My Trading Adventure

KLCI is pointing lower?

2012-01-28T19:04:00.000+08:00

KLCI : Topping and supported by 20MA. Technical indicators are pointing down. Time to get away?

AirAsia : RSI at 38, hanging at RM3.60. If drops lower, time to check at RM3.48 level, which if it dives to that level, I will grab more of her.

Armada : Recently, I said buy if above RM4.10 and it went above RM4.10 but failed to break-out, and going below RM4.00 and time to stay away as indicators pointing lower now. I will check her again at RM3.90 and then RM3.75

Axiata : A nice waterfall in the making ... checking for reversal. Will check at RM4.66 and RM4.52 levels. This is noted by tratle DN.

CIMB : High selling volume noted. AT RM6.80 level, and prefer next RM6.65 level would be nice. This is noted by tratle Jess.

MHB : It went below my RM5.40 recently and staging a reversal. Will want to see if the reversal is genuine, otherwise, it may continue to go lower .... when KLCI sentiment turn darker soon ..

TEH : I still have a sell outlook at the current level. I do not see the KLCI moving higher to break 1530 level any soon ... but who knows? Plantation is still rallying and supporting the KLCI at the moment --- KLK, Sime and IOI are giants too.

Conclusion : Buying should be for short trading and selected counters only.

TEH

Ten ways to be HAPPY

2012-01-28T18:27:00.000+08:00

10 Ways To Be Happy

1. Accept the things you can't change. If you can and want to change them, do it.

2. Let go of the people who are holding you down. If you considered them, you already know who these people are.

3. Blast your favorite upbeat song and sing at the top of your lungs, dancing as you go.

4. Go for a run. A nice, long run. Run until you feel good; at the very least, you'll be tired enough that the feelings will seem less major.

5. Call someone you love, Just hearing their voice can make your day better.

6. Smile at a stranger. It will make both of you smile.

7. Send an anonymous compliment.

8. Write down everything you don't like about yourself. Rip it up. Burn it.

9. Watch your favorite movie.

10. Realize that you are your own biggest critic. People do not see the faults in yourself that you do. So realize that they are not faults, not imperfections. They make you, you.

Source : Taken from my facebook

TEH

To be a better investor or trader

2012-01-27T15:07:00.002+08:00

Why Do Clever Investors Make Big Money Mistakes : Khoo Yew Yin

Statistics show that more than 75% of equity investors including professionals cannot beat the stock index. Studies have also shown that more than 75% of day traders lose money mainly due to transaction costs. There are several reasons for their poor performance but the most frequent mistake is 'loss aversion'. This is a psychological obstacle which has been consistently affecting their performance, especially in view of the ups and downs that is the normal behaviour of the stock market.

TEH : Yup, the statistic won't lie ... MAJORITY in markets losing money. If you have been consistently profitting from markets, congrats ... my first lesson to my tratles is MAJORITY are losing money in markets. DO NOT be one of them. By not losing money, you are the MINORITY around. Believe it or not.

The single most important criterion in selecting shares to buy is 'good profit growth prospect'. I will not buy a stock which does not have this quality. In other words––buy on solid evidence of growth and profit not on the basis of speculation or hot tips! After you have bought some stock that you think can perform well, you will have to decide when and which stock to sell.

TEH : We all know that we should buy good fundamental stocks but WHY are there so many punters buying into some speculative hot tips, news from forum ... from ANYWHERE except themselves!! Imagine the stupidy of the crowds talking about Harvest, for example. Perhaps you do remember KBunai or Tricubes!! Anything to excite them ... now, do you know why there are more LOSERS in markets? Think. It is ONE of my criteria in my tratles group. I put it strictly that DO NOT talk about HWGB or some DVM you are punting into. Even KNM is not being discussed. THINK ... I do not want that them to have BAD habits from those LOSERS out there. Serious issue.

Often many investors make the mistake of selling the good ones to lock in profit early but retain those that are not performing because of their aversion to taking losses on these. Some regret their action later and may even jump back into the market to buy the same stock that they had just sold but at a higher price. Most of them do not jump back into the market for the stock and they can only watch the stock go higher and higher.

TEH : Agreed and guilty of such. But, I do not keep bad ones for long in my holdings, just that I do sell for profits too early in many of my trades!! Some I have moved nicely into another moving wagons ... but at times, I moved into a stationary wagon. That is the time I have to move out at cost price. I do not regret in trading. It is a sap of energy or a waste of my time to regret. I will move on ... and reflect on my trades during weekends.

Some investors may object to the implication that loss aversion is a bad thing. After all, it is a very natural behaviour. They might justifiably point out that the tendency to weigh losses more heavily than gains is a net positive attitude. Investors who care too much about possible gains and too little about potential losses run a great risk that can threaten their portfolios. It may appear better to care more about the share price falling than hoping for it to climb higher. True enough; loss aversion can be helpful and is part of a conservative strategy. But an over sensitivity to loss can also have negative consequences.

TEH : Yes, more time to be spent in managing risk and on those stocks not performing in our portfolio. I will prefer to ride on the winning stock and cut off some non-performing ones. Cut-loss is NOT commonly used in many of traders as they are loss-averse. I have no problem of cutting ... but I took profits too early. Need to learn to be more patience. Agreed.

One of the most obvious and most important areas in which loss aversion skews judgment is in selling too early and missing the additional profit if you dare to hold it longer.

Very often even clever investors who are well versed in stock selection cannot overcome this psychological fear. What is tricky about this concept of loss aversion is that it can often lead us in the opposite direction– to hold on to a losing investment for longer than we should.

I asked one of my friends why he sold a particular stock instead of selling his other holdings that he bought at higher prices? He said that he did not want to recognize the losses but preferred to lock in the profit. This is the most common mistake committed by investors because they do not want to admit their mistake of picking the wrong stock. Moreover, the profit from the sale could easily cover the losses.

Studies have shown that on average, it is easier for well-managed companies to continue their good performance than for bad companies to improve their poor position. That is why we should not sell good shares too early and retain the bad shares.

TEH : Fully agreed.

Why invest in public listed shares? Statistics show that our Malaysian Stock Index has an average annual growth rate of more than 10% which is more than most other forms of investment. One can still buy the winning horse after the race in the stock market'. It means that you can still buy shares of really good companies after they have announced their good results.

TEH : Yes, I will want to write in greater details WHY I have chosen stock-markets instead of putting my money in FD(haha ...), UT or even property. All I need to learn is to manage the risk ... and let the profit runs. Yes, 10-20% is not really impossible. I will teach my tratles NOT TO LOSE money ... and will slowly challenging themselves to profit 10% or more per year.

When to sell? After having said all that about selling too early due to the loss aversion phenomenon, we must not forget that no share can keep climbing up and up indefinitely for whatever reasons. In other words, we must not be too greedy and wait for the bubble to burst. Hence the time to sell is when the reasons you bought the share– growth and profit– are no longer there or valid.

TEH : Yes, we need to plan to SELL ... when our reasons of buying is NOT valid. It could be fundamental or technical point of views. Profits are profits ... manage your losses.
The above are some very good notes shared by Mr Khoo, the well-known Malaysian investor. Copy his way of investing ... do that.

DO NOT listen to those in forums or blogs. Do your own homework.

THINK.

TEH

Trading : The gloom and bloom

2012-01-27T08:53:00.000+08:00

I will divide stocks into few categories. As I am focusing in KLSE, HKSE and US markets to trade, I do need to know which could give a better opportuinity to trade. Trading KLSE is much cheaper than the overseas using our local broker's platforms. So, the fees charged need to be considered too.

Big, mid and small market caps stocks are placed in different categories ... short-term and mid-term trades should be differentiated with different strategies. I called these as 'diversifying' to reduce the risk. We do not put our eggs in one basket or should we? We will also want to categorise our stocks into sectors ... yes, stocks in similar sectors tend to move in tandem, due to HERD mentality.

I would use simple 'contrarian' mentality to trade ... and most of the times, markets are too NOISY. If you are to read a lot of news, articles, forums, blogs... listening to friends, remisiers ... you might know what I mean by NOISES. It is everywhere. What I will basically do is move AWAY from the noises and letting go of these 'hypes'. Sound simple to be contrarian but ... it is not.

Remember how MANY of these noise-makers shun IT-sectors? How they downgrading the whole sectors, giving you ALL the possible BAD news, how bad and gloomy these counters are? And with the will of God, the flood in Thailand being used as a turning point and JCY is at 1.30 now. Unisem recently shooting from my base of RM1 to RM1.60 now. These craziness could be heard everywhere now ... it is still marking higher for MANY syndicates and sharks to SELL to these greedy and ignorant traders or so-called investors. No logic needed ... gloomy to bloomy. If you could STOP, PAUSE a while to think logically, you will be wondering why is such ... that is MARKET!! It is a noisy place .... it is driven by HERDs, moving together ... with fear-greed in play. FA and TA fails ... logic thrown out of the system and some STILL asking if Unisem is a buy, analysts or those so-called noise-makers in forums will be yelling a buy ...buy ... upgrading coming in from your broker-houses ... BUY is the whole mania!!

Hmm ... pause.

Hmmm ... these could be the same person who yell SELL ... JCY target-price at RM0.30(read my last year post ... merely 4 months ago!!). Pause again ...

Ok, when MPI dived and formed a nice waterfall ... it was discussed by my tratles. I am teaching them how to check on leaders, check on bad-news ... use indicators to time our entry ... and BUY when during accumulation and no-one talking about it, or better still ... those HERDS who are in fear. I thought we are supposed to be greedy when others in fear? And ... I thought when everyone is greedy ... err ... we supposed to be in fear? Yes? No?

I thought when markets going higher, risk is higher? When markets at resistance, it is time to sell? Yes? No? I thought we ALL knew that before trading markets? Yes? No?? NO NO NO!!

Hmm ... pause.

Think ...

It doesnt make senses, right?

Markets are used by many syndicates ... our broker-houses(sharks) ... insiders ... manipulators ... to trap-n-lure many retailers into markets. It is a place where MAJORITY losing money, yet could not get-out. If one is out after losing, they could never re-coup their lost capitals!! It is VERY emotional place to be in. No one will want to listen to your logic, your stupidity ... and continue to search for SURE-WIN systems to get them RICH ... yeah ... getting rich is their motives in market!! Wow ... I used so much of time explaining to my tratles WHY 80%-90% of them lost and still; losing money!! I am certainly a few stupid idiots to advice others NOT to be rich!!?

Think ... I do hope you pause and think ...

Read good investment books. Read more goo trading books to LEARN ...

Reading forums could corrupt and spoil your mentality. Once that becoming a HABIT, to change the way you trade could be very challenging. THINK again ... these are for my tratles, e-tratles ... as markets becoming noisier as KLCI inching higher. General election news becoming a noise. THINK ...

My number of posts regarding stocks also reduces as market going higher and higher ... due to Proton story, MAS is being linked. Interesting? We dont talk about fundamentals or business here in market. We speculate on news ... and ride on it. Yeah ... MAS flying, AirAsia landing ...

I could continue this un-organise post ... I just want many to THINK. Take a break ... listen to the noises. When MORE posts in forums, more people talk about Unisem ... and more speculate about how good IT-sector would be in 2012, we need to use BRAIN to think ... any logical sense to us?

I rest my post here ... with a word. PAUSE.

Happy trading

TEH

CNY : Day 4

2012-01-26T08:49:00.006+08:00

I was a little down as Liverpool lost the EPL against a very low-team ... but this morning they drew with City and ... going for a Carling-cup final ... well, it is a small cup, but it is still sweet final. Yeah!!

Affin : Affin shown reversal after touching RM3.29.

Silver : At USD33 now ... yeah ...

Gold : Going above 1700 ... I was telling my tratles when it was at 1600 level ... yeah ...

Property-rally : Many are uptrending and moving ... E&O, UOADev, HuaYang are moving higher ... check it out.

Plantation-rally : Yes, I told my tratles when KLK broken RM24, yesterday alerted them again as it went to new high at RM26.

BL : He gave me two stock-watch ... MyEg and Ivory. Yup, my cohort-1, the most senior tratles and learning well. I am impressed with his work-rate.

In red :Coastal, MudaJaya and AirAsia all in red.

Time to rest, sell off my call-warrants and time with family today.

Laggards : Armada, MHB and MSM is lagging behind KLCI.

5.10 pm : I had a nice lunch with bro/sis at Shang. Will have such lunch more often, to get closer with my siblings after I left for KK and stayed there for 10years.

Stock-watch : I will record ALL my stock-watch call for JAN, the buying levels ... and will check how they fair by month end(tmr). There are more than 10 stocks I have given. I want to check if they are doing OK.

RSawit : Breaking RM1 finally today ... I given this as my stock-watch at 0.93 level and I sold at cost price as I moved to something moving ... but today, it moved. I do have few tratles moved in at 0.93 too.

YTLLand : Finally reached 1.20 level ... so, buying at 1.01 levels and sell at 1.10, buy back at 1.08 and sell today at 1.20 is a right-play?

10.20 pm : HSI up 328 points, MYR/USD at 3.04 now as money moving out into commodities like Gold which at 1720 now. Crude oil at USD100 ... and we are in bull-rally!!

TEH

CNY : Day 3

2012-01-25T09:28:00.005+08:00

Affin : Breakout seen ... and heading to RM3.30 and RM3.50 next. If the sentiment continues to be good, it should move higher from here. Just a day before it broke-out, I wrote to watch it breaking 3.10 and it did!!

10.15 am : Affin reaching my RM3.30 ... Good luck to those buying Affin, which being discussed in i3-investor forum. I do not put my call-warrants here as I do know many punters lurking around with full-greediness and they might lose money. Yes, I DO NOT want any of my good readers to lose money.

1.05 pm : KLCI in red ... I just came back from a tuition class.

Affin drops from RM3.29 ... oopss ... time to be bearish again. When forums talking about a stock, time to move away. That is just my simple logic.

The 3-A

Affin : Below RM3.20 now ...

AirAsia : Hanging at RM3.60 ... hmm ... cut?

Armada : Going below RM4.10 again ...

Cost of education
to be continued

TEH

Selling at resistance, right?

2012-01-24T22:43:00.000+08:00

SELL at resistance is a simple trading strategy. You do know that, right?

DOW : The theory that we learn from technical is to SELL at resistance. Or it is? Hence, my view is is on the SELL side. A few days of dropping in DOW is very possible now, going into this week. KLSE is going in their own direction due to the speculated election-rally. But, logically ... the upside is not really there and risk is much higher. You do not need to know charting ... you could see things with bare-eyes.

Note : I do not have anything against doctors, engineers, lawyers, teachers(academicians) and such lines in the market. But, if you are really not in financial line, do not know much about trading and lack of experiences in markets ... I am just pointing it out ... to be nice, do be careful. Markets are NOT for those in these professions. But, those doing business --- understand market risk and business risk, they may do better if they know how to use the charts.

Seriously, I am just trying to be kind la ... not to criticise others. Read those 2000 posts of mine to understand that I do mean good, ok? Sorry again if I have offended anyone by trying to TELL THE TRUTH. Markets need SMART(not intelligent, tho) who could understand RISK and understand learning to gain experience.

Ok, just a simple post of DOW ... telling you WHY I have a SELL view ... as I am a trader. WHY I called my tratles to SELL to many of those who are rushing in. Those rushing in blindly, greedily could be ... doctors, teachers, engineers, lawyers ... anyone. Accountants, Bankers, Businessmen and those in financial-lines MIGHT be slightly a better trader ... but again, I am not siding which profession could perform better in trading. I merely stating what I read from books/sites, which I generally agreed.

SELL ... and wait la ... but up to you. That is just my opinion ma. No need to explain or answer to anyone, right? Opinions are cheap, it is everywhere ... but it is THERE because we seek for it, ok?

Make you own decision, please.

TEH

CNY (day 2) : Trading is a business

2012-01-24T16:19:00.001+08:00

Trading : Take it seriously

While most of us trade, speculate or punt in stocks ... in and out ... losses more than profits ... and many more dont know what to do with many of their sinking stocks, there are some of us taking trading as a serious business. Yes, I do take my learning to trade seriously. I am so stern and standing strongly to my principles in trading. I could not accept those punting habits and lack of understanding in out own trades. In short, taking trading seriously ... and learning from each trades.

While we are trying to increase our knowledge in trading, taking steps to analyse our mistakes and improve in our trading systems ... we certainly want to check if our systems work in different environments and instruments. We will like to analyse(do not overly doing it) our trades ... and believing that there is always rooms to improve.

Can one be a full-time trader? As much as many wanted to leave their full-time job, trading is certainly NOT for most of us. I could not accept the RISK of not getting my full-time pay by end of the month, for example. I have been employee for 20+ years now, and the employee-mentality sticked with me. Yes, I am in my own comfort-zone ... and taking trading as part-time path of gaining some profits.

If we are trading full-time and with huge financial commitments, the STRESS could be too huge for many to that. I am certainly doing better now ... with my full-time job and tuitions to cover most of my expenses or commitments.

We have the 'extra' pressure to perform and that could be 'bad' for trading.

This is in my mind ... as I might seriously to consider to trade in full-time basis, having a flexibility at home and doing what I do best. I do need to be consistent and by staying at home, I could continue with my e-learning and stock-watch ... I could still be giving Math tuition while my tratle's group meeting will be continued. There are much more freedom for me to monitor markets ... and take advantage when opportunities arise.

So, I will want to channel my focus in improving in my e-learning, my trading and sharing ... I need to improve in my marketing(haha) and will need a supportive trading group(my tratles) to work together for everyone's benefit.

It is a year to go ... or rather 11 months left. I will report my profits in quarterly basis my profit-loss. Yes, in investment or trading, the bottom line is still profit-loss.

Can I achieve the target 10% profits by end of this year? We shall watch ...

Trading Plan and Trading Journal

Well, I am going to have a template ... to let others in my tratles group to 'follow'. Yes, it will be needed to track out trades and making decisions due to plans. As for business, we need a business plan. If I am taking trading seriously, I do need a trading plan, right?

A trading journal will be a good way of reflecting on our trades(good or bad) and by such, we could review our mistakes and critically improve ourselves. Trading journal is also a place where we could write about how we feel about certain trades. We are not allowed our emotions to be in play, so ... a trading journal is a place we could voice out our frustrations or other emotions.

Looking back into the previous 4 years, I have improved(tho slow). I am in no hurry ... I just need more time to learn, to plan and ... yes ... to share and teach.

cohort-5 : This is for those in Klang Valley and wish to be in my tratles group. I do have BASIC trading with technical charts. The next class will start in mid FEB.

e-learning : This is still open to ALL those wish to learn simple BASIC of trading through online.

stock-watch : This is open to ALL those interested to know what stock I am checking, stalking and trading in weekly basis.

Am I good in my marketing? Hmm ... not really as I only write it in my own blog!! I will learn how to market my 'products'(LOL) online!! Haha ... well, few of my tratles are bringing in their friends to join our trading group. That is a positive sign for the group to grow?! Anway, if the products are good, words will spread. That is my belief.

Well, take trading seriously ... then you will understand how I could be so motivated to continue to learn and share.

Good Dragon Year ahead.

TEH

The Trades III

2012-01-24T10:00:00.002+08:00

Note : Me and my tratles trade for the past 2-3 months.

The Trades I : http://cpteh.blogspot.com/2012/01/trades_16.html

The Trades II : http://www.cpteh.blogspot.com/2012/01/trades-ii.html

The Trades I : AMMB, BJToto, Malton-wb, RHBCap, PChem

The Trades II : Affin, Jaks, RSawit, Unisem, XinQuan

The Trades III : BIMB, HuaYang, MahSing, Mudajaya, UOADev

The Trades IV : BJCorp, Coastal, GuanChong, Maybulk, SuperMax

BIMB : We were all busy discussing about BIMB as some do not even know what the counter is about. AL posted a good trading plan before taking positions around 1.75. It went below his purchace price and many buying at 1.70 levels. For the selling, I sold around 1.85 levels(cant recall) as I was still riding on BIMB-cc. I do not share it here(I think) but told my tratles that this baby could give me much more and asked them to ride on her mommy. If they know how to trade well, taking profits should be around 2.05 levels. That is 30cents profits .. emmm ... about 20% profits in one month?

Recently BIMB broken its resistance and shot above RM2.20, the current profit-taking is worth watching to ride on the trend. Yes, I am considering her again ... watch.

HuaYang : This charts more lines, more words as I was sharing with my tratles and explaining to them why I see 1.15-1.16 levels was a BUY. CT questioned me and I gladly answered him. I could not tell him then ... today, due to bull-market(haha) ... HuaYang trading above 1.30 now. Heck with the so-called good profits news ... upgrading by your brokers. We, as traders need to learn to check on charts and making senses of the movements. Yes, PURE fundamentalists will shun technical-analysis but I am going to show them that buy-n-hold NO LONGER make senses in such volatile markets. If you dont sell for profits ann move away for another good trades, your profits might vapourise ... in weeks.

MahSing : This was highlighted by one of the tratles but I missed the whole show!! So, I am pointing it here as few of them took the positions aorund 1.70 levels. Some have sold earlier at 1.90 levels but some might hold till RM2 above. I do not check on their buyings-sellings but discussions were basically on the technical landscapes of the charts. So, I do not put a buy-sell call ... such commitments are difficult as we DO NOT know if they could understand the risk of markets.

Recently, MahSing came back to 1.92 for us to collect again. This is for traders ... we buy at 1.70, sell at RM2, buy back during correction(with cut-loss in place) at 1.92 and still riding it to check if it could break the next resistance. It did ... be glad to ride on her further and checking reversal signs. Slowly I am teaching my tratles to be independent and learn to check on reversals to TAKE PROFITS.

MudaJaya : I have sold her at RM2.40 some time ago after taken some dividend. It came back down as I took the trades with BL. He got his dividends too. So, I asked him to watch RM2.20 level before buying again. He grabbed at that level, only to see it consolidated at a range 2.15-2.25 ... it is testing his patience!! Haha ... still remember when he kep asking me if he should see this one as the capital stucked!! And I told him ... the longer it stays in the range, the strong the base is ... and when it shoots, it will be strong!! And recently, it did ... many are in this trade too ... but I do not check at what level they sold. BL sold at 2.50 levels, so as I was sharing with him much for past few months about MudaJaya ...I ahve asked him to post the trades in our blog. That is called trading-journal. Yes, I do teach them trading-plan and trading-journal. It will take them TIME ... to learn to define their plans(if any) and jotting down in OUR BLOG(a new closed blog) for learning purposes!! Bravo ...

I moved in again as it broke-out from the pennant-formed. Interesting to watch as my new trades in place ... fundamentally, I still like her very much!! No, you dont want to talk to those pure-fundamentalist as they have many cramped opinions about ANY counters.

UOADev : To me, at 1.32 levels is a BUY ... when it moved to 1.37 is a average-up point. To prove that the trades done well, we need PATIENCE to wait for the trade to be un-fold. Many of my tratles bought at 1.35 levels ... some sold too early, some selling at resistance 1.54. Another leg-up is possible now after sleeping for so long. Now, when I have free-coffee(on EK) at Old-town, I was with BL, EK, AC and a new friend of BL(AK ... joining my cohort-5 ... another young and very smart guy) ... I shown them the strong buying at 1.38 and told them this is supported by some funds ... moving into her and will push her up, matter of time. It did about 2 weeks later!! Interesting to watch, right?

