For the crypto investors here is a piece on technicals from Sven Henreich. I do think technical charting does tell a story of buying and selling history, whether those patterns are definitive, I doubt it. However, the fact that people pay attention to it, makes it relevant, not too far removed from moving averages, or trend fitting. Personally I am not invested financially in crypto, so I have not watched this video. Thought it might be helpful to Swag or Noob.
Biden family business interest? I missed those. Is this some Hunter Biden connection? Oh, please!
The Ukraine issue is worth considering on its own merit, aside for how markets or our economy will be impacted.
I kind of see Russia's desire to limit the encroaching sphere of influence that has happened in the last 20 years as NATO exercises are being conducted so close to them, while the 1997 Agreement that they want to go back to revive, called for limiting such things in the areas that immediately surround Russia.
If the US is receptive to this concern of theirs, perhaps a crisis may be averted.
Our politicians forget many Ukrainians fought for the Nazis in WW Ii and were complicit in the Holocaust, employed as extermination camp guards, rounding up Jews, and communist political appointees for killing. Stoking Russian paranoia and NATO’s poking the eye of a most significant military power is probably not wise. Especially when NATO is relatively powerless to do anything significant with regards to Ukraine.
Igy's main defense of Trump is something like 'all these politicians are crooked so might as well vote against the hypocritical coastal elites to make them mad' or something like that. He's extraordinarily committed to making the Biden family seem as corrupt as the Trump family. It's the only way he can make his thesis work.
Anyway, if Russia invaded Ukraine, likely German stocks would have a rough go of it because there would likely be some kind of a blockade on Russia and Germany is always quite exposed there. Nat gas and trade.
But the 'good' news is that Russia seems to be invading Kazakhstan instead, and no one cares two fiddles about Kazakhstan. Putin can make himself look like a muscular global leader, he can do some photo-ops, slaughter some people and send a strong message to other border states without messing with NATO and economic sanctions. Probably Ukraine gets off the front burner thanks to K'stan.
seattle prattle wrote:
Biden family business interest? I missed those. Is this some Hunter Biden connection? Oh, please!
The Ukraine issue is worth considering on its own merit, aside for how markets or our economy will be impacted.
I kind of see Russia's desire to limit the encroaching sphere of influence that has happened in the last 20 years as NATO exercises are being conducted so close to them, while the 1997 Agreement that they want to go back to revive, called for limiting such things in the areas that immediately surround Russia.
If the US is receptive to this concern of theirs, perhaps a crisis may be averted.
Here’s what Putin wants you to know about the Biden Family Business and Hunter Biden:
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/palace-coup-kazakh-security-chief-arrested-treason-was-close-friends-hunter-bidenGhost of Igloi wrote:
seattle prattle wrote:
Biden family business interest? I missed those. Is this some Hunter Biden connection? Oh, please!
The Ukraine issue is worth considering on its own merit, aside for how markets or our economy will be impacted.
I kind of see Russia's desire to limit the encroaching sphere of influence that has happened in the last 20 years as NATO exercises are being conducted so close to them, while the 1997 Agreement that they want to go back to revive, called for limiting such things in the areas that immediately surround Russia.
If the US is receptive to this concern of theirs, perhaps a crisis may be averted.
Here’s what Putin wants you to know about the Biden Family Business and Hunter Biden:
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/palace-coup-kazakh-security-chief-arrested-treason-was-close-friends-hunter-biden
Gee, that must be pretty important. And doubtless has some sources besides ZeroHedge?
What is it that has you sucking at their teet like a hungry calf, anyways?
Probably just a coincidence:
https://twitter.com/mirandadevine/status/1479874140349870080
agip wrote:
Igy's main defense of Trump is something like 'all these politicians are crooked so might as well vote against the hypocritical coastal elites to make them mad' or something like that. He's extraordinarily committed to making the Biden family seem as corrupt as the Trump family. It's the only way he can make his thesis work.
