Although I’ve never been on a cruise ship in my life, I’ve had a lifelong disdain for the very concept of the things. This wasn’t the basis of my trade, but I bought puts on Royal Caribbean (RCL) a while back, and although they are up 25%, I’m expanding my position based on this continuation of the breakdown.
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More of the Same!
It’s a new market day, and there are two ways I can tell: (1) the equity futures are all red (2) there is yet another breathless premium story from ZH about how the markets are ready to scream higher, thanks to someone at a huge investment bank who has, like, a totally objective and unbiased say in the matter. Honest to God, all these guys do is parrot whatever Goldman and Morgan tell them.
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