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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(2008-06-06 15:15:26)
Thereisnolackofhistoricaleventsin2008,atleasttopeopleonWallStreet.Followingthebiggestsingle-daypriceincreaseinthehistoryoftheNymex,crudere-wrotethehistorytodaybyjumpinganother$10.75andsettledat$138.54,anewhistoricalhigh.However,stockinvestorswerenotthatlucky.Afteryesterdaywitnessingthebestdayinmorethanamonth,themarkettodayhaditsworstdayinmorethan3monthswithallthreemajorindicesclosedlowerbyaround3%...[阅读全文]
(2008-06-05 15:36:54)
Themarkethaditsbestdayinmorethanamonthasallthreemajorindicesgainedmorethan1.5%.Moreimportant,ithappenedinadaywithcrudeoilhavingthebiggestone-dayjumpintermsofdollarvalueandtwobiggestbondinsurersseeingtheirratingscutbytheS&P.Thenewsontheeconomicfrontwasmostlypositive.Initialjoblessclaimscameat357Kcomparedto372Kexpectedandcontinuingclaimsdecreasedto3.093millionfrom3.109millioninthepreviousweek.Wealso...[阅读全文]
(2008-06-04 14:42:48)
Themarketfinallybrokeitslosingstreakandendedthesessionmixed.TheNasdaqcontinueditsleadingrolerecentlyandadvancedalmost1%whileboththeDowandtheS&P500closedlowerfractionally.Thenewsontheeconomicfrontwasmostlybetterthanexpected.TheproductivityfigureforQ1wasrevisedslightlyhigherto2.6%from2.5%.Atthesametime,labourcostsclimbedatarevised2.2%pace,matchingthepreviousestimationanddownfroma4.7%increaseinQ42007...[阅读全文]
(2008-06-03 14:53:49)
Themarketcontinuedtolosegroundamidrenewedconcernoverfinancialindustry.Allthreemajorindicesclosedthesessionloweralthoughtheywerewellofftheirintradaytrough.Thenewsontheeconomicfrontwasactuallybetterthanexpected.ThefactoryordersforAprilunexpectedjumped1.1%followinganupwardrevised1.5%gaininthepreviousmonth.Inaddition,booksalsoincreasedatahealthyrateof2.6%.Thebetter-than-expectedfactoryordersreportagai...[阅读全文]
(2008-06-02 14:26:13)
Themarketdidn’tgiveinvestorsapleasantnew-monthsurpriselikeitdidineachoftheprevioustwomonths.Instead,allthreemajorindicesendedthefirstsessionofJunelowerbymorethan1%.Thenewsontheeconomicfrontactuallycameslightlybetterthanexpected.TheMayISMindex,whichisanationalmanufacturingsurvey,increased2.1%to49.6whileeconomistsexpectedaflatreading.Diggingalittledeeper,wecanseethatexportsincreasedto59.5from57.5;i...[阅读全文]
(2008-05-30 14:31:00)
ThemarketfinishedthelasttradingsessionofMayinamixedfashion.TheNasdaqcontinueditsrecentstrengthandpostedagainofaround0.5%whiletheDowgavebacklessthan0.1%.Forthemonth,thediscrepancyismoredistincthowever.TheDow,draggedbycomponentssuchasGMandAIG,fell1.4%.TheNasdaq,ontheotherhand,rose4.6%whiletheS&P500wassomewhatinthemiddlewith1.1%gainforthemonth.Similartoyesterday,thenewsontheeconomicfrontwasmoreorless...[阅读全文]
(2008-05-29 15:29:54)
Themarketadvancedforthethirdconsecutivesessionalthoughitwaswelloffitshighsattheclose.BoththeDowandtheS&P500gainedaround0.5%whiletheNasdaqcontinueditsrecentstrengthandregisteredagainof0.9%.Thenewsontheeconomicfrontwasmoreorlessinlinewithexpectation.Initialjoblessclaimsincreased4Kto372Kinthelatestreportingweek.Continuingclaims,ontheotherhand,climbed36Kto3.104million.Itshouldbenotedthatwhileinitialcl...[阅读全文]
(2008-05-28 14:57:17)
Themarketmanagedtocloseataroundthehighestlevelforthesecondstraightsession.However,thegainwasmodestasnoneofthemajorthreeindicesadvancedmorethan0.4%.Wehadsomegoodnewsonthemanufacturingfront.Thedurableordersexcludingtransportationrose2.5%,thebestsincelastJuly.Arecord28%increaseinordersforelectricalequipmentwasthemainreasonbehindtoday’spositivereport.Inaddition,bookingsfornon-defencecapitalgoodsexclu...[阅读全文]
(2008-05-27 15:03:11)
ThemarketclosedmodestlyhigherfollowingtheMemorialDayholiday.TheNasdaq,whichhasoutperformedtherestofthemarketrecently,continueditstrendandpostedagainof1.50%.Incontrast,neithertheDownortheS&P500wasabletofetchhalfofthatamount.Thevolumewasonthelightsideassometraderswerenotbackfromvacationyet.Thenewsontheeconomicfrontwasmixed.New-homesalesinAprilunexpectedrose3.3%toanannualrateof526Kfromarevised509Krat...[阅读全文]
(2008-05-23 14:42:07)
Themarketfinishedthelasttradingsessionbeforetheholidayweekendinadownbeattone.TheDowlostmorethan140pointstoday.Fortheweek,itwasoffbymorethan500points,resultinginoneoftheworstweeksinmorethan3months.TheS&Pdidn’tfaremuchbettereither.Itendedthesessionlowerby1.3%andfortheweek,itwasoffby3.5%.Therewasnoobviousreasonbehindtoday’ssharpselloffotherthanmaybesomeinvestorssimplydidn’twanttoholdpositionsovert...[阅读全文]
