investmentwatchblog--2020-09-17--ALERT: Donald Trump confirms multiple White House staffers have tested positive for COVID-19

President Trump on Wednesday confirmed that a White House staffer tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours , @ @ @ @ @ have contact with the individual .
The positive test came after the White House hosted @ @ @ @ @ South Lawn on Tuesday for the signing of peace accords to mark the normalization of @ @ @ @ @ Arab countries .
Trump offered few details on the latest positive case at the White @ @ @ @ @ i heard about it for the first time , and it ’ s a small @ @ @ @ @ Trump told reporters at a news conference , appearing unfamiliar with the specifics .

President Trump on Wednesday confirmed that a White House staffer tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, but said he did not have contact with the individual.
The positive test came after the White House hosted hundreds of people on the South Lawn on Tuesday for the signing of peace accords to mark the normalization of relations between Israel and two Arab countries. Trump offered few details on the latest positive case at the White House.
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“Last night i heard about it for the first time, and it’s a small number of cases,” Trump told reporters at a news conference, appearing unfamiliar with the specifics.
thehill.com/homenews/administration/516795-trump-confirms-another-white-house-staffer-tested-positive-for-covid


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-17--Why Are Mail Trucks Spontaneously Exploding in Flames?

In the last six years , more than 400 United States Postal Service mail trucks have reportedly burst into flames @ @ @ @ @ middle of the neighborhoods that they are delivering mail to .

Mail in voting…not a problem
In the last six years, more than 400 United States Postal Service mail trucks have reportedly burst into flames, sometimes right in the middle of the neighborhoods that they are delivering mail to.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-09-17--Wall Street slumps as most stocks fall; tech leads decliners

NEW YORK ( AP ) — U.S. stocks are slumping Thursday morning as Wall Street continues to swirl after the @ @ @ @ @ keep interest rates at nearly zero for years to help nurse the wheezing economy .
@ @ @ @ @ was 1.4 % lower in morning trading .
It follows up on a volatile day @ @ @ @ @ first rose following the Fed ’ s announcement before giving out in the last hour @ @ @ @ @ its first loss in four days .
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 313 points @ @ @ @ @ to 27,719 , as of 9:42 a.m. Eastern time , and the Nasdaq composite was @ @ @ @ @ selling was widespread , and roughly 95 % of the stocks in the S & @ @ @ @ @

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are slumping Thursday morning as Wall Street continues to swirl after the Federal Reserve said it will keep interest rates at nearly zero for years to help nurse the wheezing economy.
The S&P 500 was 1.4% lower in morning trading. It follows up on a volatile day, where the index at first rose following the Fed’s announcement before giving out in the last hour of trading to drop to its first loss in four days.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 313 points, or 1.1%, to 27,719, as of 9:42 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was down 1.9%. The selling was widespread, and roughly 95% of the stocks in the S&P 500 were lower.


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-16--Let this Buffet quote guide you with your decision on $SNOW

Snowflake ( SNOW ) will go public today .
The data warehousing company will be the biggest IPO of the year and it has gotten a lot of attention lately .
Salesforce and even Berkshire Hathaway will both be buying 3.1 million stocks , good for $ 500,000,000 in total .
They got to buy them for $ 80 per share .
This week , the company ’ s underwriters have upped the price range from $ 75- $ 85 to $ 100- $ 110 , which is an increase of 31 % due to greater demand .
They then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enough so the stock will go public at $ 120 per share.They reportedly increased share price to $ 180 just an hour before trading .
Can this be justified ?
Maybe .
Their revenue increased with 130 % in the first half of the year yoy .
They ’ re on track to bring in $ 500 mln in revenue this year .
We all know that investors get really excited by cloud companies and pay a hefty premium for them , because they keep generating revenue during lockdowns and high growth rates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years .
Now , here ’ s the quote we ’ ve all been waiting for : “ For the investor , a too-high purchase price for the stock of an excellent company can undo the effects of a subsequent decade of favorable business developments.
” The irony is that Buffet himself is involved in this highly priced IPO .
Yes , we all know that the company will probably do great over the next few years .
The data warehousing industry will have a size of around $ 35 bln in 2025 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bigger than the current market cap of Snowflake ( $ 33.3 bln ) .
Last February , they were only valued at $ 12.7 bln .
Their PS-ratio would be around 100 .
What you really should be asking yourself is : how much of their expected growth is already priced in ?
Are you willing to pay 50 % more than that institutional parties had to ?
I ’ m not saying whether to buy in or not , I just wanted to give this piece of advice by the Oracle to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and good luck investing y ’ all .
EDIT : Reuters reports that it will open at $ 235/share .
That would put their market cap at $ 65 bln .
To add one of Buffet ’ s quotes : “ IPO means It ’ s Probably Overpriced ” EDIT2 : SNOW OPENED AT $ 245 , CURRENTLY UP 130 % Disclaimer : This information is only for educational purposes .
Do not make any investment decisions based on the information in this article .
Do you own due diligence or consult your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

by Avaronah
Snowflake (SNOW) will go public today. The data warehousing company will be the biggest IPO of the year and it has gotten a lot of attention lately. Salesforce and even Berkshire Hathaway will both be buying 3.1 million stocks, good for $500,000,000 in total. They got to buy them for $80 per share.
This week, the company’s underwriters have upped the price range from $75-$85 to $100-$110, which is an increase of 31% due to greater demand. They then decided that this was still not good enough so the stock will go public at $120 per share.They reportedly increased share price to $180 just an hour before trading.
Can this be justified? Maybe. Their revenue increased with 130% in the first half of the year yoy. They’re on track to bring in $500 mln in revenue this year. We all know that investors get really excited by cloud companies and pay a hefty premium for them, because they keep generating revenue during lockdowns and high growth rates are expected to continue over the coming years.
Now, here’s the quote we’ve all been waiting for:
“For the investor, a too-high purchase price for the stock of an excellent company can undo the effects of a subsequent decade of favorable business developments.”
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The irony is that Buffet himself is involved in this highly priced IPO. Yes, we all know that the company will probably do great over the next few years. The data warehousing industry will have a size of around $35 bln in 2025. That’s just a little bigger than the current market cap of Snowflake($33.3 bln). Last February, they were only valued at $12.7 bln. Their PS-ratio would be around 100. What you really should be asking yourself is: how much of their expected growth is already priced in? Are you willing to pay 50% more than that institutional parties had to?
I’m not saying whether to buy in or not, I just wanted to give this piece of advice by the Oracle to you. Never buy out of FOMO and good luck investing y’all.
EDIT: Reuters reports that it will open at $235/share. That would put their market cap at $65 bln.
To add one of Buffet’s quotes: “IPO means It’s Probably Overpriced”
EDIT2: SNOW OPENED AT $245, CURRENTLY UP 130%
Disclaimer: This information is only for educational purposes. Do not make any investment decisions based on the information in this article. Do you own due diligence or consult your financial professional before making any investment decision.


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-16--How to be Wrong and Still Make Money: A comprehensive guide to selling credit spreads

From my time in here I know that being wrong is one of the things that we do best , so I finally found out how to make money off of it .
I first dipped my toes into options trading a few years ago .
I had previously been swing trading stocks so I had a couple years of experience before that , but the leverage and potential returns that options provided really piqued my interest .
After it was all said and done , I lost almost $ 20,000 buying options .
After realizing that someone was getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I learned about option selling and haven ’ t looked back since .
I recently posted my YTD performance here , and received a lot of questions about how I did it .
My strategy changed over time , but I first started with credit spreads , which may be applicable to more people since it ’ s a strategy that works with smaller accounts too .
I got a lot of questions about how I played credit spreads and it ’ s tough to completely explain what I do through a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I created this guide explaining my exact approach to trading credit spreads .
Here you go : This is a wall of text , so if you ’ re a more visual learner , here ’ s a link to videos explaining all four parts : So what is a spread ?
A high level conceptual explanation is that you ’ re essentially betting on a stock to finish above or below a certain price upon expiration .
One of the advantages here is that you can set this number out of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trading at $ 100 , you can bet that it ’ ll remain below $ 110 by a certain date .
This is a bearish position , so if you ’ re correct and it goes down , you ’ ll make max profit .
The catch though is that even if you ’ re wrong , you basically have a 10 % upward cushion before you start to lose any money .
So the easiest way to describe it is a strategy that lets you make money if you ’ re right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re slightly off .
How does it work ?
So in the above example , if we were bearish on a stock we would open what ’ s called a call credit spread .
We could set it up where we sell a 110c for a credit of $ 1.50 , and buy a 115c for a debit of $ 0.50 .
This means that in this transaction we receive $ 1.50 , and pay $ 0.50 for a net credit of $ 1 .
That credit is your max profit on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ familiar with options you ’ ll know that if the stock finishes at or below $ 110 upon expiration , both of these calls will be worthless .
That ’ s great news for us because the long leg we bought ( 115c ) for 0.50 will be a loss , but we ’ ll get to keep the full $ 1.50 from the short leg ( 110c ) that we sold , resulting in us realizing our max gain on the trade of $ 1 .
Why not just sell the 110c @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While it cuts into our profits , the reason we buy the 115c in this example for $ 0.50 isn ’ t to cut into our profits when we ’ re correct , but rather protect us when we ’ re wrong .
If the stock in the example stays below $ 110 , we ’ re good to go and we ’ ll hit max profit .
But what if it goes to $ 120 , $ 150 , or something crazy happens and it hits $ 200 .
If the stock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 110c that we sold for $ 1.50 will be worth $ 40 , meaning that we ’ ll incur a $ 3,875 loss in pursuit of a $ 150 gain .
We ’ ve seen crazy run ups from the likes of TSLA and ZM lately , and people who sold what we call “ naked options ” got absolutely killed .
With our spread , yes our 110c will be worth $ 40 meaning we ’ re down $ 4,000 on that position , but the 115c we bought behind it will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re up $ 3,500 there for a net loss of $ 500 .
Additionally , we get to keep that $ 1.00 credit we received up front no matter what , so our loss with this spread is actually $ 500- $ 100= $ 400 as opposed to the $ 3,875 loss that we would ’ ve seen had we sold the 110c by itself .
THAT is the value in selling a spread as opposed to a naked option .
Why are you multiplying everything by 100 ?
Each options contract is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that is trading for $ 1.50 actually costs $ 150 to purchase .
Another high level point I like to make is that there are really 5 different things that can happen when you make a play .
Let ’ s say you think a stock will go up .
It can ( 1 ) go up a ton and you ’ d be correct , ( 2 ) go up a little and you ’ d be correct , ( 3 ) trade flat and you ’ d be incorrect , ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and you ’ d be incorrect , or ( 5 ) go down a lot and you ’ d be incorrect .
With a bullish spread , you ’ d hit max profit on 4/5 , or 80 % of the possible outcomes , whereas if you bought stock or purchased an option you ’ d only be profitable on ( 1 ) or ( 2 ) .
Obviously the actual outcomes are a little more complex , but for a base-level understanding of the advantages a spread provides , I think this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
So that ’ s the value of a spread .
A lot of traders are introduced to option selling and are scared of the prospect of incurring a huge loss like we mentioned above , but using credit spreads is a great way of receiving the benefits that selling has to offer while limiting a lot of the risks .
So let ’ s move onto actually opening a spread .
So for actually opening a spread up , we have a four-step approach we take : Pick a Stock Pick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Trade One of the most important things I tell people is to trade what you know .
I have a watchlist of 25-30 stocks that I watch and get familiar with during the day .
That way if I recognize a good opportunity , I ’ ll have a decent base of knowledge to rely on to make what I feel is a smart play .
It ’ s super easy to get caught up in the “ stock of the week ” and try to jump in on a play because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If you ’ re not familiar with a stock , don ’ t trade it .
For this example ( the one used in the video ) , Wayfair was trading in a 195-210 range for a little bit and then had a big day where it broke up out of that range and up towards $ 220 .
This was an unusual move that I noticed since it was on my watchlist , so I decided to make a play .
So if we look at Wayfair ’ s YTD chart , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear upward trend , but a recent trend that I noticed from following the stock was that every time it broke out like this , there would be a little bit of a pullback afterwards .
Additionally , I felt the stock was overvalued on a fundamental basis ( had a negative book value at the time of the trade ) so I wanted to play this stock back down .
This is probably the quickest and easiest step of the four , since you ’ ll likely already have an opinion on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So we know that we ’ re going to be playing Wayfair back down , but now the question is what spread are we going to set up to do that .
In this example Wayfair was trading at $ 218.42 at the time that we decided to make this trade .
In the video we illustrate a trading channel that Wayfair was at the top of .
It was also approaching the ATH of $ 221.54 .
A lot of the time that will act as resistance for a stock , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of it .
So in order to give ourselves a bit of a cushion we decided to set our short leg at 222.50 , meaning that we ’ re playing the stock to stay below $ 222.50 by the end of that week .
So with this play it means in plain English that if we ’ re correct and the stock goes down , we hit max profit .
But if we ’ re wrong and it goes up , we still have a $ 4.08 cushion before we ’ re not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be a little wrong , have the stock go up a few dollars , and still walk away with max profit .
I ’ ll be the first to tell you that when I started trading spreads I didn ’ t realize you could open both legs of the spread at was .
I was stupid .
I would like to think I ’ m at least a little bit smarter now .
If you look at the options screen for most brokers , you ’ ll just see single legs .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ you to set up the entire spread in one trade .
If you use something like RH , there ’ s a feature that allows you to select multiple options , so you ’ ll select the one you wish to sell ( short leg ) and the one you wish to buy ( long leg ) .
In this example we selected the 222.5/227.5c spread , meaning that we sold the short leg of 222.5 and the long leg of 227.5 .
The net credit was 1.45 , which is our max @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread gives a larger credit but also increases max loss .
This is a $ 5 wide spread but we could have made it a tighter spread with a $ 2.5 width .
Typically the best risk to reward ratio is on the tightest spreads , but a slightly wider spread will raise your breakeven price and studies have shown that it actually results in better expected value long term .
Circling back to the credit we received of $ 1.45 , this means that our max profit was $ 145 and our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread that we sold .
We know that because our broker tells us that , but a quick way to calculate it is the width of the spread minus the credit .
A $ 1.45 credit on $ 5 wide spread means a $ 5- $ 1.45= $ 3.55 max loss .
When I evaluate trades like this I look for a max profit to max loss ratio of 1:2 to 1:4 .
Based on different scanners I ’ ve seen , the best expected values tend to fall on spreads within that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trade is 1:2.44 .
So we put our order in for a credit of $ 1.45 , it filled , and now we get to sit back and watch .
Sometimes your order won ’ t fill right away .
In fact , most of the time it won ’ t fill right away .
It ’ s important to be patient with your fill price and not chase it downwards .
We want the highest credit possible .
So if the credit on these spreads dropped to 1.30 when I was trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ isn ’ t a great idea to drop my order price down to 1.30 just to get a fill .
The only time I would recommend that is if you ’ re trying to open a spread right before the market closes .
Otherwise , hang tight .
Patience pays .
So now that we ’ ve made the trade , it ’ s time to manage it .
In my opinion one of the best parts about trading spreads is that they don ’ t require active management .
You get to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Once the trade has been opened , which is also quick , it takes very little effort .
So with the Wayfair example we used , our analysis turned out perfectly , as Wayfair touched the ATH and dipped back down to end the week safely at $ 214 .
We hit max profit on that trade , but what if the trade goes against us ?
That ’ s what we ’ ll take a look at in this section .
One thing we didn ’ t address in part two is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like opening spreads on Mondays and Tuesdays , and monitoring them during the week .
This is the part of my strategy that is a little bit controversial , as there is a ( legitimate ) school of thought that selling spreads about 45 DTE is better value .
I like that idea and if you would rather do that then absolutely go for it .
It ’ s important to trade what you ’ re comfortable with .
All of the lessons in here still apply to that strategy .
With that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weekly strategy of opening them at the beginning of the week and look to close them throughout the week .
The way I see it , your % of max profit should be the metric you ’ re looking at when deciding what to do with a spread .
Divided up equally , that means if you progressed through the week to max profit in a linear fashion , you would be at 20 % of max profit on Monday , 40 % on Tuesday , and so forth .
