Weekly Wrap-up

WaterWalkers Trading Floor “We don’t follow waves — we walk on them.”

Date: Week Ending May 17, 2025 Next Session: Monday Morning, 9:00 AM ET – Market Prep

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📈 Market Recap: This week brought the heat. • SPY: +1.6% | QQQ: +2.3% • S&P held the 5200 level with strong demand at the 4H 200 EMA — buyers stepped in hard. • CPI came in softer than expected — markets surged as rate cut bets moved forward to September. • Bitcoin held above $100k.

🔥 Top Trades in the Room: Tag your winners below — what setups played out? • VWAP bounce? EMA trend continuation? Zone snipes? • Drop screenshots or a quick breakdown. Let the squad learn from your entries.

💡 Lessons from the Week: What did this week teach you? • Were you patient? Did you size properly? Did you stick to your system? Reply with your biggest takeaway — we grow together.

⚠️ Watchlist for Next Week: • Momentum plays: NVDA, SMCI, TSLA • Potential reversals: PYPL, COIN • Macro Events: – Wednesday: FOMC Minutes – Thursday: Jobless Claims – Friday: Durable Goods Orders

Post your setups — let’s prep like killers before Monday’s bell.

Purchasing Bitcoin with debt.

Last post was removed by mods for seeking financial advice so I will be more mindful of the wording on this one so as not to invoke the wrath of the mods.

I am considering taking a loan out against a rental property I own and using the funds to purchase Bitcoin. Here is the thought process.

Take a loan out against my property for about 80% of the equity I have in it. I use the funds to purchase bitcoin. As long as bitcoin out performs the interest on the payments I am doing well. The bonus here is I also maintain possession of the property. If bitcoin drops in value significantly I still own the bitcoin. In the event it drops catastrophically, I would sell the home. I do not have any emotional attachments to it and honestly would love to rid myself of the headache involved in owning a second property. I am willing to pay out of pocket for a short period to cover the payments but would inevitably need to use profits from btc to pay the loan off.

I am curious if anyone has done something like this, would you care to share your experience?

Again language has been monitored to avoid asking for advice. That being said, kindly roast or support me in the comments.

We Love Canada – 99¢ eBook Blast – 120 Canadian Romance Books 🇨🇦

We Love Canada – 120 Canadian Romance eBooks 99¢

16-19 May.

Who? I love their books! Wait, they’re Canadian?

Meet over 100 authors who hail from the Great White North. And grab some new romances for just 99 cents each! We’re nice like that.

11 MM+/Achillean Books on Sale

1. {El & Em by ME Samm} SW | Kobo | Amazon (For Apple, B&N, & Amazon.ca, use the event page links) 2024, 357 pages.
   Histrom, MM, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) 1972, story spans two decades, Black MC, angsty, slowburn, best friends-to-lovers, double bi-awakening, bi-curiosity, mild D/s, second chance, rockstar romance, songwriter & performer/trumpet player pairing, open relationships, class differences, third-person past POV, period-realistic racism & homophobia, reference to AIDS epidemic MC Names: Luke & Emmett.

2. {In Case of Emergency by Keira Andrews} Kobo | Amazon (For Apple, Google, B&N, & Amazon.ca, use the event page links) 2017, 176 pages.
   CR Christmas novella, MM, age-gap, forced proximity, injury caretaking, grumpy/sunshine, Winter wonderland setting, snowy mountain getaway, hot tub shenanigans, Ottawa & Mont-Tremblant (Canada), Canadian author MC Names: Daniel & Cole

3. {Love in Mission City: The Shorts by Gabbi Grey} SW | Kobo | Amazon (For Apple, Google, B&N, & Amazon.ca, use the event page links) 2024, 277 pages.
   CR short story collection, Mission City, British Columbia, Tofino, Merritt, MM romance, small town, hockey, billionaire, enemies-to-lovers, interracial romance

4. {Stacked (Mars Fitness #2) by Linden Bell} Amazon only 2024, 332 pages.
   CR, MM, best friends-to-lovers, bi-awakening, nerd/jock, co-dependent, opposites attract, roommates, tender caretaking, possessive, clingy, protective MC Names: Sawyer & Preston

5. {Star of the Game (Stick Side #6) by Amy Aislin} Author Direct | Kobo | Amazon (For Apple, B&N, & Amazon.ca, use the event page links) 2022, 374 pages.
   CR sports romance, MM, friends-to-lovers, hockey, forced proximity, mutual pining, pan rep, UST, found family, healthy family dynamics, theatre kids, set in Vancouver MC Names: Felix & Emery

6. {Three Months to Forever by Hudson Lin} Author Direct | Kobo | Amazon 2020, 182 pages.
   CR, MM, age-gap, interracial, opposites attract, fish out of water, ticking clock, Toronto, Huntsville, Hong Kong