Note : Trading and Investing are a total different thing ... learn the differences and you will know how to handle the trades better. I am certainly STILL learning.

Yes, I am glad ... many of my tratles slowing seeing trading with KNOWLEDGE is essential, rather than just a mere pure-punting or guessing. They have been with me for short few months now and these stocks being discussed in our facebook. I have wanted them to keep these trades and the conversation, with questions etc etc ... yes, for learning purposes. As this is my trading-adventure, I am jotting here those trades we have taken. It is not for you to believe or not. It doesnt matter to me ... if you learn something from here, that is my objective of sharings, anyway. But ... if you have high ego and WILL say these are BS or you could do much better(without bother to share ... or teach others to trade better?) ... certainly this blog is a waste of time. Those pure-fundamentalists do not be here too as yes, I do trade base on technicals. Those punters wont like it here too as I do not(and will not) share how to trade DVM, Harvest, Hexagon, Saag, Ingens ... and many more 'hot-stocks'. I simply dont kow how to trade them(I am willing to pay RM500 per hour for those who know how to trade those stocks successfully).

My tratles ... before they joined me, many trading without using charts ... today some of them could appreciate charts(must be used effectively la) ... and many of them DO NOT lose money in markets anymore.

One of the first thing I shared with them ... dont worry if you are losing or lost in markets as there are huge 80-90% of them in KLSE are in your shoes. It is matter of them they will either searching around to learn OR give-up after their ego badly battered.

I do have few losing trades which I will share too ... as traders, we do keep our losses SMALL ... while take many good trades and ride on them.

Today, I am still hoping to teach them a little more ... and hoping they could help each other. I have 30+ of them and with my coming cohort-5 in place next month, I will have around 50 of them!! The tratles-family is growing ... and learning!!

Tratles : BL, AC and EK are from my cohort-1, CT from cohort-2 and AL(introduced by CT) is from cohort-4. I will mention about them more as they are slowly playing a part in my trades. They have spotted a few good trades for all to share.
Will continue with Trades IV, V ... and such.

TEH

Take your worthwhile profits

2012-01-23T23:33:00.001+08:00

"If you dont sell early, you'll be late. The object is to make and take significant gains and not get excited., optimistic, greedy or emotionally carried away as your stock's advances get stronger."

TEH : Profits are profits to me ... no matter even if it is just a mere RM10 bucks!!

Beanard Baruch, the financier who build a fortune in the stock market, said " Repeatedly, I have sold a stock while it was still rising --- and that has been one reason why I have held on to my fortune. Many a time, I might have made deal more by holding a stock, but I would also have been caught in the fall when the price of stock collapsed"

TEH : Yes, I have sold MANY MANY far too early!! You should notice my Unisem, PChem or even UOADev recently. IT still move higher after I sold them. Simple logic, I will move out of those moving fast wagon, to move into those laggards ... and dont worry, when many coming in again, I will be glad to sell and move to the other .... and repeat the process, trades after trades. I never really regret I sold early. It is still profits!!

When asked if there was a technique for making money on the stock exchange, Nathan Rothschild, a highly successful international banker said " There certainly is. I never buy at the bottom, and I always sell too soon"

TEH : Yup, I seldom catch the bottom or sell at the peak. It is not reasonable to do such, and looking back with regrets are not for good traders. Move on ... that is the key word.

What all these Wall Streets legends believed was this : you simply must get out while the getting is good. The secret is to hop off the elevator on one of the floors on the way up and not ride it back down again.

TEH : Remember that stock-prices are driven by fear-greed. By being a contrarian, one should go the opposite direction. So, when things moving higher, the risk increases significantly too. Hence, we will want to take profits. If one is using some technical system(s) to sell or even average-up, that is brilliant. These are real traders to me ... and I am still learning to be a good trader.

Read as much as you can, my tratles and e-tratles. Read more, my dear readers ... then take action!! No point talking too much about these or those ... if one do not apply what ones knew. Only by applying and being in markets, REAL TRADING, you will gain experiences. Learn that well, you will not regret. Do that many of times, taking profits again and again, you will be pleased to SELL ... SELL when many ignorants in markets want them.

TEH

CNY : DAY 1

2012-01-23T19:13:00.000+08:00

7.05 pm : Gold at 1675 and Silver trading at 32.5 level now. I am riding on the recovery of these prices. When it corrected sharply recently, as a trader ... I do see that as opportunities. Gold was at below 1550 and Silver was traded below 27. Yes, these two are tradable instruments as many investors are buying into these 'safe haven' stuff. We, as trader, just following the trend ... no love-hate emotion needed here.

I was out whole day. Then, I started to check on recently listed IPOs in HKSE. Shifting my attention to HKSE, I will put those I am watching in my stock-watch too.

First Chem : Trading at HKD2.50, listed 9th Dec at HKD2.70 ... I am checking on its fundamentals. At the first glance on the financial-ratio, it looks good. Technically, it is nice too.
Sectors that I do like in China are energy(+ alternative) and auto.

TEH

Happy Chinese Dragon Year

2012-01-22T23:31:00.000+08:00

Wishing all my readers a good year ahead in investing and trading

Gong Xi, Gong Xi

TEH (cpteh@yahoo.com)

Stock Watch : BYD

2012-01-22T23:10:00.000+08:00

BYD : Entry was at HKD16.50 and exit at HKD22.50. Profit is HKD6.

That is a cool 25% profits in ONE month trade. Yes, trading with knowledge giving us the edge. By the way, W.Buffett owns about 10% of BYD and she shot up from HKD10 to HKD80(the craziness of market due to Buffett"s effect) and recently REALITY seeps in ... it dived from HKD80 to HKD12!! How not to lose money in markets? Do not be in the herd of ignorance. They are everywhere!!

BYD is highly in my trading list due to Buffett's effect, green-energy-auto craziness, affluency of China's yuppies and it is rather a new un-tap market. Hence, I will use her to trade, taking 20-30% away each time the rush is in ... PER at 18 level is considered as the high side but the Buffett's effects might push it back to HKD50 and above easily. Afterall, MANY still stucked at HKD80, remember?

Personally, I will continue to trade her.

Note : Read my disclaimer, please. Thanks

TEH

Yet another CNY

2012-01-21T23:19:00.005+08:00

Post # 2000th

I have really posted 2000 posts in my blog here? Really?! Using a simple 80-20 concept, about only 400 of my posts are really worth reading, perhaps for a newbie to learn something, a novice to pick up some ideas or a trader to share some trading ideas. It could be for whatever positive things a person could get from reading 20% of my good posts. Other 80% are noises, garbage(LOL) and some BS.

I am going to write about my past Chinese New Years ... back in 2005. Yeah ... 7 years ago ... how my financial situation changed. How I have finally managed to change my financial-mindset, how a person who don't even know what inflation is ... and with zero-knowledge about anything about money or markets ... teaching trading to many now!!

2005 CNY : I was still with Inti Sabah at Putatan, and going through first CNY with my wife. I was just a simple happy-go-lucky guy riding a bike. I bought my Kancil, then.

2006 CNY : We struggled financially as we had our first baby. I was broke(marriage cost) and we were squezzing in a small back-room of my parents-in-law place. I know I need to be patient and work things out. I started a keropok business with my 2 colleagues(Inti) in Nov 2005, selling titbits in Gaya Street(like Petaling street of KL, smaller in scale). Life was tough, financially ... I was teaching full-time with small salary and few tuition classes. I was busy goreng-keropok, selling kurma(dates), kacang and raisins. My wife was selling some 'tupperware' and we have no budget for anything at all. Serious ... I have to borrow some money to meet ends as my baby boy growing.

During 2006 CNY(first day), I argued with Daniel Tan, one of my partner(was a friend too). I wanted to work ... I wanted to continue to goreng and packing my keropok. Gosh ... it was first day of CNY but I was desperate for some income and building my client-based. In short, it is one CNY I cried ... I lost a friend, I lost the dream of owning my own keropok business. I do pack keropok till midnight!! I was extremely tired but ... seeing some smiles in my new born baby boy gave me the drive!

Time passed, I carried on alone with my remaining of my small business. I know it wont work alone ... and it was not feasible anymore. All the plans and such was drained. I was really sad inside, tho I carry on the struggle. I could hardly buy a new cloth for my wife. I do not dare to tell any of my family in KL here. Hmm... reflecting on the struggle, it is a huge relief now!!

2007 CNY : I stopped my keropok business as I increase the number of my tuition classes. Yes, I have to be practical as it is a matter of survival. I have credit-card debts to deal with, accumulated due to marriage and baby-boy ... we rented a place at Damai, I have quitted Inti for a better salary teaching job with Sinaran. So, the house I rented was just a walking distance to the school ... where my tuition students could come after school. I was still an un-known Math teacher there. I was new.

I started to read about stock-market ... monitoring some counters(like Inti, Ngui Kee, AirAsia, Astro, Pos, Genting ... and few stocks which I heard of the companies) ... the charts and start reading some books about stock market. I decided to go into KLSE, and planning for my 5-year goal, including teaching trading!!

2008 CNY : I was in KLSE now ... profitting form some initial trades. But, unprepared for election-losses and my Ranhill, Jaks and LionDiv was diving ... I dont know what about ... but continue to learn some accounting and financial terms. That is another looong story which at times I shared how I struggled(giving up was NEVER in my mind) ... I really sturggled and alone!! My tuition classes are doing better now ... picking up more classes. Financially, I m recovering .. we could afford once a week to go to a simple restaurant for lunch or dinner!! Baby-girl born in July ... and we were very tight again!!

2009 CNY : Markets recovering ... yeah, I will always remember this CNY as Julian Lim, a doctor friend of mine came to me and wanted me to use him as guinea-pig to teach trading!! I was barely trading only one year in markets. This blog was barely 6 months old!! Yeah ... I was so excited as I have a good friend to discuss and talk about my favourite topic ---- stock market!!

He 'betrayed' me ... and I told myself that I will not teach trading in future and will only focus in my own learning ... yeah, that was another failed JV(we shared funds and I was so sincerely teaching him anything I knew back then). Things do not work out well as I hope for and the worst part was ... I lost a friend.

2010 CNY : I decided to come to KL ... I was alone here as my wife and two kids in KK still. But my family is here ... so, I celebrated CNY with my family after 10 years in Sabah!! I got my two new tuition classes here in KL but still flying back to KK during alternate weekends to teach my tuition students. I have started with them, and I won't stop half-way.

I was doing well in markets as 2009 into 2010 was a bull-rally. I have to sell some stocks to finance my trip back to KL, transferring my whole family to KL. Yes, I have many of my plans in tact with my 5-year old goal in min. I decided to put JL's case behind and motivated myself to go ahead with my plan. Yes, I joined Chart-Nexus course as planned and my blog attracting more viewers!! I m slightly known in CNX and presented myself twice in the meeting. It is not to show off, but training myself to teach trading!! Interestingly, I never give up ... haha.

2011 CNY : Here with my family ... I could afford to fly my parents-in-law for CNY. Situation is better and I got my first annual bonus from college. Yeah ... I was still very thrifty and reminding my wife to keep expenses to the minimal as I started to have more tuition classes. My salary was about 30% more than I earned back in KK, tuition rate here is 100% higher and the number of classes doing good!! I started my client-based for analysing charts!! Yeah ... but 2011 CNY was not celebrated.

My dad passed away. Everything seems to be dark ... I was so emotionally drained, with few(luckily only few good ones then) clients, I knew I am losing them. I 'lost' my directions and my wife was thinking of going back to KK. She missed home and wish to be with her aging parents too. Things becoming more difficult ... I was just started to improve myself to be a trainer. I have started to 'teach' my colleagues some basic about investing in KLSE. CNY 2011 will be remembered as I cried, in pain.

I do not feel so much of pain losing in stock-markets ... but losing the grip of close family may be too much for me to take. Yeah ... still very human, indeed. Good.

2012 CNY : I flew my parents-in-law here too ... I have started my trading classes, a year earlier than scheduled!! And I am excited as the reponses are quite good ... some of them becoming my friends ... they are from different lines. Interesting year ahead ... tuition classes has increased well ... my tratles are profitting well in markets, learning to trade from me and I gained their respect(or admiration?) due to my methods of trading ... which suit some of them very well. Yes, I have shown more than 30 trades in this 4-5 months with them ... with only few losses(cut if small, ya). To gain 'trust', we need to be consistent and showing results is the best way!! I am glad ... I started my stock-watch too(no more charts much being discussed here) and glad that some of them profitting from that!! Yeah ... things are looking good. Financially, I am doing good now ... and TIME becoming a precious commodity.

Today, I could afford my own place(tho small and cheap), with all rooms air-conditioned. Today ... I m just moving ahead to a NEW step into doing this year ... I am having a NEW 5-year goal ahead. I want to be financially free in 5-years time!!

2013 CNY : What will the story be? We shall check next year ... year of snake?

Happy DRAGON year all. Thanks for being supportive.

Never give up. We all struggle in life ... but I am a living example that if we take a small steps in moving towards our goal, it is not impossible. This is not a success story ... but for those who have followed my writings for 3.5 years ... will see that this 2000th post is still HERE and .. checking CNY 2020, I will still be here(unless GOD loves me more by then). Will you be here checking on me?

TEH

Plannings for Q1(Jan - Mac)

2012-01-21T14:37:00.000+08:00

With so many things cramped inside my head, I think I will jot it down here. Too many happenings going on.

Teaching Job : Having 4 batch of classes, 2]two Maths and two new further Maths.

Tuition : Except for Tuesday, everyday there will be classes(including Sundays now).

Cohort-5 : To start new month 18th FEB(2.30pm to 5.30pm). Many in the list and need to finalise this during my one week break.

Cohort-6 : Will start(may be) that on alternate Friday nights(7.30pm to 10.30pm). This is due to the 'spill over' from my Saturday which can only accomodate 14-15 of them. I have 22 enquiries so far.

Trading : This will reduce susbstantially as I will be too busy to monitor. So, I will be changing the way I trade. This Q1 wont be so good as jitters around the market, with Euro crisis is far from over. I do expect market to go lower from here but will dive if BN lost some grounds. So, it is a quarter that I wont like to be in markets, particularly KLSE. Political risk will increase ... hence, a longer time frame rather than my short-punts will be prefered.

e-learning : It is still on-going, certainly a challenge as I m such a dinosour!! I will be attending a training in middle of next month to learn how to do those video-clips etc etc ... well, hope my e-tratles be patient with me. I will continue to update ... reaching MA now, RSI next week and a wrap-up of what they learn from my closed-blog. It will help if those reading could ASK questions 'live' in our e-tratles facebook.

Stock-watch : With RM30 per month, updates being done in weekly basis, this is not a learning space. It is just to let those in my group what I m looking into and traded. Yes, I do include charts and brief discussion will be entertained. At times, I m simpy too busy. FEB's registration will be open soon.. I will create a new page in monthly basis. It means, those coming in Feb batch will NOT be able to see my Jan's page. It is to be fair as it is paid in monthly basis.

These are occupying my time ... I have basically two main subjects to teach : Math and Trading. I have my hands full. With these, I m still in talk with some investors, traders and many more in exploring opportunities in investings/trading. I am more into education in trading and will like to create some modules for those wish to learn.

A busy quarter ahead, as expected.

Be Happy.

TEH

Family should come first

2012-01-21T08:45:00.000+08:00

This short clip is a reminder to me ... as I am getting busier and busier.

I do make a resolution to spend more time with my kids. I want to be part of their upbringing. Tho I am getting busier, my wife and kids are still very close to heart.

Happy Chinese New Year to all my readers.

TEH

Market is a risky place

2012-01-21T00:46:00.000+08:00

In my opinion, stock market is a very RISKY place to be in for newbies or novices. Without knowledge, with experiences ... the odds stacked heavily on us; we dont even realise what hit us. Yup, seriously ... thinking of 80-90% of them losing money in markets, what make you the 'chosen' minority?

Beginner's luck? Think again ... it is is due to luck, dont you think so it supposed to be 50-50? Yes? No? Well ... in my opinion, it a big NO. In fact, if you get lucky in your few trades(depending on where your tips or resources from), without even knowing WHY you have profitted, that is much more dangerous. You will be thinking you are good ... or even called yourself a stock-god!!

Realistically, we need knowledge about investing or trading BEFORE in markets. We need lessons from market to make us stronger, accepting mistakes and learn from there. Base on learning, you will becoming more experience ... and by having both, the knowledge and experiences, you have actually substatially reduce the RISK. Well, this is one of the first thing I taught my tratles how RISKY market is ...

REDUCE THE RISK becoming my main pointers to them. One of the BEST way is to increase your knowledge in stocks --- Fundamentals and Technicals --- and apply them in the stocks you are trading. Consistently stalk the stocks you have traded in, to increase your knowledge in understand the characteristics ... also, consistently ... analysing its chart.

To explain why many lost money in stock-markets could be lengthy.

It is good to share with you all this simple yet most neglect part of markets --- market is RISKY, reduce the risk by increasing your knowledge and experiences. NOTHING comes easy .. things wont come by itself.

Me : Do you all think I could gain 10% net profits by year end?

Tratles : Even we could acheive 10% la? Before we learn, last time lose money la ...

Well, at times you need to remind others that market is a risky place. If I show to you that I could gain 10% or above by year end, perhaps you could trust my trades a little better? We shall see ...

Chinese New Dragon Year again ... we shall feel the bullishness.

TEH

Reply : Best Investment Product in town?

2012-01-20T08:42:00.000+08:00

http://www.hla.com.my/ourproducts/product_details.aspx?prod=life_income_builder

Recently, I posted the above scheme as my colleague asked me. Yeah ... slowly some of them got to know that I am interested with BEST investing-income building in town. So, if you could give a secure(LOWEST RISK) of 6% to 10% compounded dividends, I am very interested. Of what I knew of, my ASB-saving is still the 'best' around.

http://cpteh.blogspot.com/2012/01/best-investment-product-in-town.html

Refering to the above post, some kind souls taken some trouble to calculate or estimate the percentage yield.

By Rei

I know the HLA scheme, if you see properly, the positive point is the first 6 years, if you happen to pass away or permanent disabled, then the policy is considered covered for the rest of your life.
For your example, but if you considered after 6 years,you are still healthy, then one have invested 345k but till he is death by 90 years old , he only gets around 460k which even a sukuk can beat this policy. But there is another clause saying, if the fund earns more, there will distribute more dividend, maybe just to be on par with sukuk/EPF and slightly better than FD.

By susu

Too good to be true, probably an illustration only using a assumed interest rates, but this is not "guaranteed" I presumed (I may be wrong).

By Binary Yeik

This is not a good investment !

For the 1st 6 years, your total investment is RM 345600, you get back RM 69000, so the actual total is RM 276000.

For the 7th year onwards, you still get RM 11500 per year, so the return is only 11500/276000 about 4.2%.

Your are bond for the rest of 40 years, they pay you only 4.2%

By June Tan

my point of view:
yearly premium --> 57600 (4800*12)
6 yrs oremium --> 345600 (57600*6)
annual return --> 11500
breakeven years --> 30years (345600/11500)

to worth or not to worth buying this premium should be based on the policy holder age.

illustration age 20:
breakeven at age 50. enjoying next 40 years of income = $460000 + insurance cover.

illustration age 50:
breakeven at age 80. enjoying next 10 years of income = $115000 + insurance cover.

By HLPang

The return seem very good. But if am the buyer,few questions i would ask myself..

1.On investment wise
1a)How is the return is "guarantee"?
1b)What if i stop paying the monthly premium, the how? and one day if i want to resume the plan how?

2.On Protection wise
2a)What is the coverage and How much is the amount insured for each.
2b)"Touch wood", how does the insurance claim affect the investment plan?

Ppl who interested may try to compare this product with others. also consider "all-in-one" basis or "separate" basis product feature is suitable for you. Just my 2cent. :)

By Leslieyong77

hey guy, u may receive only 2.3% compounded anually for 40 yrs ( lower than bank' FD ) plus u are covered by insurance

By Casey188

i think this concept is not new.
AIA has something similar in GIP (Guarantee Income Provider) or ELI, GE has something similar too. I guest most of the Insurance company has re-package this concept in one way or another to attract the investor. I think the key concept behind this is something to do with the PV (present value) of RM and the future value that you receive... just my 2cents

By Anuar74

74 6% x rm4800 = rm326.4, if x 12 =rm3916.8, how it can grow to rm11400. pls fix this math problem, i'm not good in math...

By james001

you pay rm4800* 12 = rm 57600, you get rm 11400 but the principal of rm 57600 that you pay reduce significantly. so actually they pay you rm 11400 out from your principal of rm 57600.The net amount after one year including the rm 11400 is actually less than rm 57600. Misselling !
if you put money in bank, you get rm 57600 plus the interest after one year.

By s_investor

1.) on the severn years, can you withdraw the whole money ?
2.) pls refer to same question on hlpang.
3.) if you could not afford to pay or want to reduce the monthly premium ? how ? what is the draw back ? i believe they have lock you up with certain critirea here and please dont forget those finest print on the document you sign. those are the wording end up and / or that they have all the legal right to forfeit or partial slahh down your investment.
4.) pls always remember inflation. your money on the seven years or ahead will always slash almost half of it. look back your dad time what he can buy with rm10 and what you can buy with rm10 nowdays. to me it is not a good investment

by andy118

Note : Andy actually generate the amount using excel.

ave. amount invested per yr = 6911955 / 46 = 150,260
interest received per yr = 3987
therefore return per yr = 2.65 % + insurance cover.

I don't know whether the above is correct? Not taking into account the value of money as years goes by. That is what it is the RM11500 you are going to receive in 46 years time. Cheers.
Happy and prosperou Chinese New year everybody

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The above are comments from my blog and i3-investor site. I am not a financial person. So, I do not drawing any conclusion from here but told my colleague that swing trading some good dividend stocks such as BJToto could gain you the 6-8% per year. I will teach her how!! And she gladly thanked me.

I will also call up the agent and speak to him/her ... and will draw some conclusion once I heard from the agent, will record it here, ya.

By the way, of coz I wont be putting any of my money there. If you could beat 6-8%, you wont bother to listen to 3-4% income-bulider scheme, right?

TEH

The Trades II

2012-01-19T07:43:00.000+08:00

The Trades I : http://www.cpteh.blogspot.com/2012/01/trades_16.html

In the previous post, The Trades I, I have written about the trades my tratles and I have done : AMMB, BJToto, Malton-wb, PChem and RHBCap.

This is a continuation as I am trying to re-call our trades in past 2-3 months. The first batch has been with me for 4-5 months, actually and have witnessed many more of my trades during market dived in SEPT-OCT such as my CyPark, MayBank, Axiata ... IJM ... etc etc .... Many more ... I have to refer back in my own blog to remember!! I do remember a short Puncak which gave me 15%.

Affin: I written it somewhere to alert at RM2.85 ... some readers followed at RM2.90 levels and selling should be around RM3.08 levels. It has been hanging there, waiting for breakout, if market is bullish. It is possible, looking at her friends BIMB or MBSB moving up. WIll Affin breaks RM3.10? We shall watch.