A good rule @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you ’ re ever on the fence about whether or not to close something out , do so if your return exceeds the linear return for that day of the week .
The market can move quickly and I ’ ve had several times where I have regretted not closing a spread out .
It ’ s important to take profit .
Another thing I ’ ll add to this is that this weekly strategy gets a little risky on Thursday afternoon headed into Friday .
If your spread is remotely close to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , close it out .
Now that I type that out I realize that may all sound a little convoluted , but it ’ s better visualized in the video I ’ ve linked for this section .
Now let ’ s get into what happens if a trade really starts to move against you .
With the strategy we use there are really two options : ( 1 ) Close the trade for a loss and move on , or ( 2 ) Roll the strikes higher .
The first option is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ note I want to add here is that you can have a stock move way against you but still be able to close the trade for less than max loss .
The example I use in my video is I played FB earnings , thought it would go down , but it shot way above my spread and well into max loss territory .
We opened a 245/247.5c spread for a credit of $ 0.54 .
FB was reporting earnings on a Thursday night and we sold this spread that expired the following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a ton of time to manage it .
Long story short , FB killed earnings and shot up to $ 256 that morning .
Really not a prayer that it would come back down to the spread I opened by the end of the day .
But despite the fact that this trade went way against us and we had almost no time to manage it since it was a Friday play , we were still able to close out for a debit of $ 1.90 .
Yes that ’ s a loss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we SAVED an additional $ 0.60 cent loss by avoiding a max loss debit of $ 2.50 .
That ’ s another benefit of spreads .
Let ’ s talk about option two .
This is the best option to use if you ’ re confident that you ’ re correct about the ultimate price action on a stock , but you need a little extra wiggle room on the trade .
For this example we ’ ll look at a TSLA call spread that I opened .
TSLA was trading at $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I figured I would play it below 1600 with a 1600/1610c spread that offered a credit of $ 2.52 .
As is the theme with this section , TSLA exploded the following morning ( Tuesday ) and went all the way up to $ 1794 at one point .
My spread was literally almost $ 200 out of the money .
One of the biggest possible moves against myself that I had ever seen .
Despite this crazy move , it was only Tuesday and we were able to close the first spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( as opposed to a $ 10 max debit ) .
We opened 6 of these off the bat so this was a loss of $ 1638 .
From there we “ rolled ” our strikes higher , opening 10 1750/1760c spreads for a credit of $ 3.45 .
So the closing and subsequent opening of a spread like we did here is what we are referring to when we say we “ rolled the strikes higher ” .
By the end of the week TSLA had finally crashed a bit and it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the second of spreads we opened were easily max profit .
And while we lost $ 1,638 on the first set of spreads we opened here , we profited $ 3,450 on the second set of spreads so we were able to still finish the week with a $ 1,812 profit on TSLA .
The funny thing with this one is that the original spread would have hit max profit since it dropped all the way back down to 1500 , but we would have had the same result had TSLA finished anywhere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gave me extra breathing room and turned a potential disaster into a profitable trade .
One thing I ’ ll add though is that with this method you do run the risk of increasing your potential max loss .
Because of that , I ’ ll only roll my strikes higher ONCE .
Anything past that is chasing a losing trade .
If I roll my strikes higher and it ’ s still going against me , I ’ m at the point where I need to accept the fact that I don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well as I thought I did and move on .
There is always another trade out there .
The final point I ’ ll add to this is ALWAYS CLOSE OUT YOUR SPREADS .
The only time I ’ ll let a spread expire worthless is if my spread is OTM by a crazy amount and it would quite literally take a historic after-hours move on Friday to take me back ITM .
Other than that , close your spreads out .
Even if it ’ s just for a $ 0.05 debit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll tell you why in the following section .
I will start this section by saying I ’ ve never been impacted by any of the following risks , but it ’ s important to be aware of 100 % of the possible outcomes of your trade before you enter it .
They ’ re infrequent but this really wouldn ’ t be a comprehensive guide if I omitted them .
They are as follows : ( 1 ) Early Assignment , ( 2 ) Dividend Risk , ( 3 ) Pin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this section is by talking about why your max loss is actually your max loss .
We know it ’ s quickly calculated as the width of your spread minus the credit , but why is that ?
Let ’ s use a 110/115c spread as an example .
We ’ ll say we received a credit of $ 1 .
We know that if the stock finishes anywhere below 110 then both legs are worthless and we ’ ll hold onto that $ 1 credit .
But what happens if we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Let ’ s say the stock finishes at $ 120 .
In this situation the short leg ( 110c ) we sold would be worth $ 10 ( 120-110 ) , meaning that we would owe $ 1,000 on that position .
The long leg we bought would be worth $ 5 ( 120-115 ) , meaning we are holding a position worth $ 500 .
The net effect is a $ 500 loss , but remember that ’ s netted against the $ 100 credit you received , so it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That math checks out as the width of the spread is $ 5 , the credit is $ 1 , so the max loss is 5-1= $ 4*100= $ 400 .
So that ’ s how it works upon expiration .
But lets say this position moved against you , you still have a few days until expiration , but the stock is at $ 120 .
Since there are a few days left , you probably could close the contract for a debit of $ 3.50 rather than the max loss debit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your short leg is ITM the person you sold the option to may choose to exercise their option .
As a result , that would require you to take on a short position of $ 110*100= $ 11,000 per contract sold .
You may not be able to afford to cover that , or your broker may not let you hold that position .
So what happens is your long leg gets exercised as well resulting in you taking a max loss early .
So while on paper you received a credit of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a debit of $ 3.50 and your loss was only $ 2.50 , early assignment results in you prematurely taking a max loss .
When does this happen ?
It typically doesn ’ t , since it requires the buyer sacrificing the remaining extrinsic value on the option , but it ’ s more likely with certain stocks .
There are three different classifications of a stock that relate to it ’ s borrowing ability : Easy to Borrow ( ETB ) , Hard to Borrow ( HTB ) , and Not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The harder a stock is to borrow , the more likely it is that a call is exercised early because it gives the buyer a way to acquire a stock which may not be available to them through their broker .
So if you ’ re selling call spreads that are close to being ITM , make sure to check out the borrowing status of the stock .
This risk relates to the first one discussed , as it ’ s just another way you risk early assignment .
If a company is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something known as an “ ex-div ” date , which means that all shareholders as of that date are entitled to receive the divident , which will be distributed usually at a later date .
Because of this , call buyers may exercise an out of the money call option in an effort to acquire those shares .
Remembering that exercising an option means that you sacrifice all remaining extrinsic value , another reason a buyer may exercise a call option before an ex-dividend date is that the value of the dividend announced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the option .
Say a 100c is trading at $ 2 and the underlying ( stock ) is currently at 101 .
The extrinsic value is the value of the option in excess of what it would be worth upon expiration .
So the extrinsic value in this situation is $ 1 , since the 100c trading for $ 2 is just $ 1 in excess of the current strike price .
If the company in question here announced a $ 2 dividend , an option buyer would likely exercise their call @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greater than the $ 1 of extrinsic value .
We know that if your spread finishes out of the money it ’ s a max gain and if both legs of your spread finish in the money it ’ s a max loss .
But what happens when the price of a stock finishes between the two legs of your spread ?
Let ’ s take a look .
So using a 100/110c spread as an example , let ’ s say that the stock finishes at 105 .
Your long leg , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is worthless so you wouldn ’ t exercise it .
However the short leg at 100 that you sold will be exercised by the buyer since it ’ s ITM .
As a result , you ’ re now short 100 shares at a price of 100 and you ’ ll be holding that position over the weekend .
This can go both ways from here , but since we ’ re focused on risk let ’ s say that this stock you ’ re now short shoots up over the weekend and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to $ 120 .
With this short position of 100 shares at $ 100 you ’ re borrowing $ 10,000 worth of stock .
Now that the stock is worth $ 120 this position is now worth $ 12,000 .
Over the weekend you ’ ve sustained a $ 2,000 loss .
If we received a credit of $ 3 when we opened this spread , we may have thought that our max loss was 10-3= $ 7*100= $ 700 .
Since we failed to close the spread out , this position has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ net of the $ 300 credit that you received when you opened the position .
So on a trade where you thought you could lose at most $ 700 , you ’ re now down almost $ 2k .
I can ’ t repeat it enough , but THIS IS WHY WE CLOSE OUT SPREADS BEFORE EXPIRATION .
That is the single most important takeaway I can give you here .
Spreads are great since they ’ re defined risk and defined gain .
When you ’ re buying options you have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This can make it really easy to get greedy and I ’ ve seen countless traders lose big profits because they keep holding out for more .
When you have a defined gain and defined loss it makes it easier to make smart decisions , take profits , and continuously build on those profits over time .
That was an enormous wall of text but I hope it helps explain , from a base level , what spreads are and how they work .
Switching from buying options to selling options has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so I hope sharing this can do the same for someone else .
If you have any questions let me know and I ’ d be happy to answer them .
Disclaimer : This information is only for educational purposes .
Do not make any investment decisions based on the information in this article .
Do you own due diligence or consult your financial professional before making any investment decision .

