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Are we entering a bear market?
Just based on TA, and the psychology of cycle of the market to me it would appear we are at complacency and people think we are just cooling off before the next run up. Looking at the fundamentals, and history. This looks eerily similar to the start of previous bear …
Stuck in a Sideways Chop... How Do You Stay Sane?
Hi, I’ve been investing for years, so volatility isn’t new to me, but this recent stretch has been draining because of a few things going on in life. About three weeks ago, all 10–12 of my **short** positions (across five industries) dropped 10–45% almost at once. I didn’t panic sell …
Rookie option question
I started learning about options about a bit over a month ago with some extra money I had - despite being very intimidated by it. I made some pretty decent gains despite a few small losses. My question is about limit orders.. right now I have a call in that …
The January barometer - is it relevant anymore?
"The **January barometer** ("As goes January, so goes the year") is the hypothesis that stock market performance in January predicts its performance for the rest of the year. So if the stock market rises in January, it is likely to continue to rise by the end of December. The January …
Undervalued penny with earnings tmr $TALK. I am in for shares and calls
Talkspace Inc. (NASDAQ: TALK) is a virtual behavioral health company that connects users with licensed therapists and psychiatrists through its digital platform, offering text, audio, and video sessions. The company has successfully pivoted from a direct-to-consumer model to a payer-centric strategy, which has significantly driven its recent growth. Talkspace reported …
What do you all think will happen when AGI and super general intelligence arrives
Everyone's talking about AGI but the range of outcomes is wild: **Best case:** We solve disease, energy, climate basically every hard problem gets cracked open. Progress accelerates beyond anything we can imagine. **Scariest case (and it's not Terminator):** A system way smarter than us optimizes for the wrong thing and …
Low volume pump, high volume dump
I have a question about market volume. So back on Friday, February 6th, we had a +2% day on SPY. The volume that day was about half the 10-day average volume. Today we're getting a decent pump on SPY (almost +1% right now). The volume right now is 29 million, …
What is propping up the market?
It used to be the stock market was a real gauge of the economy.... but today we have: 1. No new jobs... and the strong prospect of a jobs apocalypse just around the corner thanks to AI. 2. Tons of people struggling (you can see it everywhere) and basic metrics …
JOYY's AdTech pivot and the algorithm "threshold", the case for a massive re-rating
been digging into JOYY's shift into AdTech following a CSC Financial deep-dive, and the macro logic holds up. Global programmatic budgets are shifting from the Open Web to closed-loop environments because the Open Web has become a "lemon market." Advertisers are currently spending $1 to only get $0.45 of reach …
Looking for some help finding lower risk stocks to invest in, any suggestions would be great!
Hello, I only currently own 2 stocks, APLD and Nvidia. I am not huge into the stock market but I would like to get into it. I like those two, but I am looking for lower risk stocks to balance out my portfolio. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I was …