Monthly Archives: January 2008

Weekly Wrap 1/21 – 10/25/08

Posted on January 27, 2008 by

Summary: Finally a positive week: my portfolio rose almost 3%. The week started off badly, with my Canadian investments taking big hits on Monday while the US markets were closed. The rate cut helped on Tuesday, and a good Thursday … Continue reading →

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Weekly Wrap 1/14 – 1/18/08

Posted on January 26, 2008 by

Summary: After a good Monday, it was a miserable week in which I dropped 6.5%.  Just about everything fell with ALSWF leading the way.  NRF and AHR also got hit as a big commercial real estate default fueled speculation that … Continue reading →

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Weekly Wrap 1/7 – 1/11/08

Posted on January 22, 2008 by

Summary: I got back on Tuesday in time to see ALSWF drag down my portfolio for the week.  Other positions such as NRF however seem to be in recovery mode. I added some AHR, JRT (good yields), some more SNEN, … Continue reading →

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2007 Year-end Review

Posted on January 20, 2008 by

BehavioralTrader.com’s inaugural year turned out to be my best financial performance to date.  My total return was 60%:: 52% in my margin account and 88% in my IRA.   Its hard to say how much blogging helped  — did it improve … Continue reading →

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Weekly Wrap 12/31/07 – 1/4/08

Posted on January 13, 2008 by

Summary: Still on vacation.  Bought yet more NRF and some more AHR. Positions: Long: ALSWF ANH ANH-A CMO-A DRYS FFHL GA GREXF MDNNF MLKKF MMG NRF ONAV QADMF SNEN XSI NFIYF SGTI MFA GDOCF Short: GCI KBH MEG MNI TOL … Continue reading →

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Weekly Wrap 12/24 – 12/28/07

Posted on January 13, 2008 by

Summary: Still on vacation.  A sell order I had for ALSWF got hit in my IRA. Positions: Long: ALSWF ANH ANH-A CMO-A DRYS FFHL GA GREXF MDNNF MLKKF MMG NRF ONAV QADMF SNEN XSI NFIYF SGTI MFA GDOCF Short: GCI … Continue reading →

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Weekly Wrap 12/17 – 12/21/07

Posted on January 13, 2008 by

Summary: Was on vacation so not much trading or following the market. I bought a little SGTI, DHT and NRF, some of which I later sold. On vacation so no feel for the market. Positions: Long: ALSWF ANH ANH-A CMO-A … Continue reading →

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