What did you trade today and why?

[neal1313]

MSFT up over $5....Whooo Hoooo

 

[Randy145]

MSFT up over $5....Whooo Hoooo

And trading inline or at a slight discount to the broader market...that hasn't happened in awhile. Ditto NVDA.

 

[YellowSubmarine]

Small purchase, EY = 6.06%
Date
Mar-30-2026
Symbol
57585BQS0
Symbol description
MASSACHUSETTS ST DEV FIN AGY REV TAXABLE 06.37500% 10/01/2028 BDS TUFTS MEDICINE INC SER. 2025 G

 

[surprising]

Started new positions in the metals - IAU and SLV. They sold off quite a bit recently so maybe a good entry point with inflation expected to rise.

 

[Fishmasterdan]

Trying the ITM CC low cost right now.
Buy 100 share FSLY 27.45 (High IV and volatile stock as a test.)
Sold a CC 27% ITM 20$ strike for 785$. Expect to receive 1% in 10 calendar days. Stock can go down 27% and I am not in any danger of losing money. 1 day before expiration if stock goes up I plan to roll closer to the stock price for a credit. I plan to roll as long as I can for a credit if the stock goes up.

Just an Update. I have bought this back and resold 4 times so far. Been kind of fun so far while the rest of my stuff is getting hammered. All ITM CC. I did buy it back for a loss initially when the stock went up. For a 316 debit.

115 credit		Buy back 65.02
247 credit		BTC 119
328.98 Credit		BTC 260.02
320 credit

 

[COcheesehead]

VIX stays elevated. Putting some cash to use all around current equity holdings.

 

[Fishmasterdan]

Sold ALL equites today. I kept a few that I am selling CC on.
I will look to buy them back next week. Hoping to stop the bleeding. This is everyone signal that the market will turn around HAHA.

 

[RobLJ]

Put about 2.5% of portfolio in BNO (Brent Oil ETF) to hedge against oil prices; now I'm down to 25% cash. Had to buy it in the taxable brokerage because it issues a K-1.
I only intend to hold it a month or two; this should be entertaining.
Now researching Managed Futures funds for a chunk of the rest of the cash.

 

[Al18]

I think the SP500 will close in correction territory today - 6302.

 

[drs]

Next add to PDI at 16.51 after I sold off 1/2 of my postion. I'm a buyer on the way down as long as we don't have insanity on the long end in rates.

Long USO since the start of the war because I think you have to be.

I did take a small position in MU at 325. EWY also. Very small.

I continue to reduce risk and add cash, take profits on strategic shorts when able, and generally fret over the state of the world.

 

[Qs Laptop]

Nothing yet, but I am getting itchy fingers. I believe the market is either putting in a bottom this week or if the war drags on, it will keep inching downwards as oil gets scarcer. I can't see it dragging on much longer though.

 

[NW-Bound]

My stupid strategy is to have a very high fixed income anchor and about 33% high risk (and hopefully high reward) disruptive technology stocks, My equity allocation had drifted up to 37%.

The above is called the "barbell strategy" and is not stupid. No need to beat yourself up. Of course a lot depends on the execution. The question one asks is how he fares vs. the common 60/40 or 50/50 portfolio using indexed stocks and bonds.

 

[Al18]

Close, but the SP500 increased the 35 minutes of trading

 

[Fishmasterdan]

Here is my prediction. We got 2 more weeks of selling. Looks like end of April. I put a vertical line every year for the last 6 years end of April. I see a pattern here.

 

[Montecfo]

Here is my prediction. We got 2 more weeks of selling. Looks like end of April. I put a vertical line every year for the last 6 years end of April. I see a pattern here.

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If true will be feasting on stocks. Best money made in down markets.

 

[joesxm3]

The above is called the "barbell strategy" and is not stupid. No need to beat yourself up. Of course a lot depends on the execution. The question one asks is how he fares vs. the common 60/40 or 50/50 portfolio using indexed stocks and b

Before 2022 I was overly conservative since I had pulled back before retiring in 2016. In 2021 I started to take more risks. Just in time for 2022. Since then I have been lucky. We shall see if 2026 is the new 2022.

2022 -22%
2023 +34%
2024 +32%
2025 +24%
YTD 2026 -5.5%

So I guess the barbell strategy has been doing OK for me.

I console myself with the idea that even if all the risky stuff goes to zero, my anchor is about the same as my total portfolio in 2016 when I retired.

 

[Route246]

If true will be feasting on stocks. Best money made in down markets.

Any pullback of this magnitude is a buying opportunity based on 100% of past occurrences. My philosophy is to not overthink things, buy the dip when I feel comfortable and be prepared to ride it down further until things normalize. There is absolutely nothing out there in terms of news that justifies in my mind any long term effects on the tech sector. The tech sector is the tech sector and the market knows what it is doing. I'm keeping some of my powder dry today and will be engaging shortly. This bottom cannot last forever but it can last for longer than my wishful thinking.

 

[COcheesehead]

I am not looking for a bottom, just good entry points and now is a good one. Maybe there will be even better ones and I’ll buy more.
I remember someone asking Warren Buffet what happens if he buys and the stock drops. His response was “buy more”.

 

[COcheesehead]

Did a round trip on GOF again. Bought the late swoon on Friday. Sold midday today. Still hold a bunch, but taking profits where I can find them.
Gundy had a tweet today that there’s some upside in bonds, but far more downside.

 

[Flieger]

Done nothing the last few (trading) days.

Flieger

 

[NW-Bound]

Dang, MU is getting beaten black and blue. Another -7% today. Currently at 355, compared to the high of 471 just last week, before the blowout earning report which got promptly dismissed by the market...

Just as I thought it could not get worse, MU got beaten again today. Down -10% today. Darn, MU got beaten to a comatose. Hopefully, it will not get beaten again tomorrow to a pulp.

 

[RobLJ]

Other than looking for a managed futures fund, after buying BNO today, I'm waiting a month or two to review the big earl situation. I might take some tax losses in the taxable brokerage, I suppose.
It's entertaining reading all of your actions, however, but I'm not really much of a trader. (True Confession! Gasp!)

 

[finnski1]

Just as I thought it could not get worse, MU got beaten again today. Down -10% today. Darn, MU got beaten to a comatose. Hopefully, it will not get beaten again tomorrow to a pulp.

Yes, another brutal day for MU.

 

[joesxm3]

Much as I like MU, in hindsight selling some would have been nice even with the big tax it. Hard to believe that it was as low as $62 this year and then as high as $471.

I have been figuring that people must be figuring that the helium shortage would affect how many chips they could make lowering their revenue number. But I just saw a headline saying that Google unveiled a technique to reduce AI memory needs.

I had been trying to figure how to invest in Samsung and finally found the EWY Korea ETF. Just in time for it to start dropping due to the LNG and helium issues.

 

[Montecfo]

Google has really moved the ball.