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All-time Return -9.15% (in over 2 years)	Risk (SD) Aggressive 0.00%	Sharpe Ratio -8.01
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Last Activity: Added CEO to bullish list on 09/13/07

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Symbol	Return	Since
CEO	+22.99%	09/13/07
SNP	-18.37%	09/13/07
PTR	-12.05%	09/13/07
LEND	n/a	08/23/07
CFC	+100.00%	08/23/07
NRG	-47.03%	07/17/07
WFR	-80.03%	07/17/07
GOOG	+5.52%	07/09/07
RIMM	-12.60%	07/02/07
TNH	+37.40%	05/19/07

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China + Crude Oil = Momentum about CEO 09/13/07
If you have been following the energy markets lately you would have noticed that Light Sweet Crude hit an all time intraday high of $80.17 in electronic trading today. Whether the U.S. economic slowdow...

China + Crude Oil = Momentum about SNP 09/13/07
If you have been following the energy markets lately you would have noticed that Light Sweet Crude hit an all time intraday high of $80.17 in electronic trading today. Whether the U.S. economic slowdow...

China + Crude Oil = Momentum about PTR 09/13/07
If you have been following the energy markets lately you would have noticed that Light Sweet Crude hit an all time intraday high of $80.17 in electronic trading today. Whether the U.S. economic slowdow...

BofA Boosts Banks about LEND 08/23/07
Bank America's decision to make a $2B equity investment in Countrywide ( CFC ) shows that there is value in the banking sector. I still remain cautious about the sector as a whole and would be hesita...

BofA Boosts Banks about CFC 08/23/07
Bank America's decision to make a $2B equity investment in Countrywide ( CFC ) shows that there is value in the banking sector. I still remain cautious about the sector as a whole and would be hesita...

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Last Post 05/16/08 — Due to a future commitment, I will no longer be able to post articles on this blog. I would like to thank everybody for their support.Best of luck,Ben','subtitle>',$line); echo $line; $line = "<link href="\"http://$_SERVER[SERVER_NAME]/atom.php\"" rel="\&...

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X RIO Adding Nucor (NUE) & Selling Agriculture Strength 04/16/08 — I made a few moves today. Towards the close I sold calls against some agricultural positions. Shorter term (next couple of trading sessions) I expect the agricultural stocks to come in a bit. I have been bullish on Mosaic for a 170% gain since October 3rd and have liked Terra (TRA) & Terra Nitrog...

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PBR DO Energy, Ags, & Infrastucture 04/14/08 — The only three areas that continue to work are energy, ags, and infrastructure. I see no compelling reason to own a financial. My current exposure to the financial sector is through Banco Bradesco (BBD). Wachovia's earnings miss today confirms that no bank is safe. Thornburg Mortgage (TMA) is virtua...

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Stocks Bounce 03/12/08 — Today's decision by the Fed to allow certain types of debt, including mortgages, to be used as collateral in exchange for additional borrowing from the Fed helped stocks rally. The move is seen as stabilizing the mortgage markets. This may be an opportunity to get out of some of the financials on the...

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GDP MOS Are Commodities Recession Proof? 03/03/08 — Gold, oil, most of the other precious metals, and the agricultural commodities continue to make new highs. Is this a bubble? I wish I knew the answer to that. I continue to remain bullish on commodities. There are two main scenarios for why commodities will trade higher regardless of how the U.S. ec...

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