Leverage, liquidations, and the people who refuse to learn.
Situational Awareness ran 4x leverage into the greatest AI rally ever recorded. It took one month for the market to take it all back, and Citadel was waiting at the bottom with a checkbook.
Krispy Kreme, Opendoor, Rocket Lab, and Kohl's. Donuts, houses, rockets, and department stores. Finally, an index that tells the truth.
44% short interest, a 7.5% dividend, a new turnaround CFO, and one r/wallstreetbets thread with 23,000 upvotes. The Save Wendy's trade was inevitable.
Squeeze chatter, Ryan Cohen acquisition rumors, an eBay-shaped hole in the story. The lore continues because the lore is the product.
Reader-submitted, anonymized, lightly edited, heavily relatable. First in a series we will regret.
Polymarket and Kalshi turned every news cycle into a tradeable event. The degens did not need the encouragement, but they appreciated it.