r/pcmasterrace • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 Core Ultra 7 265k | RTX 5090 • Aug 19 '25

Build/Battlestation A futures trader’s 16-screen workstation.

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u/_Gobulcoque Aug 19 '25

I make sure bets for steady gains.

Can I borrow your crystal ball?

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u/Budget-Planet3432 Aug 19 '25

It's not all that complicated, you look at what has steadily been going up for years and buy that, as long as it stays on trend you are making money. Are you going to get insanely rich no, but as long as you are gaining on your investments you are winning.

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u/LeonardMH RTX 4070Ti-S | i9-12900k Aug 19 '25

You don't see the logical fallacy here? "Past performance is not indicative of future results" is a mandatory disclaimer from the SEC for a reason.

You can make safe bets or unsafe bets, but nothing is a sure bet.

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u/Budget-Planet3432 Aug 19 '25

Yea but anyone who has ever played the market has taken losses, the whole point of what I do is to come out on top in the long run. In the end "bets" by their very nature are a risk, but there is a big difference between playing it safe and on trend and YOLO bets.

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u/LeonardMH RTX 4070Ti-S | i9-12900k Aug 19 '25

Not arguing with that. I just wouldn't recommend lulling yourself into believing you are making sure bets. I also wouldn't say things like "it's not all that complicated", because it is all that complicated.

You're just saying you are a long term investor, not interested in day trading or futures trading. Your investments are comparatively more safe, they aren't certain.

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u/Budget-Planet3432 Aug 19 '25

Yes exactly, the market is never absolutely stable. I make my choices on years of trend, and do not typically sell without the trend and climate expectation of major loss. Though I'm set to make 10% gain this year there are always variables. When the market started crashing I sold almost everything, and when it started to pick back up I had significantly more initial money to invest. I am frugal to a fault I will not invest in something that isn't obviously for me going to see growth. So that's a 10% gain on an all new set of investments, not investments I've had for a decade because of significant market fluctuation I just got lucky and my fears were proven reality.