I Gave My Goldfish $50,000 to Trade Stocks

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  • Опубліковано 30 бер 2022
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  • @mhammer3186
    @mhammer3186 2 роки тому +45957

    I love how the investors went from smiles to looks of horror when the realized that he was talking about an actual fish.

    • @96Assassine
      @96Assassine 2 роки тому +2746

      11/10 Best pitch ever

    • @mhammer3186
      @mhammer3186 2 роки тому +2787

      @@96Assassine I’m honestly surprised no one busted out laughing when he comes out that it’s based off a fish.

    • @supernovamimosa
      @supernovamimosa 2 роки тому +815

      so funny they were in disbelief

    • @Gurmudgin
      @Gurmudgin 2 роки тому +971

      @@mhammer3186 considering the OTHER things that have bought stocks (a dartboard, cats, other house pets, etc) it actually fits in?
      And yes, all of those went positive because it turns out hucking darts at stocks is actually more often than not a better play than actually trying to analyze it all.

    • @thomasw4422
      @thomasw4422 2 роки тому +704

      They'd never accept that the movement of a fish gambles on stocks better than they do

  • @CarlosVillanueva-nv5xx
    @CarlosVillanueva-nv5xx 2 роки тому +10010

    The fact that a fish raised by a public threat gives better financial advice than a whole community speaks volumes

    • @spritepine5345
      @spritepine5345 2 роки тому +530

      "raised by a public threat" i cant breathe holy shit

    • @Maribro4
      @Maribro4 2 роки тому +4

      Well to be fair wallstreetbets is practically a giant stupid shitpost sub.
      And I love it for that

    • @quickfingers7062
      @quickfingers7062 2 роки тому +121

      “Public threat” as Michael reeves omg I’m *wheezing* right now

    • @winkoc1ty
      @winkoc1ty Рік тому

      it’s true, he is a public threat
      he stepped on my fish, screamed in my face, then stole my boyfriend
      he stood on my spine as well and screamed “WHY WONT IT BREAK”

    • @randomlittleidot
      @randomlittleidot Рік тому +37

      the fish even made a 1000$ profit..

  • @IsaacAllwood
    @IsaacAllwood 16 днів тому +283

    3:10 "He brought Altria over Boeing" guys I think the fish fucking KNEW

    • @fxwizard6421
      @fxwizard6421 10 днів тому +12

      The fish foretold the future

    • @RobVil
      @RobVil 5 днів тому +5

      fuck i was coming here to say this because i remembered fredrick didnt choose boeing lmao

    • @BayouBoy2443
      @BayouBoy2443 2 дні тому +2

      The fish sabotaged Boeing

  • @colddekstar
    @colddekstar 11 днів тому +78

    Rest in Peace Fredrick
    By following your investment instructions I only lost $30k, my house, and my firstborn son

  • @Ididathing
    @Ididathing 2 роки тому +7033

    I hope you made a lot of stock bros very angry with this video

    • @Nijinja
      @Nijinja 2 роки тому +95

      yooo did a thing

    • @goobermcboogerballs1420
      @goobermcboogerballs1420 2 роки тому +66

      You know Fred got this shit down packed.

    • @ItsJustDoctor
      @ItsJustDoctor 2 роки тому +1

      Upload more boy boy videos or I riot

    • @reysthenics
      @reysthenics 2 роки тому +1

      I hope he did

    • @omut4981
      @omut4981 2 роки тому +48

      Your turn to get a Crow to hit the pokies

  • @goateeguy11221122
    @goateeguy11221122 2 роки тому +9796

    Massively over-tipping the pet shop employee with the money the goldfish made is the most chaotic good thing I've ever seen

  • @lucienperrier1260
    @lucienperrier1260 11 днів тому +40

    Rest in Peace, Fredrick. You will be missed.

  • @NarrowEdgeTrading
    @NarrowEdgeTrading Рік тому +236

    What's actually funny is that it's a well-known fact that wall street analysts are no better at guessing good stocks than a completely random (fish) guessing scheme. In fact, most mutual fund managers underperform compared to the S&P 500

  • @ins0mn1a81
    @ins0mn1a81 2 роки тому +9277

    Imagine being the sponsor talking to Michael like “so, how are you gonna use our money?” And he just goes “oh I’m gonna give it to my goldfish so he can invest in Wall Street with it”

    • @IceMan2019
      @IceMan2019 2 роки тому +130

      That sounds like a plan anyone would invest in. Who wouldn't try send more money?

    • @bewuf8937
      @bewuf8937 2 роки тому +9

      I play with knifes 🔪:))))

    • @Confron7a7ion7
      @Confron7a7ion7 2 роки тому +16

      And somehow make money...

    • @Denielle-V
      @Denielle-V 2 роки тому +31

      "It's been six months since i quit youtube"
      **laughs in 2022**

    • @Joe_Mama.also_YTHandlessuckass
      @Joe_Mama.also_YTHandlessuckass 2 роки тому +8

      That's a very Michael interaction, they should've seen it coming

  • @strangejmaster
    @strangejmaster 2 роки тому +37595

    You think he just wakes up and is like, "I bet my fish could trade stocks". If anyone's wondering, this is exactly what Michael does

    • @Red-Apple4
      @Red-Apple4 2 роки тому +109

      A bot stole your comment

    • @strangejmaster
      @strangejmaster 2 роки тому +69

      @@Red-Apple4 nuuu

    • @allisonmenace
      @allisonmenace 2 роки тому +88

      The better question is what is fredricks next big break? I’m calling it to be something taser related

    • @WooperChannelYT
      @WooperChannelYT 2 роки тому +11

      155k in 30 minutes (marker)

    • @randyschannel253
      @randyschannel253 2 роки тому +4

      Lol

  • @boat02
    @boat02 12 днів тому +41

    RIP Frederick. May Frederick continue to dispense excellent financial across the Rainbow Bridge, especially with my dog.

