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If I could find an inverse 1X etf I’d have a small short on gold, precious metals ot miners, But the few available appear only to be 2X and 3X.
Attempted to buy DGZ at open yesterday, but it’s a weird animal. Didn’t go through. I should have save…
Crash - Did you raise a stink when Biden pardoned Hunter?
Your WAH (What about him?) argument might apply if we were talking about wrongful or illegal actions. But citing past precedent regarding the exercise of a constitutionally granted power…
Well, Trump also pardoned convicted (former) Illinois Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich in his first term. Was there any yelling and screaming then?
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Was justice ever really blind? I doubt it. A myth we were taught perhaps in civics class somewhere. If you can afford a good enough legal team or makes a very large contribution to the “right” party or partisan ticket judicial candidate you’ll be…
“I have very mixed feelings on taking out those small fast boats- they're basically good-sized speedboats with huge dual outboard engines- that type of boat is used for one thing, and it certainly ain't fishing. I realize that it's pushing the enve…
I thought of you tonight OJ when I heard Trump justify using Navy missile firing ships to blow up Venezuelan boats (instead of using the CG to board & search first) because our USCG boats are ”too slow” … Never heard that one before,
Every …
Pre-ordered audio version of Sorkin’s 1929 several weeks ago after first hearing about it. Started listening last night. Excellent. Very well written and narrated by Sorkin himself. About more than just the market mania / crash. A good historical …
Side sleeper also. That pain in the bones shoots right through you late at night or upon waking. Not any one area. Legs. Arms. Whatever. Enough to make you scream. Nearing 80. Guess that older smaller bed will have to do until figure this one out.…
Today I moved everything I had in NEAR (14-15% of portfolio) into AGZD. That’s the closest I come to holding any cash, except for a few bucks left in SPAAX for trading. AGZD is hedged against rate volatility. Should yield roughly whatever intermed…
Is that a fake picture? It looks like it's sitting on the water or is that when part of the rocker came back and was caught by the tower? ADD: It is 403' when all stages together so that's like launching a 40 story building!! Crazy.
Would I post a…
Nice!
I believe this launch was a month or two ago. Would love to see one live some day. 33 engines on the main booster. So some redundancy. But they all lit on this launch!
Musk is an enigma. Things about him to like and to loath. Technically …
”… everyone does stuff I don't like. I can't continually follow up with all their shenanigans that i might be mad at so just buy what I want from whoever.”
Lately I’ve been mad most of the time.
@rono - ”You’ve been right so long it feels like wrong to me.” :)
Nice post. Debasement yes.
Personally, I haven’t played in the pm’s for a long while. Have maintained some exposure thru a real assets fund, some managed futures, and some collec…
@FD100 - Why hasn’t some big mutual fund company snatched you up yet to run some of their funds? I’d imagine you could make David Giroux look like a rank amateur. Quite amazing TRP hasn’t lured you in with a big singing bonus …
M* is slow, clunky today. However, my usually reliable tracking App isn’t functioning normally either. Still showing Friday’s close for FFUT. And other ETF prices have been gyrating wildly today. So the issue may not be limited to M*.
I do have a s…
I made money last Friday and my portfolio is at all time high.
That would seem exceedingly simple to do just by investing 100% in cash. Provided interest is credited daily, your portfolio would reach a new record high every day.
Interesting there hasn’t been any mention of Friday’s massive crypto losses here - or I might have missed it. The best article I’ve seen is on Bloomberg. I’ve been told these BB gifted links are intrusive / loaded with tracking cookies. So use care…
Probably should be under Investing ? I realize an indictment by a grand jury isn’t the same as a conviction. But still big. Sure to affect the markets.
OK - Of course there’s politics involved. Party in power picks the targets to go after. More a…
Hang on to your Stroh’s!!!!!!
A Ernie Harwell line … Fire brewed!
Not gaming much on the post season. Hard to watch a complete game. Most of the announcing has been good, but they lose me when they bring in the player’s teenage fantasies, first…
You might not really need one. But if you do, there's some very good advice up above here.
+1 / A very helpful thread. Will give all this some thought.
Interesting. I had the impression a shredder mostly replaced a standard waste basket and one pitched 100% of office waste into it. Apparently, for reasons I’m not certain of, there is a need to sort through and shred only “sensitive” documents. I’…
Just watched glimpses. Nice slide into home plate (“safe” call challenged unsuccessfully) ) and a nice diving play at 3rd by a Dodger 3rd baseman. Dodgers had opened up a pretty good lead when I left the broadcast.
Trump “open” to invoking the Insurrection Act / Portland’s ”A burning Hell hole”
Story
“You look at what’s happening with Portland over the years, it’s a burning hell hole. And then you have a judge that lost her way that tries to pretend that …
where the Consitutional Order of things can be found?
Dunno. Maybe burried somewhere in the Epstein Files?
From October’s Commentary: ”… the level of stock ownership is now at a record high; almost 45% of Americans’ net wealth rests in their sto…
Federal Judge blocks sending california nNational Guard to Oregon. Link
The White House is yet to respond to Sunday's ruling but Stephen Miller, Trump's deputy chief of staff, called the ruling on X "one of the most egregious and thunderous violat…
Not sure how many know that M* does a lot of stock analysis. I’m a subscriber. Little experience however using their metrics. FWIW they are favorably disposed toward OTIS and have a fair value of $106, substantially above its recent close.
Baron’…
Thanks OJ. Yeah. Just heard that on the news. Sickening. Without the support of the gutless wonders in congress (lower case c), there’s only so much the courts can do.
I’m the same way when it comes to looking like been in a fight.
@Derf, despite my fondness for the flavor of scotch I keep myself on a “short leash”. Not an option for pain relief unfortunately.
Sorry - I didn’t at first comprehend the number of times you were stung. Sounds awful. My sense is that the critters have become more aggressive this summer (maybe breeding related). The one that stung me at the recycling center was buzzing me as I…
Read the Barron’s article and would not buy any of the three. TROW is a crap show. The company is poorly managed and their best days are in the rear view mirror. I would buy BLK, but only at a lower entry price.
Thanks. I agree, although TRP migh…
The rhetoric used to justify sending troops into Portland is disturbing. All major cities have longstanding crime problems. Different from the type of external threats the military is designed for. Policing the streets on which you and I walk is a …
