Gaze With Me Into The Credit Crystal Ball

[PotO]

51 minutes ago, hegemony said:

you forgot overweight food/restaurant bloggers

Do I know any??

[hegemony]

47 minutes ago, PotO said:

Do I know any??

[PotO]

50 minutes ago, hegemony said:

Mmmmmmm ... Pop Tarts.  🤣

 

I don't know the guy, but the girl seems ok.  

 

 

[TheVig]

A little market sell off this afternoon. 

[hegemony]

seems the gilding is coming off this economy. at least we can just blame a pandemic not our own bad choices. IT WASN'T MY FAULT LAST TIME -- THE BANK MADE ME CASH OUT MONEY FROM MY HOME SO THAT I COULD BUY A SKEEDOO AND A HUMMER!!!!

[PotO]

36 minutes ago, hegemony said:

seems the gilding is coming off this economy. at least we can just blame a pandemic not our own bad choices. IT WASN'T MY FAULT LAST TIME -- THE BANK MADE ME CASH OUT MONEY FROM MY HOME SO THAT I COULD BUY A SKEEDOO AND A HUMMER!!!!

How much are you paying for hummers?  Just curious.  

[TheVig]

14 hours ago, PotO said:

How much are you paying for hummers?  Just curious.  

Hopefully no more than $10.

[PotO]

4 hours ago, TheVig said:

Hopefully no more than $10.

Hege is a big spender.  I bet it's $12.  And if it's an Arkansas hummer, at least $20.  

[hegemony]

On 2/25/2020 at 1:47 PM, TheVig said:

A little market sell off this afternoon. 

I heard someone I work with freaking out even though she only has 10k in the market. I could not bring myself to say that my positions are down over 200k with this coronavirus sell-off

Edited February 28, 2020 by CTSoxFan
removed political comment

[centex]

55 minutes ago, hegemony said:

I heard someone I work with freaking out even though she only has 10k in the market. I could not bring myself to say that my positions are down over 200k with this coronavirus sell-off

I've used it to add several call positions keyed to early 2021 and 2022. 

Even managed to sneak in some sub-fifty cent options on XOM at $50 and RDS at $45.  I'll miss out on the dividends for those eighteen months, but I expect that all will rebound and be able to be a quick flip long before the option expiry on them...

 

I lucked out on the RDS and the XOM was simply taking advantage of someone in panic mode. 

Edited February 28, 2020 by CTSoxFan

[hegemony]

meanwhile, in the real economy some good news... A strong job market, low mortgage rates and mild weather are a winning combination for the housing market

Edited February 28, 2020 by hegemony

[hegemony]

Major bank economist says the coronavirus market reaction ‘boggles the mind’

 

 

[CTSoxFan]

Please keep politics out of the discussion, as you have been told once or twice...

[MarvBear]

Politics do affect many aspects of our lives, and it is a shame that the subject cannot be discussed in a civil manner on this board. However, we found through difficult experience, that it is impossible. We made a decision at that point not to allow political discussions on CB.

 

We will not revisit that decision, as I have said numerous times. Those of you who joined after that debacle will not likely understand, since we have put all those posts in an archived forum, and they are not accessible to the general membership. We have no plans to make those posts available in the future. You will just have to accept what we say. We tried it, it didn't work. CB enjoys a strong sense of community. The "family" atmosphere, the feeling that one's thoughts and feelings will be accepted without judgment, is central to our success. The political discussions bring out the opposite in those individuals who feel a need to convert others to their political views, and those who feel a need to fight back against such individuals.

 

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