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skycriesmary said:
Any recommendations? I was going to park quite a bit in PTTRX, but it's not available in my Roth through Merrilledge. I am considering putting 20% in GNMA.
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20% in GNMA is a very nice place to park. Vanguard GNMA is an excellent no load GNMA fund. It would be a far better place to hang out in than PTTRX anyway. 

If it is a 50K minimum use the Admiral share class (VFIJX). If less the investor share class (VFIIX)

 
Todem said:
20% in GNMA is a very nice place to park. Vanguard GNMA is an excellent no load GNMA fund. It would be a far better place to hang out in than PTTRX anyway. 

If it is a 50K minimum use the Admiral share class (VFIJX). If less the investor share class (VFIIX)




 
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Thanks, I'll put 20% in GNMA. I've got 20% in SHY, and another 20% in BOND. Defensive to say the least, but I just don't want any part of equities right now. *BWOK BWOK*

 
CrossEyed2 said:
More fake market bs that nobody will tell you. The only ones buying stocks are the central banks, with money they create out of thin air. When this thing crashes, it will crash hard.

Central banks are the only buyers
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Always google the writer on stories like this. Tyler Durden is a perma bear. If you listened to this guy in 2009, you missed one of the biggest rallies ever.
He writes for ZeroHedge.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/despite-new-highs-some-market-indicators-still-flashing-yellow-2016-07-13?link=MW_TD_popular
Chartists will say that once the market makes a new all-time high, there are further gains ahead because all prior resistance has been eliminated. Contrarians will say that the market is overbought and due for a correction. Value players will say that the market is overpriced relative to earnings and dividend yields. And the ZeroHedge crowd will say that Armageddon is just around the corner because, well, just because.

 
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JPM beats expectations. Whew. Now who has the cajones to buy Barclays or Lloyd's? The Brit banking stocks are still beat down after a modest bounce. I'll play it safe holding JPMorgan.

 
Really kicking myself for taking my 15% TWLO profit and banking it.  Thing is ridiculous.

C earnings tomorrow.  Currently enjoying +12% profit there.  JPM earnings is a good sign...I guess?  Not sure what I'm going to do with it today. Leaning hold right now. 

CAT never stops going up.

I own AAPL 2/1 vs FB.  Thinking of finally rebalancing it to 1/1.  

I'm mainly just bored today.  Hello all.

 
This HLF settlement with the FTC is hard to comprehend.

They aren't a pyramid scheme, but have to restructure their business to prove they aren't one? And they have to pay the FTC $200 million so they don't label HLF a Pyramid Scheme? And the stock pops 10 dollars?

Da fuq?

 
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John Bender said:
This HLF settlement with the FTC is hard to comprehend.

They aren't a pyramid scheme, but have to restructure their business to prove they aren't one? And they have to pay the FTC $200 million so they don't label HLF a Pyramid Scheme? And the stock pops 10 dollars?

Da fuq?
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What a ####### shakedown. And Ackman is a turd with his agenda to short this company which many many people make a living with. Yeah of course it is multi-level marketing. It's ####### capitalism you dweeb. Why don't you also go after companies like Amway, Nu-Skin.....so many out there. People trying to live the American dream like you *ickweed.

 
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Man I had a great day today. 

Bought 4700 MRNS for around $2.13 avg. then I sold it all @$2.5166. 

Got back in 5000 shares late in the day $2.14 and it rose back to close $2.21. 

Up about 2 grand on this in a day and hoping it shoots on up more tomorrow. Might hold these awhile. 

 
Traded 2k shares of Netflix yesterday at 83.50, got out at 85.50

Trying again today... In on 3k shares at $84.97 - Hoping it runs some this afternoon. 

Edit: $85.60 has been toppy for it today though. 

 
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Aaron Rudnicki said:
$250k? damn
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Just a day trade... I feel like it has some solid support around $85.

I've got a stop set at $83.98 for a max loss of $3k, but when NFLX falls, I feel like there are always buyers. Thinking a close around $86 is a strong possibility. 

At the end of the day, no getting around it, this is a gamble... A calculated gamble, but a gamble nonetheless. 

