easilyscan Posted March 9 Posted March 9 26 minutes ago, nobody said: Cali rniangas went up a dollar per gallon in the last week. I wish I'd been watching it closer here in Minnesota. I don't think it went up anywhere near that much, but I couldn't say for sure because I never look at the price. I just select my regular grade and fill it up. Quote
Sean Mooney Posted March 9 Posted March 9 When Russia attacked Ukraine and gas prices soared and the MAGA mooks (but especially RLLD) were here blaming Biden it was "He canceled the pipeline" "It's all on him and his policies" I continually said- "You guys don't understand how many factors across the world messing with supply and demand effect oil and gas prices" Mind you- under Biden we were pumping record numbers of oil. Now we have Trump whose mantra is "drill, baby drill" and we are still hitting those lofty highs- and exceeding at times- what was happening under Biden...Then we take over Venezuela and blast Iran and oil and gas prices skyrocket again. So of course I was right and RLLD and the other MAGA mooks take another L. (Now be prepared for a post of utilit99 saying something stupid followed by Troubadour as well. If we are real lucky Reality and Gladiators will pop out of their holes as well to chirp up) Quote
Gepetto Posted March 9 Author Posted March 9 These oil prices now are based on fear and not reality. Based on the oil supply today, the price is way too high, even with the Iran situation. Same with the Stock Market, people are too emotional. I did fill up with gas yesterday because I know how this goes. Got it for $2.89 / gallon. Quote
Gepetto Posted March 9 Author Posted March 9 Dow closed up 0.50% although that's just the dow, some stocks went down and some went up. 1 Quote
thegeneral Posted March 9 Posted March 9 10 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: Oh noes! This mullah is even worse! I’m just happy they can start asking about Epstein again since the DOW is well below 50K. Quote
Hardcore troubadour Posted March 9 Posted March 9 Just now, thegeneral said: I’m just happy they can start asking about Epstein again since the DOW is well below 50K. They should have just asked Maxwell. Quote
thegeneral Posted March 9 Posted March 9 9 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: They should have just asked Maxwell. Now we’ll have to talk to her between her morning yoga sessions and afternoon artisanal smoothie crafting workshop. Quote
Hardcore troubadour Posted March 9 Posted March 9 10 minutes ago, thegeneral said: Now we’ll have to talk to her between her morning yoga sessions and afternoon artisanal smoothie crafting workshop. At least they interviewed her. The last admin didn’t bother Quote
easilyscan Posted March 9 Posted March 9 Impressive reversal today. At one point last night the dow & nasdaq futures were -1000 & -500 Quote
thegeneral Posted March 9 Posted March 9 12 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: At least they interviewed her. The last admin didn’t bother “Interviewed” then moved to a spa prison! Quote
Alias Detective Posted March 10 Posted March 10 On 3/3/2026 at 10:30 AM, Gepetto said: Already sold all of my mutual funds a few days ago. Back in? I still think you re in bonds from Covid. Bwahahahahaha Quote
Gepetto Posted March 10 Author Posted March 10 23 minutes ago, Alias Detective said: Back in? I still think you re in bonds from Covid. Bwahahahahaha I was recently in mostly large cap mutual funds. 18% gain in just the last year. Quote
Alias Detective Posted March 10 Posted March 10 1 hour ago, Gepetto said: I was recently in mostly large cap mutual funds. 18% gain in just the last year. Plus your contributions. Remember that factoid. Quote
Maximum Overkill Posted March 10 Posted March 10 21 hours ago, thegeneral said: I’m just happy they can start asking about Epstein again since the DOW is well below 50K. Quote
thegeneral Posted March 10 Posted March 10 12 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said: But we avoided that. How good was Biden? Let’s see if Bozo can avoid one. Quote
easilyscan Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Nvidia still looking good in my opinion. Will these incredible figures related to the top line, bottom line & net margins slow at some point ?............certainly, but for the time being, this company is a juggernaut. https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/NVDA/nvidia/revenue https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/NVDA/nvidia/eps-earnings-per-share-diluted https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/NVDA/nvidia/profit-margins Quote
