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A hamster has been trading cryptocurrencies in a cage rigged to automatically buy and sell tokens since June - and it's currently outperforming the S&P 500
Business Insider ^ | 26 September 2021 | Matthew Fox

Posted on 09/27/2021 1:49:37 AM PDT by blueplum

A hamster in Germany is redefining "A Random Walk Down Wall Street" author Burton Malkiel's belief that a blindfolded monkey throwing darts at a stock ticker list in the newspaper could do just as good as a human investment professional.

The livestreamed hamster, named Mr. Goxx, has been independently trading a portfolio of various cryptocurrencies since June 12, and so far its performance has been impressive. As of Friday, the portfolio was up nearly 24%, according to the @mrgoxx twitter feed that documents daily performance, along with every trade made by the hamster. Mr. Goxx's performance outpaces bitcoin and the S&P 500 over the same time period.

Mr. Goxx's caretaker...

(Excerpt) Read more at markets.businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: animaltricks; crypto; hamsters; stockmarket

1 posted on 09/27/2021 1:49:37 AM PDT by blueplum
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Hamster Business Chanel. No particular affinity of Foxes over Hamsters.


2 posted on 09/27/2021 1:59:59 AM PDT by blackdog (Sophisticated so public policy is not applicable. )
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He’ll be working at Goldman Saks soon.


3 posted on 09/27/2021 3:26:25 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dreams)
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A squirrel could do better, but he won’t take the trouble.


4 posted on 09/27/2021 3:41:04 AM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
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I’m up 100 percent on crypto since November of last year.

Fire the hamster.


5 posted on 09/27/2021 3:45:23 AM PDT by PA-RIVER ( )
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6 posted on 09/27/2021 4:16:46 AM PDT by DannyTN
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Mr. Goxx is interested in trading wheat, soybean, and peanut futures.


7 posted on 09/27/2021 5:00:16 AM PDT by Flick Lives (We may or may not have reached herd immunity, but we've definitely achieved herd stupidity.)
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8 posted on 09/27/2021 5:12:48 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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9 posted on 09/27/2021 5:13:31 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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10 posted on 09/27/2021 5:14:18 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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For the young'uns...

The Hamster Dance

11 posted on 09/27/2021 5:18:13 AM PDT by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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Mr. Goxx is particularly adept at trading synthetic collar options.


12 posted on 09/27/2021 6:15:05 AM PDT by PGR88
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Plus the hamster wheel is generating electricity to run a computer that’s mining bitcoin.


13 posted on 09/27/2021 6:32:44 AM PDT by JoeRed
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