Anyway, if Russia invaded Ukraine, likely German stocks would have a rough go of it because there would likely be some kind of a blockade on Russia and Germany is always quite exposed there. Nat gas and trade.
But the 'good' news is that Russia seems to be invading Kazakhstan instead, and no one cares two fiddles about Kazakhstan. Putin can make himself look like a muscular global leader, he can do some photo-ops, slaughter some people and send a strong message to other border states without messing with NATO and economic sanctions. Probably Ukraine gets off the front burner thanks to K'stan.
The Kazakhstan thing i totally see. The news coverage these last few weeks has really been alarming. The big pressure relief valve there, i believe, is that the Kaza. govt. asked for Russian assistance, so it lets Russia off the hook for being invasive. Really, very different than Ukraine.
I am not terribly versed in this conflict, but it would appear that US would have little or no justification to involve itself in the matters of that government expressing their wishes and alliances as they see fit.
Ghost of Igloi wrote:
Probably just a coincidence:
https://twitter.com/mirandadevine/status/1479874140349870080
Oh, I'm sorry, Igy,
I thought you said Biden family business,
I see you are referring to the business of a friend of the family from what, six of seven years ago, and not the Biden family business at all.
I see how that works.
My apologies.
agip wrote:
Igy's main defense of Trump is something like 'all these politicians are crooked so might as well vote against the hypocritical coastal elites to make them mad' or something like that. He's extraordinarily committed to making the Biden family seem as corrupt as the Trump family. It's the only way he can make his thesis work.
Anyway, if Russia invaded Ukraine, likely German stocks would have a rough go of it because there would likely be some kind of a blockade on Russia and Germany is always quite exposed there. Nat gas and trade.
But the 'good' news is that Russia seems to be invading Kazakhstan instead, and no one cares two fiddles about Kazakhstan. Putin can make himself look like a muscular global leader, he can do some photo-ops, slaughter some people and send a strong message to other border states without messing with NATO and economic sanctions. Probably Ukraine gets off the front burner thanks to K'stan.
I hope the Trump years are in the rear view. Racket is right about one thing, had enough of these Boomers. In some ways Joe Biden is worse. A tool, that is told what to do. Joe never did have moral courage. Second tier political hack, that built a career being a toddy for credit card companies. Apparently a good husband, but fatherhood seems to be lacking something. Still allowing his son to pedal his paintings. Shameful really. But that’s how you get a slime son like Hunter.
seattle prattle wrote:
Ghost of Igloi wrote:
Probably just a coincidence:
https://twitter.com/mirandadevine/status/1479874140349870080Oh, I'm sorry, Igy,
I thought you said Biden family business,
I see you are referring to the business of a friend of the family from what, six of seven years ago, and not the Biden family business at all.
I see how that works.
My apologies.
You should apologize for you blind partisanship: “showing then VP Joe Biden with two Kazakhstani guests from Hunter's 2015 dinner to introduce his clients to dad.”
Changing the subject,
I'm reading a biography of LBJ.
Dude, no kidding, barefoot, rode to middle school on a donkey, and the language of instruction was German.
This was normal for the region.
Just 100 years ago.
What a world we have graduated from.
LBJ was about the most colorful presidents of our lifetime, imo. He was an iconoclast refreshingly unconventional in so many ways. Must be a very entertaining book.
agip wrote:
Changing the subject,
I'm reading a biography of LBJ.
Dude, no kidding, barefoot, rode to middle school on a donkey, and the language of instruction was German.
This was normal for the region.
Just 100 years ago.
What a world we have graduated from.
This post leaves me speechless.
Did you ever think you’d see the day?😂
My current reading is a collection of Russian short stories, older and printed in the USSR. The terrible cover and binding quality lend the inevitably dreary and mystically circumspect stories an air of authenticity.
Lol let’s not change the subject.
I have no horse in this race, I think that both guys are morons and that anybody involved in high-level party politics in the US is a corrupt POS.
But you know, there’s a selection effect.
Term limits would alleviate some of the problems...and which politician would vote for that?
agip wrote:
Changing the subject,
I'm reading a biography of LBJ.
