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wwasilevon Larry Fink: National Debt May Make Bitcoin Reserve Currency over Dollar

Take up Warren Buffett's idea of having corporations pay their fair share of taxes and the national debt becomes much more manageable.

wwasilevon Ozempic Threatens Profits at Food and Beverage Makers Worldwide

This is just getting started. VKTX just reported phase 1 results of their GLP1/GIP dual agonist. It appears effective in reducing liver fat (NASH), plasma lipips and weight. The side effects were mild to moderate.

TERN and GPCR are also in the game.

wwasilevon The Simplest Way To Beat The S&P 500

Are trade stats available? Number of Trades (Win/Loss), Avg Return (Win Loss), Avg Days Held (Win/Loss), etc?

wwasilevon Comparing Hobby PCB Vendors

A friend recommended https://www.4pcb.com/ for me. I don't have direct experience (yet).

wwasilevon Show HN: PyBroker – Algotrading in Python with Machine Learning

Bravo!

wwasilevon Show HN: PyBroker – Algotrading in Python with Machine Learning

I haven't looked at the code base, but any issues using this with fundamental data? Ideally, I would like to rank stocks based on reported items - retained earnings, sales, operating margins, etc.

wwasilevon Record Labels Say AI Music Generators Threaten Music Industry

Wouldn't the record label need to the identify the particular copy-write that was violated? The generated music is bound to be very much different then any individual piece.

wwasilevon Apple Fires Executive After He Makes Crude Remark on TikTok

He should have left the movie quotes to the movie. https://www.quotes.net/mquote/4896

wwasilevon 1Password delisting forum posts critical of their new Electron based 1Password 8

I've been moving to Enpass. Seems OK so far.

wwasilevon Ask HN: What is your money-making side project outside programming?

What option strategies are you using?

wwasilevon Ask HN: What is your money-making side project outside programming?

If you're conversant in financial accounting, I can recommend https://www.portfolio123.com . They use Compustat data. However, building your own models will require significant effort, but it's worth it. I think of it as a site for the thinking investor.

wwasilevon Show HN: CorrelatePro, A stock portfolio monitoring / visualization tool

Request sent. Thanks.

wwasilevon Show HN: CorrelatePro, A stock portfolio monitoring / visualization tool

I didn't see a way to delete an account. Where is that functionality?

wwasilevon Denver to vote on whether to decriminalize 'magic mushrooms'

Don't do math! Math will change you! ;)

wwasilevon Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefers to keep that blurry

Would that be Longwood Optical?

wwasilevon Netflix Is Raising Prices. Here’s Why

Once Criterion (https://www.criterion.com/channel) goes online, it will be that + HBO for my main viewing needs. The other streaming services will get an occasional monthly subscription just for binging.

wwasilevon Ask HN: What was your best passive income in 2018?

P123 maintains a record of simulated trades. Those trades are recorded at a price of trade day (High+low+2*Close)/4. They also make a slippage adjustment. Trade commissions are added under their Book system.

There isn't a direct link. You may find my models under Models->Designer Models (https://www.portfolio123.com/app/r2g) and then filter by my username - wwasilev.

wwasilevon Ask HN: What was your best passive income in 2018?

I developed a trading model on https://www.portfolio123.com for my own personal use but that I later decided to open to subscribers. P123 calls them Designer Models and they're offered under a publishing model were subscribers assume responsibility for whether or not actual trades are made.

Subscription revenue is about $500/month.

wwasilevon KloudTrader – Algorithmic Trading for Non-Programmers

portfolio123.com does a good job of that today.