Jaks : Bought 0.57-0.58 ... it was Friday, I remembered well as I do have meeting with my batch-1 tratles and given this stock for them to analyse!! Yes, I was discussing with them the WHY I have entered at this level and what level should I sell ... and it was so short(lucky again!!) that it reached my target on Monday! Wow ... Today after 2 weeks, it is lower than my purchase price!! Interesting!! By the way, this was given to my stock-watch too ... but it was too fast for most of them there. Too bad.

RSawit : Buying should be around 0.88 .. this is one stock I written everywhere ... the blog here, facebook, forums ... haha. Yes, 0.88 was a nice level as I saw that it is going to shoot above it soon and it did(lucky again!!). A nice trade ... then, I bought back at 0.93 but it failed to reach my target of 0.99. I sold her at cost price as I saw weakness in the chart ... and yes, after a week or so, it really went below my 0.93. I do learn something from this trade. Did you learn anything much from your trades?

UniSem : This is another stock being discussed in our tratles page when I grabbed at RM1.01-RM1.02 which I shared with them ... I was holding for almost a month before the shot!! That is nice ... well .. it is not long for it to reach 1.30 now, that is a cool 30% in less than 2 months? If only we know-how.

XinQuan : This is being discussed when it DIVED. Beautiful waterfall ... went below 0.70 ... buying should be around 0.70 when it recovers and sell after it breaks 0.755. In fact it went to 0.80 for an easy 10% in days ...but I missed this one. I sold at cost price ... it happens, just a day(or even an hour) AFTER you sold a stock, it jumps 10% in days!!

TEH

Learning : Have you stopped?

2012-01-18T10:35:00.002+08:00

10.10 am : KLCI is in red ...

MudaJaya : breaking RM2.50, a level I gave my tratles to ask them to analyse. ONLY three replied or analyse. You see, many bought at 2.20 levels and some sold too early, and at RM2.50 was my selling point. Well, this is just like a week ago, I sold at 2.50 and 2.55. It touched 2.57, right? Then, it retraced below RM2.50 due to some profit-taking. My question to them was

Question posted yesterday : MudaJaya : Could anyone was inside MudaJaya recently CHECK the chart now? And today? What do you see at RM2.50? Another distribution or accumulation? Distribution means it will dive from here, accumulation means it will mark-up and push up above 2.50. Interesting?

I am not going to post their replies as it will be posted in our tratles' blog which was created recently. But, what is interesting is that ... can you actually LEARN to see such activities ... to know if it will be pushed higher or lower from the consolidation level?

UOADev and E&O : I have wanted to shoot that HL who e-mailed me a rude e-mail. But then again, I rather to have a friend(u have not added me in facebook, man) ... I wanted to re-post his rude words but again ... it is tiring pointing out such negative vibes ... ooommm ... I will need to learn to let go of such readers, could only hope they wont be around to read this bull-shit writings.

UOADev was at 1.32 and 1.38 buying point and selling should be at 1.54 and 1.60. E&O was so nice hanging around 1.40 and today is a sell ... check the price, I am lazy too, u know. Hence, TRADERS trade with probability in hands ...increasing your knowledge and experiences, you will know how a good trader should be. I am not ... I am just learning and a novice. Did you learn anything from me? Or can I learn anything from you? We share to learn to improve, right? WHY condemning others? I will close this case, man. Bye.

Learning Process

When do we actually STOP learning?

1. No motivation to learn : When we are NOT motivated to improve ourselves due to lack of objectives and directions, we do not learn ... even tho we FORCE ourselves to be in a course or classrooms. We simply could not continue to learn as we are lack of inner-fire ... the flame was like HANGAT-HANGAT TAHI AYAM, as what they said in Malay. That explain why MANY started something only to let it dies-off ... for exmaple, writing a blog!! Or teaching!! And of coz ... investing-trading!! If you are not committed(or half heartly) to your learning, you will find it a drag. Motivation comes from INSIDE you. You dont need a carrot ... but you need one, why not? Without that burning desire to learn ... learning will stop, eventually.

2. Dont know that they need to learn : For example, if a person who goes to stock-market WITHOUT knowledge and experiences, he might get lucky once a while to profit from his trades, boasting in some forums and sharing those goreng-stocks which have earned them some profits. They DO NOT have plans, directions ... and do not even think they need to LEARN? Learn?? What is that? Buy-sell stocks also need to learn? Buy only ma ... learn WTF? These people will not learn and could NOT learn. They are best left-alone. Do not try to advise them or telling them trading-investing stock-markets is RISKY and we need to learn to manage the risk. Do not tell them anything, in general.

3.

enjoy ...

off for early lunch. hungry ... brb

TEH

Stock Watch : AirAsia and MAS

2012-01-18T06:33:00.001+08:00

AirAsia : In the range of RM3.60-3.90. So, grabbing around 3.60 could be a good entry point, cutting if it goes below RM3.60.

The outlook for transportation may not be good for 2012. Hence, I will not buy-n-hold AirAsia or MAS. It is interesting to see that MAS is no longer a leader. Well, such a waste, under those gov's incompetent people handling the company, we dont expect them to compete, right? But .. MAS will always finding for a system ... MAS = Mana Ada Sistem tag has been there since I was young!! We dont even have AirAsia back then. Today, AirAsia is standing proudly, with a success story to share.

AirAsia and MAS will be good trading stocks but will not be in my portfolios to buy-n-hold. These do not give much dividends, and very volatile stocks(good for traders). Trade with indicators, if you know how.

MAS : Broken RM1.50 and in correction mode now. Buying around RM1.50 should be a good entry level but wait for signals to buy. It came up from the low-base of 1.28-1.30 levels recently. I missed her totally. So, time to watch to trade her now.

TEH

JCI : Johnson Controls Inc.

2012-01-17T18:39:00.000+08:00

I was in the library for an hour to read "Fortune". Yes, no one read such magz as it is kinda dry and boring? I have cultivated my desire in reading such magz ... and gaining some insight and information. Well, it is beyond me as I m, afterall ... just a Math teacher?

Anyway, I will want to write the 10 top-picks(not in order)

1. Apple
2. Intel
3. Microsoft
4. Caterpillar
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10. Johnson Controlshttp://www.johnsoncontrols.com/publish/us/en.html

Weekly Chart

Most of the top-picks I have heard of before but ... JCI is 'new' to me. I mean, I heard of it but never read anything about it and I do not know their businesses ... so, if I am going to INVEST? Let me explore and do some simple own research on her.

How do I start? I will go to google-finance to search for some information about the stock. From market-cap, PER, earnings and .. then go to the website if we want more information. Then, we could also search in yoube for the clip. If it is mentioned by Fortune it must certainly be a LARGE company.

The next thing I could do is to search JCI in business-sites such as bloomberg, reuters and such.

Then, I will place her in KIV ... well, perhaps will never read about her anymore until some news related to her!!

TEH

Stay Frugal, Stay Humble, Stay Hungry

2012-01-17T07:06:00.010+08:00

Note : For those who DID NOT receive my e-mail reply, I think it is because you click 'reply' rather than TYPE my e-mail address of cpteh@yahoo.com. PLEASE DO NOT click "reply' as it will go to cpfeh@yahoo.com which is the person who hacked into my e-mail recently. It is time to get a NEW e-mail soon.

Listen to the below clip and you will understand how I could wake-up 5.30am in the morning and have been consistently doing things!! Yes, do what the BEST YOU CAN ... not when you earn your first million. The essence of life is GROWTH ... why settle for less?

Stay Hungry

I woke up about 5.30am today, posted a few more charts of the trades we have done over the past 3 months. Will continue to post more later.

Yes, I have been consistently analysing charts ... to improve my skills of watching, stalking and analysing. You can't be good in something without practices. You may want to improve your theories or knowledge, but actual work should be done by getting the practical hand-ons ... nothing could replace the EXPERIENCES in trading or investing. It is NOT the methods you are searching or looking for. You need to search it within YOURSELF. It is your mindset and your ability(or disability) to see things inside you. Do you know what I mean?

To stay hungry is 'easier said than done'. Many have given up their new year resolution as 2 weeks? Some given up stock-markets after 2 trades(lost, of coz)? That is how tough things could be. If one being unrealistic, nothing much concrete could be achieved as ... they are not taking actions. Goal settings are important but it takes more than just planning ... it needs ACTION. At times, I procrastinated ... and delay many of things. That is because I have my trading and trading-classes to focus in. Yes, my main focus are my trades and my tratles' learning.

I will stay hungry ... hungry for improvements .. looking forward into a better trades, desired future. Yes, goals set must be carried out despite short-comings and obstacles. Move on, man.

Financial Independence(FI)

This is recently being discussed in i3investor site. Interestingly to know how we all define FI differently. It should be different as we are different individuals and our needs are different? Or is it? I am not going to debate on how you see FI.

But what is more important to focus is how we could increase our financial intelligence and knowledge, to give us the edge over the majority. Being frugal is the first step.

Stay Frugal

Living below our own means. I am not the financial-guru ... I do read plenty of these books to brain-wash myself, to change my mindset and a total turn-around of my views about wealth. MONEY is something we do not discuss openly, it is a taboo ... less discussed than sex!!

I have written almost 3 years ago regarding this pointer ... yeah, I still remember I was still in Sabah, 3 years ago I was so-so new to markets and lost lots of money!! Yet, I know I just need to continue to work harder to improve myself .. dont worry much about the rewards, worry more about your improvements.

To have positive cash-flow in monthly basis, we need to INCREASE our earnings. Our salary should increase in yearly basis, we should expect a good bonus from our hard-work and perhaps work part-time to complement our monthly salary. We work harder ... and do what it takes to earn more. Increase our income is the first point. Yup.

But if our expenses is high or increase too, we do not have much balance left in hands? One theory we should do is to put 10% of our income in our saving!! To do that, 10% of my salary automatically deducted from my salary(force saving) and banked into my wife's ASB which give higher dividends than our FD rates. I have done that since I make a commitment to change my financial situation 5 years ago!!

Expenses ... I am a simple person who do not have material desires. That is good. Many do not have this in them. Delay gratification ... means, susah-dulu ... senang-kemudian. My expenses have increased significantly since I moved back to KL.

Upgrading of items

1. Upgraded from the Kancil to Proton Saga in 2010 as I shifted from KK to KL. It is to accomodate my growing kids who is 3.5 and 6 now.

2. Upgraded my 20-year-old 21 inches TV to flat LED 32-inches TV last year, for the pleasure of my family viewing? I dont watch TV, anyway. I have delayed buying a new TV ... as the prices keep dropping.

3. Upgraded my pc from the old 4-yr-old desktop to this one recently. I do need new pc due to the amount of work I needed.

4. Upgraded my handphone ... from my 4-yr-old Sony to a smartphone(which is not smart as I dont know how to use it!). Larger memory, better features and buy when it is no longer 'hot'. Hope to use it for another 5 years until it is out-smart by some new models.

5. Bought my own apartment instead of renting an apartment. Well, it is only logical ... we dont rent a place, paying the owner or landord monthly if we could buy our own. As I could not afford much, a decent nice medium-cost 930sqft apartment near my working place will be good enough. I have not intention to move away soon ... not in coming 3-5 years. But I do have intention to buy a landed property for invesment purposes. That will be when I am 50 yr old and could withdraw some money from there. My meagre salary could not get me any loan much.

6. Upgrading of my attire : Recently I agreed to buy some new shoes and upgrading it. I used to buy China-made shoe which is less than RM50, then I went for Bata's shoe since I am in KL, costing me average of RM60. Today, I agreed(to my wife, actually ... I am viewed as very kiam-siap by her) to buy an RM200 shoe ... and during recent 50% discount sales, of coz. I will only buy things during mega-sales.

I do not buy new T-shirts ... all from old-ones, free from my uncles/brothers. I dont have many shorts, either. But I do upgraded my underwear recently! Haha. My working-shirts have been with me for years and some of the colours are fading. I do not see the needs to get myself well-dressed, in short. But, I think I will allow myself to change those old t-shirts and shirts by this year end. Ok, make is a 'carrot'. If I could gain 30% and above from trading this year, I change the whole closets!! My pouch which was given 'free' by my aunty 2 years ago when I first came here and recently it was torn(used daily) and I grabbed a new one. Other than that, I have not much upgrading in my attire?

7. Spectacles : In Dec, I decided to be four-eyed. My eyes were tired at night reading those articles ... and my eye-sight deterioting. I am using too much of my eyes, facing this computers, typing and reading!! So, that cool-spec that I am wearing for reading costed me RM250 plus I also grabbed a sunglasses(for riding bike). That is so-called 50%, and still cost me RM150. Ouch.

8.

Listen to the short clip below : Dont be lazy ... dont be stupid, broken, sick and ugly. Listen again ... and reflect that on YOURSELF.

Stay humble

This is something many mis-understood me. I am being seen as cocky, arrogant, offensive ... emmm ... care-less type of 'cold' person. I will let others to jugde as it is not of our control how others seeing us. There is somewhere someone picking on you to blame, to condemn and jugde, anyway. If you tell them straight, they get offended. That is the shallowness of many of us ... we tend to be judgemental. We always think that our view is the best!! Ok, I m going to REPEAT many of times(for those few NEW BIASED AND JUDGEMENTAL readers) ... I am just a learner, I am a NOVICE. I never call myself or see myself as guru, not sifu or whatever. I do not believe in such. GENERALLY, I do not believe what majoirty in society believe. I am a contrarian. I believe in LEARNING and SHARING. I believe in staying in touch with those similar frequencies ... and work from there to improve myself. I believe that there are many more things to be learnt and I could gain a lot from knowing those kind-n-nice people who will guide us. In return, I will guide those who came to me for help, opinions and advices. Nothing more than that .... such as showing off how I traded YTL-e(those two readers from i3investor need to read these) ... but to share how I traded it and see if any experienced traders could understand and share with me their opnions. I do not want to know those staying in forums, yak-ing away but no actions, no helping of others ... to improve their trades. I am too busy to engage in such chat and actuvites.

Hence, it is always a reminder to me ... to be HUMBLE and stay humble. There are so many people out there know much more about markets and I want to share opinions and learn from them, If I find something good, I will attend the course. Yes, I am a novice who is still learning. Give me the space and time to learn, will ya? Watch me progress from here ... or if you prefer, watch me fail from here. Up to you to watch ... but dont judge?

The point here is THOSE NEW READERS ... do read my posts ... say from Aug 2008? Have I improved in my stock selectiions? Have I done good things of sharing with many here? Have my TA skills make a leap improvements? What are my short-comes? Give good constructive criticism, that is OK with me. I will analyse and see if I will take in some opinions to improve further skills. I WANT TO IMPROVE ... and I dont really care what others think, ok? That is called DETERMINATION and PERSERVERANCE, ok?

Well ... no matter what, I am still a teacher and will continue to teach here whenever I am free or have someting to jot down. This is my dairy ... my financial journey and path. If one day I succeed, I will be interviewed and this blog might turn into a book, where many publisher might want to engage with me. If I failed ... at least I TRIED. Do you try hard enough?

THINK.

Gold : At 1666 now, recovering well. Good.

Silver : Moving above 30 now. Will check later.

TEH

The Trades

2012-01-16T18:37:00.007+08:00

There are too many for me to record ... the trades done in this 2-3 months. Well, I will try to record the trades done by our tratles group. This is my trading blog, anyway.

Affin

AMMB : This is a good and lucky one. Bought at RM5.50 level and sold in 3-4 days at RM5.88(should be RM6 but my PChem could not wait). Many followed at RM5.50 and many sold around RM6, which is the strong resistance. Currently, the weakness in the prices seen and it should go lower. Shall we check her again at RM5.50?

BIMB

Benalec

BJCorp

BJToto : We bought at 4.09-4.10 level. Adjusted 8cents for dividends, the cost price is RM4.01-RM4.02. Hence, I alerted a SELL when it passed RM4.40 and a strong sell at RM4.50 level. The tow-hanging man confirmed a SELL. Well, still many chasing her up to RM4.50, ok? Dont ask me WHY, ask them. Now today it closed at RM4.32. Phew ... that was one good trade ... a simple no brainer 10% using simple technical and some knowledge in BJToto.

Coastal

DiGi

Dufu

E&O

ENG

Glomac

GuanChong

HiapTeck

Hibiscus

HuaYang

Jaks

Latexx

LionInd

MahSing

Malton

Malton-wb : Grabbed Malton at 0.33-0.34 level and CT was asking me .... why? But he followed, anyway. Sold in days at 0.39 levels but CT sold at 0.42, done better than me!! A good trade which I tried to explain to him about the chances(RRR). Then, I did not touch her ... waiting for it to go below 0.30 and it did. STALK her and to buy at 0.28-0.29 only to sell her at 0.32 done in days too. This one was widely followed by my stock-watch group and the trade was successfully executed. Nice 20% and 10% trades done there ... in days, ok?

Masteel

MayBulk

MudaJaya

Muhibah

Naim

PChem : Bought at RM5.92, dividend 8 cents given days later, sold half to move to something else while keep another half for target RM6.40-6.60. Average up at RM6.20 as I saw break-out soon and it did days later. But due to weaknesses, I sold all at RM6.45 levels. I considered this as my best trade in this 3 months.

RHBCap : Buying point was at RM6.80 levels seen when it was highlighted by my tratle, Jess. Selling should be that peak point when volumes came in hugely. That was the last day of the year and I remember KLCI was pushed up by some local funds. RHB was being used too. RHB-OSK news still in play. For a trader, I dont care about those noises... we will grab at RM6.80 and be discipline enough to sell when it reaches RM7.40 as planned. Many of my tratles was inside this trade ... and some managed to sell above RM7.40. I alerted those still holding to SELL. The current landscape is not nice, for your info. I did not take this trade but followed it closely as many of my novice-tratles moved in. I was helping them to check. SELL above RM7.40, please.

RSawit

SuperMax

Unisem

UOADev

WhiteHorse

XinQuan

YTLLand

Note : I might miss out a few.

Will slowly post the charts and the trades. I am not going to convince you that these are real trades anymore. You read my disclaimer ... it is all for ENTERTAINMENT purposes. By hanging on my blog to check on my lousy trades, for example "UOADev" is just being wasteful of time. It wasted my time to even to reply to you. By the way, you have NOT accept my 'friendship' request in facebook.

So, just move away and dont CONDEMN others in my group. You can criticise me all you want as I will just ignore you, but do not do that to people around me. RESPECT my space as you want to be respected.

TEH

ICI : What does it paints?

2012-01-16T07:37:00.002+08:00

Investor Confidence Index (ICI)

http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/jpmorgan/am/news/investor-confidence-index-October-2011

I was looking into this index recently as I was searching for 'sentiment index' which measuring the mood of investors in markets, particularly Asia-Pacific. We do have the widely discussed VIX to check the fear-greed in market. Perhaps some checking on BDI for the economic activities. But ... I feel there is no index directly telling me the sentiments ... are we bullish or are we bearish, looking forward into Dragon Year? Should we have a larger portfolio into China's market as many stocks in China which traded in HKSE(we called them H-shares) is cheap in valuations ... single PER, PB below 1.0 with some giving good dividends. Well, many of the large companies in China are state-owned(like GLC in Malaysia) anyway.

What are the theme going forward in Asia-Pacific? Could China recovers from the recent slump(Shanghai and ShenZhen indices are one of the worst around, KLCI boleh!!) ... and having a Dragon-rally which some fung-shui masters mentioning? Do they have Funf-Shui-index related to equity-markets?

Will want to write more about this ICI ... which could paint a better picture of the market outlook?

Nice old song ... catchy.

TEH

A rest week ahead

2012-01-15T21:56:00.002+08:00

It is Sunday today ... as I am in cash positions, looking forward CNY ... I do not analyse charts as much for coming weeks!! When market is going higher and with high RSI, I m lazy to chase. Hence, I will sit back, give it a skip until the market corrects. In the mean time, I will like to do some readings.

I have just burnt my some money into magz recently, if you want to know what I am reading ... while enjoying my CNY.

1. Shares Investment in Focus.
2. Smart Investor
3. Malaysian Business
4. Personal Money
5. FundSupermart

Also, I bought the weekly The Edge. So, I have more than enough to read. Anyone can borrow me the latest "Economics" magz which I m not-willing to spend on it. I could read that in the library, anyway.

Steve Jobs explains the rules for success

PASSION : You need a lot of passion for what you're doing because its so hard. Without passion, any rational person would give up.

So if youre not having fun doing it, if you dont absolutely love it, youre going to give up.And thats what h...appens to most people, actually.

If you look at the ones that ended up being successful in the eyes of society, often times its the ones who love what they do, so they could persevere when it got really tough.And the ones that didnt love it, quit.

Because theyre sane, right? Who would put up with this stuff if you dont love it?So its a lot of hard work and its a lot of worrying constantly.

If you dont love it, youre going to fail.

The second thing is : No matter how smart you are, you need a team of great people.

Tratles Meeting : Yesterday's meeting saw two new tratles joining our meeting. They will be attending my cohort-5 too. But one of the young smart guy said he feels he could 'skip' the learnings as he is not new and wanted to join meetings and pick-up from there. I shall monitor ...

I have nothing much to share except the above clip by Steve Job on PASSION and TEAM-WORK. I will like to build a good team and leap further higher from the current stage. Yes, I do not rest ... and will not be satisfied until I see some results(such as all my tratles know how to trade and being independent, yet in touch).

I will want to be financially free in another 8 years time. We shall check this page again, 8 years later ... if I could make it? If I never try, I will end up like one of those teachers. If those teachers are PASSIONATE of the teaching job, that is still fine. But if not ... what a waste.

I decided to be financially independent one day,to retire in comfortable manner(not rich la, I m just a simple old-man, ok?). One day, if I can ... I will tell you that you certainly can too. BOLEH-ism theory, ok? Or Satu-boleh?

TEH

Best Investment Product in town?

2012-01-14T11:05:00.000+08:00

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Ok, I will briefly giving you an example.

6 year programme

Year one : On monthly basis, bank-in RM4800 for whole year. Fixed. By the year end, they will pay you RM11,500(around 6.-8%). Then, a cheque will be given to you of that amount. Fixed.

Year two to year 6 : Continue to bank-in RM4,800 and they will be giving you RM11,500 by year end.

So the amount invested is RM4,800 X 12 X 6 = RM345,600 and the amount you have gained is RM11,500 x 6 = RM69,000

Then, for the NEXT 40 years, you NO LONGER need to pay a cent, you are covered by insurance AND you will continue to draw RM11,500 per year ... which is RM11,500 x 40 = RM460k.

Do calculate the ROI. It is too good to be true, right?

Does anyone know anything about such a 'scheme' where I could explain to my colleague AND I will want to park my money there too. VERY low risk with HIGH returns!! That is too good to be true?

TEH

Be Unsinkable, Be focused

2012-01-14T07:40:00.000+08:00

The 3-M

Recently I shared here about 3-M in trading which I strongly believed.

1. Mindset.

2. Methods.

3. Money Management.

While majority are searching for METHODS, that is how to trade, using FA or TA, what ratio or indicators to be used ... I think it is only fine and effective if the person have the first-M, MINDSET.

