AKA

croberts45

Don't forget the non lazy non voters. AKA the protest voters that are waiting for the perfect candidate.

Equivalent-Sir-7931

I live 30 miles up the road from the Palm Beach White House AKA Mar-a Lago. The Atlantic didn't get a name change :(

Tobybrent

AKA an import tax American consumers will pay.

NattyLightLover

History is always meaningless in finance except for history repeats, AKA the market always goes up in the long term. Take your liberty bullshit elsewhere and let’s start making money.

ts29

Deduction limitation to 90% of losses on taxes. AKA you could lose money net on gambling and still have to pay taxes as if you won.

NVDAismygod

Donnie himself has indicated he is open to three possibilities on July 9th, telling reporters Wednesday evening that he will be sending letters to tell nations, "This is the deal, you can take it or leave it," but also acknowledging that some deadlines could be extended, and on other fronts, "We're rocking in terms of deals." AKA no one knows what the fuck he’s going to do (except his inner circle, CEOs, family, bankers, Barrons roommate, Melania’s Slovenian neighborhood families, Dons neighbors in Palm beach, his favorite 8th grade teacher, Musk, Karp, and JD Vance’s favorite cousin)

Encripta

I think HOOD went a bit out of hands and big investors want to bring down the price to at least 40/50 to make a safe purchase. Let's see what Trumpito AKA Taco comes up with to drag the market down and make another entry point.

Grand_Struggle859

You will have a hard time during such times if you don't know how to act and live like a poor person (AKA been too privileged, or used excessive credit). Your best defense in a poor land is to act poor.

Forsaken_Doctor3896

Just a head of for BURU bag holders, the company has 2 months left of money. AKA their bankrupt

Sn0wDazzle

Uhh... and how is what you're saying anything other than a classic fallacy of this-is-my-experience-therefore-it-must-be-true-everywhere? You and your business are a sample size of n = 1. >you’re confusing inflation theory with operational reality. Wut? CPI data is data, not theory. AKA reality.

Happy_Discussion_536

>Because Scotty B said "don't buy bonds" >Look at the front page of Bloomberg you fuckin troglodyte u/moorhound you should be banned for the fucking bullshit and misinformation you spread. >Bessent Says He Wouldn't Boost Long-Term Bond Sales at Today's Rates https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-30/bessent-says-current-yields-mean-no-sense-in-long-debt-ramp-up Holy fuck you are stupid. He literally said he won't boost sales. Which means he won't issue more until rates go down. AKA "bond vigilantes" have no leg to stand on that rates will go up.

retarded-salami

AKA revenge trading

NarrowWeb8680

AKA he’ll stop calling and start telling us to boost teslur

RelativeContest4168

You can have my empire of dirt AKA 100k in an vanguard account in boomer stocks,

vondyblue

july 3, 2025. 7/3/25. 7 + 3 + 25 = 35, a PRIME (!!!) number that is the exact length of the twin masonic pillars ("*For the front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits long*" - [*II Chronicles 3:15-17*](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Chronicles%203%3A15-17&version=NIV)). Coincidence??? It's also on a Thursday, AKA Thor's Day (⚡️) ... Thor wields Mjölnir, forged from \*\*electromagnetic\*\* metal. Electromagnets? The tech in Tesla's car motors??? And $330 strike price? 3+3=6. 3x3=9. Nikola Tesla had an obsession with 3-6-9 as a pattern which was the 'key to the secrets of the universe'. 🤯🌌 BULLSIH 🚀

janenotdaria

“Industries of the future” AKA his purse.

goliath227

he didn't say it only benefits maga's, he is saying that the market is being propped up due to political (MAGA) purposes. AKA trump is trying to keep the stock market high because his popularity ratings are usually tied somewhat to the market

SavvyTraveler86548

Because “I did better under him last time.” AKA: I’m racist af and this person could do nothing wrong because he Hates non-whites.

