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8. There's a lot of money to be made capitalizing on fear and uncertainty

Wed Mar 11, 2026, 12:11 PM

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Volatility trading (and selling puts in particular) can be lucrative. It’s not without its own risks.

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Iran Is Going Scorched Earth Mode [View all] gab13by13 Yesterday OP

;-{).... Goonch Yesterday #1

This message was self-deleted by its author mopinko Yesterday #5

It's a brand new world Johnny2X2X Yesterday #2

Drone control by regime change gulliver Yesterday #13

So WWIII is the answer? Johnny2X2X Yesterday #14

Iran's Islamic Republic regime can be an example gulliver Yesterday #15

Its pretty clear their biggest weapon Johonny Yesterday #3

the biggest lie most ppl believe- the market hates instability. mopinko Yesterday #6

There's a lot of money to be made capitalizing on fear and uncertainty fujiyamasan Yesterday #8

that's where most of the money is. mopinko Yesterday #10

Middle Eastern wars have always spiked the price of oil. Ferryboat Yesterday #7

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Yesterday #9

And Iran is going to induce a global recession (or worse) SamuelTheThird Yesterday #11

What do they have to lose? Horse with no Name Yesterday #12