bitcoin <> AMZN, but I get your point.Yea - be like this guy who sticks by his bitcoin price of 15K
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/20/fundstrat-tom-lee-stands-by-15000-dollar-year-end-bitcoin-target-as-prices-sink.html
bitcoin <> AMZN, but I get your point.Yea - be like this guy who sticks by his bitcoin price of 15K
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/20/fundstrat-tom-lee-stands-by-15000-dollar-year-end-bitcoin-target-as-prices-sink.html
LOL, I dont think Bitcoin should be worth anything. I believe more in the software/VISA like companies than something that is basically the thing in the middle of the transaction.Yea - be like this guy who sticks by his bitcoin price of 15K
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/20/fundstrat-tom-lee-stands-by-15000-dollar-year-end-bitcoin-target-as-prices-sink.html
Great time to buy AMZN. Compared to a couple weeks ago, they are having a 10% off sale.
Up 3% since I said to buy. You're welcome.
Looking at your edit comments- I used to be in this camp as well, but lately I'm not seeing how those things would even make a big improvement. If the Fed backs off the tightening, it's only going to be due to the economy slowing, which isn't good for markets either. The trade stuff theoretically could give a boost, but it seems highly unlikely that China is just going to cave and we come out of it with some fantastic deal for us. Much more likely that it'll be give and take, which shouldn't move the needle much overall. Also, the longer it drags out the lower we go, so even if we do get some big boost out of it we still might end up lower than here after all is said and done.Could've hit capitulation today if they didn't buy the open, just delaying a bottom, IMO.
If we rally for the rest of the week, which is possible, especially since nobody expects it, I'd bet they sell it hard next week.
I've learned one major lesson in this bull market, the Fed is really the only thing that matters. I mean, sure everything else is important in bits and pieces, but when it is easy money policy from the Fed, you go all-in equities, when they pull liquidity and tighten, you look for shelter. It's obviously cliche, but it is prob the best investing advice you can give and it is only four words, don't fight the Fed.Looking at your edit comments- I used to be in this camp as well, but lately I'm not seeing how those things would even make a big improvement. If the Fed backs off the tightening, it's only going to be due to the economy slowing, which isn't good for markets either. The trade stuff theoretically could give a boost, but it seems highly unlikely that China is just going to cave and we come out of it with some fantastic deal for us. Much more likely that it'll be give and take, which shouldn't move the needle much overall. Also, the longer it drags out the lower we go, so even if we do get some big boost out of it we still might end up lower than here after all is said and done.
Amazon is a big part of my portfolio but nothing compared to my index funds. This is really the one thing I play around with constantly. That said, if this thing falls to 1100 or something I will just be so angry at myself for not finally pulling the trigger. That would be a noticeable shaving.Up 3% since I said to buy. You're welcome.
I get that there is a point at which one would like to buy more at a specific level (I'd be a buyer at $1500) but if your portfolio is already loaded up with the number of shares you're happy with, then you've got to just hold. That's where I am, even with 20 measly shares. In fact, I wanted to sell at $1790 (figuring that these things tend to bump up against round numbers like 1800 and push back down--one of my many unproven theories) to get down to ten shares. So I would be a buyer but I'm in the same boat as you--saturated.
Just like "buy the dips", it works until it doesn't.I've learned one major lesson in this bull market, the Fed is really the only thing that matters. I mean, sure everything else is important in bits and pieces, but when it is easy money policy from the Fed, you go all-in equities, when they pull liquidity and tighten, you look for shelter. It's obviously cliche, but it is prob the best investing advice you can give and it is only four words, don't fight the Fed.
Powell does not give me the impression he is an easy money guy unless there is chaos, which right now there is not. Sure, we're slowing, but we're far from crisis mode.
I'd argue that what is happening to specific stocks such as AMZN isn't normal either, but I was specifically referring to bigger picture macro stuff. We are navigating through all sorts of things that we haven't experienced before.High flyer shedding price rapidly during a broad correction that is specifically focused on tech. Correction due to high valuations being hit due to slowing housing and rising rates. Very normal. The pain is enhanced on high beta stocks.
Give it a year. Amazon is a great company.
I've looked into stuff like this and (in my completely unprofessional, unbinding, legally non-culpable opinion) since in that one the stock/bond mixture should be quite different they're not equivalent, so it's fine.I wonder if we have any target fund people in here, I mean if you sell out down $3k in a 2060 fund and back down to a 2035 fund, it's kosher? If you stay in the same provider they use most of the same internal funds.
I'm similarly concentrated into one stock at a similar level and I hate it. That's my personal preference, though. I keep wanting to get out of it and the markets keep pulling the rug out for that one, so just hold and collect dividends for now.How much would I regret putting all of my Roth into Amazon?
Fwiw, my Roth is around 10% of our retirement accounts.
It certainly makes your portfolio look like it's holding up better.Tax loss harvesting is fun.
