{"id":27179,"date":"2026-05-08T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/?p=27179"},"modified":"2026-05-07T17:10:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:10:47","slug":"stop-gambling-do-this-challenge-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/stop-gambling-do-this-challenge-instead\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Gambling \u2013 Do This Challenge Instead"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nobody is getting rich by placing bets in the prediction markets.<\/p>\n

One guy tried to do it. A U.S. Army soldier involved in the planning of the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro placed a $32,500 bet on Polymarket that Maduro would be “out” by January 31.<\/p>\n

That paid out more than $400,000.<\/p>\n

But, before Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke could pick up his winnings, he was picked up by law enforcement on five charges of stealing and misusing confidential government information.<\/p>\n

Only the 535 members of Congress can get away with that. The rest of us 260 million US adults need to find some other way to get rich.<\/p>\n

The most consistent way to do that is to work hard. Put 10% of every paycheck into a safe, conservative investment with a modest rate of return. And, let the magic of compound interest do its thing. That way, you should be able to build a large nest egg… eventually.<\/p>\n

But, it takes a lot of patience to wait for “eventually.” And, in this 15-second, click-bait, dopamine-induced society, most folks don’t have that sort of patience.<\/p>\n

So, they resort to other strategies – like gambling – to try to achieve their financial goals.<\/p>\n

Roughly 39 million Americans have prediction market accounts. Since the start of 2025, Kalshi – one of the largest platforms – has seen its active monthly users grow from 600,000 to over 5.1 million. And, the most prominent demographic is men aged 18-49 – with 33% of that group having used a prediction platform.<\/p>\n

That’s crazy.<\/p>\n

Yes… prediction markets are a fun source of entertainment. It’s more interesting to watch sports or the evening news when you have a small stake riding on the outcome. But, if you’re betting in the prediction markets as a way to get rich or to build your nest egg, you will go broke doing so.<\/p>\n

May I make an alternative suggestion?<\/p>\n

12 Trades to $1 Million Challenge<\/h2>\n

If you’re already working hard, and investing part of your paycheck every month, but you’re worried you’re running out of time, don’t turn to gambling.<\/p>\n

Instead, please attend the free launch event for my 12 Trades to $1 Million Challenge on Thursday, May 14 at 10am ET<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The whole point of the challenge is to steer you away from gambling and towards a usable skill to profit consistently in the stock market.<\/p>\n

Will you actually make $1 million in just 12 trades? Who knows. The odds are stacked against it.<\/p>\n

But, the current market environment is similar to the two previous times it could have happened. So, it is possible.<\/p>\n

You see, one of my team members went back through the 381 trade recommendations I’ve closed over the past nine years here at Jeff Clark Trader.<\/p>\n

He found there were 36 streaks of three or more winning trades in a row. Twenty-one of those ran to five trades or longer.<\/p>\n

And on two occasions, the streaks ran long enough that someone starting with $5,000 and rolling the profits from one trade into the next would have ended up with seven figures.<\/p>\n

The first was during the 2023 banking crisis. Nine trades – $5,000 to $1.3 million.<\/p>\n

The second was during the first big wave of AI repricing in 2025. Twelve trades – $5,000 to $2.6 million.<\/p>\n

What did these two periods have in common with today’s market? Both were times of significant disruption and volatility.<\/p>\n

More important, though, you will learn the skills necessary to make money trading the financial markets without blowing yourself up.<\/p>\n

These are the same skills I used to manage money for some of California’s wealthiest investors. The same skills that enabled me to retire at the age of 42. The same skills I still use to trade the markets today.<\/p>\n

You can sign up for my 12 Trades to $1 Million Challenge<\/em> by going here.<\/a><\/p>\n

I hope to see you there.<\/p>\n

Best regards and good trading,<\/p>\n

\"Signature\"<\/p>\n

Jeff Clark
\nEditor, Market Minute<\/em><\/p>\n

P.S.<\/strong> By attending, yes, you’ll be invited to try my 12 trades to $1 million challenge… But you’ll also be learning tried and true, usable, safe, low-risk trading skills.<\/p>\n

This is the best way to grow your nest egg, especially in these “new normal” volatile markets.<\/p>\n

Join me here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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