Stock Market is the bottom in?

[Bowsnbucks]

That doesn’t mean they are correct ! I’m fully invested in. My stocks, gold/silver & real estate have all doubled or tripled since 2016.

Lots of those so called experts were telling investors to bail out or be cautious . I’m not worried—I was buying the dips (COVID, 2022, & the recent media inspired tariff scare) … in all cases the stocks were on sale & buying good companies on sale has proven to be a great strategy!

I put more stock into folks who've been around for decades, and seen many market cycles /spikes /corrections /wars /crashes - not the latest trends. I've also bought shares when markets are down, and done well by buying "on sale" ...... but those were in more "normal" times. Recently, even pro money managers don't know where to tell their clients to put money. A politically independent Fed is critical to market stability. Monetary policy driven by any president's political agenda is a recipe for market chaos & loss of stability / trust for all investors. Why do you think foreign investments have been outperforming the U.S. market indexes lately? The U.S. markets have been a trading range for the most part - up, then down - up, then down. Are there some individual winners? There are, but one better be able to hit the right stock(s), at the right time ...... and even the best pro money managers are hard-pressed to do that on a consistent basis. History proves that out.

The Covid period of dropping share prices was a good time to buy in. No argument there. Long-term charts from just about any mutual fund company prove the drop in the markets were caused by the Covid global pandemic - and it was a global market response to Covid - not any one country's moves. Look at any charts for the last 5 and 10 years. The start of 2020 was the beginning of the markets' sinking, and it lasted for about 3 years before global markets began to rebound. Any chart, from any money management company, in any market sector shows the same thing. April 8th of 2025 was the day the tariffs were announced, and the markets - globally - all dropped. Why? Investors anywhere don't like instability, chaos, turmoil, and the effects that tariffs put on the global economy. All investors & money managers around the world aren't stupid. The 2 previous tariff "wars" in U.S. history both proved to be economic disasters. Today, even the CEO's of many companies have publicly voiced their opposition to the tariffs. From one day to the next, they don't know how to plan or deploy capital in their business plans. Are those guys all stupid??? What are the real lessons of our tariff history??? There are no quick, easy, miraculous fixes to very complex problems. - - - - - - Just some thoughts .....

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Market Watch! LOL. Give me a break. LOLOLOLOLOL

You'll notice, Market Watch was only one of many financial sources I read from regularly. The ones I mentioned also aren't the only ones I read. I've been studying investing and financial info since 1977 - as well as investing since then - so I'll just trust what I've learned over 50+ years. Knowing when to take some money off the table can save one's butt if it's re-deployed wisely.

 

[Westwind]

Does anyone know anything about Henrik Zeberg or what motivates what he says? I've been following him on Substack and don't know what to think of him.

Recently posted video talks about bubbles bursting. Tech, housing, crypto.

 

[bwoods11]

I put more stock into folks who've been around for decades, and seen many market cycles /spikes /corrections /wars /crashes - not the latest trends. I've also bought shares when markets are down, and done well by buying "on sale" ...... but those were in more "normal" times. Recently, even pro money managers don't know where to tell their clients to put money. A politically independent Fed is critical to market stability. Monetary policy driven by any president's political agenda is a recipe for market chaos & loss of stability / trust for all investors. Why do you think foreign investments have been outperforming the U.S. market indexes lately? The U.S. markets have been a trading range for the most part - up, then down - up, then down. Are there some individual winners? There are, but one better be able to hit the right stock(s), at the right time ...... and even the best pro money managers are hard-pressed to do that on a consistent basis. History proves that out.

The Covid period of dropping share prices was a good time to buy in. No argument there. Long-term charts from just about any mutual fund company prove the drop in the markets were caused by the Covid global pandemic - and it was a global market response to Covid - not any one country's moves. Look at any charts for the last 5 and 10 years. The start of 2020 was the beginning of the markets' sinking, and it lasted for about 3 years before global markets began to rebound. Any chart, from any money management company, in any market sector shows the same thing. April 8th of 2025 was the day the tariffs were announced, and the markets - globally - all dropped. Why? Investors anywhere don't like instability, chaos, turmoil, and the effects that tariffs put on the global economy. All investors & money managers around the world aren't stupid. The 2 previous tariff "wars" in U.S. history both proved to be economic disasters. Today, even the CEO's of many companies have publicly voiced their opposition to the tariffs. From one day to the next, they don't know how to plan or deploy capital in their business plans. Are those guys all stupid??? What are the real lessons of our tariff history??? There are no quick, easy, miraculous fixes to very complex problems. - - - - - - Just some thoughts .....

