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Joe Sollers's avatar

Memorial day weekend and the price of Gas smells like opportunity, gas up today

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Chris Pinkstaff's avatar

I’m up 28% on Devon since I bought and will be getting big fat dividends along the way!

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hank's avatar

Been selling naked puts on DVN as well. All expired worthless.

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President-Elect Zio's avatar

With money in the pocket we could buy stocks. All these instruments are for speculation only. Speculation is only for people like us, people without money.

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hank's avatar

Stock market investing is not investing. It is speculating whether you buy equities or sell options.

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hank's avatar

DVN is a beast. Sold my VLO and XOM and added to my DVN position. It's the biggest gainer for me along with USO and XLE. All picks by the master, Mr. Mannarino!

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WBIG.Tv's avatar

Me too. I smile every time I fill up the gas tank!

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LARY L HUGHES JR's avatar

Thanks for all You Do.

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Mike's avatar

Watch this scream higher and the people will be shaking their heads in confusion. They shook them out.

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hank's avatar

All those short sellers got their knickers in a bunch with today's action. If they start covering their shorts tomorrow there will be follow through in the market. Just what Greg is calling for.

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President-Elect Zio's avatar

They are already selling off their short positions today. That is why there is not even a small correction. Simply upwards.

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hank's avatar

A short position is closed by buying not selling.

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President-Elect Zio's avatar

First I buy a shortposition. Now I own it. When I close this shortposition I sell it. Same with longposition. First I buy a long position. When I close this longosition I sell it.

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hank's avatar

Short position; sell to open. Buy to close.

Long position; buy to open. Sell to close.

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Steve S(H302)'s avatar

Like clockwork this shit goes UP on the weeks my biweekly 401k contribution drops. Nothing to see here. WTF

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Phantomofthetradingpits.'s avatar

The banks are alive!

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Brad Jarrett's avatar

Thanks for the info Greg, really appreciate all you do!

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daniel israel's avatar

Household spending went up 0.9 % in April. More wiggle room on discretionary spending. Now go buy that new mattress on Memorial Day.

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E R's avatar

Thanks Greg !

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Markinthelight's avatar

Thank you!

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Rich Martinez's avatar

Yes, Hank I am just trying to come up with a little poem to describe the action. All good!

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Nomad Traveller's avatar

Hi Rich, based on Hank and Greg's explanations: As the 10 year yield goes up and the price of these yields goes down, we would expect money leave the stock market and into the bond market ( equilibrium bond yield , bond price and demand ) thus stock market should go lower. On the flip side As 10 year yield decreases and the price of bonds goes up , we would expect money moving into the stock market from bonds ( equilibrium of bond yield, bond price and falling demand for bonds) thus stock market would go higher : This is exactly what we are seeing at the moment

Note: We must pay attention not just the bond yield but bond prices as well as drivers of the debt market

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Rich Martinez's avatar

So, Greg can we say that when the 10-year yield goes higher Stocks will go along for the ride! I am not a poet.

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hank's avatar

When the yield on bonds rise that means that bonds are being sold with the money leaving the bond market usually going into the stock market moving the stock market higher.

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Nomad Traveller's avatar

So based on this , as Bond yields fall then this would mean the reverse also, counter intuitive ? As bond yields fall that would mean bonds are being bought and money leaving the stock market and into the bond market and thus stock market lower.

Looking at the market at the moment Bond yield seem to have fallen from of high of 3% ( I think its about 2.754% 27/05/2022 8.14 am GMT) but we are seeing stock market rising . Explain that as we should be seeing a reduction in stock market as stated :

Bond yield Rise Stock market rise and visa versa Bond yield fall then expect stock market fall

Please explain Hank , am I missing something ?

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Nomad Traveller's avatar

Could bond yield price be the actual driver as opposed to the yield itself ? At lower yields price would be higher , is this what is the true driver ?

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hank's avatar

Bond yields move opposite bond prices. As yields go up their price goes down. As yields go lower their prices rise.

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Patman's avatar

Really appreciate these updates. Thanks

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Steve S(H302)'s avatar

I'm not paranoid I'm observant. ;-)

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