SBUX is back to pre-COVID levels. Gotta buy if you are bullish on the company's future.
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High 70s to mid 80s I think some support in that area. I don't think it's too expensive but not cheap either. Wonder how labor related headlines might hit it also. Also wonder how China growth is doing but if they loosen up any time soon it could help. I saw they have some new curbside promotion with Target.
Why? Do you understand what Trumps strategy was in doing that? It was obvious why Trump was playing to Putin and Kim jong il.Any politician, Democrat or Republican, praising Putin in any manner is not worthy of public office.
Analysis: Trump sides with Putin as Biden tries to stop a war
It took only 24 hours for Donald Trump to hail Russian President Vladimir Putin's dismembering of independent, democratic, sovereign Ukraine as an act of "genius."www.cnn.com
Re: China, back when Trump and Xi tensions were high, I would have expected SBUX to feel the impact. But nothing materialized to SBUX’s China footprint. I’d add a ton more in the high 70s/mid 80s but I can’t see it going there unless the entire market crumbles.
It was obvious that Trump was playing to Putin to keep him close to the west. The old saying, keep your friends close but your enemies closer. Trumps strategy was to keep russia close enough that they could be an effective counterweight to China. Of course at the time the democrats were carping about russian bogeymen everywhere so the alliance was never able to develop.
Bottom line, we had peace and stability in the United States foreign and domestic affairs under Trump and now we have neither under Biden and have a humanitarian crises developing all because Biden is weak.
The Markets are going down because more and more people by the day are losing confidence in Biden. The big drops have not come yet but they are on the way. Buckle up!
Wow, you really believe that. My last post on politics because this is an investment thread, but I have a bridge I'd like to sell you.
Let's step back. Obama outright refused to provide weapons to Ukraine to avoid angering Russia/Putin. DJT gets elected and immediately provides anti-tank weapons (Javelins) to change the cost dynamics of further Russian advances. Why didn't Putin take over Ukraine when DJT was President?
https://fortune.com/2017/12/23/trump-approves-javelin-missiles-ukraine/
I don’t get wrapped up in politics but the only thing people care about is the here and now….which is NOT good between inflation and geopolitical drama. I’ll put it bluntly = it’s a f’in train wreck right now.
Any politician, Democrat or Republican, praising Putin in any manner is not worthy of public office.
Analysis: Trump sides with Putin as Biden tries to stop a war
It took only 24 hours for Donald Trump to hail Russian President Vladimir Putin's dismembering of independent, democratic, sovereign Ukraine as an act of "genius."
The Trump comments were outrageous. But I'll stay away from that in favor of this - there is a real battle within the Republican Party on whether international policy should be more isolationist (Trump, etc), ala Charles (Nazi) Lindbergh or interventionist (Lindsey Graham). Trump is wildly popular within the party, but staking out pro-Putin and pro-vax positions may cost him with significant portions of the party.
Over and done on political postings here.
Damn. I made it maybe 15 seconds. Why equivocate? Obama hasn't been in office for a while - he is irrelevant to this discussion.
Do you support Trump's comments on Putin?
Don't think those price targets are out of the question...mid 80s isn't far off but we'll see. I don't think it will take the market crumbling either but it could be a steady slog down for a bit. Like I was mentioning above, companies that had strong earnings are getting knocked or get short lived rallies. In that environment it's possible for anything to go down farther than you think.
Sold more this morning when stocks were up to get to 75% cash but expect market to drift further down into March. I use Apple as a gauge to see if we hit bottom, it hasn’t fallen enough. I will buy in 2 weeks when capitulation hits. SBUX is one I was buying.
I hate being so patience but I’m in it for the money.
Microsoft approaching 29 PE probably it hits 26-27 in 2 weeks.
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Damn, Biden has been President for over a year. The buck stops with him at this point. Why equivocate? What Trump says is irrelevant to the current discussion. Do you support Biden's actions on foreign affairs?
Just made some more buys! Irrational fear is winning the day, so it's time to take advantage of these opportunities.
Annual bonuses hit next Tuesday!!!!! Let's go. :)
FB break 200 intraday. I've been waiting for that. Looking to average down somewhere below 200. GOOGL, MSFT and AAPL coming up on the January lows.
PYPL still holding above 100 for now. HD continuing yesterdays sell off even before the intraday downturn. LOW bump off earnings pretty much evaporated.
Retest of January lows for the S&P not far off now.
PYPL still holding above 100 for now. HD continuing yesterdays sell off even before the intraday downturn. LOW bump off earnings pretty much evaporated.
Retest of January lows for the S&P not far off now.
