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Now that naivete and gullibility are all the rage once again, all the quantum computing companies (sporting zero revenue and giant losses) are the prettiest girls in town. You will kindly note they are all fighting against gargantuan mountains of overhead supply.
The multi-hundred-percent ascent of CAR in a matter of days has been historic. Everyone’s waiting to see who doesn’t have a chair once the music stops.
The small caps have completely reversed every penny of their drop. It’s looking like a lifetime high close today.
The bears have been absolutely smashed in April, and the month isn’t even half over. To be clear, I’m still sporting a healthy profit for 2026, far outpacing the market in general, but my experience since March 30th has been an anesthesia-free vasectomy. It’s been awful, and today isn’t any different.
So, I know I have my bias. Controlling that bias is what ensures I stay solvent and profitable. But in trading nobody gets rid of their bias, they merely control it. I can go long or short and enjoy the profits and handle the losses just fine. I prefer bear markets because I am simply more comfortable trading them, the profits come more easily for me personally, and the world makes a little more sense to me. When we are in the midst of bull markets, I admit I am just not comfortable.
I have learned to trade them a bit better, but at my core I feel like bull markets tend to benefit the masses for ineptness. Now before anyone gets in a tizzy, I’m not trying to say, “All bulls this” and “All bears that”. What I mean is that bear markets, in my perspective, tend to separate the kids from the adults, so to speak. When in the midst of a market storm, there are those who know how to play, those who know they don’t do well and stand on the sidelines, and then those who get smashed to bits. Bear markets feel like a rite of passage. If you can survive them, then you can survive anything.
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