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I don't really care about credit gains. I very deliberately want to stake my claim on the real goods and take them "out" of the ponzi scheme.
When times get tough and you need your "value" the most, I fully expect people to just start stealing. Nations will steal mines, everyone will attempt to push you to the back of the line. As we speak, there is a whole short selling scandal ongoing where brokers are overselling shares so you don't even know if they even have what they sold you. FDIC insurance will be completely useless to backstop anything and the Fed ALREADY destroyed their balance sheet back in 2008.
This is a downward spiral and you should really only bother investing once you have secured a sizeable stack as a rock-solid foundation that will keep you afloat when the credit bubble bursts. All of the speculative trades and investments I make are to ultimately secure a house, land and precious metals. Back in May 2024 when GME spiked from $10 to $80 the first thing I did was buy $15,000 of silver (anticipating my calls getting assigned). I still think that is the correct play. Use credit trades and investments to lock in real-world wealth.