#scalpers

Are you kidding me?

(icymi, there was a 100 IV Mewtwo event in New York available only to invited influencers, press, and other content creators, Polygon article here)

Fast trading doesn't necessarily mean reckless trading.

Scalping is often misunderstood as simply clicking the buy and sell buttons as quickly as possible. In reality, effective scalping follows structured rules, disciplined execution, and careful risk control.

The objective isn't to predict every market move perfectly.

Instead, many scalpers attempt to identify short-term opportunities where market conditions align with their trading strategy.

Some traders monitor brief price imbalances, temporary pullbacks, or momentum shifts before entering positions. Others combine technical indicators with price action to improve trade selection. Whatever the approach, consistency is generally more important than excitement.

One challenge every scalper faces is transaction cost.

When your target is only a few pips, spreads, commissions, and slippage can have a much greater impact on profitability than they might for longer-term traders. This is why many scalpers pay close attention to broker execution quality, platform stability, and market liquidity.

Risk management also deserves equal attention.

Rather than increasing position sizes after losses, disciplined traders usually follow predefined risk parameters, use stop-loss orders appropriately, and review their performance regularly to identify areas for improvement.

Scalping is not suitable for everyone. It requires concentration, emotional control, and the ability to make decisions under rapidly changing market conditions.

Whether you're exploring scalping or another trading style, remember that no strategy guarantees success. Continuous education, realistic expectations, and disciplined execution remain among the most valuable tools a trader can develop.

pokemon cards

so naturally being a deoxys fan I go up to this one vendor to ask if they have any deoxys cards or anything deoxys related

not even before I open my mouth this vendor goes "are you looking for cute cards? evee? sylveon? mew?? my cute card binder is this one" and the way he said it sounded like it was a MAJOR inconvenience I have no problem with people who collect cards that look cute or of pokemon who look cute but this did NOT happen with my friend

This dude looked me dead in the eye while saying that. I currently present feminine and my friend masculine tho we both don't really care

anyways after the vendor got done talking about the binder I just said "okay do you have any deoxys cards?" and this mf looked genuinely surprised 😭 he told me to name all four forms of deoxys which I did with ease

honestly the dude looked like a scalper because he had to search up the forms first before telling me the question

but I dont know this experience just rubbed me off the wrong way

They literally followed him to his residence and even kept following him after he told them to stop and that they were being creepy.

I don’t think he overreacted. I think he handled it well.

I hate that he has to deal with this. And I can only imagine how much his life has completely changed in the past year.

Please, before you say he overreacted, ask yourself how you would have acted in the same situation where you are being followed and harassed by people you know have a hidden agenda. They aren’t there because they are fans. They are there cause they want something to sell. And even if they were fans, it would still be creepy that they followed and harassed him.

He made a firm boundary and they ignored it.

Fuck scalpers.

Like... who were these people trying to kid? "Sorry for following you, Hudson." *continues to follow him while filming him*