Postedthisinaprivateforumtoday.Iwouldliketorepostithere.
OnFXI\'scurrentstate,technically,Idon\'tlikethestockatthemoment:it\'sataverycriticallevel:itcouldmakeorbreakoverthecomingdays/weeks.Thestockhasneverbeenbelowits200-dmalineforthislong(sinceearlyJan)sinceitsIPOmorethan3years.Ifitdoesn\'tpickupitsactssoon,it\'llheadtothe110-120area.Long-term,Idon\'tmindhowpeopleliketotrashChinaandeverything...[
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![](http://i32.tinypic.com/15ez868.gif><br><br>S&P 500 proxy SPY monthly chart<br><img src=http://i26.tinypic.com/25f535d.gif><br>)
Skyisfalling.AsiaandEuropeweredownbigonMonday,asfearofafinancialmeltdownspreadstotherestoftheworld.Thenewfearovertheweekendisthatbigtroubleswithbondinsurerscouldaffectsome$1.5trillionofbonds.Expectanotherbigsell-offonTuesday.Thatcouldsetusupforasharprebound(withorwithouttheFEDsteppingintohelp)thatwilleventuallytaketheS&P500indexfromapossiblenextweek\'slowof1260~1270toareboundinghighof1380–1420are...[
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Otherthan人民币,commoditiessuchasDBC,DBA,etc.,ifyouwantarelativelysafeplacetoparkcash,WLP,alargehealth-carecompany,maybeagoodcandidate.Ofnoticeablesare:
-Strongfranchise
-strongbalancesheet
-goodcashflow&buyingbackitsownstock
-growingataround15%annuallyforthenext5years(analystsestimate),notsensitivetoeconomicconditions
-P/Emultipleof~15
-PEGof~1.1
-P/Sof0.80
-P/book...[
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![](http://i3.tinypic.com/89hhhlz.gif><br><br><br><img src=http://i3.tinypic.com/6xjrhad.gif><br><br>Will the following two be the next candidates?<br>1. WATG: A chinese auto-part maker, has made some strong moves recently. Will it pull back to test ~10?<br><img src=http://i11.tinypic.com/73klpnc.gif><br><br>2. HOGS: A chinese food package company, has been growing at ~50% for several years now. Trading a bit too thin. Need more volume.<br><br><img src=http://i19.tinypic.com/6psmntd.gif><br><br>)
Lookatthesimilarpatternofthetwowinningstocksbelow:
Willthefollowingtwobethenextcandidates?
1.WATG:Achineseauto-partmaker,hasmadesomestrongmovesrecently.Willitpullbacktotest~10?
2.HOGS:Achinesefoodpackagecompany,hasbeengrowingat~50%forseveralyearsnow.Tradingabittoothin.Needmorevolume.
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Iwouldliketoown/keepthese9stocksinmynon-tradingaccountthisyear:
Ticker/Price
PZE/15.25
MTL/98.50
VIP/40.73
APA/107.39
CTRP/56.87
CYBS/17.55
ENS/25.38
EHTH/32.40
WATG/12.50
Icurrentlyown6ofthembutdon\'thavePZE-APA-CYBS.Ihopethecurrentselloffwilloffersomegoodbuyingopportunities.
Allthesestockshavesolidgrowthpotentialoverthenextfewyears.forexample,PZE,w...[
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Justfinishedreviewingmy2007returns:
1.Theactivetradingaccount:up33.1%
2.Thenon-activetradingaccount:up28.8%
3.ChineseA-shareaccount:up108%
4.Retirementaccounts:up13.0%
Intheactivetradingaccount,mostmoneywasmadefromsellingoptionpremiumthroughouttheyear,payingFidelitynearly$10kincommissionfeealongtheway.
Inthenon-tradingaccount,Ionlyhold8stocks,andmostofthemoneywasmadefrom3st...[
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Ilookforseveralinvestmentthemesin2008:
1.CleanEnergy&Environment
Nextyearwillbeabigyearforcleanenergyandenvironment.AnewGlobalWarmingTreatywillbesignedby2009-thistimewithUSjoiningthepack.Somefundsandstockstobenefitfromthistrend:
PBW
FSLEX
CCC
2.Inflation/commodities
Funds/stockstocapturethetrend:
TIP
DBC
FSNGX
3.Agricultureboom
Theworldwillexperience...[
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![](http://i16.tinypic.com/8c1wsk3.gif><br><br>Thank to a few good stock picks such as SNP, VIP, MTL and CTRP (and of course, many bad picks, such as SMH, MTH, ADI, SPF, for which I cut losses well before I got hurt badly), as well as lots of option premium selling to take advantage of market\)
Eachyearnearyearend,Iconstructedabenchmarkportfolioforthefollowingyear.I\'llthenusethebenchmarktocheckagainstmyinvestmentreturnthroughouttheyear.YTD,my\'07benchmarkportfolioisupabout18.5%.
ThanktoafewgoodstockpickssuchasSNP,VIP,MTLandCTRP(andofcourse,manybadpicks,suchasSMH,MTH,ADI,SPF,forwhichIcutlosseswellbeforeIgothurtbadly),aswellaslotsofoptionpremiumsellingtotakeadvantageofmarket\'sgreedan...[
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![](http://i10.tinypic.com/829080p.gif><br><br>SPF: down from 50 two years ago to ~2 recently, up 19% today<br><img src=http://i17.tinypic.com/6lcxelx.gif><br><br>RYL: down from 80 two years ago to ~20, up 11% today<br><img src=http://i10.tinypic.com/6jfq0ki.gif><br><br>THC: down from 50 four years ago to ~3, up ~40% in 4 days<br><img src=http://i13.tinypic.com/6ujs2m1.gif><br><br>MTL: This is a 白马王子 - for a change!<br><img src=http://i18.tinypic.com/6ufvos1.gif><br><br><br><br> )
废话少说,大家认图识字罢。
CFC:downfrom45earlythisyrto~8.5recently,up16%today
SPF:downfrom50twoyearsagoto~2recently,up19%today
RYL:downfrom80twoyearsagoto~20,up11%today
THC:downfrom50fouryearsagoto~3,up~40%in4days
MTL:Thisisa白马王子-forachange!
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![](http://i13.tinypic.com/6lm6e5k.gif><br><br>PTR<br><img src=http://i14.tinypic.com/867g0hh.gif><br><br>FXI<br><img src=http://i16.tinypic.com/6te166q.gif>)
Today\'slate-dayturnaroundisquiteencouraging.Thisisthefirsttimesincethissell-offstartedinmid-Octoberthatwesawa400M+volumeinSPY.ThisonatraditionallylowvolumeThanksgivingweek-daysendsaprettystrongsignalthatthebottomisnearormayhasbeenhere.ThefactthattheChinesemarketappearstohaveestablishedadouble-bottomlastnightisprettyencouragingtoo.Nowwejusthavetoseeifwecangetsomekindoffollow-throughrallytotheupsid...[
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