easilyscan Posted March 13 Posted March 13 Packaged food stocks like ConAgra, General Mills, Campbell's, etc. trading at 20 year lows in some cases. McDonald's holding its own, but most fast food places are suffering as well. I'm getting my behind handed to me holding Campbell's foods, although selling calls has cushioned the blow. Also own Dine (Applebee's and IHOP) which had been holding up really well until the last week. The most tempting play in the sector is Papa Johns Pizza (PZZA) A firm offered to take them private at over $60 a share sometime last year. Not sure if the offer was pulled, or if Papa Johns management turned it down ? Shares dropped down to the lower 30s until a day or two ago, when that firm made a new offer of $47 jumped to around $40 before pulling back to around $37 today. Full disclosure: I already have a substantial position with covered calls written on all of them. Tempted to add more, but if management turned down $60 a share, the odds of them accepting $47 seem awfully low. My guess is that if they turned down this offer, shares could drop substantially below $30 Wish an activist investor would get involved & convince them to take the $47 How about it @Alias Detective ? Quote
Alias Detective Posted March 13 Posted March 13 10 hours ago, easilyscan said: Packaged food stocks like ConAgra, General Mills, Campbell's, etc. trading at 20 year lows in some cases. McDonald's holding its own, but most fast food places are suffering as well. I'm getting my behind handed to me holding Campbell's foods, although selling calls has cushioned the blow. Also own Dine (Applebee's and IHOP) which had been holding up really well until the last week. The most tempting play in the sector is Papa Johns Pizza (PZZA) A firm offered to take them private at over $60 a share sometime last year. Not sure if the offer was pulled, or if Papa Johns management turned it down ? Shares dropped down to the lower 30s until a day or two ago, when that firm made a new offer of $47 jumped to around $40 before pulling back to around $37 today. Full disclosure: I already have a substantial position with covered calls written on all of them. Tempted to add more, but if management turned down $60 a share, the odds of them accepting $47 seem awfully low. My guess is that if they turned down this offer, shares could drop substantially below $30 Wish an activist investor would get involved & convince them to take the $47 How about it @Alias Detective ? Your assessment is spot on. I can’t stand the pizza so I’m surprised the company is still in bidness. Quote
easilyscan Posted March 19 Posted March 19 Initiated a position in McCormick MKC. 300 shares @$53.73 The food sector has been demolished recently. I believe the market is pricing in the worst report possible which is on March 31st, & if the report is anything less than a disaster, shares could rally. Do your own research. The chart https://www.imagebam.com/view/ME1BGHNJ Quote
Grace Under Pressure Posted March 19 Posted March 19 Trump is currently presiding over the worst market in 5 years. MAGA: "Hey guys, you should gamble on this one stock that may not perform as poorly as the worst case scenario!!" Most Americans saving for retirement invest in overall market performance, not just in an individual stock. They're not trying to gamble their way to retirement. They want predictable, steady gains that aren't subject to the whims of an idiot. Wake up. Quote
Hardcore troubadour Posted March 19 Posted March 19 10 minutes ago, Grace Under Pressure said: Trump is currently presiding over the worst market in 5 years. MAGA: "Hey guys, you should gamble on this one stock that may not perform as poorly as the worst case scenario!!" Most Americans saving for retirement invest in overall market performance, not just in an individual stock. They're not trying to gamble their way to retirement. They want predictable, steady gains that aren't subject to the whims of an idiot. Wake up. The S&P was down 18 pct in 2022. STFU. Quote
Grace Under Pressure Posted March 19 Posted March 19 Lol. It's the worst market in 4 years, and MAGA is parsing words. "Oh hey stfu it's the worst market in 4 years not 5 years!!" Do you even hear what you're saying? Quote
seafoam1 Posted March 19 Posted March 19 16 minutes ago, Grace Under Pressure said: Trump is currently presiding over the worst market in 5 years. MAGA: "Hey guys, you should gamble on this one stock that may not perform as poorly as the worst case scenario!!" Most Americans saving for retirement invest in overall market performance, not just in an individual stock. They're not trying to gamble their way to retirement. They want predictable, steady gains that aren't subject to the whims of an idiot. Wake up. I'm up big this past year. Quote
easilyscan Posted March 19 Posted March 19 54 minutes ago, Grace Under Pressure said: MAGA: "Hey guys, you should gamble on this one stock that may not perform as poorly as the worst case scenario!!" Do you own an S&P 500 index fund ? Quote
Grace Under Pressure Posted March 19 Posted March 19 Lol at demanding to know my investments. Keep chasing those stocks that Trump might not take down to "the worst case scenario" though. Maybe if most of the MAGA rally-goers understood that they're not in the know like the Mar-a-Lago multi-millionaires and billionaires who have insider information, we wouldn't be in the worst market environment in years. Quote
seafoam1 Posted March 19 Posted March 19 7 minutes ago, Grace Under Pressure said: Lol at demanding to know my investments. Keep chasing those stocks that Trump might not take down to "the worst case scenario" though. Maybe if most of the MAGA rally-goers understood that they're not in the know like the Mar-a-Lago multi-millionaires and billionaires who have insider information, we wouldn't be in the worst market environment in years. So you are losing big. Quote
