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$7M public short on oil that was opened this weekend.
Actively being discussed right now is a pretty bold $7M public short on oil that was opened this weekend. Short entry: 92 Liquidation price: 135 What’s interesting: the whale doesn’t trade often, but when he does, it tends to be accurate. Total PNL: +$23M. Just a reminder that rising oil …
Should i take the managed route or manage 100k by investing into ETFs
Have about $100K sitting in a Manulife account from my previous employer’s retirement plan. Since I’ve left the company, Manulife wants me to move the funds into a personal account with them but the managed fees are higher and the investment options aren’t great. Previously, the funds were invested in …
Since oil is going to 350+ youre still early.
If you missed the initial move its alright, oil and gas stocks are actually in extreme value territory still. in major oil bull markets they make moves of 1000-2000% so +60% on the year will in hindsight be seen as part of the bottom formation. don't get left behind, this …
Recommendations for cash/emergency fund account
I met with a financial advisor who advised on using FDRXX (Fidelity Government Cash Reserves) for our primary cash/emergency fund instead of a standard HYSA that I was planning to use. I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to all this so just getting as many opinions as I can before …
A lot of investors are going to lose money this year because of VOO/ETF propaganda
I'm aware of some of the discourse here in this subreddit, and I actually don't see convincing academic evidence that ETF investing maximizes the long-term outcome for retail investors. Specifically I want to address a few common arguments ETF evangelists make: - Active mutual funds underperforms passive ETFs (Malkiel 1973) …
How does companies earn money for investment when someone else bought from the shares they sold to others?
For example if X person buys 100 stocks from a company for $100/stock. That adds up $10000 for the company and therefore they earn it. However if X decides to sell the same 100 stocks for $200/stock and Y decides to buy it and makes it 20000 for X however …
The U.S. just drafted global AI chip export controls, here's the actual portfolio implication most people are getting wrong
So the Bloomberg and Reuters reports from March 5 sent semiconductor stocks lower, which is the correct first-order reaction. But I think most of the commentary is conflating two different questions: who gets hurt by this specific draft framework, and whether this changes the investment thesis for AI infrastructure. On …
What can you invest in besides money?
For a long time I was fond of reading Dreiser's books, and this is a capitalist author, and from the age of 16 I was fascinated by the idea of accumulating capital. And now I am studying in general the models of human life and the landmarks to which one …
Stocks with strong fundamentals + major government contracts?
I’m looking for companies where the numbers actually support the story and a significant portion of revenue comes from government contracts. Not really interested in hype or speculative plays. More focused on businesses with: • solid revenue growth • strong margins and cash flow • large or recurring government contracts/backlog …
Help with questions for my AUM end of year meeting
I (64F) have my 2025 recap meeting coming up with my AUM. I moved my investments to a managed account last spring due to retirement, pending divorce and an inheritance. All big changes that lead me to the decision to search out a fee based financial planning platform. Most of …