Top is in

[Wintergreen78]

The top will be in during May, or June, or some time between 2024 and 2031. I read it here:
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/19/when-the-bull-market-will-end-according-to-sp-500-history.html

Apparently you should watch the VIX to know when the top is in. It either breaks down or goes through the roof. I can never remember that part...

[maizefolk]

The top will be in during May, or June, or some time between 2024 and 2031. I read it here:
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/19/when-the-bull-market-will-end-according-to-sp-500-history.html

Apparently you should watch the VIX to know when the top is in. It either breaks down or goes through the roof. I can never remember that part...

My prediction is that the top will be (or is) in sometime before June of 2023 or after May of 2023.

[SwordGuy]

The top will be in during May, or June, or some time between 2024 and 2031. I read it here:
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/19/when-the-bull-market-will-end-according-to-sp-500-history.html

Apparently you should watch the VIX to know when the top is in. It either breaks down or goes through the roof. I can never remember that part...

My prediction is that the top will be (or is) in sometime before June of 2023 or after May of 2023.

You're so very wrong!  Wrong!   Wrong!

Top will be (or is) in sometime before July of 2023 or after June of 2023!  :)

[solon]

Before we forget it, the acronym is: WALWWKFGFOEOLOMDSGTTAETTATHF.

Although I may have left out some of the less significant words.

[Wintergreen78]

Before we forget it, the acronym is: WALWWKFGFOEOLOMDSGTTAETTATHF.

Although I may have left out some of the less significant words.

Thank you! I tried to figure that out myself, but ended up with a headache.

[BigMoneyJim]

My conscious brain hit the panic button and avoided trying to decipher it. My subconscious brain started seeing patterns, though. So far I've come up with "We All Like Wookies Wearing Knickers For Google..." I'm sure once if decipher the rest that will make sense.

[Glenstache]

My conscious brain hit the panic button and avoided trying to decipher it. My subconscious brain started seeing patterns, though. So far I've come up with "We All Like Wookies Wearing Knickers For Google..." I'm sure once if decipher the rest that will make sense.

My interest in only piqued if the acroym is a palindrome (aka, Top Is In - Thorstache [TIIT]). One simply must have standards when it comes to the Top.

[maizefolk]

My conscious brain hit the panic button and avoided trying to decipher it. My subconscious brain started seeing patterns, though. So far I've come up with "We All Like Wookies Wearing Knickers For Google..." I'm sure once if decipher the rest that will make sense.

My interest in only piqued if the acroym is a palindrome (aka, Top Is In - Thorstache [TIIT]). One simply must have standards when it comes to the Top.

Sadly I'm wasn't nearly creative enough to hide a message in there.

[techwiz]

My conscious brain hit the panic button and avoided trying to decipher it. My subconscious brain started seeing patterns, though. So far I've come up with "We All Like Wookies Wearing Knickers For Google..." I'm sure once if decipher the rest that will make sense.

My interest in only piqued if the acroym is a palindrome (aka, Top Is In - Thorstache [TIIT]). One simply must have standards when it comes to the Top.

Sadly I'm wasn't nearly creative enough to hide a message in there.

With enough bakers I am sure a creative message can be found in the bread crumbs you left.

[Wintergreen78]

My conscious brain hit the panic button and avoided trying to decipher it. My subconscious brain started seeing patterns, though. So far I've come up with "We All Like Wookies Wearing Knickers For Google..." I'm sure once if decipher the rest that will make sense.

Watch Out For Knicker-Wearing Google Wookiees (WOFKWGW)!

Recursive acronym top is in.

[dragoncar]

My conscious brain hit the panic button and avoided trying to decipher it. My subconscious brain started seeing patterns, though. So far I've come up with "We All Like Wookies Wearing Knickers For Google..." I'm sure once if decipher the rest that will make sense.

Watch Out For Knicker-Wearing Google Wookiees (WOFKWGW)!

Recursive acronym top is in.

I think you mean:

Recursive Acronym Top Is RATIR

[secondcor521]

My conscious brain hit the panic button and avoided trying to decipher it. My subconscious brain started seeing patterns, though. So far I've come up with "We All Like Wookies Wearing Knickers For Google..." I'm sure once if decipher the rest that will make sense.

Watch Out For Knicker-Wearing Google Wookiees (WOFKWGW)!

Recursive acronym top is in.

I think you mean:

Recursive Acronym Top Is RATIR

Stack overflow top is in.

[erutio]

They should start calling them "All-time high fridays." Seems like we're hitting one just about every week.

After 4 consecutive "All-time high Fridays", looks like we were short another ATHF by about 5 points today.   

