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What does it mean when an entire option chain has lower Asks than Bids?
I’m looking at Nvidia’s options, calls and puts, and seeing this for every one that I check. It was happening before market close, too. For instance, the May 2^(nd) $70 Put has a Bid of $1.11 and an Ask of $.91. Has anyone seen something like this happen in the …
Stock market today: Dow plunges 2,200 points, Nasdaq enters bear market as Trump tariffs spark worst meltdown since 2020
US stocks cratered on Friday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) plunging more than 2,200 points after China stoked trade-war fears and Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned of higher inflation and slower growth stemming from tariffs. The Dow pulled back 5.5% to enter into correction territory. Meanwhile, the S&P …
Real Estate Investment with Regular Income
I'm exploring fractional real estate investment opportunities that allow investors to purchase shares in properties and receive regular income, such as monthly or annual returns. I'm interested in platforms available in the Gulf or internationally that adhere to Islamic finance principles. Could anyone recommend platforms that offer: * **Halal Compliance:** …
Timing the market amid tariff uncertainty
I know timing the market is a fool's errand but here I am asking about it. I have a significant amount of cash that I'm ready to invest. I've been holding off for the last few months knowing a bear market was coming. So now I'm watching all this turmoil …
What's the right investment strategy for stagflation?
The oil embargo led to stagflation in the 1970s, and extremely high tariffs are basically the same idea--a sudden increase in the cost of inputs into most everything leading to inflation, combined with a slowing economy and shrinking output. So my question is, what were the right investment strategies for …
Today its official: Every single market index is in the red over the last 12 months. Only the Dow was in the green until this morning, no longer.
this am the Dow was still in the green for the last 12 months, I literally checked at 8 am. Amazingly, incredibly it got into the red due to a 2k fall SP500 -6% over last 12 mo. Nasdaq -5.7% Russ 2000 -4% etc. All gains from the last year …
Bought 25k worth of VTI. Couldn't let this pass
I felt like this is an opportunity and I have some money sitting on the sidelines, so I couldn't let the day pass. It will probably fall some more, but it always comes back and I won't pull the money. so 100 shares at $248 per share it is. Onward …
Poker Legend Missed Out on $80M Investment Opportunity
Phil Hellmuth, one of the greatest poker players of all time, missed out on an $80 million investment opportunity. Here's a podcast discussing the blunder: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afC7Z-lsYEY&ab\_channel=PokerNews](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afC7Z-lsYEY&ab_channel=PokerNews)
The market’s plunging—who DCA’d during major crashes and came out ahead (until now)? I’d love to hear your stories.
We’re seeing some serious red right now, and it got me thinking—who here stuck to dollar-cost averaging (DCA) during the big COVID crash, or any other major drop in recent years? If you rode the wave down and back up (at least until this current dip), what did that journey …
move all to cash and stay put
wife and I are tired, 53 and 52. we had 2 million in invest in accounts at the being of the year. Now 1.8 million after yesterday, will be more after today(4/3/25). accounts are 2 Roth IRAs, 2 IRAs. taxable account, wife has 2 state of Florida accounts(401K and 403B), …