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USA Stock Discussion v6, Midterm Elections! U.S. Jobs Report!
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wodenus
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Feb 18 2015, 11:17 PM
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QUOTE(danmooncake @ Feb 18 2015, 10:54 PM) No-lah.. have to play the SPY ETF, it correlates closely to SP500. 210 = 2100 on SP500. 1/10 of the size. Some of us want a 5% pullback to get back in... Not sure if market can give this chance or not. The bulls have been pretty strong despite all the negative headlines for past few weeks. You might get it yet. Looks a bit shaky at the top. LOL kind of weird.. 200 - 210 is just 5% .. minus commission it's 4.2% maybe? that's about the promo rate for 1-year FD
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yok70
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Feb 19 2015, 01:30 AM
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QUOTE(wodenus @ Feb 18 2015, 05:45 PM) How weird that you quote the S&P numbers directly as if you can actually buy and sell those numbers  Are you new to market? Sometimes we can buy/sell along with broad market sentiment (ie. sp500 or dow) since majority stocks usually follow suit.
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teehk_tee
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Feb 19 2015, 02:17 AM
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i got a screengrab for dow at 18k on the dot on the first day of CNY happy chinese new year to all here. will be back in the market after the hols.
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yok70
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Feb 19 2015, 04:17 AM
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QUOTE(teehk_tee @ Feb 19 2015, 02:17 AM) i got a screengrab for dow at 18k on the dot on the first day of CNY happy chinese new year to all here. will be back in the market after the hols.  this is computer game. i play computer game everyday, no matter holiday or working day.
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wodenus
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Feb 19 2015, 09:37 AM
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QUOTE(yok70 @ Feb 19 2015, 04:17 AM) this is computer game. i play computer game everyday, no matter holiday or working day.  How can you do that with the commission that high lol
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wodenus
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Feb 19 2015, 09:39 AM
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QUOTE(yok70 @ Feb 13 2015, 12:21 AM) i don't think so. solar is just a cost saving investment. The real engine is still on iphone CNY sales, i believe.  Must be a lot of rich Chinese in the U.S. to cause that to happen lol
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AVFAN
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Feb 19 2015, 09:56 AM
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QUOTE(yok70 @ Feb 18 2015, 04:36 PM) Don't blame the market....oops, I mean don't bet against Buffett.  buffet/berkshire just dumped exxonmobil, conoco philips; added ibm, deere... follow him? http://finance.yahoo.com/news/berkshire-ha...-224127267.htmland ya, i think thh fed is joining the currency wars, so... long equities all the way! QUOTE “The Fed is finding a very subtle way to temper the enthusiasm around the risks of a sustained dollar bull market that gets out of control,” said Alessio de Longis, a macro strategist in New York at OppenheimerFunds Inc., whose division oversees $11.6 billion. “What the Fed is trying to decelerate a bit is this dollar appreciation in order to make sure that the transition to a Fed hiking policy is more gradual.” http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/201...ct-dollar-angst
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wodenus
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Feb 19 2015, 10:10 AM
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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Feb 19 2015, 09:56 AM) buffet/berkshire just dumped exxonmobil, conoco philips; added ibm, deere... follow him? http://finance.yahoo.com/news/berkshire-ha...-224127267.htmland ya, i think thh fed is joining the currency wars, so... long equities all the way!  You want to follow him just buy berkshire lol.. much easier right
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AVFAN
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Feb 19 2015, 11:20 AM
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QUOTE(wodenus @ Feb 19 2015, 10:10 AM) You want to follow him just buy berkshire lol.. much easier right  i trust n follow him 10% only, so i bought xlf, 9.3% holdings in berkshire.
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wodenus
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Feb 19 2015, 02:02 PM
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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Feb 19 2015, 11:20 AM) i trust n follow him 10% only, so i bought xlf, 9.3% holdings in berkshire.  LOL.. how do you know which 10% to follow
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yok70
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Feb 19 2015, 07:02 PM
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QUOTE(wodenus @ Feb 19 2015, 09:37 AM) How can you do that with the commission that high lol care less on money, care more on the fun of looking into future (be it trading or investment, same). that's the spirit of my happiness on stocks.