ATHFs top is in

[i_have_so_much_to_learn]

i'm not technical analysis expert, but given that the market is flying high like a baked treat... i do like muffin.... top is in.

[aspiringnomad]

Very cool to come back here after several months to see the top is still in.

[UnleashHell]

My conscious brain hit the panic button and avoided trying to decipher it. My subconscious brain started seeing patterns, though. So far I've come up with "We All Like Wookies Wearing Knickers For Google..." I'm sure once if decipher the rest that will make sense.

My interest in only piqued if the acroym is a palindrome (aka, Top Is In - Thorstache [TIIT]). One simply must have standards when it comes to the Top.

This is the sort of investment advice I can get behind.

[markbike528CBX]

Sorry, I didn't inform the thread, but I withdrew from VTSAX yesterday.
It is my fault The TOP is IN!

[solon]

Can the last one out please turn off the lights?

[techwiz]

Can the last one out please turn off the lights?

Even with the lights out we still know the Top Is In!

[Steeze]

Sorry, I didn't inform the thread, but I withdrew from VTSAX yesterday.
It is my fault The TOP is IN!

Should sell in smaller lots next time so you don’t trigger the algorithms

[BicycleB]

Sorry, I didn't inform the thread, but I withdrew from VTSAX yesterday.
It is my fault The TOP is IN!

Should sell in smaller lots next time so you don’t trigger the algorithms

(robot voice) Algorithm trigger warning... Top Is In...

[PhilB]

Sorry, I didn't inform the thread, but I withdrew from VTSAX yesterday.
It is my fault The TOP is IN!

Should sell in smaller lots next time so you don’t trigger the algorithms

(robot voice) Algorithm trigger warning... Top Is In...

I'm sorry Dave, I can't let you sell that...

[ender]

Sorry, I didn't inform the thread, but I withdrew from VTSAX yesterday.
It is my fault The TOP is IN!

Should sell in smaller lots next time so you don’t trigger the algorithms

(robot voice) Algorithm trigger warning... Top Is In...

I'm sorry Dave, I can't let you sell that...

SP500 over 9000 end of year, confirmed

[SwordGuy]

SP500 over 9000 end of year, confirmed

Thus speaks the heretic, the anti-Thorstach, the abomination of The One Great Truth..

[Psychstache]

Sorry, I didn't inform the thread, but I withdrew from VTSAX yesterday.
It is my fault The TOP is IN!

Sell in May and go away. It rhymes so it has to be true.

[Glenstache]

Sorry, I didn't inform the thread, but I withdrew from VTSAX yesterday.
It is my fault The TOP is IN!

Should sell in smaller lots next time so you don’t trigger the algorithms

(robot voice) Algorithm trigger warning... Top Is In...

I'm sorry Dave, I can't let you sell that...

SP500 over 9000 end of year, confirmed

 HAL 9000: This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.

[deborah]

The top is in for Berkshire Hathaway

https://www.forexlive.com/news/!/berkshire-hathaways-stock-price-is-too-high-nasdaq-temporarily-suspended-prices-20210505

[Glenstache]

The top is in for Berkshire Hathaway

https://www.forexlive.com/news/!/berkshire-hathaways-stock-price-is-too-high-nasdaq-temporarily-suspended-prices-20210505

Really inspires confidence when the nasdaq of all exchanges gets a Y2K type problem like not being able to handle a high stock price. But, that is also a pretty unique and respectable way to hit the Top.

[dougules]

The top is in for Berkshire Hathaway

https://www.forexlive.com/news/!/berkshire-hathaways-stock-price-is-too-high-nasdaq-temporarily-suspended-prices-20210505

Really inspires confidence when the nasdaq of all exchanges gets a Y2K type problem like not being able to handle a high stock price. But, that is also a pretty unique and respectable way to hit the Top.

"The biggest number they can handle is $429,496.7295"  This is so very oddly specific. 

[maizefolk]

The top is in for Berkshire Hathaway

https://www.forexlive.com/news/!/berkshire-hathaways-stock-price-is-too-high-nasdaq-temporarily-suspended-prices-20210505

Really inspires confidence when the nasdaq of all exchanges gets a Y2K type problem like not being able to handle a high stock price. But, that is also a pretty unique and respectable way to hit the Top.

"The biggest number they can handle is $429,496.7295"  This is so very oddly specific.

4 294 967 295 in binary is 2^(32) − 1 and is written as 11111111111111111111111111111111 in binary. To add one more cent you'd have to use one more bit of memory to store the number than they are currently using.

