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[the fall of man]

Yeah. Energy and gas is now 50% of my portfolio.

My guidance for 2021 and 2022 is very simple right now. A high oil price means slow recovery. Smart money will start allocating their capital to energy sector but this time cautiously and smartly. Energy companies will not be expanding their production well into 2022. Why? Because they got fucked hard between 2017-2019.

Oil will hit $80 per barrel by summer. Possibly $120 by fall. And then dip somewhere $90

Oil has been a good play (have been long NRGU and made quite a lot of bank), but we’ll see some fluctuations around warm weather / reopening. I’m long XOM (I figure they’ll make a profit no matter what), have a little shock absorption in NRGD, and am holding VXX for the next sector rotation



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Thoughts? I am nervous about inflation and this video doesn’t help.

If inflation goes up, commodities will go up. If inflation doesn’t go up, SOME commodities will still go up. VTIP and other TIPS are okay, but it’s correct that CPI doesn’t accurately protect against inflation. TIPS are a leaky protection, look to rare earths, water, utilities, and oil for hedges against “what inflation makes expensive”. POWW is Ammo Inc, for example (they’re already very expensive).

 

[HOMO FOR LIFE]

I am building a portfolio of energy, telecom, and gold right now. I am not looking at anything. Tech is done once inflation fear TRULY sets in.

 

[world of shit]

Oil will not go down under a Biden admin. The OPEC cartel is in full control again.

Gold/Silver are good to stack for emergencies and hedge against inflation, but I wouldn't bet on them if you want real gains.

I understand how they're devalued to hell and back, but then that seems for me to be the reason not to invest in them, especially when there's a party to be had in other places.

 

[Erika Furudo]

So all the people trading stocks, how are you doing it? I get you need a broker, but I looked around and found a few in the UK and none seemed particularly good. Some had pretty high fees for trading and it seemed like stocks were more of a rich person thing. Apps like robi hood obviously can't be trusted.
Also are people using their own money or are people using borrowed money, hence they make huge investments then end up millions in debt when things crash like that guy Jim laughed at who lost his soul when everything went red.

Essentially how do you actually get into stocks when you have fuck all money? Interest rates on savings are shit right now, and the inflation will fuck up said savings anyway.

 

[malt ipecac]

So all the people trading stocks, how are you doing it? I get you need a broker, but I looked around and found a few in the UK and none seemed particularly good. Some had pretty high fees for trading and it seemed like stocks were more of a rich person thing. Apps like robi hood obviously can't be trusted.
Also are people using their own money or are people using borrowed money, hence they make huge investments then end up millions in debt when things crash like that guy Jim laughed at who lost his soul when everything went red.

Essentially how do you actually get into stocks when you have fuck all money? Interest rates on savings are shit right now, and the inflation will fuck up said savings anyway.

A lot of people treat stock trading like sports betting. They aren't necessarily wrong to do so, but keep that in mind.

Using "borrowed money" means "options." Obviously, that entails risk. Think of it like taking out a loan to bet on the Super Bowl. This is a common trope in gangster shows/movies -- some schmuck find himself in deep debt with a wiseguy because he loses a bet he fronted with borrowed money.

When you trade options as a retail investor, you're essentially playing a family-friendly version of that classic game.

If you want to do it responsibly, step 1 is to save up a bit of money. Then, when you want to invest, do it with a reputable broker with the lowest fees you can find. I recommend passive-tier investing. I don't know anything about the UK, but in God's country, some of then companies a prudent man would look at include Vanguard, BlackRock, and Schwab.

 

[Erika Furudo]

A lot of people treat stock trading like sports betting. They aren't necessarily wrong to do so, but keep that in mind.

Using "borrowed money" means "options." Obviously, that entails risk. Think of it like taking out a loan to bet on the Super Bowl. This is a common trope in gangster shows/movies -- some schmuck find himself in deep debt with a wiseguy because he loses a bet he fronted with borrowed money.

When you trade options as a retail investor, you're essentially playing a family-friendly version of that classic game.

If you want to do it responsibly, step 1 is to save up a bit of money. Then, when you want to invest, do it with a reputable broker with the lowest fees you can find. I recommend passive-tier investing. I don't know anything about the UK, but in God's country, some of then companies a prudent man would look at include Vanguard, BlackRock, and Schwab.

I don't intend on using money I don't have, no borrowing/debt. I am just surprised to see lots of people talking about how they made lots of money on stocks when it's a relatively low return to hold them, and qI can't see everyone just flipping them.

I looked into vanguard, but I disliked how they didn't let me pick individual things (unless I am a retard doing it wrong). E.g. I don't want Tesla stock, telsa is shit, but it was tied to a bunch of stock I was interested in. Other places lacked options to buy stocks I wanted e.g. Johnson & Johnson.

 

[melty]

I don't intend on using money I don't have, no borrowing/debt. I am just surprised to see lots of people talking about how they made lots of money on stocks when it's a relatively low return to hold them, and qI can't see everyone just flipping them.

I looked into vanguard, but I disliked how they didn't let me pick individual things (unless I am a retard doing it wrong). E.g. I don't want Tesla stock, telsa is shit, but it was tied to a bunch of stock I was interested in. Other places lacked options to buy stocks I wanted e.g. Johnson & Johnson.

