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Let me spill out some information. Next-Generation Investors Are Different. An organization called "Finra" published this information. In a 2021 survey the Finra Investor Education Foundation found that 36% of respondents aged 18 t0 34 said they have traded options. That compares with 21% of respondents ages 35 to 54 and just 8% of respondents age 55 and older. Then there are crypto investors. According to something called a Pew Research survey based on Feb 2024 data, 42% of men aged 18-29 have invested in, traded, or used cryptocurrency compared with 17% of women in the same age range. Interestly, just 17% of all adults say they have invested in, traded, or used a cryptocurrency, according to the same 2024 survey. When it comes to buying on margin,in 2021, just under of a quarter, or 23%, of investors ages 18 to 34 said they have made purcheses on margin, compared with 12% of respondents aged 34 to 54 and 3% of respondents age 55 and older. Opening accounts is now easier and...

Caterpillar Earnings Happened Two Days Ago and Now a Bounce Both Down And Up On The Opening Two Days Later.

Look at this Caterpillar chart on a Thursday morning and what what the calls are now doing.
The first printout shows Caterpillar up .67 cents 29 minutes into the trading session after first dropping on the opening and the 182.50 Call option pricings at that time. Notice how low the Call options traded down to. The 182.50 Calls dropped down to a low of $1.16. People sometimes ask me what option trading is all about. This is one very good example of how someone could have caught a swing. In option trading the action never stops. Here now is that same option series about 30 minutes later and a new chart of how the stock was then trading.
Now here is how Caterpillar and these Call options closed out the day.
Now a few of the earning details.
All of this happened two days ago and the stock dropped over ten dollars on this news.This morning swing was somewhat predictable.

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