What would have happened if you'd open a buy trade in oil when it was exactly zero worth?

You probably all know oil dropped to I believe -70ish 1 or 2 years ago. And I was wondering what would happen to a position that was entered either at a negative level or at zero while the stock rises into the positive value? As I gather, the closer to zero, the larger the percentage-wise fluctuations, which mean it would become harder to risk manage.

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Investing in small-cap vs. mega-cap companies

Hi, I tend to invest in small-cap companies because I assume that the companies that will give the highest return at any given time must have a small market value in order to grow. For this reason I avoid large companies but I feel that I am making a mistake in doing so. Can you change my way of thinking by giving arguments in favour of investing in mega-cap companies?

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Why are European indices so high? (FTSE / CAC / DAX)

Looking at the fundamentals, I can't understand why the European indices are so high.

The CAC is currently at an ATH, and the DAX and FTSE seem to both be gunning for their ATH's.

Is this just money shifting away from the US in favour of more defensive stocks for the upcoming global recession? Or is something else going on?

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World’s largest battery maker announces major breakthrough in energy density

In one of the most significant battery breakthroughs in recent years, the world’s largest battery manufacturer CATL has announced a new “condensed” battery with 500 Wh/kg which it says will go into mass production this year.

“The launch of condensed batteries will usher in an era of universal electrification of sea, land and air transportation, open up more possibilities of the development of the industry, and promote the achieving of the global carbon ne

/r/Stocks Weekend Discussion Saturday - Apr 22, 2023

This is the weekend edition of our stickied discussion thread. Discuss your trades / moves from last week and what you're planning on doing for the week ahead.

Some helpful links:

PTLO recently compared to the powerhouse CMG. Worth looking into and watching? I’m personally a big fan!

https://www.fool.com/investing/2023/04/14/this-restaurant-ipo-stock-is-3-times-better-than-c/

PTLO being compared to CMG is exciting. PTLO has solid fundamentals, and a legitimate large-scale growth plan for the future making it a killer longterm hold. Despite some macroeconomic headwinds recently, PTLO is resilient and management Is confident in it

What is the advantages of trading margins to taking a position and taking profit?

So far I've been doing trades by taking a position e.g. coming in at $100 and exiting at $105 with leverage. But I've seen the margin trading, but everytime I've tried it this week I've lost.

Am I supposed to buy at e.g. $100 and a sell position at $110 under leverage? How are you supposed to make a profit in between? I've found that the line passes the sell or buy positions meaning that my trade is not activated.

What am I gett

Multiple Index(?) Funds?

Are there any major reasons to NOT invest in more than one fund if the funds have overlap? For example, if I'm in on a total market index fund, is it obviously problematic to go in on another fund like a target date retirement fund or non US market index fund? These are all funds I'm hoping to hold until retirement(ish). My gut is to diversify with different index funds but I'm not sure. Thanks.

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How have earnings for Q1 done so far? Let's ask FactSet.

Here is Factset's update today about earnings so far. They regularly report on what proportion of companies missed earnings and by how much. I'll summarize some of the snippets.

Overall, 18% of the companies in the S&P 500 have reported actual results for Q1 2023 to date. Of these companies, 76% have reported actual EPS above estimates, which is

FRC, is it worth to buy before 24th?

FRC as it stands right now, is down 90% in its stock value. Do you think the market has priced in all factors? Do you think the market currently over values or under values this stock?

Would love to hear everyone's thoughts

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