My Messy Start with AK Shovel Stock
So last month, I saw AK Shovel Stock popping up everywhere. Friends chatting about it, posts blowing up, felt like everyone was grabbing shovels. Thought “heck, gotta try this money shovel thing”. Jumped straight in with cash I couldn’t really lose. Big mistake number one.
Bought at what felt like the peak because everyone screamed “MOONING!”. Watched my hard-earned cash plunge 20% within two days. Freaked out, sold everything. Pure panic mode. Felt like an idiot chasing hype like that.
Regrouping After the Dumpster Fire
Stared at my empty wallet. Knew I needed a real plan, not just following tweets. Went back, looked at AK’s past moves:
- Noticed it always dropped heavy after huge jumps
- Saw tweets usually came BEFORE big pumps
- Checked volume spikes days before major rises
Basically treated it like weather patterns. Rough seas always calmed down eventually. Didn’t buy the “this time it’s different” nonsense.
How I Actually Started Making Something Back
Tried three stupid-simple things next round:
- Only Buy During Quiet Times: Stopped FOMO-ing when everyone yelled. Waited until nobody cared, volume dried up, prices flatlined. Bought when my neighbor wouldn’t stop complaining about it “dying”.
- Use Price Alerts like Alarms: Set cheap buy orders WAY below current price. Like silly low bids that might never hit. Sometimes it crashed suddenly overnight – boom, my order triggered coffee money while others panicked.
- Take Profit FAST: No dreaming of lambos. If a sudden 15-20% jump happened (usually from more pump tweets), I sold HALF immediately. Free cash secured. Let the rest ride on house money if it kept pumping.
Where I’m At Now
Am I swimming in cash? Nope. Still stressful as heck. BUT, the last few weeks actually netted me small, boring profits instead of huge losses. Key was accepting this shovel game isn’t “investing”. It’s quick, messy trading. Treating it like the casino it is, but walking away before losing my shirt.
Still tracking AK’s crazy jumps daily. Still using alerts. Still dumping chunks the second hype explodes. Slow grind, less tears. That’s the goal.