  • @babycomeonn
    @babycomeonn Рік тому +256

    Thank you so much for taking such good care of Fredrick. A lot of people go into owning a goldfish very misinformed. This sets a really good example for people looking to get in to the hobby. Goldfish do not belong in a bowl!

    • @RollerBaller
      @RollerBaller 2 місяці тому +20

      Apparently they belong on the stock market

  • @SaCalox
    @SaCalox 2 роки тому +8830

    I can't believe you went and pitched this to an actual group of investors. Their faces as they slowly realized what you were talking about were priceless. I fucking love this channel. Never change.

    • @ChunkyJo
      @ChunkyJo 2 роки тому +42

      Maybe upload more though... other than that DON'T CHANGE. you walk. slowly! You're not part of the turbo team!

    • @grqfes
      @grqfes 2 роки тому

      yeah with them pretentious ass macbooks.

    • @foopadr9076
      @foopadr9076 2 роки тому +38

      Im gonna get a goldfish and make myself soim mofo money and gold! GOLD BABY!

    • @stevenson720
      @stevenson720 2 роки тому +3

      I also fucking love this channel.

    • @Luke-xt6pk
      @Luke-xt6pk 2 роки тому +29

      "Actual group of investors" yeah... no

  • @juniper3955
    @juniper3955 2 роки тому +4088

    The fact that the fish actually made money is incredible to me.

    • @charleshardesty1828
      @charleshardesty1828 2 роки тому +78

      Right! I thought it was going to be who lost the least

    • @sexygarfield80
      @sexygarfield80 2 роки тому +1

      🤥

    • @Brix098
      @Brix098 2 роки тому +93

      Making money on the stock market isn't too hard, the fish made a thousand bucks just by investing in fractional stocks.

    • @Trialnerror
      @Trialnerror 2 роки тому +1

      This was done years ago with a monkey picking stocks. The monkey outperformed the top asset management companies in the world.

    • @cdubsb3831
      @cdubsb3831 2 роки тому +50

      Its really not that hard. Random decision making is going to generally net some cash.

  • @j-rus5345
    @j-rus5345 Рік тому +474

    The inclusion of Ludwig in this was very welcome and he did a great job creating very entertaining chaos with Michael

  • @TacticalNandu
    @TacticalNandu 18 днів тому +25

    Fredrick knew about the Boeing fiasco before anyone else

  • @ProfLakitax
    @ProfLakitax 2 роки тому +5889

    I think it's insane that Michael had an 8 hour lead on the Internet Historian.

    • @xisg0ne854
      @xisg0ne854 2 роки тому +30

      Yeah lol

    • @jonasortiz1870
      @jonasortiz1870 2 роки тому +33

      glad someone else was feeling the same way

    • @killerb3609
      @killerb3609 2 роки тому +2

      Just about to comment this haha

    • @tbiebrich
      @tbiebrich 2 роки тому +3

      @THIS will Liar

    • @fatihdemirbilek54
      @fatihdemirbilek54 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/play/PLf0mH9BzXrbtGV_tKwn1ZscLdgir2d5Th.html

  • @wblade01
    @wblade01 2 роки тому +6507

    Personally I want to say I enjoyed how natural Michael seemed when pitching the business idea and the people are still believing that fish and wsb are just actually terms for the programs he is pitching. The people's slow realization that he is talking about an actual fish and him having the balls to pitch it is out of this world LMFAO.

    • @vincenttai2474
      @vincenttai2474 2 роки тому +413

      He essentially said a fish could do stocks better than them

    • @dogchaser520
      @dogchaser520 2 роки тому +298

      The sad thing is that they didn't recognize how great this could be. It pitches a real financially valid idea: that picking stocks randomly and staying as diverse as possible actually works. Only way to improve the algo would probably be to make sure that it doesn't buy too many repeat stocks.

    • @MaxLennon
      @MaxLennon 2 роки тому +74

      @@dogchaser520 It "works" in the sense that you're owning mainly the market risk in your portfolio by not having any particular preference for a certain type of stock. So if the market does well, so do you. Portfolio managers with skill can outperform that type of strategy by choosing what types of risks they want to own (large vs. small companies, ones that have been trending down vs. upward, growth vs. value companies, etc.)

    • @dogchaser520
      @dogchaser520 2 роки тому +42

      @@MaxLennon Definitely. But is it possible that random buying can outperform when you include portfolio manager's fees? This could be a very interesting way to invest. No fish required.

    • @artofgamingwarfare3658
      @artofgamingwarfare3658 2 роки тому +18

      The trick is he just doesn't give a f*ck.

  • @Xynic48
    @Xynic48 Рік тому +138

    The investors part became 10x funnier knowing it was actually real and not scripted according to michael in otv podcast 😂

    • @NinF37
      @NinF37 Місяць тому

      Where can I find that podcast? Like what episode?

