What did you trade today and why?

surprising said:
What is going on with BRK.B? I bought late last year as a core, stable holding and it has performed poorly so far YTD. First, when the market swooned earlier in the year, BRK.B dropped with everything else. Then when the market was on fire these last two weeks, BRK.B went nowhere. I am currently down 4% and thinking of booking the loss and finding something else.
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April 17 (Reuters) - ( BRK.A) CEO Greg Abel has sold stocks previously managed by Todd Combs, one of Warren Buffett's former investment managers. (WSJ).

- The move comes after Combs left Berkshire in Dec/25 to join JPMorgan Chase ( JPM ).

- Abel is unlikely to hire anyone to help manage the portfolio, according to the sources (WSJ).

- Berkshire has not disclosed which common stock investments were managed by Combs and Ted Weschler, another portfolio manager who remains with Berkshire.

- Larger investments such as Apple ( AAPL ) were generally understood to be directed by Buffett, and now Abel. Berkshire is expected to disclose more specifics about its equity holdings in its quarterly report on May 2 and in a regulatory filing in mid-May.

(Reporting by Disha Mishra in Bengaluru and Jonathan Stempel in New York Edting by Shri Navaratnam)
 
Al18 said:
Warren Buffet was always a buy an hold investor. Performance over the past few months doesn't matter. I'm adding BRK-B to my watch list - it looks cheap.
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Warren usually held positions for extended periods, but he certainly did not own purchased stocks forever. There was a reason traders / investors waited breathlessly for the quarterly disclosures of BRK's new purchases and sales.
Regards, Dick
 
Here's an unsolicited view regarding equities after a weekend's reading. It is all opinion.
1. Hopes for a conclusion to military action in the Middle-East are fading, and a resumption of hostilities appears more likely than it did Friday.
2. WTI futures have bounced up about $6 from Friday's close, based on a potential resumption of hostilities. It is unlikely that WTI prices will retreat any time soon.
3. The global energy supply chain has been disrupted by conflict, and it will take months to return to a semblance if normal --- that's NEW normal because significant energy infrastructure has been destroyed. A cessation of hostilities will perhaps BEGIN rather than end a long period of energy shortages and high prices. During this time, convergence is most likely to see WTI futures RISE toward much higher spot prices.
4. The wonders of AI are falling in popularity. Retail AI-driven chat/search produces unreliable information/solutions...as noted by warnings in delivered info to "check this because it might be wrong."
5. An increasing percentage of retail users have reduced AI product use and/or have expressed increasing fear over unforseen dangers.
6. The sunk cost and enormous project/contract costs that have driven AI- related enthusiasm / stock prices may quickly become a serious vulnerability.
7. Inflation-Adjusted consumer spending has weakened.
8. The unemployment rate that used to be a useful indicator of economic strength and activity has been kept low by a lack of growth in the workforce. But the economy grows when larger numbers of folks are working/earning ---- and the lagging workforce and higher inflation will likely reduce GDP, perhaps significantly.a

All this increases my interest in purchasing SPY/QQQ puts.
FWIW, Dick
 
Will be watching for opportunities. I think there will/may be whipsaw this week.

Flieger
 
+ NFLX add to wife's Roth, now full position. More upside than down potential. Increased subscription fees and advertising revenue will show up soon in quarterlies.
 
Fermion said:
It is tough to time. We were talking about puts a week ago when QQQ was $605 and just a whiff of settled affairs in the strait and it shot up to 650.
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I lost 50% on that bet :) Now that we are in earnings season I foresee many post earnings selloffs as usual so I plan on some targeted put protection on stocks I own plus bets on others I follow that have run up too far too fast.
 
I am trying to get back in Vanda pharma very carefully. It has made me a lot of money with the ups and downs but right now I have nothing but 20 Dec 2026 $7 calls. At points I have owned upwards of 24,000 shares (when it dipped to $4) but sold everything during the two approvals earlier this year (isn't it amazing a bio could have two approvals and yet be down?).

Trying to get in again under $7 with a small amount, then wait for the really bad earnings (I bet they report a loss of around 45 million this quarter) then enlarge my position in the low $6 high $5 area. I will then ride it up on any news of Tradipitant for GLP-1 or increasing sales figures from their newly approved drugs.

Downside support is about $4 and upside could be in the $20 to $30 range if someone steps in with an offer. I'd be happy just making a few more kilobucks.
 
Al18 said:
Warren Buffet was always a buy an hold investor. Performance over the past few months doesn't matter. I'm adding BRK-B to my watch list - it looks cheap.
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These days I have preferred Fairfax Financial. though not a current holding.
 
GNT price seems to be softening right at its previous resistance level; lightened 50%. Also dumped all of RITM and BRW. Realized gains on all three. Opened a small position in BLOX to test.
 
richardsok said:
GNT price seems to be softening right at its previous resistance level; lightened 50%. Also dumped all of RITM and BRW. Realized gains on all three. Opened a small position in BLOX to test.
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Any particular reason you dumped RITM? Curious, as I'm sitting on a gain on my RITM position.
 
Flyfish1 said:
Any particular reason you dumped RITM? Curious, as I'm sitting on a gain on my RITM position.
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Mkt sharply up, as you know, as is RITM. Just wanted to raise some cash in the IRA. Gotta say, though, there are investors out there who owe their success by following my trades and doing the opposite.
 
Sold Marvell for a quick profit. Trimmed SPMO, GDE, FDTX and FELV. Sitting at a healthy ATH and am content to let the 82%+ invested run while having a chunk of cash on the sidelines.

Looking for a place to park cash. HOSAX looks pretty good but am on the fence. All our cash is in retirement accounts if anyone has suggestions.
 
YellowSubmarine said:
+ VXUS add to position, international exposure...like to see 15% of my equities there (over halfway there).
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YellowSubmarine, you're not worried about how International comes out of this mess? I was raising my international earlier in the year and they were outperforming but it seems they will take the brunt of what's currently happening and might struggle more than the US coming out of it. I've trimmed my international exposure by around half down to 10%. VXUS my largest holding.

You're a pretty darn sharp investor so I'd like your thoughts if you're willing to share.
 
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