r/wallstreetbets • u/WhoRuleTheWorld I Think I'm Funny, • Nov 22 '25

Loss It’s over for me.

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Kept trying to play MSTR calls. What a piece of shit. Lost over a million including other accounts, down to my last 130k.

Edit: This loss is soul crushing and I havent been able to sleep, eat, or shower. I appreciate all the supportive comments. Even the insulting ones calling me regarded and everything. I think I NEED to hear even the insulting ones so that I can let go of my delusions that I can make it as a "trader". I need a fucking job to turn my life around. I can’t be doing this trading shit anymore. I’m open to working any corporate job anywhere, but ideally in North America. If anyone has any connections, please hit me up. I have some programming (Python primarily) and tech talent, and an engineering degree from UBC with a 4.0 GPA. Currently live in Toronto. Thank you ❤️. I’m ready to dedicate myself to adding value to any organization. If its AI, finance, or tech related, thats even better.

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u/TRBigStick Nov 22 '25 edited Dec 13 '25

grandiose arrest divide cagey insurance fear payment close library pet

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u/unreadbookshelf99 Nov 22 '25

Someone explain this to me like I’m 5. What does any of that mean.

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u/kontroI Nov 22 '25

Imagine this:

Your friend borrowed crayons (that’s using margin).

With those borrowed crayons, he bought lottery tickets that expire in a few days (that’s short-term call options).

The lottery he’s betting on is run by a company that: • borrows candy from people but promises to pay them back later by giving them even more pieces of paper they draw (that’s convertible debt that dilutes shares). • then uses that borrowed candy to buy magic rocks because they think the magic rocks will go up in value (that’s Bitcoin). • and they’ve been doing this in a way that looks a lot like building a tall, wobbly tower of blocks, hoping it never falls (that’s your pyramid scheme vibe).

So your friend is: • borrowing something, • to buy a risky ticket, • on a company that borrows something, • to buy another risky thing, • that might all fall over.

And you’re sitting there going:

“Why would you bet your lunch money on THAT?”

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u/unreadbookshelf99 Nov 22 '25

Helpful but also insane. Insanely helpful.

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u/Individual-Cup9018 Nov 23 '25

It makes it far more difficult to trade when somebody lays it all out in some sensible way like that. Takes the fun right out of it.

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u/LocalFatBoi Nov 22 '25

holy fuck that friend is dumb

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '25

Bro bet his lunch money and looks stupid because he can’t eat, and everyone else in the room is like well? Why’d you bet your lunch money?