DieselPoweredLaptop

gotta work through the order book. if you set a limit 11.50 on a 1.50 stock, you'd be so far back in the book it just wouldn't get filled. This is what generates a 'sell wall' or a 'buy wall' - a large block of open orders at a certain price (AKA resistance levels). Built up open orders at certain price points just waiting to be filled (or cancelled, called spoofing)

Thebbwe

Bet against the majority every time. Every single incidence is an event targeted at stealing the majorities money. AKA how they make the most money possible. They profit whether or not the price goes down, but now they are using Trump as a speaker of it, kind if how Musk was for crypto in 2020. Think of the news as a signal, but really think. What does the news make you want to do, what would the news make the majority do. What do you think the news really means, and what are the majority doing right now. Always bet soundly on the opposite of the majority. If the news makes you want to do something specific always do the opposite. Don't be a long term holder either, always take profit. Everything is so volatile that you will be winning one day and losing on the very next. So as you make profit, take profit and always bet on the majority losing money.

Gym_Noob134

Quantum encryption already exists and any blockchain worth its salt has the ability to proactively patch in QE. Quantum lattice encryption for example. Factorial encryption (what supercomputers use) is inefficient as scaling towards infinity. AKA inefficiencies of humanity when compared to the laws of the cosmos. Turns out the universe is pretty damn efficient at scaling towards infinity. Which quantum lattice encryption exploits. It takes 2 or more real points in spacetime and the encryption key is a specific path to link those points in spacetime. This drives up the compute astronomically, to the point even quantum universal computers won’t be able to break it.

arcadefire08

Recently I've realized one thing though, if the job of the fed is to stabilize the economy, and a US default hurts the economy to that degree, isn't it the fed's job to make sure it doesn't happen, even if it means being forced into helping someone bent on destroying themselves? (the government budget) Even if that's not how it's supposed to work, don't you think the fed would step in to help the one walking into a fire, so the damage is minimized? AKA print money? Even if that essentially means the fed kinda has lost autonomy and is doing what the government leaders want?

FunQuestion

It’s because for some of us retirement procrastinators (AKA people who graduated into a recession, didn’t have parents pay for our college, got laid off during Covid, etc.) that mini crash was kind of a lifeline if you had some access to cash. I had been saving cash instead of investing it since Trump was elected because I just had a feeling and was nervous to put into the market. Maxed out my 2024 Roth IRA that day in April and got most of the way to maxing out my 2025 by dropping $10k total. If it tanks now, that will obviously suck for me. But it really helped me catch up after being way behind in my retirement savings.

BKyleS

AKA due diligence.

En_Route_2_FYB

Reddit are censoring criticism of Trump now. AKA mass media is more controlled then ever

Ornery-Turn-373

Goldman and JP Morgan did a green shoe option with CRCL ipo .. AKA they will keep pumping this thing. Load the boat!!$

Notmikeyouidiot

sELL $593P FOR -70% OR RIDE THEM TO THE MOZERLAND AKA ZERO

Mr_Hobbyist

Iran says they "launched one missile for every bomb dropped on us" AKA this was a token, theatrical attack.

DLD1123

When America starts dishing out world peace AKA freedom load the fucking boat it’s about to grab assets

Capt_reefr

No interest until you get assigned AND you don't have cash to take the stock. Example say you sell nvda 140 puts and take assignment for 14000. If you have 14k available you just buy the shares for 14k. If you don't have 14k the juice starts running AKA margin.

andrew303710

The Fed has to look forward, not backward - yeah inflation has come down from its peak, but the OECD is projecting U.S. inflation could hit 4% by end of 2025 specifically because of Trump's tariff policies. That’s double the Fed’s target. The problem is Trump’s tariffs create the disastrous economic situation where you get higher inflation AND slower growth at the same time, AKA stagflation. If Powell cuts rates now while tariffs are about to jack up prices on everything from groceries to cars, he’d basically be throwing gas on the inflation fire. Powell has been warning about stagflation ever since Trump started his moronic tariff crusade. TRUMP is the reason for no rate cuts, not Powell. Without Trump's disastrous and unpredictable tariff policies he would surely cut rates but it's simply too risky to do so when there's a good chance Trump could randomly decide to slap a 100% tariff rate on everybody.

nubtraveler

You should maximise shareholder value, AKA: get back to work

CSCAnalytics

Just buy one globally diversified equities fund like VT that owns every relevant public company on the planet. That way you reap the gains of the top performing companies every year. Studies show that only the top 4% of companies account for most of the overall market gains annually. Studies also show that passive investment index funds have a higher expected return than active portfolio management. AKA there’s no logical reason to actively manage a portfolio, or even invest in professionally managed active funds, if your goal is to “make money” long term when passive funds are easily accessible nowadays. Studies also show that 99% of individuals stocks don’t even beat treasury bills long term, and ~50% of public companies in 1996 have either gone bankrupt or delisted due to corporate failure. Don’t believe me? Read Bessembinder’s recent study on individual stocks vs. t-bills. Plus, with VT you outsource portfolio management to Vanguard for pennies. Something like a 0.07% expense ratio for them to manage all your sector and region allocations / rebalancing. The time and energy saved managing a portfolio alone would be worth it for most people, use the time saved to do something productive like learning a career skill or increasing your income.

