The Rokslide Stock Traders Thread

In 20 years, I will look back at this time in the market and say, that was my best chance to make money in the market. I am investing today with that mindset.
 
Beendare said:
Anyone paying attention will see these announcements; AI, Robotics, new Chips, Exo skeletons, Self driving cars, etc. One of my clients is a big mucky muck with Waymo- Self driving cars and he told me 5 years ago it would take over- I was skeptical. Tuesday visiting my son in San Francisco those Waymo Ubers are everywhere- taking over. Think of all the chips and sensors in those cars.

Technology has been and will be a bigger part of our lives in the future....and we can invest in that through the various ETF's.
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Tempe, Az was a big testing/ rollout area for Waymo. They are everywhere. Pretty amazing technology. The best part is not having to carry a conversation with some Uber driver.
 
Tesla is deploying robo taxis in many cities in the US, Europe and Asia. There self driving is supposed to be really good and the amount of vehicles they can crank out will surpass Waymo, if they haven’t already.

Autonomous vehicles, AI, bots, energy storage are areas I am positioning myself in.


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Pharmseller said:
What are the income restrictions for Roth conversions? Or is it all just the initial tax burden?
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Depends what kind of Roth.
-Traditional has 150k single, 265 married, and partial after that
- if your employer program has, then it's post tax, but those plans then you can do alot more (eg whatever your 401/403 max is)
- 3rd is Backdoor roth of you don't have employer plan and exceed income limits. Contribute to a regular IRA (set up your own, unless you can't -eg your already have a simple IRA or something like that). That Wil be a non tax deductible IRA. But then do Roth conversion, and if you've just had in cash, cap gains negligible) now you have Roth and never pay any cap gains going forward
 
As a motorcycle rider, I don't have faith in the accuracy of self driving vehicles. Pedestrians are in danger as well.
It's Fri and I am taking this tin foil hat off now and hunting. And watching my AMD stock gain from all the chip news and stuff.
 
signing off said:
As a motorcycle rider, I don't have faith in the accuracy of self driving vehicles. Pedestrians are in danger as well.
It's Fri and I am taking this tin foil hat off now and hunting. And watching my AMD stock gain from all the chip news and stuff.
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Actually, probably safer than people driving honestly. Lawsuits will certainly come of it, but what’s new. I feel sure that it’s here to stay and will see a lot of growth in the near future, as it already has in the recent past.


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MountainTracker said:
Tesla is deploying robo taxis in many cities in the US, Europe and Asia. There self driving is supposed to be really good and the amount of vehicles they can crank out will surpass Waymo, if they haven’t already.

Autonomous vehicles, AI, bots, energy storage are areas I am positioning myself in.


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It will be interesting to see if Tesla can compete with Waymo as it’s a totally different technology. They use video cameras, and WayMo uses Lidar.

My client, the Waymo guy, of course, is partial to their technology. He says the tesla video and it’s algorithms cannot compete with Lidar.
 
Idaboy said:
Depends what kind of Roth.
-Traditional has 150k single, 265 married, and partial after that
- if your employer program has, then it's post tax, but those plans then you can do alot more (eg whatever your 401/403 max is)
- 3rd is Backdoor roth of you don't have employer plan and exceed income limits. Contribute to a regular IRA (set up your own, unless you can't -eg your already have a simple IRA or something like that). That Wil be a non tax deductible IRA. But then do Roth conversion, and if you've just had in cash, cap gains negligible) now you have Roth and never pay any cap gains going forward
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Combined income exceeds the max.

Employer has a 401k plan, a very generous plan at that.

Already have a simple IRA.
 
HuntHarder said:
Tempe, Az was a big testing/ rollout area for Waymo. They are everywhere. Pretty amazing technology. The best part is not having to carry a conversation with dome Uber driver.
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More annoying is being (somewhat) forced to listen to a radio station you would never listen to at a volume that should be illegal in a ride service.

Waymo is everywhere around me too. There's a park across from our house and Waymo cars hang there waiting to be called. They seldom hang for long during the day and even late at night, their hang time is under 10-20 minutes.


