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dragoncar

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4550 on: June 18, 2019, 06:42:03 PM »
Now the top is in ;)

Quadruple top confirmed

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4551 on: June 19, 2019, 07:59:43 AM »

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4552 on: June 19, 2019, 08:03:19 AM »
Now we’re just repeating oursivles

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4553 on: June 19, 2019, 08:03:45 AM »
Now we’re just saying the same things over again

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4554 on: June 19, 2019, 08:15:02 AM »
Peak repetition?

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4555 on: June 19, 2019, 08:36:02 AM »
Well, they say the markets are cyclical.

Wait, no. The top is in. No more cycles.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4556 on: June 19, 2019, 08:56:38 AM »
The markets could be cyclical, time will tell.
   

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4557 on: June 19, 2019, 03:23:33 PM »
We should be seeing some personal tops today..:)

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4558 on: June 19, 2019, 04:20:08 PM »
We should be seeing some personal tops today..:)

Yesterday was the personal top.  So I guess today is the topping of the top.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4559 on: June 20, 2019, 08:15:44 AM »
The top was not in.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4560 on: June 20, 2019, 08:20:40 AM »
Definitely a new personal top...I guess it’s alldpwnhill from here

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4561 on: June 20, 2019, 08:48:51 AM »
Once the trade war is fixed (around this time next year is my prediction.. You know in time for the election) and we are in another full blown war with Iran.. I predict we'll have a new top around S&P = 3250.


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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4562 on: June 20, 2019, 09:19:05 AM »
Once the trade war is fixed (around this time next year is my prediction.. You know in time for the election) and we are in another full blown war with Iran.. I predict we'll have a new top around S&P = 3250.

This guy definitely took my earlier advice to look at the chart upside down too far

« Last Edit: June 20, 2019, 09:22:17 AM by dragoncar »

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4563 on: June 20, 2019, 09:23:11 AM »
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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4564 on: June 20, 2019, 09:33:53 AM »
We should be seeing some personal tops today..:)

Sounds somewhat indecent.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4565 on: June 20, 2019, 09:59:38 AM »
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Maybe we reached the top of subscription to this topic?  We have already loss one subscriber! 

Top subscription is in!

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4566 on: June 20, 2019, 10:39:12 AM »
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Sorry, the "top is in" thread is like the mafia.  Once you're in, you're in.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4567 on: June 20, 2019, 10:58:40 AM »
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Sorry, the "top is in" thread is like the mafia.  Once you're in, you're in.

One guy actually deleted his account to get away from the thread.  But I found him.  And I told him “hey, psst.  Top is in”

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4568 on: June 20, 2019, 11:02:16 AM »
He'll come back when the S&P drops under 1900.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4569 on: June 20, 2019, 12:03:33 PM »
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Sorry, the "top is in" thread is like the mafia.  Once you're in, you're in.

One guy actually deleted his account to get away from the thread.  But I found him.  And I told him “hey, psst.  Top is in”

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S-IkWpm7TS0

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« Reply #4570 on: June 20, 2019, 01:22:57 PM »
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Sorry, the "top is in" thread is like the mafia.  Once you're in, you're in.

One guy actually deleted his account to get away from the thread.  But I found him.  And I told him “hey, psst.  Top is in”

And you would!

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4571 on: June 20, 2019, 02:10:51 PM »
Top is in again!

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4572 on: June 20, 2019, 02:12:00 PM »
S&P 3,000 in sight!

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4573 on: June 20, 2019, 02:24:49 PM »
S&P 3,000 in sight!

Top is in!  S&P 0 in sight. 

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4574 on: June 20, 2019, 02:27:43 PM »
On a serious note, I think I looked at the S&P 500, and from the original @thorstach post to now, there has only been one day that the market closed lower since then.  Amazing(ly wrong) call!

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4575 on: June 20, 2019, 02:28:52 PM »
On a serious note, I think I looked at the S&P 500, and from the original @thorstach post to now, there has only been one day that the market closed lower since then.  Amazing(ly wrong) call!

But he could be right any day now!

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4576 on: June 20, 2019, 03:41:30 PM »
Now the top is in ;)

Facepunch, I was so wrong!!  And I delayed my regular VTI investment thinking it would surely dip, duh.