[dougules]

The top is in for Berkshire Hathaway

https://www.forexlive.com/news/!/berkshire-hathaways-stock-price-is-too-high-nasdaq-temporarily-suspended-prices-20210505

Really inspires confidence when the nasdaq of all exchanges gets a Y2K type problem like not being able to handle a high stock price. But, that is also a pretty unique and respectable way to hit the Top.

"The biggest number they can handle is $429,496.7295"  This is so very oddly specific.

4 294 967 295 in binary is 2^(32) − 1 and is written as 11111111111111111111111111111111 in binary. To add one more cent you'd have to use one more bit of memory to store the number than they are currently using.

Yeah, after a bit I realized it was just (2^32-1)/10000.  I wonder what the word is on the fix. 

[dragoncar]

The top is in for Berkshire Hathaway

https://www.forexlive.com/news/!/berkshire-hathaways-stock-price-is-too-high-nasdaq-temporarily-suspended-prices-20210505

Really inspires confidence when the nasdaq of all exchanges gets a Y2K type problem like not being able to handle a high stock price. But, that is also a pretty unique and respectable way to hit the Top.

"The biggest number they can handle is $429,496.7295"  This is so very oddly specific.

4 294 967 295 in binary is 2^(32) − 1 and is written as 11111111111111111111111111111111 in binary. To add one more cent you'd have to use one more bit of memory to store the number than they are currently using.

Yeah, after a bit I realized it was just (2^32-1)/10000.  I wonder what the word is on the fix.

IF(SYMBOL==BRK.A){NEWPRICE=PRICE+MAXPRICE}

[dougules]

The top is in for Berkshire Hathaway

https://www.forexlive.com/news/!/berkshire-hathaways-stock-price-is-too-high-nasdaq-temporarily-suspended-prices-20210505

Really inspires confidence when the nasdaq of all exchanges gets a Y2K type problem like not being able to handle a high stock price. But, that is also a pretty unique and respectable way to hit the Top.

"The biggest number they can handle is $429,496.7295"  This is so very oddly specific.

4 294 967 295 in binary is 2^(32) − 1 and is written as 11111111111111111111111111111111 in binary. To add one more cent you'd have to use one more bit of memory to store the number than they are currently using.

Yeah, after a bit I realized it was just (2^32-1)/10000.  I wonder what the word is on the fix.

IF(SYMBOL==BRK.A){NEWPRICE=PRICE+MAXPRICE}

I see your point, but I'd like to float the idea that your solution needs a bit more precision. 

[GuitarStv]

The top is in for Berkshire Hathaway

https://www.forexlive.com/news/!/berkshire-hathaways-stock-price-is-too-high-nasdaq-temporarily-suspended-prices-20210505

Really inspires confidence when the nasdaq of all exchanges gets a Y2K type problem like not being able to handle a high stock price. But, that is also a pretty unique and respectable way to hit the Top.

"The biggest number they can handle is $429,496.7295"  This is so very oddly specific.

4 294 967 295 in binary is 2^(32) − 1 and is written as 11111111111111111111111111111111 in binary. To add one more cent you'd have to use one more bit of memory to store the number than they are currently using.

Yeah, after a bit I realized it was just (2^32-1)/10000.  I wonder what the word is on the fix.

IF(SYMBOL==BRK.A){NEWPRICE=PRICE+MAXPRICE}

That'll still fail.  They just need to use a different datatype to store the value of PRICE+MAXPRICE.

[Monocle Money Mouth]

The top is in for Berkshire Hathaway

https://www.forexlive.com/news/!/berkshire-hathaways-stock-price-is-too-high-nasdaq-temporarily-suspended-prices-20210505

Really inspires confidence when the nasdaq of all exchanges gets a Y2K type problem like not being able to handle a high stock price. But, that is also a pretty unique and respectable way to hit the Top.

"The biggest number they can handle is $429,496.7295"  This is so very oddly specific.

4 294 967 295 in binary is 2^(32) − 1 and is written as 11111111111111111111111111111111 in binary. To add one more cent you'd have to use one more bit of memory to store the number than they are currently using.

Yeah, after a bit I realized it was just (2^32-1)/10000.  I wonder what the word is on the fix.

IF(SYMBOL==BRK.A){NEWPRICE=PRICE+MAXPRICE}

That'll still fail.  They just need to use a different datatype to store the value of PRICE+MAXPRICE.

NASDAQ's dirty little secret is out. The entire operation is run on an old 486 machine in a closet running custom software that was abandoned decades ago and everyone is afraid to touch.

