Still down 1700.

Hep us Trump!

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2K

So much for that foolish campaign plank being used again in the next 30 years.

He really is Nero reincarnate. At least Hoover wasn't completely corrupt.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Falling oil should be good for the airlines. Buffet's Delta down 4.5% on the day and up to a 3.6% yield.

Closes down over 2000.

Thanks a lot Don.

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Can denis or somebody who understands this stuff tell me their best guess of what is going to happen? In Feb 2016 it was at about 16000.

In 2009 it was at 6k. I think it'll be fine in the next few months but I'm just an optimistic idiot.

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GO BEARS!!!

Even apart from the instability due to speculation, there is the instability due to the characteristic of human nature that a large proportion of our positive activities depend on spontaneous optimism rather than mathematical expectations, whether moral or hedonistic or economic. Most, probably, of our decisions to do something positive, the full consequences of which will be drawn out over many days to come, can only be taken as the result of animal spirits—a spontaneous urge to action rather than inaction, and not as the outcome of a weighted average of quantitative benefits multiplied by quantitative probabilities.

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Quite simply, fear has set in. The entire market was complacent and overvalued. The fear factor is best measured by the VIX index, which was previously at historic lows and is now elevated.

The virus is going to spike in the U.S. There will be real world economic implications, meaning slowing GDP from reduced travel and supply chain disruptions. I am fairly certain this is all temporary.

If you invest regularly through 529 and 401(k) plans, I recommend you keep those programs on auto pilot. Market pullbacks are a good time to reassess your risk tolerance. If you’re losing sleep over this, then you are not properly positioned.

Personally, I have not jumped in with additional trading positions. It is quite tempting. This is all a lot of noise, but most likely, we’ll return to normalcy in the next six months.

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I'd like to be optimistic, but much of the world was teetering on recession before this. All the indicators are worse and the central banks are almost powerless now given their tireless pandering to political pressure. I sincerely doubt it takes much of a positive move in the near term, dead cat bounces aside. And this kind of extended volatility of the last three years still shows the irrationality of the markets.

I sincerely hope I'm wrong, but I doubt it.

Plus, I think that trump's "economic" team are little more than goofs like Larry Kudlow, guys who sound appropriately conservative on trump's tv. Or Mnuchin, who is a charlatan looking to feast on the weak. And Jared. Ooof.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

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And for years prior, Rex was his quarterback.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

+1

We continue to invest in our IRAs and just funded our HSA for 2020. And while some disagree with reinvesting dividends (a good argument is made for funneling them to a money market account to use for rebalancing and paying tax bills) we are still doing so. Picking up shares on sale is the silver lining to all this. But trying to time the bottom is a fools errand.

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

Dead cat bounce coming your way.

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I knew my President would fix this.

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Spot on. Timing is difficult and stressful. Dollar cost averaging is best long term strategy.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

Up 600 so far

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Cause tried and true
I see the light in you
Oh, can you dig in my soul?
Could you smell my whole...
life?--Gener and Deaner

Dead cat bounce - GONE!

Up 450.

Slow and steady, Mr. President.

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Up 666

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GO BEARS!!!

Pray.

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Better to prepare for 2 quarters of negative growth. The key is to stave off the election of a muddle-headed bureaucrat.

Flying high with a 737 jump!

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Shocking. His hairness pitches zero payroll tax in an election year. That debt number is gonna be an issue sooner than later.

+903

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Cause tried and true
I see the light in you
Oh, can you dig in my soul?
Could you smell my whole...
life?--Gener and Deaner

Can't criticize Bernie with shit like this

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GO BEARS!!!

if bernie wins michigan tonight it will be down 700 at open

why don't we just eliminate taxes altogether?

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