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Let’s do this.
My physical ailments remain, but I’m still in the game. No excuses, no quit. Let’s make this week a good one, shall we?
First, I’ve gotta talk about Trump. Sure, I can respect opposing political opinions even if they don’t always make sense to me. It’s painful at times, but that’s part of what makes our democracy tick. If you don’t like what you see, you can vote out the leaders and try again. However… a BIG HOWEVER, I’m not a fan of Trump. We can argue whether his policies are sound, but there is little argument that his narcissism is over the top and sometimes gets in the way of rational thinking.
This weekend, Trump took it to a whole new level and I’m blown away. Did he lose supporters (I would hope so) or did he strengthen the resolve of his base? The racism and xenophobia is on full display in this morning’s Twitter rant. I’m at a loss for words – we need better.
In Trump’s tweets below, he targets 3 American citizens BORN here + one American citizen who came to America through the asylum program. Is it worse that he was an ass or that so many liked it? Sad day in Trumpland – embarrassing.
So interesting to see “Progressive” Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a functioning government at all), now loudly……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 14, 2019
….it is done. These places need your help badly, you can’t leave fast enough. I’m sure that Nancy Pelosi would be very happy to quickly work out free travel arrangements!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 14, 2019
My Random Stock Tweets for Monday
Moving on…
Here are a handful of stocks and thoughts headed into Monday.
i’ve owned $CLX forever and never watch it.. pleasantly surprised by this chart.. and bullish setup.https://t.co/e4kZBiXAjV
— ryan 🦏 (@ryanmathews) July 13, 2019
$ORLY / $PEP so good, for so long.
Both at/near all-time highs. Nice recovery from $ORLY in 2017-2018. I love the ‘fix and maintain’ industry. Think $HD (beast) for house, etc.https://t.co/jEz2UpliRD
— ryan 🦏 (@ryanmathews) July 13, 2019
are we sure rural America isn’t doing better? Amazing chart that i missed out on. ugh. $TSCOhttps://t.co/MdqmAlnN4d
— ryan 🦏 (@ryanmathews) July 13, 2019
some discount retailers booming.. $WMT $ROST $COST $TJX
others on watch for possible catch up – $FIVE $OLLI $TGT
again. consumers strong if you believe their retail spending
— ryan 🦏 (@ryanmathews) July 13, 2019
my beauty/fashion 4-pack still strong .. at or near all time highs… I own them all (maybe a little over exposed) and use them as a pulse on the status/image/confidence consumer spending.https://t.co/r9o7SwOZ9f
— ryan 🦏 (@ryanmathews) July 13, 2019
the increasing competition in this space has made $TREX a little choppy over the last 6 months, but it’s still the sector leader – watching for move long out of triangle https://t.co/tayC2pIdof
— ryan 🦏 (@ryanmathews) July 13, 2019
i can’t figure out why i would sell $LULU
— ryan 🦏 (@ryanmathews) July 13, 2019
$XLP – consumer staples and $XLY – discretionary both at all time highs.
— ryan 🦏 (@ryanmathews) July 13, 2019
my friend $PHO is still strong. I’m quite heavy here in one of my longer-term accounts.
“The Underlying Index seeks to track the performance of US exchange-listed companies that create products designed to conserve and purify water for homes, businesses and industries. ”
— ryan 🦏 (@ryanmathews) July 13, 2019
I bought some $UCTT a few weeks back… May add long if it breaks solidly through trendline resistance. https://t.co/idtOVh70e3
— ryan 🦏 (@ryanmathews) July 13, 2019
Have a great week and help save the planet.