I do always believe that how far a person could go(in trading or anything else) is very much depends on his motivation or determination levels. Without such, the commitments wont last. So, I do admire so many people who successfully motivated themselves to be focused in what they are doing ... especially those successfully invest or trade.

What separates them from most of us? MINDSET. They have a very strong mindset ... in knowing what they want, what they should be focusing in ... and they will proceed on, step-by-step ... in acheiving their goals. That is what I do admire highly.

Mindset in trading? Read more about it if you want to know WHY it is very important to trade trade well, we need the RIGHT mindset. I do feel it is much more important than METHODS. You could claim that your methods are the best ... but if one could not executed as planned(if they ever plan) ... it is fruitless to learn more new methods.

One of the important mindset is BE FOCUSED. At times, we could be influenced, swayed and our emotion could be disturbed. We will be in doubts with our own methods. If we ask around, they are so many different opinions. We started to be confused!! Markets are a noisy place. BE FOCUSED with what we have in hands and improve ourselves internally(mentally and emotionally) could protect ourselves from the noises.

With 80% losers in markets, it is only logical that we should not be doing what they are doing. Recognising WHY they lost and will continue to lose ... those newbies being wrongly 'advised' by so many losers around and also many more being influenced to join those 'groups'. It is NOISES that drown the newbies --- confused!!

How can we be focused with so much of noises? One of the advise I could think of is GET OUT of the forums. Forums are the place where 'agents' for the syndicates leaking out some tips. TIPS? Believe all you can ... free tips there could not be good. It is meant to lure the greedy you into their dens.

Yes, the first-M, MINDSET is the most important component in trading or even investing. We dont learn how to do a Math question without knowing WHY we are doing it, ok?

Change that mindset of yours ... you will see wonders in your trading. Try to reduce the noises in your trades. No matter what ... when you noticed that you are not focused, just pull youself back to the track.

Well ... I have to work the whole day today. I have written about "SIMPLE PLANNING" and "How I traded YTL-e" ... just as examples. Learn ... as we always in learning mode. By going to forums and yak-yak around, it is nice ... but will not help you much in your trading.

Good weekend ahead.

TEH

How do I traded YTL-e?

2012-01-13T23:51:00.000+08:00

Learning Corner : Herd Mentality

GPacket : Last Friday, I saw GPacket closed to her 0.595 level which I am watching. On Monday, it gapped up with increased volumes. Heck, I expected a heavier volume than that, perhaps all went in at 21st Dec(high volume seen).

RedTone : On Monday, Redtone making some noises too ... can you see the volumes coming in? RedTone lagged GPacket by a day, right?

YTL-e : I posted this chart for my e-tratles as I was teaching them four-stages of market movements and also stocks. Then, I taught them TIME FRAME ... where this is a short-term trading. I posted 'live' in my stock-watch page that I grabbed at 0.82 levels ... as it moved to close at 0.84(I grabbed more before closing). Can you see the pattern ... can you understand now WHY I grabbed her once she broken my 0.805? Yes, I sold at 0.91-0.92 the next day and I do post it 'live' in my stock-watch group. I think most of them there just watch and I dont know anyone bought into her!!

If you do not have any idea of what I am talking about, you are either newbies or novices. You could also be the person trading without charts. Yes, I posted this one here for sharing as MORE of those in my trading page will ask more questions ... and I will be too lazy to answer.

Concept used : Lagging-factor in herd-movements.

If I am free, I will STILL love to share with many of my readers, ok? It is learning purposes!! Do you know that I just spent more than 30minutes to post the charts, drawing and blog it here with EXPLAINATIONS?

Now, this blog is free for all to learn and share. This is MY BLOG ... it is free. Can you say THANK YOU like most of them did or could you just get-lost if you dont like it here?

I do try to be nice to everyone ... just dont demand. If you dont like what I written her, MOVE AWAY. Dont be stupid, will ya? What Uni were you from again? If you dont know trading, shut-up. Trading and investing is different. Who said GPacket is good? What do you know about the fundamental of Redtone? Do you say YES to YTL-e ... being supported by YTLPower, in YTL group ... do you feel more secure? Heck, give me a break ... I am a trader!! I trade with charts, adding to knowledge and experience. I am ONLY in markets for 4 years, into TA for less than 2-years ... I am just a novice, give me time to grow or teach me, will ya? Will you give me the chance? Thanks

Anyway, for most of my nice readers, thanks for being with me. I will TRY to find time to post more educational posts for us all to learn. I am a teacher ... I like teaching, even if it is free. One day, I will give free trading classes or give all the fees I collecting to charity. One day ...

TEH

Simple Plan(ning)

2012-01-13T18:19:00.000+08:00

Learning Corner : The needs of Trading Plan(TP)

In Trading, many of times ... we FAILED to plan. Many of times, we even think that planning is not relevant or important. Majority in KLSE DO NOT have trading plan. Amazing fact, right? It is DIFFICULT to tell anyone new into markets as they were LURED into markets by some get-rich-quick advertisement by some trading-courses or those selling softwares ... well, can we actually blame the majority newbies to have such mentality?

Now, IF I am BS-ing about profitting from market and YOU thought that trading is such a simple buy-sell of a stock, I certainly have mis-led you. Please re-read my previous posts when I was a newbies, how I traded and how difficult things are. I repeat, I NEVER put it that trading in stock-market is easy!! In fact, in all my cohorts, I started with tell ALL my tratles that 80-90% of them losing money in markets. We need to put it straight ... to shake up those greedy-punters. In a way, I am actually chasing them 'away'. Haha

Trading Plan

Note : Listen to the above. Now, if you think READING books and LISTENING to these clips could make you a good trader, profitting consistently ... you are being NOT realistic again.

WHY most of us fail? Because we do NOT plan ... not ony we do not have knowledge and experiences, we are total ignorants and ... jumped into markets, only to realise that there are so many things to LEARN!! Yup ... I have post #3 for my e-tratles, I have not even talk about any indicators(yet) but some already told me that there are TOO much things to learn ...

Learning takes time ... painful struggles, I will put it. If not, you will not last. Expect to lose money when you are learning ... expect to be quite CERTAIN to lose money without learning!!

So, one of the most important element which I will repeat in my tmr's meeting with my batch-2 is TRADING PLAN. I will question their buying-selling ... making it a habit in their trades!! It wont be easy ... too much of work and such. Remember that we took years of education for our degree? Remember number of hours we are working to get our pays by end of months? Then, why shoudl trading-investing different? Why some seems to THINK that trading-investing is easy ... without knowledge and expecting to profit? Hey, only 10% in markets profitting ... what makes you think it is simple? Hmm ...

Now, I am going to assume that you have the trading plan ... but due to some MENTALITY cramp-up issue, you want to be PERFECT. Yes, you will place your so-called target-prices!! It is like ... I want my stock to gain 20% in this trade, otherwise I wont be happy! hmm ... serious issue to discuss about such unrealistic plans!! Look ... we dont plan it that way. That is NOT plan, that is YOUR WISHES. By getting REAL is important .. plan it SIMPLE and REALISTIC, not looking for perfection.

It is a game of probability here ... if you cant accept that, trading is NOT for you. I would advise anyone of such nature to go for unit-trust. I could recommend someone you can trust, if you wish. I do not earn commission from doing a good favour, ok?

Perfect by Simple Plan

Make your trading plan SIMPLE. Do not look for PERFECTION. Do not draw too many lines or use too many indictors. IGNORE those noises stating that more indicators are better. It is NOT if it confuses you further.

Note : TP = Trading Plan for me, not Target Price. To me, there is NO such thing at target-price!!

TEH

CNY sales? SELL!!

2012-01-13T12:19:00.007+08:00

Yes, I am becoming VERY busy as expected. With many things to juggle, trading short-term becoming not advisable and I have cleared most ... I was in selling mood for the whole week. Seriously, I m committed to SELLING ... it is a CNY sales, so I do need the money to buy items and giving angpows? haha

Earlier : Sold Glomac, XinQuan, Malton-wb, HuaYang, Handal, Unisem, ENG, Jaks... these counters all sold for good profits, except XinQuan and Glomac at slightly above cost price. E&O and RSawit(2nd trade) for small loss.

Two days ago

BJToto : Cleared at 4.50(sms-ed my tratle AL to sell too).

MudaJaya : Written in my stock-watch too when I grabed 2.28-2.30 and sold at 2.50 and 2.55, written everywhere, I guess. LOL. We tracking her for a month, actually.

Dufu : Punted with JL at 0.365, sold 0.355 ... cut-loss.

YTL-e : Sold at 0.91-0.92 for 10%, bought a day before, written 'live' in my stock-watch but most didnt buy, too fast for them, I guess

Yesterday

HiapTeck : Take a cut-loss decision as I saw weakness.

Benalec : Missed selling her during the surge(due to greed?) and sold her at cost price.

Today

BJCorp : Sold her as she surge back above my average price. It went down to 0.915 yesterday.

PChem : Finally decided to sell her for profits.

UOADev : Finally sold her off, the 1.32 level I collected. Thanks.

YTLLand : Also sold at cost price ... just want out. out or ouch?! haha

Yes, a total in cash positions before CNY.

Happy Trading as I am too busy to check.

Note : Please DO NOT e-mail me about your stocks, DO NOT send messages to facebook about your stocks, DO NOT put any posts in facebook about your stocks!! I am too busy to check and could not reply. Sorry.

e-mail me only if you are interested to join my stock-watch(no more charts or stocks here as I posted them there) or joining my e-learning. I do not have a trading-club as someone asked. I do have a trading page "CP TRADING GROUP" page where it is 'free' to add. The others are closed as I do not need noises around.

Thanks

Note : Friday 13th ... going to TGIF? hmmm...

TEH

Shadow Of The Day

2012-01-12T12:35:00.001+08:00

"Shadow Of The Day"

I close both locks below the window
I close both blinds and turn away

Sometimes solutions aren't so simple
Sometimes good bye's the only way

[Chorus]
And the sun will set for you
The sun will set for you

And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in grey

And the sun will set for you
[End Chorus]

In cards and flowers on your window
Your friends all plead for you to stay

Sometimes beginnings aren't so simple
Sometimes good bye's the only way

[Chorus]
And the sun will set for you
The sun will set for you

And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in grey

And the sun will set for you

And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in grey

And the sun will set for you

And the shadow of the day
Will embrace the world in grey

And the sun will set for you
[End Chorus]

"Burning In The Skies"

I used the deadwood to make the fire rise
The blood of innocence burning in the skies
I filled my cup with the rising of the sea
And poured it out in an ocean of debris

I'm swimming in the smoke
Of bridges I have burned
So don't apologize
I'm losing what I don't deserve
What I don't deserve

We held our breath when the clouds began to form
But you were lost in the beating of the storm
And in the end we were made to be apart
In separate chambers of the human heart

I'm swimming in the smoke
Of bridges I have burned
So don't apologize
I'm losing what I don't deserve

It's in the blackened bones
Of bridges I have burned
So don't apologize
I'm losing what I don't deserve
What I don't deserve

I'm swimming in the smoke
Of bridges I have burned
So don't apologize
I'm losing what I don't deserve

The blame is mine alone
For bridges I have burned
So don't apologize
I'm losing what I don't deserve

What I don't deserve
What I don't deserve
What I don't deserve

And here's the dead wood to make the fire rise
The blood of innocence burning in the skies

TEH : Yes, I could re-post these beautiful songs which I listened to for hundreds of time now.

Enjoy.

TEH

p/s : I am free now as no more buying ... just listening to songs!! I am only busy hunting when markets diving, plunge or collapse, if possible. I will be enjoying more clips ... and time to catch up with my reading of China Economics and my biz-magz ...

The Trades

2012-01-12T07:12:00.002+08:00

My trades : Some good trades

PChem : This is my BEST trades in this 3 months!! When I bought PChem at RM5.92, just a day before it gap up(I sold AMMB immediate at RM5.88 to move to this one hugely), many of my tratles followed. They glad they did ... then few days later, 8cents div given. Good. Adjusted RM5.92 - RM0.08 = RM5.84 is our cost price now. I did sold half to take profits after the dividends and waiting for it to test RM6.20. It was hanging there for a while as I posted to my tratles that I expect it to break RM6.20 soon and bought back days before it break RM6.20. I placed her in my stock-watch page where some of them followed at RM6.19-RM6.20 ... I average-up!!

Yesterday it broken the RM6.40 level ... and we are heading to RM6.60-RM6.80 for me to sell ALL. Yes, this is my largest portion and I do not always do short-trades, ok? Yes, I do average-up on stocks I have high confident that it will go higher, besides it is a PCHEM!! I mean, it is the huge 'darling' of KLSE.

BJToto : I was discussing with my tratles to BUY BJToto at RM4.10 level(adjusted 8 cents dividend, so our entry is RM4.01-RM4.02) as it is a no-brainer. One may buy hugely, it is still good. At RM4.20, when it break-out, that is the average-up point. Yesterday, at RM4.50 level, I asked them to SELL as I sold my positions too. I placed an alert in our page. Now, that is a cool more than 10% trades there ... without being greedy, without brain .... and with peaceful sleep. Yup, I will have few free dinners from them!! Haha.

While many talking so much about how to get-rick-quick, these are steady good trades which could be done by most average investors. Yes, TRADE and NOT buy-n-hold. When BJToto going back to RM4.20, remember to stalk and help yourself with some buying, ok? I am still checking if it will breaks into new high soon!!

This is not 'tips' but this is to help many slower-ones, no need to monitor much, no need to go to noisy forums ... or even a trading course. You dont even need to pay thousands for the software to be the top 10% of those winning in markets.

Then, why 80-90% of them losing money in markets? Because of GREED. Nothing else ./... tghey seek for thrills and goreng-stocks. That is also why it is called chau-ku-piew which I always disagree on such word. Hey man, it is TRADING a few good fundamental stocks using simple technical indicators. Dont you think so you will be glad to have such simple knowledge where MAJORITY in markets dont even THINK logically?

UOADev : We(the traltes) bought at 1.31-1.32 levels and some sold at 1.44-1.45 yesterday. I sold my 1.36-1.37 levels(as I need to buy MudaJaya and such) at cost prices and still keeping my 1.32 levels. Now, from 1.32 to 1.45 levels is ... err ... 10% now? Simple Math ... you dont need to be a genius, you need common sense, discipline and ... lots of patience. Ask my tratles ... many moved in as I grabbed hugely. I told them that and openly here, of coz. I do not plan contra or such in this stock, ok? This is how I trade. Criticise all you want ... it is still a good 'lucky' trade. I have shown many in my stock-watch group my many lucky trades in this 2 weeks!! Thanks.

There are still so many good trades done by my tratles ... and being their mentor, I am very glad. Well, Liverpool made my day too!!

Good trades : BIMB, MahSing, MudaJaya, UniSem, ENG ... many more.
Happy Trading ... it is more selling for me!!

Sold yesterday : MudaJaya, YTL-e and BJToto.

TEH

To buy or to sell?

2012-01-11T06:40:00.008+08:00

DOW up and testing 12500 level. It is still bullish and might lift KLCI further now ... more reasons to clear most of my holdings.

I went for a talk at Jupiter last night and met 2 of my e-tratles. Well, they knew I was going as I put it on their facebook. Anyway, it is a nice talk and nice meeting.

I do like Equities-Tracker site as they gives comprehensive fundamental analysis. Good, will subscribe to it(RM600 per year) to assist me to do my FA.

Stock-Watch : So far my stock-watch is doing good. Counters like Handal, Malton-wb, Unisem, all sold with a good 10% in days while a few more in hands are not done and still at cost-prices. There is a cut-loss point to follow and if the prices really moving lower than that, I have to cut. This week I gave 5 new ones ... wiht focus mainly one two, which I feel lower risk trade. Yeah .... I do understand that many know how to BUY but the SELLing part is difficult, especially if you ask someone to cut-loss? ouch!!

Handal : Bought 0.44, sold 0.48 on same day.

Malton-wb : Bought 0.28-0.29, sold 0.32 in days.

Unisem : Bought 1.10 and sold 1.20 done in half hour!!

Jaks is too fast for many ... but discussed with my batch-1 which bought on last Friday at 0.57-0.58 and sold all at 0.62-0.63 done before suspension.

Note : Others still in play and most still in cost prices. It is nearing CNY, time to clear if they do not move much.

Someone still ask about my stock-watch. You see, it is NOT stock pick, it is just some stocks I am watching with intention to BUY. It is not an analysis-page which I wont have the time to analyse anyone's charts. Yes, it is RM30 per month, if you are still interested. So far ... ok. Just that I do not believe giving too many stocks I am watching but will write it there the RISK. 'Clients' need to be discipline enough to execute the trades themselves, the risk is theirs and also they have to choose the stocks they like with their own risk-appetite. Good luck.

SELL : My trading idea is to SELL more of my holdings before CNY ... and will only buyback during pull-back. I do still see it moving higher from current level before it pull much much lower by Mac or April. That is my view ... which is flawed and been wrong many of times!! Bull or Bear, be prepared to protect your capitals.

I have too much things to cope with ... today is my son's 6th birthday, so I dont think so there will be any postings. I still 'owe' my e-tratles my next part of teaching. It is nice to meet two of them last night. :)

Happy Trading.

10.15 am : KLCI flat??

MudaJaya : Some of my tratles bought her at 2.20 levels, some followed me at 2.28-2.30 levels yesterday, posted in my stock-watch yesterday and some in that group bought into her too. I sold half at 2.50 and waiting at 2.55 later. Bye-bye MudaJaya ... we discussed her briefly last friday meeting and 3 days ago, I was teaching my tratles how to check break-out. You get me? BS, right?

YTL-e : I grabbed 0.815-0.82 yesterday ... cleared at 0.91-0.92. Impressive? Lucky la, ok? Thanks.

MudaJaya : cleared all ... today as 2.55 done too!!

So, I have done two quick trades on them ... posted in my Stock-Watch group 'live' when I bought them ... and some those think I am BS again, can I know why you are STILL lurking here? What?? Am I suppose to be HAPPY simply because I done good trades? Give me a break ... I am so used to trading, win or lose ... I am immuned. Understand when you get cut-cut-cut hundreds of times, you wont feel the pain anymore? Do you know that when every week people celebrate your so-called HAPPY BIRTHDAY, you longer 'happy'? You just get used to it ... I am more concerned about Liverpool vs MU game, ok?

Of coz .. today is my son's birthday, bringing me luck too. Hmm ... must treat him his fav strawberry ice-cream!!

1.11 pm : Yes, one-one-one ... 11.1.11 last year, my son was 5 years old, yup, the FIVE '1's there. See the pattern now?

My wages rate

College : Today I am busy with 4 hours of classes. So far new students like me, I joked. LOL. The human-resource dept shown us our total pay for last year and generated that I am only earning average of RM25.2 per hour for the whole 2011 year. Arrghhh ... told you so that teaching is a noble job but wont make you much to be financially comfotable? Anyone want to 'BAIL" me out from here by offering me RM250 per hour? Hmm ... that is 10 times what I m getting in college here.

Tuition : Classes starts this week ... the rate is RM100-RM120 per hour, that is 4 times I am getting for my full-time job. Yes, by having 8 tuition classes, doing part-time, a lecturer here is actually getting more than their full time job. Assuming RM100 per hour, 8 classes of 1.5 hours, that is RM1200 per week. Less hours, less work than full-time!!

Trading Class : This is paying me slightly better ... RM200 per hour averagely. But this is not frequent, just one week once 3 hours. During X'mas, New Year and coming CNY we are taking break ... yes, must enjoy life first, market is always there la. Besides, we were shopping last month ... now is selling before CNY. I do get free drinks and makan and many still 'owe' that. Hahaha ... happy to see that they have done so many good trades. And learning well. Yes, they are from my cohort-1 to cohort-4 tratles.

e-learning : So far I am lagging ... but I do want those VERY slow ones to catch up. To familiarise with the charts, facebook platform(some are even new to facebook, ok?) and to know how to SEE volumes. Some do not even know that we have 30-index linked counters yet. Yes, newbies and novices learning how to crawl first ... it takes TIME. Charging RM300 for 6 months, that is RM50 per month.

stock-watch : This is a page I could still grow as I only have few of them ... but I hv demostrate to them how I traded and some too fast for them. Anyone still interested, e-mail me, please. With RM30 per person, it have to depends on how I 'market' myself? Hmm ... I m not agressive as I m only interested with my loyal-readers. Those many more are noises from everywhere.

CP Trading Group : You are welcome to add me and this page is free and open. Nothing there much, anyway.
With two kids going to kinder, I think I need a 5th stream of income. Yes, from my trading!! But, I will not withdraw money from it, in fact, I am going to deposit more in monthly basis, anticipating better trades ahead!!

Or ... perhaps I should think of writing a book ... drop my full-time job totally once I could afford to focus fully in my trading? Will my tratle(say I got 100 of them then) support my 'salary' by paying me RM100 per person per month to do analysis for them and help them to profit every month? THINK ... they are profitting well being with me for 4-5 months now. HELP Tratles ... I m still trap in the office!! HELP!! Haha .. sending out SOS.

Got to go for tuition classes now.

Need a nice dinner ... again, it has nothing to do with my trades, good or bad. It is HUMAN that I treasure, not my stocks.

off till tonight ,... later.

TEH

IPO : Buy and Hold?

2012-01-10T07:14:00.005+08:00

Bumi Armada : This is one good IPO which done extremely well during IPO. It was well accepted by investors eventhough it was listed at the high range, with PER around 20. Yet, during the first day it was listed, it surged above RM4.10 but profit-taking and not good market sentiment then seeing her retraced to RM3.24, its current low level.

Now, should one actually bought her at IPO value and seeing it losses to RM3.25? For traders, the first day surge is a good opportunity to SELL. If you could really sold her at RM4.10, taken huge profits ... and could buy her back at 3.50 levels and more at 3.25 level(preparing more at 3.00 and so on), wont you be glad to do such simple trading? It is back to RM4.10 level today!! Interesting?

A person who buy-n-hold could only see it going 20% lower and interestingly too ... to see if recovers back to RM4.10. I have all the respect for those buy-n-hold and in fact, I always believe those investors with holding power SHOULD be those few 10% who profitting from the markets!! Seriously ... if I am to buy Armada at RM4.10 back then, it is over-valued with PER 20+, but if the earnings are good, at current RM4.10, certainly its PER will be lowered. It is AK's counter, by the way.

A trader's approcach will be different. We shall wait for it to retrace all the way and only move in when its price is above 20MA(example) which was at RM3.50(12th Oct 2011) and hold till RM4.00 recently to sell. I do not use any fancy indicators ... just a simple MA line to check trend. BUY UPTRENDING stocks applied here. You may want to AVERAGE UP each time it touches the 20MA line while placing a trailing stop. In such, you could maximise your capital appreciations. Yes, it is more than 10% from Oct to recently ... OCT, NOV and DEC ... 10% profits trading Armada. You see, if you are patience enough with logics and knowledge, getting 10% in 3 months is not really 'difficult'. It is simple trading with a buy-n-hold with some simple indicators or trend-line, right?