  • @jaxx7955
    @jaxx7955 11 днів тому +7

    R.I.P to a real one, Fredrick you where the best goddamn stock trader the world has ever seen

  • @NoahSchollaert
    @NoahSchollaert 2 роки тому +3758

    Also incredibly funny that Michael literally just beat Internet Historian by like a day making that joke at the end 10x more funny

    • @DrChliin
      @DrChliin 2 роки тому +131

      beat him by just 8 hours!! He must have known somehow.. 😂

    • @callmesid5190
      @callmesid5190 2 роки тому

      I literally made the comment on his page a minute ago

    • @nayber2352
      @nayber2352 2 роки тому

      holy shit a michael reeves video and internet historian video in the same day, I'm cumming

    • @user-jc6yo1vn1r
      @user-jc6yo1vn1r 2 роки тому +17

      You sir Just informed me that internet historian made a video, you have my gratitude

    • @Tennosoul
      @Tennosoul 2 роки тому

      Not really one day cuz Micheal didn’t post videos for 11 month while internet historian 1 year

  • @naqidoesps4860
    @naqidoesps4860 6 місяців тому +10

    The fact that a FISH is outperforming the NASDAQ is such good, unintentional social commentary

  • @ComfyOwO
    @ComfyOwO 11 днів тому +7

    Rip Fredrick You Fucking Legend

  • @rehanalam1900
    @rehanalam1900 2 роки тому +4513

    Michael is such a sigma that he turned his fish into passive income

    • @jacksonregan206
      @jacksonregan206 2 роки тому +9

      @SnowyFilms seems like that’s a lie

    • @shadowpieee2322
      @shadowpieee2322 2 роки тому +8

      @SnowyFilms cool comment but like 600 seconds of just wheeze is unreasonable even saying poopie at 1am at the sleepover only gets ppl laughing for like 5 minutes (maybe im just not funny tho idrk)
      edit: i love the youtube comment section we just bully a small child until they dont respond anymore and then we pretend to be the good ones for "pointing out your bs"

    • @JayGangster1
      @JayGangster1 2 роки тому +1

      @SnowyFilms your face while writing this comment 😐

    • @loveblowsbad
      @loveblowsbad 2 роки тому

      @SnowyFilms x

    • @whalefall413
      @whalefall413 2 роки тому +1

      @SnowyFilms lol i bet everyone clapped too

  • @chrisj4288
    @chrisj4288 2 роки тому +3342

    "because I'm a programmer, and that's what we do."
    As a programmer, truer words have never been said.

    • @jazzy4830
      @jazzy4830 2 роки тому +31

      It always annoyed me having to write codes that took far longer than personally manipulating data, it only saves time when the data sets get huge and calculations get very complicated, otherwise it can be the equivalent to building a robot in the morning to butter your toast for breakfast.

    • @rockmanshadow5454
      @rockmanshadow5454 2 роки тому +1

      Amen

    • @numberyellow
      @numberyellow 2 роки тому +3

      My dad's a programmer... this shit is so true, it hurts, lol

    • @hh-jy8ff
      @hh-jy8ff 2 роки тому +2

      As a former programmer boasting a grade 12 cs competency I can agree with that

    • @shadoboi8963
      @shadoboi8963 2 роки тому

      Dani uploads 4 month per vid so i think its true

  • @whitewolfsounds2273
    @whitewolfsounds2273 12 днів тому +7

    Rest in peace Frederick😭💔

  • @kachau24
    @kachau24 11 днів тому +6

    RIP Fredrick. Legend

  • @PhantxmMachi
    @PhantxmMachi 2 роки тому +8964

    And here we see Michael emerging from the realms of video games to make his yearly video

  • @Mo-xm8ci
    @Mo-xm8ci 2 роки тому +3195

    We all have an extremely toxic relationship with Michael where he leave us for months but we always take him back. Actual legend

  • @lionehh
    @lionehh 11 днів тому +6

    R.I.P Fredrick.

  • @garrettgoss2691
    @garrettgoss2691 Рік тому +28

    Goes from using unpaid fish labor to giving him that penthouse suite at the end. All hail Fredrick

  • @menorak
    @menorak 2 роки тому +2311

    You had one miscalculation here: Frederick needed the ability to also SELL stocks, not just buy them. That way, he could properly rake in the big bucks.

    • @francesfarmer3874
      @francesfarmer3874 2 роки тому +318

      A orange fish buys, and a green fish sells.
      That way fred also has a friend😄

    • @kalinaszek
      @kalinaszek 2 роки тому +63

      He has two axis of movement so one for selling one for buying. Or there could be some movement combinations

    • @DrKosmos
      @DrKosmos 2 роки тому +22

      @@kalinaszek second camera on the side, track his depth away from camera

    • @kalinaszek
      @kalinaszek 2 роки тому +5

      @@DrKosmos this way he could even use implified Web browser and get regarded after good behaviour

    • @eroseland
      @eroseland 2 роки тому +4

      Fredrick only consumes stock.
      Like great simile for modern capitalism.

  • @SpartanBrix
    @SpartanBrix Рік тому +9352

    The fact that he went to a company with his idea and embarrassed himself just to do a bit is fucking golden.

    • @crackeddecimal7688
      @crackeddecimal7688 Рік тому +659

      I’d be embarrassed if I goldfish could put perform me in the stock market lmao

    • @garethbaus5471
      @garethbaus5471 Рік тому +339

      @@crackeddecimal7688 That goldfish outperformed most investors, humans are usually really bad at picking stocks.

    • @jinclay4354
      @jinclay4354 Рік тому +341

      _Embarrassed himself?_ Everyone in that room (aside from Michael) should be embarrassed just for being there in the first place, and even more for being morally stomped by a goldfish. "Venture capital" is a joke.

    • @omahaaviation23
      @omahaaviation23 Рік тому +32

      I would be embarrassed if my goldfish buys better stocks.

    • @cancerino666
      @cancerino666 Рік тому +22

      it's not fucking golden. it's a fucking goldfish! xD

  • @fadedblade
    @fadedblade 11 днів тому +4

    RIP Frederick, he was a real one.

  • @pokechumaster9849
    @pokechumaster9849 12 днів тому +6

    I watched this vid for the first time and learned later that Fredrick went to heaven.

  • @PhoebusA
    @PhoebusA 2 роки тому +1913

    If you would've told me that Michael Reeve's fish was smarter than an entire subreddit when it came to the stockmarket...
    I actually think I would have believed you.

