ghostguy123
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Zoom is dying.
Zoom is dying.
When in doubt, Zoom out.Zoom is dying.
I sold 83% of my shares at $570. Regret keeping any as I felt it was really frothy but bought it at $67 so can’t complain about it. I should have used that lesson on a few more stocks that I watched hit highs.Zoom is dying.
Least shocking thing ever.
What a dog this thing's been.UWMC taking a beating this week after their earnings announcement last week plus interest rate news this week. Will be adding to my position to DCA, hoping to see it actually go a bit lower for the next day or two. I figure it'll stabilize Friday or Monday after it's clear if the hike is .5 or .75.
I call ******** right here.This year, I have the following stock gains:
Short-term: $3,936.07
Long-term: $5,871.15
In general munis should be good for taxable. I don't really keep up with it except to know that default rates are very low, so they look safe. Return profile looks very similar to GVI. Most of my stuff if tax deferred, so that's why GVI and IEF.How do you like VTEB for bond exposure in a portfolio?IVV, IEF, and GVI. The basics.What are you buying right now?I just keep buying. At some point brute force will work.It's the bond market that's killing me. When both are down 10+% there is nowhere to hide. It's brutal.Kinda really starting to hate the stock market.Lol. Honestly, you don’t want to know. That said, they are preferred shares that were given out as a dividend. 1 AMC share on Friday is now 1 AMC and 1 APE.wtf are ape shares
Somehow retail is trying to say it’s great basically through weird theories but the CEO basically said now they can sell more APE shares to raise money (dilute) because voters shut down a proxy vote to allow more dilution (share count is 5x pre-pandemic).
One funny theory was that APE shares don’t count in AMC share count so there is no dilution which is just a complete misunderstanding of preferred shares or intentionally misleading people.
Just put it all in BTC and ETH...oh wait, those are now correlated to the stock market as well.
I'm about to restart my monthly ETF buys with this little pullback. I expect a choppy market the rest of the year, so might as well start DCAing back in a bit in the after-tax account.
I call ******** right here.This year, I have the following stock gains:
Short-term: $3,936.07
Long-term: $5,871.15
I'm not a tax attorney, so don't take any of this as gospel, but here's what I think:I posted this in the personal finance thread, but it's really a stock question. Hoping somebody could review and provide some thoughts.
Hello - have a question on some stocks/taxes and looking for any pro's/con's:
This year, I have the following stock gains:
Short-term: $3,936.07
Long-term: $5,871.15
Is it safe to estimate that I will owe the following in taxes when I file in 2023?
Short-term: $3,936.07 *.35% = $1,377.60
Long-term: $5,871.15 *.15% = $881.00
Total Tax Bill (Stocks): $2,258.40
Is there anything in the above calculation that would be way off or would this be close to what I should expect?
Assuming the above is within line...
I have one stock that I completely missed on. A tech stock that has crashed by probably 80% on it's 52 week high. I still believe in the company, their quarterly earnings are actually solid, but they were way overvalued and I made a mistake.
I own 35 shares of this company, but 10 of them are very recent at 52 week lows.
My question for 16 of these shares.: They are are long-term shares now, but are down significantly and would probably take years, if ever, to come back from where they were. These 16 shares are currently down $4,132.63.
If I were to sell those 16 shares, can you explain how this would help me come tax time? Can I use this loss to "write-off" the tax gains? If so, how does that work? Can I apply any unused loss to future years?
Also, has mentioned, I recently bought 10 shares from this company. Is there any penalty with selling others? I wouldn't be able to buy for 30 days to avoid any tax penalties. Is that correct?
Bottom line - would selling the below make sense? If not, why? And...is my math right on the tax bill above?
Sold these at $3.38 for a $530 gain. I would have held longer but they have a new product release on 9/8 and it seems to always run up the two weeks prior.Bought 5, 9/30/22 AAPL $160 puts for $2.30 each
AAPL is by far my largest holding and will never sell but it hit a trampoline and has come too far too fast IMO.
Is there another stock that has a dividend better than a CD and appreciates like a growth stock?
I can’t wait until CV is out of their revenue because they don’t get credit for it just being extra cash and you can’t judge their core growth because it’s a lot of extra cash but it makes revenue appear to be declining. A bunch of stocks I’d love to just see 5 years from now and stop watching the ups and downs.Still have my dry powder, but thinking about doubling down on FLGT and checking back in a year or so.
Jackson Hole on Friday. Anybody making a play around it?
I heard on CNBC that the options action around that date is very muted so the feeling is that there will NOT be a big move. For whatever that is worth.Jackson Hole on Friday. Anybody making a play around it?
Thanks GB!I heard on CNBC that the options action around that date is very muted so the feeling is that there will NOT be a big move. For whatever that is worth.Jackson Hole on Friday. Anybody making a play around it?

