Macro Picture
China's reopening trade is still in effect. Watch for some chinese names to continue rallying.
Last week inflation expectations dropped and consumer confidence increased. Jobs numbers showed that we still need downward pressure on wages and employment numbers.
The 1.7 trillion dollar military spending bill indicates that the world's going to last well into next year. Putin is ramping up his War efforts and training for the missile batteries that are go...

Dear mooers,
There are only a few days before the New Year's bell rings. New year, new hope!
For most investors, 2022 is a roller coaster ride. As we approach the end of 2022, all three major US stock indexes are on track to break their 3-year winning streaks and have their worst year since 2008. Let's look at the performance of the —an indicator of US stock performance this year:
* S&P 500 index focuses on the larg...

1. Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. You might have a grand strategy that worked so well in the past 2 years. This year you get punched. Don't give up. Learn and be better. Don't waste the lesson.
2. Your portfolio value can go down, but your sanity shouldn't. Your health can enable you to make money but money can't buy you a pink of health.
3. Don't compare returns with others. It breeds unhealthy competition, envy and ego. Investing isn’t abo...

TLDR: Didn't manage to get to level 100, but did manage to get 4 plays that returned more than 30% ROI. Getting a 30% ROI play in a bear market is way easier than getting to level 100 Reflecting on the lucky successes, it is found that those successful trade have solid hypothesis backed by macroeconomics factors, company fundementals, and legal framework. During...

Elon Musk Says He Will Resign as Twitter C.E.O. When He Finds Successor
Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he would resign as Twitter’s chief executive when he found “someone foolish enough to take the job,” two days after he had asked his 122 million Twitter followers whether he should step down as the leader of the social media site and a majority of respondents answered yes.
The survey attracted 17.5 million votes. Mr. Musk had said he would abide by the result, and...

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The major indices closed lower for the second consecutive week. The S&P 500 fell 2...

The Fed finally slowed its rate hike to 0.5% from the usual 0.75% in the past few occasions.
This is a good sign for the stock market as it has been hammered due to the aggressive rate hikes that began in March 2022.
In fact, this 0.5% hike was expected well before the announcement and the rumor probably gave the market some boost in the past one month.
But why did the stock market fall and have its gains wiped out after the announcement confir...