  • @MixeetGaming
    @MixeetGaming 2 роки тому +1121

    The fact that real humans who constantly watch stocks were beat by a goldfish who knows literally nothin bout what's goin on is fucking hilarious

    • @loganbaileysfunwithtrains606
      @loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 2 роки тому +24

      If you throw money at everything eventually you’ll make some money in the markets, knowing when to sell is the struggle

    • @MrTweetumss00
      @MrTweetumss00 2 роки тому +17

      @@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 Tell that to wsb

    • @cooldude6651
      @cooldude6651 2 роки тому +47

      Generally, even "professional" economic analysts and advisors (I:E people who advise what stocks to buy and sell) don't perform any better than random guessing. The economy is pretty much just luck, and stock people are like, glorified wine tasters.

    • @joshbuenaventura3297
      @joshbuenaventura3297 2 роки тому +14

      Remember, We all know for a reason that there's a wallstreet better watched this video and told one of his colleagues "hey, this fish outbought you on stock"

    • @majmak9604
      @majmak9604 2 роки тому +3

      I think animals are now regularly outperforming major brokers. There's been at least one other case with a cat who picks with cat toys placed on newspaper and I think there's one with a... hamster maybe?
      It actually holds up a study from Sweden in which chimpanzee's narrowly outperformed college (maybe even graduate) students when it came to knowledge of world events.

  • @okamiboi
    @okamiboi 12 днів тому +3

    RIP Fredrick, the best finance advisor in the world 😢

  • @reeeec
    @reeeec 11 днів тому +5

    We will miss you, the greatest stock trader of all time 😢.
    RIP Fredrick 💔

  • @guidomista9565
    @guidomista9565 2 роки тому +3768

    The fact that a fish had better stock picks than wallstreetbets is hilarious

    • @alecnguyen838
      @alecnguyen838 2 роки тому +114

      That’s literally the whole point of wallstreet bets though to gamble and laugh at the bad calls

    • @ret7502
      @ret7502 2 роки тому +283

      Dude, the fish fucking outperformed the market, by A LOT, he did better than like 90% of people who do this professionally

    • @tompson3
      @tompson3 2 роки тому +39

      I think the deal with WSB is that it's very important WHEN they buy and SELL. Definitely not a steady investment portfolio, but can make a big profit on a lucky gamble.

    • @nightstar6179
      @nightstar6179 2 роки тому +6

      @@tompson3 ya, a good example of that is those large spikes.

    • @Commenter495
      @Commenter495 2 роки тому +4

      @@IRHasDiabetes911 No a algorithm choose it for him

  • @OmniPieTV
    @OmniPieTV 2 роки тому +8901

    Happy Michael upload day everyone! See y’all next year.

  • @KarmaCadet
    @KarmaCadet Рік тому +20

    this is pretty legendary. huge props for holding an actual Q&A for stock traders... priceless AF

  • @texoport
    @texoport 12 днів тому +5

    RIP Fredrick

  • @VEE3RDEYE
    @VEE3RDEYE 2 роки тому +53117

    The fact you remembered your script when pitching your business idea is actually brilliant

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 2 роки тому +1719

      Of course, Michael is a very serious business presentationer.

    • @crimsonkarma13
      @crimsonkarma13 2 роки тому +2410

      the fact he remembered he had a youtube channel is brilliant

    • @GusVirdi
      @GusVirdi 2 роки тому +217

      Its a miracle!!! He thanked Jesus!!!

    • @maxgoldstein6309
      @maxgoldstein6309 2 роки тому +27

      Facts

    • @otakupower1048
      @otakupower1048 2 роки тому +192

      When you’re passionate about something you don’t need a script

  • @lachlanokeefe8020
    @lachlanokeefe8020 2 роки тому +1526

    The fact that the fish won so comprehensively shows that actually putting your money in meme stocks is an absolutely HORRIBLE idea.

    • @kennorcott7074
      @kennorcott7074 2 роки тому +155

      It beat NASDAQ too which is fucking hilarious

    • @eli0uz
      @eli0uz 2 роки тому +6

      @@kennorcott7074 Maybe not the S&P500 ? idk

    • @opal9583
      @opal9583 2 роки тому +3

      @@kennorcott7074 what's nasdaq?

    • @jaxorgate
      @jaxorgate 2 роки тому +21

      @@opal9583 its a giant collection of companies

    • @seanwaddell2659
      @seanwaddell2659 2 роки тому +45

      @@opal9583
      NASDAQ is a market index, it just represents a bunch of high level companies and the health of the investing market as a whole

  • @abwfl
    @abwfl Рік тому +13

    if Michael made this open source the entire stock market would collapse

  • @seeonaga1524
    @seeonaga1524 12 днів тому +3

    I just heard the news. Rest in peace Frederick. You were an amazing stock Trader and an even better fish❤❤️😭🕊🕊

  • @LaysAvo16
    @LaysAvo16 2 роки тому +2580

    I feel so used by Michael. Months and months of him missing and he just comes back and I take him back like a fool

    • @dyllan9242
      @dyllan9242 2 роки тому +43

      Like a dad who bought milk

    • @Makujah_
      @Makujah_ 2 роки тому +7

      Stop

    • @F_-og6fe
      @F_-og6fe 2 роки тому +6

      April fools bro!