by fuzz11
From my time in here I know that being wrong is one of the things that we do best, so I finally found out how to make money off of it. I first dipped my toes into options trading a few years ago. I had previously been swing trading stocks so I had a couple years of experience before that, but the leverage and potential returns that options provided really piqued my interest. After it was all said and done, I lost almost $20,000 buying options. After realizing that someone was getting all of this money I was losing, I learned about option selling and haven’t looked back since.
I recently posted my YTD performance here, and received a lot of questions about how I did it. My strategy changed over time, but I first started with credit spreads, which may be applicable to more people since it’s a strategy that works with smaller accounts too. I got a lot of questions about how I played credit spreads and it’s tough to completely explain what I do through a comment here and a comment there so I created this guide explaining my exact approach to trading credit spreads. Here you go:
This is a wall of text, so if you’re a more visual learner, here’s a link to videos explaining all four parts:
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part One: The Basics
So what is a spread? A high level conceptual explanation is that you’re essentially betting on a stock to finish above or below a certain price upon expiration. One of the advantages here is that you can set this number out of the money, so if a stock is trading at $100, you can bet that it’ll remain below $110 by a certain date. This is a bearish position, so if you’re correct and it goes down, you’ll make max profit. The catch though is that even if you’re wrong, you basically have a 10% upward cushion before you start to lose any money. So the easiest way to describe it is a strategy that lets you make money if you’re right, but also make money if you’re slightly off.
How does it work? So in the above example, if we were bearish on a stock we would open what’s called a call credit spread. We could set it up where we sell a 110c for a credit of $1.50, and buy a 115c for a debit of $0.50. This means that in this transaction we receive $1.50, and pay $0.50 for a net credit of $1. That credit is your max profit on the play. If you’re familiar with options you’ll know that if the stock finishes at or below $110 upon expiration, both of these calls will be worthless. That’s great news for us because the long leg we bought (115c) for 0.50 will be a loss, but we’ll get to keep the full $1.50 from the short leg (110c) that we sold, resulting in us realizing our max gain on the trade of $1.
Why not just sell the 110c and collect the full $1.50? While it cuts into our profits, the reason we buy the 115c in this example for $0.50 isn’t to cut into our profits when we’re correct, but rather protect us when we’re wrong. If the stock in the example stays below $110, we’re good to go and we’ll hit max profit. But what if it goes to $120, $150, or something crazy happens and it hits $200. If the stock hits $150 upon expiration, that 110c that we sold for $1.50 will be worth $40, meaning that we’ll incur a $3,875 loss in pursuit of a $150 gain. We’ve seen crazy run ups from the likes of TSLA and ZM lately, and people who sold what we call “naked options” got absolutely killed. With our spread, yes our 110c will be worth $40 meaning we’re down $4,000 on that position, but the 115c we bought behind it will be worth $35 meaning we’re up $3,500 there for a net loss of $500. Additionally, we get to keep that $1.00 credit we received up front no matter what, so our loss with this spread is actually $500-$100=$400 as opposed to the $3,875 loss that we would’ve seen had we sold the 110c by itself. THAT is the value in selling a spread as opposed to a naked option.
Why are you multiplying everything by 100? Each options contract is worth 100 shares, so a contract that is trading for $1.50 actually costs $150 to purchase.
Another high level point I like to make is that there are really 5 different things that can happen when you make a play. Let’s say you think a stock will go up. It can (1) go up a ton and you’d be correct, (2) go up a little and you’d be correct, (3) trade flat and you’d be incorrect, (4), go down a little and you’d be incorrect, or (5) go down a lot and you’d be incorrect. With a bullish spread, you’d hit max profit on 4/5 , or 80% of the possible outcomes, whereas if you bought stock or purchased an option you’d only be profitable on (1) or (2). Obviously the actual outcomes are a little more complex, but for a base-level understanding of the advantages a spread provides, I think this is a good way to look at it.
So that’s the value of a spread. A lot of traders are introduced to option selling and are scared of the prospect of incurring a huge loss like we mentioned above, but using credit spreads is a great way of receiving the benefits that selling has to offer while limiting a lot of the risks. So let’s move onto actually opening a spread.
Part Two: Making the Trade
So for actually opening a spread up, we have a four-step approach we take: Pick a Stock Pick a Direction Pick a Strike Price Execute the Trade
1: Picking a Stock:
One of the most important things I tell people is to trade what you know. I have a watchlist of 25-30 stocks that I watch and get familiar with during the day. That way if I recognize a good opportunity, I’ll have a decent base of knowledge to rely on to make what I feel is a smart play. It’s super easy to get caught up in the “stock of the week” and try to jump in on a play because a ticker is in the news. If you’re not familiar with a stock, don’t trade it.
For this example (the one used in the video), Wayfair was trading in a 195-210 range for a little bit and then had a big day where it broke up out of that range and up towards $220. This was an unusual move that I noticed since it was on my watchlist, so I decided to make a play.
STOCK: WAYFAIR
2: Picking a direction:
So if we look at Wayfair’s YTD chart, it has exploded this year. A clear upward trend, but a recent trend that I noticed from following the stock was that every time it broke out like this, there would be a little bit of a pullback afterwards. Additionally, I felt the stock was overvalued on a fundamental basis (had a negative book value at the time of the trade) so I wanted to play this stock back down. This is probably the quickest and easiest step of the four, since you’ll likely already have an opinion on most of the stocks that you follow.
DIRECTION: DOWN
3:Picking a Strike Price:
So we know that we’re going to be playing Wayfair back down, but now the question is what spread are we going to set up to do that. In this example Wayfair was trading at $218.42 at the time that we decided to make this trade. In the video we illustrate a trading channel that Wayfair was at the top of. It was also approaching the ATH of $221.54. A lot of the time that will act as resistance for a stock, meaning it’ll bounce down off of it. So in order to give ourselves a bit of a cushion we decided to set our short leg at 222.50, meaning that we’re playing the stock to stay below $222.50 by the end of that week.
So with this play it means in plain English that if we’re correct and the stock goes down, we hit max profit. But if we’re wrong and it goes up, we still have a $4.08 cushion before we’re not hitting max profit anymore. So we could be a little wrong, have the stock go up a few dollars, and still walk away with max profit.
STRIKE PRICE OF SHORT LEG: $222.50
4: Executing the Trade:
I’ll be the first to tell you that when I started trading spreads I didn’t realize you could open both legs of the spread at was. I was stupid. I would like to think I’m at least a little bit smarter now. If you look at the options screen for most brokers, you’ll just see single legs. Switching over to “vertical” allows you to set up the entire spread in one trade. If you use something like RH, there’s a feature that allows you to select multiple options, so you’ll select the one you wish to sell (short leg) and the one you wish to buy (long leg).
In this example we selected the 222.5/227.5c spread, meaning that we sold the short leg of 222.5 and the long leg of 227.5. The net credit was 1.45, which is our max gain on the trade. A wider spread gives a larger credit but also increases max loss. This is a $5 wide spread but we could have made it a tighter spread with a $2.5 width. Typically the best risk to reward ratio is on the tightest spreads, but a slightly wider spread will raise your breakeven price and studies have shown that it actually results in better expected value long term.
Circling back to the credit we received of $1.45, this means that our max profit was $145 and our max loss was $355 for each spread that we sold. We know that because our broker tells us that, but a quick way to calculate it is the width of the spread minus the credit. A $1.45 credit on $5 wide spread means a $5-$1.45=$3.55 max loss.
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When I evaluate trades like this I look for a max profit to max loss ratio of 1:2 to 1:4. Based on different scanners I’ve seen, the best expected values tend to fall on spreads within that risk/reward ratio. The ratio on this trade is 1:2.44.
So we put our order in for a credit of $1.45, it filled, and now we get to sit back and watch. Sometimes your order won’t fill right away. In fact, most of the time it won’t fill right away. It’s important to be patient with your fill price and not chase it downwards. We want the highest credit possible. So if the credit on these spreads dropped to 1.30 when I was trying to place an order, it usually isn’t a great idea to drop my order price down to 1.30 just to get a fill. The only time I would recommend that is if you’re trying to open a spread right before the market closes. Otherwise, hang tight. Patience pays.
Part 3: Managing the Trade
So now that we’ve made the trade, it’s time to manage it. In my opinion one of the best parts about trading spreads is that they don’t require active management. You get to sit back and watch the price. Once the trade has been opened, which is also quick, it takes very little effort.
So with the Wayfair example we used, our analysis turned out perfectly, as Wayfair touched the ATH and dipped back down to end the week safely at $214. We hit max profit on that trade, but what if the trade goes against us? That’s what we’ll take a look at in this section.
One thing we didn’t address in part two is when to open the trade. We like opening spreads on Mondays and Tuesdays, and monitoring them during the week. This is the part of my strategy that is a little bit controversial, as there is a (legitimate) school of thought that selling spreads about 45 DTE is better value. I like that idea and if you would rather do that then absolutely go for it. It’s important to trade what you’re comfortable with. All of the lessons in here still apply to that strategy. With that said though, I stick with the weekly strategy of opening them at the beginning of the week and look to close them throughout the week.
The way I see it, your % of max profit should be the metric you’re looking at when deciding what to do with a spread. Divided up equally, that means if you progressed through the week to max profit in a linear fashion, you would be at 20% of max profit on Monday, 40% on Tuesday, and so forth. A good rule of thumb I use is that if you’re ever on the fence about whether or not to close something out, do so if your return exceeds the linear return for that day of the week. The market can move quickly and I’ve had several times where I have regretted not closing a spread out. It’s important to take profit.
Another thing I’ll add to this is that this weekly strategy gets a little risky on Thursday afternoon headed into Friday. If your spread is remotely close to being in the money on Thursday afternoon, close it out. Now that I type that out I realize that may all sound a little convoluted, but it’s better visualized in the video I’ve linked for this section.
Now let’s get into what happens if a trade really starts to move against you. With the strategy we use there are really two options: (1) Close the trade for a loss and move on, or (2) Roll the strikes higher.
The first option is pretty self explanatory, but a quick note I want to add here is that you can have a stock move way against you but still be able to close the trade for less than max loss. The example I use in my video is I played FB earnings, thought it would go down, but it shot way above my spread and well into max loss territory. We opened a 245/247.5c spread for a credit of $0.54. FB was reporting earnings on a Thursday night and we sold this spread that expired the following day, so there wasn’t a ton of time to manage it. Long story short, FB killed earnings and shot up to $256 that morning. Really not a prayer that it would come back down to the spread I opened by the end of the day. But despite the fact that this trade went way against us and we had almost no time to manage it since it was a Friday play, we were still able to close out for a debit of $1.90. Yes that’s a loss of $1.36 per spread, but we SAVED an additional $0.60 cent loss by avoiding a max loss debit of $2.50. That’s another benefit of spreads.
Let’s talk about option two. This is the best option to use if you’re confident that you’re correct about the ultimate price action on a stock, but you need a little extra wiggle room on the trade. For this example we’ll look at a TSLA call spread that I opened. TSLA was trading at $1542 after an incredible run, so I figured I would play it below 1600 with a 1600/1610c spread that offered a credit of $2.52. As is the theme with this section, TSLA exploded the following morning (Tuesday) and went all the way up to $1794 at one point. My spread was literally almost $200 out of the money. One of the biggest possible moves against myself that I had ever seen. Despite this crazy move, it was only Tuesday and we were able to close the first spread for a debit of only $5.25 (as opposed to a $10 max debit). We opened 6 of these off the bat so this was a loss of $1638. From there we “rolled” our strikes higher, opening 10 1750/1760c spreads for a credit of $3.45. So the closing and subsequent opening of a spread like we did here is what we are referring to when we say we “rolled the strikes higher”.
By the end of the week TSLA had finally crashed a bit and it finished at $1506. This meant the second of spreads we opened were easily max profit. And while we lost $1,638 on the first set of spreads we opened here, we profited $3,450 on the second set of spreads so we were able to still finish the week with a $1,812 profit on TSLA. The funny thing with this one is that the original spread would have hit max profit since it dropped all the way back down to 1500, but we would have had the same result had TSLA finished anywhere below 1750.
Rolling the strikes higher gave me extra breathing room and turned a potential disaster into a profitable trade. One thing I’ll add though is that with this method you do run the risk of increasing your potential max loss. Because of that, I’ll only roll my strikes higher ONCE. Anything past that is chasing a losing trade. If I roll my strikes higher and it’s still going against me, I’m at the point where I need to accept the fact that I don’t fundamentally understand a stock as well as I thought I did and move on. There is always another trade out there.
The final point I’ll add to this is ALWAYS CLOSE OUT YOUR SPREADS. The only time I’ll let a spread expire worthless is if my spread is OTM by a crazy amount and it would quite literally take a historic after-hours move on Friday to take me back ITM. Other than that, close your spreads out. Even if it’s just for a $0.05 debit. It may seem annoying but I’ll tell you why in the following section.
Part 4: Additional Risks and Considerations
I will start this section by saying I’ve never been impacted by any of the following risks, but it’s important to be aware of 100% of the possible outcomes of your trade before you enter it. They’re infrequent but this really wouldn’t be a comprehensive guide if I omitted them. They are as follows: (1) Early Assignment, (2) Dividend Risk, (3) Pin Risk.
1: Early Assignment:
The best way to start this section is by talking about why your max loss is actually your max loss. We know it’s quickly calculated as the width of your spread minus the credit, but why is that?
Let’s use a 110/115c spread as an example. We’ll say we received a credit of $1. We know that if the stock finishes anywhere below 110 then both legs are worthless and we’ll hold onto that $1 credit. But what happens if we’re in a max loss position. Let’s say the stock finishes at $120.
In this situation the short leg (110c) we sold would be worth $10 (120-110), meaning that we would owe $1,000 on that position. The long leg we bought would be worth $5 (120-115), meaning we are holding a position worth $500. The net effect is a $500 loss, but remember that’s netted against the $100 credit you received, so it’s a max loss of $400. That math checks out as the width of the spread is $5, the credit is $1, so the max loss is 5-1=$4*100=$400.
So that’s how it works upon expiration. But lets say this position moved against you, you still have a few days until expiration, but the stock is at $120. Since there are a few days left, you probably could close the contract for a debit of $3.50 rather than the max loss debit of $5. However, since your short leg is ITM the person you sold the option to may choose to exercise their option. As a result, that would require you to take on a short position of $110*100=$11,000 per contract sold. You may not be able to afford to cover that, or your broker may not let you hold that position. So what happens is your long leg gets exercised as well resulting in you taking a max loss early. So while on paper you received a credit of $1 that could have been closed for a debit of $3.50 and your loss was only $2.50, early assignment results in you prematurely taking a max loss.
When does this happen? It typically doesn’t, since it requires the buyer sacrificing the remaining extrinsic value on the option, but it’s more likely with certain stocks. There are three different classifications of a stock that relate to it’s borrowing ability: Easy to Borrow (ETB), Hard to Borrow (HTB), and Not Available to Borrow (NTB). The harder a stock is to borrow, the more likely it is that a call is exercised early because it gives the buyer a way to acquire a stock which may not be available to them through their broker. So if you’re selling call spreads that are close to being ITM, make sure to check out the borrowing status of the stock.
2: Dividend Risk:
This risk relates to the first one discussed, as it’s just another way you risk early assignment. If a company is announcing a dividend, there will be something known as an “ex-div” date, which means that all shareholders as of that date are entitled to receive the divident, which will be distributed usually at a later date. Because of this, call buyers may exercise an out of the money call option in an effort to acquire those shares.
Remembering that exercising an option means that you sacrifice all remaining extrinsic value, another reason a buyer may exercise a call option before an ex-dividend date is that the value of the dividend announced is greater than the extrinsic value remaining in the option. Say a 100c is trading at $2 and the underlying (stock) is currently at 101. The extrinsic value is the value of the option in excess of what it would be worth upon expiration. So the extrinsic value in this situation is $1, since the 100c trading for $2 is just $1 in excess of the current strike price. If the company in question here announced a $2 dividend, an option buyer would likely exercise their call option because the $2 dividend is greater than the $1 of extrinsic value.
3: Pin Risk:
We know that if your spread finishes out of the money it’s a max gain and if both legs of your spread finish in the money it’s a max loss. But what happens when the price of a stock finishes between the two legs of your spread? Let’s take a look.
So using a 100/110c spread as an example, let’s say that the stock finishes at 105. Your long leg, which is there to protect you, is worthless so you wouldn’t exercise it. However the short leg at 100 that you sold will be exercised by the buyer since it’s ITM. As a result, you’re now short 100 shares at a price of 100 and you’ll be holding that position over the weekend. This can go both ways from here, but since we’re focused on risk let’s say that this stock you’re now short shoots up over the weekend and some sort of news/event brings it up to $120.
With this short position of 100 shares at $100 you’re borrowing $10,000 worth of stock. Now that the stock is worth $120 this position is now worth $12,000. Over the weekend you’ve sustained a $2,000 loss. If we received a credit of $3 when we opened this spread, we may have thought that our max loss was 10-3=$7*100=$700. Since we failed to close the spread out, this position has now resulted in a $2,000 loss net of the $300 credit that you received when you opened the position. So on a trade where you thought you could lose at most $700, you’re now down almost $2k.
I can’t repeat it enough, but THIS IS WHY WE CLOSE OUT SPREADS BEFORE EXPIRATION. That is the single most important takeaway I can give you here. Spreads are great since they’re defined risk and defined gain. When you’re buying options you have a defined loss but a potentially infinite gain. This can make it really easy to get greedy and I’ve seen countless traders lose big profits because they keep holding out for more. When you have a defined gain and defined loss it makes it easier to make smart decisions, take profits, and continuously build on those profits over time.
That was an enormous wall of text but I hope it helps explain, from a base level, what spreads are and how they work. Switching from buying options to selling options has dramatically changed my performance in the market so I hope sharing this can do the same for someone else. If you have any questions let me know and I’d be happy to answer them.
Disclaimer: This information is only for educational purposes. Do not make any investment decisions based on the information in this article. Do you own due diligence or consult your financial professional before making any investment decision.