I'm going to be jamming a majority of my work in today between 4-6, prob going to work late, but if I can grab another $3k, plus the $4k yesterday, well well worth it. 

 
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I've been watching it all day, since 6am (who is allowed to trade at that time anyways? Europe I assume, but how are trades processed at that time?)... watched it all night until 8pm, I sold around 630ish last night.

It looks like the buying really starts drying up over $85.50 and the selling takes hold. We've been up here a few times, so I'm hoping at some point it is pushed through. Then I feel like it'll have the green light to run. 

Otherwise, it will prob sell off hard this afternoon.

I'm looking for the grand salumi today, prob pretty stupid.

 
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sold at 85.38... debating a reentry point.

Edit:

Back in at $85.26, lowered my entrance price by 12 cents.

 
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So far today about $4B of Netflix has exchanged hands...

Pretty ####### crazy!! About 10% of the company.

 
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It is pretty unreal with 50M shares exchanged what a tight range this has been in all day. IDK what to make of it.

Pretty hard to envision a breakout if it hasn't already.

I'm out, think this could get flushed soon. $513 profit, :confetti:

 
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Got totally crushed today. Don't even want to look and see how much. 

Had SPHS on watch to buy this morning on a dip that never came.  :wall:

 
Got a small piece of that NFLX EOD rally. Up $9 bills on the day.

Look at the chart today... Never seen anything like that - basically stayed in a 60 cent range for almost the whole day while being down $13 bucks & trading 55M shares, pretty crazy.

 
FWIW, I think NFLX falls some in the next few weeks, slowing user growth is bad news for a momentum stock (see Twitter)... Will not be surprised to see it test $80ish. Would never short bc A) it is a massive momentum stock and getting caught on the wrong side could be misery B) But more due to buyout rumors - if they do get bought out and the news breaks while in a quick position, I'd prob jump out the window. 

 
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I also agree on NFLX. It's an avoid for me and has been. So much competition coming and they've lost a bit of their pricing power with the competition now emerging. 

Of course, I could be totally wrong, but it's not for me.  

You should be parking money in FB if you want to go long in something IMO.  I've rebalanced 30% of my AAPL over into my existing FB stake.  Any dips below 120 and I'm buying more. Of the more affordable side of FANG stocks, I feel like FB is the one of the two with the potential to absolutely skyrocket. 

 
I'm in on MSFT today for a bundle... Already made a nice oil play and now shifting my attention. I think oil can run, although looking at the DOE report, I think it will be overdone. 

FWIW, I don't see how MSFT doesn't take out the 52 week high of $56.85 when it is roaring like a freight train today.

Their cloud business is high margin and killing it. Great for an add to your longterm portfolio, but if you're looking for a day trade, I think this makes a run at $57 today. Any selling has been met with intense buying, and for good reason. The only sellers have to be profit takers, can't imagine any other reason to sell this one.

It'll prob be a war to break the 52 week, but with their numbers, I don't see why it isn't won, looks like the market feels this way too.

 
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Hello Folks.

While this is not a post about stocks...this is the thread I've posted the most in the FFA...and so I'm reaching out to you as "my people."

One of the reasons I don't post so much here anymore is that about a year ago I started a small ice cream company in Boise.  There are 2 unique things about the ice cream I make.  #1 it's vegan (I know what your are thinking - thin and textually icy, but honestly mine taste like premium ice cream).  #2 I set up the company to work with people in the Boise community who have barriers to employment and hire people who are often on 100% government support to make and package the ice cream.  (Note: for the first year 100% of my products were made and packaged in a partnership with a single non-profit who trains people with barriers to employment.  About 3 weeks ago I moved to my own kitchen and am bridging new partnerships with 2 new non-profits who assist people in Boise with employment barriers.)

Making vegan ice cream in Boise, Idaho is no simple task either...as we are a meat, POTATOES and dairy kind of folk.  But I've made pretty steady progress over the past year.  Right now I make about as much as I can and we sell out all we produce every week.  But we are a small potatoes (pun intended) company, and it would be great to see this thing grow and succeed.

Like many towns, there is a "Best of Boise."  It would really help my company continue to move forward if we were nominated as the Best Local Frozen Treat.  Today is the last day to accept nominations.  If you have the time, I'd appreciate it if you could go to the following link and nominate my company- if you share it with friends even more appreciated.

