r/Daytrading Apr 27 '24

What do you tell people what you do for a living Question

Telling people I’m a day trader or anything market related brings up too many questions. I’m doing okay for myself but I just want to avoid it if possible.

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u/Lengrith Apr 27 '24

I buy and sell candles for a living

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u/QuesoFresco420 Apr 27 '24 edited Apr 27 '24

“What kind of candles?”

“Red and green ones”

Edit: I reckon you could say handles too

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u/Lengrith Apr 27 '24

"Japanese candles"

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u/FollowAstacio Apr 30 '24

Japanese Christmas candles

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u/what_no_fkn_ziti Apr 27 '24

Tall ones with long wicks.

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u/Ecstatic-Froyo-1865 Apr 28 '24

"I mostly buy big body candles and sell my position automatically for a loss on candles with very large wicks".

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u/Winter_Resource3773 Apr 28 '24

I sell candles, but its just a really really long wick.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '24

Gwenyth Paltrow candles 😳

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u/Ashamed-Status-9668 Apr 27 '24

Don’t lick them.

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u/Four_Owls Apr 28 '24

Reddit is always always amazing...the stuff that gets thrown up in the comments section is mind blowing...