[Events] Dumpling or Dumping? Your Toughest Trade of the Year

TigerEvents
05-31

Wrapping zongzi—traditional sticky rice dumplings for the Dragon Boat Festival—looks easy, but it’s surprisingly tricky. You need the right leaf, the right amount of filling, and just the right fold. One wrong move, and the whole thing falls apart.

Sounds familiar? Investing can feel exactly the same. Pick the wrong stock, buy at the wrong time, or get shaken out too early—and just like a poorly wrapped zongzi, your portfolio gets "sticky and messy."

This Dragon Boat Festival, I would like to invite you to share your toughest stock you tried to "wrap up" this year.

👉 What was your toughest trade of the year? Tell us your most frustrating, confusing, or just plain unlucky investing moment!

✍️ How to Participate:

  • - Comment below with your “toughest trade” story.

  • - Tag at least one friend to join the challenge

📅 Event Period:

  • May 30 – June 6, 2025

🎁 Prizes:

  • Participation Prize: Share your story and get 5 Tiger Coins. Share + tag = extra 5 coins!

  • Top Comment: The comment with the most likes wins a $5 stock voucher

  • Lucky Draw: One random commenter will win Tiger gift $Tiger Brokers(TIGR)$

May is Done! How Do You Expect June Movement?
S&P 500 has risen 6.15% this month, marking its best monthly gain of the year. After April’s sell-off and May’s surge, did you make any money? There’s a saying: “Sell in May and go away.” Will you follow it? Interestingly, the market clearly ignored that advice last year. However, June hasn’t historically been a standout month in terms of performance. Historically, the market has NEVER made the top for the year in the month of June. (since 1980) Will you continue to hold or take profits? Will June defy seasonal patterns, or see a temporary cooldown?
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Comments

  • SnakeToad
    05-31
    SnakeToad
    my toughest trade is probably ups. bought in on a whim because of name and price only. didn't do any dd. now sitting at a loss.
  • jethro
    05-31
    jethro
    the toughest obstacle in trading is oneself..., I bought many stocks but I rarely made a sell trade thinking of better gains when prices are rising but when it starts to drop little by little, I hesitate and hesitate until it dropped further...I gone through many ups n downs but no dumping just seating pretty watching the the upd n downs and sometimes bought more when prices were down.
    So I m more of a wrapping dumplings person then dumping investor 😁
    A good trader should have a set target n goal n act on it when these targets are met to really capitalize on the swings of trading...I m working on it haha Happy dragon boat festival and have a great dumplings feast!!!
  • 1PC
    05-31
    1PC
    I would say a frustrating trade would be MRK $Merck(MRK)$ . I viewed it as a strong defensive stock in the Dow components [Facepalm]. Initially did make profits & collected partial profits along the way [USD]....hence but Might be blinded by the wins [Gosh].... & not exiting All when the chart said so... [Cry]. Is it too late 😭.... maybe 🤔.... For now, looking at a suitable Recovery plan 😜. @Shyon @yourcelesttyy @JC888 @Shernice軒嬣 2000 @Barcode
  • Ztradee
    05-31
    Ztradee
    What a wonderful analogy. Humourous,  accurate yet appropriate depiction. Personally I must say it would be the Novocure stocks. I made some, but following a very encouraging climb, it headed south due to uncertainties of many kinds. Nonetheless, still feel positive about it, and hope to celebrate it with more savoury dumplings. Dumplings please. No dumping.
  • nickname168
    06-06
    nickname168
    After three green trades in a row, I went heavy on the next setup without waiting for confirmation. It reversed hard right after my entry, and I froze instead of cutting the loss. That single trade erased all my prior gains and reminded me that overconfidence is the silent killer. @AhGong
  • luv2trade
    06-06
    luv2trade
    I followed a popular trader on social media into a complex options spread I didn’t fully understand. When it started moving against me, I panicked and closed it wrong, locking in unnecessary losses. Lesson: if you don’t fully understand the strategy, don’t trade it — no matter who’s doing it.
    @Frisbee
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