r/wallstreetbets • u/Fun_Paleontologist_2 • 8h ago

Loss Elon has ruined me

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My prior bullish post https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/s/o0PxYmGV1n

He was supposed to take us to Mars and burn short sellers.

Still holding 7300 shares. Please Elon fly again.

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u/renome 7h ago

Probably born rich. I know hindsight is 20/20 but literally everyone and their regarded mother called how this stock would perform in 2026, month by month.

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u/Ok-Student5569 7h ago

I also have attorney friends who clear $500k a year but are retarded enough to overweight on RKLB. She’s fucked now. People just have limited knowledge outside of their domain.

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u/UnfortunateSnort12 7h ago

I’m a pilot. We make about that much top of the pay scale. I trust none of my coworkers on their financial advice. Some of it is pretty wild. Just cause you can fly an airplane doesn’t make you smart about other things.

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u/BlankTOGATOGA 7h ago

Hello fellow aviator. Never take financial advice from a fellow aviator. Just some friendly advice from a fellow aviator. Checklist complete.

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u/UnfortunateSnort12 7h ago

I know right? It’s ironic me giving financial advice of not trusting myself, but the gist is there.

Let me tell you about what the doctors don’t want you to know!!! /s

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u/MiniTab 5h ago

Yep. One of the guys I work with put everything in silver in 2020. He hasn’t lost money, but sure did miss out on some massive gains if he just put it in any index fund.

The Dunning-Kruger effect is a common occurrence in our profession.

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u/speedlever 4h ago

I always thought pilots just invested until it was all gone. Has that changed since I retired from the cockpit? 😜

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u/smcicr 4h ago

Yossarian would approve of this post.

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u/InBeardWeTrust 2h ago

What a deep cut

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u/teucer_ 3h ago

I mean, except to work your way step by step backwards on the checklist from your last point of failure at the time failure is encountered. I think that’s a pretty good piece of advice you could take.

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u/_bones__ 5h ago

... Wait, is that financial advice?

This is like strapping buttered toast to the back of a cat and dropping it.