Yes, You CAN "Time The Market." And I'm Going to Prove It, Again.
u/OptionsTrader14 ·
Reddit — r/stocks
· June 23, 2026 at 16:43
· 💬 18 comments
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Thread argues market timing is possible, but top comments are skeptical and dismissive of the original post’s approach.
No specific tickers, earnings, or data discussed; community focuses on lack of risk‑adjusted metrics and poor tone.
Dominant sentiment: mixed – some agree timing can work (citing professional firms), others criticize the thesis as unsubstantiated.
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[+12] u/jcork1: I ain't reading all that. I'm happy for u tho. Or sorry that happened.
[+9] u/Whalesftw123: We know it’s possible to time the market.
Citadel, Jane Street, HRT consistently show us that don’t need some random on Reddit to prove it.
It is however really weird that despite all this talk about it being skill instead of luck you haven’t brought up any discussion of things like Sharpe, Beta adjusted returns etc.
You can’t just point at returns. I know a guy whose made 10,000 percent returns over the past three years but all he did was hold nvidia then hold micron.
[+6] u/Little_MasterJI: Nothing says “read my thesis” quite like opening with “to the morons…”