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bladez87
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07-Feb-2011 07:19
Yells: "I AM PAPER TRADING AFTER LOSING 5k!" |
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CPF is just a nice name for tax...i doubt my generation will ever see our CPF moneyat the rate the gov raise the withdrawal age.
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krisluke
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07-Feb-2011 00:21
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asian finanical crisis 1997.  That year UK handed Hong Kong back to china. http://www.world-crisis.net/financial-crisis/asian-crisis-countries.html |
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BullishTempo
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06-Feb-2011 23:36
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MARKET PULSE Feb. 5, 2011, 1:58 p.m. EST Resignations in Egypt's ruling party: reportsRelated storiesBy John Spence BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Several leaders in Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party have resigned, including Gamal Mubarak, the president's son, according to reports Saturday. An earlier report on state television that President Hosni Mubarak had resigned his party post was later retracted, The Wall Street Journal reported. The party asked for the resignation of Safwat Al Sherif, the secretary general of the NDP, the newspaper said.  |
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Gaecia
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06-Feb-2011 23:30
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o yea, maybe he  thinks people  can get by and live on  air only while working on that  chunky mortgage.  Yet at  the same time  encourages citizens to raise as many kids as possible per household. Dual income  parents leaving kids to childcare centres & maids to nurture their young while grandparents are encouraged to be economically active and work till how old? 70+ is a nice number.  How  idealistic can  the policy makers get?  First class public education inspires  first class  tuition rates  in this free market to  help our future leaders/ generation cope with demands from MOE. This is our home, our Singapore indeed.
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yummygd
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06-Feb-2011 22:41
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hahahahahhaha what e hell is he talkin about. affordable prices but property value will continue to rise?now most of e citizens cant afford a house. 1 mil for a EC(ceiling cap 10k) I didnt know a 10k income can pay for a 1 mil plus property.
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06-Feb-2011 20:31
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most investors dont plainly look at just the casino biz alone. We look at the revenue GENTING generated as a whole, not Casino and US separated.
So I assume you have shorted it?
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krisluke
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06-Feb-2011 18:07
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PM Lee promises to maintain affordable housing?? The Singapore government promises to do more to stabilise the property market, if necessary, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his Chinese New Year message. “The government has acted to curb speculation and cool the property market. We will do more to stabilise the market if and when this becomes necessary,” said PM Lee. “We will keep  housing affordable to Singaporeans, especially public housing. At the same time, in a prospering economy, home owners should see their properties appreciating in value over the long term.” Recently, the government announced new property measures that would increase the seller’s stamp duty (SSD) on properties to a maximum of 16 percent of the sale price if the property is sold within a year, as well as lower the limit that banks can lend buyers for a second property, down to 60 percent of the property’s value. In terms of immigration policy, the prime minister acknowledged the “sense of dislocation and unfamiliarity” felt by many Singaporeans but stressed the need to keep up with the world or face decline in population and stagnation. “We need immigrants to reinforce our ranks but we must maintain a clear majority of local-born Singaporeans who set the tone of our society and uphold our core values and ethos,” he said. “We are managing the inflow of foreigners who want to live and work here. Many want to become permanent residents and new citizens but we will only select those who can add value to Singapore.” // also abt baby bonus 2011... same thingys as in GE 2006 // |
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iPunter
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06-Feb-2011 11:57
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rutheone1905
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06-Feb-2011 11:07
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Genting had been over speculated and valued.   if u dont wanna hop something at the historical high (remember Creative?) then be real careful with this stk.   The casino buz only constitute a very small fraction of the whole business. those that bought at historical high of 2.22~2.35 are just waiting to dump to you.   this one got to be real careful.   | ||||
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iPunter
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06-Feb-2011 10:05
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Hahaha, of course...   but many will staunchly disagree...   |
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rotijai
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06-Feb-2011 09:59
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and all is betting ? :P
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iPunter
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06-Feb-2011 09:34
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Out of 1001 hardest truths about the stock market,     this one must be the most commonly overlooked:-             No one can tell or predict the market's trend, until it has happened.                     A trend can only be observed as it happens.                               And without exception, when it has happened,                                         people will always claim they were right in their 'prediction'.  |
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iPunter
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06-Feb-2011 09:33
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Out of 1001 hardest truths about the stock market,     this one must be the most commonly overlooked:-             No one can tell or predict the market's trend, until it has happened.                    A trends can only be observed as it happens.                               And without exception, when it has happened,                                         people will always claim they were right in their 'prediction'.    |
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krisluke
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05-Feb-2011 23:51
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Well, let's start first with 10 things that people thought they know (might not be truth) about stock markets.
