I agree with manipulation of market. Some private equities guys always think securities traders and investors are "rolling the dice." It can be a lot safer than private side.
Another thing to add is this stupid stuff like " you day trade?"
Day trading Era has been disappeared around since 2005ish after HTF makes up volume. Different game now. It is more of an position trading now.
Just look at the bid/ask on stock has substentiously shrunk. Compare to 12 years ago.
People are saying that I am missing out right now.
It's okay. There are other good ways to make (at this inflation rate, it is more like hedging against inflation) $.
BTW, I just looked at my past post, and it is surprising that I've never posted here about Advanced Micro device since 2012.
A little interesting - The 10-year Treasury Note is approaching 3% - https://www.marketwatch.com/investin...countrycode=bx
I am thinking about doing some Q projections and Funda Homework on.
Sturm, Ruger (NYSE:RGR)
Vista Outdoor (NYSE:VSTO)
American Outdoor Brands Corporation (NASDAQ:AOBC) - Formerly Smith & Wesson Holding.
Headline in today's Denver Post:
Teachers in 12 states have pension funds invested in gun stocks, including Colorado
"Teachers across Florida and at a high school where 17 people were shot dead Feb. 14 pay into a retirement fund that invests in gun companies, it was revealed earlier this week.
It turns out they’re not alone."
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The fund managers are charged with increasing value of their funds so I'm sure many of them had funds that held positions in the firearms sector, especially during obama boom in gun sales. Politics didn't enter in the equation b/c this is all about maintaining and increasing fund value.
Now that this has been exposed we'll see what happens, will they divest or hold.
Oil on the rise, Brent crude has driven over the $70 handle to $70.36.
Saudia Arabia said they will build a bomb if Iran is allowed to pursue theirs. Gold and silver have been relatively stable the past few years.
Now WTI is approaching the $70 handle, gonna pay more at the pump this summer.