Portfolio of the week - 2007

[peanuts]

Ski, dude.... I gotta get out of UA. I'll sell that, and enter into B short. Let me know if you need the prices.

[peanuts]

Please put me in CBI long. Thanks.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I like this sector for 2007 and 2008. The highway and transportation infrastructure bill passed last year should give this and some other companies that I watch a nice boost in business over the next few years.

[skiracer]

Ski, dude.... I gotta get out of UA. I'll sell that, and enter into B short. Let me know if you need the prices.

Peanuts,
If you could help me out with the intraday time of sale prices it would be a big help. That is the only thing that I am going to need help with probable everyday as something with my broker has changed and I can't get the intraday time of sale prices anymore after the close and I can't gurarantee that I will be watching that closely everyday during the day to get all of the changes. Thanks.

[Karel]

Peanuts,
If you could help me out with the intraday time of sale prices it would be a big help. That is the only thing that I am going to need help with probable everyday as something with my broker has changed and I can't get the intraday time of sale prices anymore after the close and I can't gurarantee that I will be watching that closely everyday during the day to get all of the changes. Thanks.

I am not quite sure about dependability, but http://finance.yahoo.com has nice intraday charts with minute intervals, like this.

Regards,

Karel

[peanuts]

I am not quite sure about dependability, but http://finance.yahoo.com has nice intraday charts with minute intervals, like this.

Regards,

Karel

At first, I was logging into my Ameritrade account and finding the intraday prices in that manner, but once Yahoo Finance began offering the test version of their 1 day charts, I began to use that to find the prices. Nobody found any discrepencies, so I guess it was working OK.... but be careful of the daily opening prices from Yahoo- as Rob once pointed out, the prices may take a few days before they are settled.

as far as my trade prices today - exited UA at $46.96 and entered B short at $24.12

RL exited at $8.98

Riverbabe entered at $35

[riverbabe]

Riverbabe entered at $35

That's pretty discouraging. Did you notice that from 3rd place last week at one point, I dropped to dead last? My luck has been abyssmal lately, both in the POTW and personally.

[peanuts]

That's pretty discouraging. Did you notice that from 3rd place last week at one point, I dropped to dead last? My luck has been abyssmal lately, both in the POTW and personally.

Don't worry too much, Babe. Same thing has happened to me, lately. Market dynamics change all the time, so the same strategy isn't as effective throughout the entire timeline; but if the strategy is good, then you'll do just fine in the long run. Ernie can tell you that, too.

You are not the only one to express what you have.

Did you ever hear of the Costanza Doctrine?

[riverbabe]

Did you ever hear of the Costanza Doctrine?

Does it have anything to do with a "domain?"

[riverbabe]

I think I've just been working way too hard recently. Even had to work 8 hours on Saturday and 6 on Sunday (all intense scientific creative writing on the computer). Was that any way to spend a sunshiny weekend? But I watched "The Queen" on DVD. That was fun. Need a break. Maybe will sell in May and go away for a few months. The market is way too tricky right now. Riverbabe

[peanuts]

Did you ever hear of the Costanza Doctrine?

Does it have anything to do with a "domain?"

The Costanza Doctrine, from Nigel Davies
April 3, 2007

This has been used of late in a political context, but the Costanza Doctrine (taken from a Seinfeld episode in which George Constanza temporarily improved his fortunes by doing the opposite of what his instincts told him) would seem to offer hope to thousands of losing traders. The trick would seem to be to buy when you feel that knot of fear in the pit of your stomach, or sell when you feel the joy and excitement of a trade going your way.

George:

"Why did it all turn out like this for me? I had so much promise. I was personable. I was bright. Oh, maybe not academically speaking, but I was perceptive. I always know when someone's uncomfortable at a party. It all became very clear to me sitting out there today, that every decision I've ever made in my entire life has been wrong. My life is the complete opposite of everything I want it to be. Every instinct I have in every aspect of life, be it something to wear, something to eat… It's always wrong."

Jerry:

"If every instinct you have is wrong, then the opposite would have to be right."