Archive for December, 2008

Change in strategy

The whole reason for investing is to make money.  So, I decided to trade AAPL exclusively.   Apple is a strong company with no long term debt and good products.  These strong fundamentals should provide some downward protection.  I’ve identified a range in which the stock has traded from 90 to 110.   This pattern has occurred [...]


DRYS

DRYS reached a low of $7.28.  I didn’t have a limit order in place to catch this price.  I put one in later this evening.  Maybe I can get it around this price in the near future.


Fring and the Ipod Touch

Several weeks ago, I read an article on how to make VOIP calls on an iPod Touch. A family member recent purchased an iPod Touch and we decided to try it out. I started by connecting the iPod Touch to our WiFi network and then downloaded the Fring application from the App Store. I then [...]


DRYS

DRYS reached a low of $7.28.  I didn’t have a limit order in place to catch this price.  I put one in later this evening.  Maybe I can get it around this price in the near future. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]


Last Couple of Days

Today, I sold two positions, ICO and PBR. Both have been up pretty significantly over the past three days. I sold AAPL and DRYS on 12/8/2008. I wish I had only sold half of DRYS at that time, but I missed the increase to $12. I own PLM with a stop at .75. I hope [...]