Author: pluginever
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What’s your dot plot prediction for the fed funds rate?
I’ve seen the September projection dot plot and it seems rather ambiguous with seeing such a wide spread among members for rates per year and would rather see the public’s own interpretation I’m interested in your own prediction, I understand the road map is very data dependent and the forecast can be very muddy given…
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Selling $6k in FNDX for VOO or SPY? Taxes?
Hey everybody, I’ve been recurring $100/biweekly into FNDX using Robinhood for awhile without thinking much of it but have since learned that there are better ETFs to invest in like VOO or SPY just based on returns alone. If I sell my ~$6k worth of shares in FNDX then immediately buy something else, would I…
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How do I calculate how much a share price will go down when new shares are to be issued?
How do I calculate how much a share price will go down when new shares are to be issued? I have questions about when a company issues another offering. From what I understand, this dilutes shares and reduces the share prices. Often times when it's announced about another offering, they also announce the target asking…
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The insanity that is $SNOW’s capital allocation
Snowflake has recently announced raising $2 bn of convertible debt to buy back $ 575m of stock with the rest for general corporate purposes. Sure, why not. Except $SNOW has already repurchased more than $1.4 bn at higher prices. In addition, they have $3 bn in cash with (previously) $0 debt. In the 6 months…
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Visa falls on report of US DoJ lawsuit alleging debit-card monopoly
Visa shares fall on report of antitrust lawsuit Analysts see long road to resolution Brokerages expect limited earnings hit DoJ to allege Visa monopolized U.S. debit card market – report Sept 24 (Reuters) – Visa (V.N), opens new tab shares fell 3% on Tuesday after a report said the U.S. Department of Justice plans to…
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Got a reverse split on a speculative stock
I found an interesting company, HYZON, that developed the first hydrogen power garbage truck, which is deployed in San Francisco. I also discovered that there are seven zones being funded to support this type of technology, with one of those zones targeting the San Francisco region. ( Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES) to…
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A chat gpt explanation of the s&p 500, for newbies like myself
The S&P 500 (Standard & Poor’s 500 Index) is one of the most well-known stock market indices in the world. It is a benchmark of the U.S. stock market's overall health and reflects the performance of 500 of the largest publicly traded companies in the United States. Here’s a detailed breakdown of what it is…
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Is there a scenario where a call option is more profitable than simply buying an equivalent number of shares?
For example, if I buy a call option for 100 shares of SecurityA, is there ever a scenario where that is a better idea than simply buying 100 shares of SecurityA if I have enough cash to do that? Essentially, I'm wondering if call options are doing anything more than simulating the purchase of 100…
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Thoughts about OKTA – Buy/Sell/Hold
I bought and sold Okta last year with some profits on the pocket. As currently have sold my Tesla and thinking of investing in tech again, would appreciate your advice about OKTA. Price wise it looks good with not a lot of future growth opportunities. It still has a buy rating from the analysts. I…
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Chinese bullmarket
I made a post about Chinese stocks about 6 months ago and I'm making another one today. China announced a host of new stimulus measures to try and shore up their economy and the market is reacting positively! I'm not saying that you should go all in on Chinese stocks, but the negative sentiment, especially…