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-16--DOJ joins SEC in probing Nikola on fraud claims

The gift that keeps on giving : seekingalpha.com/news/3614289-doj-said-to-be-probing-nikola-on-fraud-claims • Another twist in the Nikola ( NKLA -8.3 % ) saga @ @ @ @ @ reporting that the Department of Justice is looking at the company and at least some @ @ @ @ @ Hindenburg Research earlier this week .
• The latest development follows up on yesterday ’ @ @ @ @ @ was also looking into the allegations against Nikola .

The gift that keeps on giving: seekingalpha.com/news/3614289-doj-said-to-be-probing-nikola-on-fraud-claims
Another twist in the Nikola (NKLA -8.3%) saga arrives with the Financial Times reporting that the Department of Justice is looking at the company and at least some of the allegations made by Hindenburg Research earlier this week.
The latest development follows up on yesterday’s disclosure that the SEC was also looking into the allegations against Nikola.


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-16--US consumption post Covid19: More internet shopping, less dining.

US consumption post Covid19 : More internet shopping , less dining .
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US consumption post Covid19: More internet shopping, less dining. pic.twitter.com/lWXIXzRzXJ
— Thomas Costerg (@TCosterg) September 16, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-16--Epic Montage: You Don’t Have to Like Trump, But After Seeing This, You Can’t Vote for Joe Biden

Joe Biden ’ s mental fitness is brought into the spotlight further with this epic montage of fails that America @ @ @ @ @ together .

Drew Berquist, Released on 8/5/20
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Joe Biden’s mental fitness is brought into the spotlight further with this epic montage of fails that America’s Voice News put together.


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-16--Big Brother Tracking! UK to Retain Fingerprints and DNA of Those Infected

New legislation was passed in the United Kingdom last Thursday which allows the government to retain fingerprints and DNA profiles @ @ @ @ @ deemed infected with Co Vidd beginning on 1 October.-

New legislation was passed in the United Kingdom last Thursday which allows the government to retain fingerprints and DNA profiles of those who have been deemed infected with Co Vidd beginning on 1 October.-
Learn More:
www.zerohedge.com/political/backlash-after-uk-policing-minister-encourages-people-spy-neighbours-covid-contraventions
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investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--All Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats Sign A Letter Demanding Investigation Of Durham Probe

JUST IN : All Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats , including Kamala Harris , sign a letter calling for an inspector @ @ @ @ @ in the Durham probe.t.co/eThkCvqsnU pic.twitter.com/w0RBXQOXWl

JUST IN: All Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats, including Kamala Harris, sign a letter calling for an inspector general investigation of political interference in the Durham probe.t.co/eThkCvqsnU pic.twitter.com/w0RBXQOXWl
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) September 17, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--Black Lives Matter co-founder teams up with pro-Chinese Communist Party group

A “ trained Marxist ” founder of Black Lives Matter has teamed up on a new venture with a pro-Chinese @ @ @ @ @ Garza is now behind the advocacy group Black Futures Lab , which is backed by @ @ @ @ @ according to the website .
The group says it “ gathers information about the ways @ @ @ @ @ ” to educate and challenge lawmakers .
On a page soliciting donations , the group @ @ @ @ @ fiscally sponsored project of the Chinese Progressive Association.
” The Black Futures Lab didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ for comment on the partnership .
Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors once described herself @ @ @ @ @ Marxists.
” “ We are super-versed on , sort of , ideological theories .
And @ @ @ @ @ really tried to do is build a movement that could be utilized by many , @ @ @ @ @ Cullors said in the interview with Jared Ball of The Real News Network .

A “trained Marxist” founder of Black Lives Matter has teamed up on a new venture with a pro-Chinese Communist Party organization.
Alicia Garza is now behind the advocacy group Black Futures Lab, which is backed by the Chinese Progressive Association, according to the website.
The group says it “gathers information about the ways that policy affects black communities” to educate and challenge lawmakers.
On a page soliciting donations, the group is described as a “fiscally sponsored project of the Chinese Progressive Association.”
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The Black Futures Lab didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment on the partnership.
Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors once described herself and Garza as “trained Marxists.”
“We are super-versed on, sort of, ideological theories. And I think that what we really tried to do is build a movement that could be utilized by many, many black folk,” Cullors said in the interview with Jared Ball of The Real News Network.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--GEORGE FLOYD RIOTS HAVE COST MORE THAN $1B IN INSURANCE CLAIMS, MAKING THEM COSTLIEST RIOTS IN US HI

GEORGE FLOYD RIOTS HAVE COST MORE THAN $1B IN INSURANCE CLAIMS, MAKING THEM COSTLIEST RIOTS IN US HISTORY.