10 things you don’t know about stock markets:-
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krisluke
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05-Feb-2011 23:46
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There are many laws governing the financial markets just as there is gravity law to hold things together on the earth. One of the powerful financial market laws is summed up in this phrase " Time is the Cause, Volume is the Fuel and Price is the Result." There is a lot of market wisdom in this principle. If we could truly understand this, we could potentially unlock the mystery of the financial markets. In fact, if we look hard enough at the world that surrounded us, we could see patterns that conform to this universal law that works beautifully in the stock markets. In fact, I spent a lot of time researching into this phrase and would like to share some of my thoughts with you. I will break down the whole phrase into three distinct parts and I will begin the exploration from the bottom up. Let us begin with the topic of price analysis. Stock price is something that most people are interested in. Very simple as to why they do so. Stock prices determine their profits in stock trading or investment. If you purchased company equity at $5 per share and it goes up to $10, you practically double your investment portfolio. The first thing when we look at the stock ticker tape, we notice the market price of the shares traded in the stock exchange. Naturally many people think that the ultimate thing about stock trading is about the price per share. How limited that understanding is because we are looking at the stock market thru one dimension only. In fact, stock market operators use the stock prices as the bait for drawing the public to purchase their shares of which they are desperately want to dispose. How to fish if there isn’t any bait to feed the fishes? There are many technical indicators which are wonderful technical analysis tools available ranging from simple moving averages to the famous MACD indicator, use the stock price as the base variable for the formula calculation. Price indeed is a powerful variable to study in the analysis of financial markets as it is the direct result which all of us are interested in. Fibonacci, one of my favorite technical analysis tools, could be used to project potential retracement levels of the stock prices in the pullback. Another powerful market analysis tool available to us is the study of chart patterns. Volume is the driving force of the rising stock price. This is where many people miss the point. A stock rises from $5 to $10 does not mean much if the volume is only 100 shares transacted. That would be just a $500 – $1000 dollar value shares transaction. So, the public often get excited when they see some barely active shares jump up 50% in a single trading day. I would put much emphasis on the volume analysis in the light of price analysis to get a better glimpse on what is happening behind the scene. Stock market operators put great emphasis on volume rather on the stock price. The main reason is because the volume determines how many shares they can dispose to the public or how many shares they can accumulate from the retail investors. Stock market operators are very smart individuals or collective groups of people. They too can engineer public interests by stirring the calm water by increasing the transacted volume thru buying and selling using different trading accounts. When the retail investors saw that a buyer purchased the stock at $10 with a single transaction volume of 100,000 shares, they immediately thought some rich guy is behind the purchase and therefore the stock will be going up in price. Unknown to them, that the seller of those 100,000 shares was actually the same buyer. The retail investors got tricked into chasing the rising stock price as the fear of missing the boat and the greed of profits grip them. Therefore, we must pay much attention to the volume analysis to know what is going on behind the scene. What we would want to derive from the volume analysis is to whether the smart money is accumulating the shares or disposing the shares. Therefore, a healthy rising stock price must be fuel with " healthy" volume. However, a declining stock price can happen without much volume. Shares fall at their own weight as though there is some gravity inclination. Looking at the volume in analyzing stocks is likening to looking at the market using two dimensional views. Time analysis in stock market is even uncommon especially to the retail investors. Time analysis provides what I called it as three dimensional views to the stock market. Everything is about timing. There is even timing in the breath that we take in every single moment. Time animates everything surrounding us including us. This laptop that I used to write this blog is also animated by some clocking mechanism that provides the pulse to parse the instructions stored in the microprocessor. Let me tell you something which you might not hear before. When the time comes for the stock market to move upwards, it will move up regardless of the news that we hear surrounding us. Even if there are wars going on or earthquakes happening somewhere, if it is time to move up, it will move up. I repeat, it will move up. How many time we short on bad news only to find that the stock soars higher regardless of the " outlook" as perceived by our own understanding. WD Gann once said the Time is the most important variable among Price, Volume and Time. As mentioned, Gann tools are some of the powerful timing tools to analyze the stock market timing. However, if you delved deeper, you might find some of the methods are not so conventional. I can only say that if you want to disprove that market theory, then you have to study it first and see for yourself. In conclusion to the above post, I have basically chart out the entire learning path that any stocks, commodities, futures, options or forex traders should embark in learning more of the financial markets. Each section itself has vast division to explore further.
