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[MadScientist]

The best tip EVER:

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/singaporescene/poreans-feeling-blue-over-stock-market-turmoil-064010212.html

Remember this:
The illiterate of the future are not those who cannot read or write, but those who cannot unlearn and relearn.

[MadScientist]

Good morning…


Asian bloodbath day…

[patntee]

Looking back, the expensive lesson I learnt in the dot com bubble time is inexpensive now, I may be much worse off now if not for that early valuable lesson :yikes: Cash is king, or should it be gold now.

[MadScientist]

patntee:

Looking back, the expensive lesson I learnt in the dot com bubble time is inexpensive now, I may be much worse off now if not for that early valuable lesson :yikes: Cash is king, or should it be gold now.

According to many, particularly my favorite, Russell Napier, author of Anatomy of a Bear, the dot com bubble was the beginning of a secular bear market. Although it doesn't feel like it, it was a warning of what's to come... And we've had plenty of reminders with the GFC, and the current rout.

Does it feel like it seems to get bigger and worse each round? The major and final round would be much worse IMHO.
That's why we need to be prepared... And it's heartbreaking to know that most SGporean are going to be very vulnerable. The divide would be massive IMHO.

As for cash is king... That is changing... In a very peculiar way...
While the SGD is now viewed as a safe haven, we can end up like Japan... Thing is, we do not have exports that have an impeccable reputation nor can we sustain an associated inflation (even with a strong SGD). this is where I see the start of the income gap being massive.

Gold I like, but it has its own behaviour that is very difficult for me to tame... Admittedly, even with my own training, it is tough for me to catch the gold trend at times.
There is a school of thought about fiat currencies and how gold and other precious metals would come back as a store of value. Worth a read.

Can discuss further please... I may not be totally correct...

[peapot]

First time visiting this thread. Hmm…I know nuts about shares but I would like to invest in some than to just let cash sits in the bank and collects miserable interest rate.


How do I start? Where can I get some basic information to begin with?
Pls enlighten, thanks!!

[Augmum]

To play the stock market, one needs to equip with technical analysis knowledge and skills …

though with insider tips will give one an opportunityto make quick bucks.

i am not a pro…but i am a great believer of charts………
With charts, u can time yr entry and exit more accurately
rather than based on emotion…buying on europhia and selling on fears……
And best not to read too much into news, be it good news or bad news….
As we, retail investors, are often too late to react to news,
example… the case of a bad news, after the initial big gap down,
the moment when one sells, soon…shall see the immed rebound…
with tick by tick realtime charts, it helps to minimise cut loss…

[MadScientist]

peapot:

First time visiting this thread. Hmm....I know nuts about shares but I would like to invest in some than to just let cash sits in the bank and collects miserable interest rate.


How do I start? Where can I get some basic information to begin with?
Pls enlighten, thanks!!

Start learning.... Invest in yourself first.

There are various disciplines of share/stock trading... I am more of a trader than investor though I do both.

Some are fundamentalist, but like Augmum, I am also a chart artist.

There are various ways to start learning...
0. Learn about yourself and the real person you are... VERY important.
1. Read books
2. Read magazines
3. Join an online community, some allow you leeway to ask noob questions
4. Find mentors to learn from

[Augmum]

MadScientist:

peapot:

First time visiting this thread. Hmm....I know nuts about shares but I would like to invest in some than to just let cash sits in the bank and collects miserable interest rate.


How do I start? Where can I get some basic information to begin with?
Pls enlighten, thanks!!

Start learning.... Invest in yourself first.

There are various disciplines of share/stock trading... I am more of a trader than investor though I do both.

Some are fundamentalist, but like Augmum, I am also a chart artist.

There are various ways to start learning...
0. Learn about yourself and the real person you are... VERY important.
1. Read books
2. Read magazines
3. Join an online community, some allow you leeway to ask noob questions
4. Find mentors to learn from

hi-five...absolutely agree with yr 5 points.......

me too..... a trader more than an investor......
i closed all my positions by the end of the day, esp futures
as for stocks, would hold overnite if it shows a long white candle......

[MadScientist]

Augmum:

hi-five...absolutely agree with yr 5 points.......

me too..... a trader more than an investor......
i closed all my positions by the end of the day, esp futures
as for stocks, would hold overnite if it shows a long white candle......

:boogie:

Nice... scalper!

oh yeah... share with you something... remove the colours of the candles... would help psychologically.

[Edureach]

Wah, Augmum MadScientist are both season traders, Good!


My style, cyclical investor with 2-3 yrs holding equities on an uptrend, stockpicking primarily using FA and timing using TA. Normally like to start picking stocks approx 9-12 months after major sell down of major blue chips and complete buying in 12-18 mths to ensure my reading is correct, prefer to buy on the way up. Much prefer a concentrated porfolio as oppose to diversification to outpeform the broad mkt.


As for trading, more of a position trader dubbling in US stock indices.