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    Community Rank: Sr. Associate (2223 pts)  |  Member since 01/28/2008
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Picks Performance:
Outperforms
22%
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All-time Return
-21.54%
(in 1 year)
Risk (SD)
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Sharpe Ratio
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 Last Activity: Added CNQ to bullish list on 08/21/08 

Current Stock List:
Symbol SP Sentiment Rating Return Since
CNQ Positive -26.66% 08/21/08
SYUT N/A Positive -74.02% 08/13/08
ELN Positive -46.96% 08/05/08
BNI Positive -5.30% 07/30/08
XTO Positive -19.37% 07/22/08
FAST Positive -21.93% 07/14/08
DIA Positive -9.94% 07/11/08
OXY Positive -3.99% 07/11/08
DF Positive -9.57% 07/07/08
CALM Positive -14.08% 06/30/08




Opinion & Analysis
Graphic_rating_buy The bull case: if two of the richest men in the wor..   about CNQ   08/21/08
Today's stock selection: (NYSE: CNQ)   Inspred by: Even so, investors have learned from experience that it can pay off to pay attention to what Buffett is doing and where he's going. ...

Graphic_rating_buy its strong key fundamentals   about SYUT   08/13/08
Today's stock selection: SYUT Synutra International Inc. Sector: Consumer Staples Industry: Food Products Believe this stock is a good holding due to strong fundamentals...

Graphic_rating_buy Elan is way down and I'm buying   about ELN   08/05/08
Today's stock selection: ELN Elan žInspired by: Elan is way down and I'm buying http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/StrategyLab/Rn... I'm buying drug maker Elan (...

Graphic_rating_buy looks like the more attractive of the big rails, ba..   about BNI   07/30/08
Today's stock selection_ BNI Burlington Northern Inspired by: 3 blue chip stocks to watch After nearly a decade, these growth stocks are finally showing some signs of life. By Mi...

Graphic_rating_buy has the potential to double in size over the course..   about XTO   07/22/08
Today's stock selection: XTO Energy Inspired by: AP XTO Energy 2Q profit surges as production jumps Tuesday July 22, 10:06 am ET ...



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The Calm Before the Earnings Season Storm? 10/07/09   —  Ahead of Alcoa...
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quote 09/20/09   —  Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of valueAlbert Einsteinmore quotations: Success and Failure ...
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a perfect doji 09/19/09   —  ‘Hanging Man’ or ‘Doji’: Markets Don’t Seem to Care<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=japanesecandlestick-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as1&amp;asins=1592801471&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&lt;1=_blank&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&...
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freedom and flexibility 09/18/09   —  However, because I am an independent trader who trades only my own money instead managing other people’s money, I have a tremendous amount of freedom and flexibility to trade the way I want to at all times. Those on Wall Street who work for others simply don’t have that luxury and that’s to the...
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quote of the day 09/16/09   —  BUFFETT: It-- it hasn't gotten worse. It hasn't gotten much better either. Warren Buffett to CNBC: No "Bounce" For Economy, But Residential Real Estate Has Improved...
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Discussions

Re: Help me build a $50,000 portfolio 08/22/08
In case your portfolio had been burnt in stock market at that time due to under diversification than you might take a look inside this article : There is a body of empirical evidence that indicates that a diversified portfolio of securities, for example 20 randomly selected stocks, holds much less risk (measured by the standard deviation of returns) than an individual security. This follows be...

Re: Graham (GHM) "Trading Transparency" 08/07/08
Robert, In fact I selected this stock, inspired by various sources, some 64 days ago in Socialpicks; GHM has a foot in both the food and energy sector. This call was made on 06/04/08 @ $74.98 Rating: Positive $74.98 (06/04/08) Gain/Loss: +37.58% in 64 days Target: in > one year Allocation: 0.7% of portfolio http://www.socialpicks.com/ideas/show/176343 and subsequently added GHM in my AR...

Re: Are we going to see a rally? 07/14/08
I really don't know whether we would have a relief rally on Monday or later but the article Death of stocks? Reports are greatly exaggerated http://asktheexpert.blogs.money.cnn.com/2008/02/21/death-of-stocks-reports-are-greatly-exaggerated/ explains that: given enough time, stocks have historically shown that they’ve been able to bounce back, even from extremely bloated prices and eventual...

Re: moving to the next plateau 06/25/08
Powered by Minyanville: Durable Goods June 25, 2008- The Commerce Department said this morning durable goods order came in unchanged for the month of May inline with estimates. Less transportation, orders fell -0.9% vs. expectations of -1.0%. April orders were revised downward to show a -1.0% drop, larger than previously estimated. According to Bloomberg, metals, automobiles, and machinery s...

Re: Corning (GLW): Profits on display 06/25/08
Powered by Minyanville: Durable Goods June 25, 2008- The Commerce Department said this morning durable goods order came in unchanged for the month of May inline with estimates. Less transportation, orders fell -0.9% vs. expectations of -1.0%. April orders were revised downward to show a -1.0% drop, larger than previously estimated. According to Bloomberg, metals, automobiles, and machinery s...

Re: is set to announce results for the fiscal third quarter 06/25/08
Press Release Source: Monsanto Company Strong Results in Roundup, Seeds and Traits Businesses Propel Monsanto to Record Third-Quarter and Year-To-Date Results Wednesday June 25, 8:00 am ET Monsanto sees increased use of its corn seeds and traits globally, company expects seventh consecutive year of branded corn market share gains in U.S. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080625/aqw517.html?.v=11

Re: MON - looks very toppy. 06/25/08
MON is my Top Holding #3 in virtual Materials sector fund at Marketocracy and have picked it here at SP too. http://www.marketocracy.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Portfolio.woa/ps/FundPublicPage/source=KpLdAdGeDoLcEmCjMaKiAbDc Days held: 1881 First trade: May 02, 2003 Inception return: 1264.99% I remain bullish on this stock going forward!

Re: strong fundamentals 06/24/08
Even though nation's key Bovespa Index is up 535% since 2003 -- almost nine times the return of Standard & Poor's 500 Index, Brazil is not perfect, around a third of Brazilians live in poverty, but growth around 4.7% and a sharp drop in inflation have made a middle class a bit richer that is buying wireless phones, traveling or going to college. The world's biggest exporter of raw material ...

Re: Bullish on K ... 06/16/08
Powered by Minyanville: Kellogg Raising Prices June 16, 2008- The Wall Street Journal reports Kellogg (K) will be raising the prices of its cereal for the second time in just six months. The company spokeswoman said Kellogg will employ the strategy by reducing the sizes of cereals by an average of 2.4 ounces. The cut will affect labels including Froot Loops, Cocoa Krispies, and Apple Jacks ...

Re: Fed funds dropping while China, Chile, Poland, Norway, Russia.. 06/13/08
Powered by Minyanville: Dollar Strengthens June 13, 2008 - According to Bloomberg, the dollar is set for its largest weekly gain in over three years against the euro. Speculation that officials from the Group of Eight nations meeting over the weekend will favor a stronger U.S. dollar is helping the greenback. The dollar also had its biggest weekly gain against the Japanese yen since 2004. Ov...




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Age:
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