CJBlueNorther

This is why I don't subscribe to the whole idea that institutions are out to trade against retail traders. Buying at 10 AM is the easiest fucking money you'll ever make and all us crayon eating apes do just that. You'd think the whales would selling this shit hard sometimes just to keep everyone on their toes, but nope, they let us indulge every fucking day. It's not retail in it's entirety that institutions prey upon, it's just dumb fucks, AKA bers.

eyerollingsex

Create an immigrant problem Give a reason to have a police state AKA ICE lurking around cities 24/7 _what happens next?_

Tasty-Laugh-5618

r/MillionBEAR_ AKA r/bullrfuk Just on a mission to be too poster and too karma today lmao 🤣

Critical-Syrup5619

"when properly collected" "depending on the situation" Sounds like a lot of assumptions to me. AKA, a lot of variables. Plenty of credible labs websites say quite clearly "typically 90 days, but can go up to 1 year."

Ready2gambleboomer

[*^(AMD shares rise 10% after analysts say they expect a 'snapback')*](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/16/amd-shares-rise-10percent-after-analysts-say-they-expect-a-snapback.html) *^(AKA we own a shit ton of this mofo and we're gonna unload them on the Muppets.)*

NVDAismygod

BoFa downgraded Coreweave from Buy to Hold then moves it price target to $185 from $76 AKA we don’t know what the fuck we are doing and just make up shit

skychief99

The USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is moving to the Middle East “without delay” amid the growing conflict between Israel and Iran, a US official told CNN. AKA "De-escalation" according to the Wall Street Journal LMAO!

andytobbles

The biggest losers are those who don’t even invest in the market AKA 90% of the US

anywhoaroundhere

2008: I figured the same thing about Irish banks, so I bought Allied Irish Bank ADRs. Turns out AIB was the “bad bank” responsible for buying troubled assets. That tuition payment (AKA loss) kept me out of individual stocks for about 4 years.

Simple-One-6705

Trump already removed US personnel in Iran last tuesday. AKA, this escalation was known to be brewing. However, the thing that doesn't make sense to me; Iran apparently is smart enough to build nuclear weapons, but is apparently stupid enough to escalate this firing missiles at israel, potentially fueling a conflict including the US. Let's be real, Iran vs the West, specially the US, it'll be reduced to ashes in no time. It doesn't make a lot of sense..

Albin4president2028

Considering waymo gives 250k+ rides a week. And is still not making profit when they have actual tech. And people aren't out to take down waymo (besides the 3 in LA) like they are tesla. Even if tesla released robotaxies that somehow dont spontaneously catch on fire and lock people in Elon alienated the people who do use ride shares and where it is most profitable. AKA liberal cities. 100% vaporware 👍.

Infinite_Time_8952

AKA, Hunters Huge Hog.

TheTonyExpress

> “For six months” AKA until Yam Tits McGee blows up the deal again in a fit of pique.

vinsite

AKA. We can't make a single fucking deal!

im_a_stapler

AKA tariffs will definitely change again

VirtualBeyond6116

AKA = I broke everything, but if I fix it 10%, then you owe me absolute praise and loyalty,,, and a commission.

AnalLingus217

AKA SINGLE Income No Kids/Stay At Home Dog Parent

Rich-Concept5500

"Give a man an option he eats for a day. Teach a man about options and he starves for the rest of his life and goes broke" - Siddharta Gautama (AKA Buddha)

OutOfBounds11

Amorphous alloys AKA Bulk metallic glass AKA LiquidMetal

Ab386

Thanks. I was hesitant because ove already lost an option before and added a lot to my watchlist nd saw like 80% of em down. Then saw all the "YOLO" AKA gambling with options so I wasn't sure if it's strategic or straight up gamble

Runkleford

Oh you mean the point that you're trying to make the criticisms sound invalid by comparing this to a cancer cure? AKA strawman argument? Keep crying about people pointing out your brain dead take. LOL

