Stock Market bubble - will burst - it did multiple times now ***Official thread***

[Alias Detective]

47 minutes ago, easilyscan said:

It's a core holding of mine since 2011 & for the past 6 months or so, I've been adding any time it goes below $130

I consider this one of my Armageddon holdings. When/if our country ever gets the equivalent of a margin call & is forced to seriously address the debt issue, this will be a safe haven, at least for a while. Same with Fidelity Utilities Index ETF FUTY

Of course I hope that never happens, but my motto is "everything's fine until it isn't"

 

What drag do you suppose that lead ball has had on your portfolio over the last 10 years?

[thegeneral]

Well hello AAPL. Icing on the cake when they have a nice day.

[JuneJuly]

1 hour ago, Alias Detective said:

What drag do you suppose that lead ball has had on your portfolio over the last 10 years?

I laughed at your post, lead ball lol, but, it is a form of diversification and willingness to give up some gain for less risk.  Not one that I'd implement for me, but nonetheless. 

[easilyscan]

4 hours ago, Alias Detective said:

What drag do you suppose that lead ball has had on your portfolio over the last 10 years?

The lead ball currently has $34,836.14 in unrealized capital gains + an extra 7K to 9K earned by selling out of the money calls over the years.

As @JuneJuly so eloquently pointed out, diversification is the key.

 

Here's other positions in that very same account, + the amount of unrealized capital gains & total return

AAPL $160,181.23 +843.25%

CCK $65,533.79 +4,975.95%

FSLR  $37,423.76 +161.70%

GOOG  $157,971.73 +144.27%

JNJ $68,341.34 +304.42%

LLY  $312,992.98 +2,101.64%

SOXL  $90,288.37 +793.24%

TSLA  $105,549.7  +2,421.03%

How do you like them apples ?
 

[Alias Detective]

13 hours ago, easilyscan said:

The lead ball currently has $34,836.14 in unrealized capital gains + an extra 7K to 9K earned by selling out of the money calls over the years.

As @JuneJuly so eloquently pointed out, diversification is the key.

 

Here's other positions in that very same account, + the amount of unrealized capital gains & total return

AAPL $160,181.23 +843.25%

CCK $65,533.79 +4,975.95%

FSLR  $37,423.76 +161.70%

GOOG  $157,971.73 +144.27%

JNJ $68,341.34 +304.42%

LLY  $312,992.98 +2,101.64%

SOXL  $90,288.37 +793.24%

TSLA  $105,549.7  +2,421.03%

How do you like them apples ?
 

% not dollars please.

[Alias Detective]

16 hours ago, JuneJuly said:

I laughed at your post, lead ball lol, but, it is a form of diversification and willingness to give up some gain for less risk.  Not one that I'd implement for me, but nonetheless. 

 

14 hours ago, easilyscan said:

The lead ball currently has $34,836.14 in unrealized capital gains + an extra 7K to 9K earned by selling out of the money calls over the years.

As @JuneJuly so eloquently pointed out, diversification is the key.

 

Here's other positions in that very same account, + the amount of unrealized capital gains & total return

AAPL $160,181.23 +843.25%

CCK $65,533.79 +4,975.95%

FSLR  $37,423.76 +161.70%

GOOG  $157,971.73 +144.27%

JNJ $68,341.34 +304.42%

LLY  $312,992.98 +2,101.64%

SOXL  $90,288.37 +793.24%

TSLA  $105,549.7  +2,421.03%

How do you like them apples ?
 

Im building a case for structured products.  

[Mark Davis]

Where did all our anti market, passbook savings geeks go?

[thegeneral]

Lol

 

[WhiteWonder]

2 hours ago, Mark Davis said:

Where did all our anti market, passbook savings geeks go?

[WhiteWonder]

16 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

Lol

 

a bit less ridiculous but sort of along the same lines, I just noticed SoundHound AI (SOUN) up 18% today. I used to use Soundhound on my phone in the car or at the bar to get song names or artists if i heard something new that I liked. I don't remember it being SoundHound "AI". Looks like they tacked on AI when they went public in 2022.  Not that they don't use AI or shouldn't be considered an AI company but it's a perfect example of companies trying to latch on to the AI boom.

