bmneveu's Account Talk

[bmneveu]

"What to buy, what to buy...?" I ponder this as I watch the market drop day after day. The good stuff is available for cheap right now! Looking at getting some AAPL, KO, USO, C and BTU. Any thoughts on those?

 

[Birchtree]

I'll be buying BTU for sure adding into my pain. ANR will be another purchase again after the loss today.

 

[bmneveu]

Any Navy out there? Passed my EIDWS board today . Get pinned next Friday!

 

[jpcavin]

Any Navy out there? Passed my EIDWS board today . Get pinned next Friday!

Congrats! Are you CT/IT/IS? or are there other qualifying rates?

 

[RealMoneyIssues]

Any Navy out there? Passed my EIDWS board today . Get pinned next Friday!

Congrats !!! +1 for you Shipmate!!

 

[bmneveu]

Congrats! Are you CT/IT/IS? or are there other qualifying rates?

I'm a CTR . I've heard anyone can get the pin if they have a clearance and are stationed with intel ratings.

 

[jpcavin]

I'm a CTR . I've heard anyone can get the pin if they have a clearance and are stationed with intel ratings.

When did you graduate from CID Corry? I probably seen you around a didn't even know it. :laugh:

 

[bmneveu]

When did you graduate from CID Corry? I probably seen you around a didn't even know it. :laugh:

Graduated August 16th, 2009. Are you an instructor there? I'm heading to Texas in a month for C school (A&R), then to NIOC Georgia for DirSup subs! Gonna get workin' on my fish as soon as I can

 

[bmneveu]

I currently have my contributions set to 100% S fund to pick up extra shares at a reduced rate while we're in this rut. I'm wondering what others think about this.. Do you always contribute to the G Fund? S Fund? It seems to me the best way to play it is to contribute to the S Fund when it's down and then maybe set contributions back to G Fund when the market is peaking -- thoughts?

 

[Birchtree]

You should be aware that small caps have now been in out performance mode for the last 11 years - prior to that cycle the large caps were in out performance mode for 5 years. No cycle lasts forever and you would be better served buying C fund shares in anticipation of a new large cap cycle beginning sometime in the future - perhaps tomorrow. My wife and I both have been accumulating C fund shares for many years - just waiting for the turn.

 

[bmneveu]

Bought AAPL, SIRI, WFC and JMBA in the dip today. I have about 20% cash left in my portfolio at this point. I'd love to get into GLD (gold) as a hedge but it seems so expensive at this point. I also keep looking at USO, an ETF for oil prices. It seems like crude always makes it way back to $100 at some point and it's currently around $81.50! It's hard to ignore prices like these.

 

[twohorsefarm]

Bought AAPL, SIRI, WFC and JMBA in the dip today. I have about 20% cash left in my portfolio at this point. I'd love to get into GLD (gold) as a hedge but it seems so expensive at this point. I also keep looking at USO, an ETF for oil prices. It seems like crude always makes it way back to $100 at some point and it's currently around $81.50! It's hard to ignore prices like these.

I agree with the USO play, a little early on SIRI, RIMM is the play of the quarter, along with a DRV or TZA on this down turn. Picked up 15% on DRV over the last two days.

 

[bmneveu]

Bought USO about a week ago and GLD this past friday. My sell targets are $95 for oil and $1900 for gold. I plan on these being short term plays but I may end up holding on to the gold depending on economic situations...

 

[bmneveu]

Bought a bit more SIRI last week at $1.45 a share. Gotta love up days like today! Every single position I have is up big today, and I have a pretty diversified portfolio.

 

[tsptalk]

You got to love days like this when you're on the right side. Nice job!

 

[bmneveu]

Just noticed how light the volume is today. While I can't complain of such a nice positive today, it would be more reassuring if it came on heavier activity. I'm assuming it's due to the holiday. Maybe we'll see another strong up day tomorrow on high volume when all the vacationers are back!

 

[RealMoneyIssues]

Just noticed how light the volume is today. While I can't complain of such a nice positive today, it would be more reassuring if it came on heavier activity. I'm assuming it's due to the holiday. Maybe we'll see another strong up day tomorrow on high volume when all the vacationers are back!

Remember, the bears will be back tomorrow too. Probably another fight to see who will win...

 

[bmneveu]

Oil is finally starting to come back up. Still planning on selling my USO when oil gets around $95. Hoping that happens soon so I can reinvest that cash. A few opportunities I see are Vodafone, Ralph Lauren, Sprint, and possibly BTU.

 

[bmneveu]

I was extremely tempted to IFT out at least half of my money today after the recent rally. The market may be overbought after today but I'm staying in. I may end up staying in the market for the rest of the year. It's tough to time these swings! I've been in for awhile now, so the Buy-and-Hold method may stick with me for a bit longer. I may take another look at an exit after the bulk of earnings season is over.

 

[bmneveu]

The volume today has been pretty low so far. To me that's a sign that today was just profit taking and we'll continue to tick upwards tomorrow