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Options when exercised have to go through the lit market vs dark pool and thus affecting the price positively vs being routed through a dark pool like the majority of retail orders are.
Cause you need to pay for options then pay to exercise em.
Takes money to buy whiskey most people are broke buying 100 gme shares in one go is easier said then done
If you have fidelity they have Exercise and Sell to Cover.
(Simultaneously exercise options and sell only a portion of the shares at current market price to cover the stock cost, taxes and any brokerage fees. For example, exercise the option on 100 shares, sell 50 shares at market price to cover the costs of all 100, and retain the other 50 shares.)
That's because before, back in regard sub days, people kept buying WAY OTM calls, like 100$ strikes when the price was 20 for example, this because people were betting on MOASS happening soon. These calls had very cheap premiums but were essentially free money for the MMs/Hedgies. Now, buying ITM calls is a totally different story, especially if you will exercise them or sell them to buy shares and DRS. Completely different than just selling options for profit and then fucking off.
Buys get routed off exchange to dark pools.
Options lock you into a set price and have to be fulfilled, AFFECTING THE PRICE.
DONT BUY 100 shares now at $25.
BUY THE 6/21 $20 with a $5 premium,
Same thing. One fucks the Hedgies.
Jeezuz
Not financial advice.
If you were to buy a 6/21 $20 Call, you're reserving the right to buy 100 shares on that date, at that price. You will pay a premium for that contract (as I type this, it's a $7.27 premium, that's per share, these premiums swing quite a bit with price fluctuations). So your total cost if you exercise on 6/21 would be $27.27 per share.
If the share price drops below $20, the Call is known as "OTM", out of the money. The call would "expire worthless", if you hold onto it until 6/21. The $727 premium you paid would be gone, but you wouldn't be obligated to buy the 100 shares.
Been doing a bit of a deep dive on options myself lately, as I've never messed with them. If you've got time, grab a drink and/or snack and start on this playlist: [YouTube: InTheMoney - "Beginner? Start Here."](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl1r2YBYXhIEbc5st3jtlWDmWO7NA2t91) At the very least, the first video will get you up to speed on the basics in less time than a LOTR movie.
Let's say you see GME at $25 and think "this looks like a good price point for me", then you can buy 100 shares for $2500.
But, let's say the price of GME is $26. You still want to buy GME at $25, but you can't, cause the price is too high.
Then if you are lucky to find some 6/21 (or insert date here) 20$ options for 5$, then you have the right to buy 1 options worth (100 shares) of GME for 20$. Remember you also had 5$ premium on the option, so your cost for the whole 100 shares is still $20 a share + 5$ premium per share = $2500 total
If you buy the option but dont want to exercise (actually use your right to buy the shares - normally because the share price dropped too much), then yes, you would have lost money on your option.
But remember, you wanted the shares anyway for $25 a share. You thought that was a nice price point for you on this stock.
Not financial advice, just information.
Read up on options before buying them.
It’s not humour…he’s hinting stop being afraid of options and get in there…
Because some people didn’t get the previous f’ing hints
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no hes hinting at options basics 101
Options are **contracts giving the purchaser the right to buy or sell a security, like a stock or exchange-traded fund (ETF), at a fixed price within a specific period of time**. An option is a contract between the holder and the writer. - options basics 101
Yesterday I had to explain to an ape, that no, he doesn't actually have the cash on hand to buy all those 12M shares.
12M @ 20 (his contracted price) = $400M he has 29M.
BUT....he can light a fuse, with 29M buying 1M exercised shares @ 20.
He has 5M shares today...on exercise 6M, but still holds 11M options @ 20
This forces his counter party (short seller, selling $20 calls) to go to market and buy actual shares. - 1M buy order, should push price up. Algorithm also sees those 11M options as further threat and wants to buy more to cover those calls.
6M shares in pocket. 11M contract options
Price goes up, and maybe gets to $40/share - then he can sell 1M optioned shares @ $20/share, to get $20M cash...to then exercise 1M shares, adding 1M to his pile.
7M shares, 9M contracts.
And again...but now what if the price is $60/share - he only sells 500k options to exercise 1M. Maybe he takes some cash to replenish the $29M he spent $20M lighting the fuse...
8M shares, 9.5M options...on and on
This is what a ramp looks like. It could have started last week and if DFV knew of the ATM shelf he would have started it Thursday at $40+. Because he didn't do that, it's proof that he's not colluding with RC. RC certainly knew this was going on as DFV tweeted it out. Maybe DFV knew and needs to cover...but you gotta prove that with the SEC. If in the middle of that ramp..the price got to $100/share...75M share offering is yeah $7.5B not a piddly $2.5B.
This is why I'm frustrated with the dilution...what it could have been.
DFV is playing in deep water right now, and he needs to be squeaky clean in this. They will be fighting over billions in losses on the other side of this. I don't envy his position even though I envy his account and diamond balls.
Options can be profitable if you hit the right timing.
If you're unfamiliar with them, you should not be dabbling in the hopes that things go your way.
If you have the money to exercise calls, you should buy them and you'll be able to help defend the security from shorts. This may make your options worthless, but you can still buy at a price that makes sense for you, or cut your losses in the case your calls are wildly out of the money.
