thegeneral 3,213 Posted January 30 59 minutes ago, easilyscan said: Microsoft Corporation Closed 442.33 -4.87 (-1.09%) After hours 421.98 -20.35 (-4.60%) Tesla, Inc. Closed 389.10 -8.99 (-2.26%) After hours 406.39 +17.29 (+4.44%) One whammie I have a shet load of MSFT and no TSLA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easilyscan 925 Posted January 30 58 minutes ago, thegeneral said: I have a shet load of MSFT and no TSLA I have 288 TSLA & no MSFT Of course I'm happy to see it, but I was surprised to see TSLA up after hours. This doesn't include Q4 numbers released today, but the top line has leveled off............. https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/TSLA/tesla/revenue And the bottom line is in a downtrend https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/TSLA/tesla/eps-earnings-per-share-diluted Tesla stock rose solidly late despite missing views as Elon Musk sees true self-driving starting in June with an "epic" 2026 ahead. Personally, I don't buy it, but I'm going to ride the roller coaster to the end If it adds to the after hours gains tomorrow, I'll be selling substantially out of the money covered calls. The premiums can be absolutely insane. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegeneral 3,213 Posted January 30 1 minute ago, easilyscan said: I have 288 TSLA & no MSFT Of course I'm happy to see it, but I was surprised to see TSLA up after hours. This doesn't include Q4 numbers released today, but the top line has leveled off............. https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/TSLA/tesla/revenue And the bottom line is in a downtrend https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/TSLA/tesla/eps-earnings-per-share-diluted Tesla stock rose solidly late despite missing views as Elon Musk sees true self-driving starting in June with an "epic" 2026 ahead. Personally, I don't buy it, but I'm going to ride the roller coaster to the end Nice. MSFT is a forever hold for me so not sweating it just way more fun when it bounces up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easilyscan 925 Posted January 30 12 minutes ago, thegeneral said: Nice. MSFT is a forever hold for me so not sweating it just way more fun when it bounces up. Microsoft is a helluva company. 25 years ago, along with Intel, they ruled the computing world. Talk about divergence. Microsoft saw 'the cloud' approaching, Intel didn't. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegeneral 3,213 Posted January 30 13 minutes ago, easilyscan said: Microsoft is a helluva company. 25 years ago, along with Intel, they ruled the computing world. Talk about divergence. Microsoft saw 'the cloud' approaching, Intel didn't. Yep. Once they dumped Balmer they started making the right moves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easilyscan 925 Posted January 30 On 1/29/2025 at 1:00 PM, nobody said: Apple will go down. It almost always does. They'll beat on revenue and profit, but someone will find a 0.2% decline in sales in China or something, and it'll take the stock down 2-5%. I'm sure there will be words about how China is subsidizing Chinese made phones over Apple as well. And then, of course, the stock will make up what they lose and then some over the quarter. The only time they don't go down on earnings is when they announce huge buy backs and also beat on the top and bottom line like they always do. I think the reason Apple shares have been floundering is because of the Q-3 report. YOY EPS were down 34.1% https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/AAPL/apple/eps-earnings-per-share-diluted If that trend continues with the Q-4 report, it probably won't be good. They made $2.18 in Q4 2023. Let's hope they can match that, or at least come close. For the quarter, Apple reported earnings per share of $2.40 on revenue of $124.3 billion. Analysts were looking for EPS of $2.35 and revenue of $124.1 billion, according to Bloomberg consensus estimates. Looks like a beat, but we'll have to wait and see what the guidance numbers are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegeneral 3,213 Posted January 30 Apple AH doing decently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easilyscan 925 Posted January 31 51 minutes ago, thegeneral said: Apple AH doing decently. Up just under $7 as I type. Was flat to down around $3 until the conference call started. I'm guessing that's when the AI hype began....lol Not picking on apple, everybody's doing it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegeneral 3,213 Posted January 31 14 hours ago, easilyscan said: Up just under $7 as I type. Was flat to down around $3 until the conference call started. I'm guessing that's when the AI hype began....lol Not picking on apple, everybody's doing it! This morn shaping up quite nicely for the Mag 7 Lets hold those gains throughout the day. Looking at the you, AAPL Ill be picking up more MSFT 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nobody 2,672 Posted January 31 Friggin apple ... the finally started giving them credit for their web services. