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Renewed a US Treasure for 6 months...3 months had a slightly better yield. But, I didn't want the paperwork/hassle to locate another Treasure or find a stock/ETF during that time. I'm doing more of my stock/ETF picking at Fidelity, while stash for a rainy day goes into Schwab. I think I got...

Just a quick thought...I own stock in Royce Value Trust (RVT). They look for small companies with good balance sheets. They look for companies where management is NOT over paid. I have bought some of these companies over the years...These companies have became buy out candidates. Royce did...

I have a general idea...I did read this https://www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/07/takeover_target.asp Just wondering if there are little secrets you can see (in option volume or volatility) that would point to a possible buyout/takeover?? Do you look for leaps that are relatively...

Had one called away over the weekend...IAT Regional bank ETF. I forgot what I bought it for. I think this was the second time I optioned it...It also paid a dividend. In some ways I am glad it is out of my portfolio...All those bad commercial and car loans going on. I'll put the money in a...

I'm not going to speak about the strategy...That's your call. As I have posted here before, I will do leaps just out of the money (stocks or EFTs). If a company has a bad quarter (and the market slams it), I will buy (usually 100 shares) then do a leap on the company. It has to be an industry...

Cliff Notes...Go to minute 26:45 and look at the graph. It says it all...

I enjoy watching this father and son duo...About car buying and other things. It's only worth watching the first 30 minutes...Or start at 20 minutes and watch to the 30 minute mark. Someone bought a new EV that was two years old, they are now under water by $30-$50,000. off MSRP. WOW...

Even if you are not spiritual in any way, this can be a good listen...Especially about the first 10 minutes. He first talks about how Alcohol can destroy a community and a country. I feel it's a balanced message...You can decide. I personally use alcohol...Mostly red wine for my heart. I...

Silver (SLV) I put in a trade last night...Got a fill this morning (in my Roth IRA). I have an April 2024 (19th) expire tomorrow at $26. I made about $50 on the option...Yeah, I know diddly/squat. I just didn't want to lose it. So I placed a put to buy it back for $18. last night ($18.66...

Island hopping...Air Micronesia. I had college roommates from there..."Air Mike" would hit all the islands way back when. The airline was established by Continental and other regional shareholders in the former U.S. Trust Territory and started operations on May 16, 1968, as Air Micronesia,[9]...

I'm one of the last civilians to be on both Midway and Wake island. You can't get on them anymore...Closed off. Even harder to get onto Johnston Island. Lived almost a year in Saipan...With time spent in Truk (Chuuk), The Marshalls, and Pohnpei. Some strange routes in 1976-1983...

The price on the website (for silver) has stayed the same for over one day!! No movement, and it's the lowest price for that day. Plus they try and sell you silver and gold coins. I'm sure when I call they will ask if I want to buy or sell. They will adjust accordingly...""oh, the price has...

With Iran and Israel going at it...I am wondering how the spot metals move during off hours?? Any good (real) links that would show me what is going on... PS I went to the local coin dealers the other day. Just helping a friend look for some junk silver coins. One dealer said he had...

I have a love-hate relationship with CBOE. I will try them to get price discovery for my options...Sometimes a fill. I will go back and forth between them and Fidelity (PFOF) to get the best price...

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I wrote a thread about this a year or two ago. Fidelity offered me a good premium for my Toray Industries (TRYIY) that I bought on the Tokyo Exchange. They offered me diddly/squat for my QQQ!! With Toray, I figured I was dealing with 5-6 different entities concerning the loan out (from the...

Big sigh of relief..Stocks are down and Treasures are up!! I have a few options (covered calls) that were in the money for June, that are now out of the money. I also have a large CD and a treasure coming due this month. Hoping the Fed leaves rates alone this year...

Here is one way I trade using volume. I look for industry leaders who have a bad quarter. I evaluate them to see if this is a "one off". Is it a real problem, or is it something like differed maintenance or downsizing. A manageable problem is what I look for. At the same time of the off...

"The rhetoric on both ends of the spectrum either scares people from exploring options trading or entices them to rush into using a product they don’t fully understand. Neither is good, and as more retail investors enter the market, it’s more important than ever that investors understand options...

I hold some of this utility...NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE). They still own (and run) a coal burning electric plant in Montana!!