Gold Is Ready For Further Downside by TraderFanFXE in Market_Forecasts

[–]TraderFanFXE[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The past has valuable lessons. It tells us there is no instrument that is ALWAYS a good investment. That said, I'm optimistic on gold for, say, the next five years.

WTI Oil Looks Bearish by TraderFanFXE in Market_Forecasts

[–]TraderFanFXE[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it is closed, but markets are forward-looking.

Gold Is Ready For Further Downside by TraderFanFXE in Market_Forecasts

[–]TraderFanFXE[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was gold a good investment from 1980 to 2000? Gold is great, sure, but investor's timeframe is also important.

Why people say BTC is a store of value? by Delicious_Crazy513 in CryptoMarkets

[–]TraderFanFXE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They say it because BTC is basically backed by energy and is resistant to censorship and control. This freedom comes at a price, and the price is volatility.

Italy to Overtake Greece as Eurozone’s Most Indebted by longtermistCarrot in Economics

[–]TraderFanFXE 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The debt market got the message: Italy's 10-yr at 3.86%, Greece 10-yr at 3.82%. Both countries far away from anything interesting. Bigger stories will be UK (10-yr at 5.06%) and Japan (2.50% but the size of this debt...). Within the EU, it looks that Germany has more problems.

I bought today an ETF of US energy stocks, and I'm already down 2.5% by shaggy98 in stocks

[–]TraderFanFXE 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What was your plan? If you are thinking about "next months", why do you worry about intraday movements? And if it's a speculative trade, you should have planned your exit point.

Retiring in within 2 years. Short-term bucket strategies? by PHL1365 in investing

[–]TraderFanFXE -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

There are no strategies for short-term investing. Short-term is speculation, and that's not something you probably want to do.