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Looking at a S&P about 100 points lower than it is now, 2540 or do, then doing some buying.Sold more than half my portfolio 2-3 months ago. Pared down some stocks a couple of weeks ago and a little more today and done selling. Now just looking to see where this ends up to start buying again.
Amazon has REInvent next week in Vegas - I'd expect some news and announcements that will further cement their leadership in the cloud. Now the question becomes do you sell on the news?LOL, I dont think Bitcoin should be worth anything. I believe more in the software/VISA like companies than something that is basically the thing in the middle of the transaction.
I love Amazon as a company and I think we are seeing them focus on their earnings more and blowing those numbers up rather than just reinvesting with no eye on profit. I should have known better that we were fighting a headwind for the short term and dumped for a nice profit when I had the chance. Oh well, I think in a year I'll probably be up, so no need to panic on retirement money which was up quite nicely the past few years.
Earnings were great for AMZN they are just getting slaughtered with everything else. Buy more IMO. I guess I should have waited a little longer but still got a 20% discount than a month or so ago. Would love to buy more but overweight the way it is.Amazon has REInvent next week in Vegas - I'd expect some news and announcements that will further cement their leadership in the cloud. Now the question becomes do you sell on the news?
I think an unspoken fear on Amazon is they're closing in on peak saturation in the retail space and the ecomm business is going to start to see slower growth.Earnings were great for AMZN they are just getting slaughtered with everything else. Buy more IMO. I guess I should have waited a little longer but still got a 20% discount than a month or so ago. Would love to buy more but overweight the way it is.
They only have 4% of the total retail sales market.I think an unspoken fear on Amazon is they're closing in on peak saturation in the retail space and the ecomm business is going to start to see slower growth.
I'm taking a stab at it with that, as the selling has been heavy and you have to look for the reasons why.
I'm NOT a professional but most would suggest putting 1/3 in now. Set two other price points based on the S&P, 5-10%+-,to make two more purchases with of a 1/3. HTHNoob question: I have money sitting in an account that is not yet invested....just rolled over. Should I go ahead and invest now with market down or should I wait for it to drop further?
Pretty much the opposite of this IMO.Earnings were great for AMZN they are just getting slaughtered with everything else. Buy more IMO. I guess I should have waited a little longer but still got a 20% discount than a month or so ago. Would love to buy more but overweight the way it is.
I'm simply saying, they're getting dragged down with the market is a dangerous game that lulls an investor into a sense of security. The so called smart money sees something as they've been taken to the woodshed almost as bad as anyone in the last 6 weeks.They only have 4% of the total retail sales market.
Depends on your time horizon - 20 years, buy SPY, DIA, QQQ and forget about it.Noob question: I have money sitting in an account that is not yet invested....just rolled over. Should I go ahead and invest now with market down or should I wait for it to drop further?
I agree. If the earnings were excellent, they wouldn’t be at $1,500.Pretty much the opposite of this IMO.
$300 stock if that happensThis is what I'm referencing:
https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/AMZN/amazon/revenue
Look at the green chart, see the deceleration in revenue growth Q1 (43% YoY) to Q2 (39% YoY) to Q3 (29%)
To me, this is why the market is spooked on Amazon, and it comes back to growing the consumer base. Those aren't trends for a company with a huge P/E.
And the most damaging part of their earnings was their Q4 guidance; $66.5 - $72.5B. In Q4 of 2017 they did $60.5B - The low end of that range is 10% YoY revenue growth, the high end is 20%. You see the YoY trends taking shape:
Q1 - 43%
Q2 - 39%
Q3 - 29%
Q4 - 10 - 20%
That's the bear case in a nutshell.
Bottom line IMO, they better hit at least the top end of that range when they report Q4. I think revenue is the most important thing here, and they need to show they can keep growing it at a solid pace. Their revenue starts growing at < 10% YoY, this becomes a $700-$800 stock.
You can't time the bottom so you should put some in now (say 25%) but I'll tell you this, you will see 4-6% up days in the NAZ that will fool you into thinking you are missing the boat. Buy some on down days, not up days. I've looked back at the last beatdown in 2009 and that's what you get in up days and then more selling. You have already avoided 33% of the beatdown in the worst case scenario. Yes we are down 10% from highs (S&P) and can go down another 20%. You gotta look at it as saving 10%.Noob question: I have money sitting in an account that is not yet invested....just rolled over. Should I go ahead and invest now with market down or should I wait for it to drop further?
Not to comment on the politics as I want to keep this thread clean, but I did want to note that there is no definitive proof that we're late cycle. There is no time frame bracket that demarcates a late cycle economy. This touches on it. There are earlier articles, but SA now blocks some of those with a paywall.fantasycurse42 said:I made the same comment endlessly, you don't juice a late cycle economy
This is key.fantasycurse42 said:Those aren't trends for a company with a huge P/E.
