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Why do stocks sometimes drop after beating earnings and raising guidance?
I’m trying to better understand post-earnings price action. Occasionally a company beats EPS and revenue expectations and even raises forward guidance, yet the stock still sells off. Is this typically due to positioning and expectations being even higher than consensus? Or are investors reacting more to forward commentary, margins, or …
Selling all my US stocks!!!
Not that anybody probably cares, but I have made the tough decision to sell all my US stocks. Until your president can get his crap together, I'd rather invest in other places. Has anybody else made this decision also? I feel the uncertainty in the US market makes it hard …
With the Iran & Middle east situation escalating here is a deep dive into the Middle east supply chain for multiple stocks
**TL;DR: 500 US-listed companies of the 2600 odd I track have direct Middle East exposure through subsidiaries, facilities, or supply chains. Zero have subsidiaries in Iran. Israel has 224 companies with 396 subsidiaries mostly tech. Saudi Arabia and UAE are packed with everyone from defense contractors to Krispy Kreme.** --- …
Trump's stock market strategy
I feel like Trump always announces very big news on Friday evenings. Why? My theory is that this way people have time to digest the information over the weekend in order to avoid panic movements in the stock market. What do you think about this strategy?
/r/Stocks Weekend Discussion Saturday - Feb 28, 2026
This is the weekend edition of our stickied discussion thread. Discuss your trades / moves from last week and what you're planning on doing for the week ahead. Some helpful links: * [Finviz](https://finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=spy) for charts, fundamentals, and aggregated news on individual stocks * [Bloomberg market news](https://www.bloomberg.com/markets) * StreetInsider news: * …
Strategy for your feedback: shorting XOM on Monday.
Here to see your thoughts on a move I'm considering. Shorting ExxonMobil on Monday or Tuesday. Thesis: the attack on Iran has begun. Which should spike oil prices high. Yet the fundamental world situation is an oversupply of oil. Therefore when hostilities end - supposing no serious damage to oil …
Any thoughts on this drop?
Saw something wild today. An independent researcher on Substack posted a long essay describing a potential “AI bear scenario’’ where autonomous AI agents become mainstream and fully functional by June 2028. One of the main ideas was that these agents could eventually bypass traditional credit-card networks altogether and settle transactions …
Do you guys ever assess pre-ipo companies?
Some are a very safe bet to eventually IPO, it's just a matter of when. I'm talking about companies like Databricks, OpenAI, etc. How do you guys assess other companies with a bit more of a niche though, like Patreon. Would you ever consider working for such a company and …
Is it time to pivot to Korea?
I been looking into this ETF, ticker FLXK. It tracks large/mid-cap Korean stocks and is heavily weighted toward tech \~50% with holdings like Samsung and SK Hynix. But also other sectors like consumer goods and healthcare. There are a few pros: Big exposure to the AI / memory supply chain, …
Why traders blow accounts after being profitable
How do we actually keep the profit and stay on track without the constant zigzags? We’ve all been there... you have a great run for 1-3 weeks, maybe more. You feel like you cracked the code. Then suddenly, it all comes back to the market. I see this especially with …