The total cost of damages from the riots sparked by the death of George Floyd surpassed the cost of the @ @ @ @ @ according to estimates from insurance claims throughout the United States .
The string of riots @ @ @ @ @ death from May 26 to June 8 are expected to cost between , according to @ @ @ @ @ place throughout 140 U.S. cities , with some of the demonstrations devolving into violent riots @ @ @ @ @ ’ s riots surpassed the destruction that took place in 1992 in Los Angeles between @ @ @ @ @ , following the acquittal of the officers who had beaten King .
Those riots cost @ @ @ @ @ roughly $ 1.4 billion when adjusted for inflation .

via washingtonexaminer:
The total cost of damages from the riots sparked by the death of George Floyd surpassed the cost of the 1992 Rodney King riots, according to estimates from insurance claims throughout the United States.
The string of riots that followed Floyd’s death from May 26 to June 8 are expected to cost between $1 billion and $2 billion , according to Axios. The protests took place throughout 140 U.S. cities, with some of the demonstrations devolving into violent riots filled with vandalism, arson, and looting .
This year’s riots surpassed the destruction that took place in 1992 in Los Angeles between April 29 and May 4, following the acquittal of the officers who had beaten King. Those riots cost $775 million, or roughly $1.4 billion when adjusted for inflation.


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--THINGS YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT BECAUSE REASONS:

Thanks , Fox News , for reminding us of the Soros role in creating America ’ s riot-coddling DAs .
It wasn ’ t really news .
Nor was it controversial .
It ’ s been reported in detail by conservative outfits for years .
Fox News itself , news division , reported it .
What was strange was that bizarrely unprofessional reaction from this one show , and from hosts whom most viewers have trusted and respected , such as Harris Faulkner and Melissa Francis .
The leftist flak for the Obama administration , Marie Harf , no journalist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she is no stranger to boldface lying for her bosses to sing for her supper .
But why was Francis the first to bring it up , only to have Harf as her growling dog backing her up with her absolutely adamant call not to engage Gingrich ?
What did he say that was so evil and unfit for TV ?
Note that Harf was unable to cite any reasons — she has none ; she just wanted to play commissar censor and , like all commissar censors , had a whiff of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that booming , croaking , dead-toned angry adamant voice , like that of an upset socialite or desperate high school principal .
Shut up , she explained .
It really was remarkable .
She really didn ’ t want any discussion or even mention of Soros .
But why did Faulkner coolly move on after cutting Newt off ?
The strange behavior of Francis and Faulkner actually drew more attention to the issue because we expected better .

Thanks, Fox News, for reminding us of the Soros role in creating America’s riot-coddling DAs.
It wasn’t really news. Nor was it controversial. It’s been reported in detail by conservative outfits for years. Fox News itself, news division, reported it. What was strange was that bizarrely unprofessional reaction from this one show, and from hosts whom most viewers have trusted and respected, such as Harris Faulkner and Melissa Francis. The leftist flak for the Obama administration, Marie Harf, no journalist, could be dismissed, given that she is no stranger to boldface lying for her bosses to sing for her supper. But why was Francis the first to bring it up, only to have Harf as her growling dog backing her up with her absolutely adamant call not to engage Gingrich? What did he say that was so evil and unfit for TV? Note that Harf was unable to cite any reasons — she has none; she just wanted to play commissar censor and, like all commissar censors, had a whiff of fear of those above her. Note that booming, croaking, dead-toned angry adamant voice, like that of an upset socialite or desperate high school principal. Shut up, she explained. It really was remarkable. She really didn’t want any discussion or even mention of Soros. But why did Faulkner coolly move on after cutting Newt off?
The strange behavior of Francis and Faulkner actually drew more attention to the issue because we expected better.


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--SCANDAL: Democratic mayor of Nashville CAUGHT RED HANDED.

THIS is government corruption at its worst .
Think of how many people in Nashville lost their jobs and their @

THIS is government corruption at its worst.
Think of how many people in Nashville lost their jobs and their businesses…
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investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--Nevada is now the 7th state to quietly reverse their decision to block HCQ prescriptions for COVID-1

Nevada is now the 7th state to quietly reverse their decision to block HCQ prescriptions for COVID-19 .
Physicians in @ @ @ @ @ prescribe HCQ as they deem necessary .
Governors lied & restricted medicine that could have @ @ @ @ @ be held accountable .
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Nevada is now the 7th state to quietly reverse their decision to block HCQ prescriptions for COVID-19. Physicians in Nevada can now once again prescribe HCQ as they deem necessary.
Governors lied & restricted medicine that could have saved lives. They should be held accountable. pic.twitter.com/MLtB1dPt5x
— Dr. Simone Gold (@drsimonegold) September 16, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--Press Sec Kayleigh just SAVAGED reporters for not asking a SINGLE question about the historic peace

Press Sec Kayleigh just SAVAGED reporters for not asking a SINGLE question about the historic peace deal signed yesterday and then walked out while they screamed at her.

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@ PressSec just SAVAGED reporters for not asking a SINGLE question about the historic peace deal signed yesterday and @ @ @ @ @ screamed at her : pic.twitter.com/dwLkQs6mR1

. @PressSec just SAVAGED reporters for not asking a SINGLE question about the historic peace deal signed yesterday and then walked out while they screamed at her: pic.twitter.com/dwLkQs6mR1
— Kelb Hull (@CalebJHull) September 16, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--HIDING BIDEN FROM TOUGH QUESTIONS HURTS HIM MORE THAN IT HELPS HIM:

So why the tepid treatment of Biden by the media ?
It must go beyond simple bias or personal animosity for the current President .
For three-and-a-half years now journalists have shamed their colleagues and themselves over what I will call the ‘ but her emails ’ dilemma .
Those who reported dutifully on the ill-timed federal investigation into Hillary Clinton ’ s private server and spillage of classified information have been cast out and shunted away from the journalist cool kids ’ table .
Focusing so much on what was , at the time , a considerable scandal , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the media as a blunder .
They believe their friends and colleagues helped put Trump in the White House by focusing on a nothing-burger of a Clinton scandal when they should have been highlighting Trump ’ s foibles .
It ’ s an error no journalist wants to repeat .
Simply put : no journalist wants to be the one to quiz Biden on his record on criminal justice , his campaign staff bailing out rioters in Minneapolis , the handsiness allegations , his cozy family relationships with China , his involvement in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that might trip up the one man standing between them and Trump ’ s second term .
The journalist who asks the question that makes Uncle Joe stroke out at the podium would be treated as a professional leper .
No book deals .
No CNN or MSNBC contributor contracts .
No cocktail parties .
But here ’ s the deal , folks : none of this actually helps Joe Biden .
It hurts him and his campaign .
When the debates kick off at the end of the month , Biden will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he can defer to or friendly journalists from the Atlantic or CNN he can point to for a fact check .
The second he calls upon the moderator to become a referee in his favor , his campaign slips .

So why the tepid treatment of Biden by the media? It must go beyond simple bias or personal animosity for the current President. For three-and-a-half years now journalists have shamed their colleagues and themselves over what I will call the ‘but her emails’ dilemma. Those who reported dutifully on the ill-timed federal investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private server and spillage of classified information have been cast out and shunted away from the journalist cool kids’ table. Focusing so much on what was, at the time, a considerable scandal, has been written off by many in the media as a blunder. They believe their friends and colleagues helped put Trump in the White House by focusing on a nothing-burger of a Clinton scandal when they should have been highlighting Trump’s foibles. It’s an error no journalist wants to repeat. Simply put: no journalist wants to be the one to quiz Biden on his record on criminal justice, his campaign staff bailing out rioters in Minneapolis, the handsiness allegations, his cozy family relationships with China, his involvement in the Flynn unmasking, or anything else that might trip up the one man standing between them and Trump’s second term.
The journalist who asks the question that makes Uncle Joe stroke out at the podium would be treated as a professional leper. No book deals. No CNN or MSNBC contributor contracts. No cocktail parties.
But here’s the deal, folks: none of this actually helps Joe Biden. It hurts him and his campaign. When the debates kick off at the end of the month, Biden will not have a teleprompter, or aides he can defer to or friendly journalists from the Atlantic or CNN he can point to for a fact check. The second he calls upon the moderator to become a referee in his favor, his campaign slips.


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--UNEXPECTEDLY: Big Apple downsized: New Yorkers ready to leave their city.

The Big Apple could soon get down-sized .
Well-heeled New Yorkers continue to grapple with the challenges posed by life @ @ @ @ @ Democratic leadership and trying circumstances .
New research from the Manhattan Institute , a think @ @ @ @ @ , reveals a very glum situation in good old Gotham .
The organization cites the @ @ @ @ @ earn $ 100,000 or more .
They make up 80 % of New York City @ @ @ @ @ placing the city government at risk to “ tax-base erosion.
” Personal income tax , @ @ @ @ @ % of the city ’ s overall take in tax revenues .
Many residents have @ @ @ @ @

The Big Apple could soon get down-sized. Well-heeled New Yorkers continue to grapple with the challenges posed by life in New York City under Democratic leadership and trying circumstances. New research from the Manhattan Institute, a think tank espousing free market ideas, reveals a very glum situation in good old Gotham.
The organization cites the grim reality among residents who earn $100,000 or more. They make up 80% of New York City’s income-tax revenue, placing the city government at risk to “tax-base erosion.” Personal income tax, in fact accounts for 22% of the city’s overall take in tax revenues. Many residents have had just about enough.


