What should I not invest in now?

[testudo]

How to make a small fortune:    Give me a large fortune and let me invest it for you.

Symbol       %Gain
   Last Price

AAPL
   82.40      0.88%   
 AMLN
   11.58      64.45% 
 AZN
   40.09      19.86%   
 BHI
   31.89      1.18% 
 CHK
   15.25     -26.41%   
 CVS
   26.89     -3.50%   
 DLM
   7.12       -8.58%   
 DUK
   15.05      -4.12%   
 MSFT
   19.68      -11.84%   
 NBR
   11.25     -75.52%   

Net:           -9.50%

[testudo]

Bought APPLE at 80.   Stop sell Executed on my Apple at 79...  good bye...    Hello...      the next day it went up 10.      :nono



Can someone please blow up a natural gas pipeline or something?    If CHK doesn't go up soon;  I'll be spreading cat food on crackers.

[testudo]

 


Someone please blow up a natural gas pipeline.


 AMLN
   11.56    64.17%
 CHK
   15.81    -13.70%
 CRA
   8.44   -3.30%
 CVS
   26.88   -3.54%
 DLM
   6.66    -14.49%
 ISCA
   23.28   -12.58%
 NBR
   10.95   -34.51%
       
Totals      -10.01%

[TheGlossary]

At Washington Mutual, errr I mean Chase They have great rates. If you put in $10K the rate is a little over 1 whole percent. The bank manager winked and told me he could beat that. Regular savings for up to 10 granny paid 0.25% as of last week. I'm still belly rolling that one.

[Gas Can]

Invest in pork berrels. 

[Jeremy in Richmond]

What I called market timing, Ben called the contrarian theory. What ever you call it, it works. Time the swings and move the money between 2 funds. Money market and international fund. NO bonds in the INT fund, all stock.
Next should be Ben in
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[Jacktown Smack]

If you're willing to risk your investment, try to time the market.  If you have more than 10 years before you'll need the money, put it in a diversified mutual fund and forget about it.  That is all I am legally permitted to say.

[mike in huntsville]

I'd invest in guns and bottled water for when the world goes to shit.

and rosetta stone. we'll all need to know chinese before too long

:dalegribble

[testudo]

Figured I better post this 8% 'tudo portfolio recovery before tommorrow since I predict a dive back towards testing the market bottom.     

How about AMLN?  Holy Sheet.

AMLN
 13.16   86.89%     (Diabetes and Obesity Drugs in the pipeline)
 CHK
 17.89  -2.35%      (Natural Phucking Gas--bridge clean fuel)
 CRA                   
 9.47   8.51%       (Speculation for take over)
 CVS
 28.56   2.49%      (Bought on the strength of what I saw at home office in CVS Tech Department)
 DLM
 6.81   -12.56%      Somebody buy some freaking canned Green Beans Please.
 HGSI
 2.52   -0.58%       (has an Anthrax vaccine 20K doses to federal gov;  with expiration dates every 6 months.)
 ISCA
 23.80   -10.63%    (I bang my sister while my daddy watches--race tracks.   What's going on?)
 NBR
 11.36   -32.06%     PHUCK!!!
       
Totals  -1.07% 


I think so far I've proved that if you diversify;  you can almost break even.


Jacktown is right.   It'll be awhile before it comes back;  and it may go lower.    But it would be hard to make a mistake right now as long as the stock isn't going to go to zero 

Seriously though.   I think we are at lifetime lows.   Pay off will be good in 10 years.

If Stocks are not at lifetime lows;  then we're phucked and it won't matter anyway.   It will go low again.   Maybe tommorrow or after the stimulus falls on it's ass because Congress are idiots.  Wait for the next pull back and go all in.   

And yes;  MiH 1/2 right.  Guns have already sold out;  so has .556 and 7.62X33 ammo--that money has already been made.   But fresh water and fresh water infrastructure is either the next bubble or the bubble after next.     If you are under the age of 40;  and the planet doesn't completely die or the economy doesn't collapse completely;  you will retire a very rich man if you invest in fresh water infrastructure stocks.

[testudo]

Today was the sell off.     2 days later than I thought.   Nice going Geitner.   

Obama:   "IF WE DON'T ACT RIGHT AWAY IT WILL BE CATASTROPHE."

GEITNER:  "we need to work carefully and cautiously through the complicated mess our economy is in."

(Translation;  There's no plan right now.)

Today was over sold.     If you have stocks that aren't going out of business  (choose from outside my list cause i'm a tard)

Today:
Trailing stops executed AMLN;  CRA.

Bought CSCO,  DELL, and more ISCA.   I had an extra $300 change and threw it into BAC which is a trading play.    Probably bought it too early but BAC has been trading between two numbers for the last few weeks.

BAC and DELL were probably wrong they have shitty charts.   (I buy drunk)

CSCO has new competion; plus wireless is going large;  but they have a lot of cash.  (Big Balance Sheet)

Bulls like ISCA long.   

DELL is rated neutral by most and has shitty technicals but we're betting on more consumption because the gov is setting up a bunch of dotGov websites and hiring tech infrastructure and DELL offers cheap PC and server rates. 

Trailing stops on BAC + .20     DELL  +3   CSCO +3 and selling ISCA after Daytona 500 if NASCAR looks like it's impacted by the economy otherwise waiting to selll in July when it cyclically tops.

Still have a big bet on Natural Gas even though the outlook is bad for the short term.

Nothing is really good long unless you have 5 years.   

Stuck with the OIL stock NBR.    losses are too big to sell.   Accounted for it with bio-pharma; but have to hope NBR doesn't go out of business since I picked it up at 11 to try to dump even.

Disclaimer:    I'm an tard.

[Gas Can]

When should we load up on BAC or RF stock?

 

[GGT]

If you're willing to risk your investment, try to time the market.  If you have more than 10 years before you'll need the money, put it in a diversified mutual fund and forget about it.  That is all I am legally permitted to say.

I am not bound by any legal shit.....And I hope I don't get you in trouble for saying something Ben...But

A mutual fund is the way to go right now....Or a good fund managed IRA.

Dollar cost averaging is the only thing keeping my hopes up right now....

On paper it looks like I have lost a fortune, but My shares count is going through the roof...

[Jeremy in Richmond]

If you're willing to risk your investment, try to time the market.  If you have more than 10 years before you'll need the money, put it in a diversified mutual fund and forget about it.  That is all I am legally permitted to say.

I am not bound by any legal shit.....And I hope I don't get you in trouble for saying something Ben...But

A mutual fund is the way to go right now....Or a good fund managed IRA.

Dollar cost averaging is the only thing keeping my hopes up right now....

On paper it looks like I have lost a fortune, but My shares count is going through the roof...

Move it all into Money Market, the next big swing up move all of it into International. Screw the DCA. 

[LikesToFightGuy]

got some AA/7.70 yesterday. they're too big too fail

[testudo]

Mutual funds are good if your going long.    But hell;  this bottom is going to be awhile so there's no rush to get in on them now.

Traders market right now.   

There's a sell button right next to the buy button if you trade online.    Don't be afraid to press it.

An unfortunate lesson I learned about that is that the cash shows up but isn't available right away to throw back in.    That hurt.

A bunch of stops executed yesterday;  and the cash is there;  i wanted to buy into today's dip and missed the rally.   


I've been peeking at AA too.     :hmm   Alcoa maybe a long play LTFG.       Depends pretty heavily on Emerging Markets;  is losing a bit currently with Automotive industry. 

You got it low;  so maybe take the bump that it will get in the next weeks/days.   Take off the profits.    Then go in long with the house's money.    see how easy?