Stock Market is the bottom in?

[hunts_with_stick]

Is this just the beginning?

Agreed, would be nice to know, to I start buying or wait some more?

 

[bwoods11]

We certainly needed a pullback, I’m sending more $$ in to my account .

Interest rates are dropping, the tariffs will be gone by May (my guess)… although he might keep the China tariffs !

 

[bwoods11]

I wish hunting/farm land would drop 50 %!!!

 

[jsasker007]

Another problem I can see coming is the excuse for everyone to raise prices and gouge the customer even if they are not affected by tariffs. I think that's going to have a worse effect on what we all pay than the actual tariff costs. jmho

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

Another problem I can see coming is the excuse for everyone to raise prices and gouge the customer even if they are not affected by tariffs. I think that's going to have a worse effect on what we all pay than the actual tariff costs. jmho

100%. Just like with Covid. For some reason gravel magically jumped from about $400/load to $700/load because of….?
Just blame Covid. Now we can just blame tariffs

 

[jsasker007]

In my daily life I see and deal with a hell of a lot more dishonest people than honest people. All the vendors/suppliers that I have to go through to buy supplies for my business will charge as much as possible with some pretty lame excuses. Prices go up in a heart beat but take a long time to come back down.

 

[Brian662]

Saw this today on Twitter...lol

 

[jsasker007]

They were talking impeachment 17 minutes after he was elected the first time.

 

[hesseu]

Saw this today on Twitter...lol
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For context: In 2012 it was between 12-13k. That would be 3,500 points today...I'd say, that could happen if declared war.

 

[bwoods11]

Here are a few stocks that I own that are not getting crushed… some are actually up in 2025.

Altria (MO), Verizon (VZ) Cenex Harvest States (CHSCL) Apple (AAPL) Casey’s (CASY) Barrick Gold (GOLD).

 

[jsasker007]

Looking like the major dips today were just a very good time to buy stocks on sale.

 

[BuckSutherland]

I still say there is more pain ahead. They want to get this 10 year down. Beat it down below 4 so the fed would be able to cut interest rates about 3-4 times yet this year. I hope they keep clobbering the market in the short term.

 

[jsasker007]

I bought FI,NICE,BWXT. 1 share of each just so I can check it everyday for a while and decide if I want to get in for the long haul or not. I'm having a tough time finding stocks that I feel are a safe and solid investment right now with all the uncertainty lately. Don't want to get into anything at the wrong entry price.

 

[SD51555]

VLO is headed for a bottom again. Great time to tee off the peaks (this one a lower peak).



I don't wanna buy it outright because I think it could keep going down. So, I sell a put far below where it is now. I've already got one for $129 out there, and good chance I'll get those shares and start in the hole. That's ok. I also bought a $110 put as insurance (floor) for those shares.

So, I'm acquiring at $129, insured the floor at $110. I got paid $1.23, insured it for 7.5 cents.
Just sold a second put to acquire at $115, insured the floor at $95. I got paid $1.49, insured it for 11.5 cents.

 

[jsasker007]

VLO is headed for a bottom again. Great time to tee off the peaks (this one a lower peak).

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I don't wanna buy it outright because I think it could keep going down. So, I sell a put far below where it is now. I've already got one for $129 out there, and good chance I'll get those shares and start in the hole. That's ok. I also bought a $110 put as insurance (floor) for those shares.

So, I'm acquiring at $129, insured the floor at $110. I got paid $1.23, insured it for 7.5 cents.
Just sold a second put to acquire at $115, insured the floor at $95. I got paid $1.49, insured it for 11.5 cents.

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Foreign language to me.

 

[Jerry-B-WI]

I bought FI,NICE,BWXT. 1 share of each just so I can check it everyday for a while and decide if I want to get in for the long haul or not. I'm having a tough time finding stocks that I feel are a safe and solid investment right now with all the uncertainty lately. Don't want to get into anything at the wrong entry price.

Even with uncertainty I always felt people will always have money for cigarettes/vaping, alcohol, and cellphones. Two of the three are sin stocks that usually do very well no matter how the economy is. And some of them pay a decent dividend.

 

[Telemark]

VLO is headed for a bottom again. Great time to tee off the peaks (this one a lower peak).

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I don't wanna buy it outright because I think it could keep going down. So, I sell a put far below where it is now. I've already got one for $129 out there, and good chance I'll get those shares and start in the hole. That's ok. I also bought a $110 put as insurance (floor) for those shares.

So, I'm acquiring at $129, insured the floor at $110. I got paid $1.23, insured it for 7.5 cents.
Just sold a second put to acquire at $115, insured the floor at $95. I got paid $1.49, insured it for 11.5 cents.

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Are you selling puts that are covered by cash? Do you just end up buying the shares if the price goes below the strike, and the contract holder executes? And then you have the shares?

 

[Telemark]

I'm buying Coinbase today. Going to try to get it under 220. I just can't trade crypto; it's too damn mysterious for me. But with all the support for all things crypto right now, I think Coinbase will benefit, and it is seriously beaten down at the moment.

 

[Telemark]

I’m increasing my position in Gilead today.

Even though it’s P/E is crazy high Fidelity lists it as very undervalued?

What makes it undervalued?

 

[Telemark]

Can we invest in Russia? They seem to be having a good week or two. Big winners today

Not yet. But when the sanctions lift, I'm buying rubles.