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| Stock | SPCX | -25% | Elon. Just thought this would be a little more golden. Bought on IPO day. | Elon haha. I should have just sold after a potential $10 gain. | clownadmin | 6/12/26 |
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| Crypto | ALL | -100% | Everyone was talking about it, it was the greatest thing. | Everything about crypto | exKurt | 4/1/26 |
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| Penny Stock | PNNY | -10% | This one claimed to be AI but was more like AIR. | Saw it in a forum and tossed a couple hundred dollars at it. Nothing dramatic but still sucks losing money. | lance | 12/17/25 |
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| Penny Stock | IAUS | -50% | The technology sounded amazing. | The technology sounded amazing. Yes - too good to be true. The demos looked so real but looking back it was such hype crap I can't believe I fell for it. | jarbon | 10/1/25 |
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| Real Estate | — | +50% | Friend asked me to invest in a quick flip. 3-6 month easy return on the investment. Here I sit 2 years later, the proud owner of an unfinished condo. | DYOR on your friends. | clownadmin | 10/2/24 |
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| Stock | BBBY | -100% | The meme stock rally reminded me of the GameStop run. | Company was already deep into bankruptcy proceedings by then. | Mike Trades | 1/15/23 |
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| Crypto | FTT | -100% | The exchange token felt safe since FTX was one of the biggest names. | Didn't realize it was propping up a fraudulent balance sheet. | Dave Chen | 11/8/22 |
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| Stock | TSLA | -40% | Everyone said it would hit $1,000 by 2025 no matter what. | Ignored the debt load and a string of insider selling. | Mike Trades | 11/1/22 |
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| Stock | META | -65% | The metaverse pivot had me convinced it was the next platform shift. | Didn't expect the ad revenue slowdown to hit this hard, this fast. | Mike Trades | 9/1/22 |
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| Crypto | LUNA | -100% | The yield farm promised 20% APY forever, seemed too good to pass up. | Didn't understand the algorithmic stablecoin was one bank run from zero. | Dave Chen | 5/9/22 |
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| Stock | NFLX | -35% | Figured streaming wars meant infinite subscriber growth. | Ignored the password-sharing crackdown coming down the pipe. | Mike Trades | 4/20/22 |
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| Penny Stock | MULN | -98% | Saw it mentioned constantly in a stock-tip group. | Never checked the share count — dilution was already out of control. | J. Rodriguez | 3/1/22 |
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| Real Estate | — | -20% | The dividend yield on the REIT looked unusually attractive. | Didn't expect rising rates to hit the sector as hard as they did. | Ron Alvarez | 1/1/22 |
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| Stock | RIVN | -60% | EV hype was at a fever pitch right after a huge IPO. | Ignored the production bottlenecks and constant cash burn. | Mike Trades | 11/10/21 |
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| Other | — | -95% | A celebrity endorsement made the project feel legitimate. | Zero real utility beyond the image itself. | Sarah K. | 11/1/21 |
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| Real Estate | — | -25% | Contractor quoted a number that seemed too good to pass up. | Never got a proper inspection — actual repair costs were triple the quote. | Ron Alvarez | 9/5/21 |
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| Penny Stock | BBIG | -90% | Short squeeze chatter was everywhere in the group chats. | There was no real business behind the ticker, just momentum. | J. Rodriguez | 9/1/21 |
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| Other | — | -50% | Thought sports cards were becoming the new gold. | The market cooled fast and there was no liquidity to sell into. | Sarah K. | 7/1/21 |
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| Stock | PLTR | +90% | Believed in the government contract pipeline long-term. | Almost sold during the 2022 dip out of pure panic. | Mike Trades | 6/1/21 |
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| Crypto | ICP | -97% | Heavy VC backing made it feel like a sure thing. | A massive token unlock schedule tanked the price almost immediately. | Dave Chen | 5/10/21 |
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