| What's going on with the monthly competition |
| Our understanding of the stockmarket has grown |
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| There is a loop hole that some members have discovered |
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| Doesn't matter, whatever it is, it reflects the real world any way |
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| frusnak |
 Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:23 pm Post subject: unusually high returns |
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Wow, it seems as though the investment knowledge of our little community has grown.
Just look at the monthly return! It use to be a low double digit return was a great accomplishment. 
I wonder what's really going on? |
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| Grimreaper |
| Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:40 am Post subject: Re: unusually high returns |
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| frusnak wrote: | Wow, it seems as though the investment knowledge of our little community has grown.
Just look at the monthly return! It use to be a low double digit return was a great accomplishment.
I wonder what's really going on? |
Sheeeeyot...anyone kin do it. Just find a stock dat makes wide price swings on about 5000 shares traded per day.....wait for it to trade to a low....go "all in!"....sell the 10%-20% rally on the next 200 shares purchased in real time.   |
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| geb9696 |
| Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:41 am Post subject: |
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I have actually done this is real life using limit orders with small amounts of money. I do not know if it was the smartest thing to do but I made money with it at the time. Trading the huge spreads as Grim is talking about not the high returns  |
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| vetelmo |
| Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 5:05 am Post subject: |
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I admit part of my returns are due to playing with low volume stocks but I also played with high volume stocks that wooped butt this month, like DNDN, JSDA and AVNR. 
Sorry if low volume stocks are not allowed. I didnt know that, lol. |
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| MrT |
| Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:44 am Post subject: |
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Well I am certainly curious-
what are some low volume stocks that swing wildly that are over $2? |
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| frusnak |
| Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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| vetelmo wrote: | I admit part of my returns are due to playing with low volume stocks but I also played with high volume stocks that wooped butt this month, like DNDN, JSDA and AVNR.
Sorry if low volume stocks are not allowed. I didnt know that, lol. |
Nothing wrong with low volume stocks, it just struck me how much higher the returns are getting! |
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| Im Not Warren Buffett |
| Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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I think the returns are pretty much tied to the market, and we haven't had a real sell-off in a while, which is making you see higher returns. Even when we had that nasty day in February, the poor returns were only seen for a day or so until they reset.
I believe the saying is "you can't tell who is swimming naked until the tide goes out".  |
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| vetelmo |
| Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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| frusnak wrote: |
Nothing wrong with low volume stocks, it just struck me how much higher the returns are getting! |
You should add another option "Got Lucky" |
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