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Official Filing · Exhibit A · The Metals Question
The Charge
Dave sold all his gold and silver. On purpose.
In January 2026, the defendant liquidated every ounce of physical gold and silver he owned — near the top — and moved the cash into options trading.
The precious-metals community has opinions about this. A number of them contain the word "crazy."
Let the record reflect the metal was never a bad bet. Dave bought it for $19,709 back in 2021 and sold it for $47,230 in 2026 — up roughly 140%. He rode it the whole way. Then he sold it. That is when the phone started ringing.
Entered Into Evidence
What happened next
Same starting line for both paths: the metal Dave held. One path keeps the bars. The other sells them and trades the cash. Here is where each stands today.
| The Metal | Sold for Jan '26 |
If he'd HELD worth today |
He TRADED it worth today |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver 250 oz |
$19,145 | $16,183 | $22,051 |
| Gold 6.43 oz |
$28,110 | $28,292 | $28,660 |
| Combined | $47,255 | $44,475 | $50,711 |
The Verdict
Trading beat holding · +14%
Since Dave sold, silver fell about 18% and gold drifted sideways. Holding the bars would leave him with roughly $44,475 today. Trading the proceeds instead turned them into $50,711. The difference is +$6,236 he would not have if he'd just sat on the metal.
In fairness to gold
Gold was basically a tie. It went sideways, so that leg won by a rounding error — $368. Silver is the whole story: Dave sold it near the top, it dropped ~18%, and he traded the cash up ~15%. Two right calls on one metal. We are not going to pretend gold carried this.
The Fine Print
So — is Dave crazy?
You decide. The evidence is above. Dave rests his case.
People ask what he actually does with the money now that it isn't sitting in a safe. It's a single, boring, repeatable framework for trading options. Here it is.
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Past results are Dave's results and nobody else's. Options trading involves real risk, including the risk of loss. Nothing on this page is financial, tax, or legal advice. Dave is not your lawyer — financial or otherwise — and is, on most days, barely his own. Do your own due diligence.