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    Bernie Sanders socialism moves to Democratic mainstream

    "...Bernie Sanders and democratic socialism increasingly looks to be winning over the Democratic Party, raising concerns among some Democrats about whether it could hurt the party in this year’s midterms, and the presidential race of 2020..."...
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    Ramp8 & Ramp9 Stock Screening... other comparable or better?

    I see merit in Ramp software, but they're going through a transition and it isn't clear "what's going to be what" when completed. Anyone use other comparable, free or fee?
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    Video card recommendations for 6 monitor workstation

    If your mobo has 3, pcie x16 slots, try NVS 310/315 video cards. Used OK
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    The Conservative Principle

    "Continue our presence"? Do we have military bases there?? Russia abandoned Afghanistan after 10 years of occupation... "too much trouble, not worth it". Same for us? Or is it actually, "some politco made a major F'up getting us into there and we can't find a face-saving way out"... so...
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    Your first winning strategy

    Simple. 1. Buy low, sell high. 2. Buy high, sell higher. No brainer!
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    The Conservative Principle

    Let me ask... what's so damned important to America about Afghanistan? Oil? Opium trade? Would there even be a Taliban of concern to us had Odumbo not enabled them? (Personally... I'm concerned all of this warring and immigration consequence is really just a gigantic false flag... the...
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    The Conservative Principle

    I don't know about "staying there", but I do believe that we need a REALLY good reason to conduct warring actions in another country... like, "we go in to pound them into submission to stop what they are doing" (regime change just because we don't agree with another country's leadership is NOT...
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    The Conservative Principle

    He was the "founder" of Progressive-ism. What's in a label?
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    The Conservative Principle

    I think of GWB as getting the US into a lonnnnng term mess in the ME on false pretenses. He wanted to "impress his daddy for being a war president". Where would America be today if GWB hadn't "gone into Iraq because of their supposed/false notion of WMD"? $Billions in treasure and lost...
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    The Conservative Principle

    Well, he tried like Hell to "make it so". :( It's a mystery... how America has the knack of electing the "worst of the worst" to be president.
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    The Conservative Principle

    My "thumbnail" ranking had Odumbo as the worst all time, with Wilson one notch above. GWB must be in this list somewhere close. Did y'all notice.... THEY'RE ALL DEMOCRAPS!!... and then George W. Bush, of course.
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    25 points mantra discipline for day trading By Douglas E. Zalesky

    Somebody started a thread a time back which asked the question... "How do I make myself do the right thing?" (That's "discipline", right?) Doubt anyone has an answer. Quoting Yoda.... "There is no try. You either do or do not".
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    25 points mantra discipline for day trading By Douglas E. Zalesky

    Discipline is a BIG deal! Discipline to not be lazy and do the work... research, chart work, pay "close-enough" attention (which is very close, BTW).... discipline to exercise stops....discipline to go on the risk both when you're on time and when "a little late". Good discipline requires much...
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    how would you play this? breakout / pullback / other?

    That'd be just great.... unless he gets "Beeked", of course.
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    TACO Coming

    Shoot, I thought it was gonna be this.... https://www.youtube.com/embed/OA358YVquP8
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    how to hedge a 3x etf

    Well yeah. Your $660K position will have the same $$ value change as $2MM in the NQ because of the TQQQ's "3x leverage". So you'd need $2MM worth of protection in the NQ to offset. Fully hedging with futures means you're "Long $2MM (equivalent) in the TQQQ", and "Short $2MM in the NQ". You...
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    how to hedge a 3x etf

    10,000 sh x $66 = $660,000... x3 leverage = ~ $2,000,000 equivalent risk play. 1 NQ futures contract = 7445 x $20/pt = ~ $150,000. $2MM / $150K = ~ 13 contracts. Of course, hedging that way you've just about neutralized your play. Using options as suggested by R. Morse still leaves the...
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    Democrats and Socialism

    No surprise. In the eye of young people, "free stuff" trumps everything.
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    what are your thoughts on indicators that claim to call tops and bottoms?

    Especially true when you're not using them the right way. :)
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    Time to buy Turkish stocks?

    Yo Mama says... "Don't buy a stock in a downtrend".
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