Russia wants "unfriendly countries" to pay for Russian natural gas in rubles. That's a new directive from President Vladimir Putin as he attempts to leverage his country's in-demand resources to counter a barrage of Western sanctions.
"I have decided to implement ... a series of measures to switch payments — we'll start with that — for our natural gas supplies to so-called unfriendly countries into Russian rubles," Putin said in ...

I honestly try to avoid buying high.  I wait and read charts to find entry points. and only on good charts with uniform patterns as well as good fundamentals. but I also invest in stuff I believe in - & when I do I usually wait for a pullback (aka a down day) to buy in . right now though we are in a bear market- I suspect we will sell off after March 18th.  so for now enjoy the tendies and remember - Thursday Friday are usually down days but whilst we are having a bear marke...