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.
With 125% tariffs, will the e-bike market die?
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God bless our predictablely unpredictable President.
stompandgo
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A put is an option trade where you pledge to buy a stock at a price lower than it is currently trading at. The option lasts for a set period of time. If someone exercises the option, you have to buy the stock at that price. You can either use cash on hand or borrow it with a margin loan. For the privilege, you get paid cash, whether the option is exercised or not. It's a "buy the dip" strategy that is less risky that buying outright.
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What's wrong with BS&T; What goes up, must come down, spinning wheel got to go 'round.
This market isn't for everyone; people shouldn't be in if it bothers them. I actually don't mind the periodic in and out.
stompandgo
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It's the greatest wealth generation machine ever invented. Like all things economic, people get in trouble when they let emotions get in the way.
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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.
Familar with puts, just don't use them. Don't know what a Bessent Put is.
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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.
Not familiar with that term.
stompandgo
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30% for US, 10% for China, for the next 90 days.
stompandgo
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The Bessent Put is a term coined by the financial media for a put option that's sold during the current tariff negotiations.
DaveMatthews
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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.
DaveMatthews
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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...
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Don't confuse low key and measured with insignificant. It just demonstrates ignorance
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.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...
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The title is ‘Premier’
DaveMatthews
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David Eby in our case (pronounced eebee).
Mr. Coffee
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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.
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