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[bigwig]

If the stock market was predictable, we'd all be millionaires.  Overall, I'm up roughly 10% on my investments so I can't complain too much.

[Kenny Rogers]

If the stock market was predictable, we'd all be millionaires.  Overall, I'm up roughly 10% on my investments so I can't complain too much.

When did you start?  10% isn't too shabby for the past few months.  10% is pretty damn good if you started 2 years ago.

[bigwig]

If the stock market was predictable, we'd all be millionaires.  Overall, I'm up roughly 10% on my investments so I can't complain too much.

When did you start?  10% isn't too shabby for the past few months.  10% is pretty damn good if you started 2 years ago.

Roughly when the thread started.  Ford and GE have been great stocks for me.  Technicolor I'm even on, but I'm still holding on to it.

If I started when I really wanted to, I'd be up 800%+.  I was starting to build a nice savings right when the market crashed.  I knew I should have invested, but I never did.  I was always busy with work and never had time to learn.  Now that I know, I kick myself a bit for not taking advantage of the times.

[bigwig]

For anyone that cares, Nokia is having a bad day.  It's possible it may dip under $15 in the next day or so.  I think I'm going to buy in if it does hit under $15.

[Gold DA9]

Who are you guys buying/selling your stocks through?

[onlyflash944]

etrade for me

[ghettoturbo]

etrade for me

watch out for that inactivity fee

[onlyflash944]

etrade for me

watch out for that inactivity fee

yep, i am but thanks for asking

[random-strike]

nike

[onlyflash944]

nike

what about her?

[onlyflash944]

bump for some early morning trading action.  i'm guessing after the health insurance and higher taxes for all and jail if you don't pay either ordeal last night that prices will be moving and shaking today.

etrade just appointed a new ceo or something like that and zales dropped some last week, so i'm hoping for more of the same

[BoostedSchemes]

zales is a massive fucking failure i refuse to invest in them... there is a reason its stock is worthless

[bigwig]

zales is a massive fucking failure i refuse to invest in them... there is a reason its stock is worthless

I bought a small amount, but actually too small of an amount.  The actual purchase price of the stock is keeping me from turning a profit.     Once I'm positive, I'm dumping it.

I'm still on the fence about Nokia.  It's under $15.

[BoostedSchemes]

you can buy zales if you are in the day to day or momentum hunt but they were hammered by the crisis, they completely fail compared to other companies in the industry, and they have sucke as a company for at least half a decade... i dont have high hopes for them atm... maybe next year

[BoostedSchemes]

http://wallst.smeal.psu.edu/trading-room/trading-strategy-competition/rules

im going to mess all the schoolgirls in this competition UP... ive worked with the forex strat programs/mt4 etc so i know i can bring in a profit... but how much is enough??? if some flamer wins with a 200% return because i set my sights n 10% i will flip...

[Foowee]

http://www.fiercebiotech.com/story/breaking-news-fda-panel-tackles-cell-therapeutics-pixantrone/2010-03-22

I guess it's a good thing I only gamble with money that I can afford to lose... 

Mr. Buffet once said,"If you don't feel comfortable owning something for 10 years, don't own it for 10 minutes."

[BoostedSchemes]

lol owee! I just got out of DCP, they are still a good short term in out IMO but I have heard rumors about contract loss so I waited until I made 100$ off it and got out, not bad for a a few hundred bucks investment in the short term - dumping it into moar ford next time it drops .2 or more... fuckin A

[ghettoturbo]

http://www.fiercebiotech.com/story/breaking-news-fda-panel-tackles-cell-therapeutics-pixantrone/2010-03-22

I guess it's a good thing I only gamble with money that I can afford to lose... 

Mr. Buffet once said,"If you don't feel comfortable owning something for 10 years, don't own it for 10 minutes."

ctic makes my money go POOF

[BoostedSchemes]

SPY, for market confidence, but if obongo gets a real close shave like all the johnnies of the world are promising it will be a fantastic short opportunity.

[BoostedSchemes]

next up, COACH ticker COH.... i got in on wed., they've already gone up a good bit and I am targeting 45$ before I sell - they could very well go higher... if anyone is seriously considering it I just finished preparing a 60 page analyst report on it and have nothing but good things to say about it.
if it tanks I'm going to have to find a new career path, maybe one with more hamburgers and philosophy.


have you ever noticed how if you REALLY do the footwork on research, it feels almost like youre insider trading? I mean if you realllllly fucking go through all the steps, I would say you have a greater than 75% chance of being correct in your assumptions - all thats left to fuck your estimates are
1) black swans
2) other systemic shocks
3) unforeseeable insignificant events
4) constructive fraud by liars in the company

1 and 2 are rare enough that diversification mostly crushes them along with longterm positions
3 are like sharts, it all depends on the pants youre wearing when they hit
4 is getting harder for these faggots to do, but the corner offices are full of people like me so who knows

[onlyflash944]

doing research is one thing


interpreting what you find is another

[BoostedSchemes]

thats probably where an education and experience come in then... I need about 15 more years of each

[onlyflash944]

for those interested, zales tanked pretty hard today, it's under $3 a share now. 

[92CXyD]

for those interested, zales tanked pretty hard today, it's under $3 a share now. 

cool I may buy some of this stock for the next upswing. ;D

[bigwig]

All my stocks are eating ass the last week or so.  Ford is dropping like crazy.  I bought Zales, and it dropped.  I may think about buying another 30 shares to get the average cost down a bit.  GE is holding strong with marginal gains/losses.  Technicolor is a wash so far.  The market seems to have cooled off a bit.  I should find something else to buy while things are lower.

[BoostedSchemes]

ford is going to come back strong but I'm holding a target of 15 for it, getting out at 14.50.... when all the stocks eat ass at the same time like today its not a big deal... nothing but positives coming out for ford so the drop is obviously inorganic
I might buy some more today on margin.... just have to decide if the % on margin is going to be worth waiting for 14.50 which is what, 10%?

[bigwig]

ford is going to come back strong but I'm holding a target of 15 for it, getting out at 14.50.... when all the stocks eat ass at the same time like today its not a big deal... nothing but positives coming out for ford so the drop is obviously inorganic
I might buy some more today on margin.... just have to decide if the % on margin is going to be worth waiting for 14.50 which is what, 10%?

I'm kind of thinking the same thing.  I might just buy more Ford.  I'm going to hold onto it for a while, so I figure it will be $20-30 in a couple of years.

[RotaryGeek]

Im pretty interested in stocks, but dont have much money i can waste. is there something i can drop like 20 bucks on and sell later to get something a little better? and where would i even start.

[onlyflash944]

Im pretty interested in stocks, but dont have much money i can waste. is there something i can drop like 20 bucks on and sell later to get something a little better? and where would i even start.

with $20 dollars in capital, fees would eat you alive.  if you actually turned that into profit, you should apply to an investment firm

[92CXyD]

ford is going to come back strong but I'm holding a target of 15 for it, getting out at 14.50.... when all the stocks eat ass at the same time like today its not a big deal... nothing but positives coming out for ford so the drop is obviously inorganic
I might buy some more today on margin.... just have to decide if the % on margin is going to be worth waiting for 14.50 which is what, 10%?

It also could be some of the fund managers doing their quarterly reorganization of their assets in their fund portfolio. I see this type of drops almost every quarter in the last 30yrs.

If you notice a lot of commodities are doing well when stocks swing down.

Watch the cycles. :yes: