With 125% tariffs, will the e-bike market die?

[Roamers]

It's a "buy the dip" strategy that is less risky that buying outright.

Familar with puts, just don't use them. Don't know what a Bessent Put is.

 

[Mr. Coffee]

An emotional seller is an emotional seller. On the road right now so I'll reevaluate when I get home. See if I should take profits in the 2 weeks I'm home b4 leaving for a month.

God bless our predictablely unpredictable President.

Labeling what has been historically the smart money "emotional" doesn't really accomplish much.

Yes, the smart money has been wrong multiple times. But if you are betting against them you'll damned well need a stronger thesis than that they are "emotional investors". Give me some structural reasons and examples of why they are wrong to make the decisions they are making.

The above paragraph is much of the difference between some yahoo on the internet or CNBC or Fox Business and an actual expert in investments.

 

[Roamers]

smart money

Not familiar with that term.

 

[stompandgo]

I remembered today that this thread has a title with "125 percent tariffs", while until this morning the "China tariff" was 145 percent. Now it is something else, presumably much smaller.

30% for US, 10% for China, for the next 90 days.

 

[stompandgo]

Familar with puts, just don't use them. Don't know what a Bessent Put is.

The Bessent Put is a term coined by the financial media for a put option that's sold during the current tariff negotiations.

 

[DaveMatthews]

Hilarious... even a Canadian knows who Scott Bessent is...

 

[Roamers]

Hilarious... even a Canadian knows who Scott Bessent is...

Would it surprise you that I don't know (or care) about anyone in the Canadian government. They are pretty insignificant in the big world picture.

 

[BlackHand]

What, did our Treasury Secretary defect?

 

[DaveMatthews]

Would it surprise you that I don't know (or care) about anyone in the Canadian government. They are pretty insignificant in the big world picture.

No, it does not surprise me at all, and go tell all your Governors who beg us to visit and buy your products how insignificant we are...

 

[Gionnirocket]

Would it surprise you that I don't know (or care) about anyone in the Canadian government. They are pretty insignificant in the big world picture.

Don't confuse low key and measured with insignificant. It just demonstrates ignorance

 

[Roamers]

No, it does not surprise me at all, and go tell all your Governors who beg us to visit and buy your products how insignificant we are...

In the big world picture, the Governors are pretty insignificant also. Only significant to their state though; I don't hold my state's Governor in high regard.

 

[kevinmccune]

Would it surprise you that I don't know (or care) about anyone in the Canadian government. They are pretty insignificant in the big world picture.

I want to beg the the prez of BC to let me in!

 

[Mr. Coffee]

I want to beg the the prez of BC to let me in!

The title is ‘Premier’

 

[DaveMatthews]

The title is ‘Premier’

David Eby in our case (pronounced eebee).

 

[Mr. Coffee]

30% for US, 10% for China, for the next 90 days.

I’d just note that 30% tariffs are in the same range as the 1929 Smoot Hawley tariffs that made the Great Depression so great.

30% tariffs also likely imply inflation between ten and fifteen percent.

And for all we know the idiot in the White House will throw a fit and change the tariffs to 5000% or something.

 

[DaveMatthews]

 

[Mr. Coffee]

Well let’s face it, if he soiled himself on national tv and rolled around in his own ordure. The cult members would praise his brilliance and wisdom.

 

[DaveMatthews]

Well let’s face it, if he soiled himself on national tv and rolled around in his own ordure.

Methinks there are those that would say we're past that already...