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Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by G8trGr8t, Jan 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM.

  1. BLING

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    With interest rates still pretty high, there isn’t much penalty for “sitting in cash”. People should only have exposure they are comfortable with.

    Actually going short is a different beast, just as with any leveraged bet you have to be right AND with timing or else there can be extreme losses.
     
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    If there’s one thing financial markets love, it’s the phrase “Political Instability”.
     
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    snatchmagnet Bring On The Bacon Premium Member

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    10x more is a big swing against. I wonder if they closed them after the drop after DeepSeek or are they still in play.
     
  5. BLING

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    If they opened them right before Deepseek and quickly closed out, that would suggest insider trading… insider trading based on a Chinese leak.

    Not that there aren’t plenty of reasons to watch domestic issues w/…. concern.
     
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    magnetofsnatch Rudy Ray Moore’s Idol Premium Member

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    Cash rates are in the mid 4’s and with inflation at 2.5-3% you aren’t really making progress. Safety comes with sacrifice.

    I agree however that everyone’s situation is different. Tactically shifting allocations is a far more successful strategy than going in and out of the market wholesale.
     
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    magnetofsnatch Rudy Ray Moore’s Idol Premium Member

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    It was 100% market manipulation. It became widespread news right when NVDA went into its quiet period. NVDA is trading at like 27x next years earnings. They announce on 2/26 and expect this stock to be back in the 145-150 range by March.