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Portfolio Update 20130401

I have been inactive for so long in OptionsXpress, my choice of US-based online broker, that they have cancelled my account (and without informing me!). In this time and age, one would have thought an automated e-mail can be sent to the customer first, checking out if they want to keep their account, before killing said account. I can still track everything manually, so it is not really an issue, though.

QQQ Portfolio

Stock: US$82,764.00
Cash: US$61,141.85
Total: US$143,905.85
Benchmark Oct 2007: +13.40%

A sell signal flashed, so I sold off 100 shares, maintaining more ballast.

I have stopped following my other portfolios. The Sorry Portfolio should seriously be liquidated and a reset given to it. Without significant leverage, the FOREX portfolio is as sorry as the sorry portfolio. The system seriously likes something a bit more volatile, and so far QQQ has shown that aspect.

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By StMichael – Mon, 1 April, 2013

Portfolio Update 20120528

QQQ Portfolio

Stock: US$80,691.00
Cash: US$54,254.80
Total: US$134,945.80
Benchmark Oct 2007: +18.16%

All quiet on the western front.

Sorry Portfolio

Stock: US$101,984.90
Cash: US$9,229.72
Total: US$111,214.62
Component: KO610, MCD520, PG140
Benchmark: +11.21%

All quiet on the western front.

SGD/CNY

SGD: $50,000
CNY: ¥10,185.37
SGD Value: $100,794.44
Benchmark: -0.78%

All quiet on the western front.

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By StMichael – Mon, 28 May, 2012

Portfolio Update 20120220

QQQ Portfolio

Stock: US$82,459.00
Cash: US$54,254.80
Total: US$136,713.80
Benchmark Oct 2007: +17.14%

A sell signal flashed, and I liquidated another 30 shares. The system has been going into ballasts since mid-2009, with brief pauses in between.

Sorry Portfolio

Stock: US$103,202.70
Cash: US$9,229.72
Total: US$112,432.42
Component: KO610, MCD520, PG140
Benchmark: +12.43%

All quiet on the western front.

SGD/CNY

SGD: $50,000
CNY: ¥10,185.37
SGD Value: $101,313.89
Benchmark: -1.28%

Although there has been a gain over purely leaving the money in SGD, someone who plunged all his money into CNY (the benchmark) would have gained more than this more conservative system. There is a price to pay for having capital protection as the priority.

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By StMichael – Mon, 20 February, 2012

Portfolio Update 20120206

QQQ Portfolio

Stock: US$82,526.50
Cash: US$52,361.85
Total: US$134,888.35
Benchmark Oct 2007: +18.14%

A sell signal flashed, and I liquidated another 50 shares. I am starting to move into ballasts.

Sorry Portfolio

Stock: US$102,321.80
Cash: US$9,229.72
Total: US$111,551.52
Component: KO610, MCD520, PG140
Benchmark: +12.63%

All quiet on the western front.

SGD/CNY

SGD: $50,000
CNY: ¥10,185.37
SGD Value: $101,558.34
Benchmark: -1.51%

Maybe I should have picked a more volatile pair, but my strength is not in FOREX!

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By StMichael – Mon, 6 February, 2012

Portfolio Update 20120124

QQQ Portfolio

Stock: US$82,510.20
Cash: US$49,269.30
Total: US$131,779.50
Benchmark Oct 2007: +19.78%

A sell signal flashed, and I liquidated another 40 shares.

Sorry Portfolio

Stock: US$103,397.30
Cash: US$9,229.72
Total: US$112,627.02
Component: KO610, MCD520, PG140
Benchmark: +12.63%

All quiet on the western front.

SGD/CNY

SGD: $50,000
CNY: ¥10,185.37
SGD Value: $100,886.11
Benchmark: -0.87%

Maybe I should have picked a more volatile pair, but my strength is not in FOREX, hence the conservatism.

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By StMichael – Tue, 24 January, 2012

Portfolio Update 20111228

The portfolios check were made on 26 December 2011, which happened to be a holiday in the NYSE. The system I am using does not require ticking signals – historical data can also be used.