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegeneral 3,213 Posted February 3 Seeing more and more of these headlines “Throughout January, investors placed 10 times more bets on American stocks falling than on their continued rise, a staggering shift that reflects growing unease over Wall Street's future under Trump's leadership“ Tomorrow’s opening will suck because of this tariff news. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrailGuy 554 Posted February 3 3 minutes ago, thegeneral said: Seeing more and more of these headlines “Throughout January, investors placed 10 times more bets on American stocks falling than on their continued rise, a staggering shift that reflects growing unease over Wall Street's future under Trump's leadership“ Tomorrow’s opening will suck because of this tariff news. The writing was on the wall. Smart money was against trump. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Hunt 282 Posted February 3 3 minutes ago, thegeneral said: Seeing more and more of these headlines “Throughout January, investors placed 10 times more bets on American stocks falling than on their continued rise, a staggering shift that reflects growing unease over Wall Street's future under Trump's leadership“ Tomorrow’s opening will suck because of this tariff news. Buying opportunities though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easilyscan 925 Posted February 3 3 hours ago, TrailGuy said: The writing was on the wall. Smart money was against trump. Did you follow the smart money & short the market ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrailGuy 554 Posted February 3 6 hours ago, easilyscan said: Did you follow the smart money & short the market ? Of course I did boyo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easilyscan 925 Posted February 3 8 hours ago, TrailGuy said: Of course I did boyo. Sure you did sparky. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BirdGang 385 Posted February 3 8 hours ago, TrailGuy said: Of course I did boyo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BirdGang 385 Posted February 3 5 minutes ago, easilyscan said: Sure you did sparky. No way he has income to put in the market, he can barely hold a job. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easilyscan 925 Posted February 3 People are so effing delusional. I owned Intel in its glory days. 1993-2000 I didn't get out anywhere near the top, (left a lot on the table) but at least saw that their dynasty was cratering & locked in decent profits. I kept it in a watch list as I do all stocks that I held at one time. This comment on the yahoo message board today is simply priceless. Ron: Trump 25% tax Donald happy Monday Here's a stock which has a 25 year annualized return of -0.74% & this guy is convinced the problems started on November 4, 2024. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegeneral 3,213 Posted February 3 I keep not buying PLTR, traded it way back when it was in the 20’s and made a little, but keep meaning to get back in. Keep watching it sky rocket including 20% AH’s today. Instead I picked up more MSFT. Dumb!!! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easilyscan 925 Posted February 4 7 hours ago, thegeneral said: I keep not buying PLTR, traded it way back when it was in the 20’s and made a little, but keep meaning to get back in. Keep watching it sky rocket including 20% AH’s today. Instead I picked up more MSFT. Dumb!!! I'm familiar with PLTR but I've never held it. Somewhat similar story for me with OKLO. Bought 300 shares @ $23.73 10-28-24 cost basis $7119.00 The stock had been surging so I also sold 3 December 20, 2024 covered calls with a strike price of $24 The premium was $4.87 per share. Net proceeds $1,458.91 As I had hoped, the stock took a breather & closed below the strike price on the expiration date & my net was $1459 3 days later, on December 23, I sold 3 January 31, 2025 covered calls with a strike price of $27 the premium was $2.11 per share which netted another $630.97 Sounds good right ? Not exactly. Shares continued to surge & were called away at $27 on January 31. I did well, total cost $7119 & net proceeds of $10,190 for a gain of 43% in 3 months. Shares closed at $45.93 today Had I just held them, instead of selling that 2nd covered call, my 300 shares would now be worth $13,788 for a gain of 94% Dumb As Tony Soprano would say, "whadda ya gonna do" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easilyscan 925 Posted February 4 Google = Whammy 192.40 -15.31 -7.46% Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easilyscan 925 Posted February 11 Tesla continues to get slaughtered. Down over $60 since the post above this one. I'm afraid it could easily fall another $50 Yahoo finance has been my homepage since 1998. Always enjoyed commenting on Stocks, ETFs, etc. that I held, or was interested in. Now, there's a 50-50 chance that a seemingly civil comment like "didn't realize Teslas sales in China we're down that much last quarter, thanks" will be rejected ? It's almost as if Yahoo is trying to drive people away. If the comment problems weren't bad enough, the site has become excruciatingly slow. Any suggestions on other investing sites that allow comments ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nobody 2,672 Posted February 12 finviz.com is decent 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easilyscan 925 Posted February 14 On 2/11/2025 at 6:24 PM, nobody said: finviz.com is decent I'll check it out this weekend. Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lod001 1,344 Posted February 14 On 2/11/2025 at 4:44 PM, easilyscan said: Tesla continues to get slaughtered. Down over $60 since the post above this one. I'm afraid it could easily fall another $50 Yahoo finance has been my homepage since 1998. Always enjoyed commenting on Stocks, ETFs, etc. that I held, or was interested in. Now, there's a 50-50 chance that a seemingly civil comment like "didn't realize Teslas sales in China we're down that much last quarter, thanks" will be rejected ? It's almost as if Yahoo is trying to drive people away. If the comment problems weren't bad enough, the site has become excruciatingly slow. Any suggestions on other investing sites that allow comments ? I'll give ya better than that. https://x.com/jdmarkman https://x.com/MartyChargin https://x.com/RedDogT3 https://x.com/TheLongInvest Oh and of course https://x.com/DaveHcontrarian for looking out into the future. You have to check his 'replies.' He replies more than posts. ES=F guru - https://x.com/AdamMancini4 Among others. I check what these guys say every morning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easilyscan 925 Posted February 14 5 minutes ago, lod001 said: I'll give ya better than that. https://x.com/jdmarkman https://x.com/MartyChargin https://x.com/RedDogT3 https://x.com/TheLongInvest Oh and of course https://x.com/DaveHcontrarian for looking out into the future. You have to check his 'replies.' He replies more than posts. ES=F guru - https://x.com/AdamMancini4 Among others. I check what these guys say every morning. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 15,430 Posted February 20 It’s happening! Happy liberals? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegeneral 3,213 Posted February 21 22 hours ago, Hardcore troubadour said: It’s happening! Happy liberals? Now don’t get pissy if your hero focks it all up. Get prepared instead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrailGuy 554 Posted February 21 4 minutes ago, thegeneral said: Now don’t get pissy if your hero focks it all up. Get prepared instead. Smart money knew this was coming and is prepared. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 15,430 Posted February 21 1 minute ago, TrailGuy said: Smart money knew this was coming and is prepared. Yup. Smart ones knew in 2022. Well before Trump that it was coming. Thanks for pointing that out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horseman 2,458 Posted February 21 4 minutes ago, TrailGuy said: Smart money knew this was coming and is prepared. What's the pretend CFO's asset allocation right now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrailGuy 554 Posted February 21 1 minute ago, Hardcore troubadour said: Yup. Smart ones knew in 2022. Well before Trump that it was coming. Thanks for pointing that out. We're up 20% from the start of 2022. If you went cash or short you missed out. You didn't know shite Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horseman 2,458 Posted February 21 Never mind. I know the answer. Smart pretend CFO money was moved out of the target date fund and into cash. Two of your only 5 options in your small company 401k. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horseman 2,458 Posted February 21 2 minutes ago, TrailGuy said: If you went cash Nailed it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horseman 2,458 Posted February 21 7 minutes ago, TrailGuy said: We're up 20% from the start of 2022. If you went cash or short you missed out. You didn't know shite Smart money, and by smart I mean dumb, would have sold at the beginning of 2022 and bought back in October. It's dumb to try and time the stock market though, that's another reason we know you're a pretend CFO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 15,430 Posted February 21 1 hour ago, TrailGuy said: We're up 20% from the start of 2022. If you went cash or short you missed out. You didn't know shite People knew it was coming back then. Now that it’s here you’re jumping around as if you knew. Ya didn’t Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrailGuy 554 Posted February 21 2 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: People knew it was coming back then. Now that it’s here you’re jumping around as if you knew. Ya didn’t in 2022 people knew were getting a correction in 2025? You say really dumb things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegeneral 3,213 Posted February 21 1 hour ago, Hardcore troubadour said: Yup. Smart ones knew in 2022. Well before Trump that it was coming. Thanks for pointing that out. What Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 15,430 Posted February 21 7 minutes ago, TrailGuy said: in 2022 people knew were getting a correction in 2025? You say really dumb things. Yes. It’s been coming for a while. If you knew what you were talking about you would know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