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wodenus
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Feb 19 2015, 07:09 PM
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QUOTE(yok70 @ Feb 19 2015, 07:02 PM) care less on money, care more on the fun of looking into future (be it trading or investment, same). that's the spirit of my happiness on stocks.  Heh... no wonder This post has been edited by wodenus: Feb 21 2015, 03:00 AM
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yok70
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Feb 19 2015, 07:10 PM
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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Feb 19 2015, 09:56 AM) buffet/berkshire just dumped exxonmobil, conoco philips; added ibm, deere... follow him? http://finance.yahoo.com/news/berkshire-ha...-224127267.htmland ya, i think thh fed is joining the currency wars, so... long equities all the way!  not to say follow him....but his move makes sense to me. Oil is quite uncertain in future, as shale oil technology continues to improve in more countries now. From shale oil, we may see even other form of new energy maturing. Renewable energy has been hot, technology advancing may one day made it commercially mature. All in, traditional oil business won't die, but may not earning more money in future. On the other hand, those who has been betting on future technology will most likely be winners, ie. IBM and Apple. IBM's moving away from hardware solution and into cloud means more software oriented. This is a key changer in the IT industry, although 10-15 years ago IT people (including myself) already seeing this to happen when web-approach software design was born.
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AVFAN
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Feb 19 2015, 07:36 PM
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QUOTE(yok70 @ Feb 19 2015, 07:10 PM) not to say follow him....but his move makes sense to me. Oil is quite uncertain in future, as shale oil technology continues to improve in more countries now. From shale oil, we may see even other form of new energy maturing. Renewable energy has been hot, technology advancing may one day made it commercially mature. All in, traditional oil business won't die, but may not earning more money in future. On the other hand, those who has been betting on future technology will most likely be winners, ie. IBM and Apple. IBM's moving away from hardware solution and into cloud means more software oriented. This is a key changer in the IT industry, although 10-15 years ago IT people (including myself) already seeing this to happen when web-approach software design was born.  yep, i agree with that. ok, will monitor ibm then. last 2 days for the week... hope to get some angpow for cny weekend makan! aapl seems to be the failsafe provider so far. This post has been edited by AVFAN: Feb 20 2015, 01:18 AM
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yok70
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Feb 20 2015, 02:34 AM
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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Feb 19 2015, 07:36 PM) yep, i agree with that. ok, will monitor ibm then. last 2 days for the week... hope to get some angpow for cny weekend makan! aapl seems to be the failsafe provider so far.  anyway, i have apple stocks but not ibm so far. i still think ibm is overpriced at current valuation for its not so pretty earnings in mid term, until it shows us earnings recovery. This post has been edited by yok70: Feb 20 2015, 02:35 AM
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AVFAN
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Feb 20 2015, 11:16 AM
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QUOTE(yok70 @ Feb 20 2015, 02:34 AM) anyway, i have apple stocks but not ibm so far. i still think ibm is overpriced at current valuation for its not so pretty earnings in mid term, until it shows us earnings recovery.  yalor... ibm earnings not good. like microsoft.... poor earnings lately, nothing exciting coming yet... only monitoring for now. i m also watching healthcare etf xlv closely. this one looks strong...
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yok70
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Feb 21 2015, 01:46 AM
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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Feb 20 2015, 11:16 AM) i m also watching healthcare etf xlv closely. this one looks strong... may i know what's the catalyst on heathcare? thanks.
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AVFAN
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Feb 21 2015, 10:11 AM
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QUOTE(yok70 @ Feb 21 2015, 01:46 AM) may i know what's the catalyst on heathcare? thanks.  i just started to look at it only. been reading about major funds investing more in healthcare this year. xlv being the major etf has done better than spy, xle or xlf in the last 1, 3, 5 years - that interests me. us indices at records again. aapl at record again. so, have a fat dinner this weekend! This post has been edited by AVFAN: Feb 21 2015, 10:14 AM
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yok70
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Feb 22 2015, 03:09 AM
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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Feb 21 2015, 10:11 AM) i just started to look at it only. been reading about major funds investing more in healthcare this year. xlv being the  major etf has done better than spy, xle or xlf in the last 1, 3, 5 years - that interests me. us indices at records again. aapl at record again. so, have a fat dinner this weekend!  thanks. cannot, because tak sell. later drop back down gotta vomit out the dinner.
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AVFAN
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Feb 22 2015, 11:11 AM
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QUOTE(yok70 @ Feb 22 2015, 03:09 AM) thanks. cannot, because tak sell. later drop back down gotta vomit out the dinner.  can't worry too much, eat first la... more fruit dinners coming...
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