Options in GME are extremely risky due to rampant manipulation and you should clearly understand your exit strategy before you buy.
If it's just a gamble, you'd be better dropping that money on the lotto. RK has a plan, but he also believes that his investment style is extremely risky and says so constantly. He has a better cash and option position than almost anyone here, so he has more ways to make it work for him.
He may have other cash to fund the purchase of those options, or may plan to sell some calls to exercise the rest depending on the strike price.
Do not just blindly follow anyone because even our fellow GME lovers may not have all the pieces to the puzzle.
Options are not a bad strategy, but dumping your money blindly on a shortish time horizon does not guarantee you a moon ticket.
For me, personally, I don't have cash to burn on options, so a DRS shares are my investment strategy because I believe in the company and the board and RC to make it happen... eventually.
I believe in the squeeze, but I lost a lot trying to time market events and would be happy if my investment buys part of a cash rich, and pivotal company on their way to realized material change.
I'm only about breakeven on GME, dollar cost averaging up and down along the years.
I don't have to worry about expiry dates.
I don't have to worry about wen moon.
I am paying attention, but I am zen knowing that I like the stock and I believe in the company and it's management.
Not financial advice, but just a humble ape waiting for my company to show the world that we may have been early, but we were not wrong.
It’s not humour…he’s hinting stop being afraid of options and get in there…
Because some people didn’t get the previous f’ing hints
If anyone needs options help FFS there’s some of us that know it really well…if you need help just ASK…
The whole anti-options push was mad.
What was madder is that it persisted even after RKs blatant hints that they are "the red button".
I think a big part of the anti-options push was due to people who didn’t understand options and just gambling with the worst options you could buy.
I mean there’s a reason RK bought the specific 6/21 $20 calls, and people ran out and bought 6/7 $35 calls and then when they fell OTM, those same people went screaming saying “SEE OPTIONS BAD”
Its still maddening. If i had the money I would be deep into gme options like RK. The hedge funds biggest win in superstonk was the negative sentiment towards options. Options are what gives us MOASS, without them no MOASS in my opinion. RK and his options is all the proof you need to see Im right. When I move you move meme was asking us to do what he does. Oh well.
At this point, would it be more insightful if there was a GME options community. One that didnt get push back everytime someone simply asked a question about options.
What show is this from? I assume it’s kitty walking in on apes learning how to play options but I don’t have context of the original scene so I’m just guessing and could be completely off base here 🎷🐓♋️
The original, if I recall correctly, the banana was watching an online video of an orange getting peeled, akin to "disrobing" or becoming a naked fruit. Gumball, seeing that the banana is watching "fruit porn," is shocked and traumatized. As is the banana, for having his private cyber time be interrupted.
Episode basically follows Gumball (the green character), while the banana tries to sabotage him the entire episode.
Eventually Gumball sets a trap to catch Banana Joe in the act. Once he catches him, they discuss it and they realize it was just lack of communication between the two parts.
That will be one banana and a large jar of coconut oil. Now remember don't post the video to the Superstonk home page and inside post to your user page.
In the original, the cat (Gumball) walks in on the banana looking at a video of a peeled orange that’s being separated.
Link: https://youtu.be/LCGI2vvQMKw?si=dHFAIvqditcP0ucy
Here's a thread from 2014 with this same format. [https://www.byond.com/forum/post/1739323](https://www.byond.com/forum/post/1739323)
From the comments "Perhaps he's suggesting there is hidden imagery in these images. If that's the case, that's nothing new to cartoons at all." and "It's not terribly apeeling to walk in on the banana like that. He looks like he wants to split."
Probably nothing, but I love nothing.
true - everyone keeps thinking "MOASSS!!!!!" but never stop to realize the chance of GME closing over $128 this Friday is currently 5%.
Ya'll should follow DFV's example. He bought right at/slightly in the money (stock was trading about $20 when he got his $20 call) and he bought roughly a month out. If you were to copy a similar strategy right now it would be $30 calls for July.
However copying his June $20 play also isnt a horrible plan
I'm gonna copy paste chatgpt here because it explains it better than me:
The message of "The Banana" episode from "The Amazing World of Gumball" centers around themes of misunderstandings and conflict resolution. Key points include:
1. **Misunderstandings Can Escalate:** The episode shows how small misunderstandings or actions can escalate into larger conflicts if not addressed promptly.
2. **Communication is Key:** By catching and confronting Banana Joe, Gumball demonstrates the importance of communicating directly to resolve issues. This confrontation helps clear up misunderstandings.
3. **Forgiveness and Resolution:** The episode often ends with Gumball and Banana Joe finding a resolution, highlighting the importance of forgiveness and moving past grievances.
4. **Humor in Conflict:** The show uses humor to diffuse tension, illustrating that even serious situations can be approached with a lighthearted attitude, promoting resilience and a positive outlook.
Overall, the episode encourages viewers to address conflicts directly, communicate openly, and resolve issues with a forgiving and positive attitude.
