A question to the financial gurus on EF

[the_alcatraz]

and you are a savvy investor. your business is money!!! i think he's looking for
some 101 stuff.

i have some money in the market and various "other" investments but i trust
my abilities more than anyone in any market. most of my money goes to
expand my current businesses. i fully understand the importance of investing
and passive income............ but i trust me mostest.

mostestest? lol

 

[Razorguns]

low risk = low rewards

high risk = high rewards

stock investing 101

r

 

[the_alcatraz]

low risk = low rewards

high risk = high rewards

stock investing 101

r

high risk = high return

this I know very well lol

 

[digimon7068]

and you are a savvy investor. your business is money!!! i think he's looking for
some 101 stuff.

i have some money in the market and various "other" investments but i trust
my abilities more than anyone in any market. most of my money goes to
expand my current businesses. i fully understand the importance of investing
and passive income............ but i trust me mostest.

meh. . .i'm a chicken. . .plus, i'm not greedy enough to spend a bunch of time watching my "portfolio" and trying to determine when to buy/sell/hold. . .i'd rather buy stuff that i plan to keep for a while then sort of forget about it. . .to me, it's just a savings account that pays better than the bank. . .

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

Nope.

Its a commodity. In the long run its a good way to hedge against a falling dollar, but it sounds like you are more interested in short term gains.


The dollar is stronger now than it has been in a year and its only going to get stronger as Europe begins to deal with its own financial crisis.

Strong dollar = falling gold.

Doesn't a strong dollar mean avoiding a recession, or are we fucked on a different level?

 

[FriendlyCanadian]

What About Morgan Stanley, for a quick buy and sell.

trading relatively low right now, last I checked it was down about 25% on the day, which is odd because it can not be shorted.

they are talking as though there deal with mitsubishi is going to be closed by the weekend, talking something like 9 billion dollars invested, I can't exactly remember the terms.

but I'd imagine, I'm no expert, but I'd imagine MS will jump like wachovia did early this week.

buy low sell high!!

I'd at least watch MS it could be interesting, especially if the deal does indeed get closed over the weekend, I'd expect it to rise sharply on monday, buuuut again I'm no expert.

 

[goin on 4T]

What About Morgan Stanley, for a quick buy and sell.

trading relatively low right now, last I checked it was down about 25% on the day, which is odd because it can not be shorted.

they are talking as though there deal with mitsubishi is going to be closed by the weekend, talking something like 9 billion dollars invested, I can't exactly remember the terms.

but I'd imagine, I'm no expert, but I'd imagine MS will jump like wachovia did early this week.

buy low sell high!!

I'd at least watch MS it could be interesting, especially if the deal does indeed get closed over the weekend, I'd expect it to rise sharply on monday, buuuut again I'm no expert.

For a short term play with a lot less at stake just buy some call options. Won't loose too much on the time value and if you are right better pops!

 

[FriendlyCanadian]

Doesn't a strong dollar mean avoiding a recession, or are we fucked on a different level?

not nessisarly, a stronger canadian dollar actually fucked our economy pretty good this year. Majority of our income was made off exports, which people are going to buy alot less of when your dollar is higher.

Also there is a global problem going on right now with credit, not just in the united states. Russia donated something like 32 billion to some other country.. and the UK is on talks of a bailout plan right now.

The economic slowdown is GLOBAL not just american.

from my understanding.

 

[FriendlyCanadian]

For a short term play with a lot less at stake just buy some call options. Won't loose too much on the time value and if you are right better pops!

I'm trying to get a better understanding of call options right now, if you could explain it to me in some sort of depth, or lead to me somewhere that can, taht would be greatly appreciated.

as I'm still a massive noob, looking to make a big splash.

 

[rsnoble-im-back]

Could be a bounce tommorow. If we sink low enough to hit the low 9's it could be like pushing on a giant spring. Rather it would hold as a long term bottom? All these problems aren't going away in 1 day. Just keep in mind if there is positive reaction to whatever the FED does tommorow interests rate wise it is not uncommon for the market to reverse it's position the following day. Generally most traders stay the hell away from fed day in more stable environments, it could get pretty furious with wild fast swings. Good luck.

Enough of this crap, UPS just dropped off a new guitar amp I gotta go.