Move on to wait for another good stocks which retracing. WAIT ... and that good stocks which retracing will rebound once investors moving back in. The cycle repeats ... and while it looks amazing simple, is it? Then, why many buy-n-hold are losing money? It is what counter you have bought during IPO ... and hold.

UOADev : This is one simple example of many investors rushing to grab her at IPO value(RM2.60) and currently trading half that value!! Buy-n-hold investors are still losing 50% of the capital, right? Will it ever move back to RM2.60? Anything is possible if you could hold looong enough but your funds STUCKED there ... that is called opportunity cost? You understand that, right? Averaging down is one of what many investors will do ... as being an investor of a stock, we like the FUNDAMENTAL of the stocks and believe it will show strong earnings and growth. Well, to me that is not investing ... investing should be buying a stock which are trading BELOW its actual valuation(instrinsic) ... with PER at single digit. We do have very few investors in KLSE, actually. BUrsa SHOULD educate the public about investing and WHY most of us should be invetsing in stock-markets and not trading or gambling.

If you are investing, you will want to WAIT for market to collapse ... we dont know when, so we wait. At the moment, KLSE's PER is around 15, that is expensive. Armada or UOA is not cheap either. Can you actually buy-n-hold these counters? Are you sure you are an investor with knowledge? Can I ask why buying Armada at RM4.10 level now? UOA is relatively cheaper in prices(1.30 to 4.10)? We do not buy a stock base on its PRICES but we like VALUATIONS. That is investor ... and we do want to hold to a stock which give us dividends!! That is important criteria for a buy-n-hold.

Majority of them in markets are not investors but accidental-investors. They are still holding to many IPOs which going 50% below their cost-prices. I am not going to mention those ACE-junks IPO which listed last year(XOX, MClean ... name it, plenty there) ... but how about JCY or MEGB?

to be continued .... if i could find the time. MSM and such in mind.

TEH

SELL : Time to take profits

2012-01-09T09:52:00.002+08:00

Monday morning ... KLCI in red, and I am wearing red? It is flat ...

Jaks : Another good trade ... grabbed 0.57-0.58, sold all at 0.62-0.63. Wow ... I grabbed on Friday, given my batch-1 as a discussion matter, told JL that I was checking her two weeks ago. Interesting case-study on the trade but I am stoo busy to share her, or perhaps someone will shoot me and say I am ... err ... trying to sell some products? hmm ... keeping to myself while sharing with my tratles work well with me now.

DuFu : Grabbed her at 0.365 last Friday too as it was mentioned by JL(not Jesse Livermore or Julian Lim, ok? JL is my new tratle).

ENG : Grabbed at 1.61(mentioned by DN) as it was lagging behind Unisem when I sold her at 1.20, ENG as at 1.61. Queueing to sell at 1.75-1.76.

RSawit : Still have her at 0.93-0.94 levels ... hold or sell?

10.30 am : KLCI in green now ...

Jaks : What?? at 0.635, halted? Oh boy, I just happily took my 10% and after some annoucement, it is fly ... and I will miss the flight(again).

3.05 pm : Busy busy busy ... crazy day so far.
TEH

Expecting KLCI to go higher?

2012-01-09T00:10:00.002+08:00

Going into a rushing Monday tmr. I will need to be in office by 7.30am again ... and the craziness of classes after classes ... loads of un-wanted paperworks, meetings ... arrghh ... my holiday is finally over. It is too short!! So ... how do we all wish to have the flexibility of time, and work at our own pace?

Now, I do have plenty of things to do ... I will want to continue my e-learning(how are everyone doing? Continue to get familiarise with simple terms and the charts first, ok?) ... my stock-watch and my tratles-page(which using most of my time). I do not have the time to blog here!!

So, briefly here ... I do expect KLCI to inch higher and with such optimism, I will like to sell many of my stocks. Those taking profit, I have done that. But, I m selling those lagging ones too ... and will prepare to be in cash positions again before CNY. Well, I was busying buying few weeks ago.

Stock-watch : There are still some asking questions regarding it. Yes, it is NOT a stcok-pick. It is merely the stocks I am stalking, with intention to BUY. I will also write the stocks I will sell(profit or loss) ... so, it is merely MY trades. But, I do show charts, giving entry point, cut-loss level and profit-taking. So far ...

Last Week trades

Handal : enrty 0.44 and sold 0.48.

Malton-wb : entry 0.28-0.29 and sold 0.32

Unisem : enrty 1.10 and sold.

RSawit : entry 0.93-0.94, current high 0.975 but closed at 0.95. Time to exit lower than 0.99 as planned earlier. Watching.

Others are still in play. Will only record here after the trades done. I have added only two new stocks I am watching for next week.

Petronas Chinese New Year

This is one of my favourite advertisement ... as it is in Hokkien, very meaningful ... and MANY those arrogant rich parents SHOULD see this. Thanks, Yasmin.

Night.

TEH

Trading class : The initial stage

2012-01-07T11:03:00.002+08:00

Today is Saturday. Today will be my last Saturday to be free. The crazy Saturdays will begin next week with my classes to start from 8am to 9.30am, 9.30 am to 11am, 11am to 12.30pm. A break for lunch 1pm to 2.30 pm before I could go over to PJ for my another 3-hour trading-classes!! Sound crazy, right? By the time 6pm, I will be too tired to walk, talk or even blog. Saturday night will be used to bring family for their 'fun time'. Hopefully I could sustain the day!! I need RedBull ...!!

Batch-2 : Meeting need to be pushed to 3pm(instead of 2.30 pm) due to my classes. Sorry.

Cohort-5 : Will start on the 4th of FEB(first Sat) at 3pm. I will send e-mail during my CNY break. It will be maximum of 14 of you as the place will be too packed for those 18 who is in my KIV list. I do believe some will opt out, chicken out or no longer interested. But if those still feel motivated even after waiting for so long ... good. I need such people to learn. Learning is painfully long ... those do not stay motivated will fade-away anyway. Why start when you cant see it through?

Batch-1(4th meeting)

Yesterday all came(minus of YWC as he is taking a break, wife just gave birth). 11 of them ... and we added 3 new ones joining the meeting. They are from the coming cohort-5 but wanting to see how our meeting works. I have added them in our group earlier for them to get to know few each other. Welcome to the tratle-family. We have happy-lots ... as you could see that I am more relax to joke! haha .. my two big-sized tratles did NOT use me as their punching-bag, everyone is jovial, talking away as we missed each other from a month break!! By the way, we do see each other in facebook in daily basis!! Haha. I am very glad ... as we getting along much better now.

I do see that the dinner together before class or mamak talk after meeting as important way of building good rapport. We are all very busy people, and we do meet in alternate Fridays ... and it is nice.

Well, the pc and projector almost fail me ... but then again, this Batch-1 started with me without a projector, without internet connection!! Today, I am glad to rent a place with projector and internet connection. Today, I have a better space to share and teach ... but we certainly needs to raise our standard further. I am only 4-5 months with them and we are still trying to improve our platforms. I am glad this first batch of mine consists of positive minded with LEARNING purposes. Without the mission to learn, it just wont last ... and I wont be so motivated to share so much. More to come ...

Blog : Well, some of them will maintain our new tratle-blog. They decided it to be closed(not me la) so that we protect ourselves from noises. You know how noisy markets are outside there and at time you just could not focus. We want to maintain it within our own tratle-family. I will only chip-in by editting terms used and adding in trading idea. From there, those from other batch could share too. It is a good idea ... where we will compile those stocks we discussed and analysed together such as AMMB, RHBCap, BIMB, PChem, UEMLand, UOA, YTLLand, MahSing, GuanChong, MPI, Maybulk, Unisem, ENG, BJCorp, XinQuan, Prestariang, LionInd, BJToto, HiapTeck, HuaYang, MudaJaya, IJM, WCT, Malton-wb, MISC ... and many more. I cant remember, we have 194 charts posted so far!! Arrghh ... I m too old to recall. Haha.

It is for learning purposes. Nothing much about stock-pick but many of us do enter some of stocks we preferred. Mind you, I have a mixture of 'veterens' but many are novices/newbies. NOT TO LOSE MOENY becoming my policy ... and our tratles' policy. Some do trade those speculative counters(due to previous habits ... but as long as it is for short-thrill, it is still ok) but very speculative counters will not be discussed in our pages.

Drop-box : This is suggested to get our sharing of documents and files more effectively. We will proceed it with everyone of us in the group to access to reports, news, articles, documents or anything in that nature to share. I do subscribe to few good trading-investing portals, besides ChartNexus. I am not promoting any here.

Video-shooting : That is our next stage ... meetings will be recorded in videos and to be posted in our blog for keepings. This will be discussed further ... and I might purchase the equipments needed. I will get anything possible to make the learning effective and making sure majority(if possible ALL) of them learning well. Yes, learning to fish takes time.

Desktop-recording : I am still experimenting that for my e-learning and need help in getting the software to work. The analysis I done for my e-tratles will be shared with my tratles too.

Training : This will be suggested in near future where the group will 'sponsor' two or three to attend training from other courses and to share it to the group!!

Intermediate levels : Once my tratles familiar with terms and language I used, I will slowly teaching them few more indicators and we will slowly go into strategies. Many of things I do is 'automatic' and 'mechanical' which .... due to hours of analysing charts and reading those biz-news, I m attuned to it. It is becoming a 'nature'. Yes, I need at least 10, 000 hours to make it a habit. Yes, I will move those more advance novices to NEXT level .. that is my plan if I could push them a little to ... do more work?

Many things are going on in the group now, making me excited. Haha ... I have a serious 'problem', my passion to share knowledge and teaching!!

Let us continue to learn from each other. It is good to have a group to bring us back in track when we are 'lost'. The supporting group is important for traders ... to continue to learn.

Will be too busy to write as I need to update my e-learning post, my stock-watch page(will e-mail to those interested) ... attending to Jupiter's talk later and with family tmr.

Jupiter Talk

A packed audience ... some similar faces. 5 of my tratles were with me ... and the talk is ... err ... confusing? It is 'selling' a software using ATR to trade and on good fundamental uptrend stocks. The cost is USD5k. Wow ... only for professionals.

Then, I thought Martin will share a little about VSA ... so that I could bring back something worth for my trip there. Nought. It is just a promotion of his up-coming 1.5 days trading class and opening of a/c with Jupiter, of coz. In way, I do not really learn anything much.

I asked PT during the short-coffee break(by the way, we were given 3-in-1 nescafe ... but the water is not hot enough!!) ... do you understand what was being said? He is being honest .... of coz .... not! Haha.

In my opinion, if I find difficulties to understand a talk, an average novices or newbies could NOT understand anything much. With a crowd about 100, do you think how many % of them could understand ATR with those charts? 480 minutes, daily, weekly and monthly charts on COMEX? Err ... how many percent of Malaysians trading in COMEX? Hmm ...

Watching movie with family at home now. off
Happy Weekend ahead.

TEH

Busy weeks ahead

2012-01-06T13:11:00.000+08:00

12.50 pm : KLCI down 4.71 points. I am having my lunch at home, with this post going out. I was busy trading UniSem(bought in opening and sold 1.20), clearing those rubbish in office(yes, all still in holiday but I am back to prepare myself mentally for my classes next week). So, I sms-ed EK to join me if he wants. Quickly he came over ... and to learn to analyse BJCorp which we were discussing in our FB last night. A hammer was formed but it needs confirmation. So, a novice will ask ... what confirmation will you look into? What does that mean?

MayBulk, GuanChong and Naim ... missed all the three which we discussed previously in our FB. Again, I do not know if anyone buying into anything.

BUSY BUSY BUSY ... by next week, you might wont see any postings here ... but I will like to jot down my thoughts, if possible in daily basis. I will be TOO busy answering questions from my tratles, e-tratles and stock-watch facebook group. ALL are closed pages. My pubic Trading page and this blog will see less contributions due to my commitments.

Commitments of works

College : I will have 2 new further-maths class to handle next week, besides my existing 2 maths class.

Tuition : I will have extra 3 new classes to start(expecting) and with my existing 5 classes. One class is averagely 1.5 - 2 hours per week!!

Tratles : I will have my two batch of them with my cohort-5 rolling in Feb. Those interested to join cohort-5, let me know.

e-Tratles : I am still experimenting on how to video-shoot my desktop and also updating more posts, sharing more. Currently, I want it to be SLOW .. slow is good for novices and newbies.

Stock-watch : I have given 5 stocks last weekend. Handal and Malton-wb done well. So, I replaced with 2 other. Unisem done today!! Will only update again this weekend. Those still interested with my RM30 stock-watch(NOT stock pick, different la), let me know.

Jupiter : I will be going to Jupiter Sbang Jaya tmr noon for a talk. Wanna join me?

I need to run again ... and tonight my batch 1 will have their 4th meeting. I need to prepare for tonight's class too. Wish me luck ... as any of my tratles losing money or didnt learn anything much, they might use me as their punching bag? I have to learn Muay-Thai soon!! Arrghhh .... of Wing Chun? ...hmm .. now we are spoilt with choices.

Happy trading, win or lose is part of the game!

TEH

2012-01-05T14:49:00.004+08:00

Quotation

Jan 2nd : Everthing is possible for him who believes.

Jan 3rd : Some things have to be believed to be seen.

Jan 4th : Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.

Jan 5th : To accomplish big things, I am convinced you must first dream big dreams.

KLCI and HSI staying in positive region ... I was away. Going back to office next week ... is like ... err ... can I work full-time at home, trading ... giving tuition and trading classes? Can I earn enough from my blogging and perhaps ... my stock-watch? Am I getting out of that full-time job? Can I have flexibilities of my own time? Many in my situation will think of it as such ... wanting to have TIME. In other words, financial freedom ... in future. In my believe, if anyone work hard and smart ... focused in his strength and continue to improve his weaknesses ... he CAN achieve the goal of financial freedom, in his own way.

As I m a simple person ... I will like to be quiet at my beach apartment in Sabah, away from city-living and have all the time to read, play some games ... and use internet whenever necessary!! Dont we all have a dream, a goal?

To be honest, I do not think so I want to stay away ... for too long. For a vacation or perhaps while writing a book(future plans) ... yes. Otherwise, I m more excited to be thick in the action!! In coming 10-years, I will certainly have things planned out with my kids in their teens(arrghhh ... anglesor devils?).

In another 5 years, I m quite certain to rest from my full-time teaching job after 27-years!!

Well, I do not think of full-time trading ... it is tiring and stressful. I will prefer to teach trading and improve from there.

PChem : There are so many of my tratles jumped in with me at RM5.92, then we taken 8cents dividends .. in other words, if you adjust it ... it is at RM5.84(cost price). Days ago, I top-up at RM6.19 and EK followed me(I am not sure about others). There is a discussion athat RM6.20 seen as resistance ... so, why buy at resistance? What will the cut-loss point be? Again, I do not know how to explain ... hmm ... now at RM6.35

YTLLand : Bought back at 1.05, at 1.03 now ... will consider only if it goes to RM1 level?

UOADev : At 1.38, recent high at 1.42 ... still DO NOT LOSE me money.

3.08 pm : PChem sold at RM6.39 as RM6.40 huge selling queue. Nice trade ... waited for one month?
Ok ... I m going to take a nap!!

5.08 pm : KLCI up 10 points. Yeah ...

Jupiter : I am attending a talk there this Sat since I do not have trading meetings. It will only start next Sat, so ... I better take advantage of the few left free Sat I will have till June this year!!

No post here tonight as I will want to continue on my second part of my e-learning post tonight. I have been busy testing out to record my teaching ... but so far, could record without audio. Argghh ... I m still figuring out what is not right.

In Feb, I am attending a course about how to shoot video, etc etc ... I do need to learn the skill of using computer and internet. It is costing me RM3k+.

TEH

Persist with your goals by Anthony Robbins

2012-01-04T18:20:00.000+08:00

How to follow through / persist with your Goals? - Tony Robbins

Listen to the clip above ... as he said about NEW YEAR resolution. Haha. I like him pointing it out with SO MANY out there ... by 15th Jan, majority already broken their New Year's resolutions!!

I am going to trade well. I want to eat healthy. I want to do this or that ... check you resolutions? If you cant see things through, why bother to start?

May I ask ... WHY only during this NEW YEAR ... err ... why must it be HAPPY BIRTHDAY, once a year ... as if the person is actually HAPPY on THAT so-called day he was born? Why cant we write resolutions or goal in ANY DAY OF THE YEAR? WHy cant we stay happy even tho it might be our dog's birthday? I am always amused with these 'events' in normal people's lives? I am confused WHY Valentine Day is being commercialised and if you dont buy those over-priced roses or choc or THAT cure-bear, you do not love the lady? Haha ... I m laughing ... as I do like these motivation-gurus. They will tell us some simple truth that MAJORITY cant see. We are 'controlled' by our surroundings, admittedly.

RAISE YOUR STANDARDS!! Yes, he is pointing on why we are always comfortable with ourselves ... we should do this and should do that ... but nothing happening!! Yes, you will find the WAYS, like it or not, when you raise your standards. If we are lazy ... we move our butts. SHOULD changed into MUST. YTes, we put LIMITATIONS to ourselves. We will find excuses NOT to do something as those are not our priorties?

I will continue to LEARN to trade, LEARN to teach better ... and I will learn some simple public-speaking and communication skills which I do not have any!! Yes, CHANGE is the only constant here. To change ... it came from STRONG desires and we will be willing to sacrifice our usual rituals!!

Yes, you cannot change the outer of you, changes come from INNER. That is a reminder to myself today!!

Success is caring about other people. Yes, success coming from doing some positive rituals, whatever it takes. We change our rituals ... step by step and we do it innerly.

Who you are spending your TIME with is making you becoming one of them. HERDS ... yes, that will explain WHY we should place the standards in OURSELVES and not comparing with our friends? Look ... we determine our own standards and our own limitations. We thought we try to emulate some successful but deep inside us, there are tonnes of baggages ... and as we are with some crabs who are there to pull you down, ... successful change in us becoming an illustion!!

Majority spend hours on ENTERTAINMENT. They watch TV(to brain-wash them), play pc-games(now we have those crazy facebook-games to keep us addicted), movies to keep our senses attuned(with latest 3D movie and best err.. speaker-sound systems?). Hours of karaoke ... with free-flowing of beers. Cheeers!! hmm ... my only entertainment now could be listening to some biz-clips, motivational clips and those trading-investing clips!! And I feel so entertained writing this blog. Haha.

Imagine this ... only 25k of viewers for such a good clip above. It is FREE ... but there are MILLIONS of viewers for entertainers such as Justin Bieber who cant even sing!! Or a thriller of the latest movie!! Go to newspaper .... the most viewed news would be RAPE, SEX, POLITICS with SCANDALS, killing, murdering, SUICIDE, divorces of some public personalities ... anything!! YOu will be amazed how much time being spent being entertained yet we complaining that we do not have TIME!! Arrghh ... I prefer to watch Iron-man rather than typing lines after lines here ... or is it just a ritual for me to blog here? Hmm ...

THINK about Lee Chong Wei or Nical Davids. They are the best in their games. Some will STILL disagree, of coz. They are envious ... they might claim these two youngsters get lucky. Haha ... you have heard of such people surrounded you, right? Time to make sure you do not mix much with them. They are crabs. They will find faults in others to make themselves look good? Without constructive inputs, they will even tell you about Chong Wei's defeats!! Have you heard of those reports speaking about Warren Buffett losses and such?

Enough for the motivational post here. Crabs. Period.

Note : Do read Adam's latest WINNING. Adam do listen to Tony Robbins. Do not listen to your teachers or parents!! haha

TEH

Feeling bullish now?

2012-01-04T09:12:00.008+08:00

DOW up 180 points in the first day of trading of 2012, the doom year!!

KLCI went down yesterday due to the artificially (im)planted jump last Friday when in last minute the BURSA-boleh spirit showing us how strong KLCI is. Well, it is the last day of trading ... so, they pumped up the KLCI and yes ... we are reported to be at NO 3. Yeah ... congrats Bursa. Only to see profit-taking yesterday ... with HSI up 400+ points, KLCI down 18 points? Now up 10 points in early minutes of trading ...

RSawit : At 0.98 ... riding till nearing RM1 and check later. I do post it here and in my facebook WHY I do like her at 0.88 levels 2 weeks ago, ok? Technical wise, fundamental wise, plantation-news related wise, cyclical-play ... I dont know how to answer why, ok?

THPlant : I saw her move above my stalk list yesterday but did not grab her(not prepared). Besides, I placed my plantation funds into RSawit. I do like THPlant(besides HSPlant, TDM, TSH).

Malton-wb : Yes, this is one of the 5 stocks I written for those inmy stock-watch. My stock watch is based on WEEKLY basis ... of WHAT I am stalking and if I buy anything, I will update it there. I was collecting Malton-wb at 0.290 ... it went to 0.285 for me to collect further. It is at 0.315 ... and I am clearing soon!! Hey, I wrote it openly. What back-hand or fore-hand? Hmm ... it is bull-shit, you mean.

XinQuan : AT 0.80 ... buying should be at 0.70 when many in fears that some shoes are dropping, right? Now, can I ask ... technical charts asking us to BUY now? Otherwise, why asking if can buy XinQuan or not or ... am I late to grab XinQuan? What? XDL? Hmm ... try Li Ning's shoe.

Technical Analysis

Tho I have mentioned many of times that I am NOT a pure technical person and also I DO NOT trade the way I learnt from Chart-Nexus. I prefer to learn the terms ... how to interpret those indicators and make it MY OWN way of trading. PURE technical-analysis is good too ... but we always want to buy 'early'. Using some lagging indicators to buy might giving us a lagging feeling ... when distributions were going on, you started to BUY?

So, logically ... we learn to check reversal in the making, entering with a system and checking the risk-tolerence levels. Easier said than done ... I could tell you the truth that I am STILL struggling with few cases, in a way ... showing that I am still such a novice!!

11.20 am : Nothing to report except that my girl is mixing well with her new friends. Well, guess you are not interested with my baby-girl going to kinder story, right? Perhaps that could give you more excuses to judge me ... what a bad parent I am and also a girl aged 3+ is too early or too late for Kinder. You see ... these are HERDS mentality. They tend to JUDGE and jump into conclusion, not know of why etc etc ...

Example : Do you know that my girl is wearing her shoes 'opposite'. Yes, the right-foot is on the left and the left-foot on the right. So, some people noticed that ... and being kind, some will just point that out to me. I will just say ... OH, I do know that. Thanks ... without explaining WHY.As I do not explain the WHYs, they must be amused. What kind of father he is? You mean, he is even too lazy to change those 'correct' sides of shoe for her girl? Poor girl ... with such a father!!

Good example to show you HOW we easily judge others? And we judging others BASED on our limited understanding of situations and circumstances!! This society and herds are JOKES to me. The are what I called ... products of our factory-making school systems. Dont blame us all ... blame our Gov-boleh.