7. {Trickle Down Theory by Will Forrest} Author Direct | SW | Kobo | Amazon (For Apple, B&N, & Amazon.ca, use the event page links) 2024, 227 pages.
   CR, MMMM why choose (M⁴), first-person multi-POV (all 4 MCs), The Dealmakers world, gay-awakening, age-gap, opposites attract, slow-ish burn, eating disorder (bulimia), anxiety disorder, panic attacks, internalized homophobia, past experience of bullying, toxic childhood environment, terrible parents, toxic self image, chapter 28 - homophobic language & stress induced vomiting, homeless MC (bad bitcoin investment), rich to poor, closeted & in denial MC, kink negotiation & safety words, primal play, soft daddies, bratty subs, healing through kink, Toronto, Bruce Peninsula MC Names: Reagan & Carter & Karl & Wyn

8. {Waves of Winter by LC Chase} Author Direct | Kobo | Amazon (For Apple, B&N, & Amazon.ca, use the event page links) February 2025, 132 pages.
   CR novella, MM, sports romance, zero-angst, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Tofino, surfer/snowboarder pairing, rooftop goats, evil crab, adventure-loving MCs, Canadian MC, Australian MC MC Names: Kellan & Jax

9. {Winter Boys: Todd by Sean Michael} SW | Kobo | Amazon (For Apple, B&N, & Amazon.ca, use the event page links) 2019, 155 pages.
   CR novella, MM, Winter, woods in Northern Ontario, adventure guide, malamute working dog & pet, forced proximity, second chance MC Names: Todd & Simon

10. {The Solstice Cabin (Flos Magicae) by Arden Powell} Amazon only 2022, 94 pages.
    SFF novella, MM, AU 1920s w/magic, forced proximity, time capsule, holiday romance, snowed in, arctic cabin, best friends-to-lovers, mutual pining, snow magic, pet dog companion, historical fantasy, Nunavut, Toronto, Northern Canadian winter MC Names: David & Amaruq

11. {Pray For Him by Tyler Battaglia} SW | Kobo | Amazon (For Apple, B&N, & Amazon.ca, use event page links) 2024, 386 pages.
    UF PNR, MM, horror, psychic priest/possessed friend pairing, religious themes, slowburn, found family, friends-to-lovers, set in a fictional city in Canada, possession, exorcism, gay-awakening, ace rep, bi rep, single dad, disability rep, d/Deaf/HoH rep, chronic pain rep, trans supporting characters, ND rep, CWs for religious trauma, adoption-based trauma, homophobia (external & internalized), ableism (off-page but alluded to), transphobia (off-page but alluded to), child abuse (past & present, off-page but alluded to), domestic violence (past & off-page, alluded to but not described in detail), loss of autonomy (including through possession), gaslighting, emetophobia, accidental animal death (bird), alcoholism (past, alluded to but not described in detail), sexual harassment, body horror (mild) MC Names: Isaias & Hector

8 Sapphic Books on Sale

1. {Act Two by Rochelle Wolf} Author Direct - 74¢ | Amazon | Kobo (For Apple, Google, B&N, Amazon.ca, use the event page links) 2024, 76 pages.
   CR sapphic novella, FF, Toronto (Canada), second chance, theatre setting, supporting cast

2. {Lessons in Lesbianism by Fern V. Bedek} itch (also part of the Pride itch bundle) | Amazon 2023, 149 pages.
   CR lesbian romance novella, FF, trans woman MC, Canadian trans woman author, Vancouver Island, Vancouver, Gulf Islands, Stratford Ontario

3. {Passing Through (Three Rivers #1) by Katia Rose} Amazon only 2023, 348 pages.
   CR, sapphic romance, small town, Vancouver Island, campground, workplace romance, found family

4. {Heart of Sherwood by Edale Lane} Amazon only 2019, 314 pages.
   Histrom, lesbian romance, FF, British myths & legends, friends-to-lovers, action/adventure, Robin Hood retelling

5. {Under Her Roof (Accidentally Undercover) by Allison Temple} Author Direct | Kobo | Amazon (For Apple, Google, B&N, & Amazon.ca, use the event page links) 2024, 172 pages.
   Romantic suspense & mystery, sapphic, lesfic, wlw, murder mystery, whodunnit, second chance romance, Muskoka Ontario, multi-author series

6. {Undercover (Crossing Lines #1) by Barbara Winkes} Amazon only 2022, 233 pages.
   Mafia, suspense & mystery, sapphic romance, FF, enemies-to-lovers, vendetta, undercover mission

7. Not showing a sale price yet {Ragnarok by Kate Bullock} Amazon only February 2025, 490 pages.
   Dark SFF sapphic romance, why choose poly, monster romance, Norse mythology, monster-hunting, erotic

