Stock Market is the bottom in?

BuckSutherland said:
Crashed cause Trump said 8% cut over the next 5 years to military budget. Cramer just tweeted and said it will be back. It was a good run while it lasted.
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Let it bottom out good and low and stock up when it's on sale. Now to predict just how low she goes is the hard part.
 
Like I have found with other deals tied in with the gubment………..

Duds
 
If the military industrial complex was really at risk of taking a haircut, everyone trying to do it would already be dead. We're just in that honeymoon phase awaiting the next reason to throw the budget out the door and start hastily cutting checks again. Plus there are lots of countries that need to get it next. Lebanon, Iran, China, and now even Mexico! We're gonna have some real problems in Mexico.

And those are just the wars we'll fight directly. You have to also count our proxies putting on a show with one another. And let's not forget the warlords. They do the heavy lifting for which the geneva convention does not allow to be done by civilized nations.
 
Mortenson said:
Intel having a good day, up 12.5% at the moment. Hey my 13 yr old put $150 in an etrade account we opened as custodians. What should he invest it in? I want him to learn conservative investing, more of a buy and hold mentality. Stick to an index fund? He keeps looking at Ford and others that are familiar to him. Any solid blue chips right now?
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I don't think "buy and hold" is anything close to "conservative investing." That's called value investing.

Conservative investing is T-bills, money market, anything that is nearly guaranteed.

I would start the account with $500, and take the journey with him. Teach him about what to buy and when and why. Teach him about value investing, covered calls, drawdowns, emotional control, short-term trading on news, etc. That will set him up with a mentality of learning about the markets as well as experience in the markets, that might just turn him into a rainmaker. This is exactly what I intend to do for my nephew. He already has an interest in it, so all I need to do it get the ball rolling on his education, and he should be set by the time he's an adult.

Experience is the best teacher.

If by "conservative investing" you mean not going headlong into something you don't know much about, then you are talking about what most people would call "not gambling." There is a lot of nuance in the investing world, and I encourage everyone who invests money to learn as much as they can about the entire industry.

If you just want to put $150 into a stock and watch it move, then the obvious choice is PLTR. It won't teach him anything at all, because he won't understand what is happening or why, but at least he can watch it grow over time.
 
SD51555 said:
If the military industrial complex was really at risk of taking a haircut, everyone trying to do it would already be dead. We're just in that honeymoon phase awaiting the next reason to throw the budget out the door and start hastily cutting checks again. Plus there are lots of countries that need to get it next. Lebanon, Iran, China, and now even Mexico! We're gonna have some real problems in Mexico.

And those are just the wars we'll fight directly. You have to also count our proxies putting on a show with one another. And let's not forget the warlords. They do the heavy lifting for which the geneva convention does not allow to be done by civilized nations.
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They're not taking a haircut. It's just a paradigm shift.

The actual cuts in funding are going to stop the corruption, like $1300 per coffee cup. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/13...sers-show-waste-doge-locks-pentagon-elon-musk

I'm not trusting that article, or any other, to tell me the absolute truth, but I think the cuts are going to be where there is corruption, not where there is genuine need for arms and munitions. I think that article is indicative of what Trump and Musk are finding when they check the ledgers of corrupt institutions.

The US cannot afford to decrease its military footprint, and Trump has said time and time again that other countries need to increase their military spending if we are going to hold an alliance with them. I hope he is a man of his word. If he turns out to be a man of his word, then there will only be a shift in military spending: to drones and AI.

The current war in Ukraine has proven that an artillery-centric military will not be able to compete against a nimble, mobile, adaptive military. We are witnessing the complete overhaul of military. This shift in the paradigm cannot be understated. It makes most militaries on Earth irrelevant. The only militaries that will matter are those based on drones and nimble infantry and special forces. Almost all of this will rely on AI.
 
jsasker007 said:
Ford has been trading sideways for years. I would stay away from that. Walmart is a good strong stock with a future and a dividend. jmo
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Ford is not a growth stock. It is a good candidate for a covered call strategy. If this is not something you want to do or want to learn then avoid Ford stock.
 
BuckSutherland said:
I have been thinking this for about a month. I mentioned it on here a couple weeks ago. Today we find out the Trump administration has taken decisive steps to get closer to my prediction. I think we bomb some of these sites soon....




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I’m a cartel watcher. I’m not convinced direct action will happen- or maybe I’m not convinced that direct action in the way we traditionally think of it is a good idea. Mike Baker on the excellent Presidents Daily Brief has done a couple segments on it the past couple days.

I do think there may be a reason Trump did it that has nothing to do with direct action. I hope it is investigating and shutting down money laundering.

Nobody should be vacationing in Mexico. I’m dead serious about that. If I’m wrong and direct action happens there, Americans will be grabbed and held hostage. The cartels are already similar to an insurgency and direct action will cause them to act even more like Hamas/Lebanese Hezbolla.
 
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I decided I liked the idea and got some CELH on the dip at the open this morning, could be a fun stock to hold onto and see what happens.
 
Howboutthemdawgs said:
I bought Celsius calls today
But dear god palantir just ripped my heart out at the bell
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I sold some shares of Palantir anticipating a retreat. It seems like anytime a hot stock goes up really fast, it drops fast as well. Past experience with Super Micro, Nvidia … etc…

Where it settles in, no idea. It will be a rollercoaster 🎢!
 
RGR finally appears to be reaping the rewards of providing us marlins.
 
TSLA is more than just a car company at this point. Also I think not a bad price to buy some right now. jmo
 
bwoods11 said:
I sold some shares of Palantir anticipating a retreat. It seems like anytime a hot stock goes up really fast, it drops fast as well. Past experience with Super Micro, Nvidia … etc…

Where it settles in, no idea. It will be a rollercoaster 🎢!
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Letting the dust settle on Palantir...I believe we could be getting this on sale. We shall see.
 
hesseu said:
Letting the dust settle on Palantir...I believe we could be getting this on sale. We shall see.
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I hope. I’m all in. Bought some options this am too. So far I look stupid
 
What’s up with the cruise lines.

The ones I own all dropped about 9 %?

I bought what seemed prudent.

Is it the Wal mart effect?
 
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