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Re:In January, there were more real-estate agents than homes... by vkou on Monday March 22, 2021 @06:20PM (#26548109)
No, because if you're investing on a 1-5 margin, the market dropping by 20% in two weeks, and then going up by 80% over the next five will leave you flat out broke.

Meanwhile, someone not investing on margin will be up 60%.

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Re:In January, there were more real-estate agents than homes... by MontyCarloHall on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @09:03AM (#26554480)
Nitpick, but they’d only be up 44%. 0.8*1.8 = 1.44, not 1.6.
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