Vanmeerten, Congratulations on being selected as the next Amateur in MSN strategy Lab contest. I will be keenly watching the Vad versus Van battle. Meanwhile i hope that marketocracy people change their mind and start SLO3 contest in August. They...
Congratulations to those who have finished in the top 20 and who have contributed some good posts. Five of you are likely to be declared as finalists and one of you will go to SLO to challenge Ken Kam and...
Now that the Solars are down, is it time to jeer at SLO2 solar players or to load them up ? The answer depends on your investment time horizon and risk tolerance. If you are risk averse or have a...
Here we are, half way through the SLO2. SLO2 has been a different kind of experience for most of us compared to the SLO1. Having been a top10 finisher in SLO1, I have started this round with the objective of...
Going into 2008, most people expected US to enter a mild recession this year. That has resulted in a stock market fall in January and only the intervention by FED stopped what would have been one of the terrible months...
Last year, trading was easy because the market went up for the most part. So you just need to pick up some great momentum players and some good under valued stocks. Short ETF buyers got killed for most of the...
Hi every one! I am sorry for missing in action for the past one and half months. A lot of things happened during that period. The stock market has turned upside down and so does the leadership board here. Of...
Oh God! What a wonderful journey this has been. This Strategy Lab Open competition is a very memorable one. It feels great to participate in a tournament like this where one has to teach a few investing lessons to fellow...
After a long wait, probably for many years, the Bears finally had a reason to celebrate. They feel that their time has come. They have come out of hiding and celebrating widely in the open. Now it's Bulls time to...
I wanted to post my views about how stock market behaves in October and i was thinking about the subject title. Finally i selected the title which rhymes with "sound of music" which is my all time favorite movie. When...
I appreciate your buy and hold advise. Unfortunately every one can't do that. I like trading and buy and hold policy prevents me from doing that. I can't just do a coupe of trades an year. So i buy stocks on the weakness and sell them on the strength.
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | November 19, 2007 11:10 AM
#1) I think that the recent rise of Gold has more to do with the rise of BRIC countries more than anything else. So as long as these emerging countries continue to grow, Gold will continue to go up. It's rise is tied to growth of emerging markets.
#2) This AAPL bull did not say that he sold AAPL because it is going down. I have said that i have sol AAPL to buy some other bargain stock. Not every one follows Buy and Hold policy. It's not the only method that works.
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | November 19, 2007 2:29 PM
Wise decision, albeit a bit late. Buy FXI.
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | November 28, 2007 10:16 AM
I couldn't agree more with you regarding the best approach is to pick good stocks and stay the course. Well said.
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | November 29, 2007 10:46 AM
Gave 3 stars
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | November 30, 2007 10:03 AM
Hi Viking Warrior,
Only derogatory postings should be asked to unpublish. Just because you don't like some one or his philosophy,you shouldn't advocate banning that person or his philosophy. You are very much welcome to educate people on why you disagree with some one or his philosophy. People will then make their decision.
One should respect freedom of speech and freedom of opinion.
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | December 25, 2007 1:00 PM
Some how my name didn't appear in my previous comment. It's me (onlyraju) who posted that comment
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | December 26, 2007 11:21 AM
It happened once again. It's me (onlyraju) who posted the above comment.
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | December 26, 2007 12:26 PM
I will be surprised if the winner is neither you nor stocksshah. Both of you deserve it equally. BTW, i think that 2008 is too early for you to start your own hedge fund. It might be better to prove yourself in at least 2 more rounds before jumping into that risky venture. If you are as successful in the next rounds as you are in this round, then you will get a lot of referrals from folks here. You may get a few partners too (like me) :) .
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | January 3, 2008 1:29 AM
Good Post. Gave 3 stars
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | February 15, 2008 3:22 PM
Be your own self. Your posting on Monolines is very good. You are good blogging.
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | February 15, 2008 3:24 PM
Jonathan,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I wish more people come out with detailed posts like yours. I am giving 3 stars for this post.
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | February 15, 2008 3:27 PM
Thanks John. I have updated my posting
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | February 16, 2008 4:07 PM
Good One.
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | February 29, 2008 9:12 PM
Good Post. I couldn't agree with you more. People who do a good job of risk management rarely wins short time trading competitions. To win this type of competitions, you need to chase the hottest thing out there :)
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | March 7, 2008 11:02 PM
Excellent post. 3stars for this.
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | March 14, 2008 7:48 PM
Keith,
You surprised me with this temporary downfall. I thought that you are one invincible guy out here. You have been very consistent through out SLO1 and till now in SLO2.I thought that you are one strong candidate to win this round. It's a pleasure to see you in my company (temporarily down). Let's fight our way up. We can do it.
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | March 19, 2008 10:52 AM
Good One, Tom.
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | March 23, 2008 9:15 PM
Any reason why you are not holding the stocks that you are recommending here ?
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | March 30, 2008 1:13 PM
Thanks for high lighting a new stock.
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | April 4, 2008 8:58 AM
I like your comment, Donnie.
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | April 4, 2008 9:02 AM
I fully agree with you that the commodities bubble is the next one to blow up. Like all other bubbles, it will inflate for a little longer than we think and a few lucky guys make some money out of it. Ironically i have observed that chasing the bubble is the surest way to make money as long as you go with proper stop loss limits. I personally stay away from these bubbles.
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | April 4, 2008 9:31 AM
Intel Wins, Uncle goes back to last page (rankings page) :)
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | April 15, 2008 5:40 PM
Good Luck Ron. May all your plans be fulfilled. You deserve it.
-Raju
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | April 16, 2008 3:51 PM
I think that you are too optimistic about oil gong to $90. I feel that it will go to $60 this year :) . There is no doubt that the oil prices will retreat.
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | April 30, 2008 8:59 AM
Excellent Post. Good Luck with your hedge fund endeavour. I should start thinking about that too.
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | May 20, 2008 10:55 AM
My guess is that the Fed will not raise the rates in near future and we will see continued higher inflation and higher commodity prices. We should also see continued weakness in financial and airline sectors. This is my prediction for the rest of the year.
-Raju
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | June 24, 2008 12:14 PM
Vad,
You beat me to the post. I also believe that there are more IndyMacs to come in the coming months.
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | July 13, 2008 10:53 PM
There may not be a SLO3 in the near term. We can keep in touch in this forum or through emails. Please send me your email to me. You should receive an email from me saying that a comment is posted on your blog.
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | July 17, 2008 4:03 PM
Great posting. Best of the breed. I had taken a HUGE hit in my personal portfolio this past week because of not selling the losers quickly. I generally do not put stop loss orders. I just watch the market and trade based on my own judgement of the future price of the stock. But this market seem to be dangerous one. It could wipe out our enitre portfolios if we don't exhibit disciplines.
Posted by Raju Dantuluri | July 24, 2008 3:27 PM