https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFj_RZCsqKE . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdBbXmkttAs

Been doing a little personal project. I simulated 2X and 3X S&P 500 leverage ETF's going back to 1957. Why 1957? That's when the modern S&P 500 started. Leverage ETF's rebalance every day so there is tracking error. But whatever, that's too technical for here. If one can stomach the level of volatility. Leverage S&P 500 ETF's way outperform the market. First graph is scaled regularly. But because of exponential growth. The 1X S&P 500 looks tiny in comparison. So I had to rescale in log base 10. https://i.ani.me/0350/3284/sp500_all_plot.png . https://i.ani.me/0350/3288/sp500_all_plot_log10.png

Wait? Why I'm I asking Pandus to get rid of the gae? Allah does not hear Christian prayers. It's obvious that the real God is the Moose Lamb GOD. Any moose lambs up in here? Is allah up in here?

Looks like I made the right choice waiting a bit longer. My Caesar cosplay, a month later, is finally out for delivery, so I should have it soon

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