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    New Trading System- Laptop versus Desktop Build

    The best of the Dell workstations are the ones in the Precision line. T5810 is the "newest of the old".
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    New Trading System- Laptop versus Desktop Build

    I like Dell workstations. You can pick them up, 1 generation back (2016 vintage), for about 75% off of original price from eBay and other refurbishers... some with warranty. I expect workstations to run for 10 years* or more, so buying used isn't much of a risk. * My desktop workstations are...
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    It's over. Historical bull run has come to an end.

    I thought that Xmas of '18... then the Fed came in with big stimulus. IMV, bull market might still be alive. We'll have to see how much the market reacts to Fed's next big stimulus and whether or not the market ultimately rejects the Fed Put as not being able to offset the virus.
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    Is it time to go to cash? Ideas, Sentiment and timing thread.

    Trumpy now has a cover. If the markets tank and the economy (US and world) goes into recession, it will get blamed on the virus. The electorate can't hold that against him.
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    Surprising How China Stock Market Holding Up....

    With the amount of "shut down" they have, would expect China markets to be plunging. Perhaps hanging in and waiting for the next massive stimulus, hoping that offsets impact of the virus??
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    Buy strong stocks going into February?

    That's exactly the play I was discussing with a friend last night. We could see it as soon as today. (But if I were you, I wouldn't be posting that kind of hocum. Most/lots of ETers are convinced "TA doesn't work".) :)
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    Buy strong stocks going into February?

    Hey, you're talking Technical Analysis. You don't think the market could bounce there, do you?
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    Baron, we want to get on Bloomberg too. Do something...

    What we really need is for you take some of your "Baron Bucks" and buy-up to market to make our losing stocks go up again. How 'bout it? :)
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    Coronavirus reaches every continent except Antarctica

    I hope you're right, but too soon to conclude that, Buckeroo!, IMV.
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    Kung Flu

    HOGWASH! Masks offer some protection against being infected from aerosols. Any protection is better than none.
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    Kung Flu

    Ditto. Schumer is among the "scummiest of the scum". (Unfortunately he's only one of many...)
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    Markets Recovery... (we were due for some jawboning)

    "... Trump To Hold News Conference At 6pmET To Dispel Media's "Fake News, Panicking" Over Virus Outbreak..." Apparently Trumpy is gonna try to persued us all that our concerns about Covid-19 are all just "fake news".... so that we'll BTFD! I suspect Trump will soon come away with egg on his...
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    Will zero commissions lead to sharper sell-offs?

    Yes. And frequent trades/scalps. "Zero Commish" won't affect greed or capital preservation.
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    How far can the government go to prevent further market bleeding?

    The Fed can print more money.. then directly purchase securities to provide "buying support" to the markets... much as they have done in Japan.... which is reported to own 75% of the total ETF market. That's not only astonishing, it also has not been as effective as envisioned.
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    How many contracts to trade?

    Suggest max trading size to be where money pressure is low enough so that you don't make poor decisions. (Going "balls out" with the "max leverage you can get" is rarely a good strategy.)
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    Tesla is Slowly Pushing Germany Into Recession

    LOL! Not to mention the "green" aspect of Teslas.... that is if you discount all of the trees that have been felled to make room for their gigaplant.
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    My amzn & Google naked put sell is In deep red . How to play it on Monday to recover the loss.

    Yeah, if you're a frickin' bank that leveraged yourself out the wazoo!
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    Coronovirus... starting to look like possible global pandemic

    Perhaps the virus subsides as the weather warms up. Let's hope. If so, we may have dodged a bullet and hopefully learned a lesson. That is, "bioweapons" can't be well-controlled... and all efforts to make them should be abandoned. (The Black Plague took ~4 years to run its course and caused...
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    My amzn & Google naked put sell is In deep red . How to play it on Monday to recover the loss.

    V. Niederhoffer has made a career like that. OP is in a pickle. Only good that might come from his pain is others come to understand writing naked puts. (Like trying to pick up dimes in front of a steam roller...) Writing naked calls, same risk. I'm sure some got nailed in Tesla's upside...
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    My amzn & Google naked put sell is In deep red . How to play it on Monday to recover the loss.

    Reading this statement... Does it indicate you collected $13K in premium, but your positions are down -$7,800?
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