Monthly Archives: August 2007

Summary: V is for volatility. Counting intraday swings, my portfolio had not moved less than 3% for the 10 trading days to Wednesday. Most of those days the close was also greater than 3%. This week saw five up days, … Continue reading →

Summary: My 3.3% gain Monday confirmed that I am an investment genius who has the guts to last out market fluctations.  I did well on Friday too running up 5%.  It was a pity about the 15% drop between Tuesday … Continue reading →

Summary: I found no shelter from the volatility induced by the subprime mess and credit worries.  Yet when all was said and done I was able to pick up some bargains and have a good feeling going forward. I awoke … Continue reading →

Summary: I will be moving to a weekly for a time as pressing other commitments are cutting into my blogging time. The portfolio stabilized after the drubbing of last week and ended with about a 0.1% gain. I added some … Continue reading →