Talking stocks, trading, and investing in general

[Omega Male]

Hate this stupid rally even more now that I got out of it because it was less stupid just a month ago.

 

[HRoi]

Give it a few weeks and you’ll be laughing at the rest of us

 

[otc]

Just textbook "don't try to time the market" here.

If you sold in the midst of the panic, you have now missed the greatest 50 day rally in the history of the S&P 500

Maybe it will go down from here again....or maybe it will turn into the greatest 100 day rally in history.

 

[Piobaire]

I've still got my Cheshire grin over my SPY purchase and 50% of the profits sold off and into a nice, tame bond fund. Not gonna lie, easily the single biggest buy of my life and my nuts felt down around my ankles when that limit order was filled.

 

[Guccinski L.V.]

 

[otc]

Good feedback. So you’re saying I need a plan B. If I were a better track driver I’d try to instruct for PCA or something...

salesman wouldn’t work, thatjob has actual responsibility and quotas and ****

I think my retirement work might be grunt-level IT support drone. Not higher up in the chain where you are actually responsible for anything or have to admin systems. Just bottom line where you set up new laptops, fix dumb computer problems, and plug in new accessories/handle office moves while shooting the ****.

We've got this old guy who has been around forever. He was like--the guy who knew how to work the ancient PBX phone system and make sure your HP financial calculator had fresh batteries and now that we've switched to a modern Cisco phone system and everyone uses computers, he's just become the least helpful IT guy.

I always contemplate hanging up when he answers the IT helpline (because I only call when I have real problems that either can't be solved on my end or can't be solved with Google), but when your IT problem is that you can't remember your password or that your keyboard doesn't work anymore, he's your guy!

 

[jbarwick]

That sounds awful at least thinking of it from the viewpoint of places where I've worked. I had an outstanding ticket at my current job for months and no one could fix it. One day, I get a random call and the guy knew how to fix my issue. I found the fix via Google but it also needed admin rights and a company specific process to complete...

 

[otc]

Would have to be the right office.

Needs to have the right level of dysfunction that I can coast by, without being a clusterfuck that I would feel responsible for.

Basically I just want to be this guy in my office. Always "testing" new hardware and phones...have what must be the sweetest web-browsing setup in the office, get to spend a lot of time at the coffee machine, work limited hours and never on call. I'd find setting up some new hire's desk, plugging everything in, organizing the cables, etc. relaxing.

Only problem is that I'd have to get way more in to pro sports in order to make the best use of my ****-shooting time.

 

[brokencycle]

Just textbook "don't try to time the market" here.

If you sold in the midst of the panic, you have now missed the greatest 50 day rally in the history of the S&P 500

Maybe it will go down from here again....or maybe it will turn into the greatest 100 day rally in history.

Quit stealing @lawyerdad schtick. He will sue you.

 

[Master Milano]

who does the stock market think are going to go on these carnivals when people can't pay rent?

 

[Joytropics]

who does the stock market think are going to go on these carnivals when people can't pay rent?

It's amazing how long companies can stay afloat when the Fed keeps the printing presses humming.

The market is rigged, but it doesn't mean you can't play. You just can't bet against the ones rigging it.

In practice that means long American large-cap equities.

 

[gettoasty]

The stock market is global

 

[jbarwick]

Market is booming today on news of people not being able to pay rent, eat, or stay out past 8pm due to curfews.

 

[jcman311]

Market is booming today on news of people not being able to pay rent, eat, or stay out past 8pm due to curfews.

Or the largest one month job gains ever.


but thats easy after the worst jobs loss ever.

 

[gettoasty]

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