The Official Stock Market Thread

[Sultan]

which stock is hot, why or why not
help AT OT members make money.
'try' to be fair.

I bought NTMD when it was 13. Shot up $10. I'm holding it. But then again, I never sell

 

[Sultan]

damn, this thread just sunk. no investors in here?

 

[conjur]

Everyone shorted this thread.

 

[Sultan]

damn, no help when money is at stake

 

[puffff]

CFC, great investment.

TIF, recently took a hit, and so now the price is cheap. great name brand, almost certain to make a comeback.

VZ, fat dividend, been beating expectations recently in a sector that's been having trouble.

PNRA, the next starbucks?

 

[fs5]

My short stock trading career:
Bought NVDA @ ~11 (now at 14.5)
Bought AMD @ ~11 (now at 14)
Bought CIEN @ 1.87 (now at 2.13)
Bought TCOM @ .19 (now at .24)

 

[Sultan]

thats it? no investors here?

 

[neonerd]

bump

EDIT: let's make this official

 

[DaveSimmons]

I invest quite a bit, but I'm lazy so it's all in mutual funds like VFINX (Vanguard S&P 500).

You might find more gamb--uh investors--in the fool.com forums, but beware all the people running "pump and dump" scams.

 

[Juice Box]

Im only 17, but I worked at a trading firm over the summer so Im still learning about it. hopefully Ill go into trading once out of college

 

[User1001]

its fun to day trade indexes (and I know you close out positions by the days end) I made some money using some stock market game,

 

[Sultan]

will appreciate a sticky here.

Sandisk dived today. Anyone thinks its a good buy right now?

 

[User1001]

do you mean divendend or split?

 

[fs5]

Originally posted by: Sultan
Sandisk dived today. Anyone thinks its a good buy right now?

After Hours (RTM/ECN): 22.89 Down 5.31 (18.83%)
you're not kidding, I'd say watch it for a week (I'm guessing it will continue to fall until friday and then start upward again on monday).

 

[alm99]

No clue how to invest a good starting points?

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: Sultan
which stock is hot, why or why not
help AT OT members make money.
'try' to be fair.

I bought NTMD when it was 13. Shot up $10. I'm holding it. But then again, I never sell

I tried this before. Just not going to happen PM me if you consider yourself a "value" investor.

I got creamed in MRK recently. That stinks.

Tips for the long term:
ACAS
FBC
TLB
LLTC
TJX

All solid comapnies hat are reasonably priced. If I were to pick one right now, I'd go with TLB. Greeat growth prospects and got hurt be earnings recently.

maybe:
PFE

Investing is to diverrse and no offesne to anyone here, but most people don't know what the hell they are doing and let emotions get in the way. Like with MRK recently. I know seasoned investors that are dumping MRK becasue "Cramer" said MRK is going under over Vioxx. I did some research and listened to teh CC today. I'm a bit worried, but to abandon ship right now? What would Graham do? I bet he'd buy more.

 

[RabidMongoose]

Interesting thread.

 

[Sultan]

who's Cramer? And Graham? And what's a Value investor?

Anyone thinks Sandisk is a good buy for a short term investment?

 

[ggnl]

Originally posted by: Sultan
who's Cramer? And Graham?

Anyone thinks Sandisk is a good buy for a short term investment?

Jim Cramer maybe. www.thestreet.com

 

[Sultan]

Apple up 12%:shocked:

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: Sultan
who's Cramer? And Graham? And what's a Value investor?

Anyone thinks Sandisk is a good buy for a short term investment?

Cramer is a contrarian indicator on cable TV. Just take his advice and do the opposiute. He is saying to dump Merck now. That's a clear buy signal.

Graham. That refers to Benjamin Graham. The father of value investing. If you think Buffet (Warren Buffet) is amazing, you should read Grahams books. They are more advanced though. "The Single Best Investment" is definitely the best newbie book I've come accross.

