Thread – Excerpt from a Ross Rant (Election-related)

1. These following are excerpts from a recent “Ross Rant.” Joel Ross publishes these periodic reports that provide commentary on the changing scene with an eye toward wise future investments.

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There never was going to be a new stimulus deal. Pelosi did not want to do anything that might help Trump, and she was hoping to trap McConnell, and make him look like he killed it so they could argue the Dems need to control the Senate.

3. My sense is that backfired. It is clear to most that she is the problem, and why, and that she does not give a damn about the people who are suffering. It is all about getting power. Unfortunately, Wall St kept being fooled thinking there would be a deal.

4. So the market was up and down depending on which false rumor they believed. Classic Wall St. Buy on rumor and hope. Sell when it does not happen, then buy again. Trader’s dream.

5. The EU is now in the midst of a major virus surge and that will kill any hope of a near term economic rebound as lockdowns get put back on. While in the US there are a few stories of hospitals in rural areas getting to capacity, reality is, most of the US has lots of capacity.

#Raghuveera – A Legend Whose Record Is Erased.

Hours passed & 100s of drafts wasted, but unable to give a proper introduction because I’m finding shortage of words & mixed emotions filled with anger and despair.

He was the President of #JANSANGH when he was Politically

Assassinated.
He was on his way to campaign for Ram Manohar Lohia and Nehru was the Prime Minister.
Our tragedy is that successive governments denying Bharatiyas from knowing about people whose contribution was ENORMOUS but erased so that there's only ONE FAMILY left to worship

Raghuveera before joining Jansangh was Congress leader and a member of Constituent Assembly & 2 time RS member from Congress & left it when Nehru continued Anti National Policies even after being warned that China was not a "Cultural Brother, Rather Expansionist".

Raghu Veera

was born in Rawalpindi on 30 December 1902. He did his MA from Punjab University, and received Ph.D. from London. After coming back he became the Head of the Sanskrit Department of the Sanatan Dharma College, Lahore.
Even before @RSSorg work began in Lahore, RaghuVeera

established Hindu Rakshak Sangh, and used to hold daily drills in DAV College grounds.

The Love for Sanatana Dharma enabled him to join Jansangh decades later.
Raghuveera , coined some 1.50 lakh scientific and parliamentary terms with Sanskrit as the common base just like

Today in pulp I look at the scandalous history of lady jeans!

Well there's a turn-up...

The denim jean and its predecessor the dungaree have a long history, and were traditionally seen as work wear for men.

But WWII changed all that...

As women headed for the factories and shipyards they found that a sturdy denim bib-n-brace, paired with a stout headscarf, was the way to go!

Coarse heavy 'jeens' were fine for riveting work, but 1940s women didn't take a shine to them as leisure wear. For one thing they were voluminous and shapeless.

Jeans were also seen as clothing for children. No adult wanted to be seen wearing kid's dungarees in public.

Or did they?

Today in pulp... I look back at Raleigh bikes: the most exciting bikes on the planet! #ThursdayMotivation #cycling

Raleigh was the all steel bike that defined a generation of cyclists: for many it was their first introduction to the joys - and perils - of cycling!

The brand was named after Sir Walter Raleigh - inventor of the cigarette. And it was built in Nottingham - home of the cigarette. So obviously everyone who rode one smoked...

Now of course British cycling has a long and noble history...

...but you didn't come here for that! You want a big fat hit of nostalgia, so let's get right to it.

So, here's my contrarian take on Why Trunk-Based Development Is Great But Probably Won't Work For You. Buckle up, it's a long one.

From time to time I talk about, or boost someone else's discussion of, "classical" continuous integration/trunk-based development/push-to-master/whatever. I do this because I've personally worked like this and I genuinely think it's a marvelous way to write software.

I've also, at this point in my career, failed—a bunch of times!—to bring this technique into practical use on the teams and organizations I've worked with. As a result, while I still do it myself, I don't focus as much on encouraging it in others.

The technoculture that's presently in vogue is what I think of as async/individual—optimize for the individual, performance-manage the individual, decouple the individual from others so they can be their best, most productive, most heroic selves.

This is in contrast to what I think of as sync/team—a culture that leans into interdependence and collaboration. If you've never worked on a team that collaborates very closely every day for months or years on end (and likes it) you've likely not experienced a team like this.

कौरव और पांडवों के बीच जब राज्य बंटवारे को लेकर कलह चली, तो मामा शकुनि की अनुशंसा पर धृतराष्ट्र ने खांडवप्रस्थ नामक एक जंगल को देकर पांडवों को कुछ समय तक के लिए शांत कर दिया था। इस जंगल में एक महल था जो खंडहर हो चुका था। पांडवों के समक्ष अब उस जंगल को एक नगर बनाने की चुनौती थी।

खंडहर महल के चारों तरफ भयानक जंगल था। यमुना नदी के किनारे एक बीहड़ वन था जिसका नाम खांडव वन था। पहले इस जंगल में एक नगर हुआ करता था,फिर वह नगर नष्ट हो गया और उसके खंडहर ही बचे थे।खंडहरों के आसपास वहां जंगल निर्मित हो गया था।यहां इंद्रप्रस्थ नगर बसाने के लिए इस जंगल में...