    • @rene431
      @rene431 2 роки тому +11

      Michael is the ex of your girlfriend that she tells you not to worry about :0

    • @NightmareKeys
      @NightmareKeys 2 роки тому +1

      Dat cuz he a bomba, he a bomba For realz

  • @AltF4MyLife
    @AltF4MyLife 2 роки тому +3360

    i love how it goes from saying its been “6 months” to “7 months” then finally “8 months” when in reality its been 11 months

    • @itzthespartan
      @itzthespartan 2 роки тому +65

      I guess it takes a long ass time to make these videos

    • @xroxannex3591
      @xroxannex3591 2 роки тому +51

      @@itzthespartan procrastinates for 6 months until he did something

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      @fatihdemirbilek54 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/play/PLf0mH9BzXrbtGV_tKwn1ZscLdgir2d5Th.html

    • @obsidian_oki
      @obsidian_oki 2 роки тому +8

      @THIS will no

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      @yourfriend4147 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/ZDpP7aq3Mls/v-deo.html

  • @riverkoenig9673
    @riverkoenig9673 Рік тому +45

    this was incredible. well done. i am extremely entertained by the fact that a goldfish chose stocks. this was so interesting!

  • @justanotherbystander7688
    @justanotherbystander7688 12 днів тому +4

    RIP Fredrick.

  • @neonishere123
    @neonishere123 2 роки тому +3394

    Its almost alarming how comically good fredrick is at picking stocks

    • @justsomeguy6545
      @justsomeguy6545 2 роки тому +81

      @THIS will go delete you account

    • @golden-sun
      @golden-sun 2 роки тому +4

      Better than me

    • @basicuser7331
      @basicuser7331 2 роки тому +23

      Lol yeah. It's the same concept when FiFA decided to use an octopus to decide a world cup winner.

    • @annaphorra
      @annaphorra 2 роки тому +3

      @THIS will YOUR LIFE IS NOTHING

    • @kojarl4325
      @kojarl4325 2 роки тому

      @THIS will Jump off a plane

  • @Spirity14
    @Spirity14 2 роки тому +7506

    I'm kinda jealous of the insane level of confidence michael has to hold a bullshit conference about his fish in front of complete strangers. I get stressed out by a presentation in front of people I've known for years

    • @flowerchild2496
      @flowerchild2496 Рік тому +377

      I think the key to it, is going through these for your own entertainment. He's fucking around with these people, it's hilarious I imagine watching their faces turn to horror when they realize it's a fish.

    • @atlas42185
      @atlas42185 Рік тому

      Lucky you, modern medicine has cheat codes. Get your psychiatrist to write you a propranolol subscription. You'll make a fool of yourself w/ a straight face.

    • @sued_
      @sued_ Рік тому +93

      @Crassus Not all youtubers have confidence, most of them yes. Michael is just a different kind of beast

    • @amazingcheese6715
      @amazingcheese6715 Рік тому +5

      ever watched brandon rodgers?

    • @wanderer2688
      @wanderer2688 Рік тому +53

      He didn't have anything to lose and the opinion of those strangers would not affect his life.
      You're probably doing presentations for your job or class, where you are judged on your performance and it does have consequences.

  • @StepWiseCube646
    @StepWiseCube646 12 днів тому +3

    rip fredrick, the best stock trading fish in the world

  • @boccbocc7135
    @boccbocc7135 8 днів тому +4

    Rest in peace Fredrick

  • @Insorainity
    @Insorainity Рік тому +4459

    This has got to be the most complicated way for Michael to tell us he got a pet fish

  • @CircleToonsHD
    @CircleToonsHD 2 роки тому +7190

    Next video: "An ant farm creates tunnel NFTS and sells them for millions"

  • @kapser2210
    @kapser2210 10 днів тому +4

    Farewell space cowboy o7

  • @hellow4164
    @hellow4164 20 днів тому +6

    Altria over Boeing looking like the play of century rn by Fredrick

  • @puzzLEGO
    @puzzLEGO 2 роки тому +12894

    If a fish cost $10 and the single fish can make $1000 in 3 months, then in just a year you could make exactly $1 billion dollars by reinvesting profits back into more fishes

    • @davidsantiago7808
      @davidsantiago7808 2 роки тому +1779

      but how do you know all the fish will be net positive?
      what if Fredrick is just a stock trading prodigy?

    • @Sseebbyy
      @Sseebbyy 2 роки тому +393

      Considering each fish needs their own capital to start it might turn out to be less fish than you'd expect, still a good start.

    • @emiliofermi9994
      @emiliofermi9994 2 роки тому +28

      미국에서 물고기가 십달러 정도인가? 비싼건가, 싼건가...

    • @jonathanneri9659
      @jonathanneri9659 2 роки тому +108

      this some roblox tycoon shit

    • @ethanlivingston2442
      @ethanlivingston2442 2 роки тому +18

      @@emiliofermi9994 I would say it's cheap but I also don't have fish

  • @mistersandman2069
    @mistersandman2069 2 роки тому +590

    "Fish is outperforming the NASDAQ by 14%" is one of the wildest lines I've heard from UA-cam

  • @GDNuzzlock
    @GDNuzzlock 8 днів тому +4

    The streets lost a real one

  • @bladeegfs
    @bladeegfs 6 місяців тому +8

    Coming back to this is amazing 😭 Fredrick knew what he wanted and he got it

  • @withercat1801
    @withercat1801 2 роки тому +2157

    I don’t see anyone mentioning it, but Michael describing the fish “algorithm” as “it tracks analyst movements” was such a good joke

    • @NiliMoto
      @NiliMoto 2 роки тому +40

      I completely missed the genius in that line thanks for clearing it up. Honestly i wonder if he made it real thing for people to invest in and he was sued for it but used that exact line as a disclaimer and put the analysts name (frederik - species: fish) somewhere in the fineprint, would the suit against him make it? Probably yeah but i think it would be hilarious if people lost money to a fish, tried to get it back in court and failed because there weren’t any false promises made since movement was literally being tracked.