It's probably options and they don't necessarily have to be borrowed money, but as a derivative there's generally more potential with options because an option covers 100 shares instead of one. So if AMD goes up $1 every share you own increases $1, but an option to buy 100 shares will go up by more like $100 (this is really really rough, there is a lot more math to it, just to give an example of the kind of returns they offer vs shares)
That's how some people at least make crazy money. Otherwise their definition of "lot of money" differs, some people think $200 is a lot, some people think $10,000 a lot.

 

[Quantum Diabetes]

While everyone is obsessed with gamestop, I'm buying more shares of this

 

[HOMO FOR LIFE]

Oil is so cheap right now. I am gonna dip into some XOM depending on how cheap it is.

 

[silverstacks]

Anybody in on the Newegg SPAC, LLIT? It's a reverse merger. Briefly spiked to 14 a share and now is settling around 7-9. It will pop for sure when the merger is completed and the ticker changes to NWEG. How high? Not sure, but it will be above 8 or so. Do your own DD (keep an eye on the SEC filings) but I'd expect the ticker to change over sometime late this spring. Maybe May or late April.

edit: it's up 20% since I typed this 24 hours ago. LFG.

edit: now up 30% since OP. (2/10)

Just wondering, are you still bullish on this?

Buy up all the oil stock you can. Oil industry is about to print trillions of dollars in profit.

I have a lot in WTI right now. Which oil stocks look the best to you (besides XOM) or does it matter all that much?

 

[Blake Chortles]

I have XOm, Epd, and some haliburton calls. Philips 66 is likely another good one.

 

[Quantum Diabetes]

Instil bio and plug power are looking good to me. I got spooked with my fractional gamestop shares and cashed out $56 up and celebrated with some grubhub. That stock crashed 2 hours later so I made a good choice.
I have a few shares of Amc but I'm not expecting miracles.

 

[Syaoran Li]

I've never invested in stock ever in my life, but I'm thinking about maybe taking the plunge and investing into some fractal shares of oil and banking to dip my toes into the water.

 

[silverstacks]

Anyone else getting in on the NFT craze? I bought some TKAT late last week and sold it off today right before the close. Really wishing I'd gone all-in on that stock a little earlier and just held.

tfw 60%+ return and still feels like a loss

 

[world of shit]

I said it 2 weeks ago that OPEC is in full control again thanks to biden, and they'll pull out every little gay-op possible. Really, a clogged cargo ship? I guess US made drones attacking saudi refineries was a little too on the nose.
Crude oil up 6% today, finished ~5.25 and it more is on the way, people.

Anyone else getting in on the NFT craze? I bought some TKAT late last week and sold it off today right before the close. Really wishing I'd gone all-in on that stock a little earlier and just held.

tfw 60%+ return and still feels like a loss

A win is never a loss.
Bears make money, Bulls make money, and pigs get slaughtered

 

[TVStactic]

since this IS bid-related. r/wsb autism has been threadjacked by citadel niggers.
not really surprising but the warning is that people must avoid that shit and use r/GME and r/Superstonk

Yup. Their "What are your moves tomorrow" daily thread is basically a collection of naive retail investors showing HFs their cards before they make a move, or HF employees pumping up a stock for a pump and dump. If I was a hedge fund I would be saying "I can't believe this works" just about every day.

you can exploit their autism for gains btw, in the r/GME and r/Superstonk.
some dudes use r/wsb it to avoid investing

I'm still on WSB only to see which stocks I am going to avoid in the future. And also to see which stocks are currently pump and dump so I can warn other people.

 

[IAmNotAlpharius]

Has anyone heard of Safemoon? It’s a complete scam and a lot of pajeets are buying in. There’s a bunch of YouTubers pushing it and I suspect they’re brigading critics.

*edit* oh God, now all the soyboys at my job are piling in. They admit it’s a scam, it’s basically designed to make the early ones rich and screw everyone else over, and will explode but they’re all just trying to get a quick buck. They’re also just piling into all of the copy cat coins now too… I hope they get wrecked and end up holding the bag.

 

[NoReturn]

Has anyone heard of Safemoon? It’s a complete scam and a lot of pajeets are buying in. There’s a bunch of YouTubers pushing it and I suspect they’re brigading critics.

*edit* oh God, now all the soyboys at my job are piling in. They admit it’s a scam, it’s basically designed to make the early ones rich and screw everyone else over, and will explode but they’re all just trying to get a quick buck. They’re also just piling into all of the copy cat coins now too… I hope they get wrecked and end up holding the bag.

Coinbros are just genderbent versions of MLM huns.

 

[Absolutetense]

Switched some of my assets to big ol' corps that provide energy, cleaning water, etc.
Without that we're gonna die.

 

[Carlos Weston Chantor]

Has anyone heard of Safemoon? It’s a complete scam and a lot of pajeets are buying in. There’s a bunch of YouTubers pushing it and I suspect they’re brigading critics.

*edit* oh God, now all the soyboys at my job are piling in. They admit it’s a scam, it’s basically designed to make the early ones rich and screw everyone else over, and will explode but they’re all just trying to get a quick buck. They’re also just piling into all of the copy cat coins now too… I hope they get wrecked and end up holding the bag.

Bro safemoon is the money of the people it will skyrocket moon lambo bro better get bags full of safemoon and hold it with diamond hands we will show these damn bankers safemoon can't be stopped 1000x soon