I’ll have to think that one through (and read up on what might be most effected) but can’t imagine it can be spun as anything but a net negative if there is an extended strike due to the disruption in supply chain logistics, especially if that triggers some short-term price increases (i.e.- inflationary).

I spent the entire weekend outside cleaning up from the storm surge & wind damage from Helene so behind on the headlines & just catching up today so I’ll try to follow up on this asap, especially if I can see a trading opp from it.

Randy, how should we play the port strike? If it happens, there will be massive impacts in the economy, even if it lasts only 1 day. I’m trying to think of who would benefit and it seems as though everyone would be negatively impacts because all imported goods would just be stuck at the port so trucking, train, and air freight would just stop on the east coast.

Do you think it’s better to wait for the relief rally when the strike is lifted or Biden orders them to go back to work?

Just saw this but I covered nat gas at the end of the video I am about to post after the close & I talk about exact that (how I am trading it right now; stops/targets,etc.. & what to watch for).

Same here. I kept thinking, “if they are really losing that much money, why continue to pay?” I just thought that some people just like to troll. Not that the message boards have to be an echo chamber, but your ideas typically play out and it’s on the individual to exit the trade.

I’ved learned a ton here and my confidence has increased tremendously. I’m still working on my discipline to take smaller profits and avoid looking for hoeruns, but the skills are valuable.

I was doing some negotiations with my main customer at work and management was pushing to end splitting the cost for commodity movements. I was able to mark up the charts for aluminum, copper, and steel and convince the CEO that this was a bad idea for the time being.

I never post in here, but about 4-6 weeks ago I was a little inebriated one weekend and typed out this whole long thing about these people and exactly what you said. I deleted it, because, well, who cares what I have to say, but I’m glad you figured out how to get away from the negativity they were spewing. Also, glad you didn’t take the hit dead on last night. That was a scary one for sure.

Thanks for the suggestion but that was never an issue & shouldn’t be going forward once those non-subscribers are locked out from posting comments. I just couldn’t understand how anyone would be subscribing to a service if they were so upset & claiming to be losing so much money yet continue subscribing. After never replying why they only commented on index trades and only the short trades.. but yet never the winning short trades… but then also not acknowledging when those short trades were covered and/or reversed to long..etc… (and not mentioning any of the many other trades on different stocks, sectors, commodities, etc..) @oaksurf finally made it clear as to why he & a handful of others didn’t acknowledge any of those changes in positioning or other trade ideas (because they couldn’t access them).