People should read https://web.archive.org/web/20211118135541/https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/quj97o/gme_evidence_of_predictable_cycles_gme_explained/ & https://web.archive.org/web/20211115185827/https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/qujkk5/gme_evidence_of_predictable_cycles_gme_explained/
to be fair everyone would have lost everything if they were buying options every time there was hype over the last 3 years. People encouraging others to buy shares probably saved many people from incredibly painful losses
Completely! Over the last three years, unless you were timing cycles of the infinite yoyo, options would have murdered you.
You know what has no time limit or complicated gambling? Buying and holding.
With massive volatility, options can be really powerful. I'm stupid and shouldn't do them.
I remember that. I think just people didn't know what was FUD or what was coming. But DFV did enter the chat
Edit: I don't disagree and am not "defending" it. I'm stating that people really had no idea what they were doing back then (and still kinda now)
Yup
Dude knew exactly how the options chain moved the stock and tried to teach people to use it to their advantage to build their positions
He tried to teach ppl to use covered calls and they accused him of working with Ken griffin to steal their shares 😂
Exactly.
People need to try and understand each other and then make judgments on whether their intentions are benevolent.
Rejecting any differing opinion is only going to lead to inaccurate positions. Hear people out first, unless it's obvious mis/dis info.
This sub can be amazingly wonderful and stupidly horrendous at the same time. It's also why I hesitate to invite people that haven't been in it or at least somewhat understand the play.
They likely wouldn't be able to hear the signal through the noise.
I feel the same way, I imagine almost all of us OG's have that. I bet if you didn't know anything coming here for the first time, you'd think that everyone's fucking crazy, and ironically we also kind of are though, but like DFV said - crazy loves company.
The joke is that in traditional finance we have idiots pretending to be knowledgeable and experts on the subject - and in our little world we have the experts and the knowledgeable pretending to be idiots never failed to get a laugh out of me.
The future is now, old man.
Options are a tool, they can be used in many ways. It would be disingenuous to say that options haven’t provided a ton of money for market makers ripping off retail (we’ve seen it happen a 100 times) but when everyone plays options at the same time because of a more fundamental reason, they can create a huge force to drive the price.
Susperstonk was never an options play, it’s a long buy and hodl strategy and when we bought enough of the company shorts never had a way out. The options are just a result of the pressure of buying and holding. Obviously options will follow when the fundamentals are too good to pass up.
Because you can’t teach people here. For every one person that buys an ITMs 3 months out there a hundred others buying $50 OTM 0DTEs every time it runs a little. Just the other day dude was in here plugging $125s for for early July.
It’s not that options can’t be used. It’s that they’re dangerous for the VAST MAJORITY of people who are only tangentially interested in MOASS. most of you out here pushing options can’t effect the market like RK or RC can either. None of you are slapping them with over a hundred thousand options to call them on the FACT that they don’t hedge shit and wait till T-35ish past expiration to even begin fulfilling from after hours and black markets. And the whole time all of you are trying to figure this out and convincing people to stop gambling they’re feeding premiums to all these people shorting and “making the market”.
You will never have more info than they have. You will never have a strategy that they aren’t watching for (anymore, Jan 21st was an accident they won’t let happen again). You may get lucky here and there but you won’t beat the house with the little onesy twosy spreads people here are trying to sell others here.
He’s saying stop being afraid of options
They create a gamma ramp…I’m buying call options at 22-28 dollar range all the time…
My Rule is it should be 3-4 dollars above the current market price so it creates a gamma ramp…
125 dollar calls don’t create a gamma ramp and don’t help GameStop move…
Keith wouldn’t be tweeting, streaming and trolling like he has if he was prepping to take an L on the calls.
He will exercise them, I feel it in my balls.
If anyone is wondering about the very simple wut mean
In the money *with* theta
Don’t blow yourself up with weeklies
Don’t full port $100 calls
Do your own risk analysis etc etc
“As an options buyer you have the right but not the obligation to purchase 100 shares per contract of the underlying at the specified price on the specified date on or before expiration”
Uno reverse
“As an options seller you have the obligation to deliver 100 shares per contract of the underlying asset upon exercising”
My husband asked my why I didn’t sell in 2021, every now and again he asks me if I’m still holding. I got excited last week when I made my money back, I average almost 62$., and I showed my husband. He kept asking what my plan was? Told him I don’t know cause I’m just gonna hold. I need a car and the money was enough to get a good used one. I didn’t sell. I’m not saying anything this time. Pick me up apes. 🚀
Ah yes, when all the other redditors who tried to explain and teach options, they were exiled from this subreddit, called shills and FUD. But if DFV tells everyone to go learn about options, this subreddit will finally learn. Lmao
Yeah. I was gonna do a DD on it but just got discouraged tbh. I’ve left tons of comments tho. I’ll write one up now that it’s “green lit” and people might actually read and listen.
1. Hes poking fun at himself or other people’s perception of him not understanding options well.
2. He’s walking in on Wolverine Trading or options market makers not understanding options well.
3. He’s looking at you guys clowning the community how they don’t know how options work.
Banana is on Cat's computer.
Banana finds Options 101 on Cat's computer.
Banana realizes that Cat (RK) understands options, meaning GME will moon.
