How BJJ Practitioners and Stock Trader are Cut from the Same Cloth
Stock trading and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) may seem like they are worlds apart. How could analyzing charts and clicking buttons possibly...
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Matt DeLong
- May 28
- 3 min
Why do corporations layoff employees in the name of cost savings with a $M in reserve and surplus?
Until you are in a position of leadership where you have to make tough decisions, it’s tough to understand… Most companies have times of...
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Matt DeLong
- May 26
- 1 min
Should I put $10K into an S&P 500 index fund (VFIAX) and then put $25 a month into it after that?
$VFIAX is a Vanguard mutual fund. I personally hate mutual funds and prefer ETF’s instead, but realize when talking about a company...
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Matt DeLong
- May 24
- 1 min
Should I consider joining an accelerator if my new startup is generating $35k MRR with a 20-30% MoM?
I really see accelerators as an “Entrepreneur 101” type program. It’s also a crash pad of learning and networking opportunities. Yes,...
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Matt DeLong
- May 21
- 1 min
Are multiple leveraged property investments the best option for serious wealth creation?
Investing with borrowed money is a double edged sword. This strategy works as long as property values are increasing and your bank...
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Matt DeLong
- May 20
- 1 min
Why do majority of long options lose money?
The short answer is “time decay”. If you buy a “call option” on a stock that expires 1 year from now, for $30, that stock has to move...
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Matt DeLong
- May 18
- 1 min
Why do quants work for banks/hedge funds if they can just make money using their own algo?
Often, quants are building algo’s for the banks/HF they work for and the IP belongs to their employer because they were compensated under...
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Matt DeLong
- May 16
- 1 min
How do I avoid day trading mistakes?
Making mistakes is part of the process to learning, do you really want to avoid part of the learning process? Here are a few suggestions:...
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Matt DeLong
- May 13
- 2 min
Why would you short sell when you will have to pay interest on it rather than long with no interest?
Even though shorting typically costs “borrow fees”, the costs/risks are higher too. FEAR of losing money or losing your gains are a...
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Matt DeLong
- May 12
- 1 min
How good are The Motley Fool’s stock recommendations compared to those of the major Canadian banks?
I subscribed for many years and Motley Fool is decent, BUT you can’t cherry pick their portfolio companies and try to replicate their...
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Matt DeLong
- May 9
- 1 min
How do I not lose money in trading?
Think of wins/losses in terms of football. Your team scores 14 points, but you lose 7 points when the other team scores. At the end of...
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Matt DeLong
- May 7
- 1 min
What are the key pieces to look for to get a basic understanding of a company's financial health?
You will get a mixed bag of answers…this is my simplified version. Below is my personal opinion having been a startup founder, serial...
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Matt DeLong
- May 5
- 1 min
What is the simplest explanation of what the stock market is and how it works?
It’s like a big eBay marketplace (bidders/sellers in an auction style) but instead of selling “stuff” — they sell “fractional ownership”...
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Matt DeLong
- May 3
- 2 min
What did you do to improve your trading (options, futures, stocks, Forex, and commodities)?
I tried several day trading strategies, like ORB (opening range breakout), mean reversion, gap up/down during earnings. None really...
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Matt DeLong
- May 2
- 1 min
How can I invest in hedge funds as a private investor with 50k?
You have to first be an Accredited Investor as defined by the SEC. Most people aren’t — it’s the top 5% of net worth individuals. You...
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Matt DeLong
- Apr 30
- 1 min
Why do machine learning models not perform well when used in live stock market prediction?
“Machine learning” by definition assumes there is a repeatable pattern that can be trained, but we all know there is some percentage of...
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Matt DeLong
- Apr 27
- 1 min
How do I teach myself to think like the best stock investors?
You need to first: Spend enormous hours studying the techniques of the best investors. Realize investing requires both your time AND...
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Matt DeLong
- Apr 25
- 1 min
What does sufficient capital look like to be successful in day trading?
For the first 3 years, if you have a $50-100k or more, you have a 99.9% chance of losing ALL or MOST of it! Most brokers will give you 4x...
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Matt DeLong
- Apr 24
- 1 min
What is the best technique in the stock market?
The answer REALLY DEPENDS on your timeframe. On one extreme, you have day trading that plays news related price moves, momentum stocks,...
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Matt DeLong
- Apr 21
- 1 min
Is paper trading unrealistic, since the orders don't affect the market?
It’s a good place TO START without risking real capital and learning the ins/out of a level 2 trading platform and it’s exactly how I...
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