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Comment on I built a free game where you try to beat a couch at timing the market. Over 80k plays later, the couch usually wins.

Katana314@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

It’s a little scary to learn that the reason the stock market graphs are always so jagged minute to minute through the day is because of people like these.

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noir_chat@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
there’s opportunity in trading. but to assume you’ll get the benefit is very similar to assuming you’ll beat the casino. it’s possible, but unlikely, especially in the long term.

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- terranoid@lemmy.cafe ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  ironic that you say you’ll lose in the long term, given that investing long term in an index fund is one of the safest ways to invest.
  
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  - noir_chat@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    yeah, that’s the whole point of the game. “trading” is the one that will not work in the long term. staying in the index fund is the good option.
    
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    pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Well you can game volatile stocks and you can buy and sell whenever you feel like it. Stuff like Tesla you know they’re gonna swing down or swing up because shit’s just so manipulated
    
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  - MajinBlayze@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    The loss on this case is “relative to an index fund”
    
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