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Sanrith Descartes

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Ok, I am not gonna bother with a poll. Does Janet Powell raise 50 basis points, 25 basis points or 0 basis points this afternoon?
 

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Ok, I am not gonna bother with a poll. Does Janet Powell raise 50 basis points, 25 basis points or 0 basis points this afternoon?

I hope she raises 50 partly so that those smug "economic correspondent" fucks who predicted dropping interest rates to save some mismanaged banks get BTFO.
 
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Sanrith Descartes

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My hope is he raises 50 so the market tanks and I can move that big pile of FTEC cash into a plunging SPY.

I think they go zero to "stabilize the banking sector".
 
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Sanrith Descartes

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Theory is, if they went to a flat pause, you're also admitting things are broken. I'd expect a sell on that news.
I am fine with that too. On a personal level I fee like I am playing a straddle. If we shoot up I sell the other half of my FTEC and wait for a pullback to move the cash into SPY. If we drop then I move my current cash into SPY on the cheap.
 

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Big difference in what I think they will do and what they probably should do. Trying to juggle a lot of things in the air at the same time hoping one doesn't fall on the floor and then the party is over.
 
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The color of Powells tie has as much power to predict market reaction to the FOMC decision as the actual number they release.

Personally I think he's gonna skip the tie altogether today and the markets will kangaroo in response. We'll see how I do.
 
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Sanrith Descartes

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So according to GS we are going down, down or down depending on which hike we get.

 
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