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    Dave Ramsey Portfolio vs. 100% S&P 500 ETF (VOO, SPY)

    %% STRANGE/how the leaders rotate/ small caps underperform plenty; but i was checking out some 2o year data. Small caps beat SPY in a 10 year run,[of 20 year run] even though that seldom happens, not in past 10 years
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    One of the narrowest market rallies in 50 + years!!!! Just 7 stocks

    %% OCT is usUally UP\not even a rally. [oct2023] Can go Hi /sky high / even SPY. NOV seems like they catch up for missing the usualy OCT up Hi /sky HI, fed rate help/AI + NOV seasonals. ONE reason markets tend to do worse [down more in SEPT + frequently better in 1st + 4th quarter,than average...
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    Hope for Economic Mess in Argentina

    %% RIGHT , but summary/ Simon Bolivar + politeness that helps tourism. Good rich ag land + pasture land. Many are bilingual; better Spanish than mine LOL:D:D
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    Who is the gainer?

    %% Some big banks, even though they can still lose for the week with big bank fines. THOSE who did a SPY buy , made money this week, good way;\ may not stay\ by half day FRI. See how it closes WED .............
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    One of the narrowest market rallies in 50 + years!!!! Just 7 stocks

    %% More, before ??LOL:D:D Actually i did sell some qqq related today ; Stock Traders Almanac likes longs on NQ for this week They maybe right, cut a loss\ on QID :caution::caution:
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    efficient stop loss

    %% EXACTLY\sure would be\for me.[Except 80% failure rate on small business would not stop me from a small business\even with all the Wall St fees \seldom do IWM or related \40 sell rate by barchart.com.] QLD is 72% buy much closer ot 80%, not in that now 88%[80% +8%] can work well /up JAN = up...
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    efficient stop loss

    %% EXACTLY\sure would be\for me.[Except 80% failure rate on small business would not stop me from a small business\even with all the Wall St fees \seldom do small business etf IWM or related \40% sell rate by barchart.com.] QLD is 72% buy much closer to 80%, not in that now 88% can work well up...
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    efficient stop loss

    %% GOOD points; not sure any analysts has ever helped me except Jim Cramer or Top Traders @ jack Schwager book . Those are maybe not analysts in the strictest sense. Mainly , dont trade junk that doesnt profit you/ for me that's single stocks........... So WE dont really '' know ''\ so look...
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    TA question often asked... "Do trendlines work"?

    %% Different ; +better for big trends. Short term trade\may lagg a bit LOL:D:D
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    One of the narrowest market rallies in 50 + years!!!! Just 7 stocks

    %% DONT know; looks like a strong NVDA up trend but more important like QQQ is still going up this week/assume qqq close @ 376 or a bit better/not a prediction. As of 12;56 CST so far so good>$388:D:D
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    TA question often asked... "Do trendlines work"?

    %% Curved, moving aVerages\ work better for me :caution::caution:
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    efficient stop loss

    %% MORE measures = better. it varies, metals dealer is open late about 5%-20% of the time late monday\therefore i seldom if ever go monday morning, unless i'm going to the bank, close by him. sWing trade use better[bigger] stops/profits than a short term trade. I like super selective entries...
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    Best trading indicators?

    %% THAT'$ among the best; if i dont have a ma on volume have to draw a strait line, but prefer a ma there also.:D:D
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    Jim Chanos, Short Seller Who Took on Enron and Tesla, to Close Hedge Funds

    %% I never disliked them, because none were bigger than then market. I did wonder if SPY benchmark, QQQ +Vanguard 500 could be right about major positions in TSLA?? Another clue was the talking snake media obvious hatred on Mr Musk Twitter-X :D:D
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    Just a rant

    %% Maybe right, especially when long time no new hi; posting an underperformer chart like gold, my not even mess it up 70%break out failure :D:D
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    How to fund a successful strategy?

    %% WELL OK; if you ''know'', then your precise problems are all solved + you need no outside funds. Say you ''kid''?? IF you ever get in a room with a hedge fund, dont say that:D:D\ HINT, Dave Ramsey says finance is 20% math ; not saying a back test is nothing, nor are we saying its the 20%...
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    Jim Chanos, Short Seller Who Took on Enron and Tesla, to Close Hedge Funds

    %% Most likely because so many are still left + doing well. Even if many don't beat SPY benchmark. Long lived funds must be those who had some sort of selling plan, when they got frauds like ENRON LOL:D:D Jim Chanos reading list includes Bernard M Baruch; Waterloo\ ...Fall of Enron , by...
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    How do famous swing traders like Dan Zanger size up so fast?

    %% Good links. Dropping out of college\ most likely helped more than any patterns like ''cup with handle '' which he noted LOL:D:D Oh ,he was not an IBD hater?? Its also noted he had a world record, not many of those. Fun read ; thanks. Kimberly Rhode did Olympic champ in shotgun shooting...
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    Hope for Economic Mess in Argentina

    %% SOUNDS like they have dumped that for years starting with 1955. Great place to visit + hunt, they love Americans . Speed reading the headlines ,since far left CNN hates the ''far right'' new President, may work well LOL:D:D.They have rich farmland, like Uruguay. NOT a prediction.
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    if 90% of traders are losers, then why would we care about IV?

    %% Good points; except when one is not cut out for working for some else .THEN we will find a way to be in the 20%:D:D [HMM, i wonder why IBD printed the put-call ratio @ only the bottom of one of his many charts?? LOL it's so easy to miss that bottom number, only on one chart]
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