I look at Trump as a positive for the market, that’s where we differ in opinion. You make it sound like he is “bad” for the market … he’s not !

Trump has the best 4 year NASDAQ ever (24% annual) & the NASDAQ is up 11.4% in 2025!

So history shows he’s great for stock market, if he scares you (oh well)?

Best of luck to you for the next 3 years & 4 months !!

 

[jsasker007]

 

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[bwoods11]

Kraft Heinz will be split into two companies. I’ve had some success buying before the split. No idea how this one will pan out, but the stock itself has been struggling for years.

Solid dividend.

 

[hunts_with_stick]

I think that will ultimately be a good thing

 

[Buckly]

Kraft Heinz will be split into two companies. I’ve had some success buying before the split. No idea how this one will pan out, but the stock itself has been struggling for years.

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Shake, shake the ketchup bottle. None will come , then a lot’ll

 

[SD51555]

Kraft Heinz will be split into two companies. I’ve had some success buying before the split. No idea how this one will pan out, but the stock itself has been struggling for years.

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I’ve kept an eye on it for a long time. Used to be one that owned most of the interior of every grocery store. People are trying to get away from their products. Not many and not fast enough, but it seems to be enough to hinder their performance.

Value added processed foods used to be a huge industry, buying inputs for penny’s and running them through a factory to turn them into things that made the SAD what it is today. There will always be a market for it, but I wouldn’t bet money on it.


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[jsasker007]

Bought some SNOW and CRM while they were down today.

 

[bwoods11]

Duluth Trading is up over 60% today !

 

[jsasker007]

Duluth Trading is up over 60% today !

Any real reason for the jump?

 

[T-Max]

Any real reason for the jump?

Probably because I bought a few pairs of underwear from them yesterday…


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[BuckSutherland]

A real good week for a few stocks that I own so far.


I accumulated 50 shares of Google during the tariff scare in March and April. Average price of 166. Today it closed at $232.xx. My advisor for my SEP IRA bought me 50 shares of Broadcom at $169 about 14 months ago. They had earnings today and sitting at about $324 in after hours. Own a fair amount of Apple and Amazon. Both have had decent weeks. Solid gains from all 4.


Sold 200 of 300 shares of Lucid today for 92% loss. The last 100 shares are in my Roth and worth nothing so I see no reason to sell just in case they somehow turn it around. I took the loss on the 200 shares to offset a bunch of my Palantir gains.

 

[bwoods11]

Any real reason for the jump?

I think the new CEO helps, & they reported better earnings .

 

[BuckSutherland]

Broadcom (AVGO) hitting $350 premarket.....

 

[jsasker007]

Just my opinion here but I think ASTS is at a pretty good price to get in right now. MSFT is under $500 a share too. I think the target on MSFT is something like $615. Picked up some SOFI on today's dip.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

I look at Trump as a positive for the market, that’s where we differ in opinion. You make it sound like he is “bad” for the market … he’s not !

Trump has the best 4 year NASDAQ ever (24% annual) & the NASDAQ is up 11.4% in 2025!

So history shows he’s great for stock market, if he scares you (oh well)?

Best of luck to you for the next 3 years & 4 months !!

There have been raging hot periods in market history while various presidents were in office, and quick, painful drops as well. At my age, I tend to listen to the money managers who've seen many market cycles. We're still invested in several market sectors, with most in S&P 500 / Total Stock Market Indexes, plus growth funds, International funds, real estate funds, small caps too - plus some bond funds. Diversification with dividend payers is our play now. Several streams of income are nice.

Just as a historical reference - a number of presidents have been good for the markets, from both parties. But things can turn on a dime, for anyone. The last significant downturn happened when Covid hit in 2019/2020, which no one could predict. But markets recovered nicely starting in 2023 & 2024. Charts show the decline & recovery. Look at any chart for April 8th 2025, when tariffs were announced. Huge drop-off on just about every chart - stock or bond. And ..... the markets run on trust / confidence. Just sayin'.