    • @ilikeanime1610
      @ilikeanime1610 2 роки тому +1

      how is there no reply on this comments but it has 625 likes lol

    • @matthewa3413
      @matthewa3413 2 роки тому +48

      I also liked how he called it a FinTech start-up

    • @Alfwin
      @Alfwin 2 роки тому +3

      Yeah I'd been laughing through most of the video but that was the part that had me literally falling out of my chair

    • @chainer2322
      @chainer2322 2 роки тому +7

      That whole part felt like an Impractical Jokers bit

  • @pabloarduino2687
    @pabloarduino2687 2 роки тому +2466

    The faces of those guys realizing randomness is more effective that "market analysis" is priceless. Fredrick is the most efficient RNG out there...

    • @justas423
      @justas423 2 роки тому +113

      controlled randomness seems to be the most effective business strategy in general.

    • @jackmcfadden-finlayson372
      @jackmcfadden-finlayson372 2 роки тому +59

      @@justas423 works for genetics and evolution after all.

    • @mmaaxxkk5177
      @mmaaxxkk5177 2 роки тому +14

      more like, e-fish-ent hehe heh haha heeaa...
      ill see myself out...

    • @cervod2529
      @cervod2529 2 роки тому +7

      @@jackmcfadden-finlayson372 and machine learning too in most cases, maybe Mother Nature still has some knowledge for us afterall

    • @NaughtyBlastoise
      @NaughtyBlastoise 2 роки тому +4

      What I want to know is who chose Fredrick's options 🤔

  • @bengig3169
    @bengig3169 9 днів тому +2

    Rest In Peace Fredrick 😢 🫡
    You were a real one.

  • @jayy_editz699
    @jayy_editz699 6 днів тому +1

    The fact that GOLD FISH MEMORY is a thing is just a punch in the gut makes this a whole lot more cold af😂🥶🥶

  • @liluziintrovert
    @liluziintrovert 2 роки тому +1451

    Imagine you’re working at a pet shop, a short man comes into the store, hands you a thousand bucks and says Fredrick made it and walked out

    • @screeechbud
      @screeechbud 2 роки тому +48

      i'd remember who fredrick was probably. i'm a little disappointed this guy didn't remember him... but maybe he was new or having an off day. at least fredrick made it better.

    • @Endercurse
      @Endercurse 2 роки тому +22

      then his face is caught on camera for it and weeks later a friend of his shows him his own baffled face, shown to millions of people

  • @damocles7406
    @damocles7406 2 роки тому +2400

    The fact Fredrick did so well is kind of proof the stock market is gambling with extra steps.

    • @mephistoo0o513
      @mephistoo0o513 2 роки тому +50

      You needed proof?

    • @soleterraandluna8828
      @soleterraandluna8828 2 роки тому +134

      how dare you, fredrick is the smartest fish in the world. thats why he earnt that money. that wasnt gambling, just pure skill baby.

    • @TreCyLog
      @TreCyLog 2 роки тому +29

      Stop discrediting Frederick you’re just angry you can’t make $1000 on Stocks.

    • @paulvogt9308
      @paulvogt9308 2 роки тому +28

      I’m pretty sure every time researchers put an animal against the market, they end up out performing the average. Monkeys, a herd of cows, chickens, mice have all done it

    • @PlayerZeroStart
      @PlayerZeroStart 2 роки тому +16

      @@paulvogt9308 Gonna start buying stocks based on which treat my dog takes first

  • @SendEdition
    @SendEdition Рік тому

    Found you through your interview with Gram - great video that I didn’t realize I’d enjoy. Thanks!

  • @SpicyGoose.
    @SpicyGoose. 17 днів тому +3

    That Boeing quote aged well.

  • @dabonthehaters92
    @dabonthehaters92 2 роки тому +1781

    Michael: Uses python and a fish to make $1,000
    Also Michael: Uses js, months of work, and some degenerates on reddit to lose $6,000

  • @avaisvshiny8462
    @avaisvshiny8462 Рік тому +8799

    I love watching people realize the stock market is so dumb that even a fish picking random stocks can make money

    • @lucky-lotusyt3012
      @lucky-lotusyt3012 Рік тому +300

      Well the fish is just a general genius.

    • @AdamMclardy
      @AdamMclardy Рік тому +232

      That’s what the actual top investment guys actually say! Don’t pick stocks pick the whole market, it outperformed any single person over time every time

    • @Tahycoon
      @Tahycoon Рік тому +57

      ​@@AdamMclardy it returns 10% annually. A person can make that in a week with a good trading strategy (given that they don't pick stocks from memes).
      Otherwise, mutual funds wouldn't exist if outperforming the market was impossible.

    • @hastyscorpion
      @hastyscorpion Рік тому +66

      @@Tahycoon What?
      "A person can make that much in a week with a good trading strategy" yeah so can the whole market. It doesn't matter what your average over a week it. It matters what your long term return is. The person making 10% in a week could just as easily lose that much and more the next week. "Just buy the market" is the strategy of Vanguard, one of the biggest investment companies in the U.S.

    • @planefan082
      @planefan082 Рік тому +46

      @@Tahycoon Mutual funds are regularly outperformed by randomizers

  • @Zkingboy17
    @Zkingboy17 Рік тому +6

    Most interesting and unique content on social media. This guy is a legend

  • @KMBSoloProductions
    @KMBSoloProductions 9 місяців тому

    I’ve seen michael in YT shorts for a long time and never looked up his channel but MAN was this one of the most entertaining videos i have seen in a LONG time

  • @CaseyBusiness
    @CaseyBusiness 2 роки тому +9019

    I hope Fredrick lives a long and fulfilling life. May his stocks never tank.

