Down goes the Dow

agip wrote:

seattle prattle wrote:

which ones did you get, Agip? I have had a few.

Congrats on the trade,

Bought a few etfs this morning, closed all but one out before it turned negative. Still holding an energy etf.

energy and financials are the place to be, strangely enough.

I'm getting smashed crushed wiped out by emerging markets.

Figuratively.

I bought the Adidas Adizero Adios Pro. I have a standing boycott of Nike so my choices were limited. I tend to do well with Adidas so I'm hopeful.

Have you tried those?

No, haven't tried Adidas' carbon offering, though I tried the Adizero Adios and found them just too lightweight for me. I have gone through several pairs and enjoy the Adizero Bostons, though.

would be very interested to know how they work out for you.

Why no Nike? Their overseas labor issues?

I've used their Next % and originally liked them a lot, but now finding them a bit of an asphalt slapper. The ZoomFly Flyknits, however, i have gone through more pairs than i can count. They have been fairly solid, relatively inexpensive, but lately i am finding them a bit harder than i would like.

The New Balance Fuelcell TC was a great carbon trainer. I am looking forward to picking up their updated version, the Fuelcell Elite RC i think it's called,

On EM- i trimmed my position by 60% last week at break even point, which is a miracle because i was under water for so freakin' long, and am holding onto some shares i bought at a little lower price.

Overall, I would be happy if today just ends up flat in that last nights futures looked so dismal. Guess the stimulus boost was factored in- would have thought we would have seen at least one more day in the green from that, in addition to Friday's.

Gamestop doing its thing again today.

Up 47% for the day.

seattle prattle wrote:

agip wrote:

energy and financials are the place to be, strangely enough.

I'm getting smashed crushed wiped out by emerging markets.

Figuratively.

I bought the Adidas Adizero Adios Pro. I have a standing boycott of Nike so my choices were limited. I tend to do well with Adidas so I'm hopeful.

Have you tried those?

Why no Nike? Their overseas labor issues?

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nah it's their support of dopers. Over and over, dopers are nike athletes and after the dopers serve their suspensions Nike hires them back. Clearly Nike does not care at all about clean sport. I hate to think of doping every time I put on my shoes.

But on the other hand they support USA track and field in a mighty mighty way. So that's good.

Yo what’s up, Swaglord here from vacation in Costa Rica.

Crypto gonna take off this year.

BTC, ETH, UNI, STX, MANA. BNT

My terrible stock buys were the ones where I listened to others. TSLA, PLTR, and one more. Down 30%.

Other ones are crushing. Volkswagen is def gonna crush EVs. CCL was an easy buy in Oct.

Where to go now? More crypto possibly.

Seems like COVID explosion is mostly priced in to the stocks that were down.

Wide divergence in the market today.

ARKK -6%

Vanguard Value Index +1.4%

Have a good trip Swag.

In regards to the carbon plate shoes, as a gift I received some 4%. They do have a unique feel, but they do make a difference. The Eugene Half Marathon was cancelled for in person. So, painting my house instead.

Hey Seattle, the Graco X7 is pretty sweet. I bought a 3M masking tool. Still, not sure how much time is saves.

Igy

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Have a good trip Swag.

In regards to the carbon plate shoes, as a gift I received some 4%. They do have a unique feel, but they do make a difference. The Eugene Half Marathon was cancelled for in person. So, painting my house instead.

Hey Seattle, the Graco X7 is pretty sweet. I bought a 3M masking tool. Still, not sure how much time is saves.

Igy

Good to know.

I looked closer at my house and it just needs spot priming and recoating in those spots only, so with such a limited areas, it makes more sense to brush it, not spray.

Masking is half the battle so i can see how a masking tool would be a definite benefit.

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Starting point and so far:

NASDAQ 11,379.72 + 15.93%

S&P 500 3,431.28 +11.07%

Dow Jones 28,308.46 +9.27%

Igy’s dignity double down at 2/28/2021. Will it get better?

In seven trading days the NASDAQ has lost ground by over 5%. Now underperforming the Dow and S&P 500. Dow up 4% during same time frame.

Can Igy get back his dignity?

NASDAQ +10.82%

S&P 500 +11.37%

Dow +12.34%

Ghost of Igloi wrote:Can Igy get back his dignity?

NASDAQ +10.82%

S&P 500 +11.37%

Dow +12.34%

A lot of water yet to pass under the bridge between now and the end of the year, but things are looking badly for me at the moment...

That said, that reminds me of me and a running buddy who was around my caliber. Whenever we ran the same race and settled in stride for stride, he was the smart one and would tuck in behind me, out kicking me in the homestretch. In all those races, I was winning all the way to near the end, and then he was winning at the only time it mattered, crossing the finish line.

Which is another way of saying, you can claim back your dignity on 31 December if you’re still in the lead, but calling it this early might just jinx you. ?

OK, but I don’t believe in a forward looking market or superstitions. In regards to racing, I had a friend that was a leacher. A couple of times I dropped him, boy was he pissed. ?

Ghost of Igloi wrote:... but I don’t believe in a forward looking market or superstitions.

Me neither. I believe in supply and demand and group psychology.

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/08/significant-scarring-will-limit-pent-up-consumer-demand-stephen-roach.html

Anyone who thinks this summer will be anything less than the greatest spending spree the world has ever seen has been living in a fvcking shoe-box under a rock buried in the sand.

Of course more trips, more Teslas, more Bitcoin, more movies, more Game Stop....and massive debt at all levels. As the millennial says, “its all good.” ?

Hussman HSGFX up 1.13% today and 13.02% YTD

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Hussman HSGFX up 1.13% today and 13.02% YTD

Thanks, figgy! Just don’t tell them the inception delta. Check’s in the mail!

Hey Troll, as you would say, is your portfolio “butt hurt” today??

Oh, and I don’t need a check since I own the fund.?

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Of course more trips, more Teslas, more Bitcoin, more movies, more Game Stop....and massive debt at all levels. As the millennial says, “its all good.” ?

Outstanding pre market moves on Tesla, bitcoin GME , and weed