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    Stock Market - Ho ho ho! Market logs its worst Xmas Eve on record today; S&P officially enters bear market

    Stock Market - Ho ho ho! Market logs its worst Xmas Eve on record today; S&P officially enters bear market


    Ho ho ho! Market logs its worst Xmas Eve on record today; S&P officially enters bear market

    Posted: 24 Dec 2018 10:46 AM PST

    Perspectives on the long term and this time feels different.

    Posted: 24 Dec 2018 06:58 AM PST

    I'm not a big poster but I put this together in response to someone saying that this time feels different. The source of the information comes from some literature I've accumulated. I would also like to say that this is a post on investing and not on trading.

    At the bottom of the market in 1987 (Black Monday you dropped 22% 10/19/87) you would've lost 29% of your portfolio. By the end of 1989 you would've been 25% higher than your peak portfolio value in 1987. Missing the best days in the market (S&P 500) also substantially reduce your returns. For example if you were invested every day from January 1998 through December 2017 (sorry this year isn't over yet can give you a number) you'd have an average return of 7.2%. If you miss the best 10 best positive days your return is only 3.5%. If you miss the 20 best days your return is just 1.1%. And if you panic and sell when things get bad and miss the 30 best days, just one months worth of the market over the course of 20 years you would have an average return of -0.9%.

    That's the cost of dumping your stocks. And just to be proactive to the criticism let it be known that buy and hold does not mean buy and forget.

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    Dow, S&P logs largest decline ever on Christmas eve (MarketWatch)

    Posted: 24 Dec 2018 10:17 AM PST

    How much do you have in your emergency fund? This market is freaking me out

    Posted: 24 Dec 2018 03:43 AM PST

    I'm not entirely new to the stock market but I usually just buy index and forget. I entered the workforce around 2013, when things were seemingly getting good again after the recession, so I don't have first hand experience with market falls, only horror stories.

    Anyway, the last few months make me want to slow down on buying and keep cash. Not because socks are going down and I'm seeing losses (I know that's normal), but because I'm afraid of layoffs and being unemployed for a while if companies go on hiring freezes.

    Is the any logic to this or am I missing out and being dumb? Should I continue my monthly investments as usual? I have about 6 lean months of expenses in cash.

    Edit:

    This thread is an extremely interesting read. I can't believe the range of opinions and amounts for efunds that have been mentioned here. To clarify: I was never going to sell anything or stop investing entirely. I was however debating whether to invest a bit less a month and use the rest to increase my emergency savings a bit. Thank you for your help!

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    Be Extremely Picky In Your Stock Selections As Many High Quality Companies Trade Lower

    Posted: 24 Dec 2018 06:42 AM PST

    Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to all! Remember with the recent market activity. Stick to your game plan, if you're a dividend investor continue to buy stocks as they get cheaper. If a position is down 25%, dip your toes into that position and grab some shares. Is the bear here? Nobody knows, but we do know that high quality stocks gets cheaper as the share price falls. Be extremely selective in your purchases though! I hope this video helps!

    https://youtu.be/IUu9PyvnBds

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    Curiosity question

    Posted: 24 Dec 2018 07:04 PM PST

    Say I win the lottery and suddenly have 500 million in the bank. I feel like a WSB autist and decide to just buy the shit out of some small cap with a market cap of 50 million. I just buy every share I can get my hands on.

    So two questions. 1. Is a one man pump and dump illegal? 2. I read somewhere if you own more than 5% of a company you must disclose it. Could I, a nut job with 100 million in a RH account, buy more than 5% and get fined without realizing it or would something prevent this?

    Just curious. Merry Xmas.

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    Who else thinks analysts and other investors which appear on CNBC are lying?

    Posted: 24 Dec 2018 12:44 PM PST

    Most such investors say that we are oversold and are buying more, but the stock market is down 20% since oct. and we are in a bear market. Why can't they simply agree that themselves are the ones who are selling.

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    Advice on stocks to short?

    Posted: 24 Dec 2018 03:52 PM PST

    Looking to open a new account to short the market. Any advice on stocks to short?

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    Anyone Willing to Share Knowledge?

    Posted: 24 Dec 2018 05:10 PM PST

    I'm very fresh to the market and I'm a little confused on a couple of things. I was just wondering if someone would be ok with me asking a couple of questions.