  • @darkbodhi1416
    @darkbodhi1416 2 роки тому +2014

    When Micheal accidentally proves that trading stocks on the whims of a fish is a better option then listening to the thousands of people on wall street bets discussing stocks.
    Edit: I now mean MILLIONS of people on Wall Street bets

    • @CastleToastM
      @CastleToastM 2 роки тому +11

      WSB has like 10 million followers

    • @PeferG17
      @PeferG17 2 роки тому +94

      at least the fish is random... WSB is just generally bad advice lol

    • @rndmcreater
      @rndmcreater 2 роки тому +95

      Its like choosing between randomly drinking vials in a lab and drinking everything tagged as toxic.

    • @rainedans8684
      @rainedans8684 2 роки тому +13

      A whim of the society is inferior to the intellect of our scaled kings

    • @approximateCognition
      @approximateCognition 2 роки тому +2

      How isthat surprising?

  • @corbinlopez5108
    @corbinlopez5108 8 днів тому +4

    R.i.p fredrick

  • @VIIflegias
    @VIIflegias 2 роки тому +2407

    A goldfish trading stocks outperformed both a huge human collective AND the market itself.
    This is the funniest thing i've seen in a while.

    • @diridibindy5704
      @diridibindy5704 2 роки тому +146

      Honestly it just shows that the market is a scam. There have been cases where a hamster outperformed the market and shit.

    • @johnpaulcross424
      @johnpaulcross424 2 роки тому

      Long story short humans are incredibly stupid and humans trapped in echo chambers huffing insane amounts of snake oil are the peak of that stupidity.

    • @anything6036
      @anything6036 2 роки тому

      @@diridibindy5704 would not call it a scam. id call it human stupidity

    • @kelzangtobgyel3887
      @kelzangtobgyel3887 2 роки тому +72

      @@diridibindy5704 Buffet had a thing where he'd put stocks on a dart board and buy whatever he hit. It's a story but the underlying message I suppose is that random selection of stocks can outperform people who have inherent biases. ( I think? idk lol )

    • @mookosh
      @mookosh 2 роки тому +30

      @@kelzangtobgyel3887 welcome to index funds. Scattershot investment wins on the margin

  • @The_Mythical_Potato
    @The_Mythical_Potato 2 роки тому +2753

    Note to Michael: The new food you bought for Fedrick will increase the hump on his head more but it doesn’t have at much nutrient that a general food does, you should both feed the old and new food because variety is key in keeping fish

    • @yourfriend4147
      @yourfriend4147 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/ZDpP7aq3Mls/v-deo.html

    • @Kimmie6772
      @Kimmie6772 2 роки тому +142

      Learnt this the hard way with my lizard. He didn't die or anything, he just refuses to eat if it's not the best meal we can provide for him. He can tell when we're slacking and he knows that he dictates our fate.
      Seriously though once we figured it out he is much healthier, has a better appetite, and is moving around a lot more.

    • @yadsewnde8699
      @yadsewnde8699 2 роки тому +34

      @@Kimmie6772 that's lovely to hear. Wish him and you all nothing but good health moving forward

    • @sanes1140
      @sanes1140 2 роки тому

      @@Kimmie6772 you have a depressed scaly tiny child

    • @emiliofermi9994
      @emiliofermi9994 2 роки тому

      굳이? 러시아가 우크라이나를 점령 못한건 그냥 러시아군이 능력이 없어서 그런거다. 미사일 제외하고 현재 러시아 전력 최대치까지 투입한거임. 시베리아, 극동 군대까지 전부 투입했는데도 지고 있구만. 그리고 러시아가 우크라이나를 봐줄 이유가 뭐가 있냐? 푸틴 입장에서도 최대한 빨리 제압하고 끝내고 싶지. 전쟁이 길어질수록 푸틴이 불리함.

  • @Hypercat420
    @Hypercat420 12 днів тому +4

    Godspeed Fredrick.

  • @Boop__Doop
    @Boop__Doop 8 місяців тому +4

    Who would win:
    Thousands of people dedicating their lives to trading.
    Or
    A literal goldfish.

  • @OmicronGaming
    @OmicronGaming 2 роки тому +5756

    He somehow manages to be hilarious, smart, and scary all at the same time

    • @Spuirt
      @Spuirt 2 роки тому +40

      its michael what do you expect

    • @calebrichardson6571
      @calebrichardson6571 2 роки тому +6

      Fish

    • @OmicronGaming
      @OmicronGaming 2 роки тому +37

      @@Spuirt it’s like a skill on its own holy fk

    • @petaflop.
      @petaflop. 2 роки тому +2

      a true man of honor

    • @pisulolol
      @pisulolol 2 роки тому +21

      hes basically the doctor doofenshmirtz of youtube

  • @Jachael123
    @Jachael123 2 роки тому +4495

    That 11 month wait was definitely worth it

    • @darienwest4748
      @darienwest4748 2 роки тому +27

      11 years*

    • @kirisimps5862
      @kirisimps5862 2 роки тому +4

      @@darienwest4748 ?

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE 2 роки тому +4

      ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎E‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

    • @SlyTreeRat
      @SlyTreeRat 2 роки тому +7

      It really wasn't.

    • @aug3842
      @aug3842 2 роки тому +2

      @@SlyTreeRat 🆗

  • @xochdt
    @xochdt Рік тому +7

    Now this is the type of high quality content I look for!

  • @katosenpai287
    @katosenpai287 Місяць тому +1

    Love that you took the time to research and pick all stocks for the fish to select from. Props.

  • @thejesuschrist
    @thejesuschrist 2 роки тому +1436

    I'm so glad I died 2000 years ago before all this shit started.

  • @DarkSlayer220
    @DarkSlayer220 2 роки тому +1922

    The fact that a professional stock investor sided with a fish just made the point that stock market is a gamble and Michael proved it with creativity.

