i think they're reluctant because they know its a pain game.. with household debt and all.
probably will have to rely on monetary automatic stabilizers like trade balance imo

Tesla share drop below 200usd for the 1st time in the last 2 years...a good buy if anyone interested...normally it hovers around 230-245...

hi bro,

been checking up a bit.. like to get yr comments if u dun mind.

i m not trading but just like to put some money in etf's given the outlook of the usd's strength.

other than the recently mentioned appl, baba, tsla, spy and mdy, do you think these are reasonable ones to consider:

voo - s&p etf
ivv - s&P etf
xle - energy etf... consider if n when the energy sector stabilizes

is it correct to say the several s&p etf's are just from diff companies, slight diff in basket composition but basically the same except for daily volume, i.e. liquidity?

appreciate any comment, thanks.

interesting, this XLE etf. Will monitor it for oil play. 

bought spy n xle (becos crude jumped 4%). in tens of shares, not thousands.

now, will see if crude rebound holds and how usd-rm will work out in the coming months...

thanks.

i bought early into the rally, finished good. so, it was a good start for me.

planning to add a bit more next few days if conditions favorable.

one thing i noticed... for a usd200 stock, prices in increment of 1 cent can swing from 200.30 to 200.02 to 199.64 within 20 secs!

VIX - still below expectations.
Should reaches 26pts and above to have fear / panic situation.. Best time to bargain some shopping?

Year of Horse didn't progress much, as many ppls expects great hope/expectation on this zodiac animal.
See how the year of Goat ? IMHO Jan 2015 will be another opportunity (if VIX uptrend) to add more portfolios ..

yes, u r right on this. i watched closely last night.
as crude stalled n even declined, hal, rig, xom, slb turned red.
xle did turn red briefly but can see it paced with spy well.
well, all ends well, though!

thanks for yr help again. my first purchases looking fine at this time.

MPEL is as if manila is a dud haha, but the momentum is massive so its no go for me still

my stock is making a double digit profit but the sales charge is painful to swallow.

lol... sry mistaken UT term

was referring to the brokerage fee to purchase a NYSE stock using local bank platform

this oil story... after many saying it'll go as low as usd40 some weeks ago, now i start to read some reports making the case for usd64-65 avg for 2015. well, who knows.... but we do have an interesting opportunity now... to buy or to keep watching...?

HLE broking. good for local market. but charge me USD30 when i purchase a stock from NYSE. 

technically, buy USD 30, sell USD 30 = USD60 

Just catching up after a long holiday~
wow new high and i missed out the big downside correction and the rebounce 

lastly, i can see how it can sap yr energy if u stay up late every night to trade.   i m already exhausted after a few late nights. exciting? oh yes, much more so than bursa or sgx!

good nite...

graveyard shift factory hand or bigtime int'l fund manager?

xle is holding well. spy, qqq, appl almost back to all time highs!

looks like oil possibly like to test US$50 again?...