    Thanks guys!

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    Buy or hold?

    Posted: 24 Dec 2018 11:32 AM PST

    I don't plan on selling everything, (like a lot of others are), but I would like to get an estimate on whether I should hold out on buying until the market is looking a little stronger.

    Many sources are predicting the market is going to continue to plunge as people are selling out. I'd like to hear other people's opinions; should I continue buying since prices are going down or hold on to my stocks and weather the storm?

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    What market signals do you use?

    Posted: 24 Dec 2018 08:44 AM PST

    Hi,

    For the US, I have traditionally paid attention to credit spreads (high yields relative to treasury) for tell-tale signs as to how stocks will fare. What other signals do you use as a pulse for the domestic (US) and foreign markets?

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    Why has the USD/CHF market froze???

    Posted: 24 Dec 2018 12:43 PM PST

    It's stopped but it should still be going.

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    Stocks that are Rising/Falling And Why (24 December 2018)

    Posted: 24 Dec 2018 08:53 AM PST

    Each day I go through the top rising and falling stocks today, and look for (a) what the company actually does, and (b) why the stock is moving so much. Hopefully this saves you some digging!

    Below are my notes from 24 December 2018 as of mid-morning. (This list is limited to companies with market cap >$500 million, and also excludes VIX, short ETFs, etc, as these just reflect the market, rather than individual companies.)

    Today Today Company
    67% MINDBODY, Inc. (MB) Mindbody is being acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity for $36/share or $1.9 billion (Fitness studio software)
    14% Aphria Inc (APHA) Unclear, but short seller Andrew Left has claimed the company is an acquisition target (Cannabis)
    12% Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SPPI) Jumping back after it fell due to an FDA setback (Pharma, oncology)
    10% CRISPR Therapeutics AG (CRSP) Unclear, but healthcare and gene editing stocks are rising in general
    10% Sinovac Biotech, Ltd. (SVA) Unclear, but healthcare and gene editing stocks are rising in general
    8% Editas Medicine, Inc. (EDIT) Unclear, but healthcare and gene editing stocks are rising in general
    Today Today Company
    -26% Dell Technologies Inc. (DVMT) Unclear (IT)
    -14% Priority Techno Holdings Inc (PRTH) Unclear (Blank check holding company)
    -13% Rubius Therapeutics Inc (RUBY) Unclear, but took on $75 million loan facility (Pharma)
    -12% DBV Technologies S.A. (DBVT) Volatile after it withdrew an application for a peanut allergy drug (Pharma)

    Top News * The bruising stock selloff continues for a fourth straight day, as the government enters its third day of a shutdown. * Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin tried to reassure financial markets by telling the financial community on Sunday that banks have ample financial stability. Many market participants, however, were unconcerned about banks until Mnuchin's statement.

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    Fidelity saying I executed a wash sale??

    Posted: 24 Dec 2018 10:41 AM PST

    Ok, so this happened to my dad so I apologize if I get some of the details wrong since neither of us know what happened exactly but here's the story.

    Dad had some Amazon stock that he sold at a loss the beginning of December. Then Amazon dropped even lower and he bought it back within 30 days.

    He placed it as a market order and for some reason it placed his order for the price he paid for the stock on the 5th resulting in an instant 5k loss.

    He called fidelity support and they say he executed a "wash sale."

    Can someone please explain what this is and why the heck anyone would want to buy a stock for considerably MORE than it's worth????

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    Newbie here

    Posted: 24 Dec 2018 09:50 AM PST

    Where did everyone here go to learn to do what they do? Any certain books? Or videos? I'd like to start but I have no idea what a lot of common terms I see on this sub

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    Will APPLE stock go way up in a years time? Aka it’s on discount / sale?

    Posted: 24 Dec 2018 09:48 AM PST

    Will APPLE stock go way up in a years time? Aka it's on discount / sale?

    Thank you guys

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    Friendly reminder NOT to panic DCA is your friend

    Posted: 24 Dec 2018 02:37 PM PST

    That is all.

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    NOUV and KALY

    Posted: 24 Dec 2018 03:34 AM PST

    I got to give the FB page I liked https://m.facebook.com/stocknewsupdate/ "Stock News Update" credit for these two 1,000 percent runners. I made some $$$$

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