I was burned so many times in the past with options, I don't touch them anymore.
What about one of those double or triple levered ETFs for a short period?
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- Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:49 am
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: Thinking about buying SPY calls
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3765
- Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:44 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Sophie, we may have a treatment
- Replies: 26
- Views: 7439
Re: Sophie, we may have a treatment
tech, this is being talked about, sure.
I see some early articles about its potential use in China mid Feb. Do you know if it is being used in Italy? I have not heard anything along those lines.
I see some early articles about its potential use in China mid Feb. Do you know if it is being used in Italy? I have not heard anything along those lines.
- Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:18 am
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: Stock scream room
- Replies: 1438
- Views: 663505
Re: Stock scream room
I feel good about the partial rebalance as well.
Also helps gold has snapped back, though!
Also helps gold has snapped back, though!
- Tue Mar 17, 2020 9:21 am
- Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: mathjak's daytrading adventures
- Replies: 1195
- Views: 265967
Re: mathjak's daytrading adventures
I respectfully disagree somewhat. I don't know what % cash would make me get through the past couple weeks if I was otherwise only in stocks. Current delta is about 35% down on S&P from high, gosh, only a couple weeks ago it seems. Same delta on my PP is 14.4% down. So less than half the drop. I...
- Mon Mar 16, 2020 2:39 pm
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: Stock scream room
- Replies: 1438
- Views: 663505
Re: Stock scream room
I should have waited until Trump started talking. When he said July or so for containment time, the market started going lower.
For posterity
For posterity
- Mon Mar 16, 2020 1:44 pm
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: Stock scream room
- Replies: 1438
- Views: 663505
Re: Stock scream room
Well, I did it. Now for the heart rate to go back to normal.
Good thing is this now makes me a bit more vested in the positive side on stocks, which is always tough for me.
Good thing is this now makes me a bit more vested in the positive side on stocks, which is always tough for me.
- Mon Mar 16, 2020 1:30 pm
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: Stock scream room
- Replies: 1438
- Views: 663505
Re: Stock scream room
Damn it is tough to pull the trigger on this.
- Mon Mar 16, 2020 1:12 pm
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: Stock scream room
- Replies: 1438
- Views: 663505
Re: Stock scream room
I am going to think long and hard about a partial rebalance today. Maybe 33% of a full rebalance. Would be nice to lock in some of the TLT gains, as stuper says.
- Mon Mar 16, 2020 11:45 am
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: Stock scream room
- Replies: 1438
- Views: 663505
Re: Stock scream room
The opportunity that Warren Buffett and his 100 billion+ dollars worth of cash have been waiting for has arrived. You think we are there already? We have weeks more of this, no?? I look at my accounts and want to rebalance. Am dying to rebalance. Which means it is not time yet. When I never want to...
- Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:21 am
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: The GOLD scream room
- Replies: 3693
- Views: 1778282
Re: The GOLD scream room
Good one. Gold popping back up, so good call AD.dualstow wrote: ↑Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:12 amI think German psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud coined the term for that, kaufkrugerrandkanntschtanditknomorAd Orientem wrote: ↑Mon Mar 16, 2020 9:48 am Gold trading around 1477 oz. I just ordered a krugerand because I couldn't stand it anymore.
- Mon Mar 16, 2020 8:43 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Anyone here sorry that they have the PP instead of a Boglehead portfolio?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5964
Re: Anyone here sorry that they have the PP instead of a Boglehead portfolio?
Well, at least at the market halt here, my PP is actually up this morning, given that the weighting of TLT and cash have been going up %-wise and stocks and gold down.
So treading water for now....not complaining.
So treading water for now....not complaining.
- Mon Mar 16, 2020 7:59 am
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: The GOLD scream room
- Replies: 3693
- Views: 1778282
Re: The GOLD scream room
Well I bought Friday with it down almost 9% last week. I will add another 50k today It I doubt I will add more if we fall. I will just sit with it. I had as much as 500k in it at one time. gold is in a bad position lately ... it ran up from the fear ,, now lost it pretty much and then some from the...
- Mon Mar 16, 2020 7:51 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: Anyone here sorry that they have the PP instead of a Boglehead portfolio?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5964
Re: Anyone here sorry that they have the PP instead of a Boglehead portfolio?
