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Could someone with just $1000 take advantage of this downturn through stock trading?

Posted on 3/9/20 at 5:01 pm
Posted by StringedInstruments
Member since Oct 2013
20322 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 5:01 pm
My Roth IRA is set up okay and I’m on track with my savings (emergency is good and currently saving for a house).

With the recent dip in the market, would I be able to make money over the next 12 months with $1000? Or will fees and taxes eat into it?

Or is there a different avenue for making money in the market I should look into?

Roth is currently an ETF through VTI.
Posted by SalE
At the beach
Member since Jan 2020
2884 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 5:07 pm to
Go to E-Trade ..open an account..no cost or transaction fees.
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
52862 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 5:13 pm to
I'd buy some of the extremely battered sectors like energy, cruise companies etc. Those probably give you your best bet to double your money.
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
44627 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 5:18 pm to
Not really.
This post was edited on 3/9/20 at 5:25 pm
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
135064 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 5:19 pm to
I'd like to find a penny stock that will be worth a quarter after the hysteria dies down.
Posted by NC_Tigah
Make Orwell Fiction Again
Member since Sep 2003
135037 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 5:25 pm to
quote:

Could someone with just $1000 take advantage of this downturn through stock trading?
YES !
Posted by MrJimBeam
Member since Apr 2009
12947 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 5:33 pm to
Posted by bstew3006
318
Member since Dec 2007
12976 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 5:34 pm to
Yes, go buy Caribbean Cruise (RCL)

Jan 2020 $135

Today $48.35
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
23479 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 5:43 pm to
I could see you buying 50-100 shares of MRO
and splitting the rest between a cruisline and an airline.
Posted by eng08
Member since Jan 2013
5997 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 5:43 pm to
I remember textron at $3.86 in March 2009, missed it but bought Dow at $6.00 instead.

Pretty quickly turned my $1200 into double and triple.
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
77670 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 5:50 pm to
CPE stock down 68% today
Posted by CheEngineer
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2019
4234 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 5:58 pm to
At $34/share RDSA is offering a 11% dividend which would basically be for life not gonna beat a guaranteed return of 11% for basically ever
Posted by TheIndulger
Member since Sep 2011
19286 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 6:05 pm to
You know that if either they cut their dividend or their stock price increases that there won’t be an 11% dividend return any more?
Posted by CheEngineer
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2019
4234 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 8:36 pm to
Let me know last time they cut that dividend chief and how does the price going up change the amount you paid for that dividend per share not so good at that math thing are we

This post was edited on 3/9/20 at 8:47 pm
Posted by 632627
LA
Member since Dec 2011
14611 posts
Posted on 3/9/20 at 8:38 pm to
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You know that if either they cut their dividend


legit concern

quote:

r their stock price increases that there won’t be an 11% dividend return any more?


huh ?
Posted by cave canem
pullarius dominus
Member since Oct 2012
12186 posts
Posted on 3/10/20 at 1:58 am to
quote:

CPE stock down 68% today




I loaded up at .43
Posted by GenesChin
The Promise Land
Member since Feb 2012
37790 posts
Posted on 3/10/20 at 4:12 am to
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Let me know last time they cut that dividend chief


They had almost no free cash flow when oil was closer to 70/barrel. The only way they don't cut the dividend is by selling valuable assets.

Destroying value to pay a dividend is bad business in the long run
Posted by dirtsandwich
AL
Member since May 2016
6350 posts
Posted on 3/10/20 at 5:43 am to
No one has really answered your question. It is yes.

You can open a small brokerage account for $1000 at several places and trade for free. Some firms have a minimum amount. Someone above was correct to suggest Etrade as a consideration.

So if what you invest in now is up in a year from now, you will have a profit if you sell. If you do, you will have to pay capital gains taxes on the profit.

If it is down, you will not have taken advantage of the market. If I could tell you what to buy and when to sell, I would be a very rich man.
Posted by deaconjones35
Thibodaux
Member since Sep 2009
9873 posts
Posted on 3/10/20 at 7:36 am to
I opened an Ameritrade account last week. Put 500 in and dropped another 1000 yesterday. I'm going to auto deposit about 50-100 bucks a month there. All long term plays....not trying to make a quick profit, although I'll take it. I'm trying not to log into my Vanguard account. I don't want to see how bad I've been hit. I have 20 years to retirement, so I have a long way to go.
This post was edited on 3/10/20 at 7:44 am
Posted by tigerinthawoods
Phoenix, AZ
Member since Jul 2011
224 posts
Posted on 3/10/20 at 7:45 am to
If you put that $1000 into the right stock, it will double when the market returns to the levels it was at a month ago. I suggest looking at SPXL.
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