Amazing watching this rollercoaster.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4577 on: June 20, 2019, 05:19:38 PM »

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4578 on: June 20, 2019, 06:00:57 PM »
I'm FI, so top is super duper truly in.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4579 on: June 20, 2019, 06:25:11 PM »
today's top is in?

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4580 on: June 20, 2019, 06:41:36 PM »
today's top is in?
Top is in for all eternity.  Or until tomorrow.  Whichever comes first.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4581 on: June 21, 2019, 07:33:38 AM »
Now the top is in ;)

Facepunch, I was so wrong!!  And I delayed my regular VTI investment thinking it would surely dip, duh.

Amazing watching this rollercoaster.

I considered investing my usual quarterly amount at the beginning of June instead of the end. Decided to wait until the usual time in case it dropped further... Guess I should have gone with my gut.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4582 on: June 21, 2019, 09:36:36 AM »
Eh, 20 years from now the difference between June 3 and today will be insignificant. Don't beat yourself up over it.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4583 on: June 21, 2019, 12:25:27 PM »
Eh, 20 years from now the difference between June 3 and today will be insignificant. Don't beat yourself up over it.

That is my thought process too, so I'm not actually upset with myself. Also, the amount I have scheduled for investing this quarter is only about 2% of our total portfolio so even if I timed it perfectly it is still just a drop in the bucket. Maybe a difference of $1k? Meh.

I do wonder if I should switch to monthly investments instead of quarterly. Just complicates accounting more.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4584 on: June 22, 2019, 01:25:55 AM »
Eh, 20 years from now the difference between June 3 and today will be insignificant. Don't beat yourself up over it.

While I don’t think anyone should beat themselves up over failure to time the market (what thread is this again?), a ~7% difference in starting value compounded at 7% over 20 years is like 20-30% difference in end value(all that is wrong) is Pretty big IMO
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« Reply #4585 on: June 22, 2019, 09:36:07 AM »
Eh, 20 years from now the difference between June 3 and today will be insignificant. Don't beat yourself up over it.

While I don’t think anyone should beat themselves up over failure to time the market (what thread is this again?), a ~7% difference in starting value compounded at 7% over 20 years is like 20-30% difference in end value.  Pretty big IMO

How do you figure?  I did the math, and decided that a 7% lower staring balance on a 7% compound growth rate always works out to exactly a 7% loss.  Look!

edit:  unless you mean the ratio of eventual deficit to initial deficit?  In that case, it's much worse than 30%.  On the 10k initial balance below, he's down $700 in year one but $2,531 in year 20.  2531/700 is like 360%!  Of course, $2,531 is chump change to someone who's been investing $10k/month for 20 years.  That person has over five million dollars at 7% per year.

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« Reply #4586 on: June 22, 2019, 10:29:43 AM »
Well, sure if you want to “do the math” you can disprove any crazy notion I come up with at 1 am.  But seriously, thanks for correcting me.  I don’t know what I was thinking!  Plus, not sure why I even chose to compound at a positive rate, since top is in it should be -7%

That would be wild if differences in starting value compounded like I said.  Each year you waited to start investing would, on average, reduce your end value by 30%
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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4587 on: June 22, 2019, 10:48:07 AM »
What if there were spooky ways of compounding, you say? Why, it's time for Interesting New Things. Quantum computing power is growing at a spooky double exponential rate.

https://www.livescience.com/65651-quantum-computers-get-scary-fast.html
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-new-law-suggests-quantum-supremacy-could-happen-this-year/

Obviously, this will disrupt markets, causing a deflationary collapse. Stock prices will decline at a double exponential rate! Top is INNNN! <--That's 22 N's, you see.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4588 on: June 22, 2019, 11:02:56 AM »
What if there were spooky ways of compounding, you say? Why, it's time for Interesting New Things. Quantum computing power is growing at a spooky double exponential rate.

https://www.livescience.com/65651-quantum-computers-get-scary-fast.html
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-new-law-suggests-quantum-supremacy-could-happen-this-year/

Obviously, this will disrupt markets, causing a deflationary collapse. Stock prices will decline at a double exponential rate! Top is INNNN! <--That's 22 N's, you see.

Top is only in for 40% of the multiverse.

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« Reply #4589 on: June 22, 2019, 12:28:34 PM »
Goddamit. Apparently I actually called the bottom on TSLA.