8. {Only Mostly Dead (Afterlife Incorporated #1) by Alli Temple} Author Direct | Kobo | Amazon (For Apple, Google, B&N, & Amazon.ca, use the event page links) 2024, 322 pages.
   UF PNR trilogy, lesbian, sapphic romance, genderfluid MC, newly dead & ghost/unemployed grim reaper pairing, mystery, dark comedy, Toronto, slowburn, same-couple series, afterlife, CWs for multiple references to death including the death of several children in a school bus crash, a man who falls from a roof in a workplace accident, terminal cancer & MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying [dead MC]), bloody wounds, dead ghosts getting deader

12 2SLGBTQ+ Representation Books on Sale

1. {Backing Down by Gabbi Black} SW | Amazon | Kobo (For Apple, Google, B&N, Amazon.ca, use the event page links) 2023, 171 pages.
   CR, MMF poly, Vancouver (Canada), BDSM club, two Doms rivals-to-lovers, bratty sub, older woman age-gap, D/s, Dom/Dom switch/sub, bi rep

2. {Dark Purpose (Club Inhibition #3) by Darcy Hayes} Amazon only 2023, 175 pages.
   CR BDSM erotic romance novella, MF, BDSM club, Domme/sub, LGBTQIA+ inclusive with FF & FMF content

3. {Muse (Foxtail Grove) by Amelia S. Fletcher} SW | Kobo | Amazon 2024, 223 pages.
   CR, MF, small town, friends-to-lovers, British Columbia, Okanagan, Canadian author

4. {The Insufferable Mr. Fletcher (Queen City Queens) by Lindo Forbes} Kobo | Amazon (For Apple, Google, B&N, & Amazon.ca, use the event page links) 2023, 372 pages.
   CR, MF, opposites attract, workplace romance, he falls first, Afro-Latina FMC, Indigenous rep MMC (Cree mother), Canadian TV production company, (Toronto set story with characters also from Northern Ontario (Levack, Red Lake), Quebec (Montreal), Nova Scotia (North Preston), and BC (Vancouver)

5. {The Making of Marnie Jones (Love in Cedar Valley #2) by Gabbi Powell} SW | Kobo | Amazon (For Apple, Google, B&N, & Amazon.ca, use the event page links) 2023, 361 pages.
   CR, MF, Mission City, British Columbia, slowburn, hurt/comfort, small town, therapy dog, enemies-to-lovers, Toronto, mention of previous SA

6. {Blindspot (Blindspot #1) by BA Rothney} Amazon only 2024, 337 pages.
   Dark mafia MF romance, Toronto, enemies-to-lovers, rivals-to-lovers, he falls first, touch them and die, spies

7. {Dragon Slayer (Steel Dragons MC #1) by CA Rene} Amazon only 2022, 318 pages.
   Dark romance, motorcycle club, president's daughter, MF why choose poly, twins, brother's best friend, betrayal, cliffie ending, Canadian author

8. {Lips Like Ice by Peggy Barnett} SW | Kobo | Amazon 2021, 228 pages.
   Dark SciFi erotic monster romance, MF, trans MC, humanoid alien-elf prince (gender choice at maturity), amnesia, abduction, forced to be a pet in captivity, CWs for rape later in the book, Canadian author

9. {Fear and Fortitude (The Bow Street Wallflowers #1) by Cheri Champagne} Kobo | Amazon 2023, 249 pages.
   Histrom, MF, on the run, wallflower, suspense

10. {Reunions & Ruses ((Best Friends and Birthdays #2) by Marie Landry} SW | Kobo | Amazon 2023, 186 pages.
    Romcom, MF, fake boyfriend, brother's best friend, high school reunion, Ontario, kissing only, divorced, banter, bisexual FMC, plus-size FMC, disabled FMC, mental health rep, cinnamon roll hero

11. {The Game by Leonor Soliz} Amazon only March 2025, 358 pages.
    Romcom, MF, sports romance, grumpy/sunshine, plus size FMC, banter, sarcasm, workplace romance, past ONS-to-more, PR exec/American football quarterback pairing, Latina Canadian author

12. {The Untold Tale (The Accidental Turn #1) by J.M. Frey} SW | Kobo | Amazon (For Apple, B&N, & Amazon.ca, use the event page links) 2024, 441 pages.
    SFF, MF romance, Victoria, British Columbia,Toronto, friends-to-lovers, he falls first, competence kink, portal fantasy, overcoming always second best

Unsolicited user feedback: for a not exclusively queer book event, this little one had 31 out of 120 books (25%) with queer rep!
Simple and searchable tags, multiple purchases links, streamlined and easy to sort. Only quibble is not all books have clear pairings marked. For a very small event, this one was organized better and had more rep than the larger ones, well done! A+