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not rise sharply but usually you get a final woosh of scared people. That could happen tomorrow. Say down 8%, right back up 8%. If cases start to drop nationwide in locked down states, the market will react to it. Washington State is starting to show that already.
If this ends up +4% or so today you are officially a psychic

 
Amazon to me is one of the strongest buys in the short, mid and long term.   While I think the markets still have room to fall—I firmly believe that Amazon is one of a handful of stocks that is absolutely worth buying at these levels. 
Yep. I’d buy more if I wasn’t already invested enough including non-vested shares. Talking pure stock wise, their business lines should all benefit from a shift in working, staying home and delivery.

 
Yep. I’d buy more if I wasn’t already invested enough including non-vested shares. Talking pure stock wise, their business lines should all benefit from a shift in working, staying home and delivery.
But they will suffer from a lack of consumer confidence and spending.     And trade at many times their earnings due to people expecting constant, explosive growth.    So I'm not sure they're as immune as people think.   

 
Like to me that's the reality of some of this.    You have to expect jobs lost, and reduced consumer confidence.    That tends to lead to even more jobs lots and reduced consumer confidence.    And the government can't just print 3 trillion dollars and make that not true.

 
If this ends up +4% or so today you are officially a psychic
I really don't want it to because I've got 50% in a money market as of Friday close. Was hoping for another down day to move everything into the NASDAQ. I don't care how much more it goes down anymore. I'm going to way outperform the indices if I get in now. 

 
But they will suffer from a lack of consumer confidence and spending.     And trade at many times their earnings due to people expecting constant, explosive growth.    So I'm not sure they're as immune as people think.   
We’ll just disagree then. They aren’t having shipping delays because they’re less busy. People are probably streaming less now and I’m sure less people are working from him using less cloud technology.

Just because consumer spending takes a hit doesn’t mean that Amazon can’t actually do better.

 
We’ll just disagree then. They aren’t having shipping delays because they’re less busy. People are probably streaming less now and I’m sure less people are working from him using less cloud technology.

Just because consumer spending takes a hit doesn’t mean that Amazon can’t actually do better.
Yeah not saying it's certain they suffer.   But it's also not out of the realm of possibility.   Right now they are getting a nice boost from the fact that plenty of other places have no stock of supplies due to hording, others are closed entirely, and everyone still has some money.       But a dramatic loss of consumer confidence and spending is likely to hurt just about everyone long term.

 
Well siffoin's earlier advice saved my ### a few hundred thousand by getting out around DOW 26000 and protecting my tail in TAIL.
Dude:  This makes me really happy to hear.  The number one rule of making money is learning how not to lose it.  Way to go.  

With that said - I'd have been much happier to be Lhucks'd right off this board for being wrong with the $GYPR.  And truth be told - it wasn't about the global pandemic that made me make that prediction.  Oftentimes I have found that "events" occur at times working with technicals that make them more than just coincidence.  This is one such time I guess.  I take a technical approach to markets.  And what I'm seeing is beyond what I can comprehend.  I like the technical part because technical strategies are not emotional.  But I can't help but wonder what happens if cases go to 100k; 500k; 1m?  What happens if 1000 people die or 100k? What happens when economic numbers get posted that are far worse than what we are expecting as worst case right now?  It's hard to remain unemotional at a time like this.  I do think they are good deals that will likely be even better sometime down the road.  We've likely been living in a Humpty Dumpty type of economy..and blind to the fragility of it. How we pick up and put the pieces together will be interesting looking out 5-10 years from now.  Of course the broken parts will be obvious then.  Everyone's primary goal now should be to take care of themselves and their families.  Good luck and health to us all!

 
Dude:  This makes me really happy to hear.  The number one rule of making money is learning how not to lose it.  Way to go.  

