Chuckle Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 seen the etorro copy a trader thing, some of them seem to be making decent %'s never tried it my self tho just done crypto BTC is a bit up and down atm tho so looking for other things to invest in any ideas? current idea I was thinking air products (APD), their stock is really cheap atm and they are the worlds biggest supplier of helium. CERN/LHC (large hadron collider) in Geneva uses 120 metric ton of liquid helim per run. basically a fuck ton enough for the world to run out of helium by 2022 (the LHC is set to run till 2035) (40% of helium comes from a big helium deposit in Texas, another 20 from kansas the rest of the helium deposits are pretty small) there is another big one discovered in Tanzania but its not being mined yet it was set for 2020 but its been pushed back 2024 so there could be a few years where helium is a highly desired resource (its also used in MRI machines,space stations,satellites) I do not even know if the shortage would drive up or down the price of the main companies stocks tho. not sure how stocks work... also found it extremely funny that its still on easy demand and used in helium balloons when its a none reusable resource (so light that once in released into the atmosphere it drifts off into space) thoughts? also any other ideas welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cena Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 I haven't personally invested in stocks but I know several that do and the majority of them have found success. Some even do it as a full time job, I'll recommend you do it but please do so very cautiously. That Helium idea is pretty good idea imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammer Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Generally most people are better off just investing in index funds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreameo Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) 90 90 90 Rule: 90 percent of traders lose 90 percent of their wealth in 90 days. I wouldn't bother with stocks unless you've learned from a professional. There are very few equity traders (typical joe) who do well. The reality of the game is that you're competing against bots who are competing against other bots. Edited December 10, 2017 by dreameo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staker3000 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 im up 37% total in my investments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THS Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 You're trading against people that have been studying/trained to do this for decades, the 90/90/90 rule is definitely a factor to consider. Prefer ETF's/Index funds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
