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$Invesco QQQ Trust(QQQ.US)In February 2025, I went to Hong Kong to open a bank account and officially joined Longbridge.In April 2025, I bottom-fished $Tesla(TSLA.US)$Taiwan Semiconductor(TSM.US)$NVIDIA(NVDA.US)At that time, I didn't know about options trading. Later, I saw people in the comments section showing off their options gains and got very curious. So I did some research. The first person I followed was @Value &amp; Investment. I learned about long calls, and the NVIDIA and TSMC calls from 250918 were both closed in August. My total profit for 2025 was 220K, with a principal of only 50K.The nightmare began in March 2026. I traded 50 or 60 QQQ zero-day-to-expiration (0DTE) options, with some wins and losses, and finally my 50K principal got wiped out.In April, I put in another 100K, wiped out.In May, I put in another 100K, wiped out.On June 1st, I put in 100K, and today it's wiped out….Coinciding with the June 12th delisting, whether it's using a VPN or being physically abroad, it doesn't matter anymore. I'm never playing U.S. stocks again. I don't even have the patience to hold regular stocks. From now on, I won't even DCA into the Nasdaq. The lesson has been learned well enough.I'm 28 this year, my son is one and a half. Right now, watching him lying next to me, his little foot resting on my stomach... yeah, I'm done. With this post, I want to advise everyone playing U.S. stocks:If, if you see someone in the comments showing off their 0DTE options gains, block them immediately!!! Block them immediately!!! As long as you don't see it, you won't think you're the chosen one.June 5, 2026, Black Friday. Trading calls and puts in turns, always in the wrong direction. A nightmare I don't want to relive. A forced, deliberate break.All the best.