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Today is always the hardest day to buy!
11-20-2018, 08:13 AM
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Today is always the hardest day to buy!
I am sitting on 83% cash/treas bills right now. I have been waiting very impatiently to start nibbling again at the S&P 500. Volume is looking good for a big bite near the close.
Then my Father's favorite words come to mind!
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11-20-2018, 08:37 AM
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Nible nible nible goes the rebalancer. Second chance at the 10% off sale. Are you buying the index or do you see some bargins in the bin? What would Warren do? Buy more Apple?
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11-20-2018, 08:49 AM
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Gobble, gobble, gobble, goes the market timer?
Well, I would, if I had 83% in cash as the OP. As it is, I may hold my nose and buy a minuscule 5-figure sum, just so I can claim I bought at the low later.
Darn, it's hard to buy when seeing my Quicken screen full of red ink.
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11-20-2018, 08:51 AM
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I will give you credit just for thinking about buying today. A mans got to know his limitations.
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11-20-2018, 09:03 AM
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This market is crazy. Apple is still down, but some semiconductors like Applied Material opened down more than 3%, then rapidly climbed to 7% gain compared to yesterday's close. If you blink, you miss it. A change of 10% in matter of minutes.
Day trader's delight. Too bad I am not good at day trading.
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11-20-2018, 09:09 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NW-Bound
This market is crazy. Apple is still down, but some semiconductors like Applied Material opened down more than 3%, then rapidly climbed to 7% gain compared to yesterday's close. If you blink, you miss it. A change of 10% in matter of minutes.
Day trader's delight. Too bad I am not good at day trading.
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It works both ways for day traders. Someone has probably short sold at 3% down.
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11-20-2018, 09:28 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NW-Bound
This market is crazy. Apple is still down, but some semiconductors like Applied Material opened down more than 3%, then rapidly climbed to 7% gain compared to yesterday's close. If you blink, you miss it. A change of 10% in matter of minutes.
Day trader's delight. Too bad I am not good at day trading.
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And a good day to ignore the market and/or talking heads on TV. I took a quick listen on CNBC this AM after yesterday's sell off and they were discussing just how LONG today was going to be and what the market might do. I suppose if you were day trading it *could* be a long day, but for me...thankfully...just another day.
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11-20-2018, 09:29 AM
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I bought some today. I buy and hold long term dividend payers and when they go on sale I say thank you and buy some.
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11-20-2018, 09:29 AM
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A juggler has to catch a falling knife sometime.
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11-20-2018, 09:45 AM
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Emotional Me is distressed by falls in the indices today.
Brainy Me whispers "That's why we've been cash-heavy lately. Nibble, nibble, nibble...."
(H/t to Spock who beat me to the "falling knife" reference.)
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11-20-2018, 11:18 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NYEXPAT
I am sitting on 83% cash/treas bills right now. I have been waiting very impatiently to start nibbling again at the S&P 500. Volume is looking good for a big bite near the close.
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Good luck. Buying the dip can work, but I would be careful in these times. I personally don't see anything on the horizon that is going to turn this market around, in the near-term anyway. Seems like we are overdue for a pullback after 8-9 pretty good years. And there could be some big political bombshells dropped soon that could really roil the markets. But I have no crystal ball, so I could be way off the mark. That is one reason why I am mostly out of equities these days.
I'd be interested to know what Running Man thinks about buying the dips right now?
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Today is always the hardest day to buy!
11-20-2018, 11:33 AM
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Today is always the hardest day to buy!
I’m not nibbling today...I nibbled yesterday [emoji4]
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11-20-2018, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by RAE
Good luck. Buying the dip can work, but I would be careful in these times. I personally don't see anything on the horizon that is going to turn this market around, in the near-term anyway. Seems like we are overdue for a pullback after 8-9 pretty good years. And there could be some big political bombshells dropped soon that could really roil the markets. But I have no crystal ball, so I could be way off the mark. That is one reason why I am mostly out of equities these days.
I'd be interested to know what Running Man thinks about buying the dips right now?
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Yeah, there may be a rally after a hard day down today due to oversold conditions, but a lot of what is happening seems to be overpriced stocks in the face or rising interest rates and a slowing global economy, so it just doesn’t feel like we’re done with the selling yet.
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11-20-2018, 11:46 AM
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i buy my max allowed and catchup TSP shares every payday, they'll be worth bunches in 10 years !!!!!
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11-20-2018, 11:53 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by audreyh1
Yeah, there may be a rally after a hard day down today due to oversold conditions, but a lot of what is happening seems to be overpriced stocks in the face or rising interest rates and a slowing global economy, so it just doesn’t feel like we’re done with the selling yet.
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Or any other talking points that CNBC can put up in loud, flashy fonts. There will ALWAYS be something. Much of the time, there is *no* good rhyme or reason. No one has given me a good reason why recently stocks tend to take an immediate hit after a good earnings season. There is *no* good reason, and looking for a reason (or reasons) for stocks doing what they do is a fool's game. Don't get me wrong, I am not calling anyone here a fool...it's just fatiguing with all the "bad" news over the last number of days weeks months years decades forever.
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11-20-2018, 11:56 AM
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Bought some yesterday (dow components), bought some more this morning and it's looking like I may buy more this afternoon. Still over 90% cash in what I consider my risk capital bucket.
Even looking at oil again after today's drop.
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11-20-2018, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by ExFlyBoy5
Or any other talking points that CNBC can put up in loud, flashy fonts. There will ALWAYS be something. Much of the time, there is *no* good rhyme or reason. No one has given me a good reason why recently stocks tend to take an immediate hit after a good earnings season. There is *no* good reason, and looking for a reason (or reasons) for stocks doing what they do is a fool's game. Don't get me wrong, I am not calling anyone here a fool...it's just fatiguing with all the "bad" news over the last number of days weeks months years decades forever.
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Sure, which is why I rebalance rather than market time.
Doesn’t mean I won’t play the speculative talking game.
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11-20-2018, 01:49 PM
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In the end I did nothing today and will look at the "technical s" again after the holiday's!
I did however use the day to take a walk along the Pacific ocean, stopping on my favorite bluff to have a nice blueberry cheesecake and a Americano!
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11-20-2018, 03:16 PM
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I bought 1000 shares of Celgene near end of day for $66.80
It was like bargain day.
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11-20-2018, 03:47 PM
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