What did you trade today and why?

[SteveTX]

I'm exchanging my QLENX position for QNZNX today. This will leave me with QNZNX and QRPNX, in a 2 to 1 ratio.

 

[rjsos5]

Been adding to FCNTX, Fidelity Contrafund. Not a market timer and try not to be swayed and whiplashed by recency bias so this is an ongoing core equity addition. Am one of those who favor total return for equities, and safe yield for fixed. But having said all above, am optimistic clearer skys, or perhaps should say clearer waters ahead.

 

[Car-Guy]

Bought 100 shares Microsoft everyday last week. Ended up the week with 500 shares. Also bought into several technology heavy ETF's.

Big mistake...."I only bought 500 shares last week". Only went up $13.50/share today. ETF's I bought did well too but not as good as Microsoft.

 

[RobLJ]

Been adding to FCNTX, Fidelity Contrafund. Not a market timer and try not to be swayed and whiplashed by recency bias so this is an ongoing core equity addition. Am one of those who favor total return for equities, and safe yield for fixed. But having said all above, am optimistic clearer skys, or perhaps should say clearer waters ahead.

FCNTX has been a core fund of mine for 30 years, and has done me a huge solid, in fact we are retired now on the basis of FCNTX and a couple other funds.
I did sell a huge hunk of it last month, which was all gains, and a bunch of other funds, until we figure out what our war aims are, which couldt take a while, and until the Strait opens. I sold more of the international funds, however, since it the lack of oil is existential to Asian economies. If all this clears up in 2 weeks, as the market thinks (I hope it is right!), then there is not much problemo. But I'm on the sidelines (well, I have 40% in stock funds).
Amazingly, I'm only down .5% YTD.

 

[Handymike]

started new position in $KSLV 100 shares Dividends ROTH

 

[Fermion]

Big mistake...."I only bought 500 shares last week". Only went up $13.50/share today. ETF's I bought did well too but not as good as Microsoft.

Hard to know what to buy. Coreweave went up 8% today.

 

[COcheesehead]

The global fund I sold today returned 78% in 15 months as the result of big investments into it in April of ‘25, the tariff tantrum. Buy fear, buy VIX spikes.

 

[RobLJ]

Foreign funds were 2/3 of my returns the last 2 years, but I've sold all the gains over the last month and more. Oil.
I'm not complaining about the gains, though; highly appreciated (see what I did there?)

 

[RobLJ]

Just had a 5.3 earthquake southeast of us; all good, though.

 

[Bruno]

FCNTX has been a core fund of mine for 30 years, and has done me a huge solid.

Me Too I have moved quite a bit to my Roth over the years.

 

[Fishmasterdan]

Today. Buy TQQQ, AVGO,MRVL and added to SMH.
Sold CC on FSLY TQQQ and CSP on TQQQ.
Here is my back test from 2024 on my "Ratchet Strategy" I have developed. Mind you this is data I had Claude pulled from Tradeview. I do have Claude AI connected live to tradeview so that is working perfectly. It watches the chart real time for me and writes pine scripts for me. I have just started this strategy. I have had suspect result with Claude assuming and hallucinating on my back test result. But this is a few months of back testing my strategy using actual data. This data is just 100 shares in 2024. I realize its bull market stuff. But there is a big difference using my ratchet strat.

 

[DogDad]

Sold QLENX and THOAX last week, and yesterday bought AMLP, FBND, GLDM and the rest of the proceeds as dry powder. GLDM was just adding a little to my existing position.

 

[Fermion]

Amazing the bees knees fund QLENX with super smart management gets dumped like a hot potato as soon as it stumbles a bit.

 

[COcheesehead]

Sold QLENX and THOAX last week, and yesterday bought AMLP, FBND, GLDM and the rest of the proceeds as dry powder. GLDM was just adding a little to my existing position.

THOAX? That’s been a stellar performer.

 

[COcheesehead]

Amazing the bees knees fund QLENX with super smart management gets dumped like a hot potato as soon as it stumbles a bit.

Their other funds are doing remarkably better and it’s easy to exchange into them. Not leaving the family, just changing rooms.

 

[Lorenzo]

Their other funds are doing remarkably better and it’s easy to exchange into them. Not leaving the family, just changing rooms.

Are their other funds long-short as well? That strategy sounded persuasive to me.

 

[COcheesehead]

Are their other funds long-short as well? That strategy sounded persuasive to me.

They offer a number of strategies that are uncorrelated to the markets. Some are up over 15% YTD. I would encourage you to research them and see if they fit your goals.

 

[Quattro73]

Are their other funds long-short as well? That strategy sounded persuasive to me.

For myself only, I think it depends on what you want out of “alt” space in a portfolio. (Assuming you would define a long-short as an alt). After watching this long short and ORR it seems to my view they are just different expressions of equity risk. Manager dependent and manager bet dependent. They will get their longs and shorts right and wrong at times. I decided I am looking more for less correlated asset classes (like a managed future fund) for my alt space vs. manager bets which is what I think I saw out of the long shorts.

As an aside AQMIX which is an AQR managed future fund really helps in back tests over its life.

Just my 1/2 cent and probably uninformed opinion.

 

[dickoncapecod]

Continued to swing some exposures around to later ex-dates GOF JFR WDI. Also added to MSFT calls and bought a few AMZN calls.
Regards, Dick

 

[COcheesehead]

Started a position in QMHNX a managed futures fund - goal growth with capital preservation
Took funds from QLENX. I was up over 40% in it, but it has languished YTD.

Started a position in TIBAX - goal growth. Used funds from a complete liquidation of FWWFX which was up over 78%, but trailing TIBAX’s performance by almost 7.5% YTD. TIBAX has a Sharpe over 2 which is outstanding.

 

[dobig]

Trimmed UTG by 2/3. Bought FYEE and DIVO.

Passed $3 mil. Thought it would be a little more exciting. Maybe when I tell my wife tonight.

 

[COcheesehead]

Trimmed UTG by 2/3. Bought FYEE and DIVO.

Passed $3 mil. Thought it would be a little more exciting. Maybe when I tell my wife tonight.

When we pass an “odometer “ number, I try and remember how my 22 year old self would feel about it. I still remember getting my first real paycheck. Millions were a long way off. Enjoy it, even if in just a small way. We are very fortunate.

 

[Lorenzo]

For myself only, I think it depends on what you want out of “alt” space in a portfolio. (Assuming you would define a long-short as an alt). After watching this long short and ORR it seems to my view they are just different expressions of equity risk. Manager dependent and manager bet dependent. They will get their longs and shorts right and wrong at times. I decided I am looking more for less correlated asset classes (like a managed future fund) for my alt space vs. manager bets which is what I think I saw out of the long shorts.

As an aside AQMIX which is an AQR managed future fund really helps in back tests over its life.

Just my 1/2 cent and probably uninformed opinion.

I hadn't heard of "managed futures." Yet another alternative to investigate. Thanks.

 

[dobig]

When we pass an “odometer “ number, I try and remember how my 22 year old self would feel about it. I still remember getting my first real paycheck. Millions were a long way off. Enjoy it, even if in just a small way. We are very fortunate.

Well said COcheesehead. You have a way of putting things in perspective.

 

[DogDad]

THOAX? That’s been a stellar performer.

I bought it toward the end of February (small position), and maybe I'm premature, but starting to think the big R might rear its ugly head.