" Time is the Cause, Volume is the Fuel, and Price is the Result. Over all these three, Time is the most important of all." |
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BullishTempo
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05-Feb-2011 11:44
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Bull market will resume on Monday. STI currently at 3211, minor resistance at 3230, then 3250. Currently vested : Noble : Bought price 2.21, TP : 2.35 GenSp : Bought price 2.04 and 2.11, TP : 2.22 NoL : Bought price 2.23, TP : 2.38 GAR : Bought price 0.71, TP : 0.76 This is not a buy call. Do your own analysis before making any entries. TPs can change due to market conditions.  NB : Fear caused by Egypt unrest created a good opportunity to enter, given that global economic fundamentals are intact and on the road of recovery. |
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krisluke
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05-Feb-2011 00:54
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Identifying equity market phasesThe stock market, itself a leading economic indicator, tends to move in advance of actual changes in the economy or the business climate as investors anticipate what is expected to unfold. Our historical research identified four market phases where a shift in market performance and equity sector leadership took place near each of the three inflection points in an economic cycle:
Since 1963, while the length and magnitude of economic cycles has varied, there have been seven examples of each of the three key economic inflection points, and hence seven examples of each of the four market phases.3 Sector leadership rotations near inflection pointsSector performance patterns A historical analysis of the cycles since 1963 shows the relative performance of equity market sectors has tended to rotate near turning points in the economy, with different sectors assuming performance leadership in different market phases. While it was rare that any one sector outperformed 100% of the time during any one particular phase, there are certainly some patterns of leadership consistency within each phase (see chart below). For each sector, our analysis examined both the magnitude of performance (average and median) relative to the broader equity market, and the frequency of outperformance (how often each sector performed better than the broader market). Early-cycle phase Prior to the end of a recession and during the early months of a recovery, sectors that typically benefit from a backdrop of low interest rates and the first signs of economic improvement tended to lead the market’s advance. Interest-rate-sensitive sectors, such as the consumer discretionary and financials sectors, historically have outperformed the market by roughly 13 percentage points and 7 percentage points respectively, on average, and have done so 86% of the time (see chart below). These sectors do well in part due to industries that benefit from increased borrowing, which includes banks (financials) and consumer durables such as autos and housing (consumer discretionary). The information technology sector also has fared well in the early-cycle phase, boosted by industries such as semiconductors and electronic components that are among the most highly leveraged to an economic recovery. Most of tech’s early-cycle outperformance has tended to come in concentrated doses early in the period, but has faded after the recession ended. The industrials sector includes some industries, such as air freight, trucking, and rail transportation, where demand escalates rapidly in the very early stages of recovery, with the best performance typically coming during the first three months after the economy emerges from recession. Mid-cycle phase As the economy moves beyond its initial stage of growth and the Fed prepares to begin raising interest rates, the leadership of interest-rate sensitive sectors tapers. At this point in the cycle, economically sensitive sectors still lead, but a shift takes place toward some industries that don’t tend to see a peak in demand for their products or services until the expansion has become more firmly entrenched. Energy, materials and industrials assume market leadership 71% of the time during this phase (see chart below). For example, demand for certain industrials, such as heavy equipment, and engineering & construction services, tends to pick up during this phase because it takes some time for companies to feel confident and profitable enough to initiate spending on large-scale infrastructure projects. Similarly, such longer-term projects also prompt demand for energy commodities and other raw materials, such as copper, aluminum, and steel. Technology also has tended to perform well during this phase, having certain industries, such as software, and computers & peripherals, that typically pick up momentum once companies gain more confidence in the stability of an economic recovery and are more willing to spend capital. Since 1963, different sectors have assumed leadership during different market phases, in terms of both frequency and magnitude of outperformance.
Where are we now?If we map the current market cycle to the historical road map and assume the recession ended in June 2009, it appears the early-cycle market phase ended sometime in the first half of 2010. By our definition of the early-cycle phase (beginning three months prior and ending nine months after the end of the recession), the 53% rebound in U.S. stock prices from April 2009 through March 2010 does resemble the typical early-phase pattern. The best performing sectors were typical early-phase leaders such as consumer discretionary (77%), industrials (73%), financials (70%), and technology (61%). Based on historical performance, sectors may be categorized as better relative performers during different market phases.
