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imanamerican63

(16,414 posts) Fri Jul 11, 2025, 10:07 AM Jul 2025

The roller coaster of manipulation of the markets!

Once again, Trump had managed to screw with the markets! His tariffs on copper and on Canada has the market in a downward projection and that was in the first hour!

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The roller coaster of manipulation of the markets! (Original Post) imanamerican63 Jul 2025 OP

An unethical president could profit hugely from the market swings he creates. Mister Ed Jul 2025 #1

Volatility is not good for the average investor. Emile Jul 2025 #2

Depends.... Happy Hoosier Jul 2025 #4

Volatility generally makes an investment riskier, Emile Jul 2025 #6

If one knows when the market will go up and down... Happy Hoosier Jul 2025 #3

When DOW and S&P drop below 40,000 and 5500, people scream like in April. We are above those levels right now. Silent Type Jul 2025 #5

I use dollar cost averaging purple_haze Jul 2025 #7

Mister Ed

(6,992 posts)

1. An unethical president could profit hugely from the market swings he creates.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Fri Jul 11, 2025, 10:12 AM

Jul 2025

Thank goodness we have a president of such sterling character that he would never do such a thing.

Emile

(43,279 posts)

2. Volatility is not good for the average investor.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Fri Jul 11, 2025, 10:14 AM

Jul 2025

Happy Hoosier

(9,628 posts)

4. Depends....

Reply to Emile (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 11, 2025, 10:30 AM

Jul 2025

For a long term investor, short term volatility isn't reall important. Dollar cost averaging takes care of the risk. I plan ot retire in 8 years. I'm not really TOO worried about the market fluctuating a half percent or more a day. I AM concerned about where it will be in 8 years.

Emile

(43,279 posts)

6. Volatility generally makes an investment riskier,

Reply to Happy Hoosier (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 11, 2025, 10:46 AM

Jul 2025

and it also means a greater potential for losses. Not good for the average investor.

Happy Hoosier

(9,628 posts)

3. If one knows when the market will go up and down...

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Fri Jul 11, 2025, 10:28 AM

Jul 2025

... one can make a KILLING with options trading.

That's certainly happening.

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)

5. When DOW and S&P drop below 40,000 and 5500, people scream like in April. We are above those levels right now.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Fri Jul 11, 2025, 10:33 AM

Jul 2025

purple_haze

(401 posts)

7. I use dollar cost averaging

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Fri Jul 11, 2025, 11:35 AM

Jul 2025

I look at my investment accounts twice a year. Playing the market hour to hour or day to day is for folks way more savvy than me.

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