@#8 ... Want to make a bet on the value of the Dow 6 months from now? ...
No.
Because I would also not want to make a bet upon Pres Trump's policy decisions 6 hours from now.
The value of the Dow is based upon certainty in the economy. CEO forecasts that are based upon what they see going forward.
The Trump tariffs are forcing CEOs to lead through uncertainty. Here's how the best executives guide their teams in tough times
fortune.com
... Just a few months ago, as CEOs packed the front row at the U.S. presidential inauguration, the business mood was optimistic. The stock market was soaring, crypto was headed to the moon, Elon Musk was rooting out D.C. inefficiencies, and regulation was receding.
Today that optimism has been replaced with caution. This is not the same President Trump we've seen before. Once a novice to the gummed-up processes in Washington, he is now moving with the benefit of hindsight and four years' experience. This Trump is more powerful and faster at putting his agenda to work, removing barriers that previously held him back. ...
OK, stated differently, and a more direct answer to the question your current alias proffered ..,
Wanna make a bet of what tariff policies Pres Trump will state six days from now?
Your current alias is talking in a time frame of months, while the whimsical Pres Trump seems to work in a minute-by-minute time frame.
So, no, I'll not take your current alias up on that wager.