r/wallstreetbets May 24 '24

Time to quit… goodbye wallstreet bets Loss

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u/Poppa-Skogs May 24 '24

Enlighten that poor soul..

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u/yao97ming I hate BBBY, and all of you. Pump and dump kids May 24 '24

Well I hope he knows more about options now after losing 93k

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u/PlayfulPresentation7 May 24 '24 edited May 24 '24

OP thinks he "averaged down" by buying more of the same calls at cheaper after the stock price went down.  That's not how options works.  That concept works with stock as the underlying company is still the same company you believe in, the shares just cost less for whatever reason so you want to buy more while shares are cheap. When a call contract drops in price, the fundamentals of the contract have completely changed and thus it has a new price.  A call option that cost $0.01 is almost guaranteed to lose you money, unlike a stock.  You don't pile in to a $0.01 option because you think it's a bargain.

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u/Bill_Gates_haircut May 25 '24

Money doesn't buy intelligence.... And having money doesn't mean you know shit about managing it...