I do have to thank you for the timing of this note. I harvested a good bit and, at least at present, that timing looks to have been very well chosen. I owe you a .Tax loss harvesting is fun.
I mean at schwab you can go from a core ETF to a core mutual fund, and back again every 60 days. When the market topped I trimmed off some equity, and was able to shave a bunch of short term gains this way. I'm honestly not sure why I didn't fall in love with this earlier, just really the last 2-3 years I've been at it hardcore. I royally ####ed up just doing a buy/hold on my kids college stuff too. If their stuff flips red I'll be looking for a bread line.I do have to thank you for the timing of this note. I harvested a good bit and, at least at present, that timing looks to have been very well chosen. I owe you a .
I use Fidelity and prefer to just stay with ETFs, so make sure to have "same but different" pair trades ready.I mean at schwab you can go from a core ETF to a core mutual fund, and back again every 60 days. When the market topped I trimmed off some equity, and was able to shave a bunch of short term gains this way. I'm honestly not sure why I didn't fall in love with this earlier, just really the last 2-3 years I've been at it hardcore. I royally ####ed up just doing a buy/hold on my kids college stuff too. If their stuff flips red I'll be looking for a bread line.
I also use Schwab & have had $ in some of their ETFs over the years. Currently have cash just sitting & looking to get back in. May I ask which ETFs & Mutual Funds you like?culdeus said:I mean at schwab you can go from a core ETF to a core mutual fund, and back again every 60 days. When the market topped I trimmed off some equity, and was able to shave a bunch of short term gains this way. I'm honestly not sure why I didn't fall in love with this earlier, just really the last 2-3 years I've been at it hardcore. I royally ####ed up just doing a buy/hold on my kids college stuff too. If their stuff flips red I'll be looking for a bread line.
The ones that charge like basically no fees. SWPPX is slightly different than their Schwab 1000 index ETF, but not enough to lose sleep over.I also use Schwab & have had $ in some of their ETFs over the years. Currently have cash just sitting & looking to get back in. May I ask which ETFs & Mutual Funds you like?
I’m confused by this especially with the difference in tax rates between short term gains (taxed as income, which is bad for me since we are dual income) and long term gains (taxed at lower rates) if held for a year.The ones that charge like basically no fees. SWPPX is slightly different than their Schwab 1000 index ETF, but not enough to lose sleep over.
I bounce between
SCHX
VT
SCHB
SCHK
etc. etc.
This time I cycled a lot more SCHV into my mix and SCHD. That is a relatively new and more defensive structure for me.
In the past I bounce between vanguard and schwab funds, picking for all intents the same stock. Lately I've just been staying in the Schwab ecosystem.
The one thing about harvesting that I really didn't get at first, is that you basically want to sell your whole portfolio monthly as long as the gains are there no matter what and cycle it. This way you are never building up such a large CapGain exposure that you can't deal with. Schwab lets you sell, and cover so there isn't some gap. Though it is fun for a short time to see some giant cash balance.
Same here. Can you please explain? Seems like selling every month and re-buying something similar would be a horrible decision.I’m confused by this especially with the difference in tax rates between short term gains (taxed as income, which is bad for me since we are dual income) and long term gains (taxed at lower rates) if held for a year.
If you don’t want to hold for a year, that’s one thing but selling the entire nut monthly means gains are always taxed as income. That’s around a 20% tax rate difference if you make a decent living.
I think I over complicated things.Same here. Can you please explain? Seems like selling every month and re-buying something similar would be a horrible decision.
I see. The selling monthly when you're down makes sense to me, since you're trying to offset your gains. However, the selling monthly when you're up is what doesn't make sense to me. You're just ensuring that you pay short-term income tax on the gains rather than waiting for long-term capital gains tax, which is much lower. Harvesting tax losses is nice, but the benefit is more than wiped out if you're realizing all of your gains as short-term to do it.I think I over complicated things.
Basically, I'm taking steps to match cap gains and cap losses in the short term. Nothing fancy. Just sell out of ETF and buy into like minded ETF.
I would prefer to take short term cap losses, to avoid long term gain taxes.
Where gains do go long term I'll manage those as best I can, but there are worse problems to have. In this world you will not take many long term capital losses. I suppose it's possible, but not anticipated. If that makes sense.
I'm avoiding short term gains at all cost except in a situation where there is a pretty catastrophic asset balance mix delta. As it turns out, most of the time a big equity/income mix comes with corresponding short term losses. That's what makes this sort of magic.I see. The selling monthly when you're down makes sense to me, since you're trying to offset your gains. However, the selling monthly when you're up is what doesn't make sense to me. You're just ensuring that you pay short-term income tax on the gains rather than waiting for long-term capital gains tax, which is much lower. Harvesting tax losses is nice, but the benefit is more than wiped out if you're realizing all of your gains as short-term to do it.