LaBamba Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 33 minutes ago, CanadianLoonie said: Just a few business days into 2016 and it is not looking like a happy new year on the bourses... It's becoming increasingly difficult to find good shorts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianLoonie Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 On 1/7/2016 at 3:46 AM, LaBamba said: It's becoming increasingly difficult to find good shorts. Not this week it wasn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Pretty much got killed in recent weeks. Investments probably dropped a good 20%..... a couple of directional bear ETF helped out a bit.... but man, it's brutal out there. Fortunately, 25% of my portfolio was in cash... so still a good opportunity to drop back in once the market bottoms out. My predictions with the markets... it will be very unpredictable, lol. What happens to oil prices once Iranian supplies start reaching the markets? Or when storage facilities are maxed? How long will the Saudi keep manipulating the markets? Is this the end of China's rise? I mean.... we've seen the same thing happened to Japan during the 90's and into the 2000's after the bubble burst. Their population demographics are eerie similar... so no next "boomer" generation will force the GDP to grow. The difference between Japan and China... Japan is a 1st world, democratic and open economy with a high standard of living. China is still developing, authoritarian and the ruling party will do whatever it takes to maintain control..... not gonna be pretty. How will the "Brexit" referendum impact the European Union? The rise of nationalism, the influx of refugees.... perhaps the European Project will start failing. For Canada... where are all those people complaining about high oil prices and how it's creating the Dutch Disease? Anyways.... good luck everyone.... because we'll all need it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offensive Threat Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 10 hours ago, Lancaster said: What happens to oil prices once Iranian supplies start reaching the markets? Or when storage facilities are maxed? How long will the Saudi keep manipulating the markets? Apparently the Saudis have been highly unimpressed by the resilience of US shale suppliers. OPEC is infighting as their their strategy is particularly hurting poorer members like Angola and Nigeria and an emergency meeting is going to happen sometime in February. Still in OPEC it takes a unanimous vote to change strategy and they are a house deeply divided. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugor Hill Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 All my holdings been in cash since August. Thank god. Though I should've known to sell July when Shanghai started crashing. 18 hours ago, Lancaster said: Anyways.... good luck everyone.... because we'll all need it. I second that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianLoonie Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 23 hours ago, Lancaster said: Pretty much got killed in recent weeks. Investments probably dropped a good 20%..... a couple of directional bear ETF helped out a bit.... but man, it's brutal out there. Fortunately, 25% of my portfolio was in cash... so still a good opportunity to drop back in once the market bottoms out. My predictions with the markets... it will be very unpredictable, lol. What happens to oil prices once Iranian supplies start reaching the markets? Or when storage facilities are maxed? How long will the Saudi keep manipulating the markets? Is this the end of China's rise? I mean.... we've seen the same thing happened to Japan during the 90's and into the 2000's after the bubble burst. Their population demographics are eerie similar... so no next "boomer" generation will force the GDP to grow. The difference between Japan and China... Japan is a 1st world, democratic and open economy with a high standard of living. China is still developing, authoritarian and the ruling party will do whatever it takes to maintain control..... not gonna be pretty. How will the "Brexit" referendum impact the European Union? The rise of nationalism, the influx of refugees.... perhaps the European Project will start failing. For Canada... where are all those people complaining about high oil prices and how it's creating the Dutch Disease? Anyways.... good luck everyone.... because we'll all need it. Are you into options? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 5 hours ago, CanadianLoonie said: Are you into options? I know how they work, but just never really gotten into them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jejejester Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Markets have been hurting last few months. My XIU holdings have really taken a beating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianLoonie Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 On 1/17/2016 at 11:02 PM, Lancaster said: I know how they work, but just never really gotten into them. Now seems about a good time to get into puts... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianLoonie Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I'm not sure if I picked the best time to wade into the stock market, but oh well. I didn't invest much, just wanted to start getting a feel for things now. The tough part is investing in US stocks when CDN $ is so low... even when stock price increases, if it doesn't match the rise in the CDN $, then its not a profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRypien37 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Have a listen to some of the most eloquent BSing by some of the most professional liars in the game... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianLoonie Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 (edited) On 10/11/2015 at 3:22 AM, CanuckGAME said: So. Has anyone become rich from this thread yet? For real though. I'll be the guinea pig. I'll throw 1000 bucks into some stocks just for fun and I'll do a play by play of how it ends up. Only 1000 bucks though because I don't trust you guys LOL. I'm serious. Let's see what CDC can turn my $1000 into. If I lose it oh well, if you turn it into some real money cool! I'll donate 10% of all profits to canucks place. Come on CDC make me a millionaire. And the time of that post a single bitcoin was trading for $322 CAD, and 1000 loonies that day would have netted 3.105590062 BTC. As of this posting... Edited May 28, 2016 by CanadianLoonie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanisleryan Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Ive got some lithium plays that are working out extremely well....hard to tell how long theyll last though. Have to do your dd though lots of sketchy companies trying to cash in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianLoonie Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 lol...How about them US job numbers? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canada Hockey Place Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 (edited) I have 2 tips. 1. Never take trade tips from anyone. Come to your own decisions. Would you give your ideas to strangers for free? 2. Learn about high frequency trading and algos. When stocks move against fundamentals it's usually due to HFTs. Even as a small retail investor, if you ignore this factor you may end up on the wrong side even if all signs say you're on the right side. http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/wall-street-code/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/quants-alchemists-wall-street/ Edited June 5, 2016 by Canada Hockey Place 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRypien37 Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 9 hours ago, CanadianLoonie said: lol...How about them US job numbers? Yup, but overall markets continue to go. The pump still has steam... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanisleryan Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Anyone else getting into Canada's pot stocks? Some major catalysts coming up. The sector is really starting to take off. Ive been seeing great returns lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standing_Tall#37 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 8 hours ago, Vanisleryan said: Anyone else getting into Canada's pot stocks? Some major catalysts coming up. The sector is really starting to take off. Ive been seeing great returns lately. I bought into organi-gram (ogi) back at .62/share. Also have been kind of looking at canopy growth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanisleryan Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 11 hours ago, Standing_Tall#37 said: I bought into organi-gram (ogi) back at .62/share. Also have been kind of looking at canopy growth... Nice .62 is just about a 3 bagger now. Keep an eye for a good spot to buy CGC if thats the plan....On August 24th is the deadline for the government to make changes to the MMPR as ordered by the judge back in February for the Allard case. Major changes are expected regarding the distribution of medical marijuana. Wide speculation is possibly pharmacies. Also they will most likely set limits and regulations for any patients wanting to home grow small amounts. Canopy just did a bought deal today at 3.65 so I doubt it goes lower than that. GL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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