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Sold out today (a day late, and more than a buck short) due to lack of clarity. Lack of clarity on financial policies but also on exactly what this country is all about.
What will be left of it in the next 3.8 years? Whatever it is that the US…
AF1, this is is the flight Tower, we are going to ask you to continue to circle around for another 90 days, or until you run out of fuel, whichever comes first.
Going forward, please learn how to fly before entering the cockpit. Your lack of judge…
Awesome relief rally, but tough to understand how much damage has already been done here in the US. Future economic report releases should be an adventure.
I feel less confident now than I have since we had gas lines in the '70s. But I'd take …
Tis true that it's all about him. His vanity - appearing "strong", never backing down. Even when you are clearly wrong, you must then double-down on the falsehood.
That act has gotten old. Real old.
Not sure we can count on any Congressional action.....
https://www.thefp.com/p/will-congress-stop-trump-tariffs
"In reality, Trump has little to fear from his fellow Republicans—at least for the time being. Between certain quirks of legislative h…
Guys. Mentioning “orange “ and “the current regime “ sounds very close to connecting politics to current market activity. Be careful,,, you know who is lurking……..
Markets are collapsing. Cannot ignore the elephant in the room, though MAGA loyali…
A little late to cover up, but today I had to place protection in my portfolio by buying an inverse ETF. I've made (long) index purchases this past week, but clearly this might get even uglier (crisis level) soon.
I don't know what reality Orange …
If the Toddler will not reverse course or even apply some patches, this ship is sunk. Cash is the only life-preserver I'd reach for. Just as a high tide lifts all boats, it brings them all down together when it lets out.
It's tempting to short th…
The environment seems toxic, but yes, we could expect to see a short-term bounce from the WH proudly announcing its next display of world dominance in the tariff negotiations.
Do you REALLY think a large % of his minions would still "believe" he's a financial whiz if the US went belly up?
His minions will believe this is all somehow Biden's fault, because that's the excuse the propaganda (aka Fox News) will direct them t…
Uh, yeah, I kinda thought that went without saying.
You would think, but about 40% of the population still likes to believe that he is some sort of financial negotiations wizard.......despite his bankruptcy history.
Looking past a track record w…
From James Mackintosh
The 'Trump Thump' will go down alongside 1987’s Black Monday, 1929’s Black Thursday,
the dotcom crash and the pandemic as one of the worst times ever to be in the stock market."
Not a good sign when a market crash is assigned …
They should hold 1 large rally at the capitol in Wash DC. That would be something.
I bet you'd have more folks attend that than were at BOTH of his inaugural speeches.
Make it hit closer to home. Maybe hold a second rally near Mar-a-lago? …
In order to pull off a trade war scenario with tariffs across the board, you would need a surgeon's precision in terms of implementation (timing) and allocating %'s.
Instead, we witness a butcher's plan - to force a sweeping movement all at once.…
These grassroots efforts are a great first step. It's the start of something. Maybe local govt leaders can pick up the slack as their constituency gets "up close and personal".
Some of the recent town halls have been eye-opening forums.
Meanwh…
After that, did he climb into a helicopter (on our tax dime) and continue his round on the back nine at Mar a Lago?
Too much winning for us. Just way too much.
"Powell added that it was not the Fed’s role to comment on the Trump administration’s policies but rather to react to how they might affect an economy that he and his colleagues regarded just a few weeks ago as being in a “sweet spot” of falling inf…
Feel bad for those who stayed "all-in" this week. Many didn't believe he would be able to follow through on collapsing our economy by kicking off global trade wars.
Now we know better.
Lack of basic comprehension by the POTUS will be a drag as he forces this tariff tragedy down our gullets.
Unfortunately, I had many standing purchase orders fill this morning - clearly an oversight on my part. Better buy opps lie ahead. This …
If you are fortunate to have lots of dry powder, when to buy is now the million $ question.
With possible recession and a bear market on the horizon - does buying equities make sense at this time?
Orange is either delusional, or trying to collapse the country while wearing his smiley face.
Maybe a little of both.
This "patient operation" he speaks of....is it triple-bypass surgery?
In the bunker at Mar-Lago...... Eric and Donnie Jr. race tiny circus cars around a track while Melania claps. Trump is off in the corner,still hugging that tariff plaque he unveiled yesterday. They have become close.
Vance is there too, plotting…
https://www.thedailybeast.com/guess-what-country-trump-left-off-his-list-of-tariffs/
Guess What Country Trump Left Off His List of Tariffs
"Eagle-eyed social media users were quick to point out that Russia was not part of about 60 countries the Tr…
https://www.salon.com/2025/03/27/sadopolitics-why-maga-clings-more-to-the-more-his-policies-hurt-them/
"For at least the last nine years (and decades before with the rise of Fox News and the right-wing echo chamber) this propaganda and experience m…
Guilty of feeding the troll. Will try to do a better job of personally freezing out certain posters.
Would be great if there was an IGNORE (MUTE) tag option, as this would help resolve such issues.
Trolls hate such tools, as they are rendered i…
Mr. Market seems surprised Trump did what he said he was going to do.
Agreed. Apparently Mr. Market holds out hope for a withdrawal of these tariff policies in the short-term.
When will the stable genius blink?
The market hates uncertainty. …