Sizzlinbettas

95% loss "i'm back" if you just read the last line you typed all day every day I don't think you'd lose your delusion Sincerely, Tyler (AKA - a highly regarded and degenerate male). -this is the only truth to your statements you are not back, you are you you clearly think you are smarter than those around you, while clearly being the greater fool "Considered launching a hedge fund"- what drugs are you on...beyond the fact degrees and certificates you most surely do not have on top you need to be an accredited investor, which again you surely aren't Congrats you aren't even on the same planet with rest of us best of luck clicking random numbers on the roulette wheel as the rest of the world gets your money

Reptilian_American06

AKA: Noel Moska, Leon Moco

HesitantInvestor0

It depends on how you define "cooking the numbers" IMO. Regarding the job market, what do you think of the fact that millions who have dropped out of the workforce and stopped looking aren't counted in the unemployment data? What do you think about the fact that most job growth is in low paying sectors? What do you think about the fact that people with multiple jobs are misrepresented in the data to signal multiple employed people? Regarding CPI, what do you think about the fact that they routinely swap out higher cost goods for lower cost goods to reflect anticipated changes in spending? AKA if "Beef" is counted as one pound of steak is next month swapped to one pound of minced beef, the data shows a decline in beef prices. Meanwhile both steak and minced beef have actually risen in price. That is a real example of which there are many in the CPI data. You can say that's not cooking the numbers, but what would you call it? It certainly misaligns with reality on pricing, and you can see how it benefits them to do so. If the idea is to give the most accurate reflection of unemployment and pricing, you wouldn't exclude unemployed people who have given up on searching because the job market sucks, and you wouldn't continually swap out goods for cheaper "like" goods. The fact that a drop in unemployment can show up in data at the same time more people are without work, or that CPI can decrease while aggregate prices rise, may not qualify to you as "cooking the books" but it's definitely not honest, accurate, or useful in explaining the economy.

Opster79two

Steve Bannon, AKA the ugliest guy waiting in the parking lot for the liquor store to open.

AlarmedCockroach3147

Press secretary AKA TACO BELLE

lowguns3

AKA flat

theprostateprophet

AKA Quantitative easing using the back door method.

Ambitious-Raise8107

One of which is quite literally the ability to postpone and cancel elections without declaring a state of emergency. AKA: the dictator special

Bitfarms

AKA I used to AMC

youllbetheprince

AKA sensible migration policy.

k3t4mine

Delta neutral, long volatility. AKA the long straddle. One of the better option plays right now IMO. Did you deliberately enter a long straddle, or was it just a coincidence?

Shs21

AKA asset inflation and you see it in rising PEs.

Street-Badger

TSLA’s main product now is pure unreason, AKA burned bear corpses.  And business is good

dasgoose245

Hi [r/investing](https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/) I am 33 years old and would like to start investing on my own but I am pretty lost and looking for some advice how how to do this. Some advice i am looking for is some 'general rule of thumbs' where i can take X amount each month from my paychecks and invest them but not be extremely involved/obsessive about it. AKA i don't want to wake up every day and 'make moves' which i think is a pretty normal thing to expect? Here is some info about me. I am looking to take about 10k from my HYSA (3.6% rate atm) account and invest it. I currently have a Charles Schwab account and have done a tad bit. \-I max out my 401k and get company match \-I have a HSA account but not max it (i put 1,200 in a year work gives $500 - should i take a portion of my 10k and max that first?) \-The only debt i have is a mortgage (2.99% interest rate) so it seems better to at minimum leave money in my HYSA rather than pay off mortgage. \-I have about $1,000/mo leftover to invest and would like to start doing the right thing now. \-This ideally would be money for retirement so i suppose some safer and some more aggressive? I think what I am looking for are some safe stocks/index funds to invest in. Also how to go about knowing when to buy more? A friend of mine says a 5% drop from a 30 day high? Right now I have a few shares of **JEPQ and FCNTX** I was looking into **VGT** and **VOO** as well? If any more info is needed please let me know, and please don't solicit via chat with paid services. Thanks!

