Noted, listening and pondering, but have you actually walked into a Game Stop lately?
I used to frequent there all the time. I went about a two weeks ago and it was depressing, slow and a lack of merchandise that even vaguely peaked my interest and I have a hard time fighting against long term fundamentals. So, going long in Block Busters was once a good idea until it wasn't.
I do recognize the short squeeze potential but I also recognize that history repeats itself and I have seen this before and would caution you as a wise investor to take your profits very soon.
As for me, if I do invest, it will be in those horrid Put contracts, you find so detestable.
Also, in addition to my other reply Buying put contracts in an upward trending overexuberant market is overly risky, I was being a troll when making that comment, I was basically saying I'd bet on the downside when his position was to go long and hold the stock.
In reality I would not care as an options trader, whether its fundamentals are sound, because playing options contracts is day trading, not investing. It is a full time job and when I used to do it I would often trade the same stock or ETFs on both sides in the same day buy my calls at opening bell, sell them at the turn then buy puts, ride that down to the turn, sell and by calls to ride it back up.
But if I had large position in the stock itself I would not want to sell but I'd be watching close and getting nervous, however indicators show an arguably moderate upward trend.
From what Blurpy was saying, when I asked if I should buy in the money call contracts and buy some popcorn to watch the show (which he said no to), Had I bought 6k in calls and held for 2 days (which I would never do, it would violate my own rules of trading) I would have made 19k and then playing puts today added another 2400 on the downside.
The puts comment was just trolling because he said to not by on the upside in contracts because of share dissolution, so I trolled him saying his stock was going to crash, in reality it is "in play" and will continue to ridiculous things until a major market move like dow down 1000 and Nasdaq down 350 that is the day GME holder will wish they took their profits.
Yes, I think GME is overvalued. Its health rating is strong but its earnings and long term earnings make it overvalued by its P/E ratio. Then, it's assets to profit ratio are -1.88 vs + 11.8-12 industry standard. So they are actually bleeding profits at a slow pace.
I think it is overvalued but that is going by real world fundamentals. But I have seen overexuberant optimism win over fundaments again and again.
It could break out on Monday with a crazy unnatural bullish push upward for all I know. But I see a company slowly bleeding money which just fired its COO and is not refilling the position. Investors like fat trimming so it jumps up a bit but the reasons they are trimming fat should make long investors nervous.
Noted, listening and pondering, but have you actually walked into a Game Stop lately?
I used to frequent there all the time. I went about a two weeks ago and it was depressing, slow and a lack of merchandise that even vaguely peaked my interest and I have a hard time fighting against long term fundamentals. So, going long in Block Busters was once a good idea until it wasn't.
I think for sure, you should not invest. It doesn't sound right for you.
I would never - EVER - encourage people to invest in something they didn't feel good about, that would always be a bad idea.
Me? I am super happy.
I do recognize the short squeeze potential but I also recognize that history repeats itself and I have seen this before and would caution you as a wise investor to take your profits very soon.
As for me, if I do invest, it will be in those horrid Put contracts, you find so detestable.
I don't find options trading detestable, it simply isn't my cup of tea.
You should probably not get involved. Save your money for an investment that excites you, one that you believe in.
Dumb dumb here with a dumb question.
You mean you would buy the OTM Puts? Because you think the share price is overvalued? Just trying to learn. Thanks.
Also, in addition to my other reply Buying put contracts in an upward trending overexuberant market is overly risky, I was being a troll when making that comment, I was basically saying I'd bet on the downside when his position was to go long and hold the stock.
In reality I would not care as an options trader, whether its fundamentals are sound, because playing options contracts is day trading, not investing. It is a full time job and when I used to do it I would often trade the same stock or ETFs on both sides in the same day buy my calls at opening bell, sell them at the turn then buy puts, ride that down to the turn, sell and by calls to ride it back up.
But if I had large position in the stock itself I would not want to sell but I'd be watching close and getting nervous, however indicators show an arguably moderate upward trend.
From what Blurpy was saying, when I asked if I should buy in the money call contracts and buy some popcorn to watch the show (which he said no to), Had I bought 6k in calls and held for 2 days (which I would never do, it would violate my own rules of trading) I would have made 19k and then playing puts today added another 2400 on the downside.
The puts comment was just trolling because he said to not by on the upside in contracts because of share dissolution, so I trolled him saying his stock was going to crash, in reality it is "in play" and will continue to ridiculous things until a major market move like dow down 1000 and Nasdaq down 350 that is the day GME holder will wish they took their profits.
Yes, I think GME is overvalued. Its health rating is strong but its earnings and long term earnings make it overvalued by its P/E ratio. Then, it's assets to profit ratio are -1.88 vs + 11.8-12 industry standard. So they are actually bleeding profits at a slow pace.
I think it is overvalued but that is going by real world fundamentals. But I have seen overexuberant optimism win over fundaments again and again.
It could break out on Monday with a crazy unnatural bullish push upward for all I know. But I see a company slowly bleeding money which just fired its COO and is not refilling the position. Investors like fat trimming so it jumps up a bit but the reasons they are trimming fat should make long investors nervous.