Dude, no kidding, barefoot, rode to middle school on a donkey, and the language of instruction was German.
This was normal for the region.
Just 100 years ago.
What a world we have graduated from.
Imagine if LBJ was in office today. You can be damn sure that the Build Back Better legislation would have got done.
Maser wrote:
Lol let’s not change the subject.
I have no horse in this race, I think that both guys are morons and that anybody involved in high-level party politics in the US is a corrupt POS.
But you know, there’s a selection effect.
Term limits would alleviate some of the problems...and which politician would vote for that?
I'm not sure politics belong in this thread. It just tears people apart.
There's a big Biden thread where cutting loose is welcome and habitual. I let off steam there.
I read a piece in the Economist that suggested not owning gold anymore...that TIPS do the job of crisis hedge just as well, plus you get paid interest. Usually.
Plus BTC is dragging a lot of money out of gold, depressing its price.
I have around a 2% position in gold, thinking of it as a hedge against dollar weakness.
Which El Racket has mocked me for, and he's been right. Dollar has been very strong.
Maybe I should dump the gold and just own TIPS as an inflation/crisis hedge.
The reason not to is that if interest rates rise to 4% TIPS will lose quite a bit of NAV. And if there is deflation, TIPS actually lose nominal money.
But gold might not go up in that situation, as people might be willing to own US guvernment debt at 4% instead of gold at 0%.
agip wrote:
Maser wrote:
Lol let’s not change the subject.
I have no horse in this race, I think that both guys are morons and that anybody involved in high-level party politics in the US is a corrupt POS.
But you know, there’s a selection effect.
Term limits would alleviate some of the problems...and which politician would vote for that?
I'm not sure politics belong in this thread. It just tears people apart.
There's a big Biden thread where cutting loose is welcome and habitual. I let off steam there.
I read a piece in the Economist that suggested not owning gold anymore...that TIPS do the job of crisis hedge just as well, plus you get paid interest. Usually.
Plus BTC is dragging a lot of money out of gold, depressing its price.
I have around a 2% position in gold, thinking of it as a hedge against dollar weakness.
Which El Racket has mocked me for, and he's been right. Dollar has been very strong.
Maybe I should dump the gold and just own TIPS as an inflation/crisis hedge.
The reason not to is that if interest rates rise to 4% TIPS will lose quite a bit of NAV. And if there is deflation, TIPS actually lose nominal money.
But gold might not go up in that situation, as people might be willing to own US guvernment debt at 4% instead of gold at 0%.
I am new to TIPS, and just reading up on them.
Do I understand correctly that they are paying 2.46% now? I guess the appeal to them is that they get adjusted as inflation rate change, with a little interest added based on that semiannual inflation adjustments of the principal.
Probably too low a ROI for my tastes, but good to know about, nonetheless.
Any time i've touched gold, i lost, as I just don't seem to be nearly as informed as the sharks that inhabit those waters, and I've learned my lesson.
seattle prattle wrote:
Ghost of Igloi wrote:
Here’s what Putin wants you to know about the Biden Family Business and Hunter Biden:
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/palace-coup-kazakh-security-chief-arrested-treason-was-close-friends-hunter-bidenGee, that must be pretty important. And doubtless has some sources besides ZeroHedge?
What is it that has you sucking at their teet like a hungry calf, anyways?
Those who hyper-consume cheap, pink-slime media have seen a significant decline in both deductive and inductive reasoning. This is likely why boomers are among the first group to ever experience a decline in IQ as they've aged since they've grown up with mass media (and thus, a grave warning to the younger generations). People like Igy stopped challenging themselves decades ago and gradually surrendered more and more of their independent thought processes until ultimately capitulating.
You might as well be asking someone who only eats fast-food and does so 7 times a day why they're so obese.
To extend the metaphor further, one must always remember to eat well and exercise. Sugar is in much more places than you think and it's important to check ingredients (i.e. sources). Cooking for yourself (here meant to mean doing your own research) can do wonders for your fitness.