San Disk? I ahve no idea.

My best advice. Walk around your home or appt. Find items that you use often and investigate those companies. For example, Colgate, Coca-Cola, Lay-Z-Boy. I honestly wouldn't advise people to start with companies like San Disk.

EDIT:
Value Investor: Missed that part. Only uses financials and growth prospects to determine a "fair value" for any stock. Bascially ignores timing the market and "trading". Typcially goes after low P/E stocks. Today, a value investor, whcih I consider myself, is in love with banks. Refinancing is over and everyone is thinks banks are going to be less valuable. Thanks to hedging that not a logical response and it;s time to buy banks. WM, FBC and BAC are three banks that are 'cheap" right now. Well, actually not anymore, but when I got in they were.

 

[Sultan]

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004

Originally posted by: Sultan
who's Cramer? And Graham? And what's a Value investor?

Anyone thinks Sandisk is a good buy for a short term investment?

Cramer is a contrarian indicator on cable TV. Just take his advice and do the opposiute. He is saying to dump Merck now. That's a clear buy signal.

Graham. That refers to Benjamin Graham. The father of value investing. If you think Buffet (Warren Buffet) is amazing, you should read Grahams books. They are more advanced though. "The Single Best Investment" is definitely the best newbie book.

What do you mean by contrarian indicator? Where can I read his advice other than the above posted link - since that requires a subscription. I was thinking of getting some Merck as well. I'm sorry you had a loss in that.

I'll see if I can find Graham's book. Thanks :thumbsup:

What do you think of Apple? I say its overpriced right now I lost a big load in Intel

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: Sultan

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004

Originally posted by: Sultan
who's Cramer? And Graham? And what's a Value investor?

Anyone thinks Sandisk is a good buy for a short term investment?

Cramer is a contrarian indicator on cable TV. Just take his advice and do the opposiute. He is saying to dump Merck now. That's a clear buy signal.

Graham. That refers to Benjamin Graham. The father of value investing. If you think Buffet (Warren Buffet) is amazing, you should read Grahams books. They are more advanced though. "The Single Best Investment" is definitely the best newbie book.

What do you mean by contrarian indicator? Where can I read his advice other than the above posted link - since that requires a subscription. I was thinking of getting some Merck as well. I'm sorry you had a loss in that.

I'll see if I can find Graham's book. Thanks :thumbsup:

What do you think of Apple? I say its overpriced right now I lost a big load in Intel

contrarian indicator means do the opposite of what he says to do. meaning you should ignore Cramer all together. If anything, do the opposite of what he says to do. That goes for Herb Greenberg also.

First book to read by Benjamin Graham:
The Intelligent Investor
Make sure to get teh version with comments by Jason Zweig. After that, move onto Security Analysis. just make sure to get the latest version.

But rreemmber, these books are not for novices and are not easy reading. I highly recomend this as your first book: The Single Best Investment: Achieve Lasting Wealth with Low Risk, Steady Growth Stocks

The last customer review sums up the single best investment:

Investing made simple
After reading this book you'll feel that investing your money in the types of stocks that Miller recommends is as safe and easy as putting your money in the bank. You'll also worry about your investment as little as you worry about money in the bank. The goal is to earn high returns over time and you are led through the process and given a simple set of rules to follow. All concepts are well defined and the end of chapter summaries restate main points allowing investors of every skill level to easily navigate the material.

As for Apple. I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole.

I say its overpriced right now

I agree 100%. I think $30 is OK for AAPL, but I also think $20 could happen. I simply am avoiding it. I like dividend yielding stocks anyways. Just another stock where irrational optimism has taken over. Missed my chance to retire on NFLX when it was at $36 too. oh well.

 

[Sultan]

why dividend yielding stocks? I like stocks with low capitalisation but high revenue growth which in turn translates into rising stock value.

 

[Sultan]

come on, arent there any investors willing to share their knowledge over here?

Isonics jumped 30%.