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    Young guy wanting to start trading

    %% LOL oK \ + be sure to look up in an older Webster's dictionary, what both words/ boy plunger means. He also had a good point about reuse of envelopes:D:D Speaking of young men, remember the boy that bought his mom a sympathy card for her birthday. She was about to correct him/LOL, when he...
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    SMH

    %% SMH is an 88% buy FRI on barchart, but i do my own research; good up YTD...................................................:D:D
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    how to provide proof of income to rental people too brainwashed by normies to comprehend

    %% OH\ok\ we were thinking of a much lower rent; I lived in a travel trailer while i built a home for 95% cash. No wonder some moved to low tax Singapore; or the 7+ states in USa with no state income tax.
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    Val's Discretionary Trading Journal

    %% Good points; CAT+ DE sector a bit weak. But even one of the weaker ones, Ford in an historic underperformer sector as F/GM/RACE, TM, HMC......... sector looking good no wonder Ford built a huge EV+ E battery plant :caution::caution:But F stock seemed to have trouble around $12,; $12 may...
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    Thinking is 95%

    %% SOUNDs like his wife is supportive, she got another cat. I like feeding birds; but not as a distraction to trading or investing. Frankly, looks Mike R has more sense than blame trade errors on a cat or wife; especially since she got a new cat. Actually one could learn some good patterns...
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    how to provide proof of income to rental people too brainwashed by normies to comprehend

    %% IN some cases they are more retarded; those that want a credit score, as if debt is a money management score:D:D:caution::caution: However, that could also be reasonable; because if someone[not you] but someone deals drugs, they[cops+ such] can seize the property. Offer to pay a year in...
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    Bullish October?

    %% THAT'S one of my favorites ,JAN forecaster;JAN close Up = 88% chance of SPY market closing Up = for the year[Stock Traders Almanac] But when it fails= it may fail big:D:D ; like 1987 + 2009. Not a stock or ETF tip:caution::caution:
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    How long can you safely hold 3x leveraged etf?

    %% EXCATLY; its not the decay or higher management fees that causes the main problem. Decay may sound better because that means it's the ETFs fault not the trader/investors LOL. All the brokers call it profit + loss or gain + loss. Good trend comment.
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    Why on EARTH doesn't the SQQQ outperform (on the negative side) more than 3x the QQQ?

    %% ITS not mainly due to ''decay'' or higher management fees even those factor in; ITS sqqq is bear [inverse] 3 xQQQ\ which went from start of 1999 more or less $50 area to current last days close of $300. So regardless of start date= note the manager is paid to rebalance daily which tend to...
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    Why on EARTH doesn't the SQQQ outperform (on the negative side) more than 3x the QQQ?

    %% Partly true, on daily, but can be a bit more than 3X depending on trend path; +a slop chop almost flat market, like some years do\ would do notable worse, than cash SPY, QQQ. But impossible to get a margin call ;unlike many derivatives+ others.:caution::caution: Its not a big deal but...
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    GOOG caught eavesdropping on users - for the U.S. government

    %% NOT to worry\ as a concrete example\ META\FB pays a $725 million in class action lawsuit for that . And did not the EC slap FB -meta with an elephant size fine also??:caution::caution:
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    Trading on chains - thoughts sought

    %% AS far as elephant steps / baby steps; more baby steps when the roads+ woods are iced:D:D With gasoline engines\autos[or electric maybe] aim for a bit below posted speed limit:caution::caution:
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    Why on EARTH doesn't the SQQQ outperform (on the negative side) more than 3x the QQQ?

    %% REALLY depends on theQQQ... trend path, so sometimes its better ; but long term sqqq,SPXS, SPXU will do much worse than SPY/QQQ,UPRO/SPXL. Also interesting SSO[spyX2] will outperform SPXL, UPRO sometimes. And in a choppy almost flat year sqqq,spxu,spxs will do notable worse than cash...
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    Best low risk investments, Oct 2022

    %% Good points + light:D:D:caution::caution:. Fast forward to JAN/FEB 2023.Plenty of FDIC insured banks pay 4% + more/WSJ noted+ online................ Actually i prefer a bit more risk + return/US stock market= good risk reward over long term. Agriculture + small businesses can do better...
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    Billionaire Quant Trader Alex Gerko Named UK’s Biggest Taxpayer

    %% THAT depends party on character since much business info is not given away; + many will not hesitate to sue . Of course with the crook character of S Bankman Fried \prison payday, not that anyone with common sense would want that:caution::caution: So much money was @ stake.
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    Val's Discretionary Trading Journal

    %% MOSTLY, except sell SOFI,[finance + tech] good volume+ profits ; GM/ F,RACE sector................ + SPY benchmark still strong....................................:caution::caution::caution::caution::caution::caution:,:caution::caution::caution:,:caution: Nothin' here in is a buy...
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    Trading Strategies Using Google Trends

    %% THAT; + plenty of % depends on starting date.......................... I use a PSAR works/ perfect on silver spike to $50 area; not really the key to Ft KNOX
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    Max Drawdown vs Trailing Drawdown

    %% It would be much more logical /profitable[for trader] to use %; but since most likely they rake off plenty in traders commisions + other fees; makes plenty of sense=$100. I'm surprised some daytrading companies have ever let them swing trade @ all; more profit sometimes for trader/...
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    Billionaire Quant Trader Alex Gerko Named UK’s Biggest Taxpayer

    %% Fake quote about being in favor of wealth taxes, like W Buffet; even if that was an accurate quote, can always give the gov more+ they will take it\LOL:D:D\:caution::caution::caution::caution::caution::caution::caution:\:D:D. What nonsense for billionaires to praise hi /tons of taxes. i...
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    Newbie trader for a newbie trader

    %% SEVERAL ways to do that\ avoid \ buying cons , buying bit cons, buying bit coins. Actually easy to live off 11% abit less than SPY average of 12%. Like Ardvark Trading/clearing said avoid ''bank loans''\ Paid for real estate or farm helps . Shoot ducks for food like Paul tudor Jones; avoid...
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