So, I like Tesla as a company - they're pushing hard for clean, desirable electric cars with a great supercharger network. Plus stationary storage, attempting self-driving, etc. Plenty of issues too - but lots of future potential.

But, I always just stick with VTI.

Stock kept going down. And down.

One day 2-3 weeks ago, I notice it at $178.97 just after market close - I consider this ridiculously low for the potential the company has. Hasn't been that low in over 2 years, and they've successfully started producing Model 3 since then. So, I have some cash in the account (~1% of my total stock) because I was lazy and after some dithering put in a limit order for $180 using all the cash.

Flagged. Merrill Edge says that it's too high above the close, do I REALLY want to do that?

*sigh* Rather than override, I repost the limit order at $179.

Next morning - stock opens above $179, order is never filled. Within a few days, it's back over $200 and is now over $220.

So, that's me calling the bottom on a stock. We'll see whether it sticks or not ;)

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4590 on: June 22, 2019, 02:28:20 PM »
Goddamit. Apparently I actually called the bottom on TSLA.

No Hail Mary's required in this case, since you didn't actually move money into an individual stock in an attempt to time the market.  You wanted to, and you somehow managed to avoid it, and that's a win.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4591 on: June 22, 2019, 02:39:12 PM »
Only 80s kids use Merrill lynch

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« Reply #4592 on: June 22, 2019, 03:41:35 PM »
Only 80s kids use Merrill lynch

Pfft. I use Merril Edge, because they paid me $600 to transfer over my IRAs, I pay $0 in fees, I get 100 free trades a month (Other than dividend reinvestment back into VTI I have used zero...) - and it gets me top customer status at BoA. The primary benefit of BoA status is getting noticeably higher credit card rewards points (ie 3.5% @ Costco instead of 2%, 5.25% on gas instead of 3%, etc)

Oh wait, I am an 80s kid.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4593 on: June 23, 2019, 08:52:50 AM »
Only 80s kids use Merrill lynch

Our 401k is through ML :(

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4594 on: June 23, 2019, 09:21:59 AM »
The stock market has reached a permanently high plateau.

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« Reply #4595 on: June 23, 2019, 03:36:24 PM »
Goddamit. Apparently I actually called the bottom on TSLA.

So, I like Tesla as a company -
@TomTX
Don't. Tesla is a disaster as a company and is headed towards bankruptcy. The stock will be volatile as it heads to zero. But zero is where it's going.

Also Musk is a fraud/con artist who is doing damage to the EV movement through his egregious behavior and massive incompetence. He is proving to the entire industry that the EV market is extremely small and massively loss-making.

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« Reply #4596 on: June 23, 2019, 09:01:34 PM »
Goddamit. Apparently I actually called the bottom on TSLA.

So, I like Tesla as a company -
@TomTX
Don't. Tesla is a disaster as a company and is headed towards bankruptcy. The stock will be volatile as it heads to zero. But zero is where it's going.

Also Musk is a fraud/con artist who is doing damage to the EV movement through his egregious behavior and massive incompetence. He is proving to the entire industry that the EV market is extremely small and massively loss-making.

Nice - you found the correct thread for overconfidently posting that you're smarter than the market.

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« Reply #4597 on: June 23, 2019, 09:13:34 PM »
Goddamit. Apparently I actually called the bottom on TSLA.

So, I like Tesla as a company -
@TomTX
Don't. Tesla is a disaster as a company and is headed towards bankruptcy. The stock will be volatile as it heads to zero. But zero is where it's going.

Also Musk is a fraud/con artist who is doing damage to the EV movement through his egregious behavior and massive incompetence. He is proving to the entire industry that the EV market is extremely small and massively loss-making.

EV is the future, sorry.  Musk is visionary and visionaries are often somewhat eccentric.   But hey, if you can run three companies at the same time, one of which is able to land two apartment buildings side by side after sending them supersonic AND land a third one out in the ocean on a autonomous ship that is bouncing in the waves, then yeah maybe you can cast stones.

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4598 on: June 23, 2019, 09:27:59 PM »
All this drama re: some specific company's future is precisely why stock picking is frowned upon around here. 

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Re: Top is in
« Reply #4599 on: June 23, 2019, 10:43:05 PM »
Why worry about one company when the entire market is near the highest peak it will ever record?

Well, perhaps TSLA will lead the market into its imminent decline. We shall all see the apocolypse together, just as we now see the glorious but fateful top.