Investment implicationsThere are some clear historical patterns of sector leadership shifts amid changes to the business cycle that serve as a roadmap for tactical investing. Such patterns are by no means 100% accurate, partly because every cycle is different, and their usefulness depends on correct prognostications of turning points in the economy. Today, if one believes the economy is simply in a mid-cycle pause and will remain in recovery mode, mid-phase sectors may move to the forefront (or even some early-phase if the economy re-accelerates). If one believes the economy is headed toward a double-dip recession, late-phase sectors may stand out. At any rate, tactical investors may use the historical patterns as a guide for how to create a sector allocation that is more or less exposed to a variety of different economic scenarios. Remember, during uncertain times, it is important to maintain a longer-term view. Check your asset allocation to make sure it is appropriate for your time frame and risk tolerance, and do not try to time the market. Even in the best of times, it is hard to know when to get in and out of the equity markets. When markets are volatile, people tend to buy and sell at the wrong time—undermining the potential success of a savings plan. Stay diversified across and also within asset classes. A diversified mix of stocks, bonds, and other asset types that don’t move in lockstep with your core holdings remains an appropriate strategy for most long-term investors. Follow your plan. If you have a sound long-term investment strategy that appropriately reflects your risk tolerance, time horizon, and other unique financial and personal circumstances, stick with it. |
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toolbox22
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04-Feb-2011 23:34
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  Singapore casino drives Las Vegas Sands' resultsBy Howard Stutz LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Posted: Feb. 3, 2011 | 1:42 p.m.
The Marina Bay Sands is not even a year old, but the $5.5 billion resort has quickly become a key piston in the engine driving Las Vegas Sands Corp. The casino operator said Thursday it reversed a fourth-quarter net loss from a year ago, with a chunk of the increase attributable to the company's resort in Singapore, which opened in April. Las Vegas Sands reported net income of $271 million in the quarter that ended Dec. 31, which translated to 34 cents a share. A year ago, the company lost $113.9 million, or 17 cents a share, in the fourth quarter. Analysts polled by FactSet Research estimated the company would earn 38 cents a share. Net revenue grew 56.9 percent in the quarter to $2.02 billion, compared with $1.28 billion a year ago. Las Vegas Sands net revenue was $6.85 billion for the year, a 50 percent increase from $4.56 billion in 2009. The Marina Bay Sands, one of two casinos in Singapore, had net revenues of $560.4 million in the last three months of 2010, which translated into cash flow of $305.8 million. Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson said the results in Singapore were significant because portions of the resort were still under construction in the last part of the year. " Marina Bay Sands is really still in its infancy. We are extremely pleased with the property's results and its position in the market," Adelson said. " The Singapore market is still emerging and as we near the completion of our property's original master plan, the market is all but certain to grow." While Singapore continued to increase, half of the Las Vegas Sands' revenues came from its three resorts in Macau. The Sands Macau, Venetian Macau and Four Seasons Macau collected revenues of $1.09 billion in the fourth quarter, an increase of 13.1 percent. Macau also accounted for $213.3 million of the company's net income in the quarter, almost 78 percent of the total. Adelson reminded listeners on the company's fourth-quarter conference call that Macau, which was a $3.5 billion-a-year gaming market in 2003, had gaming revenues of $23.5 billion in 2010. " Nobody, and I mean nobody, would have predicted that in a span of seven years it would be four times the size of Las Vegas," Adelson said. " Early estimates on the size of the market in Singapore have clearly been conservative as well." Las Vegas Sands reported earnings after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange, where shares of the company increased 85 cents, or 1.72 percent, to close at $50.28. The company's stock price was down almost 6 percent in after-hours trading. KDP Advisors gaming analyst Barbara Cappaert noted the aftermarket downward trend. " (The stock) was likely priced to perfection given the excitement over the numbers coming out of Singapore since the third quarter," Cappaert said. " We expect momentum in Asia to dominate the company's outlook, but we would not count out a modest recovery in Las Vegas in 2011." In Las Vegas, net revenues at The Venetian and Palazzo grew 16.5 percent to $310.6 million in the quarter. The company's casino in Bethlehem, Pa., had a revenue increase of 45 percent in the quarter to $83.4 million, thanks in large part to the addition of table games at the casino. |
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hpong5
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04-Feb-2011 22:26
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iPunter
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04-Feb-2011 17:44
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