Put 20% of my money into nvda near the open today, this is my long term investment vehicle, and also trading vehicle. Moves with market most of the time.
before the qqq, I would trade IBM as a proxy for the qqq, spy in the good old days! Other than worrying about the occasional roaming Trex or sabor tooth tiger, and not having internet or cell phones, things weren't so bad in the late 1980's,early 1990's.
Had to trudge through knee deep snow to get to school when I was a wee little boy, when bessie the horse could not pull the carraige to school. Oh the good old days of the 1960's!
At least I find the above funny