Eddie
 
Beendare said:
It will be interesting to see if Tesla can compete with Waymo as it’s a totally different technology. They use video cameras, and WayMo uses Lidar.

My client, the Waymo guy, of course, is partial to their technology. He says the tesla video and it’s algorithms cannot compete with Lidar.
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I think Tesla will win the self driving robotaxi race for several reasons. First of all Tesla produces self driving cars today for under 40k vs Waymo's 140k. Second Tesla has shown that they have the capability to build at scale. Third Tesla is using a visual self driving system that I believe will work better given our existing roads are all designed for visual drivers.

"Elon Musk has stated that roads are designed for a visual system—specifically, for human eyes and biological neural networks
. This argument is his justification for Tesla's strategy of relying solely on cameras and artificial intelligence (AI) for its self-driving technology, rather than adding other sensors like lidar or radar.

The "visual roads" argument

  • Cameras mimic human eyes: Musk's core premise is that since the entire road system—including signs, lane markings, and traffic signals—was built for human visual processing, a system of cameras and an AI neural network is the most direct way to achieve self-driving.
  • Silicon neural nets: In this analogy, the AI neural network acts as the "brain" that interprets the camera data, just as a human brain processes information from the eyes.
  • Sensor redundancy is a "fool's errand": Musk has controversially dismissed lidar, a sensor that uses lasers to create a 3D map of the car's surroundings. He argues that the added complexity of fusing data from multiple sensor types can actually increase the risk of confusion and accidents. He once tweeted, "LIDAR is a seductive local maximum. ...the road system was designed to work with biological neural nets & eyes, so a general solution to self-driving necessarily will require silicon neural nets & cameras". "
 
fmyth said:
I think Tesla will win the self driving robotaxi race for several reasons. First of all Tesla produces self driving cars today for under 40k vs Waymo's 140k. Second Tesla has shown that they have the capability to build at scale. Third Tesla is using a visual self driving system that I believe will work better given our existing roads are all designed for visual drivers.

"Elon Musk has stated that roads are designed for a visual system—specifically, for human eyes and biological neural networks
. This argument is his justification for Tesla's strategy of relying solely on cameras and artificial intelligence (AI) for its self-driving technology, rather than adding other sensors like lidar or radar.

The "visual roads" argument

  • Cameras mimic human eyes: Musk's core premise is that since the entire road system—including signs, lane markings, and traffic signals—was built for human visual processing, a system of cameras and an AI neural network is the most direct way to achieve self-driving.
  • Silicon neural nets: In this analogy, the AI neural network acts as the "brain" that interprets the camera data, just as a human brain processes information from the eyes.
  • Sensor redundancy is a "fool's errand": Musk has controversially dismissed lidar, a sensor that uses lasers to create a 3D map of the car's surroundings. He argues that the added complexity of fusing data from multiple sensor types can actually increase the risk of confusion and accidents. He once tweeted, "LIDAR is a seductive local maximum. ...the road system was designed to work with biological neural nets & eyes, so a general solution to self-driving necessarily will require silicon neural nets & cameras". "
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I just read today that GM is coming out with self driving cars and I think it’s starting with the ev platforms. They are deleting apple play and putting in their own architecture

In 10 years self driving will be the norm and human driving will be for very unusual circumstances lite off roading
 
Sawitrightoff said:
I bought at 84 and sold at 626. Don’t know if I’ll get back in.
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Wow, good on you - heck of a return. I feel like OKLO could potentially have a return like that if the stars align, but it will take years so I am trying to hold off on nuclear. GEV seemed like a good energy alternative, but maybe I've missed the boat on that one. Thanks.
 
Beendare said:
Ha ha....once you tasted the returns you have been getting, you won't be moving to to 5% bonds.

I'm 68, I'm not all in on tech but having a big chunk in there just means you can afford to buy the stuff you want.
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We’ve got more money than we need, based on our lifestyle and spending habits, realistically, but it’s hard to walk away from days like today.
 
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