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 08/14/2019 04:13 PM
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doppler

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Any thoughts?

 08/14/2019 04:34 PM
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dingpatch

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Please, no!

The stock market is a big version of Three-card Monte.

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 08/14/2019 08:22 PM
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Cole

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I have a retirement plan I need to move, but I'll be damned if it's going anywhere right now, so yes, I agree, an honest Market forum would be helpful.

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 08/15/2019 04:49 AM
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dingpatch

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Good point, Cole.

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 08/15/2019 04:57 AM
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This one seems popular: WSJ

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 08/15/2019 11:08 AM
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The Political Thinker

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Hmmmm with the market as is now? lol

My last short was Beyond Meat

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 08/15/2019 11:21 AM
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Canopy Growth Corp. reported a C$1.28 billion quarterly loss late Wednesday and missed analyst estimates for revenue, sending shares down 10% in after-hours trading.

The world's largest cannabis company by market value, Canopy Growth CGC, -15.23% WEED, -14.68% reported fiscal first-quarter net losses of C$1.28 billion, or C$3.70 a share, compared with losses of C$91 million, or 40 cents a share, in the year-ago period. The more than $1 billion loss was due to the company extinguishing warrants related to the Constellation Brands Inc. STZ, -0.24% investment.


marketwatch

This one hurt.....
But my other one looks to positioning itself to take advantage....

And to add a another twist to the company's story, Aurora has just concluded an agreement with a lenders' syndicate led by Bank of Montreal to increase its available credit by C$160 million. The new credit facility, a combination of short-term loans and revolving credit, will increase Aurora's credit access to C$360 million and is set to mature in two years. CFO Glen Ibbott said that the credit increase recognizes Aurora's position as the industry leader in production, and adds, "Access to this non-dilutive capital is a core funding source the Company intends to utilize as it further executes on its strategic growth initiatives.


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 08/16/2019 07:46 AM
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Cole

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Can someone please explain why companies that are losing money year over year are some of the best performers in the market?

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 08/16/2019 08:14 AM
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dingpatch

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Cole,

Please review the premises of Three-Card Monte

Three-card Monte - also known as Find the Lady and Three-card Trick - is a confidence game in which the victim, or "mark", is tricked into betting a sum of money, on the assumption that they can find the "money card" among three face-down playing cards. It is very similar to the shell game except that cards are used instead of shells.[1]

In its full form, Three-card Monte is an example of a classic "short con"[2] in which a shill pretends to conspire with the mark to cheat the dealer, while in fact conspiring with the dealer to cheat the mark. The mark has no chance whatsoever of winning, at any point in the game. In fact, anyone who is observed winning anything in the game can be presumed to be a shill.

This confidence trick was already in use by the turn of the 15th century.[

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 08/16/2019 01:17 PM
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Cole

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Originally posted by: dingpatch

Cole,



Please review the premises of Three-Card Monte



Three-card Monte - also known as Find the Lady and Three-card Trick - is a confidence game in which the victim, or "mark", is tricked into betting a sum of money, on the assumption that they can find the "money card" among three face-down playing cards. It is very similar to the shell game except that cards are used instead of shells.[1]



In its full form, Three-card Monte is an example of a classic "short con"[2] in which a shill pretends to conspire with the mark to cheat the dealer, while in fact conspiring with the dealer to cheat the mark. The mark has no chance whatsoever of winning, at any point in the game. In fact, anyone who is observed winning anything in the game can be presumed to be a shill.



This confidence trick was already in use by the turn of the 15th century.[


I'm beginning to agree.

Beyond meat, + 788% since it's IPO.

Beyond meat, second-quarter net loss, $9.4 million.

So stock is their only real value? That's a serious question and not a rhetorical one.



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 08/17/2019 07:42 AM
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Originally posted by: Cole

Can someone please explain why companies that are losing money year over year are some of the best performers in the market?


Growth, betting on future earnings.
 08/17/2019 07:45 AM
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chopola

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Originally posted by: Cole





Beyond meat, + 788% since it's IPO.



Beyond meat, second-quarter net loss, $9.4 million.



So stock is their only real value? That's a serious question and not a rhetorical one.







You can always sell it short
 08/17/2019 01:45 PM
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Cole

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The company will sell for a billion even though it's technically worthless when it comes to real world profits. Yep, that's taking a bet alright.

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 08/18/2019 10:16 AM
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The stock market is quite simple really, buy low, sell high.

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 08/22/2019 07:19 AM
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Quadro

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Get a subscription to Investors Business Daily. Great info and concise. Also a broad based US growth fund or ETF over a 5-10 is a pretty safe bet. Individual stocks are where you can get in trouble.
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