the market: stocks, bonds, options, whatever

[thujone]

had to use the ol spreadsheet today

give it some of the ol fingerbangin

 

[thujone]

so... big week

iran closed strait of hormuz

scrotus ruled against tariffs

 

[Electrum1]

When to buy Solana. $60ish? Buy some now and average down a few times if it keeps going lower?

 

[thujone]

why buy that?

$NVDA and $SNOW report tomorrow

 

[ions]

Solana is worth getting into

 

[thujone]

Solana is worth getting into

y tho

 

[Electrum1]

I read they're taking market share from ethereum, and a recent ethereum update causes less to be burned per transaction. Solana has higher yields too. It was more than that but that's what got me to look into it

 

[ions]

It was around $300 at one point. It’s lower now. So if there’s potential for it. It could make a recovery.

 

[thujone]

how do you guys track crypto prices and buy/sell them?

also have either of you done polymarket bets?

 

[thujone]

World’s Most Critical Oil Route Under Operational Freeze | OilPrice.com

The United States and Israel launched a massive, coordinated military strike across Iran, including the capital of Tehran, marking a major escalation in the regional conflict.

oilprice.com

 

[ions]

how do you guys track crypto prices and buy/sell them?

also have either of you done polymarket bets?

Spoiler: binance

coinbase.com

 

[thujone]

futures started trading...

s&p e-mini gapped down from 6875 to 6820

 

[Electrum1]

Feel like it could be a sell the news type situation with metals

 

[Electrum1]

I'm gonna list some stuff on r/pmsforsale. That's one thing reddit is good for, and they'll pay over spot on a good amount of stuff. Really feeling like this is a sell the news situation and the recent bounce the last 2 weeks is a bull trap / dead cat bounce

 

[ions]

pokemon cards are probably trading at a high.

 

[notsmokeymcpot420]

If so we have never had a better salesman there our prez. I never woulda got on the market probably...

Feel like it could be a sell the news type situation with metals

pokemon cards are probably trading at a high.

Yup -- but fuck my hockey card collection. C'mon gay HBO show --- Drive that price up!

 

[thujone]

Iran war could have consequences for AI-related demand

Inside the Gulf’s trillion-dollar AI gamble

Wealthy Gulf states, particularly Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Qatar, are making bold moves to establish themselves as global leaders in artificial intelligence (AI), leveraging their significant oil-derived capital in a new race for technological dominance.

splintinvest.com

Asia also gets much of its energy through Hormuz so prolonged closure could affect AI-related supply, too

I could be wrong but I think this is a major risk being discounted right now and puts could be cheap insurance until everyone else starts to have the same thoughts.

Unrelated...

utilities could have a good year

maybe software, too

Wall Street Says Forget AI Chips, and Buy AI Software Stocks Instead for 2026 | The Motley Fool

Some analysts think it's time to switch to software stocks. But exiting hardware is probably a mistake.

www.fool.com

$IGV started the year at $107 and bottomed out at ~$75, now it's $86 and rising

 

[Jen X]

I just started with crypto. Every 2nd week I buy a bit more. I only have bitcoin(50%) ethereum(30%) and XRP (20%).
Not expecting to get rich but hopefully in 10 years it pays off

 

[ions]

I went to transfer some bitcoin from my secondary wallet. and they have this flat mining fee of 0.005btc to transact. I learned about this now and am considering moving my coin from that wallet to one that doesn't have that kind of fee to make one transfer. Take the loss which might be a few hundred dollars. but I heard mycelium is good. would prefer to have it on another wallet that's not my primary in case something goes awry.

 

[ions]

I also think there's going to be a big uptick in the alternative currency market.