 🎒😭 With November’s volatility, it really felt like the market looked at me and said: “Let’s test your mental strength today.” And my portfolio replied: “I choose pain.” 😭📉 But still… I kept going. Why? Because deep down inside, I believed I could level up from “newbie potato” to “enlightened investor.” 🥔➡️🧙‍♀️✨ So how did I really stumb
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avatarTechnicalHunter
11-18

SPX Returns after> 4 Months Steaks above 50-Day MA Ends

The streak above the 50-day MA for the $S&P 500(.SPX)$ ended today at 138 days. ImageHere are all the other long streaks above and what happened next. ImageYes, some lead to trouble, but most of the time it wasn't really that bad.ImageThe $Cboe Volatility Index(VIX)$ keeps grinding higher while everyone pretends the market is calm. Higher highs, higher lows, rising RSI. That is what a real volatility trend looks like. Friday’s small pullback did not change anything. Pinning 20 into settlement tells you hedging demand is alive and well. When spot leads futures like this, it is a classic risk-off tell. Conditions are tightening beneath the surface. Vol is firming, not fading. You can either listen to the
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SPX Returns after> 4 Months Steaks above 50-Day MA Ends
avatarkoolgal
11-18
🌟🌟🌟I believe that I am the Enlightened type.  I have seen the cycles.  I have paid my tuition (Top Glove anyone?). I have held through horror flicks, the rallies and the zombie markets.  I now understand that the 10% do not just buy low and sell high.   They buy and hold through the noise. I have learned that : Diamond hands are great, but only if you are holding diamonds, not meme rocks. Runaway types often sprint to the next FOMO trap. Tuition payers eventually graduate that is if they stay curious and humble. The enlightened ones?  They don't chase hype.  They have stopped asking  what is hot, rather they ask what is durable?  They have paid the tuition and kept the receipt.  When the markets dips, they reflect.  They sip kopi and
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avatarShyon
11-18
This November’s volatility really showed me what “diversification” means — I’m in stocks, gold, and bitcoin, so I basically got to lose money in three different ways at once. When everything falls together, it forces you to rethink your risk tolerance, but it also teaches you to stay calm and understand your own limits better. I’m definitely the type who got pulled in by platforms and curiosity. I was just browsing, and all the “Top picks,” “Beginner-friendly stocks,” and market discussions around me pushed me to open an account. One tap later, I placed my first trade & only then did I realize that real market volatility hits way harder than the theory. Right now, I’d call myself the “tuition-paying but getting enlightened” type. I accept losses as part of the learning curve, and I’m
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avatarFTGR
11-20
$Tiger Brokers(TIGR)$ Initially entered singapore stock using dbs vickers. After that used fsm, tiger and moomoo to buy and trade. Eventually still prefer to use tiger to buy sg and us stocks. Later on tried also options on moomoo and tiger, but still preferred tiger options and now doing more options on tiger to help mitigate risks and improve earnings. [Smile]  
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avatarQueengirlypops
11-18
$NVIDIA(NVDA)$$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$$Alphabet(GOOGL)$ 🤞🙌📈💹 Best buddies briefing by Barcode fr @Barcode best buddies briefing by barcode just dropped and it’s giving full origin story energy. like every storyline in that post could be someone’s villain arc or glow up arc and she just laid it out like a whole menu. the way she breaks stuff down always makes me stop scrolling for real. feels like one of those moments where you look at the pullback then look at yourself and go… yeah ok that’s definitely my type. 🔍📈 i’m locked in 🧃 y’all gotta slide in here and claim some coins, this one’s too easy to miss 🧃 <
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avatarSeanylynch93
11-20
As a child, my goal was to retire by 40. However, as I grew up and entered the workforce, I realised it would be much harder to achieve that goal with inflation & bracketed as a lower income earner. By 2012, cryptocurrency was becoming a buzzword. everyday Joe's were investing and that it just wasn't for Wall Street. Over the past three years, I’ve doubled my crypto & stock investments, holding a steady yield  thousand throight those years. Recently, I’ve decided to push for that 40-year retirement, hopefully through investing and a few other social experiments. 
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avatarSubramanyan
11-18
This is a brilliant question. Thanks @koolgal for tagging! I have been a victim of Buddy Briefing of course. But I don't like to blame anyone - the final decision is mine after all. But the real killer was the nemesis plotting by the RM in OCBC which did me in, in a very big way. So much for professionalism. I would love to think that I am The Enlightened Type:. However, I am enlightened enough to realise that I am not - not yet at least [Smile] As of now I am more of The Diamond Hands Type: and prefer to add on dips. One thing God has Blessed me is the patience to hold on.
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avatarL.Lim
11-18
Diamond hands for sure. I am not interested in making quick money because that hints at trying to play the volatility, and I simply don't have the time and energy to keep a tight watch. But I have paid for the tuition before, and that lesson is precious. We have to learn our limits and avoid going for future tuition classes. After all, Buffett said "never lose money" - don't go in with the mindset that you are ok to lose it all, invest in something where the fundamentals are sound, where there is a reason you investment could be worth your time. I would like to think that in the long run, I'll be winning. So diamond hands it is.
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avatar逆天邪神云澈
11-18
The Diamond Hands Type: the more it falls, the more I feel like buying. META, UNH, NVO, CRM, ADBE..... wow... all look so attractive but my bullets all used up already. If I say stay at this level till i got my bonus in Jan 2026, will I be bashed?
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avatarECLC
11-19
Stock investment started somewhat with "buddy's briefing". Have been through the different types: run-away, diamond hands, tuition-paying and enlightened. Recently, tilt more towards strong stocks for passive income.
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avatarAlubin
11-18
Stumble via platform pushing with all the vouchers of free trades. For me I feel I am the tuition paying type, really did learn alot such as my risk tolerance after losing money.
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avatarJackosen
11-18
The Diamond Hands Type: the more it falls, the more you feel like buying. It is sometimes too hard to resist.
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avatarqzac
11-18
Advertised apps buy/sell trading crypto. Investing into crypto n learn tradihg
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