[Analemma_]

You probably shouldn’t be smugly accusing others of not knowing how asset prices work (or pretending not to in order to advance an agenda) when you yourself clearly don’t understand how capital gains taxes work (or are pretending not to in order to advance an agenda). Losses are counted against your tax burden.

[captainredbeard]

Apologies if I'm misreading your comment but capital gains (or losses) only apply when the asset is sold.