...अर्जुन और श्रीकृष्ण ने आग लगा दी थी।
खांडववन में अग्नि धधकने लगी और उसकी ऊंची ऊंची लपटे आकाश तक पहुंच गई।खांडववन को अग्नि 15 दिन तक जलाती रही।इस अग्निकाण्ड में केवल छह प्राणी ही बच पाते हैं।अश्‍वसेन सर्प, मयदानव(मयासुर)और चार शार्ड्ग पक्षी। आओ जानते हैं कि अश्वसेन सर्प कौन था।

अश्वसेन तक्षक नाग का पुत्र था। खांडववन जल रहा था तब उसकी माता ने उसे अपने मुंह में निगल लिया और वहां से भाग गई।परंतु असहनीय गर्मी के कारण वह बच न सकी। लेकिन अपनी जान दे कर भी वह नागिन अपने मुंह में छुपाए अपने बच्चे को जीवन-दान दे गयी।

अश्वसेन की माता तो मार गयी परंतु अश्वसेन बच गया। उसे अपनी माँ की इस प्रकार मृत्यु का बड़ा दुख हुआ और वो प्रतिशोध की अग्नि में जलने लगा।तत्पश्चात उसका एक ही लक्ष्य था की जिस अर्जुन ने खांडव वन में आग लगाकर उसकी माता के प्राण लिए, वह किस प्रकार उसके प्राण ले।

Bitfinex files discovery in "Yo bro, where did our $800 million go?" action and it is every bit as interesting as you'd expect it to

Here's their CFO describing their agreement (which we know from other litigation was never contractualized because, presumably because money launderers hate paper trails):

Bitfinex's CFO was shocked, shocked to learn that the money launderer they engaged to provide money laundering services while I-swear-to-God-this-is-an-actual-quote "we learned to bank like criminals" may have from time to time lied to banks.

"Institutional constraints" means, here, "We were attempting to avoid velocity checks placed by our banking partners to detect fraud and money laundering, which would have detected our fraud and money laundering."

Money at the speed of code, yadda yadda yadda, the Bitcoin economy is surprisingly blasé when several hundred million dollars is in an interstitial state for months.

In a situation never before encountered by a financial institution: the check was not, in fact, in the mail.

https://t.co/a04hGBm8YK

Trading make easy and make money 💰

𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
The entire thread will have some quick pointers on options trading. These bullet points are based on experience and learning and even if you are completely new,will help you to build some perspective. So,lets go :

-When new,prefer trading monthly options over weekly options to reduce risk
-Set up your trades with greater than 50% Probability Of Profit
- Use implied volatility in your decision making process
-Book some trades at 50% of max profit i.e. locking of profit incase u are buyer

-Don’t adjust losing defined risk strategies. A lot of people get into the bad habit of averaging and run the risk of losing a lot
-Diversify your portfolio across product, direction, and time,this has to be considered while you are planning to put in multiple strikes in folio

-Short Strangles are one of our go-to strategies because of their high probability of profit and increased profit potential.A little effort with understanding of volatility would help
-Allocate no more than 5% of your account to any one trade

-Trade small, trade often to increase your number of occurrences. Some might deny but this works
-In options you might have heard of spreads.Multiple options legs create an options spread. For example, a short strangle consists of selling a call and selling a put simultaneously.

Thiruvathira / Ardra Darshanam
Tomorrow

Thiruvathira( Ardra Nakshatra) which comes on the Malayalam month of Dhanu and Marghazhi of Tamil month is very important day for worshipping Paramashiva. In Kerala, Vratham is undertaken on this day by ladies.

Unmarried for a good married life and married people takes for long life of their husband. Thiruvathirakali a dance form is performed.There is a custom called Pathira poochoodal, adorn hair with flowers at midnight.

In Tamilnadu, Ardra darshanam is celebrated in all Shiva temples. Worshiping the Dance form of Paramashiva, Nataraja is auspicious. Chidambaram temple celebrate Ardra Darshanam in a grant manner. Vyagrapada muni, and Adishesha observed vratham &

They were given darshan of Cosmic dance by Nataraja on this day. On this day a special sweet called as ‘Thiruvadirakali and kootu which is made made of 7 vegetables are prepared and offered to Shiva.

Om Namah Shivaye
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DEVI SHANTA: SRI RAM’s SISTER

Mahabharata refers to Raja Rompada, ruler of Anga, who once visited his close friend Raja Dashrath of Ayodhya. As Rompada had no children, Dashrath fulfilled his wish and gave his daughter, Shanta, in adoption to Rompada.

