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Do you regularly look at some macroeconomic stats? If yes, where (which newspaper / website / app)?
Do you regularly look at some macroeconomic stats? If yes, where (which newspaper / website / app)? I am looking for a nice dashboard for macro-economic data. I would want to use a dashboard where I could easily edit data shown. Preferably with free tier or trial so that I …
What would happen if Warren Buffett went all in on Equities with his cash?
Warren Buffett is currently holding roughly $350 billion in cash and equivalents. Typical average daily trading volume across all US stock exchanges is $400-$500 billion. What would happen if Buffett decided to put almost an entire days worth of trading volume into US equities all at once?
How To Hedge Against USD Drop
If I need to hedge my portfolio against a potential drop in the US dollar vs other currencies, what is a good option or similar high-risk, high-reward choice? I’m envisioning something costing maybe 5% of my portfolio but would gain 500% in the event of a 20% drop in the …
Age 40 Need Help/Advice For Retirement
I’m 40, have an advisor who has me in a bunch of different investments. I want to retire around 60. I’ve been thinking of dropping my advisor and just doing VOO and maybe 1-2 other investments to diversify. What do you think? VOO + QQQ? Are advisors a waste for …
TA looking for active trading community – Strengths: Entries, Exits, Momentum, Macro
Hey everyone, Over the past few years, I've specialized in technical analysis and have developed a strong sense for identifying good entries and exits, as well as analyzing momentum. I'm currently expanding my focus towards macro trends as well. I'm looking for a group of experienced traders where there's a …
Investing info on Treasuries with Chatgpt
This old fart decided to get with the times and get the Chatgpt app a couple of days ago. I talked to some other seniors about it and now were all having fun with it. Not sure if you've heard but Hedge Funds and some of the banks have gotten …
Thoughts on Dalio’s comments from Meet The Press today?
https://www.mediaite.com/news/worse-than-a-recession-business-titan-ray-dalio-forecasts-economic-doom-caused-by-very-disruptive-trump-tariffs/ He described Trump’s tariffs as “very disruptive” to the global production system He stated that the US is “very close to a recession” and expressed concern about “something worse than a recession if this isn’t handled well” When pressed about what could be worse than a recession, Dalio warned …
Not listening to news and panic
What I fail to understand is why people can’t continue to DCA if they have earned income and/or rebalance to a personal risk tolerance AA without reacting to the daily news. Everyone was eager to sell last few weeks and now everyone is eager to compare this to the COVID …
How would taxes work on this trade?
Say I own 5000 shares of xyz with a cost basis of $5, price has risen to $10. I decide to open a spread option, so I sell 50 options at price $15 for the premium a year away, and buy 50 options at $14 for the same date, hoping …
How severe was the dip caused by the tariffs?
Out of curiosity I'm trying to understand how big a deal the dip caused by Trump's tariffs was. The S&P 500 dropped to where it was just over a year ago: [https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/funds/snapshot/snapshot.aspx?id=F00000UE1Z&tab=1](https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/funds/snapshot/snapshot.aspx?id=F00000UE1Z&tab=1) Is that a huge deal in and of itself? If you brought the bottom of the dip you'd …