No new picks. Existing holdings: Symbol Qty Last Gain($) Gain(%) AFAM 10 48.16 67.14 16.20 Contribution this week: $0 Starting account value = $1,852.81 Account value = $1,920.05 (without margin) Buying power = $1,438.45 Portfolio Gain/loss this week = 3.63% Portfolio Gain/Loss for OCTOBER 2008 = -7.91% Portfolio Gain/loss since inception = -14.27% Annual Return Continue reading →
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Archive for October, 2008
AFAM added
AFAM hit my decision point for pyramiding today (10/31/2008). Per the investing plan I added more shares to the existing holdings: 10/31/2008 15:41:33 Bought 3 AFAM @ 47.69 Total shares owned: 10 I have also moved my stop loss higher @38.15
Timing the market – a fool’s play?
Some advisers and investors say timing the market is a fool’s game and every investor should avoid it, because it is impossible to do it successfully and whoever tries it he would lose his investments. These investors and advisers either misinterpret timing or do not understand it at all. Obviously, timing the market doesn’t mean Continue reading →
Picks 10/20 – 10/24
No new picks. Existing holdings: Symbol Qty Last Gain($) Gain(%) AFAM 7 37.33 -10.08 -3.71 Contribution this week: $0 Starting account value = $1,847.33 Account value = $1,852.81 (without margin) Buying power = $1,591.50 Portfolio Gain/loss this week = 0.30% Portfolio Gain/Loss for OCTOBER 2008 = -11.13% Portfolio Gain/loss since inception = -17.27% Annual Return Continue reading →
Picks 10/13 – 10/17
No new picks. Existing holdings: Symbol Qty Last Gain($) Gain(%) AFAM 7 36.55 -15.54 -5.72 Contribution this week: $0 Starting account value = $1,836.45 Account value = $1,847.33 (without margin) Buying power = $1591.48 Portfolio Gain/loss this week = 0.59% Portfolio Gain/Loss for OCTOBER 2008 = -11.40% Portfolio Gain/loss since inception = -17.52% Annual Return Continue reading →
Picks 10/06 – 10/10
No new picks. Existing holdings: Symbol Qty Last Gain($) Gain(%) AFAM 7 35.08 -9.52 -25.83 Contribution this week: $100 Starting account value = $1,887.77 Account value = $1,836.45 (without margin) Buying power = $1590.89 Portfolio Gain/loss this week = -8.02% Portfolio Gain/Loss for OCTOBER 2008 = -12.52% Portfolio Gain/loss since inception = -18.84% Annual Return Continue reading →
BABY sold
09:35:03 EDT BABY hit the stop loss and was sold 12 @ 15.7706
Impatience & indiscipline pay the dark rewards
This market is a very good example what it means to be impatient and have no discipline. For me it is a very good lesson which I need to repeat myself every time I try to make trades when the market is not ready. What actually happened? In the beginning of August the market showed Continue reading →
PEGA, WCG sold
10:22:29 EDT WCG hit the stop loss and was sold 6 @ 28.4606 10:09:08 EDT Today PEGA hit my stop loss and was sold 19 @ 9.7906
Picks 09/29 – 10/03
No new picks. Existing holdings: Symbol Qty Last Gain($) Gain(%) AFAM 7 37.53 -8.68 -3.20 BABY 12 20.76 -40.68 -14.04 PEGA 19 11.27 -71.44 -25.02 WCG 6 31.16 -70.44 -27.37 Contribution this week: $0 Starting account value = $1,990.88 Account value = $1,887.77 (without margin) Buying power = $974.85 Portfolio Gain/loss this week = -5.18% Continue reading →
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