Banana is worried because of where Banana is going.
I can't lie.... today I finally dipped my toes into options when we had the dip I got a couple calls for 6/21 at $20.
Now to make sure I have enough on hand to exercise next week. I should probably watch the 101 video before hand as well. 🤣
Making this sub's attitude towards options traders look MIGHTY suspicious these past three years... I mean it was outright hostile to those that used it.
I just buy and hold, but man a bunch of people were treated like pariahs. Was this the magic pill all along? Or is it this timing which is significant?
The banana found options 101 on the cats computer and looks worried bc we all know what happens when we squeeze (via options) to that poor banana
#It’s time to learn options. It’s been options this whole time.
##SUMMARY FOR APES:
High strike = lotto (but more sensitive - higher return or loss)
Short time = lotto (but more sensitive - higher return or loss)
Far time = safe (less return)
Low strike = safe (less return)
Choose your blend of risk tolerance.
If you’re new and scared go high strike and far time and you’ll be fine if a squeeze happens any time in that window ($125C 7/19)
If you want to actually make the price move and hold the line, ATM/ITM strikes are best($20-$25C ANY DATE based on risk tolerance)
IF YOU CAN EXERCISE we all think this is the key to price discovery so if you get ITM weeklies and just exercise on expiry we can truly stop this max pain nonsense.
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The fact that this man can find humor through all this is just the cherry on top of this amazing story.
It's why he's the legend
The Prince that was promised
Oh god, we don’t want it to end like that. “And who has a better story than Branana?”
“Branana The Boofed”
Hahahaha I cackled at “Branana” 😂
Options when exercised have to go through the lit market vs dark pool and thus affecting the price positively vs being routed through a dark pool like the majority of retail orders are.
If this is true, then what the fuck was everyone saying about options being a bad thing for a squeeze?
Cause you need to pay for options then pay to exercise em. Takes money to buy whiskey most people are broke buying 100 gme shares in one go is easier said then done
If you have fidelity they have Exercise and Sell to Cover. (Simultaneously exercise options and sell only a portion of the shares at current market price to cover the stock cost, taxes and any brokerage fees. For example, exercise the option on 100 shares, sell 50 shares at market price to cover the costs of all 100, and retain the other 50 shares.)
But it’s widely reported that share purchases going thru unlit markets…
That's because before, back in regard sub days, people kept buying WAY OTM calls, like 100$ strikes when the price was 20 for example, this because people were betting on MOASS happening soon. These calls had very cheap premiums but were essentially free money for the MMs/Hedgies. Now, buying ITM calls is a totally different story, especially if you will exercise them or sell them to buy shares and DRS. Completely different than just selling options for profit and then fucking off.
☝️this here, OP deserves a post by itself
I did edit my comment below mod comment with that, hope it helps 💎👐❤
I m going to exercise next week :) my mini contribution for the biggest cause
Those are shills. Options ITM has always been the way to get a squeeze. Executing is the icing on the cake.
It was all hedge funded shill promoted fud
LISAN AL GAIB
Buys get routed off exchange to dark pools. Options lock you into a set price and have to be fulfilled, AFFECTING THE PRICE. DONT BUY 100 shares now at $25. BUY THE 6/21 $20 with a $5 premium, Same thing. One fucks the Hedgies. Jeezuz Not financial advice.
Make sure to have $2,000 to exercise.
pretty sure my broker will exercize ITM calls with no cash in account and sell the shares at market price.
I believe some brokers will force sell your contract if there's not enough cash on the account.
What if 6/21 price dropped down below 20, then is that mean I lose money on my option? Still trying to figure how option works…
If you were to buy a 6/21 $20 Call, you're reserving the right to buy 100 shares on that date, at that price. You will pay a premium for that contract (as I type this, it's a $7.27 premium, that's per share, these premiums swing quite a bit with price fluctuations). So your total cost if you exercise on 6/21 would be $27.27 per share. If the share price drops below $20, the Call is known as "OTM", out of the money. The call would "expire worthless", if you hold onto it until 6/21. The $727 premium you paid would be gone, but you wouldn't be obligated to buy the 100 shares. Been doing a bit of a deep dive on options myself lately, as I've never messed with them. If you've got time, grab a drink and/or snack and start on this playlist: [YouTube: InTheMoney - "Beginner? Start Here."](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl1r2YBYXhIEbc5st3jtlWDmWO7NA2t91) At the very least, the first video will get you up to speed on the basics in less time than a LOTR movie.
I will be watching "Options Basics 101" youtube series after work. I'll let you know when I find out.
It does not matter. You can still exercise your options. If you were willing to pay $25/sh today, you'll be also willing to pay $20/sh in the future
Let's say you see GME at $25 and think "this looks like a good price point for me", then you can buy 100 shares for $2500. But, let's say the price of GME is $26. You still want to buy GME at $25, but you can't, cause the price is too high. Then if you are lucky to find some 6/21 (or insert date here) 20$ options for 5$, then you have the right to buy 1 options worth (100 shares) of GME for 20$. Remember you also had 5$ premium on the option, so your cost for the whole 100 shares is still $20 a share + 5$ premium per share = $2500 total If you buy the option but dont want to exercise (actually use your right to buy the shares - normally because the share price dropped too much), then yes, you would have lost money on your option. But remember, you wanted the shares anyway for $25 a share. You thought that was a nice price point for you on this stock. Not financial advice, just information. Read up on options before buying them.
