Doom Day Rescue Plan (1 month later)
Hi all,
Exactly one month after the big fall since 911, and as yesterday was again a bad day, VIX is 15 again.
http://stockpickr.com/port/Stocks-that-benefit-from-Volatility
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28th Feb |
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28th Mar |
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Amount |
Percentage |
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ATML |
5.54 |
5.06 |
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-0.48 |
-8.66% |
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IDTI |
16.22 |
IDTI |
15.38 |
|
-0.84 |
-5.18% |
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IDXX |
86.18 |
IDXX |
86.20 |
|
0.02 |
0.02% |
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BOBE |
36.16 |
BOBE |
36.72 |
|
0.56 |
1.55% |
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SBUX |
30.90 |
SBUX |
31.28 |
|
0.38 |
1.23% |
|
VZ |
37.40 |
VZ |
37.23 |
|
-0.17 |
-0.45% |
|
GENZ |
61.80 |
GENZ |
59.43 |
|
-2.37 |
-3.83% |
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GILD |
71.56 |
GILD |
75.04 |
|
3.48 |
4.86% |
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ESRX |
75.41 |
ESRX |
82.29 |
|
6.88 |
9.12% |
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ORCL |
16.43 |
ORCL |
18.17 |
|
1.74 |
10.59% |
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Dow Jones |
12,268.63 |
Dow Jones |
12,300.36 |
|
31.73 |
0.26% |
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Overall |
9.68 |
2.21% |
OK, it is 10 times better than what the market should be. Unfortunately, it is spring time; I am still pessimistic about that, as I said normally is a cold spring.
Oil price is depending on N. Korea, Nigeria, S. America and Iran, and now the first 2 are stable but the condition in Iran really is pretty worrying. If meanwhile, you choose to not do anything, how about read a book?
“The Little Book That Beats the Market”, it is a great book (aim for 11 years old, with less than 200 pages) and I would recommend everyone to read. Though is a bit expensive (~200HKD), however, it is easy to understand and without going into any technical stuff, it is just pleasant to read. For you and for the future you, it is a good value. I am planning to follow its recommendation there indeed, maybe modify a little bit...
Eric