IntrepidFarmer5666

This MF proving my point that only way to win with options is having lots of liquidity to cover AKA fucking institutions  #RETARD

Unlikely-Let-362

Last Monday we were promised a deal with India amgonst many other deals, they never came. We still pumped LOL. This week we will pump over maybe the chance the us and china get on the same page and some duxking retarded from Germany visiting the White House. There are ZERO deals on deck, but don’t worry we might have some. In the mean time EU prepares countermeasures that they will NEVER EVER implement because the EU is absolutely spineless. AKA SPY 610 this week.

simwes70

No change in tariffs from here => SP500 @ 7K EOY Crippling tariffs 30% on noth China & EU => SP500 @ 8K EOY Complete full r-tard embargo tariffs 50%+ on china + EU => SP500 @ 10K EOY AKA "climb the all of worry" aka stonks always go up AKA BTFD AKA TAX/RATE CUTS BRUH I have increased my dry powder but never sell my core positions.

BagelsRTheHoleTruth

There are moneyed interests that know trump is a tool, but think he can be a useful one for them by maintaining the status quo. Lower tax rates, less regulation - basically letting wall street call the shots. Think Jamie Dimon. Then there are moneyed interests who despise the status quo and have made it their mission to tear down the US administrative state, and replace it with something different entirely. Corporate and religious city-states run as quasi monarchies. Think Peter Thiel. There are yet other moneyed interests that are true believers in the idea that Trump is helping to bring about the return of Jesus Christ and the end of the world as we know it. Think The Fellowship Foundation (AKA The Family). All of these interests have their hooks into Taco Don to some extent. Of course, he's only out for himself, so it remains to be seen what he'll actually do, but it's sure looking to me like he's veering toward the second and third category.

Gileaders

AKA the TACO policy.

TheInkDon1

Hi, sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you. I was really thinking over what you said, and trying to really understand it. I'm not one to just ignore a reply that maybe goes over my head. Thanks for the compliment, and you seem very smart too, and probably much more knowledgeable and experienced in these things than I am. I respect that and want to learn from people like you. But I guess first: what exactly IS a Diagonal Call Spread? Because you see different definitions/setups. [Optionstrat ](https://optionstrat.com/yayVRsUOwnsh)says "AKA, the PMCC." So to me that's a fairly-ITM LEAPS Call with maybe a monthly Call sold against it. And to your point about saving $200 on a $4000 Call, and that percent savings (it's 5%) not really being a "poor man's" CC, I've always thought the "poor man" idea meant that you're only ponying up a fraction of the share price to buy the Call. Hence, you can afford to do CCs on tickers you otherwise might not. And in my NVDA example, it was a $3.35 30DTE Call sold against a $44.40 386DTE Call. There are almost 13 30-days in 386 days, so 13 x 3.35 = 43.55. At the end of the campaign you've essentially paid for the long Call, and yet it's still worth what it's worth. And 3.35/43.55 is a 7.7% monthly return on capital. That's why I run them. But back to "Diagonal Call Spreads": [OptionAlpha ](https://optionalpha.com/strategies/call-diagonal-spread)says they can be Bullish (the PMCC) or Bearish, which it says is a *short-term strategy* that's a short-term Call sold maybe ATM, and a longer-term Call bought maybe a strike higher. [OptionsPlaybook ](https://www.optionsplaybook.com/option-strategies/diagonal-call-spread)is similar, and that site doesn't even seem to cover the PMCC. I don't do the Bearish variant. *Is that what you were thinking of when you answered?* That article speaks to volatility impacts on that Bear variant, and I think I get that. But for the PMCC, do you think that a change in volatility really has that much bearing? I mean, I get it: volatility goes up --> the value/price of the short option goes up (more than the long option, because of the time component). And in your account that'll certainly "look" like you're losing money (the thing you're short is worth more). **But at expiration**, the short Call is worth zero if it's OTM. And even if it's ITM, it's only 'worth' how deep ITM it is. No extrinsic value for volatility to act on.

defaultedebt

"I don't like the data, so the government must be lying about the data." That sounds a lot like what the maga crowd say. And FYI, [it's proven](https://www.fisherinvestments.com/en-us/insights/market-commentary/partisan-perceptions-perk-up-again-in-economic-sentiment) that views on how the economy feels is highly partisan. AKA when a dem is president dems think the economy is going to be great and republicans have negative sentiment. Vice versa for when a republican is president.

