I day traded with spare money as an activity early during Rona...but eventually got out of it as I couldn't tell if it was going to boom or bust...the stress was too much, even with play money. I did make a few bucks on it...and it'll be interesting to see how much I give to the government during tax season. Several of the stocks I bought and sold have done very well since I quit playing...would have doubled money on some of them.
Now I buy things I use (Google, Starbucks, Intel, Heinz Kraft (what a loser of a stock), etc) with some rollover retirement cash.
New money goes into Vanguard index funds.
A guy at work plays with options, and has a formula that works for him. He says that it takes him an hour or so every morning to get his stuff setup for the day, and then go goes on to real work. Says he makes money, but keeps grounded on how much to invest.
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