yeah, that's the whole point of the game. "trading" is the one that will not work in the long term. staying in the index fund is the good option.

yes, the message remains the same in reality and in theory

there's opportunity in trading. but to assume you'll get the benefit is very similar to assuming you'll beat the casino. it's possible, but unlikely, especially in the long term.

appreciate the feedback - obviously this is a rather simplified game trying to deliver a message. my personal experience is that having all that extra information in the real world doesn't really translate to beating the market as well. the buffett experiment is my go to in that sense

yes, the idea is if you are in the market 100% of the time you technically draw but the couch has the moral victory : )

first and best use of this meme. i should think of some easter eggs related to this... congrats and hope you liked it (was a nice couch)

8 trades and timed the market - that's rare glad you enjoyed it mate!

well if you won like 15ish times, then you've probably lost (does the math)... yeah let's not talk about the losses. glad you enjoyed it mate!

at the core it, it's a fun little game and not much more a lot of people do "chart reading" to predict the market and this kind of pokes fun at that

the idea is trying to time the market (whether buying or selling) is very hard and the s&p500 usually wins over the mid-to-long run

and the other playing a couch is just to show how little of an effort it takes to make more money than trading - an inanimate object in an index fund can outperform you.

done, refresh a few times to see it

well, go easy i guess...

the two lines are certainly harder/confusing to follow, i preferred the absolute numbers at the top. the preachy thing is certainly a choice, i do want to make a point with this. the whole thing is based on that tone of voice. i hear you, it'll turn some people off and i think i'm ok with it. appreciate the honest feedback.

thank you, glad you enjoyed it

not the same couch, cousins actually...

thank you, appreciated mate

yess, kind of the message hope you liked it!

totally random and secret (so if you have any knowledge of the actual market, you can't really 'time' things)

if you're implying i'm a robot, no also, you do taht thing you told me to do mate

yes, very cheap to maintain other than the occasional cleaning : ) glad you enjoyed it mate

yes but even "simpler" than that - buy the S&P500 (it's an index fund, average of all the the top 500 companies in the stock market) and hold. over the mid to long run it's going to serve you well.