iwasshotbyatigeronce

🌮 AKA Mr. Nice Guy

astrophysics23

Alright you plastic-pilled legends, gather ’round. It’s time to talk about PureCycle ($PCT) — a company that turns trash into high-purity cash… and is about to turn short sellers into mulch. 📈 THE BULL CASE (AKA “WHY THIS STOCK IS A LIT FUSE”): • 🏭 Factory Online: Shorts bet Ironton wouldn’t work. It works. 90%+ uptime. Resin flowing. Bears seething. • 💵 Revenue Printing: First-ever revenue just dropped ($1.6M) — no more “pre-revenue startup” cope. • 🔬 P&G Is Testing It: Procter & f\*\*\*ing Gamble is in final stages of testing their resin. Big leagues only. They've also promoted their partnership at conferences. • 📦 15 MILLION Pounds of Resin Ready: Literal mountains of plastic just sitting, waiting for a mega-deal. • 🧠 Stanley Druckenmiller Bought In: Billionaire macro god said “yes.” Shorts should’ve said “no.” • 🫣 Short Interest is UNREAL: • Over 50 MILLION shares short • Over 36% of float • 16.8 days to cover Translation: this thing farts and shorts will panic-buy each other’s grandma’s house. 🔒 INSIDERS HOLDING TIGHT • Execs and early investors are locked in like chastity belts at Comic-Con. • That means the tradable float is TINY. Add 50M short shares on top? That’s a squeeze cocktail with a rocket chaser. ESG? MORE LIKE ES-GEESUS Recycling plastic into virgin-grade gold. Whole industry’s broken, and these guys are fixing it while shorts are still Googling “what is polypropylene.” For real though, I've spent years reviewing every conference call, reviewing technical reports, and talking to engineers. And I didn't post until now because I didn't want to post something when there was still doubt. But now, there's no doubt. These guys are gonna pull it off. ⸻ TL;DR: Bears bet on failure. They got a functioning plant and 15M pounds of premium goop instead. Stan D’s in. P&G’s testing. Shorts are trapped in a polymer death spiral. This is ESG meets WSB. Green tech with red candles for bears. Not financial advice. Just a guy who thinks plastic is sexy when it prints. Do your own DD

OtherDonkey2183

Its green and bears are rejoicing. AKA buy calls bigly

Ok-Influence-3790

The free market capitalism party AKA the republicans went full communist though

Hugheston987

Supposed to be "Gross Unprofessionalism and Hatred" AKA: "GUH"

RememberTooSmile

Ok? Post is talking about the average tesla investor AKA retail

CountyKyndrid

"The Art of the Deal" AKA burning the most successful economic partnerships in human history in exchange for.... *nothing*

the-samizdat

apple has invested $245 billion into china in the last ten years. to put that in perspective, the Marshall Plan, (AKA EU Recovery Program) provided a total of $13.3 billion in aid or 135 billion in today’s value.

EdgeOverAverage

Nvda earnings is next week. AKA this markets Death Star. 🌟 Thanks Trump for this morning though 🥹 https://preview.redd.it/4238wxbwtk2f1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=669b9f52c8629b93ab9f119de64f3050c1ada132

table-bodied

250m AKA a rounding error AKA the amount $TRUMP coin made within a few hours of launch

DrCoomer_1

I could go into depth about how we cannot create time travel without first having created the reality of that future AKA we need to get to 2035 to make that time machine to then get back to 2025 But Trump is autistic enough for over day you don't need my autism too

Old-Tangelo-861

AKA manipulate European stock exchanges lower over what amounts to a rounding error.

Fancy_Cattle_5914

ITS DOWN .01% AKA DUMPING! SELL EVERYTHING! 

Donp06

AKA stay away from them smh

bubblegum-rose

AKA the “pour a dump truck full of money onto Elon missile defense system”