easilyscan Posted March 19 Posted March 19 14 minutes ago, Grace Under Pressure said: Lol at demanding to know my investments. Keep chasing those stocks that Trump might not take down to "the worst case scenario" though. Maybe if most of the MAGA rally-goers understood that they're not in the know like the Mar-a-Lago multi-millionaires and billionaires who have insider information, we wouldn't be in the worst market environment in years. All I did was ask if you owned an S&P 500 index fund. This is one of, if not the top funds for people with 401(k)s If you do, I was going to point out that you already own McCormick, the stock I referred to. Why get so upset about someone trying to improve their returns by buying a stock that they believe is at or near a bottom ? Quote
thegeneral Posted March 20 Posted March 20 3 hours ago, seafoam1 said: I'm up big this past year. You were up bigger under Biden’s last couple years. It was the worst economy of all time!! Quote
Grace Under Pressure Posted March 20 Posted March 20 Einstein level analysis. ”But a stock is part of a stock fund” derp derp MAGA in a nutshell ladies and gentlemen. Worst market in years, but yeah let’s gamble on one stock that might not realize its “worst case scenario”. LMFAO. Quote
Gepetto Posted March 20 Author Posted March 20 The highest the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) closed during Joe Biden's presidency was approximately 43,488 on his final full day in office, January 17, 2025 As of February 25, 2026, during Donald Trump's second term, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) hit a high of 50,000. Todsy: Dow: 46,021 Goes right back up after the war ends, maybe before the war ends. Quote
thegeneral Posted March 20 Posted March 20 5 minutes ago, Gepetto said: The highest the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) closed during Joe Biden's presidency was approximately 43,488 on his final full day in office, January 17, 2025 As of February 25, 2026, during Donald Trump's second term, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) hit a high of 50,000. Todsy: Dow: 46,021 Goes right back up after the war ends, maybe before the war ends. By percentages gained this is the worst start to a presidency since W if we are going by Dow Jones. Quote
seafoam1 Posted March 20 Posted March 20 1 hour ago, Grace Under Pressure said: Einstein level analysis. ”But a stock is part of a stock fund” derp derp MAGA in a nutshell ladies and gentlemen. Worst market in years, but yeah let’s gamble on one stock that might not realize its “worst case scenario”. LMFAO. Dang you are stupid. Quote
Mark Davis Posted March 20 Posted March 20 I’m starting to wade in for a little movement of cash into stocks It could always go lower and likely will when markets are this choppy, but always best to buy when the market is spooked if you are patient and have long term goals. There’s no way to pick a bottom, just take the discount for a little bit and if it goes lower keep enough powder to add a bit more. 1 Quote
easilyscan Posted March 20 Posted March 20 3 hours ago, Grace Under Pressure said: Einstein level analysis. ”But a stock is part of a stock fund” derp derp MAGA in a nutshell ladies and gentlemen. Worst market in years, but yeah let’s gamble on one stock that might not realize its “worst case scenario”. LMFAO. It's a hobby for me *sswipe. I was able to retire @ 53 by learning how the markets work & improving my returns via buying certain stocks when everyone else was selling, & selling out of the money calls on those I own when everyone was buying. Translation from Warren Buffett: Be greedy when others are fearful, & fearful when others are greedy. Quote
easilyscan Posted March 20 Posted March 20 13 hours ago, Mark Davis said: I’m starting to wade in for a little movement of cash into stocks It could always go lower and likely will when markets are this choppy, but always best to buy when the market is spooked if you are patient and have long term goals. There’s no way to pick a bottom, just take the discount for a little bit and if it goes lower keep enough powder to add a bit more. A sound strategy. Regards Quote
Alias Detective Posted March 23 Posted March 23 On 3/19/2026 at 4:44 PM, Grace Under Pressure said: Lol. It's the worst market in 4 years, and MAGA is parsing words. "Oh hey stfu it's the worst market in 4 years not 5 years!!" Do you even hear what you're saying? On 3/19/2026 at 10:57 PM, Gepetto said: The highest the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) closed during Joe Biden's presidency was approximately 43,488 on his final full day in office, January 17, 2025 As of February 25, 2026, during Donald Trump's second term, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) hit a high of 50,000. Todsy: Dow: 46,021 Goes right back up after the war ends, maybe before the war ends. And who is on the sideline today? Raise your paws dopes. Quote
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