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STOCK MARKET: Let's talk stocks and investing

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by SWTsig, Jun 2, 2008.

  1. CCity Zero

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    Definitely not financial advice but it depends how you trade/overall positions you're in. Like I'll set max loss plan/target and if it's a longer position I'll scale out/back in to increase avg down rate/just lower cost overall. And if it's short term play I might exit entirely. I know everyone says you don't lose anything until you sell and while that's true... You also don't make money missing other runners or not avg'ing a position down, especially if it's sitting there tied up bleeding money.

    That's also something similar I'll do exiting a winning position, like if I'm up a planned amount I exit some with profits and keep scaling out or even buy back in at a much lower avg (if I feel it has more room to grow etc).

    This varies by stock and plan etc. but the most important thing is to set a max loss you're okay with. Like don't ride a stock all the way back down fully loaded as a bag holder to the 52 week lows because then you're stuck at the mercy of the stock, especially if you're not moving the position to a lower avg purchase price.

    You can always re-enter a trade but sometimes if you don't make a play happen you'll become stuck. That's the main problem with trading contracts too, knowing when to cut losses/take wins is magnified.

    Anyway, I personally think a lot of these stocks will look better over next week, for me lately anytime Powell speaks it typically hurts my portfolio followed by a nice return the next day/week... Unfortunately I'm not in NIO or I'd tell you my exact plan. I also got stubborn on NIO buying contracts slightly off on dates.... I Literally had $4 calls that were barely off from being huge plays... Once I miss something like that I normally don't go back.
     
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  2. Sajan

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    Cathie Wood’s flagship fund ARK Innovation (NYSEARCA:ARKK) has erased all of its 2021 gains heading into Thursday's close.

     
  3. Dr of Dunk

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    I'm not sure she cares other than it may be a buying opportunity. I think she's got a long-term investment horizon (over 5 years from what I recall her saying in the past). Hope it works out for her.
     
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  4. NotInMyHouse

    NotInMyHouse Contributing Member

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    2021 has about 300 days to go. We concerned here? I had been watching the last few weeks looking for a potential buy point. Put a little money elsewhere today.
     
  5. adoo

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    such are the vicissitudes of the stock market.

    i am filing/sorting trading activities / documentation for my tax returns. in doing so, i have discovered that

    for SDGR, thanks to you suggestion/idea, i previously had
    • 5 winning credit spreads, where the spreads i sold expired worthless
    • 2 winning bullish CALL spreads,
    • 4 covered CALL expired worthless.
    these winners more than offset the temporary losses realized on the LEAP CALL diagonals and 2 credit spreads, on SDGR, that i m holding

    also, back in July 2020, your idea led me to win a 3.9 bagger on AMD options, while u were enjoying a 4+ bagger on yours.
    in terms of profit %, this AMD winner ranks # 2 in my investing/trading career; my best trade ever was on SE


     
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  6. adoo

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    like all other techs, apps is taking it on the chin; from the hi of 102, it has dropped to ~72 just above the 50 dma
     
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  7. DOMINATOR

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    Do you catch a falling knife?
     
  8. htownrox1

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    Down 6% today so far
     
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  9. saitou

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    alright i'm 65% cash. painful, but taking a bigger picture view, grateful that i'm still up for 2021, without eating into 2020's gains. sticking to safer stuff with actual income till i know what is going on. live to play another day.

    @saitou when it's time to go in.
     
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  10. AWIN

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    Sold off most of my positions last week and able to salvage what little gains I had left. Still sitting in mostly TSLA with the rest in SQ, PLTR and GME. 40% cash and thinking of adding to GME for the lulz and action. TSLA can go to zero for all I care, it will bounce back eventually, hopefully. Hang in there boys.
     
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  11. HTM

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    It's a blood bath out there
     
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    [​IMG]
     
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    I love Black Friday deals.
     
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    Lol, I’m now down on the year...
     
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    Same. I only have one option expiring this month so I can be patient for now but if this last for another month I'm in trouble
     
  16. adoo

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    3 huge winners have bailed me out so far
    • NFLX which i exited on the day after ERS
    • CRM and ZM, both of whom i exited b4 ERS 3wk ago,
    but for these huge winners, i'd have been down for the year
     
  17. whag00

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    Ideal scenario is we stay down today and then open down another 2 or 3% on Monday. That puts the nasdaq down 15%...and presents a really good opportunity to scale back in.
     
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  18. saitou

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    it's looking overdone now. even the ultra value low p/e stuff i have getting smashed lol. not selling anymore, not buying either. wait and see if there is an uptrend next week, like a few days worth. ok to miss out on the very bottom.

    edit: IMMR beat EARNINGS by 20%. On track to potentially be a single digit p/e stock this year with double digit top and bottomline growth; and still goes down 5%.
     
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  19. Air Langhi

    Air Langhi Contributing Member

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    Stocks are still trading at very high multiples compared to history.
     
  20. whag00

    whag00 Contributing Member

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    Yes...but Powell made it pretty clear that with or without inflation the fed is gonna keep rates low for a while. And even with the 10 yr at 1.5 it’s still a pretty good environment for stocks including big tech.

    I wouldn’t go all in but definitely would start buying again.
     

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