I should add, with gold at 1470 I’m starting to get that Cortopassi feeling, like why gold, why. Naturally, I would have been even more enthusiastic when it had passed 1600. But, I plan to sell some munis (vp) and add some coins, so I haven’t given up on gold. This certainly looks like a classic &q...
- Mon Mar 16, 2020 6:42 am
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: The GOLD scream room
- Replies: 3693
- Views: 1778282
Re: The GOLD scream room
So mj, isn't this one of your buying opportunities time?
- Sun Mar 15, 2020 11:10 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Health care during the coronavirus outbreak
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1637
Re: Health care during the coronavirus outbreak
The only source of info is listening directly to press briefings by Trump, Fauci, and state governors Have you heard Pritzker (IL) today slam the Fed response and esp. what's going on at airports? I have no idea if it could have been done better, but those masses of people, hell if even one had it ...
- Sun Mar 15, 2020 8:25 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: What would it take to cause you to lose faith in the PP?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 18163
Re: What would it take to cause you to lose faith in the PP?
I was just posting that for MJ. I know exactly where I am down from the peak I keep a separate spreadsheet.
- Sat Mar 14, 2020 10:52 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Logistics in the coronavirus pandemic
- Replies: 39
- Views: 9281
Re: Logistics in the coronavirus pandemic
Steam engines. Wow!
- Sat Mar 14, 2020 10:25 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: What would it take to cause you to lose faith in the PP?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 18163
Re: What would it take to cause you to lose faith in the PP?
Here they are after mutual funds were priced in
- Fri Mar 13, 2020 3:28 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
- Replies: 958
- Views: 388946
Re: Trump as tragicomedy
They had the Dow off to the side during the conference. Don’t know if it was real time or delayed. Regardless, all the grade and high schools are now closed here. I heard nothing giving me any confidence. They are still talking about more testing in the future. The lady doc held up a flowchart. One ...
- Fri Mar 13, 2020 2:56 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Trump as tragicomedy
- Replies: 958
- Views: 388946
Re: Trump as tragicomedy
I am listening to his press conf right now. I need alcohol. They all might as well be blowing him.
- Fri Mar 13, 2020 2:54 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: What would it take to cause you to lose faith in the PP?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 18163
Re: What would it take to cause you to lose faith in the PP?
At least as of this morning, yes
- Fri Mar 13, 2020 12:03 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Coronavirus General Discussion
- Replies: 5196
- Views: 2139969
Re: Coronavirus General Discussion
Why Italy? https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/16/the-chinese-workers-who-assemble-designer-bags-in-tuscany https://www.google.com/search?q=italy+chinese+garment+workers&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS790US791&oq=italy+chinese+garment+workers&aqs=chrome..69i57j33.4912j0j4&sourceid=chrome&...
- Fri Mar 13, 2020 11:11 am
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: Stock scream room
- Replies: 1438
- Views: 663505
Re: Stock scream room
Big box of cash under the bed is the only safe place right now. Those gold coins ain't working...
Someone explain what happened 4 days ago? I don't understand it.
Someone explain what happened 4 days ago? I don't understand it.
- Fri Mar 13, 2020 8:53 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: What would it take to cause you to lose faith in the PP?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 18163
Re: What would it take to cause you to lose faith in the PP?
PP lessening volatility and smoothing definitely broken over the past couple days with bonds and gold not pulling their weight.
On 3/9 I was up 6% YTD. Today, 3/13 I am down 4.45%. 10.5% swing in 5 days, wow.
On 3/9 I was up 6% YTD. Today, 3/13 I am down 4.45%. 10.5% swing in 5 days, wow.
- Fri Mar 13, 2020 8:12 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Tortoise's baby
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4437
Re: Tortoise's baby
I have two girls. Only advice -- before you know it they are 16 and 20.
Each age has pluses and minuses, but that range from about 3-8 or so when you are the king of their world and they hold your hand and sit with you reading, priceless.
Each age has pluses and minuses, but that range from about 3-8 or so when you are the king of their world and they hold your hand and sit with you reading, priceless.