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Why is the market crashing?
They lied about the tariffs being 'targeted' and 'reciprocal'. When Trump said 10% on all nations, the futures rose 1.5% on that news. That win would have raised the $600b he wanted and encouraged companies to reshore. But instead, he took out that billboard that was arbitrary, and nonsensical. This …
Shouldn’t we be happy that stock prices are dropping?
I mean, I’m nowhere near retirement, but why is this a bad thing? We’re buying shares of stocks at a lower price. I don’t really care if my account is green or red for the year, I just want as many shares as I can get, for the best price …
How would one find the value of an old stock certificate?
My family found an old stock certificate for a gold mine that seems to still be in operation now but has since changed hands. Company was Porcupine Peninsular Gold Mines Limited and certificate is for 100 shares of stock on 11/01/1950 at $1 per share. I think it’s now owned …
How much money has actually left the market?
It just takes someone selling 1 dollars worth of stocks, with no one willing to buy at more than half its current price, to cause a 50% drop in its price. So a 20% crash in the index gives absolutely no indication of how much cash left the market. How …
Changing stocks holdings to bonds and/or cash holdings - tax implication?
Might be a novice question but I don’t see an obvious answer for this — I see that a lot of people have sold over the past few months, either changing holdings to bonds or increasing cash piles so they can eventually “buy the dip”. I know that long term …
Everyone relax.
I get it. But this is not the time to panic but the time to buy or don’t look for a week. Another -10%, who cares… Going to do a big buy across several of the stocks I like and then turn on daily DCAs. Will also do higher risk …
What's your latest thinking on Monday
Is the market going to open up or down? How will it finish? I haven't read any good news over the weekend, have you? Only bad. And last I looked, DOW futures were down tonight. I made out great on my Tesla 'short' last Friday via TSLQ. Gotta decide if …
Algo instantly placed an order on 0 bid put as soon as I did? Why?
On friday I placed a bid of 0.01 on a deep out of the money put with 0 bids and as soon as I did "someone" else (algo) also did. Is there a reason why an algo would wait until someone else first placed a bid on an option?
Short term treasury ETF “BIL” down as much as 5% tonight on Schwab
The treasury ETF based on the 1 to 3mo treasury yields, BIL, is down as much as 5% versus Friday’s close on Schwab’s 24hr platform as of 8pm CDT. That product should never have a down day due to its nature, except when it goes ex-dividend, which it didn’t over …
Aircraft supplier Howmet may halt orders if hit by Trump tariffs
[Article](https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/aircraft-supplier-howmet-may-halt-orders-if-hit-by-trump-tariffs-letter-says-2025-04-04/) Howmet makes critical parts for both Boeing and Airbus, and their ability to continue to supply those parts might be severely affected by the trade war. This is the canary in the coal mine of how the global supply chain might lock up overnight with this trade war.