Monthly Archives: January 2008

Slice of Life – Haiku

When I was at the spa and recovering from my mystery ailment, I rediscovered Haiku again. I really enjoyed writing these short poems and expressing myself in that creative manner when I was younger (high school). At the time, the … Continue reading

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Stock NeuroMaster BUY/SELL Signals III

Here’s today’s Stock NeuroMaster BUY/SELL signals for the market open. So far the system is showing good results, three out of four positions are in positive gains and the model is recommending to HOLD all positions today. I’m impressed with … Continue reading

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Stock NeuroMaster BUY/SELL Signals II

In addition to last night’s BUY/SELL post, I’m adding XOM to the list. XOM gave a clear BUY signal yesterday and I entered a small market order for this morning’s open. XOM: BUY signal on 1/29/08, market order entered for … Continue reading

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Stock NeuroMaster BUY/SELL Signals

I got a few emails from people who wanted to add the QQQQ’s and SNDA to the portfolio. I’ll probably take two more symbols to make this a manageable affair. These are Stock NeuroMaster generated BUY/SELL signals. To find out … Continue reading

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Short USDCNY & ISE Options

Well I’m back in the saddle again trading Forex and I’m short the USDCNY pair.  This is a beautiful trending pair and I couldn’t resist establishing a small position in it.  My plan is to establish this as a longer … Continue reading

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Buy or Sell iShares MSCI Brazil Index (EWZ)?

Just for fun and to test out the robustness of the Stock Neuromaster system, I’ve decided to create a small selective portfolio of stocks and ETFs, generate BUY and SELL signals, and follow along in this blog to see what … Continue reading

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In Foreclosure? Walk Away & Save Money

Ugly posted this interesting LA Times article his Del.icio.us link role a few days ago. It seems that people with upside down mortgages (where your mortgage is greater than the value of your house) are voluntarily letting their properties be … Continue reading

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Rogue Trader Kerveil to Name Names

Ha! Just as I thought, something does smell fishy in this whole SocGen vs the Rogue Trader thing. I never believed that Jerome Kerveil concocted such an elaborate scheme all by himself. The Daily Mail reports (emphasis mine): Executives at … Continue reading

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Product Review: Stock NeuroMaster

About a week ago I stumbled across a neat little stock neural net program called, interestingly enough, Stock NeuroMaster. I downloaded it and played around with it during its 14 day trail evaluation and was surprised by how easy it … Continue reading

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The Year of Options

I’ve decided that this is the year I focus on understanding the option markets.  I’m interested in not only Stock options but Forex ones as well and to prepare my mind for this crazy endeavor, I started re-reading Natenberg’s book, … Continue reading

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Bear Market Rally?

There’s a lot of confusion going on in the markets right now and some believe that there are market rallies right around the corner while others think we’re going down. I was talking to the Market Doctor yesterday and he’s … Continue reading

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Forex Update

I’m starting out the year with my Forex account down 20%. Ouch! Well its all my fault, I shouldn’t have been trading while sick. I let my positions get away from me and I made some stupid buys. Plus the … Continue reading

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