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--CCP supplying arms to BLM extremists (article from July)

( Natural News ) On July 3rd of this year , Natural News reported that communist China was trafficking full-auto weapons parts into Florida as a way to arm Black Lives Matter terrorists in advance of a planned armed uprising / revolution .
US Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ) had interdicted and seized a shipment of over 10,000 full-auto upgrade parts that convert semi-auto rifles into full-auto weapons of war .
According to the CBP announcement from June 26th , the shipment originated in Shenzhen , China and was destined for “ a residence ” in Melbourne , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10,000 small machine parts that function as full-auto drop-in upgrades for AR-15s .
Natural News was able to determine that this operation was part of an attempt by communist China to destabilize the United States by arming Antifa and Black Lives Matter terrorists .
Now , US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) officials have seized an operation in Detroit that smuggle suppressors ( silencers ) into the United States from China , also for the purpose of arming Black Lives Matter militant extremists .
As reported by The National Pulse : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials on Detroit ’ s Homeland Security Investigations ( HSI ) team took over the China-operated domain “ http : //lafoauto.com/ ” as part of an international arms-trafficking investigation .
The team determined “ more than 350 suppressors seized by law enforcement across the county were purchased from the website and smuggled into the United States from China as automotive parts.
” The entire website was reportedly operated by China , and its purpose was to arm Black Lives Matter terrorists who are working with communist / Marxist forces in the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Constitution .
As The National Pulse explains : The July 13th announcement also casts a report from the Wall Street Journal noting the appearance of illegal firearms and accessories appearing around Black Lives Matter ( BLM ) protests across the country in a curious – and perhaps foreign – light .
The article documents the sharp increase in the number of guns being carried into protests by Black Lives Matter extremists .
The National Pulse also documents how “ 11,000 assault weapons parts ” have recently been caught during an attempt to smuggle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ origin of the parts ?
Shenzen , China .
China weapons smuggling now confirmed in three U.S. cities… with more to be uncovered There ’ s now no question that China is actively working to destabilize the United States of America in a multitude of ways , including working with Mexican drug cartels to smuggling heroin and fentanyl into the U.S. , killing over 50,000 mostly military-aged young men in America each year .
This is a deliberate chemical weapons attack on the United States .
At the same time , China is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Joe Biden who have received millions of dollars from Chinese corporations .
China is also engaged in multi-billion dollar money laundering operations for California Governor Newsom who is running an elaborate taxpayer-funded embezzling operation that funnels billions of dollars of public money into Chinese corporations which launder the money and transfer a portion back to Newsom , under the control of his shell corporation front companies .
Now , we know that China is also smuggling military-grade weapons parts into the United States and even running online retail websites to sell and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Antifa and Black Lives Matter .
Importantly , Black Lives Matter is a domestic terrorism organization that was founded in part by a convicted terrorist named Susan Rosenberg , who took part in the plotting of bombing government buildings .
Now , it seems that Black Lives Matter is not only being financially supported by hundreds of U.S. corporations that are bowing down to the terrorists as some twisted form of virtue signaling ; even communist China is now supplying weapons to the group in the hope that BLM might succeed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump , who has declared an end to China ’ s exploitation of America ’ s weaknesses under Obama , Biden , Clinton and other traitors .
When the civil war begins , patriots will be facing extremely well-armed Black Lives Matter militant extremists The upshot of this is that once the civil war uprising is activated by Black Lives Matter — which will likely happen by November at the latest — armed American citizens ( who typically own only semi-auto firearms ) will be facing off against Black Lives Matter and Antifa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suppressors , allowing them to operate more effectively at night as they try to pull off assassinations and the mass murder of Christians , White people , Trump supporters and conservatives .
On top of that , separate intel sources have told Natural News that Black Lives Matter groups are stealing armored personnel carriers from National Guard bases and law enforcement agencies in certain U.S. cities .
Quite literally , these armored vehicles are “ disappearing ” from the inventory of National Guard bases , and it turns out that anti-America traitors are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liberal states like California to steal these high-end , armored vehicles that can be used to rapidly deploy BLM militant troops .
Remember when Obama said that he wanted a “ civilian army ” that would be just as strong and powerful as the U.S. military ?
His loyalists are quite literally building that civilian army , and they ’ re doing it with the help of communist China and traitors inside the National Guard .
When the full revolution is ignited , heavily-armed Leftists — who are carrying the very same “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want banned from civilian ownership — will descend on the homes of local Republican leaders , police officers , sheriff ’ s deputies and notable conservative commentators , and they will be given order to execute those targets .
Make no mistake : This will include people like Sean Hannity , Mark Levin and Tucker Carlson .
It will also include alternative media personalities like Dave Hodges , Alex Jones , Steve Quayle and even myself .
This is why I have urged my colleagues to get fully prepared with battle rifle training @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and expanding tip ammo ( “ Controlled Chaos ” ) .
It also doesn ’ t hurt to have guard dogs and perimeter alert systems in place , among other tactics .
Prepare with a new FREE audio book that we ’ re about to launch in the next two weeks : The “ Global Reset Survival Guide ” I ’ ve recorded a nearly nine-hour audio book called The Global Reset Survival Guide .
This will be a full , FREE download from NaturalNews.com , including a PDF document and raw .mp3 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any device .
This download will be exclusive to NaturalNews.com email newsletter subscribers , so if you ’ re not already subscribed , sign up at this link ( it ’ s free ) .
You ’ ll be alerted when this download becomes available ( soon ) .
This Global Reset Survival Guide teaches you a wealth of lifesaving information about how to deal with the coming Global Reset , including : • Exactly what tactical gear you ’ ll need in order to be ready for the kinetic civil war , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , chest rigs , communications gear and more .
• How to protect your assets and savings from the coming global financial reset which will destroy the value of the U.S. dollar and most fiat currencies .
• Why you must get out of Democrat-controlled cities , and how to choose a rural bugout location .
• How the food collapse will take place , and why as much as 90 % of the current human population will be wiped out if the globalists get their way .
• How to survive without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to go down and stay down for an extended period of time .
• How to hide supplies so you can survive a FEMA raid on your property .
FEMA will confiscate your food , ammunition , firearms and cash .
With nearly nine hours of audio book content , this free download is a lifesaving collection of knowledge that you absolutely won ’ t want to miss .
Watch for the announcement on NaturalNews.com within the next 14 days .

by Mike Adams of Natural News
(Natural News) On July 3rd of this year, Natural News reported that communist China was trafficking full-auto weapons parts into Florida as a way to arm Black Lives Matter terrorists in advance of a planned armed uprising / revolution. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had interdicted and seized a shipment of over 10,000 full-auto upgrade parts that convert semi-auto rifles into full-auto weapons of war.
According to the CBP announcement from June 26th, the shipment originated in Shenzhen, China and was destined for “a residence” in Melbourne, Florida. Inside the shipment was over 10,000 small machine parts that function as full-auto drop-in upgrades for AR-15s. Natural News was able to determine that this operation was part of an attempt by communist China to destabilize the United States by arming Antifa and Black Lives Matter terrorists.
Now, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have seized an operation in Detroit that smuggle suppressors (silencers) into the United States from China, also for the purpose of arming Black Lives Matter militant extremists. As reported by The National Pulse:
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials on Detroit’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) team took over the China-operated domain “http://lafoauto.com/” as part of an international arms-trafficking investigation.
The team determined “more than 350 suppressors seized by law enforcement across the county were purchased from the website and smuggled into the United States from China as automotive parts.”
The entire website was reportedly operated by China, and its purpose was to arm Black Lives Matter terrorists who are working with communist / Marxist forces in the United States to overthrow the government and nullify the Constitution. As The National Pulse explains:
The July 13th announcement also casts a report from the Wall Street Journal noting the appearance of illegal firearms and accessories appearing around Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests across the country in a curious – and perhaps foreign – light.
The article documents the sharp increase in the number of guns being carried into protests by Black Lives Matter extremists.
The National Pulse also documents how “11,000 assault weapons parts” have recently been caught during an attempt to smuggle them into Louisville, Kentucky. The origin of the parts? Shenzen, China.
China weapons smuggling now confirmed in three U.S. cities… with more to be uncovered
There’s now no question that China is actively working to destabilize the United States of America in a multitude of ways, including working with Mexican drug cartels to smuggling heroin and fentanyl into the U.S., killing over 50,000 mostly military-aged young men in America each year. This is a deliberate chemical weapons attack on the United States.
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At the same time, China is bribing U.S. officials, including family members of Joe Biden who have received millions of dollars from Chinese corporations. China is also engaged in multi-billion dollar money laundering operations for California Governor Newsom who is running an elaborate taxpayer-funded embezzling operation that funnels billions of dollars of public money into Chinese corporations which launder the money and transfer a portion back to Newsom, under the control of his shell corporation front companies.
Now, we know that China is also smuggling military-grade weapons parts into the United States and even running online retail websites to sell and distribute those parts to anti-American forces such as Antifa and Black Lives Matter. Importantly, Black Lives Matter is a domestic terrorism organization that was founded in part by a convicted terrorist named Susan Rosenberg, who took part in the plotting of bombing government buildings.
Now, it seems that Black Lives Matter is not only being financially supported by hundreds of U.S. corporations that are bowing down to the terrorists as some twisted form of virtue signaling; even communist China is now supplying weapons to the group in the hope that BLM might succeed in overthrowing the U.S. government and eliminating President Trump, who has declared an end to China’s exploitation of America’s weaknesses under Obama, Biden, Clinton and other traitors.
When the civil war begins, patriots will be facing extremely well-armed Black Lives Matter militant extremists
The upshot of this is that once the civil war uprising is activated by Black Lives Matter — which will likely happen by November at the latest — armed American citizens (who typically own only semi-auto firearms) will be facing off against Black Lives Matter and Antifa terrorists who have full-auto weapons upgrades and suppressors, allowing them to operate more effectively at night as they try to pull off assassinations and the mass murder of Christians, White people, Trump supporters and conservatives.
On top of that, separate intel sources have told Natural News that Black Lives Matter groups are stealing armored personnel carriers from National Guard bases and law enforcement agencies in certain U.S. cities. Quite literally, these armored vehicles are “disappearing” from the inventory of National Guard bases, and it turns out that anti-America traitors are working from inside the National Guard in liberal states like California to steal these high-end, armored vehicles that can be used to rapidly deploy BLM militant troops.
Remember when Obama said that he wanted a “civilian army” that would be just as strong and powerful as the U.S. military? His loyalists are quite literally building that civilian army, and they’re doing it with the help of communist China and traitors inside the National Guard.
When the full revolution is ignited, heavily-armed Leftists — who are carrying the very same “weapons of war” they claim to want banned from civilian ownership — will descend on the homes of local Republican leaders, police officers, sheriff’s deputies and notable conservative commentators, and they will be given order to execute those targets. Make no mistake: This will include people like Sean Hannity, Mark Levin and Tucker Carlson. It will also include alternative media personalities like Dave Hodges, Alex Jones, Steve Quayle and even myself. This is why I have urged my colleagues to get fully prepared with battle rifle training, night vision gear, chest rigs and expanding tip ammo (“Controlled Chaos”). It also doesn’t hurt to have guard dogs and perimeter alert systems in place, among other tactics.
Prepare with a new FREE audio book that we’re about to launch in the next two weeks: The “Global Reset Survival Guide”
I’ve recorded a nearly nine-hour audio book called The Global Reset Survival Guide. This will be a full, FREE download from NaturalNews.com, including a PDF document and raw .mp3 files that you can listen to on any device.
This download will be exclusive to NaturalNews.com email newsletter subscribers, so if you’re not already subscribed, sign up at this link (it’s free). You’ll be alerted when this download becomes available (soon).
This Global Reset Survival Guide teaches you a wealth of lifesaving information about how to deal with the coming Global Reset, including:
Exactly what tactical gear you’ll need in order to be ready for the kinetic civil war, including specific firearms, red dot sights, chest rigs, communications gear and more.
How to protect your assets and savings from the coming global financial reset which will destroy the value of the U.S. dollar and most fiat currencies.
which will destroy the value of the U.S. dollar and most fiat currencies. Why you must get out of Democrat-controlled cities, and how to choose a rural bugout location.
How the food collapse will take place, and why as much as 90% of the current human population will be wiped out if the globalists get their way.
How to survive without electricity / preparing for the power grid to go down and stay down for an extended period of time.
How to hide supplies so you can survive a FEMA raid on your property. FEMA will confiscate your food, ammunition, firearms and cash.
With nearly nine hours of audio book content, this free download is a lifesaving collection of knowledge that you absolutely won’t want to miss. Watch for the announcement on NaturalNews.com within the next 14 days.