[Glenstache]

The top is in for Berkshire Hathaway

https://www.forexlive.com/news/!/berkshire-hathaways-stock-price-is-too-high-nasdaq-temporarily-suspended-prices-20210505

Really inspires confidence when the nasdaq of all exchanges gets a Y2K type problem like not being able to handle a high stock price. But, that is also a pretty unique and respectable way to hit the Top.

"The biggest number they can handle is $429,496.7295"  This is so very oddly specific.

4 294 967 295 in binary is 2^(32) − 1 and is written as 11111111111111111111111111111111 in binary. To add one more cent you'd have to use one more bit of memory to store the number than they are currently using.

Yeah, after a bit I realized it was just (2^32-1)/10000.  I wonder what the word is on the fix.

IF(SYMBOL==BRK.A){NEWPRICE=PRICE+MAXPRICE}

That'll still fail.  They just need to use a different datatype to store the value of PRICE+MAXPRICE.

NASDAQ's dirty little secret is out. The entire operation is run on an old 486 machine in a closet running custom software that was abandoned decades ago and everyone is afraid to touch.

Say what you want, but there are still a lot of critical places where the floppy disc top is not yet in.

[dragoncar]

The top is in for Berkshire Hathaway

https://www.forexlive.com/news/!/berkshire-hathaways-stock-price-is-too-high-nasdaq-temporarily-suspended-prices-20210505

Really inspires confidence when the nasdaq of all exchanges gets a Y2K type problem like not being able to handle a high stock price. But, that is also a pretty unique and respectable way to hit the Top.

"The biggest number they can handle is $429,496.7295"  This is so very oddly specific.

4 294 967 295 in binary is 2^(32) − 1 and is written as 11111111111111111111111111111111 in binary. To add one more cent you'd have to use one more bit of memory to store the number than they are currently using.

Yeah, after a bit I realized it was just (2^32-1)/10000.  I wonder what the word is on the fix.

IF(SYMBOL==BRK.A){NEWPRICE=PRICE+MAXPRICE}

That'll still fail.  They just need to use a different datatype to store the value of PRICE+MAXPRICE.

Dynamic typing top is in

[dragoncar]

The rest is left as an exercise to the reader

[BicycleB]

The top is in for Berkshire Hathaway

https://www.forexlive.com/news/!/berkshire-hathaways-stock-price-is-too-high-nasdaq-temporarily-suspended-prices-20210505

Really inspires confidence when the nasdaq of all exchanges gets a Y2K type problem like not being able to handle a high stock price. But, that is also a pretty unique and respectable way to hit the Top.

"The biggest number they can handle is $429,496.7295"  This is so very oddly specific.

4 294 967 295 in binary is 2^(32) − 1 and is written as 11111111111111111111111111111111 in binary. To add one more cent you'd have to use one more bit of memory to store the number than they are currently using.

Yeah, after a bit I realized it was just (2^32-1)/10000.  I wonder what the word is on the fix.

IF(SYMBOL==BRK.A){NEWPRICE=PRICE+MAXPRICE}

I see your point, but I'd like to float the idea that your solution needs a bit more precision.

LOL!

Well played, @dougules. Three jokes in one? On this base, surely witticism top achieved.

[Glenstache]

The top is in for Berkshire Hathaway

https://www.forexlive.com/news/!/berkshire-hathaways-stock-price-is-too-high-nasdaq-temporarily-suspended-prices-20210505

Really inspires confidence when the nasdaq of all exchanges gets a Y2K type problem like not being able to handle a high stock price. But, that is also a pretty unique and respectable way to hit the Top.

"The biggest number they can handle is $429,496.7295"  This is so very oddly specific.

4 294 967 295 in binary is 2^(32) − 1 and is written as 11111111111111111111111111111111 in binary. To add one more cent you'd have to use one more bit of memory to store the number than they are currently using.

Yeah, after a bit I realized it was just (2^32-1)/10000.  I wonder what the word is on the fix.

IF(SYMBOL==BRK.A){NEWPRICE=PRICE+MAXPRICE}

I see your point, but I'd like to float the idea that your solution needs a bit more precision.

LOL!

Well played, @dougules. Three jokes in one? On this base, surely witticism top achieved.

I thought you only got two witticisms in binary?

[secondcor521]

I'd add something here, but I'm not the right type.  Cast stones if you must.

[SwordGuy]

We had a similar problem with Italian Lira around 1990.   There was so much inflation in it that we couldn't hold the correct number in our datatypes.   We added a second field which represented the number of zeroes to add to the number and just ignored the leftover Lira, which simply wasn't worth keeping track of.

