trading guru

A specious trading expert.

Someone who presents themselves as a trustworthy authority on some market but is not a professional, not practicing what they say, deceives those who trust them into purchasing products or services, and will psychologically manipulate the same people to maintain or spread their deceptions.

Trading gurus can be characterized typically by their under education, self-help approach to psychology, spurious or complete lack of any market research, no proof of trading history, lack of success with their methods, pop-financial content, and promoting affiliates with no due diligence.

I just bought my trading guru's course for several hundred dollars a month, and I feel like I'm not getting any better at trading my own money. In fact I'm currently losing money, and now I'm feeling pressured to trade more because my trading guru says I'm not trading their methods correctly. When I listen to my trading guru and the more I trade exactly as they teach, I am losing even more money. I think I got scammed by this trading guru.

by speciousrisks August 20, 2023

Seinfeld Tragedy

A slight mistake or mishap that ends up costing you everything.

"I was at a restaurant and accidentally bumped into a guy eating his dinner. I apologized and I thought everything was alright. The guy turned out to be the president of the company I work for. The next day I was fired. It was a real seinfeld tragedy."

by rickmcclure August 16, 2014

outsider trading

Buying, selling, and trading in the stock market without knowing what the fuck you are doing AT ALL.

I got involved in some outsider trading and lost 40 million dollars in one day.

by Hillrapist.com March 27, 2016

Family Tradition

When my family member feels one brewing they ask someone to pull their finger.

After a heaping helping of Jeremiah's wild mountain dogs and beans we participate in the family tradition.

by gbfgbfgbf September 28, 2019

Insider trading

What RobinHood did on January 28th, 2021.

RobinHood committed insider trading when they turned off all buying of popular stocks such as GME, BB, NOK, BBY, AMC, after their financial partners were losing money.

by Radibro January 28, 2021

APE TRADING

The trading strategy of BUYING and HODLING + BUYING THE MF'N DIP

APE TRADING investors have more time then hedge funds have money!

by Mr. Stanley moon October 6, 2021

Obsessive Phone Trading Disorder

AKA PTD To constantly trade, purchase, sell and swap one's phone. PTD sufferers are generally underworked, oversexed and have too much time on their hands. The phones of PTD sufferers are always in perfect pristine condition, as one with PTD will constantly clean and wipe the phone after each use (PTDers may also have Germaphobia). Along with being kept in pristine condition, the phones from the PTDer are left feeling unloved and cheap since the PTDer doesn't have the phone in his possession for more than 4-6 weeks. Intervention is critical for the sake of the phone.

He suffers from obsessive phone trading disorder. He buys a new phone every 4 weeks.

by PrincessConsuela1971 November 20, 2010