Few buy and hold investors understand the real risks due to so many years of government bail outs and inflationary monetary policy: 1929 top - 25 years until meaningful new highs 1966 top - 17 years until meaningful new highs 2000 top - 13 years until meaningful new highs

For a good sold in the US for $100, ~$12 go to China (base for tarrif). The rest, $88 for the design + shipping + wholesale + retail + branding, etc. go to US taxpayers! If demand for it drops by 50%, China loses $6 and US agents more than $44, that is 7x more contraction.

It's a simple question. If we can consider the entire market period since QE began in 2008-2009 to be a massive secular bull market, what were the essential underlying conditions that created it? Well, QE and massive gov't deficits. Are those underlying conditions fading?

I made the mistake of turning on the financial news on TV. Do yourself a favor and stay far away from this nonsense fueled by hype and Monday Morning Quarterbacking. Everyone is an expert in hindsight, but 99% can't beat the S&P 500. What a circus! I rarely watch the clown

I periods of increased volatility, don't let your brain get frazzled. These are some routines/processes to help yourself get centered, take one swing at a time, and feel a bit more in control (see examples below.)

Wealth is in GDP not Bal of Trade. Imbeciles. People who think a country's wealth is in BoT are bringing us back to Louis 14 (Colbert), MERCANTILISM, i.e. maximizing national wealth via metals & trade surpluses using tariffs & colonization for raw materials.

People always ask, "Why do you even respond to the haters and the Negatoilets?" Because THEY are the ones who need help. And i am the one who wants to learn and practice how to love more. It's easy to love those who are nice and agree with you. Try loving your enemies.

The Tariff Act of 1930, also known as the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act, was a protectionist trade measure signed into law in the United States by President Herbert Hoover on June 17, 1930.

"The way to deal with racists is to NEVER use moral arguments (they are insensitive to them). Just prove to them that their "race"... was comparatively sub-par for a very, very, very long time. Just like the current condition of "inferior" races. That, they can't handle."

I will post this chart maybe only once. Then you make up your own mind 1929 top - 25 yrs until meaningful new highs 1966 top - 17 yrs (ditto) 2000 top - 13 yrs (ditto) 2024 top - why not maybe 7 or so yrs (ditto)? Got a better narrative??

When price is pulled so far away from 5 SMA, typically market consolidates for 2 days to get closer to 5 SMA. (blue line). Highly unlikely to get close on Monday.

The S&P 500 is down 15.6% since President Trump took office. Yes, this is very early, but that currently ranks as the 5th worst return while in office going back the past 33 Presidential terms.

According to my friend Tom McClellan's perspective @McClellanOsc (with which I agree) during the past 96 years the DJIA has been either correcting or consolidating in all but 41 or so years Making no progress has been the rule

My grandfather came to this country from italy and opened a pizza restaurant in 1935, which he later passed down to my father and then to my brother in the 70s. I dropped out of school in the 8th grade and worked as a musician to support myself while I pursued stock trading in

If you think we are out of the wood, even if you turn out to be correct... you're a child trader that will eventually blow up.

This simple investing foundation WORKS. We NEVER argue with price. We let PRICE ACTION GUIDE OUR ACTIONS.

Look at the volatility on $GDX big shakeout and turn. This kind of volatility will collect your stops, if you are trading too big lately you are probably getting a good beating. Careful!

Lemme lay down a marker: The chance of a 2025 recession have risen enormously. (And pointlessly.)

Great tactic to "measure" strength or weakness in the markets. ETF list. Tells us BROAD BASED SELLING. So..we are careful here. Thankful for our tactics!

If you’ve been following my positioning, you’ll know I initiated an $SPY short back on February 24 and trimmed half of that position on March 11. Today, I will be putting a tight backstop on the short position, which means I will stay with the decline, but will likely get stopped