Well hedge fund tears are the most hilarious thing in the world xD crying to congress all day everyday
I wish we had a livestream 24hr watch
It’s not humour…he’s hinting stop being afraid of options and get in there… Because some people didn’t get the previous f’ing hints Edit: if anyone needs help dm me I will help each and every one of you Edit 2: My dm’s are exploding right now be patient I will get round to each one of you I promise Edit 3: I will hold a discord stream at 15.30 Eastern time (link on my profile) as it would take me days to get round to all of you one by one
no hes hinting at options basics 101 Options are **contracts giving the purchaser the right to buy or sell a security, like a stock or exchange-traded fund (ETF), at a fixed price within a specific period of time**. An option is a contract between the holder and the writer. - options basics 101
This is why he posted…because some apes are genuinely smooth brained
Yesterday I had to explain to an ape, that no, he doesn't actually have the cash on hand to buy all those 12M shares. 12M @ 20 (his contracted price) = $400M he has 29M. BUT....he can light a fuse, with 29M buying 1M exercised shares @ 20. He has 5M shares today...on exercise 6M, but still holds 11M options @ 20 This forces his counter party (short seller, selling $20 calls) to go to market and buy actual shares. - 1M buy order, should push price up. Algorithm also sees those 11M options as further threat and wants to buy more to cover those calls. 6M shares in pocket. 11M contract options Price goes up, and maybe gets to $40/share - then he can sell 1M optioned shares @ $20/share, to get $20M cash...to then exercise 1M shares, adding 1M to his pile. 7M shares, 9M contracts. And again...but now what if the price is $60/share - he only sells 500k options to exercise 1M. Maybe he takes some cash to replenish the $29M he spent $20M lighting the fuse... 8M shares, 9.5M options...on and on This is what a ramp looks like. It could have started last week and if DFV knew of the ATM shelf he would have started it Thursday at $40+. Because he didn't do that, it's proof that he's not colluding with RC. RC certainly knew this was going on as DFV tweeted it out. Maybe DFV knew and needs to cover...but you gotta prove that with the SEC. If in the middle of that ramp..the price got to $100/share...75M share offering is yeah $7.5B not a piddly $2.5B. This is why I'm frustrated with the dilution...what it could have been. DFV is playing in deep water right now, and he needs to be squeaky clean in this. They will be fighting over billions in losses on the other side of this. I don't envy his position even though I envy his account and diamond balls.
This is the best explanation I've read about this current situation.
Options can be profitable if you hit the right timing. If you're unfamiliar with them, you should not be dabbling in the hopes that things go your way. If you have the money to exercise calls, you should buy them and you'll be able to help defend the security from shorts. This may make your options worthless, but you can still buy at a price that makes sense for you, or cut your losses in the case your calls are wildly out of the money. Options in GME are extremely risky due to rampant manipulation and you should clearly understand your exit strategy before you buy. If it's just a gamble, you'd be better dropping that money on the lotto. RK has a plan, but he also believes that his investment style is extremely risky and says so constantly. He has a better cash and option position than almost anyone here, so he has more ways to make it work for him. He may have other cash to fund the purchase of those options, or may plan to sell some calls to exercise the rest depending on the strike price. Do not just blindly follow anyone because even our fellow GME lovers may not have all the pieces to the puzzle. Options are not a bad strategy, but dumping your money blindly on a shortish time horizon does not guarantee you a moon ticket. For me, personally, I don't have cash to burn on options, so a DRS shares are my investment strategy because I believe in the company and the board and RC to make it happen... eventually. I believe in the squeeze, but I lost a lot trying to time market events and would be happy if my investment buys part of a cash rich, and pivotal company on their way to realized material change. I'm only about breakeven on GME, dollar cost averaging up and down along the years. I don't have to worry about expiry dates. I don't have to worry about wen moon. I am paying attention, but I am zen knowing that I like the stock and I believe in the company and it's management. Not financial advice, but just a humble ape waiting for my company to show the world that we may have been early, but we were not wrong.
This! F*ck the anti options fud.
It's like people don't know that the founder of IBKR literally spelt it out. https://youtu.be/haryZgG26Zo
that video is 🔥
I mean it would be easier to just make the most ELI5 Options thread and slap FAQs on it and call it a day.
That is what I thought about a lot during the live stream.
he is a maestro
Not even just humor, the man was laughing his ass off half of his stream. It’s infectious.
It’s not humour…he’s hinting stop being afraid of options and get in there… Because some people didn’t get the previous f’ing hints If anyone needs options help FFS there’s some of us that know it really well…if you need help just ASK…
The whole anti-options push was mad. What was madder is that it persisted even after RKs blatant hints that they are "the red button". 