[easilyscan]

4 hours ago, Alias Detective said:

% not dollars please.

AWK & the other stocks I showed are all in a large taxable account. My goal has always been the same. Outperform the DJIA. Except for the one month & YTD, I've accomplished that.

I expect those short term figures to change dramatically when Fidelity updates for the new month sometime tonight, because Google & Eli Lily have done exceptionally well the last 3 days & those are 2 of my largest holdings.

https://www.imagebam.com/view/ME1COYOM

 

 

 

 

 

[thegeneral]

1 hour ago, WhiteWonder said:

a bit less ridiculous but sort of along the same lines, I just noticed SoundHound AI (SOUN) up 18% today. I used to use Soundhound on my phone in the car or at the bar to get song names or artists if i heard something new that I liked. I don't remember it being SoundHound "AI". Looks like they tacked on AI when they went public in 2022.  Not that they don't use AI or shouldn't be considered an AI company but it's a perfect example of companies trying to latch on to the AI boom.

The other week it was AllBirds shoes. They announced they will do AI. Stock went 8x. 

[JuneJuly]

Trim trigger tripped on GOOGL, wasnt paying attention, hope nothing drastic happens before Monday. 

[JuneJuly]

Glorious.  Not sure I can spend it all at this rate.  

[easilyscan]

On 5/1/2026 at 7:29 PM, JuneJuly said:

Trim trigger tripped on GOOGL, wasnt paying attention, hope nothing drastic happens before Monday. 

So the trim trigger being tripped, means you'll trim on Monday ?

If that's the case, I don't think you have anything to worry about. 

As for not being able to spend all the money, I'm sure you'll find a way.

I was thinking of buying a Ford Raptor about a year ago, but decided I despise Minnesota government enough that I wasn't going to pay the outrageous annual registration fees. *around $1500.00*

I've never seen a more obvious example of redistribution of wealth. 

 

[Maximum Overkill]

Thanks to this Liberal Pig.

 

Elizabeth Warren hailed blocking the $3.8B Spirit-JetBlue merger as a 'Biden win for flyers.' Now Spirit is gone

[seafoam1]

47 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

Thanks to this Liberal Pig.

 

Elizabeth Warren hailed blocking the $3.8B Spirit-JetBlue merger as a 'Biden win for flyers.' Now Spirit is gone

If liberals can't own them, then they want failure all around. 

[Mark Davis]

1 hour ago, Maximum Overkill said:

Thanks to this Liberal Pig.

 

Elizabeth Warren hailed blocking the $3.8B Spirit-JetBlue merger as a 'Biden win for flyers.' Now Spirit is gone

Elizabeth Warren has a political career full of making declarative statements about businesses and industries in which she has no experience.  She doesn't have the expertise to manage the books of a lawn care company.

[seafoam1]

1 hour ago, Mark Davis said:

Elizabeth Warren has a political career full of making declarative statements about businesses and industries in which she has no experience.  She doesn't have the expertise to manage the books of a lawn care company.

She could be good at making a few bucks if she owned a casino. 

[easilyscan]

Sold 20 shares of Google in my HSA. Didn't feel great about doing so, but I'll be using that HSA in the future & I made 140% in 13 months. Pigs get fat & hogs get slaughtered.....lol

 

[easilyscan]

On 5/3/2026 at 2:43 PM, seafoam1 said:

She could be good at making a few bucks if she owned a casino. 

And/or working at a firewater distillery

[easilyscan]

Semiconductors are eviscerating shorts. Haven't seen anything like this since Internet stocks in the late 90s

https://www.imagebam.com/view/ME1CTM95

 

 

[Alias Detective]

3 minutes ago, easilyscan said:

Semiconductors are eviscerating shorts. Haven't seen anything like this since Internet stocks in the late 90s

https://www.imagebam.com/view/ME1CTM95

 

 

Great for 99.9999 percent of everybody!

[Alias Detective]

On 3/29/2026 at 7:01 PM, The Psychic Observer said:

Futures down

Update?