Once, Rompada was so busy talking to Shanta that he ignored a brahmin who sought his help. The return of the brahmin, empty-handed angered Indra and resulted in a severe draught in Anga
At the same time, in Ayodhya, Dashrath was advised to do Putra Kameshthi Yajna to beget sons.

Only Rishi Rishyashringa could solve both problems: end draught through his yagna and complete the yagna for Dashrath to enable him to get sons.
To bring him to perform Yajna, Shanta decided to set off. Her self-less devotion pleased Rishyashringa and he accepted her as wife.

Yagna by Rishyashringa ended the draught in Anga. Later, Dashrath was blessed with 4 sons through putra kameshthi yagna done by Rishyashringa.
In the Shringi Rishi Mandir, Kullu (HP) Devi Shanta is worshipped along with Rishyashringa Rishi.

Cr: various internet sites

How do you explain the Trinity in Chinese? If you're a Christian in Tang China, there's a few ways!

I'm @ChenHuailun, back for my last #Twittistorian thread, this time on translating the names of God in Chinese Christian documents. ~ahc #jingjiao 1/

There are two main writers/translators credited in the extant documents of the Christian (called 'Jingjiao' 景教 in Chinese) corpus of Tang China: Aluoben and Jingjing. ~ahc #jingjiao /2

Aluoben (阿蘿本) was said to have been the Persian missionary responsible for bringing Christianity to China, arriving in Chang'an in 635 and building a church there with 21 monks. ~ahc #jingjiao /3

'Observing the azure clouds, he [Aluoben] bore the true sacred books; beholding the direction of the winds, he braved difficulties and dangers.' - Xi'an stele ~ahc #jingjiao /4

Let's pause on this name, Aluoben (阿蘿本). Some translate it as 'Olopen.' Is it a Syriac name, perhaps a rendering of Yahballaha or Abraham? Or perhaps a Middle Persian name Anōš-ruwān (meaning immortal soul)? ~ahc #jingjiao /5

0/ A holiday economic theory reading list. Some of my favorite pieces on theory that can be read with minimal sweat, but with the maximal intellectual reward. In no particular order:

1/ Myerson 1999. "Nash equilibrium & history of economic theory." JEL. Written with characteristic Myersonian elegance. "how a few short papers by a young mathematician achieved one of the great watershed breakthroughs in the history of social

2/ Blackwell & DeGroot 1986. “A conversation with David Blackwell.” Stat Science. After his PhD at 21, "There were 105 black colleges at that time & I wrote 105 letters of application." Beautiful discussion on a gamut of ideas & his intellectual life.

3/ Geanakoplos 1992. “Common Knowledge.” JEP. Zuper piece, lucidly written. Lots of interesting puzzles, great for teaching. When Moriarty says "All I have to say has already crossed your mind," Holmes retorts "then possibly my answer has crossed yours."

4/ Morris 1995. "The common prior assumption in economic theory.” E&P. This beauty was Stephen's first chap of PhD thesis! Does rationality imply CP? Does relaxing CP make theorizing uninteresting? Is failure of CP a failure of information processing?

If you think "It's not censorship unless the government does it," I want to change your mind.

It's absolutely true that the First Amendment only prohibits government action to suppress speech based on its content, but the First Amendment is not the last word on censorship.

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Here are some kinds of private speech-suppression that I think most of us can agree are censorship: when the John Birch Society burned mountains of rock records and novels - or when Tipper Gore's PMRC pressured record stores to drop punk, metal and rap albums.

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Or the Comics Code Authority, which signed up all comics publishers and retailers to block comics if they contained anything unfit for small children, which stunted American comics for generations while their European counterparts created entire sophisticated genres.

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Or MPAA ratings, in which a secret group of censors (falsely described as frequently rotated, randomly selected parents - really they're long-serving studio insiders) decides whether movies get NC-17 ratings and thus be blocked from nearly every screen in the country.

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(You can learn more about this from Kirby Dick's unmissable doc, "This Film Is Not Yet Rated," which documents both how the MPAA misleads the public about ratings, and uses them to block LGBTQ

A thread on Trend-lines

// What are trend-lines?

Trend-lines are support and resistance lines which are formed by connecting Important swing points.

The beauty of using them is that We can use them when stock is not Respecting the Horizontal S&R zones, they can indicate us when the trend may change.

// Things To consider while Making trendlines?

• A trendline formed by using 3 Major-Swing points is a potential trendline, But we will also use 2 points to form a trendline, will discuss how, as you read further.

• Trendline can be formed by two ways-

1. Wicks-

In this method we only connect the wicks to make a trendline, this is a precise way of making a trendline.

// Why only connect the wicks?

There are two type of levels - Precise and Less precise (Which we call zones).

So what we are doing is by only connecting the wicks we are making a precise level where we can take trades, either Mean reversion or Breakout trades.

Examples-