HL Investment Challenge #2 Game - Page 7

Tech Geek Deluxe · October 18th, 2008

My going in was due to simply starting research ... not because they were at a target bottom ... If I was in the running for a cash prise I would have been shorting at New York lunch time on overbought and MACD fresh cross downturn stocks as I had done earlier.

I figured it did not matter so I just tossed a pile of orders out there at a mid range.

To properly buy ... one would have had to establish "vector" charting and done an overlay with the Dow and its downtrend vectors and establish a guestimate of the bottom and had buys there waiting for a fill.

Setting up trend vectors on the individual stocks would not have worked except provided a 10-15% discount below my entries. Trending the Dow would have saved another 10-15% ... but I would still have dipped on the last downturn ... but be in a sweet spot for an "ultra-conservative" super high yield portfolio.

If the fed invests in banking institutions that are payine a yield greater than their fed bond ... then there will be 3 pay-offs with this strategy [Dividend Yields, Stock Multiples in valuation, and market resurgence gains after 14K in the Dow. ... if they are throwing away money at dying, poorly managed institutions ... then pay-offs will be reduced.

Zambini · October 22nd, 2008

DAMN, I knew I shoulda sold yesterday. Everyone lost $ today :( I woulda been first place with +3%

oldman_gamer · October 27th, 2008

I don't understand how 2 different sources can show much different readings for a stock....like VSE showing CVX @ 63.12 and Market Watch at over 64 points at the same time. Is any of it truely correct at any given time?

**Reloadron** · October 27th, 2008

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Originally Posted by oldman_gamer

I don't understand how 2 different sources can show much different readings for a stock....like VSE showing CVX @ 63.12 and Market Watch at over 64 points at the same time. Is any of it truely correct at any given time?

On most sites the quotes are delayed about 20 min and they can really vary as in 20 min from when? Yahoo Finance: Yahoo! Finance has been running real time quotes if you enter a stock.

Ron

oldman_gamer · October 27th, 2008

Sighs.....ok,thanks Ron.

October 18th, 2008	#61
Tech Geek Deluxe Eat from the right tree Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 901	Re: HL Investment Challenge #2 Game My going in was due to simply starting research ... not because they were at a target bottom ... If I was in the running for a cash prise I would have been shorting at New York lunch time on overbought and MACD fresh cross downturn stocks as I had done earlier. I figured it did not matter so I just tossed a pile of orders out there at a mid range. To properly buy ... one would have had to establish "vector" charting and done an overlay with the Dow and its downtrend vectors and establish a guestimate of the bottom and had buys there waiting for a fill. Setting up trend vectors on the individual stocks would not have worked except provided a 10-15% discount below my entries. Trending the Dow would have saved another 10-15% ... but I would still have dipped on the last downturn ... but be in a sweet spot for an "ultra-conservative" super high yield portfolio. If the fed invests in banking institutions that are payine a yield greater than their fed bond ... then there will be 3 pay-offs with this strategy [Dividend Yields, Stock Multiples in valuation, and market resurgence gains after 14K in the Dow. ... if they are throwing away money at dying, poorly managed institutions ... then pay-offs will be reduced. Main: 3.6ghzE8400, Xigmatek, Asus p5Q45, PC 610W PSU, 4GB 6400, XP Pro, 500GB, 22" + (2)19" WS LCD's w/ Palit 9600 GT, ATI4350 HT, 550Pro, P8600 Notebook. Cambridge # 12 Portable, Rode Podcaster Fios-15mbs Server: 3ghzQ6600 Gemini2, IP35Pro, PC 610W PSU, 4GB DDR2 8000, XP Pro, 250GB, (2) 19" WS LCD, XFX 9600GT, BoomTube Portable XServer: 3ghzQ6600, Nirvana, BloodIron, OCZ 550W PSU, 4GB 6400, XP Pro, 3850, 2X Farm: 3.6ghzE8400, 8800GT, 3Ghz E5200, Gigabyte, P5Bplus, 4Gb, 2GB, XP, XFX. Last edited by Tech Geek Deluxe; October 18th, 2008 at 16:40.

October 22nd, 2008	#62
Zambini Level 2 College Student Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: St. Mere du SantaCruz Posts: 2,169 Blog Entries: 1	Re: HL Investment Challenge #2 Game DAMN, I knew I shoulda sold yesterday. Everyone lost $ today :( I woulda been first place with +3%

October 27th, 2008	#63
oldman_gamer Hubba,Hubba......Hubba Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northeast Pennsyltucky Posts: 1,622 Blog Entries: 1	Re: HL Investment Challenge #2 Game I don't understand how 2 different sources can show much different readings for a stock....like VSE showing CVX @ 63.12 and Market Watch at over 64 points at the same time. Is any of it truely correct at any given time?

October 27th, 2008	#65
oldman_gamer Hubba,Hubba......Hubba Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northeast Pennsyltucky Posts: 1,622 Blog Entries: 1	Re: HL Investment Challenge #2 Game Sighs.....ok,thanks Ron.

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