It has really been a while but wow- glad to be back. Teaching and taking care of family really takes time. But very thankful for my job and family- So how was the first quarter of 2022? Quite volatile with supply chain disruptions and the invasion of Ukraine. Fortunately, despite Continue Reading
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[2021/12/7] Market Back in to Rally Mode?
Today was a relief- Some gains finally- Yay- Sold some positions because I jumped the gun too early- Will try to get back to 20% cash again- Also, finally bought Costco for my ultra long term portfolio. Only a small amount though. I will build the position slowly. Bought more Continue Reading
[Investing] Retail Frenzy
A article from Zerohedge points out that retail is likely all in– I know that we are almost there as well. I have students trading crypto, FOREX, and gobbling investment forums. And just one or two year ago, they didn’t even know about stocks and markets- It is also scary Continue Reading
[Investing] 2021/5/5
2021 is already too interesting and we are not even half way there yet- Yellen created a mess when she said inflation is coming but then she backtracked… wow what policy mishap. She is getting old or she doesn’t care- Anyway, never give too much power to the Fed or Continue Reading
[Investing] 2021/3/26
Another volatile week- Went down but came up with swing trading gold miners- #NAK and #HL worked pretty well. Also, #EPM did well as well. I am still down 8% but swing trading softens the blow. No more long term buy-and-hold to add yet except may be for #HL, which Continue Reading
[Investing] 2021/3/19
This week was wild again- Up, down, up, down- I sold a lot on Wednesday and bought back on Thursday- Great swing trading- But this market is definitely broke. I swing traded in and out of NAK, which worked out quite well- I am still bullish gold miners and REITs- Continue Reading
[Investing] 2021/3/5
Wow- What a week- Down- Down- Down and today, we had a bizarre buy-the-dip occurring- Of course, as always, I have been swing trading so I made small profits daily- I just wished I didn’t swing so early today- Instead of making 1%, I could have made 5% on AG Continue Reading
[Investing] 2021/2/22
It has been a while since I have posted- Family, research, and teaching kept me busy- I did trade but I did not have much time to do research so I just swing traded REITs and gold miners, which worked out quite well- So much volatility- Today, AG and HL Continue Reading
[Investing] 2021/1/22
Another so-so day for the markets- Not even Biden’s stimulus tsunami can save this market- With so much liquidity and retail investors jumping, price discovery is pretty much non-existent…. But we still need to trade and make money. I want to return to buy and hold but not yet… So Continue Reading
[Investing] Investing in the Biden Era
Biden is finally president- He has made his dream come true. For those who don’t know, he has tried to run president since the late 80s so that’s 30 years plus trying to be president. He is also the first president to have super armed presence and a locked down Continue Reading