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Portfolio is getting smoked and I’m just hopeful to hold and recover in the long term.
I also get paid bonuses next week which will be nice to avg cost in 401ks and have some fresh cash on hand but still not going to help much.
makes the pain of doing a home remodel that much worse seeing these markets bleed. Would almost rather stop the remodel and buy into a depressed market that will eventually come back
The casino is rockin'. Go "all in." Fear not. The buffet is free. And the headliner starts at 9. WooooooooooHooooooooo!!!
How low do we go? 13%,15%, 20% for S&P. Many of FANG will go lower. I sold some AMZN and will buy when it 2,800 again. Don’t even need to buy tech anymore since so many S&P stocks down 25-30% with dividends.
You getting in when S&P down 20%. I always appreciate other people opinions.
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If I knew that I'd be Buffet lol.
Dividend stocks are my favorite, especially ones that have a long history of increasing them. I'm conservative so I like those type of stocks and have core positions in a bunch of staples names and the like for a long time. Only thing is many of them are kind of "expensive" imo currently so don't see as much value there.
LEG 4.6% MMM 4.12% AND HON 2.19% are at 52 week low dividend aristocrats.25 years plus increasing dividend
My read of the situation is that it’s not likely to impact company earnings and it’s just CEO nonsense. Thoughts?
www.cnbc.com
Fatburger parent's stock craters after company discloses investigation into CEO
Fat Brands said it is cooperating with the investigation.
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Couldn't have timed this temporary correction any better with bonuses hitting soon! This happens from time to time. No big deal, especially when you have a long time horizon. Bought heavy in 2018 and 2020 and that paid off nicely. Stick to your plan and enjoy!
I'm a fan of Graham, Buffet, Dalio. Value investing and diversification. I'll sit tight a bit. Think we'll see better valuations in the coming months. No hurry, for me.
UPRO and TQQQ are your best friends now. When the bull comes back, it will happen in a blink of an eye. If you are considering a S&P 500 rebound, go for UPRO, set your prices and go slow.
That is exactly what Trump was trying to do but the democrats with they're BS russia hysteria ruined the plan. But Brandon is doing a great job, ukraine turing to shit, southern border is shit since president dementia took over, Now even canada is turning to shit.
To all repulicans, sell everything and go to cash as Brandon is tanking the economy. Democrats stay invested and show your confidence in Brandon.
LOL!. Graham has been warning of the epic crash since 2013. Literally 9 years. Dalio since 2014/2015. Can't live life so scared. Just some friendly advice.
I wish the rebound will be quick but with interest going up it’s not like March 2020 which was the quickest rebound I ever saw in 40 years. There will be time enough to get back into the market, end of March maybe when earnings are getting ready to come out.
Putin played Brandon like a fiddle. The USA looks weak on the world stage and China is marking this in their calculus for Taiwan. Brandon is a failure in every respect. This market is going down bigtime.
Keep your kids away from the Metaverse. Its a cesspool.
www.bbc.com
Metaverse app allows kids into virtual strip clubs
A BBC investigation witnesses grooming, sexual material and a rape threat in a virtual reality world.
www.bbc.com
Son, you're mixed up. Take care, though. Graham's been dead since '76. Still is. But his insights and lessons live on. Thanks for the advice....
I like HON, ambivalent on MMM as I mentioned above because of the litigation issues. LEG isn’t for me. RTX formerly UTX before it split up is also one I like.
Since the mid-70s, stocks have gone up when rates have increased. They just don't like uncertainty. Rates started going up 0.25 every quarter in 2016/2017 and 2017 was a HUGE year for stocks, led by tech.
Look at the data. Don't fall for the rates up, stocks down silliness. The March Fed meeting may clear things up quite a bit.
Sorry, my apologies. Misread and thought of Grantham. By the way, I'm a bull, but over the past 2 years significantly increased my allocation of value funds and ETFs. I am not a static tech/growth guy, but that is my lean.
Who’s to blame…Democrats…republicans…Trump…Biden…none of it matters at this point. HOWEVER, Biden won the election and runs the show now so he better get his sh!t together quickly and handle this geopolitical crap. He spent a week talking about “the invasion” but instead should have been outlining the exact sanctions that would be implemented based on certain acts of Russian aggression. Just spit-balling here, but why not convene a televised summit/conference with the world powers to show solidarity? Everything I’ve seen is so damn piecemeal.
EBAY down 8% after hours on earnings. Earnings in line guidance a little light. EBAY won’t be using PYPL soon but it’s still an option through this year IIRC. Wonder if that might be what will pull PYPL below 100. It shouldn’t as much a part of their biz but the CEO did mention it during last earnings call.