With that said - I'd have been much happier to be Lhucks'd right off this board for being wrong with the $GYPR.  And truth be told - it wasn't about the global pandemic that made me make that prediction.  Oftentimes I have found that "events" occur at times working with technicals that make them more than just coincidence.  This is one such time I guess.  I take a technical approach to markets.  And what I'm seeing is beyond what I can comprehend.  I like the technical part because technical strategies are not emotional.  But I can't help but wonder what happens if cases go to 100k; 500k; 1m?  What happens if 1000 people die or 100k? What happens when economic numbers get posted that are far worse than what we are expecting as worst case right now?  It's hard to remain unemotional at a time like this.  I do think they are good deals that will likely be even better sometime down the road.  We've likely been living in a Humpty Dumpty type of economy..and blind to the fragility of it. How we pick up and put the pieces together will be interesting looking out 5-10 years from now.  Of course the broken parts will be obvious then.  Everyone's primary goal now should be to take care of themselves and their families.  Good luck and health to us all!
Also benefited with TAIL. Im basically flat since January. Thanks Siff! 

 
This won't last, but at this specific moment, the 4 stocks I bought earlier are all up 🙂 (JETS, DIS, BUD, TZA)

And down goes Disney...

 
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Took me too long to get on board and missed out on today's gains but I'm finally in on the ZM train for the long haul.

Edit: Also jumped in on DIS. Even if not fully at the bottom, perfectly happy at these prices.

 
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Like to me that's the reality of some of this.    You have to expect jobs lost, and reduced consumer confidence.    That tends to lead to even more jobs lots and reduced consumer confidence.    And the government can't just print 3 trillion dollars and make that not true.
They do it when the banking cartel needs it.

 
This won't last, but at this specific moment, the 4 stocks I bought earlier are all up 🙂 (JETS, DIS, BUD, TZA)

And down goes Disney...
I need this damn money to transfer.  One of the stocks I wanted a few days ago has already doubled......PLAY

 
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The govt just needs to get off it's ###, realize that they have to bail out the consumer, even though the rich don't like it.

Enact the Trillion Dollar Coin and mint 5 of them to start and hand us cash. Tell the rich to go, you know.

 
The govt just needs to get off it's ###, realize that they have to bail out the consumer, even though the rich don't like it.

Enact the Trillion Dollar Coin and mint 5 of them to start and hand us cash. Tell the rich to go, you know.
Oh, but that's telling the rich to eat a #### sandwich like the rest of us do. The 1% don't have to play by the same rules. Well, rarely if ever.

 
The govt just needs to get off it's ###, realize that they have to bail out the consumer, even though the rich don't like it.

Enact the Trillion Dollar Coin and mint 5 of them to start and hand us cash. Tell the rich to go, you know.
Are you investing with the assumption our government will make smart moves here??

 
My portfolio while taking the full brunt to the sphincter the past month has been doing much better than the S&P the past few days. Up around 6% instead of down 8%. Feels a little better.

 
Just made my first stock purchase in almost  6 months.

JPM at 79 feels like a guaranteed winner...might even see a short term pop with stimulus, but my expectations are strong gains within 12 months.

 
Nope. They use times like these to build their wealth even further, usually at the expense of the rest of us.
I'm rich...and I"m about to get richer, but it's not at the expense of others.  It's because I made better decisions.  

 
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Trump and the Republicans look like they are getting restless.   

Italy death rate still relatively low and SLOWING.   Don't be surprised if most of the states are back to normal-ish work-wise sooner than the initial 2 month predictions.

 
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Ok so just read about it. How does this not lead to hyper inflation?
I have honestly have no idea. I just buy stocks and watch them go down everyday :kicksrock:

I believe @lod001 has mentioned this idea quite a few times in other threads. Think it was floated in a meeting Obama was actually in back during the crap pants days of the financial crisis. 

 
If a company gets bought out, with shares getting converted to dollars from the sale, is there anyway of not paying capital gains tax if the exchange happens before the one year mark of owning said stock? I'm assuming not, just making sure. Gilead's purchase of Forty Seven converts on April 6th I believe. Shares of Forty Seven were bought last June; I think the capital gains are going to have to be paid regardless.

 
I've kept quiet, as some of you called me cheerleader, like I want carnage or I want the world to end (which is basically the peak of stupidity)... Unfortunately I can only play the hand that is dealt, I'm not the dealer.

This is what I see right now:

It's a pandemic, no refuting that. We have to figure out how bad this actually gets. My company at a senior level is already discussing possible cost saving measures. These talks will only grow as this gets worse. I'd imagine 95% of companies out there are having similar talks, only the companies whose products & goods are essential are not. Nobody is safe right now and all the stimulus in the world is just glue until this is behind us. How long will that glue hold? 8 weeks, 12 tops, imo (prob the lower end of that). If in 2 (maybe 3) months there isn't a clear defined path back to some form of normalcy, it'll be carnage. Stimulus bill will only provide a relief rally. 