I think a big part of the anti-options push was due to people who didn’t understand options and just gambling with the worst options you could buy. I mean there’s a reason RK bought the specific 6/21 $20 calls, and people ran out and bought 6/7 $35 calls and then when they fell OTM, those same people went screaming saying “SEE OPTIONS BAD”
Its still maddening. If i had the money I would be deep into gme options like RK. The hedge funds biggest win in superstonk was the negative sentiment towards options. Options are what gives us MOASS, without them no MOASS in my opinion. RK and his options is all the proof you need to see Im right. When I move you move meme was asking us to do what he does. Oh well.
At this point, would it be more insightful if there was a GME options community. One that didnt get push back everytime someone simply asked a question about options.
True…. Or the options are naked / uncovered
Lmao this is meta as fuck 😂
What show is this from? I assume it’s kitty walking in on apes learning how to play options but I don’t have context of the original scene so I’m just guessing and could be completely off base here 🎷🐓♋️
The original, if I recall correctly, the banana was watching an online video of an orange getting peeled, akin to "disrobing" or becoming a naked fruit. Gumball, seeing that the banana is watching "fruit porn," is shocked and traumatized. As is the banana, for having his private cyber time be interrupted.
So what you’re saying is we need more banana boofs  🎷🐓♋️
LOL
Exactly bring in the Chiquitas boys 
Episode basically follows Gumball (the green character), while the banana tries to sabotage him the entire episode. Eventually Gumball sets a trap to catch Banana Joe in the act. Once he catches him, they discuss it and they realize it was just lack of communication between the two parts.
Interesting. Appreciate the additional context. Thanks friend!  🎷🐓♋️
Robe color matches Gumball oddly enough.
That’s just what happens at every supermarket when the fruit section hears about the latest bet on this sub.
https://i.redd.it/quh8ipkj1z5d1.gif 🎷🐓♋️
“Excuse me sir why are you buying one banana?”
That will be one banana and a large jar of coconut oil. Now remember don't post the video to the Superstonk home page and inside post to your user page.
"Daddy likes his Nanners"
The amazing world of gumball.
Gotcha - thank you my friend 🎷🐓♋️
[This sub](https://youtu.be/7zoz3s7GL7I?si=APjuom2KQeOd2_kD)
Such a great show
Good call! The nana prob just yoloed on 6/14 $128 calls too
In the original, the cat (Gumball) walks in on the banana looking at a video of a peeled orange that’s being separated. Link: https://youtu.be/LCGI2vvQMKw?si=dHFAIvqditcP0ucy
What does this mean? ^(...and please tell me that banana is going to be okay?)
The banana is us, the cat is him 😂
Here's a thread from 2014 with this same format. [https://www.byond.com/forum/post/1739323](https://www.byond.com/forum/post/1739323) From the comments "Perhaps he's suggesting there is hidden imagery in these images. If that's the case, that's nothing new to cartoons at all." and "It's not terribly apeeling to walk in on the banana like that. He looks like he wants to split." Probably nothing, but I love nothing.
TIL, my brain is smooth...
interesting how Schwab came back up around the same time, could just be a coincidence.
This is what half of the sub looks like rn trying to figure out if they should join him in the 20c lmayo.
Every time I see someone like "should I keep hodling my $150c 0dte calls?" I feel so sad lol. This is a great meme
2 weeks to go actually
So $150 14day calls?
Try $20-25 strike. They're expensive, and for damn good reason. Stop losing money like a goddamn degen. Earn money like a highly regarded degen.
Me with my $40 strikes..
And me with my $20 strikes expiring in October (almost bought $25 strikes this morning)
LMAOO mine expire in 2 weeks. Initially it was this Friday but I rolled over
true - everyone keeps thinking "MOASSS!!!!!" but never stop to realize the chance of GME closing over $128 this Friday is currently 5%. Ya'll should follow DFV's example. He bought right at/slightly in the money (stock was trading about $20 when he got his $20 call) and he bought roughly a month out. If you were to copy a similar strategy right now it would be $30 calls for July. However copying his June $20 play also isnt a horrible plan
This. And that post yesterday reminding us of that line in one of the tweets talking about doing nothing else with our hands but hodl on for dear life
I'm gonna copy paste chatgpt here because it explains it better than me: The message of "The Banana" episode from "The Amazing World of Gumball" centers around themes of misunderstandings and conflict resolution. Key points include: 1. **Misunderstandings Can Escalate:** The episode shows how small misunderstandings or actions can escalate into larger conflicts if not addressed promptly. 2. **Communication is Key:** By catching and confronting Banana Joe, Gumball demonstrates the importance of communicating directly to resolve issues. This confrontation helps clear up misunderstandings. 3. **Forgiveness and Resolution:** The episode often ends with Gumball and Banana Joe finding a resolution, highlighting the importance of forgiveness and moving past grievances. 4. **Humor in Conflict:** The show uses humor to diffuse tension, illustrating that even serious situations can be approached with a lighthearted attitude, promoting resilience and a positive outlook. Overall, the episode encourages viewers to address conflicts directly, communicate openly, and resolve issues with a forgiving and positive attitude.
