Stocks and Trading Thread - Channeling your inner Mono

[MadImmortalMan]

I'm getting a 2007 feeling in the housing market. 

I kind of agree. It's shaky. But don't worry. They won't let it crash until after the election this time. 

[Alcibiades]

Prices where I live haven't really moved at all in the past 3 years

[citizen k]

Stocks ruined my life 

https://www.gofundme.com/4kqtbvk4

[Admiral Yi]

Conducted my first Square transaction down at the Regal Beagle.  Easy peasy.

[Admiral Yi]

Sent some cash to Lending Club, set up automated investing.

I have 3 referrals that are worth $75 each (you have to invest 5K).  Anyone interested?  I've sent out emails to 3 friends/relatives, so I need to see what they say first.

[Admiral Yi]

To clarify, these are signup bonuses that go to you, not referral bonuses that go to me.

Which is kind of a gyp.

[Phillip V]

Splunk (SPLK) is up 40% for me since I bought the dip two weeks ago amidst the tech / big data stock negative sentiment.  I want to sell and pocket the quick profit, but am greedy that these stocks will get run up to super silly valuations again.   

Meanwhile, underperforming Sprint (S) remains a long thorn in my side.  So much dead money in there.    Please give me a merger or spectrum deal rumor.

[MadImmortalMan]

Splunk (SPLK) is up 40% for me since I bought the dip two weeks ago amidst the tech / big data stock negative sentiment.  I want to sell and pocket the quick profit, but am greedy that these stocks will get run up to super silly valuations again.   

Greed and fear are the two main things that make people make mistakes. I'd sell enough to get the initial investment back. You can let the rest run with a clear conscience.

[Admiral Yi]

Greed are fear are the only things that matter in finance.

Taking your whole original stake off the table seems like too much.  That's 71% of current holdings.  If you think there's still upside, sell off like 50% of current holdings.

I'm getting some nice movement on SQ, and T is brushing up on $38 a share.

[The Brain]

I heard that Paradox Interactive will be going public.

[Admiral Yi]

Five business days after my funds arrived at Lending Club, $3,750 of $5,000 has been lent out, putting to rest my fear that the hidden cost was a long float period while my money just sat there.  The rest has been "committed," meaning it has been matched with a borrower, but the loan is not final because the total amount has not been subscribed yet.

[DGuller]

Good luck.  I've been contemplating Lending Club as well, but I stopped when I found out that there are plenty of predictive models out there working off the API feed.  Since I can't compete with that either on timing or on analytics, I'll be taking the crap deemed too risky for the price by sophisticated algorithms.

[Admiral Yi]

I don't mind if the big boys beat me by a couple basis points.

[DGuller]

I don't mind if the big boys beat me by a couple basis points.

Couple of basis points I'm fine with.  Negative returns, not so much.

[Admiral Yi]

Friendly wager on my total return?