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--NANCY PANIC!! Speaker Pelosi: “We support peaceful demonstrations……That does not include looting, st

NANCY PANIC!! Speaker Pelosi: “We support peaceful demonstrations……That does not include looting, starting fires, or rioting. They should be prosecuted. That is lawlessness.”

Speaker Pelosi : `` We support peaceful demonstrations .
We participate in them .
They are part of the essence @ @ @ @ @ does not include looting , starting fires , or rioting .
They should be prosecuted @ @ @ @ @ '' pic.twitter.com/Xq89RLR70f

Speaker Pelosi: "We support peaceful demonstrations. We participate in them. They are part of the essence of our democracy. That does not include looting, starting fires, or rioting. They should be prosecuted. That is lawlessness." pic.twitter.com/Xq89RLR70f
— The Hill (@thehill) September 17, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--Indian Airlines gone full… retard!

Indian Airlines gone full… retard!

Take a look at the NWO lounge…

Take a look at the NWO lounge…
**Starts at 16 seconds***
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AC


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--Unprecedented number of birds dead in New Mexico in a mysterious die-off

( Natural News ) An unprecedented number of migratory birds have been dropping dead in southern New Mexico over the last few weeks .
Wildlife experts are still uncertain what caused the die-off , but it ’ s posited that the extreme weather conditions in the western United States may have forced birds to migrate before they ’ re ready .
Martha Desmond , an ecologist at the New Mexico State University ( NMSU ) , said that many birds were discovered dead at the White Sands Missile Range and the White Sands National Monument in August .
The discovery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports came in from other locations statewide , including Doña Ana County , Jemez Pueblo , Roswell and Socorro .
“ We ’ ve never seen anything like this… We ’ re losing probably hundreds of thousands , if not millions , of migratory birds , ” said Desmond .
On Saturday , about 300 bird carcasses were found at Knox Hall at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque .
Residents also reported the day before that birds were exhibiting odd behavior and gathering in large groups before dying .
Desmond is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ determine the cause of the deaths , although she suspected that drought conditions and the fires in the West might have forced birds , which were all migratory species , into early migration .
The affected birds include warblers , swallows , blackbirds , sparrows , flycatchers and the western wood pewee .
Most of them were insectivores , though some birds were also seed eaters .
Desmond bemoaned the die-off , as the populations of some of these species have already gone down in previous years .
In fact , a recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American birds declined by three billion in the last 50 years .
About 90 percent of the losses affected 12 bird families , including sparrows , warblers and swallows .
Trish Cutler , a wildlife biologist at the White Sands Missile Range , said that none of the birds dying were local mainstays in New Mexico .
According to Cutler , “ We have resident birds that live here , some of them migrate and some of them don ’ t , but we ’ re not getting birds like roadrunners or quail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports described the birds looking sleepy and weak .
They also had just molted , in which the birds replaced their feathers in preparation for migration .
She said that the birds likely got in trouble after they started their migratory route ; to molt , Cutler explained , birds have to be healthy .
Other biologists also suspected that the birds fled the wildfires and the drought conditions in the western United States but were not yet ready to migrate .
Desmond explained that birds need to store a certain amount of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ migration journey .
They usually travel for three straight nights before coming down to feed “ like crazy ” and put on more fat .
Then , they resume their flight .
Furthermore , the birds might have had suffered direct damage to their lungs , according to Desmond .
It ’ s also possible that the cold snap that passed through the state last week contributed to their death .
( Related : Lethal pesticides responsible for killing hundreds of birds , including parrots and cranes . )
Desmond is collaborating with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Management , the NMSU and the White Sands Missile Range to determine what caused the die-off .
Meanwhile , some carcasses were recently sent to the U.S .
Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory in Oregon for further analysis .
People who find a group of avian carcasses are encouraged to report their findings through the iNaturalist app .
If possible , they can also collect the birds by using gloves or a bag , said Desmond .
“ We don ’ t advocate touching the birds with their hands .
Bag them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the freezer.
” Extinction.news has more on mysterious animal deaths .

by: Virgilio Marin
(Natural News) An unprecedented number of migratory birds have been dropping dead in southern New Mexico over the last few weeks. Wildlife experts are still uncertain what caused the die-off, but it’s posited that the extreme weather conditions in the western United States may have forced birds to migrate before they’re ready.
Martha Desmond, an ecologist at the New Mexico State University (NMSU), said that many birds were discovered dead at the White Sands Missile Range and the White Sands National Monument in August. The discovery was ruled an isolated incident until similar reports came in from other locations statewide, including Doña Ana County, Jemez Pueblo, Roswell and Socorro.
“We’ve never seen anything like this… We’re losing probably hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of migratory birds,” said Desmond. On Saturday, about 300 bird carcasses were found at Knox Hall at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Residents also reported the day before that birds were exhibiting odd behavior and gathering in large groups before dying.
Desmond is working with a team of biologists to determine the cause of the deaths, although she suspected that drought conditions and the fires in the West might have forced birds, which were all migratory species, into early migration.
Fires, drought may have caused bird die-off
The affected birds include warblers, swallows, blackbirds, sparrows, flycatchers and the western wood pewee. Most of them were insectivores, though some birds were also seed eaters. Desmond bemoaned the die-off, as the populations of some of these species have already gone down in previous years. In fact, a recent study found that the number of North American birds declined by three billion in the last 50 years. About 90 percent of the losses affected 12 bird families, including sparrows, warblers and swallows.
Trish Cutler, a wildlife biologist at the White Sands Missile Range, said that none of the birds dying were local mainstays in New Mexico. According to Cutler, “We have resident birds that live here, some of them migrate and some of them don’t, but we’re not getting birds like roadrunners or quail or doves.”
She added that several reports described the birds looking sleepy and weak. They also had just molted, in which the birds replaced their feathers in preparation for migration. She said that the birds likely got in trouble after they started their migratory route; to molt, Cutler explained, birds have to be healthy.
Other biologists also suspected that the birds fled the wildfires and the drought conditions in the western United States but were not yet ready to migrate. Desmond explained that birds need to store a certain amount of fat to survive each leg of their migration journey. They usually travel for three straight nights before coming down to feed “like crazy” and put on more fat. Then, they resume their flight.
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Furthermore, the birds might have had suffered direct damage to their lungs, according to Desmond. It’s also possible that the cold snap that passed through the state last week contributed to their death. (Related: Lethal pesticides responsible for killing hundreds of birds, including parrots and cranes.)
Desmond is collaborating with wildlife experts from the Bureau of Land Management, the NMSU and the White Sands Missile Range to determine what caused the die-off. Meanwhile, some carcasses were recently sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory in Oregon for further analysis.
People who find a group of avian carcasses are encouraged to report their findings through the iNaturalist app. If possible, they can also collect the birds by using gloves or a bag, said Desmond.
“We don’t advocate touching the birds with their hands. Bag them, double bag them and put them in the freezer.”
Extinction.news has more on mysterious animal deaths.
Sources include:
StrangeSounds.org
MedicalNewsToday.com


investmentwatchblog--2020-09-18--POTUS: President Trump says he will sign an executive order to promote “patriotic education.” It wil

POTUS: President Trump says he will sign an executive order to promote “patriotic education.” It will be called the 1776 commission.

That ’ s going to be entertaining – imagine all the leftist teachers convulsing over having to teach love of @ @

BREAKING: President Trump says he will sign an executive order to promote "patriotic education." It will be called the 1776 commission. pic.twitter.com/T3ynH52lTW — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 17, 2020
That’s going to be entertaining – imagine all the leftist teachers convulsing over having to teach love of country USA
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