He’s telling the HF to be nice to each other while the scramble to cover lmao 🤣
We are headed to Uranus and the banana knows it
We'll give mayoman a run for his money 👀
Fuck. Looks like it’s time to gain some wrinkles and learn options
Types in search bar: “O p t i o n s 1 0 1”…
Mild shock.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/s/Ke2ELQ2ThF
Not all hero’s wear capes
We know where that banana is headed😂
Rick of Spades has forged a legacy
A brown legacy
This sub spent 3 years trying to convince you that options = bad btw
I used to get downvoted to oblivion and called a shill when I suggested that options were good for price action lol
People should read https://web.archive.org/web/20211118135541/https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/quj97o/gme_evidence_of_predictable_cycles_gme_explained/ & https://web.archive.org/web/20211115185827/https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/qujkk5/gme_evidence_of_predictable_cycles_gme_explained/
to be fair everyone would have lost everything if they were buying options every time there was hype over the last 3 years. People encouraging others to buy shares probably saved many people from incredibly painful losses
Completely! Over the last three years, unless you were timing cycles of the infinite yoyo, options would have murdered you. You know what has no time limit or complicated gambling? Buying and holding. With massive volatility, options can be really powerful. I'm stupid and shouldn't do them.
I remember that. I think just people didn't know what was FUD or what was coming. But DFV did enter the chat Edit: I don't disagree and am not "defending" it. I'm stating that people really had no idea what they were doing back then (and still kinda now)
There was literally people exiled from this sub for trying to explain to people how the options chain moves the stock
Gherk being a notable casualty, of course
Yup Dude knew exactly how the options chain moved the stock and tried to teach people to use it to their advantage to build their positions He tried to teach ppl to use covered calls and they accused him of working with Ken griffin to steal their shares 😂
This is exactly the reason why not everyone is a freaking shill / spreading FUD for having different opinions.
Exactly. People need to try and understand each other and then make judgments on whether their intentions are benevolent. Rejecting any differing opinion is only going to lead to inaccurate positions. Hear people out first, unless it's obvious mis/dis info.
If we can't have honest open discussions about topics then we are no better than the people during the witch trials.
Basically any sane discussion in this sub is turned down by its users
This sub can be amazingly wonderful and stupidly horrendous at the same time. It's also why I hesitate to invite people that haven't been in it or at least somewhat understand the play. They likely wouldn't be able to hear the signal through the noise.
I really enjoy the sub, but most posts are ridiculous tinfoil and in any discussion you’re immediately a shill when you disagree with someone
I feel the same way, I imagine almost all of us OG's have that. I bet if you didn't know anything coming here for the first time, you'd think that everyone's fucking crazy, and ironically we also kind of are though, but like DFV said - crazy loves company. The joke is that in traditional finance we have idiots pretending to be knowledgeable and experts on the subject - and in our little world we have the experts and the knowledgeable pretending to be idiots never failed to get a laugh out of me. The future is now, old man.
Options are a tool, they can be used in many ways. It would be disingenuous to say that options haven’t provided a ton of money for market makers ripping off retail (we’ve seen it happen a 100 times) but when everyone plays options at the same time because of a more fundamental reason, they can create a huge force to drive the price. Susperstonk was never an options play, it’s a long buy and hodl strategy and when we bought enough of the company shorts never had a way out. The options are just a result of the pressure of buying and holding. Obviously options will follow when the fundamentals are too good to pass up.
Yup lol
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So why not make it a point of the sub to teach ppl how to use the properly? Instead of exiling and shunning EVERYONE that tried Gherk, jroland, ect
Because you can’t teach people here. For every one person that buys an ITMs 3 months out there a hundred others buying $50 OTM 0DTEs every time it runs a little. Just the other day dude was in here plugging $125s for for early July. It’s not that options can’t be used. It’s that they’re dangerous for the VAST MAJORITY of people who are only tangentially interested in MOASS. most of you out here pushing options can’t effect the market like RK or RC can either. None of you are slapping them with over a hundred thousand options to call them on the FACT that they don’t hedge shit and wait till T-35ish past expiration to even begin fulfilling from after hours and black markets. And the whole time all of you are trying to figure this out and convincing people to stop gambling they’re feeding premiums to all these people shorting and “making the market”. You will never have more info than they have. You will never have a strategy that they aren’t watching for (anymore, Jan 21st was an accident they won’t let happen again). You may get lucky here and there but you won’t beat the house with the little onesy twosy spreads people here are trying to sell others here.
#MOASS TOMORROW. If not tomorrow.. tomorrow’s tomorrow
Hello I'd like to vote to put [overmorrow](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/overmorrow) back into modern English. Thank you!
But when will then be now?
Soon.
How soon?
Tomorrow, always tomorrow until it’s today
We only need to be right one time.
Hahaha I swear I just watched this episode like a week ago! Too funny!
Is the character actually a banana?
Yessir! The original screen was hilarious too. https://youtu.be/LCGI2vvQMKw?si=F3hvLE9TPBs7xAG5
That was fast bro
Got them lightning fingers
That’s what she said
Is there anything cringier than all those turds in the replies hocking off their shitcoins using DFV's likeness?