Unemployment can easily get to 30%, deficits are insanity, and with everyone staying home, this can dwarf the financial crisis. I'd say beware of the V shape recovery talk (barring a cure, vaccine, or very effective medicine). Sure, it happened in 2018, but that was a much different circumstance. Furthermore, as people lose their jobs and need money, they'll continue to sell equities. Not only will these users be selling, but they won't be contributing to a 401k, hitting the equation on both ends.

You guys think I'm nuts, but without strict intervention and a mandated in your face lockdown, I'm struggling to see other scenarios.

There are some things that will get me to change my mind, and I'm starting to nibble on things I want, but I'll leave those notes on what would get me to change my mind for a follow-up post. I intend on getting to the next bull market early, but you should all be forewarned bear markets last longer than a month (especially when they're created by possibly the biggest crisis of our lifetimes). 

 
Ok so just read about it. How does this not lead to hyper inflation?
Well, because we are 24T (before this virus) in debt that we cannot pay back. We should already have hyper inflation but we don't. Lets print some Big beautiful platinum coins.

1st thing one must do is throw logic out the window because we should have massive inflation but we don't. Then you realize we can print as much $ as we want and the world will so 'ok'.

Now is the time to enact the T coin when everyone is distracted by the virus.

 
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Well, because we are 24T (before this virus) in debt that we cannot pay back. We should already have hyper inflation but we don't. Lets print some Big beautiful platinum coins.

1st thing one must do is throw logic out the window because we should have massive inflation but we don't. Then you realize we can print as much $ as we want and the world will so 'ok'.

Now is the time to enact the T coin when everyone is distracted by the virus.
Even as a deficit hawk, sadly I kinda agree. 

Might as well make it a $5T coin if we're gonna do it though. 

 
With Boeing showing a 9% climb today, is that train leaving the station?  I fully intended to dip my toes into it today, but, don't want to step in right before it's about to come back down.  I'd expect the 2 week shutdown to cause it to slip down over that time.

 
Even as a deficit hawk, sadly I kinda agree. 

Might as well make it a $5T coin if we're gonna do it though. 
No man. 1T and make 5 of them, put them in a display case. Big coins and it becomes a tourist attraction. "In 2020, the coronavirus was conquered using these 5 coins." 

 
With Boeing showing a 9% climb today, is that train leaving the station?  I fully intended to dip my toes into it today, but, don't want to step in right before it's about to come back down.  I'd expect the 2 week shutdown to cause it to slip down over that time.
Was my plan as well. Almost jumped in at 95 but got a bit greedy waiting to break 90. If the stimulus bill doesn't pass today I think it'll come back slightly.

 
Even as a deficit hawk, sadly I kinda agree. 

Might as well make it a $5T coin if we're gonna do it though. 
The entire rationale behind the $1T coin is to allow the US to (ostensibly) legally circumvent the debt ceiling. So what does it matter if it's a single $1T coin, or 5 of them, or what have you? If you're gonna go full Keynes here anyway, use this crisis as your excuse to nuke the damn ceiling once and for all. Solve the freaking disease instead of treating the symptoms.

 
So Ackman was on CNBC last week trying to produce some fake tears as he rambled about the US needs to shut everything down for 30 days right now. We didn't. He was hoping for a bigger sell off so he could buy even lower. 

He bought 2.5 billion in equities today.

 
The govt just needs to get off it's ###, realize that they have to bail out the consumer, even though the rich don't like it.

Enact the Trillion Dollar Coin and mint 5 of them to start and hand us cash. Tell the rich to go, you know.
Fascinating.  wiki description

Maybe they should remake the action-thriller "Italian Job" as the "American Job" and have Mark Wahlberg steal a couple of these coins.  Assuming they are in an uncrackable safe somewhere, but, he can figure it out and get away in cooper minis.

 
No man. 1T and make 5 of them, put them in a display case. Big coins and it becomes a tourist attraction. "In 2020, the coronavirus was conquered using these 5 coins." 
Bureau of Engraving and Printing is a pretty boring museum anyways.  Let's spice it up.

 

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