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Ignore the fear on Reddit
I come on here daily and see the same thing, posts predicting where the market’s headed next. Covid, tariffs, Iran war, whatever the headline is. Same fear, different day, everyone’s got a crystal ball calling the next bottom or the next 30% drop. I started pouring my cash savings into …
15-20 year early retirement brokerage account
Hey all, Looking for some confirmation/advice on the following blend of ETFs that we plan to invest in for the next couple decades to aid in hopefully retiring (mostly) a bit early. We plan to place recurring deposits and invest in the blend below. We will not be looking to …
$3.8 trillion in 9 minutes, on a single caps lock post
This morning, Trump posted on Truth Social that the US and Iran have had "very good and productive conversations," and suspended strikes on Iranian power plants for 5 days. In 9 minutes, global markets surged nearly 4%. $3.8 trillion in market value created in the time it takes to make …
Algorithmic or Insider Trading? … Again!
CNBC today reported the spike in Equity options and sells for Oil futures, 15 mins before Trump rotated markets with a single social media post. Will there ever be an SEC investigation? Volume in stock and oil futures surged minutes before Trump’s Iran post https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/23/volume-in-stock-and-oil-futures-surged-minutes-before-trumps-market-turning-post.html?\_\_source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard.
The Art of Language by Orange Head
The market feels like it’s losing its mind more and more each day. One tweet can send everything flying or crashing. Honestly, it’s become a bit too much. I used to think of investing as a fun challenge, but now it just feels like I’m gambling with my savings. Seriously, …
Broker kept my options profits
I call Charles Schwab and ask to speak to someone who can help me with some options contracts I purchased on my brokerage account. A Schwab rep transfers me to a broker who specializes in trading. I ask the broker if he can confirm whether or not my 10 NVDA …
I started tracking when politicians trade stocks before votes. Found a few interesting ones
been poking around with congressional stock trade data and noticed some timing that's hard to ignore filtered for trades made within 30 days before a related vote and a few jumped out: * April McClain Delaney (D-MD) bought Clean Harbors (CLH) the day before voting on the ROTOR Act * …
Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf refutes the Jerusalem Post's claim that he is having talks with the USA
His tweet (auto translated): >Our people demand the complete and humiliating punishment of the aggressors. All officials stand firmly behind their Leader and people until this goal is achieved. No negotiations with America have taken place. Fake news is intended to manipulate financial and oil markets and to escape the …
ELDN showing incredible data
Eledon has 10/10 people with Type 1 diabetes that have gone completely off insulin. Soon to be 12/12. Their therapy has been shown to be well tolerated without toxicity, this is remarkable news for 2 million Americans that suffer from type 1 diabetes.
If the top 10% own 87% of the US stock market, what is the point of the daily volatility?
While I know some here may be in the top 10% of wealth in the US, and others can take advantage of this volatility to nibble around the edges, what is driver of the volatility if the top 10% are mainly trading among themselves? Wealth Group Percentage of Stock Market …