DarkandStormy

Well, just about every major crypto has been crashing the last 24 hours or so.

I wish I had UPRO (3x leveraged ETF).

Have...have you seen the current POTUS?

A Friday afternoon news dump for "wife's health?" Yeah, ok.

WOW https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/01/05/republican-u-s-senate-candidate-josh-mandel-drops-out-u-s-senate-race/1008097001/ Josh Mandel drops out of Senate race.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/stock-market-investors-should-brace-for-a-possible-near-term-melt-up-jeremy-grantham-2018-01-03 Jeremy Grantham, who predicted the 2000 and 2008 crashes, says the market is entering "melt up" phase - a quick ascension in the markets before a large crash (likely late in '18 or 2019). He says the S&P 500 will get to 3400-3700 before crashing, likely some 50%.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/04/ripple-co-founder-is-now-richer-than-the-google-founders-on-paper.html Ripple founder and CEO now among the wealthiest people in the world thanks to the rise in XRP.

Both Josh Rosen and Sam Darnold have declared for the draft. Browns can get their QB (if they think either one is "their guy") at #1.

It is hard to do either - if you're talking timing the market. Plenty of "experts" in February '09 said we had a long ways down to go.

If you like P/E ratios as a predictor (they aren't great at it, but some people track them), Schiller's CAPE ratio is here - http://www.multpl.com/shiller-pe/ The only time in history it's been higher than its current level was 1999 - leading up to the dot com crash. Of course, CAPE is a 10-year look back, so you're still getting the overpriced 2008 P/E in there. It may drop down in the coming year - I only know the basics of CAPE so I'm speculating a bit on that.

Can you PM me? I can't get verified on any site lol. It's difficult. Plus, I needed to buy ethereum on CB to be able to purchase ripple. Being an attorney dealing primarily in cybersecurity, I got too freaked out, took my 38% and bailed. I mentioned above - I can't get verified on Gatehub (finally got 2FA codes but they don't work), Kraken, or Bitstamp. Researched Ripple a bit and decided I wanted to throw a small amount (like $200 or something) at it, when it was ~$0.70. It's over $2.60 now but I'm still not getting any closer to being able to buy any. Anyone hold any Verge? Another penny crypto that has spiked in recent weeks.

Can you PM me? I can't get verified on any site lol.

The Monsters also lost their coach to the Avalanche - Jared Bednar. But yeah, a lot of guys have graduated to the NHL. Trent Vogelhuber went to Colorado, I think. Captain Ryan Craig is now coaching with the Vegas Golden Knights. It's hard to replicate chemistry with that much turnover. The Jackets also have had a lot of European picks who otherwise might be playing in the AHL right now - from 2015, Kevin Stenlund, Vladislav Gavirkov, and Veeti Vainio all remain in Europe. Gabriel Carlsson and Markus Nutivaara have almost exclusively played in the NHL since coming over (Carlsson has been back and forth a bit). Keegan Kolesar (a big PF) from '15 would be in Cleveland this year but he was traded at the '17 draft for a pick. Really, only Paul Bittner (and Carlsson, somewhat) from the '15 draft class is with Cleveland right now. That's potentially 4-5 draft picks who should be there this season who aren't. The big goalie prize from '14 (Elvis Merzlikins) is still in Europe. I don't think the last 3 picks from '14 ever panned out but I haven't followed up on those guys. I heard Ryan Collins was drifting towards "bust" but again, don't follow him on a week to week basis. The problem with the '16 draft is first-round pick PLD went straight to the big club. Dman Andrew Peeke has stayed in college - he's on the U.S. Jr. National Team right now. Vitaly Abramov was too young for the AHL since he got drafted out of the CHL - he could join next year if he doesn't make the Jackets. Another goalie from that class not in the AHL - Thome stayed in college. I believe most of the '17 picks are on a similar path - college or Europe. So the Jackets haven't exactly had the draft picks coming through that would supplement the Monsters' roster. Almost all of the '13 draft class (outside of Moutrey) is either in the NHL or has been traded away. It's been pretty thin in recent NHL draft classes of prospects spending a year or two in the AHL like we saw with Bjorkstrand, Sedlak, Milano, etc.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wall-street-set-positive-start-123854655.html Stock Markets open 2018 at record highs....again.

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2018/01/hue_jackson_wont_admit_it_but.html

Hue Jackson still spouting off "Not everyone can do this job." Uhhh Hue, literally anyone can coach an NFL team to 0-16.

I haven't been able to get verified by Kraken, Bitstamp, or Gatehub for two weeks.

2020 if Columbus continues at its current pace (and Cincinnati continues at its current pace).

The Big Ten is off to a 3-0 start in bowls - The Wildcat Bowl is at 4:30 today, the Bucks take on USC at 8:30. Two more teams play tomorrow (PSU vs. Washington and Wisconsin vs. (at?) Miami). Michigan caps it off against South Carolina on the 1st.

No, of course not. But many, including POTUS himself, want to play that game.

Average Monthly Job Gains -January through November 2017: +174,000 2016: +190,000 2015: +225,000 2014: +249,000 2013: +205,000 2012: +173,000 2011: +171,000 2010: +89,000 ^Courtesy of Fox News Research. Looks like the "Trump economy" (or whatever the hell they're calling it) is slowing down in terms of jobs growth.

Reality has a well-known liberal bias.

Columbus was noted because it has a positive net migration (ignoring births and deaths) while the state overall is negative (but overall population growth is positive because births are outpacing deaths). I don't know the specifics on Cleveland or Cincinnati or anywhere else in the state, but I'm guessing Columbus might be the sole outlier in this regard.

Ohio is essentially "treading water" because births are outpacing deaths in the state. We're actually "losing" if you only look at migration (people moving into or out of the state). My initial thought is that the rise in city populations (especially Columbus) is just a shift of the younger generations preferring to live in cities/urban areas vs. suburbs or rural areas.

Toronto, a city of 2.7 million people and a metro of 5.9 million people, hasn't had a year of more than 86 homicides since 2005. They haven't had more than 400 gunshot victims in any year since 2005. I'm not sure what's "unbelievable" about New York's murders being less than 300 this year. There were 395 homicides in Japan in 2014. The whole country. Their population is north of 126 million. Our bar is so incredibly low.