That's the highest the 30 year mortgage rate has been since the GFC. In a matter of a few months from the lowest it'd ever been. It's higher than we got in the 2018 tightening cycle where they took FFR to 2.75%(?) - not sure on the exact number.
I think the Feds rhetoric is definitely slowing demand and, sadly, I think if you flip that chart upside down it's my stock portfolio. Psychology is important for both the economy and stock market and I'm seeing recession references a lot of late. Nobody likes losing wealth
I did get a .10% boost to my savings account though! hooray
LOL.
I had to go to the bank to ask my banker about some equipment notes I was thinking about doing. I told him I got my notice of the .5% rate hike in my LOC and asked when I was getting the corresponding one for my savings (LOC balance: 0, Savings account balance, >0), I like to watch him squirm. [Reply]
Wild day. Got my ass kicked right from the opening bell on BITO $19 calls and lost $1800, but made $1950 scalping BKSY and AVDL all day. Finished up $100 on the day, lol.
Could've been such an awesome day without those BITO calls and if I had held my original position on AVDL. Had 5k at $1.53 on the first dip after open, didn't like how the level 2 looked and sold at $1.55 for $100. Then watched it go over a dollar higher than where I sold. Turned a $5,000 trade into a $100 trade, something I seem to be very good at doing. :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks:
Wild day. Got my ass kicked right from the opening bell on BITO $19 calls and lost $1800, but made $1950 scalping BKSY and AVDL all day. Finished up $100 on the day, lol.
Could've been such an awesome day without those BITO calls and if I had held my original position on AVDL. Had 5k at $1.53 on the first dip after open, didn't like how the level 2 looked and sold at $1.55 for $100. Then watched it go over a dollar higher than where I sold. Turned a $5,000 trade into a $100 trade, something I seem to be very good at doing. :-)
Stock trading really is one of the biggest mind fucks out there. It takes discipline to not give up green trades in hopes of achieving more but at the same time letting good trades run without closing prematurely. [Reply]
This is why it's dangerous to buy a stock that's falling. What looked like a cheap stock at 20% down, was just a falling knife you bought. And this was with the market only losing about 20%. [Reply]
This is why it's dangerous to buy a stock that's falling. What looked like a cheap stock at 20% down, was just a falling knife you bought. And this was with the market only losing about 20%.
Damn Lewdog , Your portfolio is looking rough. [Reply]