[easilyscan]

9 hours ago, Alias Detective said:

Update?

I just finished fixing my sarcasm meter from the last time you broke it & you did it again!

What a day!

 

[easilyscan]

On 5/5/2026 at 4:42 PM, easilyscan said:

Semiconductors are eviscerating shorts. Haven't seen anything like this since Internet stocks in the late 90s

https://www.imagebam.com/view/ME1CTM95

A very poor move on my part at this point. All 800 shares are held in a taxable account & if they were assigned on Friday, the capital gains would not only effect my regular taxes, but my HC insurance premiums as well. 

As of today's closing price, if I closed them out tomorrow, I'd lose about $3,500.00.

F-

[JuneJuly]

[Gepetto]

Wow, my Roth 401K Retirement investment went up almost 2% in one day, from Tuesday to Wednesday.

[JuneJuly]

 

 

[SUXBNME]

On 4/30/2026 at 2:34 PM, SUXBNME said:

Up 6.50 today

Up to $273.00 per share as of today...Was at $235.00 as of april 30 when I tipped you homos off.
Should see over $300.00 within a couple of weeks.

 

Howmet Aerospace Inc

NYSE: HWM

 

 

 

 

 

[JuneJuly]

S&P zeroing in on a new record close around 7,400.   

[easilyscan]

On 5/6/2026 at 4:55 PM, easilyscan said:

A very poor move on my part at this point. All 800 shares are held in a taxable account & if they were assigned on Friday, the capital gains would not only effect my regular taxes, but my HC insurance premiums as well. 

As of today's closing price, if I closed them out tomorrow, I'd lose about $3,500.00.

F-

Had to close these out. Couldn't risk an assignment & 125K in LT capital gains. Lost about $1200 selling those calls.

https://www.imagebam.com/view/ME1CW49R

SOXL is unfockingbelievable thought it was overbought at 75 now it's 170 shows how much I know. Guess I'll just enjoy the ride as long as it lasts. 

 

[easilyscan]

Market Quiz: Name the company that has seen YOY EPS fall by an average of 36% over the past 9 quarters, has a net profit margin of 3.95% & is selling @ 400 times TTM EPS

 

[SUXBNME]

17 minutes ago, easilyscan said:

Market Quiz: Name the company that has seen YOY EPS fall by an average of 36% over the past 9 quarters, has a net profit margin of 3.95% & is selling @ 400 times TTM EPS

 

Your mom? 

[easilyscan]

23 minutes ago, SUXBNME said:

Your mom? 

Now I remember why I put you on the ignore list. 

[Fumbleweed]

Man, my Roth has been doing great the past few weeks. Great week this week. 

[JuneJuly]

3 hours ago, Fumbleweed said:

Man, my Roth has been doing great the past few weeks. Great week this week. 

Everyone should be up ~7% for the last month and ~18-20% YOY.  

If not you're doing it wrong, and if you beat those numbers congrats and welcome to the thread, keep posting.  

[easilyscan]

1 hour ago, JuneJuly said:

Everyone should be up ~7% for the last month and ~18-20% YOY.  

If not you're doing it wrong, and if you beat those numbers congrats and welcome to the thread, keep posting.  

YOY Numbers are really impressive in all of my accounts. At first glance, I thought, WOW, I must be some kind of genius.

Later, I realized that the returns look so impressive because a little over a year ago, the market was bottoming during what I like to call 'tariff tantrums' 

Like you, I wish this thread was more popular, because I've always been interested in the markets, & enjoy seeing new people posting.

Regards

 

[supermike80]

2 hours ago, JuneJuly said:

Everyone should be up ~7% for the last month and ~18-20% YOY.  

If not you're doing it wrong, and if you beat those numbers congrats and welcome to the thread, keep posting.  

Great example of why you dont ever panic. March saw a big drop.  If youre a liberal you reacted. Moved your 401k to bonds.  Then april came and it all came back

[thegeneral]

13 hours ago, supermike80 said:

Great example of why you dont ever panic. March saw a big drop.  If youre a liberal you reacted. Moved your 401k to bonds.  Then april came and it all came back

“If you’re a liberal”