• BelleWeather : I think proper portfolio positioning vis a vis inflation is important. The concern I have is stagflation, so I’m trying to be defensive to that. This is difficult. And timing the market is impossible and crazy-making, so I personally am taking each day as it comes.
  I don’t think anyone is going to sell off over these concerns, and Powell is not about to fan those flames either!

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• SpyderCall楼主 BelleWeather: They might not sell over these concerns. But when these variables are present, then any negative catalyst will likely catalyze a selloff. For example, if we get bad rhetoric from Powell next week, then we might see extra volatility. That being said, in the current environment, any selloff will be a good buying opportunity until something breaks in the economy.

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• SpyderCall楼主 BelleWeather: So far, wages and employment numbers have held up, so stagflation is not a concern until inflation picks back up. With the way oil and gasoline prices have been climbing, we could possibly see a stagflationary environment soon, but not yet. Things are almost perfect in the economic data currently. We are in a goldilocks zone for the Fed right now. And if things get worse, then the Fed has already mentioned cutting rates. That would be even more accomodative for equities as the "Fed Put" will be in play at that point. So, if we do see stagflation, it shouldn't last long as the Fed will accommodate markets when the inflation, wages, or employment situation changes negatively.

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• BelleWeather : Agreed on the Goldilocks zone vis a vis the Fed mandate save one issue - the reserve bank balance is almost out - won’t they have to move to correct that?

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• SpyderCall楼主 BelleWeather: They have been greatly decreasing the balance sheet since march 2022. This is done through selling treasury bonds or mortgage securities. Short-term treasuries, like bills, have been the biggest culprits for the runoff of the balance sheet. This has been unwinding the massive amount of asset purchases since the 2008 financial crisis.
  They purchased all of these assets back then as a form of quantative easing to boost the economy. Right now, they are selling treasury notes at sky-high yields to provide liquidity to banks essentially. This is putting more liabilities onto the balance sheet, which brings the balance down.
  I don't think the balance sheet runoff is such a big deal at the moment.
  Once the economy is showing signs of trouble, then I think we will need to worry about the Fed balance sheet. If they start buying assets, essentially quantative easing, then they might think that there is weakness in the economy.
  You might think that with the Fed balance falling like it is, then long-term treasuries should be falling along with the balance. But that has not been the case since last November as these treasuries have been climbing.
  This tells me that the balance sheet is now falling because the Fed is adding liquidity through short-term bond sales, which inject liquidity into the economy, which is good for an economy and equities.

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• DadOnARun : it's nothing until it's something.  until it's something this is just hype.  3 tours into the M East, chasing and securing the red sea is a monthly event.  just view a map that shows allies vs enemies. it's a mess

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• SpyderCall楼主 DadOnARun: Heard. Sometimes, it seems like the media just needs something to blame for the spiking energy prices or rallying military industrial stocks

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• 小鸟凸人 : 涨不了，看空

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• The Comeback Kid : Demand is not too bad, I would think some names like XOM and CVX have values

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• SpyderCall楼主 小鸟凸人: Data on oil inventories released earlier. It is bringing down crude prices. But nat gas is holding up nicely after the Nat gas storage data was released.

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• Ray P : don't look now

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• SpyderCall楼主 Ray P: you talking about Nat gas? or crude?

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• wooper : it's going to actually reverse and shoot upwards

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• SpyderCall楼主 wooper: that is what I was assuming was going to happen. The charts are just looking a bit bearish lately

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• wooper SpyderCall楼主: Please set a trailing stop loss on sell orders of .10 cents to .04 cents to prevent loss
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