Update to no one in particular...
Friday was an off day for the Cannabis sector. My watch list, which consists of about 30 ticker symbols all related to Cannabis, was a complete sea of red...losses across the board, except for a tiny nugget called ALEAF (Aleafia Health)
That stock, is one I just happened to have purchased the afternoon before based on news that the symbol was being added to a major ETF fund because of "superior business results".
I thought...."Huh?, A cannabis company with actual earnings and actual business results?" No speculation, no bubble, no hype? Just results. So I bought 700 dollars worth and made $41 in the last two hours Thursday. On Friday, with everyone taking losses, ALEAF made a 17.89% gain, or $155 in Dog Language.
Aleafia Health Inc. U.S.: OTC: ALEAF
$1.86
+0.28 (+17.89%)
Volume 3.2M
Open $1.60
High $1.88
Low $1.60
So....I made it through a bloody day with gain of about 53 dollars after losses on my other positions.... and I was pretty proud of myself for winning in a losing sector.So I decided to youtube some info on trading and maybe learn something instead of winging it like I have been. And learn something I did ....
Trading on Margins. Rut Roh....Dog just learned a new trick. I think I am about to embark on a journey where I will purchase securities on margin. As I told the Fidelity rep when I called to follow up on margin trading " My goal is to increase my net worth by using YOUR money, so thank you in advance."
I'm gonna slow play it, but she sent me the info and application via email. Buying on margin basically means you are borrowing money to purchase a portion of your position. With Fidelity, I can purchase a stock on Margin as long as 35% of the purchase comes from me. In the case of ALEAF, If I had a margins account, I could have bought $2100 worth of the stock and made $465 instead of $700/$155. Fidelty would then recieve a 5% interest fee if I keep the stock overnight. However, if I sell before trading ends that day, there is NO interest charged. Fidelity gets thier money back and I get the $465. Now, the gain on my $700 becomes 53.7% instead of 17.89%
I'm gonna sit on this a day or so, do some reading, and make absolutley sure its THAT fucking easy before I try it.