SSAB - April 8, 2025

Anyone else notice the VPNs get troublesome around 9.30pm?Futures bouncing! Good time to trade? Or time to get out?SLV podcast recorded, let the editing begin.iShowSpeed meets Da Zang Wei, the Rainbow Unicorn song guy.And MORE TARIFFS! Ok, so you tax / put a surcharge on something coming into the country. So why would a country “retaliate” if they were trying to beat the trade war?Truth Social, modern media, and the future of social… is it free? Or will you develop your own social media channels?Looking at the kids today in class, they’ve got their earphones in, one kid is drawing a picture of me to make fun of my beard, another is on Wechat, another is running a transcription program to see what I’m saying in real time (in Chinese), another has taken a picture of the screen and has translated it. Dude, the language teacher is a liability. Xiaomi has a translation pen for a fraction of the cost of the YouDao pen. Soon, they will have translation glasses. Will I want to be in the classroom at that point?Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogHope you have a great Tuesday!00:00 Introduction and Market Overview00:56 Market Predictions and Trading Strategies02:04 Crypto and Financial Advice Disclaimer02:41 Market Trends and Institutional Influence07:22 Understanding Put Options15:37 Historical Market Crashes and Recoveries18:06 Impact of Tariffs and Economic Policies20:06 Understanding Import Fees and Taxes21:04 The Cost Breakdown of Imported Goods23:41 Impact of Tariffs on Consumer Choices25:50 Global Trade and Tariff Implications32:27 Social Media and Technology Trends35:26 Future of Hardware and Software39:25 Conclusion and Final Thoughts