股海一粟的博客
投资是一门艺术，投资是一所永远的学校。股海一粟第一次接触到股票还是在1988年，那时候上海只有老八股，没有正规的交易所。。。那一年股海一粟只有10岁。
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(2008-02-11 15:04:26)
Allthreemajorindicesmanagedtopostamodestgain.LikelastFriday,sectorsweretradedinasplitfashionthroughouttheday.FinancialswereagainweakfollowingnewsthatAIGmayneedtomakesubstantialwrite-downsduetodecreasingvaluesinitscreditderivatives.Theone-trilliondollarquestiononWallStreetthesedaysisreallyhowmanymorewrite-downsrelatedtothesub-primeissuearegoingtooccurtothefinancialindustry.Icertainlydon’tknowtheex...[阅读全文]
(2008-02-08 14:05:35)
Themarketclosedmixedfortheday.Fortheweek,allthreemajorindicespostedalossofaround4%,erasingmorethantwothirdsofthegainsfromthepasttwoweeks.Interestingly,sectorsshowedquitedistinctresultsforthisFriday,whichhadlittleeconomicnews.Techandcommoditystockswerebigwinners.Asfortheformer,somemayattributetoday’sgaintoAmazon’ssharebuybacknews.I’mnottoosurewhetherthe1Billiondollaramountwouldhavethatbigimpactf...[阅读全文]
(2008-02-07 15:55:26)
Allthreemajorindicesfinishedachoppydayinpositiveterritory,endingthe3-daylosingstreakthatwipedoutmorethan500pointsfromtheDow.Mostnewsofthedaywasnegative.Afterthebellyesterday,CiscoSystemsissuedarevenuewarningnotonlyforthecurrentquarter,butforseveralquartersahead.Thismorning,thecloselywatchedinitialjoblessclaimscameworsethanexpected.Moreimportant,thepreviousweek’snumberwasreviseddownwardwhilesomeha...[阅读全文]
(2008-02-06 14:40:58)
Themarketsimplycannotholdontoitsearlygainandclosedthedayatalmostthelowestlevel.Moretroubling,thishappenedonadaywhenbothcorporateearnings(higherthanexpectedresultsfromDisney)andeconomicnews(higherthanexpectedQ4Productivitynumber)weremostlypositive.Simplyfromtechnicalperspective,itisverylikelythatthemarketisgoingtore-testthepreviouslowsmadeinlateJanuary.Onthefundamentalside,thepictureisnotprettyeith...[阅读全文]
(2008-02-05 14:16:01)
Allthreemajorindicesdroppedaround3%fortheday.Aftertakingintoaccountofyesterday’sloss,themarketessentiallygavebackhalfoftherecentgainsinceitslowstouchedbackonJan22nd.Thetriggeroftoday’splungewasareportthatisoftenbeingpaidlittleattentionamonginvestors.TheNon-ManufacturingISMsurveyforJanuarycameat44.6,indicatingacontractionintheservicesectorforthefirsttimeinalmost5yearswhilethemarketwasexpectingane...[阅读全文]
(2008-02-04 14:20:31)
Themarkettookabreathafterrunningupalmost5%inthepastweek.Financialsandhomebuilderswereunderparticularpressureassomeinvestorsdeemedthepasttwoweeks’rallywasalittleexcessiveanddecidedtobookprofits.Downgradesinseveralcreditcardcompanies(AmericanExpress,CapitalOneandDiscover)fromUBSandbanks(WachoviaandWellsFargo)fromMerrillLynchwerealsoweighingonthesentiment.Technically,mostmajorindiceswereabout2%below...[阅读全文]
(2008-02-01 14:11:12)
Today’sTransactions:
OpenedapositioninGOOGaveragedat$526.76Stoplossifthestockisclosedbelow$450
Reason:Thestockpostedadisappointingreportyesterdayaftertheclose(Earningmissedby2centswhilerevenuemissedby2percent).However,thecurrentvaluationisquiteattractiveafterits30%droprecently.Therisk/rewardratiomakesitworthabet.
AddedmoreFXPaveragedat$90.60
Today’sReturn:-2.04%
ReturnYTD:-25...[阅读全文]
OpenedapositioninGOOGaveragedat$526.76Stoplossifthestockisclosedbelow$450
Reason:Thestockpostedadisappointingreportyesterdayaftertheclose(Earningmissedby2centswhilerevenuemissedby2percent).However,thecurrentvaluationisquiteattractiveafterits30%droprecently.Therisk/rewardratiomakesitworthabet.
AddedmoreFXPaveragedat$90.60
Today’sReturn:-2.04%
ReturnYTD:-25...[阅读全文]
(2008-02-01 14:10:00)
Thestockmarketstartedthenewmonthinaratherpositivetone.ThebiggestheadlinenewsisprobablyMicrosoft’s$44.6billionoffertoacquireYahoo!,markingitthelargesttechnologyacquisitionever(TheAOL-TimeWarnerdealbackin2000wasanacquisitioninthemediaindustrynotinthetechindustry).Thenewssentthefuturesimmediatelyhigher.However,economicnewstodaywasquitemixed.TheJanuarynonfarmpayrollsdropped17Kcomparedwith70Kconsensus...[阅读全文]
(2008-01-31 14:46:22)
Today’sTransactions:
ClosedDRYSaveragedat$73.75
Reason:Thestockhasmovedupbymorethan15%inthelasttwotradingsessions.Simplybookprofitsandwaitforthenextentryopportunity.
ClosedSKFaveragedat$97.98
Reason:FinancialsectorisprobablyamongthebiggestbeneficiariesofthelatestFedinterestratecut.AlthoughIexpectanear-termpull-back,IclosethispositionalongwithDRYSabove.
Today’sReturn:-0.16%阅读全文]
ClosedDRYSaveragedat$73.75
Reason:Thestockhasmovedupbymorethan15%inthelasttwotradingsessions.Simplybookprofitsandwaitforthenextentryopportunity.
ClosedSKFaveragedat$97.98
Reason:FinancialsectorisprobablyamongthebiggestbeneficiariesofthelatestFedinterestratecut.AlthoughIexpectanear-termpull-back,IclosethispositionalongwithDRYSabove.
Today’sReturn:-0.16%
(2008-01-31 14:43:47)
Allthreemajorindicesclosedupnearly2%fortheday,endingtheworstJanuaryindecades.ItisnotjusttheUSmarketthatsufferedtheirworststartinmanyyears.StocksinEuropehadtheirworst-everJanuarywithatotaldeclineof12percent.InAsia,theNikkeilost11percentforthemonth,theworstmonthlyperformancesinceApril2000,andtheHangSengIndexdeclined16percent,arecordmonthlylosslastseeninOctober1997.Itisindeedatoughmonthforinvestorsal...[阅读全文]
