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Robert Barnes's avatar

Yeah, I introduced you to the phrase "worry porn" I think :-)

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Paul Drake's avatar

Yes you get all credit for that, Robert. I absolutely love that phrase!

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dmh555's avatar

It was a FANTASTIC January. Here in Canada the threat of tariffs caused quite the buzz. I watched the markets like a hawk hoping that the meltdown would cough up some excellent buys, but like the tariffs, nothing appeared. The politicians had a meltdown, as did the media, and quite a few of my friends and colleagues. I tried to draw attention to the fact that all these tactics were right out of Trump's book, but when people are determined to have a meltdown, its hard to dissuade them.

Last I heard (its hard to keep up with Trump pronouncements) the threatened Feb 1 tariffs have not been cancelled, merely delayed until March 1st. Amusingly, the anti-pipeline activists are suddenly proposing to build pipelines everywhere for the specific purpose of spiting Trump.

March 1 looms. The free entertainment is by no means over, and perhaps the Canadian markets will cough up some buys this time.

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Rob T's avatar

Unfortunately, I was so busy working during Covid I missed many of the opportunities.

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Rob T's avatar

I was able to buy CNQ under $29.

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dmh555's avatar

Yeah I picked up a few more shares also.

But Covid crash spoiled me. I was looking for under $20 :-)

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