KLCI was up 10 points in the morning but now .. still positive 3+ points. KLK breaking new high ... pulling the plantation index with her. Oh yes, I do like KimLoong and many more but they are not in my trading list, they are in my good fundamental plantation stock list.

to be continued

TEH

7 traits in super-investors

2012-01-04T00:43:00.001+08:00

By Mr Koon

Trait 1: Be a contrarian investor, the ability to buy stocks while others are panicking and sell stocks while others are euphoric. In 1983 when China declared that they wanted to take back Hong Kong, the people were selling as if there was no tomorrow because the Communists were coming. The Hang Seng Index plunged to about 700. Currently it is around 18,500.

TEH : Ok, I admit I was labelled weirdo and many more names since I was young simply because I do many weird things which normal kids wont do. Basically, today I could appreciate that IN ME as I could be a better investor. DO NOT FOLLOW THE NORM or HERDS. If you want to be successful in ANYTHING, just do not do what your colleagues doing, your friends doing .. serious issue here. HOW can we be successful if we are just ONE of those millions? In leadership, there is only ONE captain ... many followers. I just want to maintain being MYSELF as ... I am weird? I always remember a good nice lady friend of mine said ... I am certainly not weird, I am UNIQUE. What a nice word to butter me(for what? haha). Yup ... as unique as I am, I do many things not the normal way. And of coz I notice that. If you are normal, you will certainly find me STUPID(it is 12.15 am now and I am still busy typing these lines using 3 or 4 fingers?? Do you know that? haha).

Anyway, contrarians in investing ... means, be greedy when others are fearful. Easier said than done. Dont you see how excited I am each time market corrects or some stocks diving? And when those HERDS jump in, I will quickly sell to them. So, will you listen again ... you read about those in books(good ones) that you need to move OPPOSITE directions of the majority ... if you are still losing in markets, that is due to your ignorance and greed, right? Who are you to blame?? Me? Hmm ...

I do pass the first trait ... yes, I am a contrarian and I do struggle living a live around these normal people. I HAVE changed so much, to adapt ... to be normal. You may ask my wife ... she will still say I am uniquely weird. Haha

Score : I am giving myself 8/10. (I used to be 9/10)

Trait 2: Obsession in playing the game and wanting to win. These people don’t just enjoy investing; they live it. They wake up in the morning and the first thing they think about, while they are still half asleep, is a stock they have been researching. They are thinking about selling, or what the greatest risk to their portfolio is and how they are going to neutralize that risk. They are obsessed in enhancing the value of their holdings and they have very few friends.

TEH : Am I obsessed? I could continue to think about my stock analysis, I have charts in my head(I told my tratles and shown them that I could remember the fundamentals and technical charts in split minutes. It is INSIDE my system, if you know what I mean. Yes, I think I am obsessed. At least most of my family members knew that. I was obsessed with MATHEMATICS when I was form 4 ... anything about Maths. I will read 'Further Mathematics" in form four for the KNOWLEDGE of it(who cares about SPM la)... I was obsessed that I practised my Maths for 4-6 hours per day in daily basis for 4 long years!! Ask my family members again ... I was obsessed with bowling ... I travelled from Kepong to Cheras 3-4 times a week(using bike ... rain or shine) to practise my bowling. Heck, I used so much of money into it. Haha.

Today ... am I obsessed to my stock analysis? Are you judging me again? Yes ... I have very few friends. Now, I do have my tratles ... following my trades and some analysis. I still analyse and check about averagely 10-20 charts per day. I do still read business articles as if I m working as an analyst. Haha ... I am not, I still have full-time teaching job, mind you.

I love my Math ... i took teaching Maths as career....

I love the bowling game ... i took the coaching training to be a coach ...

Now, I love my stock-analysis(FA + TA) ... and I challenge myself to teach trading!!

So, I am actually passionate about teaching!!

If you have been reading my blog for 3.5 years and could not feel my passions of sharing and teaching, you are ... err ... *piak* ... it is almost 1 am now ... I cant think of the word. haha. Ok ok ... I am weird.

Score : I am giving myself 9/10.

Trait 3: The willingness to learn from past mistakes. Most people would much rather just move on and ignore the dumb things they’ve done in the past. I believe the term for this is repression.” But if you ignore mistakes without fully analyzing them, you will undoubtedly make a similar mistake later in your career.

TEH : Yes, a post-mortem and analysing mistakes. I do share this with my tratles about trading-plan, trading journal but many do not really follow(like a turtle) my teachings!! I could only share with them and here what I have been doing from my newbies level to current novice level. I could only share with others too ... what I am doing and hoping someone knowledgable and kind enough will share with me or give me some good pointers for me to learn. In that sense, I could look into my mistakes more analytical manner and checking on the WHY ... yes, I do spend more time reflecting on my wrong trades. Do you play chess? In chess, we could record our moves (PQ4 or Nc3) ... so that we could replay the game to see what was wrong when we lost the game. Mistakes or un-seen traps? Do you understand how important is it to do mistakes? Do we really learn from our mistakes? We should, otherwise it is a waste!

Score : I am giving myself 7/10

Trait 4: An inherent sense of risk based on common sense. Most people believe analysts’ reports which are often ‘a buy’ recommendation. It is very seldom they recommend ‘a sell’ because they would lose the business from the company he has recommended ‘a sell’. You must always take any analyst report with a pinch of salt. I believe the greatest risk control is common sense which is not so common sometimes.

TEH : Yes, COMMON SENSE which is not so common, when it comes to market!! Amazing how a so-called educated or level-headed individuals could get so emotionally tensed when it comes to taking risk in markets!! I have written many of times ... about COMMON SENSE, which I could not find it COMMON in majority. That explains WHY majority is losing or lost in markets. I could repeat that again and again ... but be a contrarian, we should use NON-common sense, actually. If you are to ask them not to go to forums for tips, learn to read the reports with a LARGE pinch of salt or

Trait 5: Confidence: Great investors must have confidence in their own convictions and stick with them, even when facing criticism. Buffett never got into the dot-com mania though he was being criticized publicly for ignoring technology stocks. He stuck to his guns when everyone else was abandoning the value investing ship. He was proven right when the dot com bubble bust.

TEH
Trait 6: Clear thinking. When considering a share, you must try to understand the nature of the company’s business and its inherent difficulties so that you can evaluate your risk exposure. There are a lot of people who have genius IQs who cannot think clearly, though they can figure out bond or option pricing in their heads.

TEH
Trait 7: And finally the most important, and rarest, trait of all: The ability to live through volatility without changing your investment thought process. This is almost impossible for most people to do. When the market makes a severe correction, most people dare not buy more shares to average down or to put any money into stocks at all when the market is plunging. People do not like short term pain even if it would result in better long-term results. Very few investors can handle the volatility required for high portfolio returns. They equate short-term volatility with risk. This is irrational; risk means that if you are wrong about a bet you make, you lose money. A swing up or down over a relatively short time period is not a loss and therefore not risk, unless you are prone to panicking at the bottom and locking in the loss. But most people just cannot see it that way; their brains won’t let them. Their panic instinct steps in and shuts down the normal brain function.

TEH
to be continued

TEH

Spotting reversals

2012-01-03T23:18:00.000+08:00

I do teach my tratles HOW I check on reversals ... and buying before they go up up ... So, they are posting many waterfalls in our pages. Haha ... only few looking into uptrending stocks such as DiGi.

My tratles are my readers too ... well, they are my friends now. If I cheated them, I am a dead-meat(haha) but if I teach them well(and by the way, many improves a lot. I am surprised!!), I will be protected by many. So, I could not be neutral anymore. I need to work-harder to teach them ... and monitor their progress.

RSawit : Well, buying back at 0.84-0.88 was a good entry. Then I sold her off last week at 0.93-0.94. Today, I grabbed back at 0.93-0.94(written in my stock-watch la). Seeing the momentum is there, it should reach my next level to sell at 0.99 before thinking of buying back again!! Repeat the process until it is OVERBOUGHT, reversal signals ... and say bye-bye.

XinQuan : This is being discussed 2-3 weeks ago when it dived and some of them grabbed at 0.70. I do not check on their buying except BL told me he followed my entry at 0.70 and sold today at 0.75 as planned. It touched 0.78 ... and should at 0.86 levels if the buying coming in. Today, I did not check market much but noticed XDL shooting high with high volumes. That could be the herd-pushing mentality. Perhaps you want to check on MSports or MaxWell?

YTLLand : Still in play ... few bought into her with me at 1.01-1.02. I dont know if they have cleared but I am checking 1.13 levels to clear mine. Yup, enough to pay for my dinners.

TEH

KLSE : Profit taking day

2012-01-03T18:46:00.002+08:00

KLCI down 17 points but HSI up 450 points. Are we alone in this planet? Why is KLCI moving opposite direction of major markets?

I did not write anything in the morning ... well, today is my girl first day to kinder(in proper) and I do want to see her there. Haha ...

Stock-watch : I posted 5 charts for my few followers of those following my so-called calls. It is NOT calls ... it is just listing what stocks I am going to buy in the morning or this coming days. It is called CP's stock-watch as it is merely stocks I am watching la. So, I will not post any stocks I am buying here. Once the trades were done, profit or loss, I will write it here. It is to be fair for those paid me, right? I will protect those 25 in my group ... but yes, NOT LOSING MUCH money is the priority. Being patient and discipine while focus are needed.

Only two trades done today(of 5 given)

Handal : A write up in THE EDGE. Entry 0.415-0.42 but need to cut if going below 0.40. First level to watch is 0.44 and then 0.48. Risk : HIGH.

This was what exactly written last night. Today, I was watching in the morning .. and it went up to stablise at 0.44-0.445, and I grabbed at 0.44. So, I written there to sell 0.48 ma, right? So, I sold 0.48 as planned. I do not know whoever following to buy and sell. I just pointing in my stock-watch which stocks I will be buying. Handal means ... good in Malay, is it? Good.

Another stock I grabbed and it is still in play, so I will only write about it AFTER the trade. Of coz all here knew that I grabbed Malton-wb and YTLLand last week. Those are still in play too.

UOADev : At 1.41, giving me some smiles ... buying at 1.32, top up at 1.36 level ... sell soon to earn a hi-tea! Hehe. I hope I could clear it before this Sunday as I m treating my whole family for a hi-tea at a hotel leh. C'mon UOA ... jump jump jump!! Hmm ... do I sound like an immature hypocrite to you? Good. I am. Haha.

Time for dinner.

TEH

Learning takes time

2012-01-02T16:54:00.000+08:00

Just now I bought The Star paper. There are three headlines on the right-side today. Guess which one I continue to read the small-prints?

Headline 1 : Back to the root of wedding rites

Headline 2 : Seven killed in horrow crash

Headline 3 : Ringgit to gain strength

If you dont know which one I will read the smaller prints, there is something wrong here. Perhaps you have randomly search for a blog to read? Haha ...

The answer is Headline 3!! Yes. Do you get it right? Good ... that is smart?!

The small print(brb ... need to get my spec) : The ringgit may strengthen as risk appetite returns following more positive US economic data.

Ok, as novices and newbies ... we should read more business magz, papers, broker reports or anything related to economics, finances, markets, trading, investing. Anything ... except points from forums or some uncle-blog like mine. Hey, why are you still here reading my writings? Hmm ... that is not smart. I will take back that compliment I have rendered above if you still continue to read my blog? Childish act? Haha ... you are right again. Bingo.

Ok ... if you are still hanging around, perhaps you are just a newbies and novice ... perhaps you really have learnt something from my blog and making you to read more of my uncle-postings, you are taking a HIGH risk trade(of your precious time which could be used to read more reliable resources) ... there must be something interest you to read my trading diary?! Or are your reading with an intention to shoot me if I spelt some words wrongly or ... er ... I m bull-shitting about my trades? Why is that interest you so much? I do wonder ... disclaimer applied. Read that.

The following bull-shit below is only written for those NEWBIES and NOVICES who know nothing much ... have to endure my bull-shitting so much ... to learn a little of knowledge. Those gurus, masters, know-hows, know-all ... you do not need to be here. Thanks.

Learning Corner

The ringgit may strengthen as risk appetite returns following more positive US economic data

The ringgit : They are refering to our MALAYSIA RINGGIT(MYR) which traded against USD(matawang USA la).

May strengthenen : The way "MAY" means ... probably, not certainty. MYR vs USD is relative-la. Ringgit strengthen could derive to mean USD weakening.

As risk appetite returns : Equity markets are seen as risky assets, USD or GOLD are seen as 'safe havens'. So, when the situations are uncertain and riskier, GOLD and/or USD will strengthen. They are seen as less riskier COMPARING to equity-markets. In other words, funds(money) might flow out of those safe-havens and equity-markets might rally.

Following more positive US economic data : That is explaining on why USD might weaken from here(hence MYR relatively could trade higher) as funds could be moving out of USD to equities due to POSITIVE economic data. What is economic data? google that ...

Next ... after reading that short headlines and the small print, if you could be interested to read further, go to Star-Biz page. Yes, it is the headline for today's Biz-session. If you never read these pages, it is about time to start? If you are science based person like me, you will struggle. Of coz. Even a simple HEADLINE you could not grasp it!! I have explained the headline ... it took me about 15 minutes to type those to share with you. If you are a NOVICE like me and when I was struggling 3-4 years ago understanding EVERYTHING from ground-zero, then you will understand why I am passionate to share with those reading these lines ... look, give others the CHANCE to learn, ok? It is a struggle ... believe me, I could not understand these merely 3 years ago.

Next ... how will these news HELP us in our stock picking and the stocks we might want to buy/sell? In other words, does reading these news help in any other way for us to make the decision? THINK. We have many reading these similar headline and interpret it differently!! That is especially they are from commerce-based. I was 'unfortunate' to be from the science-based. Yup, glad to struggle ... without much help.

If I have the time, I will explain to those science-based novices who want to learn to understand these alien-terms and understanding behinds these articles. I will rather watch X-Men, anytime. Haha. Yes, if I have the time ... I will share with all ... but I m just a novice, could I be trusted? Hmm ... why are you here reading again? Get your points(and time) worth it.

Here are the excerpts from Star-Biz :

later if I could. off

TEH

Learning takes time

2012-01-02T10:01:00.000+08:00

Last night I was sharing with my wife about 'doing' business ... which may not be suitable for me. I am better-off in teaching. Then I recall a friend from CNX, KW who also told me honestly that my characters and attitutes are not suitable to be in 'business'. I agreed as I could not accept things or actions that against my principles. Am I really moving into doing 'business'?

In businesses, you will have to meet MANY people ... people of different characters, people with different mentality, levels of education ... different races and such. In short, we are all different. You see, one could not please everyone ... it will be fruitless to try. I have always want things to be done in 'my way' and improve my ways of learning only from those selected ones, those who know their stuff ... and willing to share. Yes, it is learning to me ... that is important. So, I will also like to see people to learn ... it is my nature. I am seeing my students improving in their Math, I just get excited and wanting to teach more!! And ... such simple satisfaction has stay with me for years now ... and gladly, I am in teaching line for past 20+ years ...

Never that I want to change what I am doing best --- to teach. I picked up bowling, I want to teach bowling. And currently I picked up trading, naturally I want to teach trading!! Yes, the satisfaction derived from seeing someone who dont know something ... learnt from you ... and appreciate your efforts to show them and they improved. That satisfaction is tremendous ... and I have always tell everyone about it, money could not really buy me that?

So ... if I am not going into 'business' of trading or whatever so-called business related to chartings, I wont mind to let it go ... I m a person who are self-motivated, especially when it comes to teaching. The other day I was free, I called my friend EK to come over to my place so that I could teach him!! And when I am seeing him learning ... I am so glad!! Yeah ... he is glad to learn, I am glad to teach ... it is win-win for me!! By the way ... I was sharing with him how to analyse finance-index before he bought into RHB, for example.

I am reflecting on many things ... and one of it would be how to improve in my teaching of charting. Of coz I will always think how to improve myself ... and share with those who want to learn. It is tireless hours of learning ... and according to Adam's latest book, we need at least 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to be skillful. Oh boy ... as I am doing 3 hours per day in charting(another 3 hours to read about news, reports etc) per day ... it means I need more than 10 years of daily practise!! YES ... I am aiming for 10 years of personal consistent training ... by then, I wont call myself novice?! I am still a novice learner and I am still learning from many people, many books I am reading ... and no one could stop me from learning.

To be focus, we need to eliminate the noises around. The book WINNING is right ... there will be some crabs who will want to pull you down. You need to continue to focus in what you are doing right, get to know right mindset of people who have similar interests and goals as yours ... in your quest to learn.

It is a good 'comment' ... I do appreciate constructive criticism. It is like ... when we lose in a trade, we 'investigate' on the WHY we lost in that particular trade so that we could re-learn to trade slightly better. Yes, learning takes time ... and according to WINNING, if you could improve yourself 1% per week, that is a good achievement. No one could judge you on your own learning ... no report-card to show(another reason why school-systems fail ... we are creating students who score in exams!!) ... but we know it ourselevs that we are ... IMPROVING. We do not need endorsement or approval from teachers or anyone to show that we have improved. We just know it.

Comments : Not to spark any further debate or discussion which will sap me my energy and time, I have deleted 3 comments(one negative and two supportive). Thanks anyway, it is not meant to be dabated or those supportive ones, it is ok la. This is my trading adventure(it is a matter of time I will change it into my TEACHING adventure) ... it has been my diary, a personal one indeed. So, for readers who come to my open-house, you are welcome. If you dont like what is written here, you could always excuse yourself. Thanks.

Learning takes time ... I am not calling everyone ignorant. Look, do read WINNING and those postive books to understand what makes to stand out(outstanding) from the herds or crowds. We are PROGRAMMED by our school-systems into ... er .. herd mentality? We are pure ignorant when we go into markets without any knowledge and experiences? We want to learn from someone whom we could trust and not charging thousands? I was at THAT positions 3-4 years ago, do you know?

I was searching for some good systems to trade and it costed me thousands of losses in hundreds of trade to learn. Yeah .. learning to be in markets could be very painful, indeed. I have to keep so many things to myself, except this blog to accompany me. I have to keep pushing myself each time I want to slow-down. I never think of quit, tho. As I joked before, when this blog stops ... that will be the time I m broke and lost EVERYTHING(money, family, friends ... job?). But ... I am still here, tho I will always find new days as new beginning in my learning journey.

Successful people know that we need to be very determine if we want to see our goals realised. My goal ... is to teach trading after 5 years in market?! Yeah ... the current tratles are my first step in achieving that. But ... I do not really want to be in 'business' ... I do not want to be competitors of those existing trading courses. I just want to share and help many. Why I need to charge some money? Someone might ask that ... if I am so passionate about teaching, why am I charging money(even tho it is 'small')? Well ... I have spent HOURS and a lot of money to buy those materials in my learning. Currently I am teaching Math and students paying me MORE than my tratles paying me in a month!! Is my TIME justified for me to charge ... that small amount? Really, I do have an e-mail asking me why I need to charge, otherwise he want to join my 'free' classes!! I will only teach those who want to learn ... sincerely want to progress and improve. Otherwise, it will be a waste of time ... and yes, SEE THROUGH what you have started?

I am sorry ... public apology here ... if I have offended anyone reading my blog or my words here by calling 'ignorants' and such. I meant good ... I m not using that to promote my trading classes.

Some of you really get me all not-so-right. Only those few tratles of mine who knew me personally could see and understand how passionate I am .... sharing and teaching them!! If they want to learn, they are learning in daily basis from me. That worth all the money ... and TIME spent? I am a satisfied person as I am guiding many in my tratles group how to protect themselves from losing ..

Time to do some houseworks.

TEH

1st Jan 2012

2012-01-01T08:28:00.010+08:00

Morning!! New Year ... so ... high inspiration? New resolutions? New motivation? Good!! Maintain that for whole ONE YEAR, ya. Haha

2011 may not be as a good year for my trading, if I have to compare my 2009 and 2010. The ratio of winning trades was 6.35 of 10. It was really a tiring year as I was over-trading, testing a few new pointers and some new things I read.

It has never really the profit matters to me yet. It is the learning(still novice, ya) and now I have my tratles to trade with, I will certainly be more motivated!! So, I need to increase my discipline level when I trade and will reduce substantially the number of trades done.

It will be another busy year ahead with my tuition classes re-start and more new classes coming in. I will need to balance that with my trading-classes(new plans ahead too) and my e-learning which will be occupying my nights. The 'stock-watch' group where I will post stocks I am watching to buy. So far only 25 registered(paid the RM30) for my 'service' but I am determined to show them how to consistently profits from my stock picks(no speculative and punting stocks).

Full-time job : I do still have full-time teaching job, teaching 4 batches of classes, that is around 100 students.

Tuition-Math : I will be having about 6-8 classes to handle.

Trading-class : I have two batches for our trading meetings besides discussing in daily basis in our facebook, and now will be having our own blog too. In Feb, I will have my cohort-5(Sat 2.30pm) and no intention for cohort-6(Friday 7.30pm) yet.

e-learning : There is about 60+ of my e-tratles where I will maintain my e-tratles blog and be there for them to ask questions thru facebook.

blogging : This blog might be slightly more 'quiet' than my normal many active postings. It is natural that I still will be here as I treasure my trading dairy. Due to my reduce in trading and business, it is understandable that I could not share as much as I wished. Also, since I will have my closed stock-watch group, to be fair to those paid ... I will not be posting my stock-watch here anymore(unless for learning purposes and after the trades are done).

It is a new year ... I have a tuition class at 9am to 11am, then lunch with family. Then ... a nice dinner with mom tonight.

At night, I will start to post few stock-watch charts for my stock-watch(SW) group!!

A busy day, a busy week ... and a busy year ahead!!

Lets zrrroooomm .... add-oil till 31st DEC 2012, ya. Haha. Well, I am a self-motivated person ... and blog here in daily basis. You need not to worry about my motivation level as I hv my plans and goals written. Perhaps I should give motivational talks too? Haha

Start focus ... stay hungry.

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e-mail from HL

Dear Teh,

I am writing to you not to criticise your writing but somewhere in your 4 years of experience you seem to be flawed. I notice many times your action in determining the stocks to buy are purely technical trends only. Though you noted and marketed yourself as a teacher with certain practices you have derived over the 4 years, but the very basic of investment is also knowing the latest of what is happening in the company you buy/bet on. (I have elaborated that in point 2)
As we know many companies that do well does not guarantee a sure performance in the stock market but you seem to be doing this mistake time and time again. Not that I am counting but I felt compelled to respond this time around. As mentioned time and time again, the key word here is timing. While I share many shares (that interest me) similar to your list, ie Lion Ind and E&O (btw 2 years ago this was your pick and mine too) to name a few.

As I have been an ardent follower of many stock in and out of the country, anticipation of performance becomes something really critical and timing to perfection is the other. While some may argue that timing cannot be predicted, I would argue on the % against the share price bought as a good yardstick to release a stock even thought the stock may perform even better after you have sold. As we both know, 2 person may buy the same stock but one may end up loosing while the other profits.

My point in the write up above is the fact that as an ardent investor like yoursif, you have also left out the profit %, the constant update of the stock new for anticipation of a uprise, portfolio management, the political market feel and last but not least a good personal feel factor of the trend not merely by technical trend. My point above is reflective of

1. Your comment on the performance of RHB purchase by some individual EK buying at 6.95 vs the share price of 7.15 which you felt was good. Do you know the movement of the ppl heading RHB, EPF, BNM, and now Bursa sets a trend for the share price and political influence. I sold my RHB at 9 and now I am back for more. Of course I earlier bought this in anticipation of RHB being taken over by CIMB much much before the news was shared on the interest by CIMB and Maybank becos of this movement and the ring of political influence in each of the financial institution and investment arm mentioned.

