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Big bank earnings are coming up and prediction markets look pretty bullish on the group
Been digging through the upcoming bank and financial earnings markets and the overall setup looks pretty solid, but not in a uniform way. A few names are getting priced pretty confidently: * **BlackRock ($BLK)** at **88.5%** to beat * **JPMorgan ($JPM)** at **83.5%** * **Wells Fargo ($WFC)** at **83.0%** * …
What is the basic play in a post-ZIRP world?
stocks are overpriced - huge inflation, trading way above "value" P/E analytical levels houses are overpriced in areas where reasonable incomes can be readily had (think coastal cities, etc) - 50-100% inflation in price in the last 5-10 years for so long, the play was just buy equities because loans/bonds …
Are you all seeing a reduction in consumer discretionary shopping as well?
This is not strictly investing per se but I run a vintage and collectibles item shop out here in Arizona. And I’m seeing a huge drop in sales this past month. It may just be anecdotal, but maybe there is more to it, are you guys seeing reduced consumer discretionary …
Title: Why Oil is Factually the Rarest Resource in the Universe (and the U.S. knows it)
Most people think gold or platinum are the "rare" assets. They’re wrong. From a cosmological and chemical standpoint, **crude oil is likely the rarest naturally occurring substance in the known universe.** Here is the "Resource Realism" breakdown: * **The Biological Filter:** You can find Gold in a supernova and Methane …
What am I missing with $SEMY?
Came across this ETF - [$SEMY \(GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF\)](https://graniteshares.com/etfs/semy/). > The GraniteShares YieldBOOSTTM Semiconductor ETF (“SEMY”) is designed to generate income through options1 strategies, primarily by selling put options2 on leveraged ETFs that track the 3x Long ICESEMI Daily ETF So essentially, the ETF makes money by selling options …
Why is Inovio Board investing in the Co. even as shares crash? It's a tell to a card player- A strong future movement is in the cards?
The Board is among the Largest Shareholders- ask why would they gamble on dilutive share sales to bolster capital in a recession in US? Answer: They're sure we're approaching daylight-they have experts, Funds for 3107-3100-5412-Factor VIII rollout: will pay off, they know how it will go. INO's Board are experts …
Please explain why the Dollar is still so strong despite everything happening?
Usually, when a country's lead is communicating clear emotional instability, that has an immediate impact on the trust into the country's economy. Why is the dollar so strong right now? It was 15% weaker 5 months ago. What happens? The course just jumped from 1.16 to 1.15 USD/EUR, but why? …
I tracked 15 investment themes against the S&P 500- here's who's winning, who's bleeding, and what it actually means for 2026
I've been tracking 15 investment themes for a while now and honestly the gap between what people talk about and what's actually performing is pretty wild this year. Pulled equal-weight basket data on all of them against SPY, which is sitting at −4% YTD as of early April 2026 and …
Avoid fast track IPO’s while keeping broad passive strategy?
There’s been a lot of chatter around indexes changing their rules to allow inclusion of new ipos for Space X (which will ipo around 2T making its s&p representation near 10%) and OpenAI. I don’t have an issue with the weighting or price specifically but the fast tracking without time …
Canadian student investments?
I (19) am in Canada, looking to invest about $200-500 to start saving to move out after I start working. Give me life advice of what I should start investing in. I am doing some part time work in the summer and gig work here and there and my university …