Leverage and algorithmic trading now prevail in the majority of retail trading. High-frequency and algorithmic trading have been approximated to account for 40-70% of US equity volume traded. Such strategies are primarily executed by institutions through advanced, automated platforms, frequently at...

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Thu May 22, 2025 9:28 am

dualstow wrote: ↑Thu May 22, 2025 5:42 am That’s a lotta Trump books.

They're serving their best possible purpose as a monitor stand.

That is OUR Smith1776!

I just cannot stand Tom Friedman (or Ezra Klein). Remember when Friedman was pushing this wonderful company called Enron? I think it was in ‘The Lexus and the Olive Tree’. Admittedly, an enjoyable book. But he never even added a note or revised it after Enron went down. He also confidently predicte...

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 8:07 pm I don't think I have enough monitors, guys.

M4 Max setup.jpg

Love it!

You can buy a four stand and have two more on top of the two on the left!

"Defy" I believe is the wrong word here; what they seem to be saying is that states will be keeping their pristine credit rating even as the federal government does not. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-states-likely-defy-us-163315923.html Does that really make a lot of sense, that the s...

"Defy" I believe is the wrong word here; what they seem to be saying is that states will be keeping their pristine credit rating even as the federal government does not. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-states-likely-defy-us-163315923.html Does that really make a lot of sense, that the s...

Luck or did you time it I had sold some commercial property, and was going to be hit with significant capital gains taxes. As stocks and commercial bonds fell throughout the latter part of the year, I kept selling, booking losses, and replacing with similar components. I wiped out my gains while st...

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 11:41 pm Just got a new 14" MacBook Pro today!

M4 Max, 36GB RAM, 1TB SSD.

Damn sweet machine.

Did I disclose I bought a refurbished? Under $1,000.

M3, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 15". The last spec is most important to me since I'm used to many 27" monitors on this desktop.

https://www.morningstar.com/portfolios/ ... m_id=32623

How to Use Gold in Your Portfolio

What you need to know about the advantages and risks of investing in gold.

Is this a correct statement?

"Gold has done as well or better than the S&P 500 for last 10- and 20-year period."

dualstow wrote: ↑Mon May 12, 2025 3:11 pmIMG_9774.jpeg

That'd be OUR president! No one has ever seen anything like it!

ochotona wrote: ↑Fri May 09, 2025 9:49 am White Sox not Cubs

Yes. Later saw that on MSNBC.

As an American League baseball fan .. glad he made that choice!

The Cubs are close to that other team in New York. Get way too much attention for how little they achieve.

I'm very satisfied that the poor and marginalized, migrants. and the Global South generally , continue to have someone in their corner. I view his Papacy as the second Latin American Papacy, as much as it is a North American Papacy. He is a naturalized Peruvian citizen, after all, and he was a Bish...

dualstow wrote: ↑Wed May 07, 2025 8:35 pm I wonder what they want with a little forum.

It's not like if they establish a beachhead here that that allows them to conquer all the rest of the world's forums ...

Xan wrote: ↑Wed May 07, 2025 8:20 pm Hi folks,

Sorry about the recent availability issues. It looks like we're receiving a DOS attack from Singapore, Russia, and Vietnam. I've blocked a bunch of IP addresses.

Thanks for defending us!

Has this appeared / been discussed here? https://www.sustainability-times.com/climate/biggest-ever-believe-me-trump-declares-discovery-of-worlds-largest-gold-mine-a-multi-billion-dollar-shock-to-global-economy/ “Biggest Ever, Believe Me”: Trump Declares Discovery of World’s Largest Gold Mine a Multi...

I asked this: What are some creditable articles on a regular basis regarding the amount of military casualties and deaths during the Ukraine War https://www.perplexity.ai/search/what-are-some-creditable-artic-Kh8vaWQ0SFa5FVynokiZ6w#0 The response: Credible Sources for Regular Updates on Ukraine War ...

Trump again repeats his not to believed "fact" that 5,000 soldiers (from both sides) are dying each week. That'd be 250,000 per year; 750,000 in total. Why do we do not get news about all these deaths on a current basis? We did get the news that the Russia strike killed 12 civilians. So we...

An update. The forum has had about 125 new members since August 2024. However, they've only had a combined 9 posts in total.

Remember that the quote says “killed or wounded”, not “killed.” But, you got me to check wikipedia anyway, because these are not numbers that I’m familiar with. I have looked up casualties of different wars, but they don’t stay with me. The 800,000 figure does match up, but only with Ukraine’s esti...

dualstow wrote: ↑Sat May 03, 2025 12:24 pm No. Why would it?

I am expressing no opinion on the salary information. I'm stating that in the light of our own country's deaths and casualties in wars going back 75 years cumulatively that it makes the 800,000 look suspect.

dualstow wrote: ↑Fri May 02, 2025 3:15 pm I was more curious about the salary stats.

But doesn't it call into question the 800,000 number?

dualstow wrote: ↑Fri May 02, 2025 3:12 pm Ha! You’re right!
I hadn’t even noticed. Just had to post that.

I had almost been suspecting that you'd done it on purpose!

Some numbers: According to the Kremlin, in June 2024 about 700,000 Russians were on the frontline. The average Russian soldier’s salary is now close to $2,000 a month, twice the national average … Since the start of the invasion, over 800,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded; … War has be...

A full year to the day since the last post in this IMPORTANT topic!