After Ukraine war over will have some uptrend. Seems like a long war without end in sight yet. Even if war over, if Putin still around sanctions won’t go away so soon. Sanctions affecting many companies since Russia is so big.

Next year dunno Fed done with interest rate hike or not. Possible for interest rate hike to extend up to one half years if inflation don’t improve.

last month also we said this.. then see Google now hit new low of 2.1k. Earlier 2.8k thought it was cheap and I bought it

hence I'm holding cash for time being.. got sick of the market keep diving downwards.

Each time Fed meeting, US stock prices go down again the following weeks. Always news is inflation still all time high. Need raise interest rates.
Until Biden also losing favorability rating due to crashing stock market.

SG reits also not spared all red now. Malaysia blue chips and reits steady but not sure when it will break. Ringgit keep having downwards pressure. Causing Bank Negara will be raising interest rates soon:
https://www.thestar.com.my/business/busines...es-next-quarter

Don't try to predict or listen to any analysts, just keep track of Fed's meeting news and you'll know when is the reversal.
If recession happens, stock market will tank even more.

This post has been edited by Davidtcf: May 24 2022, 10:05 AM

enough d seeing the stock prices keep going lower and lower.. will hold from buying more for time being.

Fed still not yet satisfy with raising interest rates..
Inflation situation also not yet improved.
War still ongoing in Ukraine. Hoping Putin will be goner soon.. at least give the stock market a breather:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10...lace-Putin.html

This post has been edited by Davidtcf: May 25 2022, 11:32 AM

yea always good to see this... gives some hope that it is not all red.

Maybe due to end of month people just got their salary and decided to buy some seeing everywhere on a discount (all time low since 6 mths ago).

Wait 2nd week to middle of the mth for a more accurate representation of the markets.

today dropped to 4.38

wait la Malaysia will raise interest rates next quarter then will improve a bit:

https://www.thestar.com.my/business/busines...es-next-quarter

agree.. growth stocks is nice if you still have 20-30 years time to your lifespan..

once you reach 60 years old? will it still be attractive to you? What if a market crash happens right when you fell ill at 65 and need the money for medical treatment or simply wanna go to vacation for the last remaining years of your life? If at 55 to 60 you retire already, will rely on your savings / remaining money even more.

when we grow older need to reduce exposure to such risky stocks or ETF. Ratio for them need to reduce according to one's age.

This post has been edited by Davidtcf: May 30 2022, 09:39 AM

It's hard to find good cheap stocks.. Most good stocks are above 100 usd. So x100 you'd at least need 1-2k USD to play options. If a person doesn't have that much to begin with this is similar to putting too much eggs into one basket. Hard to predict their ups and downs too. Requiring 100 stocks is to buy covered puts or calls.

Naked puts and calls are using margin to buy. If not enough cash in your broker your other stocks will be liquidated to cover your losses.

So yea we have to state the risks too so that others are aware. I am still uneasy about options since we need to predict the stock price correctly. Predicting wrong means incurring losses. The realized gains and losses are much higher and faster than buying stocks. Also I rather diversify first than focus too much on one stock.

If I'm a rich person with many type of stocks all above 100 units then yea it's easier to get into it. Hard for an average salary earner to get there unless invest long in the market.

This post has been edited by Davidtcf: May 31 2022, 06:15 PM

Yes I personally feel it's like gambling too. One can only know for sure if can see future correctly.

But if search articles "is options gambling" all of them say no.. 😂
These derivatives are good income for brokers.. That's why. So thread carefully. My investors friends also told me if new to investing just stick to stocks or ETFs first. Greedy later end up lose more money.

What if keep lose 75-100% of the time? That would easily eat into your past earnings.

You can earn fast, but lose equally fast in options. And they have expiry dates. Not like stocks where they are unrealized losses until you sell.. Can choose to wait for the price to go up again, as long the company behind it does not collapse.

This post has been edited by Davidtcf: May 31 2022, 07:01 PM

wah these stocks not cheap bro.. means you have 100 stocks of them each? That would require 18-50k+ USD just to own them to do covered options.

Tesla stock split might get delayed.. they missed the latest regulatory filling.

https://fortune.com/2022/05/03/elon-musk-ke...oncrete%20ratio.

No worry as long Elon Musk is around. He’s a genius and company has been growing steady in profits.. that’s why so many ppl bullish with Tesla.

At least make enough first before sell if you can’t take the stress of owning their stock.. won’t be long to make back especially if the stock split goes through.

Continue to double down if you have the money:

SOS:



https://www.reddit.com/r/market_sentiment/c...dive_into_what/

This is the way to HUAT big big after the crash

This post has been edited by Davidtcf: Jun 1 2022, 08:14 PM

Yea stick to DCA but double down the amount each time. This is a good time to gather more.

Interest rates affect stock prices.. But now seems better as inflation is dropping.. All we need now is Ukraine war to stop for market to recover:
https://www.nugget.ca/news/stock-markets-fa...g-big-challenge

This post has been edited by Davidtcf: Jun 1 2022, 08:35 PM

Yes software is as important as hardware. And other features too that is built in. Watch Tesla car reviews and you'll understand why the demand is so high for their cars.

Orders are months ahead of what they can deliver.. Yet buyers still patiently wait for their cars.

Another good thing about good dividend stocks is there is less downside.. Stock prices for them is less liable to downwards pressure if the company is doing good. Example Maybank, good REITs. So if tight on money can sell them to make a small profit or smaller loss / no loss.

But also careful on some dividend stocks that offer super high dividends like >10% but their returns keep dropping.. They using dividend to attract people to buy. Problem is there is no support for them to give such dividends (not sustainable). Hence need to check properly and not base on dividend yield alone.

Growth sure you can earn alot the moment they pump to the moon..but like bear market now they tend to drop more. So that is why we diversify. Too much into one type of stocks is dangerous also.. Especially if one is at an older age with more risks to health, career, family related issues etc.

This post has been edited by Davidtcf: Jun 2 2022, 03:36 PM

most people will suggest mix in some VWRA.

Also do start accumulate some REITs too or local dividend stocks like Maybank.. in case something like this happens again (bear market) you got elsewhere that can sell for quick cash (without much loss or some small profit). SG Reits also can but it can be affected by crash in the US.
Have some spare cash at MMF (e.g. KDI Save) or FD. If recession come and we lose our job, will need several months of cash at least.

if you wait till stock split in July 2022, will be even harder to get at this price.

right now USD 2352 stock split into 20 = USD 117.60
so don't wait already, quickly buy ba. Don't time the market will lose to it.

If lucky last week bought at 2k+ then is really your luck.. but that time has passed.

Sos: https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/06/02/a...-1-stock-split/

I bought mine at USD2.8k but I'm confident can make back once the split happens. If not doesn't matter I'm holding Google for the long term, as long their company is doing well

This post has been edited by Davidtcf: Jun 3 2022, 05:29 PM

Amazon stock price going up so fast after the split. Hope Google will be the same next mth.