Sam The TraderGeek

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Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

Over the last 30 years, the S&P 500’s cumulative gains have come almost entirely when markets are closed. The recent surge from the lows to new highs is a sharp break from that pattern, with roughly 70% of the advance occurring during regular trading hours, a profile that strongly points to sustained institutional buying rather than just overnight gap moves. Source: @DataTrekMB

"Don't talk to me about how well you traded in 2020. My cat traded well in 2020." @RagheeHorner #ragheeisms

🚨 Security Alert: A client's brother lost $40K after likely clicking on a fake iMessage link that let hackers access his Fidelity account and wire money out. Protect yourself by calling your broker or custodian and putting protections against wire and other electronic transfers on your account without verbal or other handwritten signature authorization. On your iPhone, reduce the incidence of fake messages reaching your eyes: Go to Settings → Messages → Unknown Senders and turn on "Screen Unknown Senders" Enable Filter Spam Under Text Message Filter, choose Text Message Filter or another spam filtering service you might subscribe to. Never click suspicious links, even if they look like Apple or your bank/brokerage firm. 🔒

As a CPA & tax preparer, I get a front row seat to many traders' activity. When I see huge losses in the Form 1099, I always anticipate seeing trades that are too big. Unless you're running a hedge fund or managing money, slinging 700 calls of anything at once is way way too big.

🚨 New scam: fake “Apple Pay fraud alerts” via text are tricking people into approving their own transfers — money that’s almost impossible to get back. Do NOT tap links or call numbers. bit.ly/themoneygeek-D…

Cheap tax preparation never is. I see this every year when I review new clients' past returns. It almost always costs you in the form of overpaid taxes, higher rates, interest, or penalties. Cheap tax preparation includes self-preparation. You don't know what you don't know.

Trade Like a Pro? It’s Time to Be Taxed Like One bit.ly/tradergeek-TTS…

Trade Like a Pro? It’s Time to Be Taxed Like One bit.ly/tradergeek-TTS…

Music Trivia: Tony Burrows was the king of anonymous hits fronting one time studio bands Edison Lighthouse, Brotherhood of Man, White Plains, The Pipkins, The First Class, and The Flower Pot Men, all landing big chart (top 20) records in the late 60s and 70s. Yet when he finally released “Melanie Makes Me Smile” under his own name in 1970, it only climbed to No. 87 on the Hot 100. Sometimes the voice is famous, but the name never is.

$SPY $QQQ $DIA $IWM unofficially, for the week: The S&P 500 fell 2.12%, the Nasdaq declined 3.23%, the Dow fell 0.9%, and IWM smallcaps inched up +0.31% for the week. Have a great weekend, all!

All this market drama today because $NFLX raised prices. Who knew? 😂

@Chartfest1 “I would rather die and go to hell than sell an annuity.”

Saw this headline on Marketwatch and all I can think of is Ken Fisher.

Why You Shouldn’t Trust the Postmark Anymore by @TheMoneyGeek bit.ly/themoneygeek-p…

No Paper, Only Plastic or Digital: Welcome to Tax Filing Season 2026 by @TheMoneyGeek bit.ly/themoneygeek-t…

It's not a surprise to anyone that energy is up this week, but what may be a surprise is that the $XLK and equal weight $RSPT technology ETFs are up 1.2% and 3.8% so far this week.

$NYSE new lows today = 78 $NYSE new highs today = 32 New highs are less than 1/2 of the new lows New lows staying under 100 is a positive

@Chartfest1 Dow Jones should Just Do It! I'll show myself out. 😂

The only thing that can save NKE is getting kicked out of the Dow.

Happy 17th Bull Market Anniversary! March 9, 2009, marked the end of the financial crisis and the official start of arguably one of the best bull markets of our lives.