Posted by Jeflin on November 19, 2008
It is one way traffic: Dow Jones plunged below 8000, a first since 2003. There was a bear rally on Tuesday but it is a folly to be tempted by profits in all these technical rebounds. For those who are drawn in and end up selling in a panic, you risk doubling your losses. You are doing just fine having the bulk of your money in the bank. If you want to go long (very long), then just nibble at the stocks.
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Posted by Jeflin on October 2, 2008
A dreadful scenario that has been bothering investors is that this recession drags on for years and stocks simply do not go anywhere. For the purpose of discussion, let’s assume that instead of a 1-2 year bounce back, the economy is indeed stagnant or experiences low growth for the next decade, resulting in mediocre returns from the equity markets.
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Posted by Jeflin on August 8, 2008
On the eve of our National Day and the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, there is actually little to celebrate as an investor. The ST Index dropped 27.17 points to close at 2807.54, volume was weak at 1.041 billion while gainers/losers stand at 197/327.
COSCO Corp’s shares plunged 12.2% following the shock “retirement” of president Ji Hai Sheng. Read the full article here.
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Posted by Jeflin on July 23, 2008
Wall Street continue to finish higher on Wednesday. Dow Jones ended up 0.3%, Nasdaq composite gained 
almost 1%, and the S&P 500 was 0.4% higher.
Falling oil prices and the likely approval of a House bill which will stabilize the collapsing residential properties sector cheered the market.
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Posted by Jeflin on July 18, 2008
How long has it been since Wall Street posted consecutive gains? For nearly two weeks, we have seen a rebound only to be followed by more losses the following day.
Well, Wall Street broke out of their trance (posting more than 200 points gains in two sessions) but regional stock markets were still mixed in reaction.
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Posted by Jeflin on July 12, 2008
It was a punitive end to a roller-coaster week. Dow Jones breached 11000 (a first time low in nearly two years) but pulled back to end at 11,100.54, losing 128 points. Standard & Poor’s 500 index lost 1.1% while Nasdaq composite shed 0.8% to remain above March lows.
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Posted by Jeflin on July 7, 2008
The ST Index closed Monday at 2934.12 after a slight rebound of 41.58 points. Regional markets performed strongly as well. But don’t get all excited just yet. A recovery depends very much on what surprises Wall Street have in store for us.
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Posted by Jeflin on July 6, 2008
With inflation spiraling out of control, purchasing gold for your portfolio sounds like a no-brainer but sometimes when investments become too simple, a lot of people hesitate to act.
Major indexes experienced double-digit declines and investors took flight, this is the story of US stock market in the first half of 2008.
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Posted by Jeflin on June 30, 2008
I expected bearish sentiments in the stock market for this week because there is simply no good news on the horizon to spark a revival.
When I say revival, I mean sustained gains in grounds of over 100 points, not 20-30 points as this usually implies a zigzag pattern for further slides.
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Posted by Jeflin on June 27, 2008
The ST Index closed today at 2955.91, down by 25.04 points. Gainers/losers stand at 173/409 while 1.077 billion shares were traded.
No surprise for the red ink given that Dow Jones tumbled 358 points to close at 11,453.42 (its lowest finish since Sept. 11, 2006) due to record high oil prices and fresh troubles brewing in the financial, high-tech and automotive industries. S&P 500 slided 38.82 (about 3%) to 1,283.15 and Nasdaq composite fell 3.3% to 2,321.37.
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