How One Trader Flipped $50K Into $520K — and What You Can Learn About Managing Trades - Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN)
A trader on Reddit's r/wallstreetbets said they grew a brokerage account from $50,000 to more than $520,000 in less than a year, using margin to buy shares rather than relying on the short-dated options trades more commonly associated with the forum.The post offered a detailed breakdown of the trades that drove the gains and the strategy behind them."My first big trade was buying $SBET at $9 in early 2025, which turned my account into around $200k," the trader wrote.That position in Sharplink Inc (NASDAQ:SB ...