Stock Market Today: April 2nd - 6th, 2018

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  1. AverageJoesTrades

    AverageJoesTrades Well-Known Member

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    Power Hour!!!!!

    I've been thinking to myself, I should probably buy some protective puts for whatever news is going to come out tonight about Tariffs or Trade War or Donnie's Amazon beef.
     
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  2. OldFart

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    not me...been studying /CL charts...thinking of trading that instead of /ES...
     
  3. OldFart

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    just a way to get them to the bargaining table...it's about time someone did...we've been taking up the rear way too long...time for them to at least give us a reach around...lol
     
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    Or a left handed stranger... something!
     
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  5. Frankenstein

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    So, the SPX just hit 2649 at the close on Wednesday
     
  6. OldFart

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    Basically we had a repeat of yesterday.
    We'll see if this settles down tonight.
     
  7. StockJock-e

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    Geez, at least let me have my 4th cup of coffee first! lol
     
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    Kudlow is relatively smart, sure he was wrong about the recession, but the guy knows his stuff, and he knows very well that Trump's plans are bad, but I suspect that he needs to go along with it and "earn" his place in the administration first before he can start dictating to Trump.
     
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    Welcome to day 4 of... THE TRADE WARS!!!

    What happens in todays episode?
     
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  11. OldFart

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    let me call the White house and see....hang on...lol
     
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  12. stock1234

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    A lot of chip stocks underperforming today :eek: Understandable I guess since a lot of them have huge exposure to China
     
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  13. anotherdevilsadvocate

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    S&P Balrog, you shall not pass 2680.

    Watching if the IBB gets Balrog'ed by the 200 ma.
     
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    NASDAQ turned red
     
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  15. anotherdevilsadvocate

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    Looking for a bounce? OLED got cut in half from over $200 to below $95 at one point.
    [​IMG]
     
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  16. Stockaholic

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    spx avg. daily move breaks over +/-1% for the first time in 2 years

    it's amazing to me that we were only at an avg. daily move of +/-0.22% just a few months ago and these +/-1% moves were completely nonexistent :eek:

    2017 was definitely an unusual year ... 2018 is a little more like what we should be seeing in a "normal" market.

    [​IMG]
     
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  17. Frankenstein

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    I'd actually like a collapse to that 2600 level before really testing that 2700 level--a good buying opportunity for those who are averaging in. I had mentioned before: 2550 to 2600 = a strong buy zone and 2600 to 2650 a not unattractive buy zone for many
     
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  18. stock1234

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  19. anotherdevilsadvocate

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    ATTN: guy in charge of green candlesticks tomorrow
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  20. Ken34

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    thanks alot trump, cant let the market breath can you?

    micron getting destroyed after hours
     
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