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pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


NVidia has a P/E ratio of ~54 right now.

Historically, for other fast growing high-performing companies, how does that hold up? What were the P/E ratios for Intel and MSFT in the early/mid '90s? How will NVidia's P/E ratio eventually come down to something normal? Stock split? Price correction?

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pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


Risky Bisquick posted:

xposting some dd

Right, I get that video cards are sold out right now. That spurred my question. But the pics don't answer my question re: the long term P/E ratio of NVidia. So you're implying there will be what, a stock split?

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


For you guys doing the goon ETF thing, what software are you using to track your portfolio and what broker are you using to trade (with what fees)?

I'm pretty much a passive investor boglehead type but am considering branching out and investing in some select favorites of mine. Options so far mostly seem to be at either $5 or $7 per trade.

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


Okay stock peoples, help make a call: reasonable response or full of poo poo?

I recently emailed the company that runs BOTZ ETF ( https://www.globalxfunds.com/funds/botz/ ), asking why Alphabet/Google stock wasn't in a fund seeking exposure to artificial intelligence companies. Google/Alphabet, of course, is a world-leader in AI:
1. https://deepmind.com/ , a google acquisition
2. https://www.recode.net/2017/5/19/15657758/google-artificial-intelligence-ai-investments google buying a ton of AI companies
3. https://www.wired.com/2017/05/sundar-pichai-sees-googles-future-smartest-cloud/ google's CEO calling it an "AI-first company"

Google uses AI to optimize ad revenue among other things. And Waymo is in it for self-driving cars.

The BOTZ ETF primarily seeks to track this indxx ( https://www.indxx.com/indices.php?id=240 ) but also has discretionary funds. Anyway, I received this response from the BOTZ ETF:

quote:

Dear (pmchem),

In regard to your question about not including Alphabet in the ETF I have attached the Index Methodology. Including companies like Google would dilute the AI exposure of BOTZ. While they have an AI division, Google does not derive a significant amount of their revenue from robotics or AI, nor is it a primary business function as referenced in the index methodology.

For further questions, please call (blah blah blah), signed, (so-and-so)

So, goons: reasonable response or full of poo poo?

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


Yeah, this discussion of “what kind of company” are you seems to be problematic for ETFs. Google is an “ad company”? People see those ads because, for example, they search on google. Google search heavily relies on machine learning / AI research, e.g. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RankBrain . And that’s just one application of it in Alphabet. Who knows what future revenues DeepMind research will generate? Google didn’t buy that company for entertainment value.

I mean you could call NVidia a retail graphics card part supplier but that’s missing the point. They’re a huge AI play too since neutral network training is best done on GPUs. NVidia is pumping AI all the time even though they don’t get any significant revenue from selling AI software/services.

Edit: I think you’re an AI company if you’re either majority expenditures or world leading in AI R&D, or nonlinearly growing revenues due to applied AI.

pmchem fucked around with this message at 03:08 on Jan 19, 2018

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


Leperflesh posted:

From an investor's standpoint, someone has to convince me that there's a reason for grouping these companies together. Generally it's because you are bullish or bearish on that specific sector. How can you be bullish or bearish on "AI"? Are you bullish or bearish on REST APIs? Python scripts? mulithreaded processing? These are also tools for solving software problems! The only difference is that they're not sexy buzzwords, like "Artificial Intelligence."

I could see being bullish on a specific application of AI, like search optimization, computer vision, targeted advertising, speech recognition, or data mining. I don't see grouping companies exploring all of these disparate applications together and expecting them to share some correlation of performance based on them all being AI plays.

Roll that question back 60 years. Remember The Graduate? “One word: plastics.” Not a specific application of plastics in piping, consumer goods containers, or cars. Just “plastics”. Innovations in plastics production and materials performance were driven by the fields of chemistry and chemical engineering. Broadly investing in companies with leading plastics technology, or increasing profits due to use of plastics, would’ve been a solid plan. You did academic and industrial research in plastics. Graduate degrees studying them. You still do.

You don’t get a Ph.D. in compsci because you wrote a python script or REST API. They may be tools you use along the way. Maybe for the ideas inside them.

I’m saying AI is like the new plastics. So who’s the best at it? And who’s making money off it? Those questions can be answered. Those companies go in the ETF. Google/Alphabet is one of them.

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


I literally took a shot at drawing that line several posts up,

quote:

I think you’re an AI company if you’re either majority expenditures or world leading in AI R&D, or nonlinearly growing revenues due to applied AI.

s/AI/plastics/

That may not be a perfect definition -- welcome to input there -- but it was posted well before you asked those questions.