    • @the_og_alpha
      @the_og_alpha 2 роки тому

      I still wanna believe that the over-analyzing virgins of reddit got dunked on by a goddamn Goldfish. This would really punch them in their egoistic, overconfident and diabetic guts.

    • @jackinthebox301
      @jackinthebox301 2 роки тому +65

      Honestly, I think it may prove the opposite. He didn't talk about how he chose each of the daily tickers. If that was random then yeah you're right, but if it was choosing based on prior day/premarket performance then it's not random. OTOH, WSB proves rather concretely that crowd sourcing stock picks(aka gambling) doesn't work.
      edit: in case it wasn't clear, obviously the fish is choosing what to buy, but whether or not those choices were curated is the point I'm making.

    • @saidalcapone3964
      @saidalcapone3964 2 роки тому +1

      If stock market is a gamble why many 1% born from it 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @adrher1999
      @adrher1999 2 роки тому +59

      @@saidalcapone3964 Because it is the one percent? It's not a gamble if everyone wins. Am I missing the point or...?

    • @whannabi
      @whannabi 2 роки тому +25

      @@saidalcapone3964 delusional logic

  • @pjextra2430
    @pjextra2430 Рік тому +1

    My favorite youtuber, so happy your back. UA-cam sucks without you.

  • @SnorgYippee
    @SnorgYippee Рік тому +8

    I'm glad to see that the goldfish has a big enough tank.

  • @movecount
    @movecount 2 роки тому +400

    "Fish outperformed NASDAQ by 14%"
    Never thought I'd ever see such a sentence.

    • @Ari-ne2yb
      @Ari-ne2yb 2 роки тому +12

      The fish did better than most hedge funds.

  • @xd1712
    @xd1712 2 роки тому +1839

    The fact that the entire collective conciousness of the WSB reddit got defeated by something as simple as a coinflip to buy stocks with like a $8K difference just makes me think that everything from wolf of wallstreet was true and the advisors just gamble and guess

    • @4forfour
      @4forfour 2 роки тому +189

      it wasn't a coinflip, it was FREDRICK

    • @epicgizmo5565
      @epicgizmo5565 2 роки тому +23

      @@4forfour and that is what truly matters

    • @J4k7193R
      @J4k7193R 2 роки тому +3

      How is Frederick a coin flip?

    • @kraztar
      @kraztar 2 роки тому +35

      my guy it wasnt just wsb it beat the nasdaq its literally ALL gambling

    • @sadbanana5896
      @sadbanana5896 2 роки тому +3

      I mean, he was buying a lot of stock that has just exploded and made gains for flexing investors, that should have been considered negative since correction is likely

  • @dan438
    @dan438 Рік тому +5

    9:35 "The second one... fish... tracks analyst's movements"
    That's glorious :D

  • @Pugol
    @Pugol Рік тому +3

    "and Michael why haven't you posted in 8 months?"

  • @Shovel________________
    @Shovel________________ 2 роки тому +1830

    everyone's talking about the reactions of the investors but nobody mentions how the cashier at the pet shop just stares at micheal in utter disbelief when he just casually hands him over 1000 dollars

    • @kyanmatena3948
      @kyanmatena3948 2 роки тому +77

      with the reasoning “Its from fredrick”

    • @fatihdemirbilek54
      @fatihdemirbilek54 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/play/PLf0mH9BzXrbtGV_tKwn1ZscLdgir2d5Th.html

    • @ChrisBrett2
      @ChrisBrett2 2 роки тому

      Hehe I'm your 1,000th like

    • @yourfriend4147
      @yourfriend4147 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/ZDpP7aq3Mls/v-deo.html

  • @jasonbrose6743
    @jasonbrose6743 2 роки тому +6601

    Frederick kept a diversified portfolio and didn't sell stocks rapidly, thereby making stable semi-longterm investments. What a genius investor. We could all learn a thing or two from fred.

    • @Donat-xh8pz
      @Donat-xh8pz Рік тому +98

      So what you are saying is that a gold fish is smarter than me, because I understood a total of 0 syllable of what you just said, but a gold fish did all of that.
      It certainly does explain a lot...

    • @RandomNulls
      @RandomNulls Рік тому +115

      @@Donat-xh8pz basically the fish invested into many different stocks and held onto them for a while instead of selling them immediately after being them.

    • @lauralowe3491
      @lauralowe3491 Рік тому +1

      Jeez 401K much liberal

    • @theelectro6812
      @theelectro6812 Рік тому +6

      @Laura Lowe ok liberal

    • @elidickson3655
      @elidickson3655 Рік тому +6

      T H E P O W E R O F F I S H

  • @Saltynerd
    @Saltynerd Рік тому +5

    "michael why havnt you posted in eight months"
    *9 months ago*

  • @thisguysplace
    @thisguysplace 19 днів тому +2

    I only just realized his mic isn’t plugged in when he’s up walking around lmfaoooo

  • @HawksNestYT
    @HawksNestYT 2 роки тому +3135

    Ludwig unexpectedly popping out of nowhere was very unexpected

    • @owlseyes_
      @owlseyes_ 2 роки тому +9

      Bro Hawksnest watches both Ludwig and Michael Reeves? You're goated

    • @supfag709
      @supfag709 2 роки тому

      Reekoil

    • @4scot623
      @4scot623 2 роки тому +4

      His presence almost ruined the video for me

    • @Maon22
      @Maon22 2 роки тому +16

      Mann just pops out anywhere rather than his own channel

    • @purmpmcflurtin473
      @purmpmcflurtin473 2 роки тому +1

      *Sets briefcase on table* I'm Mr. Mssr.Purmp from the American US Department of Redundancy Department. We got a flag that recently you've been engaging in some unnecessary repetition in your comment. Just a few very similar questions about that.