woohoo_zipline

I've used UnitedHealth for several years. Never had an issue. They're not as bad as people make them out to be. They may cross the line in favor of greed in some circumstances. That's what successful businesses do. Their network and coverage is unmatched. They've got employer and federal insurance locked down because of scale and cost of their services. 10% of the population purchases their own health insurance AKA "direct-purchase" health care. That's a relatively small number. And many still may choose UNH after carefully considering cost, network and plan offerings. In 2023, direct-purchase health insurance coverage in the U.S. increased to 10.2% of the population, according to the Census Bureau. This type of coverage, often purchased through the [Affordable Care Act (ACA)](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=c040be438cc12ffb&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS1132US1132&cs=0&sxsrf=AHTn8zp2svi2CIYc_d_5R2WDXL_Lb-5lZw%3A1747851519670&q=Affordable+Care+Act+%28ACA%29&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjS1p6nlrWNAxWvj4kEHXQDMEQQxccNegQIBBAB&mstk=AUtExfAOJoLpQLmUW_1S4D6HFN0PsxVE92VoNfKy4wLV1jTc-iHgxLxYvXvGbpArFRSQUgGcUgZp17S6XCt_BjlBSiuX0pbAE8seXcaC212OBttTqFFNfEchHCQ3DitOoE6glvauu1qvgcYHa0uCG1_KkEtmSN7oRAtx2W8gUNLho62qp584iEAY0CgrG55WlrsBbMrw59o56-K4kwXnX-m9yWGSa_OKpQPELQ-rjxjTgnfluLkEJfDUL9gncHvbIJ-mv2W-YZaxCH1UoEtrTXBZjVV8&csui=3) marketplaces, was more prevalent than TRICARE (2.8%) and [VA/CHAMPVA](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=c040be438cc12ffb&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS1132US1132&cs=0&sxsrf=AHTn8zp2svi2CIYc_d_5R2WDXL_Lb-5lZw%3A1747851519670&q=VA%2FCHAMPVA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjS1p6nlrWNAxWvj4kEHXQDMEQQxccNegQIBBAC&mstk=AUtExfAOJoLpQLmUW_1S4D6HFN0PsxVE92VoNfKy4wLV1jTc-iHgxLxYvXvGbpArFRSQUgGcUgZp17S6XCt_BjlBSiuX0pbAE8seXcaC212OBttTqFFNfEchHCQ3DitOoE6glvauu1qvgcYHa0uCG1_KkEtmSN7oRAtx2W8gUNLho62qp584iEAY0CgrG55WlrsBbMrw59o56-K4kwXnX-m9yWGSa_OKpQPELQ-rjxjTgnfluLkEJfDUL9gncHvbIJ-mv2W-YZaxCH1UoEtrTXBZjVV8&csui=3) coverage (0.9%), but less common than employment-based coverage (53.7%), Medicare (18.9%), or Medicaid (17.8%). 

TheDiligentDog

I know it's late but did you mean options volume expiring 30th May? AKA that puts with $2.00 strike have 45k open interest whereas $3.00 (much closer to actual price at the time) only 38k? 

jcpham

Reminds me of Bitcoin denominated loans with no collateral. AKA a gift

RandolphE6

The last time they were not overpriced AKA the historical average was back in 2009. People have been making these posts everyday since then. Perhaps you can afford to sit and wait for another decade and a half of market gains.

Tiny-nibbler

"Your guilty conscience may force you to vote Democratic, but deep down inside you secretly long for a cold-hearted Republican to lower taxes, brutalize criminals, and rule you like a king. That's why I did this: to protect you from yourselves." Robert Underdunk Terwilliger AKA Sideshow Bob

WormFuckerNi66a

“TD securities” downgrades and cuts PT to $308 and downgrades to hold. AKA “we/our investors shorted the fuck out of UNH and are getting squeezed”

lucy_throwaway

I'm warning you just so in a few months I can look cool. They *have* to sacrifice profits to turn the tide on losing business due to massive unpopularity for claim denial practices. Profit will go down for the next few quarters because they will approve more claims or if they don't start approving more claims they will hemorrhage customers also reducing profit. If they aren't generous enough both of those things happen. The 15% cut to medicare/medicaid would justify a 25% drop until at LEAST the midterms assuming the dems win a majority and the risk of a big cut won't disappear until they take congress or the oval office. AKA the length of these contracts that risk is priced in. The alleged criminal investigation in a worst case scenario would work out to losing 35% of their revenue overnight if kicked off CMS for 5 years--I don't think it will happen but that risk will be priced in until it's resolved-- just like the above mentioned ones. There's a real case that 300 is undervalued but even if every single risk comes to pass by the time UNH hits 500 you'll have shed a huge portion of your time value for calls that *might* end up $10-20 ITM and run a huge risk of expiring worthless. You have enough money to buy NTM or ITM calls, why not take the easy money?

rosujin

Who’s paying for the 747, AKA Con Air?

Candlelight_Fant4sia

AKA Fake Self Drive

FarrisAT

AKA not Full Self Drive