[techwiz]

We had a similar problem with Italian Lira around 1990.   There was so much inflation in it that we couldn't hold the correct number in our datatypes.   We added a second field which represented the number of zeroes to add to the number and just ignored the leftover Lira, which simply wasn't worth keeping track of.

I would think the same logic could apply here, once you reach $429,496 per share price you don't need to track to the fourth decimal place. I don't think many would care about a hundredth of a penny during those trades. 

[GuitarStv]

The top is in for Berkshire Hathaway

https://www.forexlive.com/news/!/berkshire-hathaways-stock-price-is-too-high-nasdaq-temporarily-suspended-prices-20210505

Really inspires confidence when the nasdaq of all exchanges gets a Y2K type problem like not being able to handle a high stock price. But, that is also a pretty unique and respectable way to hit the Top.

"The biggest number they can handle is $429,496.7295"  This is so very oddly specific.

4 294 967 295 in binary is 2^(32) − 1 and is written as 11111111111111111111111111111111 in binary. To add one more cent you'd have to use one more bit of memory to store the number than they are currently using.

Yeah, after a bit I realized it was just (2^32-1)/10000.  I wonder what the word is on the fix.

IF(SYMBOL==BRK.A){NEWPRICE=PRICE+MAXPRICE}

That'll still fail.  They just need to use a different datatype to store the value of PRICE+MAXPRICE.

NASDAQ's dirty little secret is out. The entire operation is run on an old 486 machine in a closet running custom software that was abandoned decades ago and everyone is afraid to touch.

Meh.  486s are pretty recent.  I've got friends working on some nuclear plants who had to learn '60s era Fortran.

[Rdy2Fire]

Top will never be in! It was 'in' about 10000 times since the great depression.

I know someone who believes it and has an insane amount of cash literally buried and has added to it for like 15 yrs as it sits in the dirt losing money FYI his top was in and just keeps going down and down and down

[Glenstache]

We had a similar problem with Italian Lira around 1990.   There was so much inflation in it that we couldn't hold the correct number in our datatypes.   We added a second field which represented the number of zeroes to add to the number and just ignored the leftover Lira, which simply wasn't worth keeping track of.

I would think the same logic could apply here, once you reach $429,496 per share price you don't need to track to the fourth decimal place. I don't think many would care about a hundredth of a penny during those trades.

Wasn't this the entire basis of the Office Space skimming scheme?

[Travis]

NASDAQ's dirty little secret is out. The entire operation is run on an old 486 machine in a closet running custom software that was abandoned decades ago and everyone is afraid to touch.

Sounds like a DoD financial computer.

Meh.  486s are pretty recent.  I've got friends working on some nuclear plants who had to learn '60s era Fortran.

Back in 2000 they were teaching Fortran at my university as entry-level coding.

[dragoncar]

We had a similar problem with Italian Lira around 1990.   There was so much inflation in it that we couldn't hold the correct number in our datatypes.   We added a second field which represented the number of zeroes to add to the number and just ignored the leftover Lira, which simply wasn't worth keeping track of.

I would think the same logic could apply here, once you reach $429,496 per share price you don't need to track to the fourth decimal place. I don't think many would care about a hundredth of a penny during those trades.

Wasn't this the entire basis of the Office Space skimming scheme?

I don’t want to jump to conclusions, but I’m pretty sure it was the plot of Superman 3?

[Glenstache]

We had a similar problem with Italian Lira around 1990.   There was so much inflation in it that we couldn't hold the correct number in our datatypes.   We added a second field which represented the number of zeroes to add to the number and just ignored the leftover Lira, which simply wasn't worth keeping track of.

I would think the same logic could apply here, once you reach $429,496 per share price you don't need to track to the fourth decimal place. I don't think many would care about a hundredth of a penny during those trades.

Wasn't this the entire basis of the Office Space skimming scheme?

I don’t want to jump to conclusions, but I’m pretty sure it was the plot of Superman 3?

... and what would you do if you have a million dollars?

[dividendman]

We had a similar problem with Italian Lira around 1990.   There was so much inflation in it that we couldn't hold the correct number in our datatypes.   We added a second field which represented the number of zeroes to add to the number and just ignored the leftover Lira, which simply wasn't worth keeping track of.

I would think the same logic could apply here, once you reach $429,496 per share price you don't need to track to the fourth decimal place. I don't think many would care about a hundredth of a penny during those trades.

Wasn't this the entire basis of the Office Space skimming scheme?

I don’t want to jump to conclusions, but I’m pretty sure it was the plot of Superman 3?

... and what would you do if you have a million dollars?

I'll tell you what I'd do: nothing.