Under "Best Local Frozen Treats" nominate "Mobley's Craft Gelato""

Best of Boise for Mobley's Craft Gelato
 
 
To better make it worth your while...if I were to get nominated, I will send a random person here 4 pints. Thanks so much!
 
Siffoin
 
siffoin said:
Right now I make about as much as I can and we sell out all we produce every week.  
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siff!  How you feeling, man?  Weren't you having some health issues before?  Things better?

How do you get to the point of being able to make more? Is it a kitchen space restriction?  A capital restriction?  What's the next step?  Or are you content with where things are?

 
fantasycurse42 said:
I'm in on MSFT today for a bundle... Already made a nice oil play and now shifting my attention. I think oil can run, although looking at the DOE report, I think it will be overdone. 

FWIW, I don't see how MSFT doesn't take out the 52 week high of $56.85 when it is roaring like a freight train today.

Their cloud business is high margin and killing it. Great for an add to your longterm portfolio, but if you're looking for a day trade, I think this makes a run at $57 today. Any selling has been met with intense buying, and for good reason. The only sellers have to be profit takers, can't imagine any other reason to sell this one.

It'll prob be a war to break the 52 week, but with their numbers, I don't see why it isn't won, looks like the market feels this way too.
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This theory is struggling... Ran up to $56.84 and has been all downhill since. 

Might see some profit taking this afternoon, unfortunately. Worth holding in the portfolio. Good growth on the horizon, high margin, nice dividend. 

 
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Bob Sacamano said:
siff!  How you feeling, man?  Weren't you having some health issues before?  Things better?

How do you get to the point of being able to make more? Is it a kitchen space restriction?  A capital restriction?  What's the next step?  Or are you content with where things are?
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First- thank everyone so far for the support.

Bob:  I'm almost 2 years removed from the stroke.  If you don't count the blind eye (from the stroke), I don't think I've ever been better.  There's been some adjustment in sports and things like that.  As an example, I'm a pretty competitive golfer, and for the first time in a couple of years I feel my game is back - even won a tournament about a month ago (rules of golf, count every stoke - kind of event).

This ice cream biz started for sure as a direct result from having the stoke and re-evaluating my life and wanting to do more than just trade stocks (not that there is anything wrong with trading and I still do that as my primary occupation).

Most often the people who work for me have been broken.  I don't judge who they are or what circumstance they have come from in any way. I view my task with them is to care and support and to uplift them.  I say all the time "we're making ice cream people...if we're not having fun, we're doing it all wrong."  My wife and son are also involved, we have a little stand at the Boise Farmers Market and that is really fun.  The entire process has evolved me from the ##### I once was to being a little more bearable.

The question as to how this moves forward?  I'm not 100% sure.  I think in some ways this really needs to move beyond Boise.  The how to that...I'm still pondering.  I know that I want the vision to remain that the ice cream is a vehicle to helping people in the community where it is made.  At the same time, it needs to be a viable business - not just something that I indefinitely fund.  It's at the point where it is profitable, but not by much.  I've been wholesaling to the largest local organic grocery store in Idaho.  But wholesaling just isn't that profitable for the scale that I operate on.  At some point in the near future I'm going to need outside help to move forward.  For the time being I want to continue building a bit of a "cult" following...and just focus on making the product great.  I'm not sure how to post a picture here but you can see what it all looks like on the instagram page @mobleyscraftgelato.  I like to say...Imagine the smallest ice cream maker and I'm smaller than that.

And just to share a thought on the market.  Here's a link with a chart of the $SPY.  Yes it's overbought, but it's a long ways from turning bearish.

Daily Chart of $SPY

 
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I'm just all over earnings... Feels like with enough capital, scalping $1k here and there isn't crazy... When something falls, wait for the bounce, when something is running, share buybacks announced, etc jump in for the quick play.

Nabbed $750 on INTC and $1k on EBAY. Unfortunately, I gave back 75% of my profits on MSFT, but luckily for my stop/loss, I still held some of the win. 

Amazing how it runs within 1 cent of its 52 week and then falls flat on its face :kicksrock:

 
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