Personal Track Record
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Jan 14, 2011
John Knispel - View Profile
Personal Track Record
| Inception date | July 08, 2008 |
| Long/Short | Long only |
| Cap bias | Micro cap |
| Holding Period | Short term |
Performance and Risk
Performance Summary (as at end of February 09, 2012)
| Inception July 08, 2008 | Member | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Month to date (%) | 0.00 | 4.41 |
| 3 month (%) | 0.00 | 4.76 |
| 1 year (%) | -68.78 | 2.09 |
| Annualized since inception (%) | -70.67 | 0.68 |
| Since inception (%) | -98.75 | n/a |
| Sharpe (annualized) | -0.35 | 0.01 |
| % of positive months | 27.91 | 60.81 |
Past performance is not indicative of future performance
Commentary - Latest Posts
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Out of ESLR, in KV.A January 07, 2010
I sold ESLR yesterday @ 1.70 (before I should have) and picked up KV.A again today at 3.34 hoping to profit off of the pull back. I plan on re-entering ESLR on the next pull back, hopefully after the upswing of KV.A.
Pretty depressing looking at my performance since I joined Covestor. I feel like I'm making smarter decisions about my trading than when I began, so not all is bad about the past performance. It's a sobering reminder, for sure.
Anyways, here's to a profitable 2010 and a clean......
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IPSU found at fault for explosion... September 24, 2009
Ok, so they were found to know the dangers of the sugar dust or whatever caused the explosion. I'm assuming this is why the stock has absolutely tanked today. My question is, why? They aren't going to be fined by the committee that investigated the explosion. My only assumption is that this opens them up to lawsuits from the family members of those who lost thier lives in the accident.
I think this makes it a great opportunity to get into a great stock at a great discount. Sugar prices......
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AVNR September 18, 2009
Yeah.. just refusing to sell this one as punishment to myself for making such a piss poor trade...
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Decided to add to my position... September 18, 2009
As I mentioned on my watch list, I was trying to decide whether to add to my ESLR position or start a new position with HOKU. Even though I like HOKU's balance sheet much, much more than ESLR's, I still think that this price is a great opportunity to build a stake in ESLR for the long run.
My timing of the buy is something that could have been dramatically better, as I bought at 1.89 when I could have easily got it 20-30 minutes later at 5-7 cents lower. What's a few cents anyways, right?
I'll......
- Job Title Financial Analyst
- Industry Retail
- Expertise 1-5 years
- Education B.S. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Qualifications Ex-Financial Advisor
- Year of Birth 1983
- Country United States
- State Colorado
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