QQQ Portfolio

Stock: US$79,633.60
Cash: US$46,887.65
Total: US$126,521.25
Benchmark Oct 2007: +22.61%

No signals – all quiet on the western front.

Sorry Portfolio

Stock: US$104,263.40
Cash: US$9,229.72
Total: US$113,493.12
Component: KO610, MCD520, PG140
Benchmark: +13.49%

Another sell signal flashed, and I liquidated another 30 shares of MCD. Most readers who understand how stock trading should work will understand that I am basically taking in ballast when the boat is rising. The key is in knowing when, and how much, and this system (principal aim: protect capital) works as it should.

SGD/CNY

SGD: $50,000
CNY: ¥10,185.37
SGD Value: $99,847.20
Benchmark: +0.15%

No signals. All quiet on the western front. The historical swing of the SGD and CNY is not very large and is unlikely to trigger any signals. I have used this pair for two reasons. First, I understand these two currencies better and do actually use them. Second, I have little idea of FOREX otherwise. Wise is the man who does not tread into battlefields not to his advantage.

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By StMichael – Wed, 28 December, 2011

Portfolio Update 20111214

QQQ Portfolio

Stock: US$80,059.60
Cash: US$46,887.65
Total: US$126,947.25
Benchmark Oct 2007: +22.37%

No signals – all quiet on the western front.

Sorry Portfolio

Stock: US$103,515.00
Cash: US$6,236.93
Total: US$109,751.93
Component: KO610, MCD550, PG140
Benchmark: +9.75%

Another sell signal flashed yesterday, and I liquidated another 10 shares of MCD. For comparison (though a poor one), I have benchmarked this against the cash investment of USD100,000.

SGD/CNY

SGD: $50,000
CNY: ¥10,185.37
SGD Value: $99,969.43
Benchmark: 0.03%

I am also testing this system, to see if it may work on FOREX. The benchmark is set against a fully invested CNY valued initially at SGD100,000, starting from November 2011.

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By StMichael – Wed, 14 December, 2011

Portfolio Update 20111110

QQQ Portfolio

Stock: US$82,076.00
Cash: US$46,887.65
Total: US$128,963.65

No signals – all quiet on the western front.

Sorry Portfolio
Stock: US$101,553.10
Cash: US$5,259.40
Total: US$106,812.50

The previous action for the sorry portfolio was in October 2008, when the ballast kicked in and bought up large amounts of new stock as the stock market tanked. From 7 November 2011 till 10 November 2011, a series of moves sparked signals for sales of stock. This portfolio currently consists of KO 610, MCD 560 and PG 140. I have finally liquidated all stocks of C.

 

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By StMichael – Thu, 10 November, 2011

Portfolio Update 20110912

The biggest issue with an investment system designed for capital protection as its primary mission is how quiet the portfolio can be. A quiet portfolio will also, by nature, give smaller gains compared to comparatively more aggressive investment systems.

QQQ Portfolio
Stock: US$75,515.60
Cash: US$46,887.65
Total: US$122,403.25

No signals – all quiet on the western front, but the stock has dropped, hence the drop in portfolio value. At USD54.06 each, USD100k would have purchased 1840 shares back in 29 October 2007, when this portfolio was started to test the system. That portfolio would have been worth $97,851.20 today, a loss compared to the 25.09% gain the system have produced after nearly 4 years, or more than 8% p.a.

Sorry Portfolio
Stock: US$103,012.80
Cash: US$364.85
Total: US$103,377.65

No signals also for the sorry portfolio (and it has been so for a long time), but a rising tide raises all boats. Unfortunately, I had failed to establish a benchmark for this portfolio when it was first set up, and I have nothing to compare with for the success of the more aggressive system in this portfolio.

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By StMichael – Mon, 12 September, 2011

Portfolio Update 20110406

QQQ Portfolio
Stock: US$81,110.40
Cash: US$46,887.65
Total: US$127,998.05

No signals – all quiet on the western front.

Sorry Portfolio
Stock: US$98,113.50
Cash: US$364.85
Total: US$98,478.35

No action for the sorry portfolio.

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By StMichael – Wed, 6 April, 2011