2. I have followed E&O just like yourself and am a great fan simply becoz the company under Terry Tham has been very structured. Well at least fr the perspective of the news being share in a timely fashion. Note each news fr E&O is shared periodically timed. Also note their Qtrly result is always out last day of the working declaration mth. Seemingly you are not aware of the ICSLS being converted into the parent share on the 28 Dec when you bought it at RM1.43. This of course the market is expecting dilution and may take sometime before they forget this and focus on the actual performance of this stock for the rise again.

3. UOA Dev seemed to have interest you. However note the volume and the size of market. If there is no buyer on any poor market news, you cant sell!! I would play a very short and careful game on this. Hmm family business

Pls treat this as an opinion which I have noted in your failure many times. I can name all those but that is not the pt. While you may teach on cut loses, the action is good for a defence mechanism. You have no offence at all. (Sorry to say thatlah) In this business both are equally important! When I read your articles I can feel that you are often unsure and rely a lot on defending mechanism. You also indemnify yourself in many of your write up (that there is no sure way of making money and the message felt when reading is your net profit is always back to square 1. You are what I call a penny trader. Trading is just to make a few bucks for supper or maybe you are just marketting yourself for the tuition which makes you the money. Whatever is that, it is none of my business however the information provided will influence in a way that help of condemn someone to misery becoz it gives hope of making money. PLS NOTE THAT!!

Yours Sincerely
HL

Reply by TEH

Dear HL,

TEH : First of all, happy new year. I searched for your name in facebook and found one. Are you the one from Ipoh but have studied your high-school in UK and graduated from LSE, currently working at Barton HIgh School? Are you a lecturer there too? If so, if you wish to be in touch, do add me. Thanks.

HL : I am writing to you not to criticise your writing but somewhere in your 4 years of experience you seem to be flawed. I notice many times your action in determining the stocks to buy are purely technical trends only. Though you noted and marketed yourself as a teacher with certain practices you have derived over the 4 years, but the very basic of investment is also knowing the latest of what is happening in the company you buy/bet on. (I have elaborated that in point 2).

TEH : This is my blog, I will write whatever I wish, whether you support, agree or disagree or going to extent to criticise. It is not new to me, so no worry on that. I do agree to disagree. I do have some critisised my BAD English grandma and many more. Yours are considered as 'intellectual' disagreement which derived for your understanding on how I REALLY traded. This blog again is an uncle-market-chat talk, and it is meant for beginners ... and yes, helping those who wish to be helped. Dont you worry, many do not wish to be helped. Anyway, I do admit that I have my flaws ... but, are you a new reader? Wait ... I am assuming that you are VERY experienced in markets(I always give the benefit of doubts). Err .... I want to correct you here ... listen, I do NOT market myself to challenge other systems etc etc ... give me a break, I m just 4years in market, do you think I know anything much about how market really works? What I do here is to GUIDE and HELP some who need some BASIC guidance ... and yes, I am pointing to TECHNICAL ANALYSIS. Whether one is using TA or FA, I have never try to debate on that. So, I will leave that to you. Oh, you mean ... I need to update myself with the latest developments before buying-selling a stock? I will appreciate it more if you could be specific ... on the resources I could grab etc etc. What I read in papers, broker reports or online-sites are all could be read with those in markets too, right? Anything that I need to know(insider news, bursa-leaking news etc etc), please share with me. I will thank you for that and will like to share opinions.

HL : As we know many companies that do well does not guarantee a sure performance in the stock market but you seem to be doing this mistake time and time again. Not that I am counting but I felt compelled to respond this time around. As mentioned time and time again, the key word here is timing. While I share many shares (that interest me) similar to your list, ie Lion Ind and E&O (btw 2 years ago this was your pick and mine too) to name a few.

TEH : Yes, I have done many mistakes in my timing, such as buying into a stock but consolidated for weeks before moving lower and have to cut some losses!! I lost 'twice here', one is the opportunity cost and another is the cut-loss. It might dampen my confidence too(if I am a novice, I should be). So, I admit in the timing there ... I do not claim to buy at the lowest point and sell at the highest peak. At times, we could get lucky, tho. WHAT?? Your really followed my blog for 2 years? You sure??

HL : As I have been an ardent follower of many stock in and out of the country, anticipation of performance becomes something really critical and timing to perfection is the other. While some may argue that timing cannot be predicted, I would argue on the % against the share price bought as a good yardstick to release a stock even thought the stock may perform even better after you have sold. As we both know, 2 person may buy the same stock but one may end up loosing while the other profits

TEH : We strike the similar code here. Agreed.

HL : My point in the write up above is the fact that as an ardent investor like yoursif, you have also left out the profit %, the constant update of the stock new for anticipation of a uprise, portfolio management, the political market feel and last but not least a good personal feel factor of the trend not merely by technical trend.

TEH : I am not an ardent investor, I am a learner ... a person who is new to markets and STILL learning how to TRADE(not invest la ... PER so high, how to claim invest, right?). Err ... are you sure you read my blog for TWO LONG YEARS? This is an entertainment blog, for educational purposes and ... yes, if I could HELP a few newbies or novices, I WILL. I am a teacher. I do not keep good things and knowledge to myself. I SHARED and I have been sharing about my LEARNING freeely in MY OWN BLOG. Do I need to make a report? I highlighted the word CONSTANT ... as if I am working for you or any readers?!! Wow ... since when I am paid blogging here? May I ask ... what is a portfolio management and political market feel? You mean, like ... show off to everyone here how much you bought one stock at a certain level and sold it off at what level, reporting CONSTANTLY how much profit-gain in MY BLOG for PUBLIC viewing and free? What is the point are you getting at, please? Yes, please be sensible and logical, afterall ... I do have many VERY bright students studying in LSE too. I admire their abilities to THINK logically. Hmm ... personal feel factor? You mean, guts-trading? What is wrong using merely technical-analysis to trade? WAIT ... are you SURE you followed my blog for two years? I am confused with your ... err... never mind.

Note : My tratles know that I do not trade merely using technical analysis. Thanks.

My point above is reflective of

1. Your comment on the performance of RHB purchase by some individual EK buying at 6.95 vs the share price of 7.15 which you felt was good. Do you know the movement of the ppl heading RHB, EPF, BNM, and now Bursa sets a trend for the share price and political influence. I sold my RHB at 9 and now I am back for more. Of course I earlier bought this in anticipation of RHB being taken over by CIMB much much before the news was shared on the interest by CIMB and Maybank becos of this movement and the ring of political influence in each of the financial institution and investment arm mentioned.

2. I have followed E&O just like yourself and am a great fan simply becoz the company under Terry Tham has been very structured. Well at least fr the perspective of the news being share in a timely fashion. Note each news fr E&O is shared periodically timed. Also note their Qtrly result is always out last day of the working declaration mth. Seemingly you are not aware of the ICSLS being converted into the parent share on the 28 Dec when you bought it at RM1.43. This of course the market is expecting dilution and may take sometime before they forget this and focus on the actual performance of this stock for the rise again.

3. UOA Dev seemed to have interest you. However note the volume and the size of market. If there is no buyer on any poor market news, you cant sell!! I would play a very short and careful game on this. Hmm family business.

TEH : RHB ... well, I am writing in MY DAIRY ... do you need to be my editor? If even gaining 10cents making me feel good, why not? EK is my young colleague(I THOUGHT YOU READ MY BLOG FOR TWO YEARS). He bought at 6.90, but madea a mistake by cutting at 6.80 and I asked him to grab back the NEXT DAY at 6.95(it was at 7.00). It was done for him ... he grabbed at 6.95. Few of my tratles grabbed at 6.80 levels. Today it is at RM7.48, and we are STILL discussing about it!! One of them CT told us that he sold at RM7.44. Bear in mind, I DO NOT ask them to buy-or-sell. It is THEIR choices and I just monitor, making sure these NOVICES will not lose money. Hey, I am not sure if it will go to RM9 again becoz some political news or issues there. I DO NOT CARE, I am a trader!! Read all the news you want, analyse our Malaysia politics at your own will ... for what I do know buying at RM6.80 will not lose me money much as I do have cut-loss point ready. By the way, RM7.70 is a STRONG sell-point for me. What do you think, sir?

E&O : Hmm ...I have followed E&O as I was born in Penang, not because of someone. Haha ... today, I do not like SIME in the news as I could not trade this good tradable stock well. Conversion of ... err ... what is that? Dilution? I heard of this word, dilution ... yes, I am forced to clear at 1.40. I am still checking on her for next entry ... what do you think? Any good tips or info to share with MANY here?

UOADev : Yes, short-trade ... babe. As gamblers, we punt(LOL) and hope(LOL) ... if it goes higher, we celebrate and say we are the best traders. If it goes to our cut-loss point, we cut it off ... and curse under our breath(we can always blame on our lack of knowledge, it is OK, right?)

HL : Pls treat this as an opinion which I have noted in your failure many times. I can name all those but that is not the pt. While you may teach on cut loses, the action is good for a defence mechanism. You have no offence at all. (Sorry to say thatlah) In this business both are equally important! When I read your articles I can feel that you are often unsure and rely a lot on defending mechanism. You also indemnify yourself in many of your write up (that there is no sure way of making money and the message felt when reading is your net profit is always back to square 1. You are what I call a penny trader. Trading is just to make a few bucks for supper or maybe you are just marketting yourself for the tuition which makes you the money. Whatever is that, it is none of my business however the information provided will influence in a way that help of condemn someone to misery becoz it gives hope of making money. PLS NOTE THAT!!

TEH : Thanks for noting my failures. Just for your info, I do record my failures and I do share with my tratles and asking them to keep records of their trades(win or lose). Yes ... I am kiasu-ism concept in my trading ... as they are novices trading a bear-rally. Seriously, as traders we do not really care if it is bull or bear. We create a system to trade accordingly. Never mind. Defensive is the best offensive move, heard of such? Yup ... of coz I am UNSURE the next movement of the markets or stocks? DO YOU? How about share with us all(I wont mind paying la) ... and I will give you 20% of my profits? Now ... you DO NOT come to other people's blog, e-mail to the person and called him names. In education, in Malaysia ... in case you lost your roots being in London for too long(you do NOT need to lower your English levels when writing to me, I could understand some English words and id I dont, I wont hide either ... I will ask, without being ashamed). Hmm ... I trade for dinners and yes, since you mentioned about it, I should market myself much more!! Haha ... thanks for jumping into your OWN JUDGEMENTS and CONCLUSIONS. Change that and we might be friend? I added you in facebook, you see.

Look ... what do you mean by CONDEMN SOMEONE to MISERY. Those are strong words. I think you do need to pull those words back as I do think it is becoming very un-fair to insult others in that manner. People are NOT stupid. Listen ... if they think that I am a con-man, selling my trading class and such(I will come out with DVDs and a software to sell soon!! Haha) ... they will eventually stop. By the way, they even know me in person, know where I am staying ... er ... do you think I am con-ning many enough to run away? They will stop, anywa. They might demand back their 'small' fees ... and I might be their punching bag. I do have a few big sized tratles with me. Haha.

Enough said ... I do not know your REAL intention of that mail, but as I believe ... I am open enough to accept some criticisms. We are not perfect, we try to learn ... and some many learn it slower. We do need to give others the CHANCE to learn. Not many born talented and could trade well to sell RHB at RM9 if they are only a beginners/novices, right? Do share your opinions. Do give positive criticism ... with a purpose of enlightening many in the way you trade/invest. PLEASE NOTE THAT!!

Thanks for your e-mail. It took me an hour to reply this mail, openly in this post!! It is 1st Jan. What a reply!! Haha.

Yours, Sincerely

TEH
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Replied from HL
Good to know you have responded. Btw a BLOG by all means is not your private home. It is an open house and that is why you can still get sued. Isnt this why you are putting up all the message to imdenify yourself.

What I have sent to you btw is to open your view. As you rightfully seen my background, there are some responsibility in what we do. If you fail that, it is all abt selfishness in selling yourself. As I mention again I am not here to criticise and reading your blog is what I sensefully felt a defensive mechanism in what you do that I find gives an angle of view fr one point however it will fail if that is the only point you have and you are considering teaching it. Sadly you have taken this much upon yourself.

Similarly your teaching of maths is applicable to many sciences and technology which mean you need to look at different angle and piece the science together. Hope you understand where I am coming fr.

Finally good luck which I feel you will need in your method of approach!

TEH : I will not reply as I could only say you do not know me and I am not interested to know who you are, anyway. Thanks for dropping by. BTW, you failed in many aspect in term of respect and you forgot to wish me 'happy new year'. Thanks for the 'luck' wishes, anyway. Yes, I do need it. Thanks.

TEH

Secrets of the Millionaire Mind

2012-01-01T01:24:00.001+08:00

Starting my 1st day of the year with a posting about Millionaire Mindset.

Money Blueprint

Programmed Mindset

Be a victim(who Blame, Justify and Complain) OR be RICH

Be rich not only for yourself but your loved ones too.

YOU choose your life : Grow bigger than your problem.

Continue to LEARN. Either you grow or you are dying.

ACT inspite of fear. Just do it.
Declaration : I will want to continue to change my financial mindset. I will do whatever it takes to achieve my goals. I need to recognise whatever obstacles and face it with full responsibilities.

Declaration : I will maintain my focus in doing what I am doing best --- teaching. I will continue to teach well in Math and will improve in my teaching of trading markets.

17 Ways Rich People and Poor People Think Differently

TEH

Financial MindSet

2011-12-31T18:56:00.001+08:00

The 7 Steps to Financial Success

1. Mindset

2. Goals

3. Financial Plan

4. Income

5. Expenses

6. Invest

7. Protect

Financial Check-up

Mindset : I was a total idiot and worst than any average young lecturers(low wage-earners too). So, my financial intelligence was way below average Malaysians. So, I decided to make a huge change in my mindset about financial 6 years ago after reading RDPD by Robert Kiyosaki. Two years of failing with my titbits-business, I decided to explore stock-markets in end of Dec 2007. I bought one of my first financial book written by Adam Khoo --- "Secrets of Millionaire Investors". Gladly change my mindset and will hope to help more of those who wish to change their mindset. Many of my colleagues could learn from me in this aspect, especially if they are still 'young' .

Goals : About 4 years ago, I wrote my 5-year goal in trading and investing in markets. Being in education line, it is only logical that I want to learn well so that I could teach!! Yes, I m acheiving that direction ... so, I am looking forwards toward my another 5-year financial goals. Without firm goals, all are talks and dreams.
Financial Plan : Yes, this is one aspect I certainly need to re-fine my plans.

Income : I have more than doubled my income when I moved back to KL last Jan(2010). Salary jumped by 25% with tuition rates here are doubled of those in KK. But those are still not the main point I am back here in KL. It is my goal ... to acquire knowledge and share through teaching with others. I am going to double my income further in 2012. So, increase our income... salary, part-time, passive or other legal sources.

Expenses : Control and manage expenses is very crucial for me as my income jumps, my expenses have escalated too. So, it is good to reveal how I could control the expenses. Remain to live below my means, keep things simple and ... delay gratification!!

Invest : Yes ... income - expenses = surplus. Use the surplus invest or trade and make sure we are gaining consistently.

Protect : This is something I need to ponder further.

Nice to reveal those motivational clips in the last day of the year. Haha

counter : 348, 200 (averaging 950 viewers per day) Thanks.

TEH

3M in trading : Mindset, Method and Money Management

2011-12-31T17:26:00.000+08:00

Learning Corner : The three M

Reasons Why Most Active Traders Fail

I will slowly share and discuss MINDSET with my tratles in coming meetings as I am sharing METHODS part with them. Yes, majority in markets concentrated in METHODS and always thinking what indicators to be used etc etc. To me, MINDSET is more important in trading.

Yes, trading plan need to be emphasised in my meetings as I still see many in my tratles-group trading without planning!! So, they do not keep track with their trades and such. They will be searching blindly for the next good trade again ... and it is matter of time, they will be those normal traders out there. I will make sure that we stay as contrarians and OUT of the normal-noisy market places. Forums are VERY noisy with so many losers there and some boasting away their 'killings', as if it is a game? Hmm ...

Listen to the above clip. Be happy that we are going into a new year. BUt, if you never want to improve yourself ... the choice is still yours.

Good luck.

TEH

Winning : Influences by friends

2011-12-31T11:01:00.002+08:00

Book : Winning the game of life by Adam Khoo

If you want to change you life, begin by changing your friends

After some time, I came to realise that there is a powerful force that influences the way we behave on a daily basis. This force shapes our beliefs, attitudes, values and life standards. It is the forceful influence of the people we choose to surround ourselves with. We can do our best to make a change in our lives but unless we change the people we surround ourselves with, any changes we make will not last.

to be continued

Friends affect us and infect us

Why are our peers such a strong influence on our behaviours? As human beings, we are creatures of conformity. We are hard-wired with the emotional need to be accepted by the people around us. At the same time, we fear rejection. To feel connected and accepted in a group, there is a tendency for us to think and act like the people in that group. Ultimately, people like people who are like themselves.

Have you ever noticed that you tend to talk and act differently when you are amongst different groups of people? All of us have different groups of friends from different social circles. For example, I have got school friends, army buddies, colleagues, business friends and family friends.

When I am with my business friends, most of whom are CEOs of successful companies, it is natural to talk about politics, business, investing and economics. I carry myself differently and speak a lot more professionally. Because everyone is an industry leader, we feel comfortable talking about our achievements and goals for the future. The time I spend with them is intellectually stimulating and inspires me to greater heights.

However, when I am with some of my old school friends, I find myself having to think and act very differently to fit in ... If I were to speak in the same tone and manner as I do with my business friends, they would probably stare strangely at me. With the second very local group, the conversation will probably turn to sports, gossip and sex. Talking about business and investing would bring about a blank stare. While I have a lot of fun with this group, hanging around them does not stimulate me intellectually or drive me to raise my standards.

Your friends affect your success

If friends have such a strong influence on us, we have to be very careful with whom we choose to spend out time with. Whether we like it or not, our friends affect how successful we will become in our finances, relationships, careers and even our health.

I believe we should mix with all kinds of people from different socio-economic backgrounds, races and religions. It opens our minds and teaches us to be more understanding, compassionate and tolerant of others. There is always something we can learn from anybody, regardless of their age, status or experiences.

At the same time, we should consciously be aware of how much time we are spending with each group of people. Hanging around certain friends may be fun, but we should be mindful not to spend all out time with people who may unconsciously hold us back from where we want to go.

Why the rich get richer

If you want to be financilly successful, you have to network with financially successful people. The reason why I am able to stay passionate and motivated in investing is because many of the friends I spend time with are successful entrepreneurs and investors.Whenever we get together, the conversation is invariably about their views in the stock market, the hottest investments and how much profits the have made.

One of my friends(he is savvy investor) always talk about few hundred thousands he makes trading FOREX and commodities. By being around people like that, it is not difficult to stay motivated, to keep improving your own investing skills.

At the same time, every meeting with them is an educational experience. We add value to each other by sharing our knowledge and experiences. This is why the rich get richer. If you only hang around people who draw a salary and put their savings in a bank and whose only 'investment' is buying the lottery(4D), then you can forget about ever being financially successful!

to be continued

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I will recommend my readers to grab this very inspiring book, share with others or buy it as a gift. I will buy a few more to be given to many as a gift this year(2012).

Happy New Year

TEH

Stock Watch : BJCorp

2011-12-30T23:40:00.001+08:00

BJCorp : I posted this chart for my tratles to analyse. See how many will take up the challenge. It is a good practice for many of them there. Haha

Need to explain the FIVE dotted horizontal lines. Need to explain the FOUR arrows. Need to explain my three purple-eggs. Hehe.

New Year homework!! Haha.

I bought a new book "Winning the game of life" by Adam Khoo today. This will be my new-year reading ... it is a good book. Do read good books, mix less with those negative ones.
TEH

Last trading day

2011-12-30T08:03:00.019+08:00

Today is the last day of 2011 for trading. So, I need to do some last minute promotion!! hehe

Good morning!! DOW closed 135 points higher and we are going into a new 2012 year full with optimism that market could only be bullish?! Good ... after heavy buyings for past weeks, when buyers are back, I will gladly sell more of my stocks, going into CNY.

Tratles : Well, I do have two batches this year which I named them batch-1, comprises of my tratles from cohort-1 and cohort-2. and batch-2 which is the combination of my cohort-4 and cohort-4.

Batch-1 : Our meeting will be next Friday and alternate Fridays from there. There is a person(male) who will be joining our meeting as 'trial' and he is thinking of joining my new cohort-5 class.

Batch-2 : The next meeting will start on Jan 14th. There is another person(male too) who will be joiing our meeting and he is also interested to join my cohort-5.

Batch-1 : AC, BL, CT, EK, EL, HK, Jess, LK, MS, PT, RR, SC, and YV(inactive)

Batch-2 : AL, AW, BH, CO, DN, JE, JL, KS, MH, MN, NC, RC, SM and VAY.

So, actually I no longer have 30+ in my tratles group as some have stopped. From my batch-1, two of them stopped(the older ones, actually) PL and SP due to some misunderstanding. As for my batch-2, a few from cohort-3 did not reply to continue and two ladies discontinued from my meetings after done my 5-modules.

Well, my focus will still in their LEARNING and to trade well. We will use the group to our benefits.

e-tratles : This is for those registered to follow my e-learning. Yes, I will be using my e-tratles blog and facebook for our teaching-learning aids. More to come but I have not added all. Anyone still interested with my e-learning, please register by e-mail to me at cpteh@yahoo.com for more details. There are many who have asked but did not reply or hear words from them. At least have the courtesy to reply and say that you are not interested la. Hmm ...

cohort-5 : I do have a KIV list of about 15 of them and I will take my time to write to each of them with details regarding my trading-class which is scheduled to start after CNY, ideally at the beginning of FEB. So, please give me a week to write to all ... and IF I miss-out your name, please kindly send an e-mail to me as a reminder. Thanks. For those still interested to join us in my cohort-5, please e-mail me too for more details. Thanks.

PROMOTION : Free one teh-tarik for those register before Jan 1st. Haha.

With the above advertisement, I hope I could get a few more tratles or e-tratles in my group. Hehe.

Happy New Year!!

10.45 am : KLCI at 1511.

Taking profits

Unisem : Sold at 1.10-1.11 when saw it coming down in the morning due to profit-taking. So, at 1.13 now, touched 1.14, checking if I want to grab her back if it managed to break 1.13 level. Watch.

RSawit : Cleared some at 0.93 and 0.935 done. Once 0.94 done, I am out ... in one week trade? I do expect it to move but ... just dont know when and how far it could go. Using technical, selling should be at 0.93-0.94, so I am just executing my plan? No? You think it will go to RM1? Base on? As I said, I am a trader, if I want her back, I will ... afterall, I have traded RSawit quite successfully for the past 3-4 trades. Cant remember how many times or the profits, actually. I dont count the details.

