Personal Track Record
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Feb 01, 2012
chadgray - View Profile
Personal Track Record
| Inception date | April 15, 2008 |
| Holding Period | Buy and hold |
Performance and Risk
Performance Summary (as at end of February 08, 2012)
| Inception April 15, 2008 | Member | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Month to date (%) | 4.93 | 4.41 |
| 3 month (%) | 3.34 | 4.76 |
| 1 year (%) | 0.05 | 2.09 |
| Annualized since inception (%) | 3.17 | 0.68 |
| Since inception (%) | 12.58 | n/a |
| Sharpe (annualized) | 0.13 | 0.01 |
| % of positive months | 47.83 | 60.81 |
Past performance is not indicative of future performance
Commentary - Latest Posts
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The Next Shoe to Drop May 08, 2008
Last week I put a short position on COF (via a put, so it doesn't show up in my holdings b/c Covestor is still working on the options thing). The rationale is pretty straightforward:
The American consumer/homeowner is in the middle of a slow motion train wreck known as the housing crisis. Not everyone agrees what "inning" we're in with this, but in my opinion the pullback on a relatively illiquid asset held by emotional and not particularly savvy "investor" is going to be slooooooow. Be that as......
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Defensive defense April 22, 2008
I'm seeking exposure to A&D without having to do too much homework on any specific company (not a sector I follow). Unfortunately, prospects for spending my tax dollars on war toys seem to be very good. Wouldn't it be great to recapture your tax dollars each year?
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Smartphone technology trend April 21, 2008
Synaptics makes - primarily - semiconductor/software technology that PC and consumer devices OEMs embed in products to enable touchpad or touchscreen capabilities.
There has been much speculation if SYNA technology is embedded in the iPhone (I'm betting against it) but at minimum, the core technology is very similar to what you'd find on an iPhone (pinch, drag, two finger tap, etc...)
If SYNA is inside of current/future Apple products, that's a great reason to bet on the company but even......
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easy hedge in a traders market April 21, 2008
Use QQQQ on the short side to hedge against systematic risk while picking individual long tech stocks
- Expertise 5-10 years
- Country United States
- State California
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