Doc,
I took 33% loss on my "investment" as a long.
But you know what?
Every morning, I think, "HOW COULD I HAVE BEEN SO STUPID" but then rehash the following lessons:
1. Anything involving NYC maaakets is NOT investing. It's gambling.
2. Save what money I have for my own business. THAT is investing.
3. China is a BIG CORPORATION. Don't trust them. Don't trust US corporations, either. In both cases, people die and corporations lie. It's been proven over and over.
4. The time will come for the mines-to-magnets in the US. Just not now.
5. The stock market is more rigged than ever, and it will only get worse.