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


Cory Parsnipson posted:

The impression I get is that when people say Artificial Intelligence they really mean machine learning and applications of neural networks. Those are the new hotness that everyone's using nowadays right?

That's a fair, brief description. As a nerd topic, it's of course pored over in detail on wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence

and NVidia -- a retail graphics card part supplier (or perhaps an AI company) -- has their own take:
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2016/07/29/whats-difference-artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-deep-learning-ai/

There are several other easily google-able definitions of AI/ML.

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


Anyone have a free link to see real-time (or, heck, lagged) intraday volume for S&P500 or NYSE or DJIA?

I know people have paid charting tools to view this kind of data per quote, but, free tools?

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


DNK posted:

https://www.finviz.com has intraday candle charts of price action right on top. Digging into it requires a sub tho.

hmm, I'm really looking for intraday time-histories of volume, not price. Price seems easier to find.

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


currently set to break single largest point gain in DJIA history, perfectly rational market response to a pandemic and chinese economic collapse

nothing to see here, move along citizen

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


Who is doing the pumping?

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


Doccykins posted:

Fed cuts rates by 50bps, rip puts

something something 'priced in'

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


Anyone own REITs as a part of their portfolio? How do you think fed rates / QE / and coronavirus affect that sector?

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


Agronox posted:

Hooray a winning ticket. Thank you implied volatility



To be clear that's write 30 SPY puts expiring today with a 291 strike at noon for $1.00, and buy 'em all back for a cent at the close.

No idea why they were executed in lumps of 29 and 1 each way.

Why buy those at close? Aren't they worthless after today, and SPY was far from 291 at close?

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


Woodchip posted:

Houston, they have a problem.

and it's literally Houston that has a problem since so many O&G companies are HQ'd in that city.

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


saintonan posted:

Curious that the market is selling off both equities and bonds - bond yields have jumped a fair bit today. No idea where that money is going.

jokes posted:

Cash gang has gone mainstream. Now I don't feel as lonely.

That surprised me. Yields aren't that high but major institutional holders need T-Bonds to protect themselves against bank failures. They can't simply have accounts with billions of dollars in them, right? The risk of bank failure would outstrap the loss from getting lower t-bond yield vs. savings/MM/CD yield. Are they betting on deflation?

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


greasyhands posted:

Money is fairly aggressively coming out of bonds too, theres a cash pile building and we are going to rip higher so fast its going to make peoples heads spin right the gently caress off. China is almost fully back to work- this thing is going to ripple across the globe, do some damage, take a few old people off our hands, and disappear. We are in a mechanically broken market right now with a mechanically broken administration steering the ship

that cash is covering margin calls

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


Was the optimal asset position today simply being in all cash? I mean, aside from owning put options or some inverse etf

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


Does shorts covering positions (buying stocks to cover closed puts) really affect overnight trading values?

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


Anyone here use thinkorswim (TOS)?

In TOS, how do you see the expense ratio of an ETF like VGT, or mutual fund? I can't seem to find a way. I am new at the platform. Clearly, I can find the expense ratio elsewhere (like at Vanguard itself).

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


Baddog posted:

You do you man.

I've been taking risk off by buying more and more puts, not putting it on. Ignoring unfolding events without adjusting means you have accepted skyrocketing risk.

Yes, hedging via puts is a common, real strategy and some people may not realize it: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/protective-put.asp

"Don't time the market" should stay in its own thread. It's terrible advice when a global disaster is looming (edit: which is already here, welp!).

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


/r/wallstreetbets can't be taken too seriously, but I'm a sucker for downfall memes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNEWaJD0vNA

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


fougera posted:

The trade this week is TLT calls.

Why do you expect treasury values to reverse and thus yields to go down?

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


But even during the 2008 financial crisis the 10-year yield was 2x what it is now, so, might it be overbought? I am trying to imagine a scenario where treasury ETF values go higher this week and it's not obvious. Govt action may imply inflation which does not help.

Honest question.

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


fougera posted:

Its not comparable because the system is in a lot more debt and GDP has been growing at a slower rate.

Would cash (money markets) or gold be a more likely flight to safety than treasuries, though, given the low yields?

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


fougera posted:

Have you seen Eurodollar futures? Its been a straight line up. Not saying this is wrong, but TLT at least had a pullback.

No, haven't seen them, I legit am trying to understand treasuries better so I can figure out when and when not to invest in something like VGIT/VGLT/EDV ETFs (or corresponding mutual funds) as part of a larger portfolio. Treasuries are in uncharted territory.

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


Did stuff like this happen during the Great Recession?