Be careful?I just recently realized you can borrow against the equity of your stock portfolio and it's not a loan that gets reported. thoughts on that?
Not an expert but I know people that do this for additional liquidity in order to buy real estate. All comes down to a lot of other types of debt, what are you using it for, how responsible are you with the money, what are your exit strategies in case things go south, etc.?I just recently realized you can borrow against the equity of your stock portfolio and it's not a loan that gets reported. thoughts on that?
Who knows? If they sound more hawkish, stonks go up because they’re taking inflation seriously. Or, if they sound more hawkish, stonks go down because rates will be high. Or, if they sound more dovish, stonks go up because rates won’t be as high as feared. Or, if they sound more dovish, stonks go down because they aren’t taking inflation seriously.So what would good news for stocks look like coming out of Jackson Hole?
Sounds rightWho knows? If they sound more hawkish, stonks go up because they’re taking inflation seriously. Or, if they sound more hawkish, stonks go down because rates will be high. Or, if they sound more dovish, stonks go up because rates won’t be as high as feared. Or, if they sound more dovish, stonks go down because they aren’t taking inflation seriously.So what would good news for stocks look like coming out of Jackson Hole?
Sold these at $1.25 for a $225 loss.Jackson Hole on Friday. Anybody making a play around it?
I'll take a shot.
Bought 3, 9/16/22, $43 SQQQ calls for $2.01.
stonks go downWho knows? If they sound more hawkish, stonks go up because they’re taking inflation seriously. Or, if they sound more hawkish, stonks go down because rates will be high. Or, if they sound more dovish, stonks go up because rates won’t be as high as feared. Or, if they sound more dovish, stonks go down because they aren’t taking inflation seriously.So what would good news for stocks look like coming out of Jackson Hole?
What everybody knew. Have to keep combatting inflation.I'm not watching the meeting, what did Powell say to cause the selloff?
Exactly. Seems like a short-term over-reaction. Buying GOOG and UPST on the dip.What everybody knew. Have to keep combatting inflation.I'm not watching the meeting, what did Powell say to cause the selloff?
Fumbled this one. Premise was spot on but the market started coming back after Powell spoke. Live and learn.Sold these at $1.25 for a $225 loss.Jackson Hole on Friday. Anybody making a play around it?
I'll take a shot.
Bought 3, 9/16/22, $43 SQQQ calls for $2.01.

Nothing substantial IMOI'm not watching the meeting, what did Powell say to cause the selloff?
Last 5 months has been buying time imo but at this point who can call it.This market is neat.
I am 100% cash in my "play" account right now after selling everything about a week ago.
Is it buying time?
Yea I bought that Google dip too today. This has to work out eventually this year!

Add 3, 9/9/22 $40 UCO calls for $1.00Bought 5, 9/2/22, $42 UCO calls for $0.90.

Sure - get a few billion, take loans against the stock portfolio, live a life of luxury with no taxes, then when you die your kids get the stocks at a stepped up basis. It's the FFA life du jour.I just recently realized you can borrow against the equity of your stock portfolio and it's not a loan that gets reported. thoughts on that?
Bought some more DOW and LWB.Feels like a huge overreaction here as Powell didn't say anything that I didn't anticipate. Adding today.
It could be, but for now the market is saying that the rally that began in mid-June was the over-reaction.Exactly. Seems like a short-term over-reaction. Buying GOOG and UPST on the dip.
Me neither, but we aren't the ones who move the market- obviously they didn't anticipate it.Feels like a huge overreaction here as Powell didn't say anything that I didn't anticipate. Adding today.
They’ve been discussing this all week. Every article I read said this was likely to happen. This is just all Algo-based dumping.It could be, but for now the market is saying that the rally that began in mid-June was the over-reaction.Exactly. Seems like a short-term over-reaction. Buying GOOG and UPST on the dip.
Me neither, but we aren't the ones who move the market- obviously they didn't anticipate it.Feels like a huge overreaction here as Powell didn't say anything that I didn't anticipate. Adding today.