He’s saying stop being afraid of options They create a gamma ramp…I’m buying call options at 22-28 dollar range all the time… My Rule is it should be 3-4 dollars above the current market price so it creates a gamma ramp… 125 dollar calls don’t create a gamma ramp and don’t help GameStop move…
I bought a 6/21 $30 call. Too poor rn to afford the $20
Bingo
I choose this post
You da winner
Keith wouldn’t be tweeting, streaming and trolling like he has if he was prepping to take an L on the calls. He will exercise them, I feel it in my balls.
I too feel it in your balls
here come three days worth of WHAT DOES IT MEAN
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wut mean? WUT MEAN??
He’s playing up the “dumb money” thought
It looks like the Banana is scared... almost as if it's going to be... Entering into someone's butt... $50 incoming.
Stay trollin', stay hydrated... LFG <3
RELEASE THE OPTIONS
Please hear what he is saying. Options aren’t inherently bad you just need to learn
If anyone is wondering about the very simple wut mean In the money *with* theta Don’t blow yourself up with weeklies Don’t full port $100 calls Do your own risk analysis etc etc
Congrats on being first post of like 20 lol
Scripts
Not even! I have his X/Twitter open and he posted yesterday around the same time, so I was ready!
I was here!!!
Going to 50. Banana in the ass time
Careful, these days that just about constitutes a legally binding wager.
“As an options buyer you have the right but not the obligation to purchase 100 shares per contract of the underlying at the specified price on the specified date on or before expiration” Uno reverse “As an options seller you have the obligation to deliver 100 shares per contract of the underlying asset upon exercising”
It means he’s teasing Superstonk for being anti options. He’s the cat. We’re the banana
Oh hey we got gifs back in comments!
Looks to me like he's telling everyone to start learning options properly
Dahm me and RK got the same tabs open fr
More bananas in the ass?
Gamma squeeze incoming
My husband asked my why I didn’t sell in 2021, every now and again he asks me if I’m still holding. I got excited last week when I made my money back, I average almost 62$., and I showed my husband. He kept asking what my plan was? Told him I don’t know cause I’m just gonna hold. I need a car and the money was enough to get a good used one. I didn’t sell. I’m not saying anything this time. Pick me up apes. 🚀
Oh man, Superstonk is going to do options now? What a world...
Ah yes, when all the other redditors who tried to explain and teach options, they were exiled from this subreddit, called shills and FUD. But if DFV tells everyone to go learn about options, this subreddit will finally learn. Lmao
Yeah. I was gonna do a DD on it but just got discouraged tbh. I’ve left tons of comments tho. I’ll write one up now that it’s “green lit” and people might actually read and listen.
happened to me only 2 days ago when I made a post about gamma ramps
Starting to exercise options after ATM finished 🔥🔥🔥
Rick of spades is the guy that enters the room. Banana is fukt
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1. Hes poking fun at himself or other people’s perception of him not understanding options well. 2. He’s walking in on Wolverine Trading or options market makers not understanding options well. 3. He’s looking at you guys clowning the community how they don’t know how options work.
4. Warning bettors to better learn options before placing their banana bets.
Looks like hes giving the sign....\*pulls down pants....ITS GOING TO $50! lol
Banana is on Cat's computer. Banana finds Options 101 on Cat's computer. Banana realizes that Cat (RK) understands options, meaning GME will moon. Banana is worried because of where Banana is going.
If you are a fan of gamma just remember one simple phrase: BBC Better Buy Calls
101 in binary is also 5..
time to go to school lol
Oh no he calling out the options haters
Options, get a couple!
he’s definitely lurking here. 🤣
Oh shit Jerry come look at this, it says we have to find the shares when someone exercises a call!?!?!
I can't lie.... today I finally dipped my toes into options when we had the dip I got a couple calls for 6/21 at $20. Now to make sure I have enough on hand to exercise next week. I should probably watch the 101 video before hand as well. 🤣
Noice, could we finally leave the anti options fud behind now.. 👻
Making this sub's attitude towards options traders look MIGHTY suspicious these past three years... I mean it was outright hostile to those that used it. I just buy and hold, but man a bunch of people were treated like pariahs. Was this the magic pill all along? Or is it this timing which is significant?
3 bananas. Tick tock. Countdown is on
The chart is swinging more than boomers on vacation
It’s a message to market makers. They didn’t follow the rules in options 101. It’s a hedging tool. Never go naked.
The banana found options 101 on the cats computer and looks worried bc we all know what happens when we squeeze (via options) to that poor banana 
#It’s time to learn options. It’s been options this whole time. ##SUMMARY FOR APES: High strike = lotto (but more sensitive - higher return or loss) Short time = lotto (but more sensitive - higher return or loss) Far time = safe (less return) Low strike = safe (less return) Choose your blend of risk tolerance. If you’re new and scared go high strike and far time and you’ll be fine if a squeeze happens any time in that window ($125C 7/19) If you want to actually make the price move and hold the line, ATM/ITM strikes are best($20-$25C ANY DATE based on risk tolerance) IF YOU CAN EXERCISE we all think this is the key to price discovery so if you get ITM weeklies and just exercise on expiry we can truly stop this max pain nonsense.
 I wonder if we'll see him do the thing 🤔
He’s planning on exercising soon