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200315005041/en/ProShares-Announces-ETF-Lineup

quote:

BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ProShare Advisors and ProShare Capital Management announced today plans to liquidate and close six ProShares Trust ETFs and two ProShares Trust II ETFs, respectively, based on an ongoing review of ProShares product offerings. Specifically, the following ETFs will be liquidated and closed:

ProShares Trust Ticker Exchange
UltraPro Communication Services Select Sector YCOM NYSE Arca
UltraPro Short Communication Services Select Sector XCOM NYSE Arca
UltraPro Nasdaq Biotechnology UBIO NASDAQ
UltraPro Short Nasdaq Biotechnology ZBIO NASDAQ
UltraPro Financial Select Sector FINU NYSE Arca
UltraPro Short Financial Select Sector FINZ NYSE Arca
ProShares Trust II Ticker Exchange
UltraPro 3x Crude Oil ETF OILU NYSE Arca
UltraPro 3x Short Crude Oil ETF OILD NYSE Arca

The last day the funds will accept creation orders is March 27, 2020. Trading in the funds will be halted prior to market open on March 30, 2020. Beginning on March 30, 2020, the funds will not be traded on their respective exchanges, and there will be no secondary market for the shares. On or about March 27, 2020, the funds will begin the process of liquidating their portfolios and may no longer be managed in accordance with their investment objectives. Any shareholders remaining in the funds will have their shares redeemed at net asset value on or about April 3, 2020.

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


Stock market is only 20% off all-time highs and, well, let's do every last single thing the fed can do to save the market!

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


hahaha holy poo poo

"Reserve Requirements

For many years, reserve requirements played a central role in the implementation of monetary policy by creating a stable demand for reserves. In January 2019, the FOMC announced its intention to implement monetary policy in an ample reserves regime. Reserve requirements do not play a significant role in this operating framework.
In light of the shift to an ample reserves regime, the Board has reduced reserve requirement ratios to zero percent effective on March 26, the beginning of the next reserve maintenance period. This action eliminates reserve requirements for thousands of depository institutions and will help to support lending to households and businesses."

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


Fed conf call @ 6:30pm ET https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oDRD7v5UWk

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


I dunno man, I don't see an upside in letting JPMorganChase bet all their cash on the market instead of keeping some aside for me withdrawing from a savings account

edit: I mean, to your point, if there are ample reserves then why the need to remove the reserve requirement?

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


We're living in bizarro-land. /r/wallstreetbets temporarily went private yesterday, causing quite a commotion for about an hour.

Meanwhile, one of its most-upvoted DD posts,
https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/fit5yg/the_shadow_war_how_thursday_and_friday_set_up_for/
had its user be deleted during the time the subreddit was private (ostensibly because they just hit 1 million subs),
https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/fjb97s/the_wsb_war_how_going_private_set_up_an/

That user had a history of posting semi-conspiracy theory market analysis with a lot of buzzwords, some graphics and links. Either a real market guy with some unusual ideas, or, given his language and some bits of nonsense in theories, possibly a Russian disinformation poster intentionally trying to degrade confidence in US markets. Russia has a history of being active in popular subreddits, such as /r/thedonald, and reddit has a history of deleting manipulative accounts when it can be demonstrated they're foreign agents. So how wild is it that I'm willing to believe Russia's Internet Research Agency is actively posting in a meme-based stock market subreddit? 21st century problems, folks.

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


Baddog posted:

Sooooo, I actually got up for a market open, but I dunno wtf I'm gonna do besides stare.

Well, you aren't gonna be trading for 15 minutes, because the first breaker is gonna be immediately tripped!

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


Dwight Eisenhower posted:

Lol welp now we're back at 18 P/e haha took too long writing that post

what's a good web link to get the instantaneous number on that?

edit: nvm this just updated https://www.multpl.com/s-p-500-pe-ratio

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


I'm impressed with SWAN weathering this so well -- anyone know of similar funds/ETFs?

https://etfdb.com/etf/SWAN/#etf-ticker-profile
https://stockcharts.com/freecharts/perf.php?SPY%2CSWAN

SWAN is designed to track the S&P500 and somehow uses treasuries as a hedge. Downside is high expense ratio and presumably lower return in normal market conditions.

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


FreelanceSocialist posted:

Anyone have any insight into $USO or oil in general? Been trying to follow that market a bit but there's been too many other things going on. Anyone long $USO at this price?

Careful with USO, it may behave weirdly in rising oil markets:
https://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/25/snake-oil-why-the-3-billion-dollar-uso-etf-is-down-this-year-even-as-crude-has-surged.html

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


twitter and marketwatch have now reported that schumer is proposing $750b in a second relief bill and the markets have not moved

...wow?

pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


Bored As gently caress posted:

Got 3k set aside now. What puts are looking good today?

can you short the constitution?

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pmchem
Jan 22, 2010


VIX gonna close above 80

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