Taking losses

E&O : At 1.40 now ... cut-loss was right?

BJCorp : At 0.95 level ... cut loss was right?

Note : The profits done SHOULD be much larger than the losses that we cut. And with chances of doing 7-8 positive trades, dont you think so doing it consistently will help us to grow --- in knowledge sense and experience sense. Of coz ... money-sense too. Does it make sense to you?
Now, in trading ... we are not here to show to others if you are right or wrong. I do think it is more important that one knows their OWN plans. That is what I will always question my tratles. I do see EXIT points(profit or loss) is more important than entry. Everyone knows when to BUY .... but selling is a difficult decision due to FEAR and GREED.

Move on to the next one once a trade is done. DO NOT regret ... another bad character of traders!! Those hai-ya, hai-yee ... ohhh--- huaaattt --- lau-sai and such words are plainly un-wanted. You can hear such from those in forums or kopi-tiam. It wont help us to be a better trader, ok? Trading is SUPPOSED to be mechanical, nothing to do with your emotion ... you mentaility of "IF ONLY ... but but but ... I think ... huat-arrr". Sigh ... I m cynical again. These words somehow piss me off.

2.55pm : Good year ahead for KLCI?

Kulim-wc : Are you still reading these lines? Check my post of analysis of Kulim-wc last night. Check out Kulim and especially Kulim-wc which pushed down yeterday. Nope ... not me. I do not ask them to buy into Kulim-wc. Hehe. Nice.

My stocks

Benalec : This is still lagging. Bought back at 1.32, at 1.36 today ... nothing to shout about(yet?). I will see it breaking 1.41 first before doing any actions.

RSawit : Collected at 0.88 level, can u see the chart as nice? Yes, last week I posted in my facebook for all to share. For past three trading days, volumes are increasing as prices inching up. That is a good sign. Not much of indicators that I am using --- just simple 20MA as support, 0.84 as my low level to watch and clearing at 0.94 level. Once my 0.94 cleared, dont worry, I could buy back if there is a breakout. The aim will be RM1 again. Yes, RSawit is tradable ... I have SAM and BL inside her with me. Hmm ... will it give us some profits? When I grabbed at 0.88-0.89 levels, I was thinking ... will it LOSE us money? I will cut if it goes below my support.

Unisem : Breached 1.06 after a month of consolidation, touched 1.13 yesterday. Will see if it could breached 1.13, otherwise ... take 10% profits.

UOA : Still consider as lagging but supported well by 20MA now. Need to wait for the funds to be back to have some fun? Hold.

YTLLand : Bought back at 1.05 as it is well-support at current level too.

RISK : When I want to take a trade, I will be thinking ... will I lose much of my capital at the levels I acquired? What are the chances it goes lower or higher(the risk-reward ratio in play too)? Think in probability ... and use technical for entry level, which use some fundamentals to confidently buying into these stocks. CONSISTENTLY winning more trades than losing. Cut-losses short ... and take profits off the table and buy something that you THINK will give you a higher chance of a profitable trade. REPEAT that again and again ...

Are you discipline and patient enough to wait?

Attitudes and Mindset

These are the MOST crucially important conditions

TEH

Stock Watch : Kulim

2011-12-29T22:17:00.001+08:00

Learning Corner

Kulim : New high ... yeah ... she is in news. Do read Jcorp, QSR and KFC news, in case you are a newbie and dont know that they are related? Besides, Kulim is in plantation-sector, in case you dont know that plantation is starting their party too?

Kulim-wc(overall) : Checking the current level ... nice.

Kulim-wc(zoom 1) : A zoom in is for my tratle AC which asked about trend-line. So, as it is DOWN-trending here, the down trend line could be used as our resistance la.

Kulim-wc (zoom 2) : A clearly picture when you zoom in ... there is a HUGE selling of its warrant today. Can I know WHY WHY WHY? Kulim is up but .... the baby is rebellious? haha.

The above is a simple analysis I was seeing as I was surprised that Kulim shot up buy its warrant is down today. I will want to check WHY the huge selling volume being seen today BEFORE I will like to move into its baby tmr!!

The above posting took me longer than I analyse the charts!! I wont be free next year to do such postings.

Yes, as long as IF I am free, I will drop some charts discussed in my tratles group. We will be creating ANOTHER blog just for our discussion purposes. I will have my hands full.

I doubt that I could manage to write or share here as I m doing above. I used about 45 minutes of my precious time to have this post out. Do you see the number of hours I have spent reading, sharing and blogging here for the past ... 3.5 years?

To all my readers here, I will thank you all for your supports. I will still be here but wont be in daily basis and the charts will be significantly reduced due to my busy discussion in my closed group.

Thanks and Happy New Year.

TEH

TEH

KLCI is above 1500

2011-12-29T08:50:00.005+08:00

DOW down 140 points. Crude oil down. Gold and Silver down. We have two more trading days to end the year. I will like to see if KLCI closing below or above 1500?

9.40 am : KLCI down by 6 points.

RHBCap : At 7.15 level, EK must be happy to grab back at 6.95? Few of them still in at 6.80 levels.

KNM : At RM1 level today ...

MayBulk : At 1.51 now ... was discussing with JL yesterday as he posted the chart for discussion.

Alam : At 0.765 ... well, I missed her at 0.70 ... lack of focus.

Affin : Touched 3.09 this morning. Nice.

E&O : Failed me again ... cut-cut-cut

12.35 pm : Taking a peep at KLCI ...

Unisem : Yeah ... nice idea to collect at 1.01-1.02. Hey, did post it here when I gabbed at RM1 level, ok?

YTLLand : Collecting at RM1.05 level will do well too ...

RHBCap : A new gift to all of those tratles who too the trade. Nice.

Maybulk : Wow ... 1.57 level now.

Benalec and RSawit are above my cost price now but UOA is in red? Hmm ...

8.50 pm : Just back from dinner ... nice meeting with my tratles BL, AC and EK. BL brought his friend who will be joining my cohort-5 in FEB. Yeah ... BL, I will treat you TWO teh-tarik, ya.

Unisem : At 1.11 ... I queued to clear at 1.15 not done today and will ride on her .... till many more push her higher ... well, it was accumulating at 1.01-1.03 level and I posted it for my tratles to share but I do not know who is in or not. No one discuss much about her(was lagging JCY) and I guess I m the only patient person waiting for a case like ... today? Seriously, JCY is much much better trade than Unisem but I m TOO conservative, too 'fundamentalist' ... so, I missed JCY but grabbed Unisem instead. Do remember my principle(which I shared with AC today) ... do not lose money. Unisem at 1.01 level has good RRR, ok?

RHBCap : Today closed at RM7.30 ... well, EK must be too happy and treated us the 'Old-Town' drinks just now!! Thanks!! Haha ... few of my tratles went in RM6.80 levels. They are better than me. haha ...

UOADev : My largest positions as I averaged-up last week. Touched 1.42 today before retracing. Another surge will see me taking half profit. Selling my 1.32 portions at 1.45 should be good.

RSawit : Consolidating at 0.84-0.88 range before I decided to jumped in. Today, it is at 0.905 and need to check if it is sustainable.

Affin : A nice one, closed at RM3.08 now.

Benelac : Closed at 1.35, still lagging too ... hmm ...

TEH

KLCI above 1500

2011-12-28T16:39:00.002+08:00

4.30 pm : KLCI at 1503. Yeah ... two more days to conclude 2011.

JCY : Above RM1 today.

KNM : Reverses ... at 0.95 now.

Gamuda : AT above 3.30, with its wd above RM1 now.

My stocks are lagging behind ... hmm ... Benalec, RSawit and UOADev. They are lagging!! We shall wait and see ...

Two comments by m1sg

contradiction...
No system will works in market. Otherwise, no fund manager is needed.
On the other, you are conducting a course how to make at least 10% profit?!

10.21 AM

What a contradiction!
No system works in stock market. Otherwise, fund manager is not needed.
On the other hand, you are conducting class promoting how to make at least 10% profit?!

Class on how stock market works, the pitfalls of stock market, ... instead of on the sense of making profit is more appropiate.

10:32 AM

Reply to m1sg

Actually I have wanted to delete off the comment as I will view it as another noises. Then, I re-read again ... and gathered some interesting pointers to reply. First of all, you must be a NEW reader. Welcome and do not jumped into your own conclusion, visiting others site. Say ... 'hello' ... be polite and you will be more welcome.

Yes, it is MY belief that no ONE system works for all. Yes, you pointed it out correctly which I have written MANY of times(in case you are REALLY first time here in my blog and shooting your bullets away) that I do not BUY into the stories that the systems could give us huge profits or return in short-period of time. That is speculative and YES, I AM TRYING to expose those scams. Read my posts and back-track to ONE thousands previous posts of mine, please.

Are you around in markets LOOOONG enough? I hope more than my mere four years? Bear with me, I am only in KLSE for fours years and you do not expect me to know anything much, right? Fund managers are needed, of coz. Many DO NOT want to manage their money much, they will buy bonds or mutual-funds(unit trusts). That is very OK, provided the funds are LEGAL and the returns are better than the FD rate, obviously. But, if one is to take charge of their own funds and trying to INVEST in stock-markets, what will be your advices for newbies? Buy a system which cost a few thousands and get greed as we will be rich? Or will you splash some water ... telling them the fact that 80-90% of those in markets WILL lose money and advise them to let the fund-managers to manage for them?

By know the RISK, we will try to reduce that ... since when I am selling a course that gaining any of my tratles 10%? Read the post again carefully as I have very low vocab and write in simple English. Many Chinese-ed readers could read my posts too(I think).

Yes, I am SHARING with my tratles through my short trading course on how market works(as if I know) and the pitfalls of stock market!! You get that right, that is my whole idea ... but I think I am going into a simplier idea of trading-course. I just shared with them some indicators to be used when trading and doing it consistently, HOPING that by year end, they will accumulate more than 10% profits. YES, I DID mentioned that is just a CHALLENGE for MYSELF. I do not even tell them or impose anything on them, ya. Hey .... there are 30+ adults there, do you think they are not adult enough to think? Err ... perhaps I m good in my marketing and managed to 'con' them? Haha ... just kidding.

As a person in education, I m more concern about their learning than profits. What is wrong to check that they will profit from markets? Is that the ultimate motives everyone in market? If you could get more than 10% in a year, will you SHARE with others your so-called secrets? I do ... I shared here in daily basis for past 3.5 years!! Hmm ... and I shared with my tratles in daily basis too since we created our facebook?

Actually, again ... you mean good. That is why I am replying. But, I do not understand WHY many like to jump into their own conclusion, making judgment on others ... and in OTHERS backyard? It is amazing ... we talk about courtesy? Manners? Hmm ... respect?

I am on holiday, so ... you are lucky(or is it unfortunate? hehe) that I do reply. Most of the time, I placed such comments into spam. I was too busy to reply many e-mail and comments, anyway. If the posts do not benefit my readers or do not serve me as my trading-dairy, I will be 'lazy' to reply.

Hope I have cleared some 'contradictions' in our mindset about me. Please understand that I am just trying to educate. Positive feedbacks will be appreciated. Thanks for dropping by.

will want to write about : Groupon, Medical Check-up and direct-selling

TEH

Glove-stocks rallying

2011-12-28T08:30:00.002+08:00

DOW is flat. Oil is above USD100 as the tension in Iran increased. That could spark some speculation on O&G counters. Bird-flu news is in play, sparking some interests in glove-stocks.

NEWS : Tensions in the Middle East also boosted oil prices. Iran has threatened to block oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the busiest routes for crude shipments, if the West tries to embargo Iran's oil exports. The Iranian navy currently is conducting exercises in the region. About a third of the world's oil passes through the narrow strait. The U.S., The U.K. and other nations have talked about more sanctions against Iran as part of an effort to clamp down on its nuclear program.

Iran is the world's fourth largest oil producer, according to the Energy Department. Much of its oil is sold to customers in Asia. If tankers could not use the Strait of Hormuz, they would have to take longer, more expensive routes to their destinations.

Alam : Hammer formed at 0.70 level, reversal seen. Buying at 0.73 should be a safe entry point.

Latexx : Lagging behind TopGlove and Supermax and might break through 2.03 level to continue its uptrend. Well, it reversed from RM1.20 level to current RM1.90 level. Watch RM2 now for entry. Those who want to bet that it will break RM2(which most probably will) could take a small positions at the current level and to average up once it break RM2.03. That is how I see Latexx.

I will medical check-up and seeing a dentist for servicing my rottening teeth. Haha.

I have positioned myself enough, queue to sell sell sell ... and will only see if next week a good bullish week as KLCI is above 1500 now.

Happy Day ahead.

TEH

Ignorance : A price to pay

2011-12-27T22:14:00.001+08:00

Most successful traders use a mechanical trading system. This is no coincidence. A good mechanical trading system automates the entire process of trading.

The system provides answers for each of the decisions a trader must make while trading. The system makes it easier for a trader to trade consistently because there are a set of rules which specifically define what should be done. The mechanics of trading is not left up to the judgment of the trader.

If you know that your system makes money over the long run it is easier to take the signals and trade according to the system during periods of losses. If you are relying on your own judgment during trading you may find that you are fearful just when you should be bold and courageous when you should be cautious.

If you have a mechanical trading system that works, and you follow it rigorously your trading will be consistent despite the inner emotional struggles that might come from a long series of losses, or a large profit.

The confidence, consistency, and discipline that a thoroughly tested mechanical system affords is the key to many of the most profitable traders’ success.

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I was reflecting on my first trading-class idea ... well, it was not new to me. Some suggested to me to 'coach' them or asked me to write a book about how I trade. I do not have impressive records to speak about. I amdoing things in a 'difficult' and 'painfully' slow manner. I do not claim a system to CATCH 20% or more of a stock BEFORE it flies off. I dont market a system, I do not believe in such.

Back to my educational background. For those new readers or my new e-tratles ... I am a 'cikgu', literally speaking. I teach Math in college level. Nothing spectacular ... no financial-resume or attended any high-tech trading systems that I can boost about. But ...I do have one PASSION ---- to teach.

You see, as I know MANY out there are clueless of what to do(buy or sell) when they decide to be in stock-markets. It is amazing as majority are VERY optimistic about their chances of gaining huge in STOCK MARKETS. It should be the opposite!! Yes, blame it on the media, the so-called promotional trading courses or systems which claiming that YOU too could be a millionaire!! ra-rah-rah ... and those motivational talks to get your GREED in play(you know it if you are in markets) ... and then, you are left there to defend yourself!! Arrghh .... we are against the buaya-darat, sharks, lintah ... syndicates, broker houses, fund-managers .... arrghh .... we are so ignorant. Yes, we are easy meat for them. What a nice dinner!!

So, I am very concerned. WHY are these allowed to happen? It is a day-light robbery!! Many of innocent newbies becoming victims?!! Imagine those noises ... your friendly dealers or remisiers asking you to INVEST and get-rich. Imagine those sales-persons selling you some SURE-WIN systems or courses. Normally it costs few thousands. Imagine that you read in some forums or blogs how much some people 'easily' profitting from buying a stock which flying VERY high. Imagine .... the IGNORANCE in many greedy eyes.

I was concerned. I was wondering how I could reach out for more 'losers' or newbies out there before they are being SUCKED into KLSE's hole.

If I could share with my merely 1k+ readers here, listening to my stories ... looking for some clues about stock markets, I will share with all ... NOTHING IS EASY. Nothing!! I want to repeat that MANY out there are SELLING you the system for thousands!! THINK LOGICALLY .... if they could use thesure-win system, WHY would they bother to share with you? WHY fund-managers do not pay MILLIONS for that systems? Better still, I will set up my own fund-managing company, buy those system and start generating millions in a year, RIGHT?

Well ... I do get about agitated each time I hv to splash some cold-water on many 'ignorants'(I am restraining myself from using the word 'stupid' because they are actually not stupid, they are just greedy-ignorants). WAKE UP.

Many used years to obtain their degree or Masters. I wonder ... why? But when it comes to trading or investing in markets, WHY ... WHY MOST DO NOT BOTHER TO LEARN?

Oh yes ... the MEDIA. They are giving us this illusion. GET-RICH quick. Punt or trade so that THEY could be profit from public. If you are expecting our SC or Bursa to protect OUR interests as minority investors, DREAM on. Those are crooks too. Wake up. Splash!!

I have deviated away from my main writing again(haha). Where am I?

Yes, reflecting on my trading class ... initially, I was only interested to share simple technical indicators(4 modules planned) and only for cohort-1. I want that to be a trial class ... and want to improve my teaching(materials, experiences, sharings, information etc etc) before I will consider to continue my cohort-2!! That was initially la ... haha .... the response was quite encouraging. I was so-so tired at night but making a point to start my cohort-2. My cohort-1 was good ... I like the company and some of them are my friends now!! My cohort-2 was smaller but I was doing better with the purchased of my projector!! Haha ... I was teaching technical-charting without a projector!! I cant remember how I done it ... and they do not complain to me!! My tratles(I called them turtles, initially) never really complain much(those not-happy lots stopped. Good) ... and being kind to me.

Then, I have my facebook created(maintained by BL of cohort-1). Next ... I will have a closed-blog which will be maintained by my tratles themselves too!! Yes, sharing is becoming the main idea for all. You never walk alone again ... in trading.

I am still in my initial stage of improving my teaching in trading. I still stick to my BORING principle "DO NOT LOSE MONEY". And that was the first thing I shared with all my tratles ....

Today, I do have bigger batch in cohort-3 and cohort-4. Some are experienced traders, sharing ideas and concepts with me. I am still going 'slow' in my teaching ... have not really share with them candle-sticks!! Trading without candle-sticks is NOT right, in my opinion.

Do you understand WHY I still feel many will continue to lose money in markets next year? Human never change ... history repeats and they will continue to be ignorant. There is no way these newbies and ignorants will ever understand how difficult it is to trade and invest. It could take YEARS before one realise that they are just running in the circle with their limited knowledge and experiences.

INSANITY is doing the same thing, the same way expecting different results.

I am writing very long-winded again. Hmm ... but to me, nothing is more interesting to see the improvements in my tratles learning-in-trading. The ultimate result is THEIR profits!!

It is a challenge to all of them --- at least 10% profits by end of next year. I will check end of next year, making sure most(if not all) of them trade well to gain 10%.

This is my challenge for my coming new year.

As for my e-tratles, I will only be sharing with them some BASIC technical indicators. Nothing much about making a trade. Nothing much.

cohort-5 : Yes, the couraging response making me pushing myself further to have a new class next year. Initially, I was reluctant as I will be too busy from Jan-June. But, checking the requests and KIV list, there are about 15 of them now. Well, by FEB, many will disappear silently and few more new enquiries might come in. I have two new enquiries about my cohort-5 today!!

Ok ok ... it is getting too longer now.

TEH

Tratles : Spotting reversals

2011-12-27T19:37:00.001+08:00

AnnJoo : This is from SM, letting the group to check when it dives. Not many responses as I guess no one place her in her stock-list.

BIMB : One of the most talked about stock in our group recently, I guess. Well, this is a well-done work by AL. Many followed at 1.70-1.75 levels but I do not know their trades if they have taken profits(I sold mine at 1.83 to move into BIMB-cc). Breached RM2 and at 2.04, touched 2.07 today.

MahSing : I missed her totally when someone mentioned her. As we are using facebook for discussion, it is difficult to follow! I cant remember who posted the chart but I do know some entered at 1.70 levels.

RHBCap : This is mentioned by Jess as she posted her first chart!! Haha ... interesting as she grabbed and a few more too at RM6.80-6.85 levels. Again, I do not follow their trades(too many la). So, today at 7.05 levels. I do know EK bought back at 6.95 when I questioned his 'mistake' of cutting at RM6.80. Now, I mentioned to them I do like RHB a lot at RM6.80 as the risk is low. With RHB lagging behind PBBank ... then MayBank and CIMB, guess RHB wont stay low at RM6.80 for long, right? Are you patient enough to see through you trade? Watch RM7.25, then RM7.40 to sell ...once those buyers coming in.

The above are a few stocks I could remember which some spot-on the reversal. They are certainly better than me. Haha ... A few more being mentioned such as GuanChong, HiapTeck, XinQuan ...

I do not take credit from their analysis and findings. I do monitor to share with them my opinions. Trades are theirs and some day, they will certainly do well. Yes, I do want to get the group together so that we could help each other and trust each other better. Given time, we could only grow.

I did not ask anyone to buy anything. I could only say I do like BJToto at 4.10 levels or PChem at 5.90 levels. These are low risk trades and I wont mind many of them jumped in. Recognising that RHBCap at RM6.80 is a low risk trade is important as we do not want to take un-neccessary risk for those not monitoring market much. So, I will only 'endorse' those low risk trades. Buying YTLLand at RM1 or UOADev at 1.30 are moderately high risk which I will not recommend anyone taking large positions. Yes, I am a risk taker ... but we do reduce our risks if we know what we are doing and we are in control, not our emotions.

Maintaining discipline and patience are very important for us to be consistently having good trades.

Good luck

TEH

KLCI : A quiet day

2011-12-27T15:09:00.000+08:00

2.45 pm : KLCI was down in the morning, recovering and flat at the moment. I just came back from UM-hospital, bringing my wife and baby-girl for their 'usual' check-up. Anyway, today is a very quiet day for market ... KLCI's turnover is below RM300m. That is VERY low. Many fund-managers are still having fun ...

UOADev : At 1.39 now. Good ... checking to clear around 1.48.

Benalec : Still in the range but up a little to 1.34 today.

BStead : AT 5.80, will like to clear around RM6.

E&O : My only buying today, done at 1.43-1.44 so far. At 1.46 now and will top-up later.

Affin : Reaching RM3 now, checking her to break RM3 level by next week?

TopGlove : At 4.85 now .... nice recovery due to 'bird-flu' news?

Malton-wb : At 0.29, touched 0.285 ... well, if you have sold around 0.40, you will like to re-look into her as I am still stalking closely. At 0.25 should be a good entry? wait.

I will want to take nap now.

Write later ...

TEH

Stock Watch : LionInd

2011-12-27T02:16:00.000+08:00

I was showing my tratle, EK, how I do some simple homework on analysing some charts. He is jotting down my pointers, to be compiled by BL and shared with my tratles once these 'concepts' being recorded. Yes, a lot of learning to be done as my 'teaching' is not structured yet. It is verbal, it is random ... and yes, it will be confusing for newbies!!

LionInd : Closed at 1.37. It will be a good entry if it could close above 1.38 later. Buying signals will be seen the next day. It is always a good tradable stock. I do like her in my list.

Yes, I was showing to him how to place stop-loss, profit taking ... and the good chance that LionInd will go to 1.48 level and WHY. Yes, the why is speculative and subjective but charts do not lie. It will move once the accumulation at currently level is done. We only buy a stock when it starts to be mark-up, not sideway. Unless of coz we could wait for buyers to be in.

It is 2.15 am .. i need to rest.

TEH

2011-12-26T20:46:00.001+08:00

DOW up 124 points. Shall we see some buying coming in tmr? Are we anticipating some bullish sentiment next week or rather next year?

e-tratles : This is for ALL my registered e-tratles. For those of you who STILL did not add me in your facebook to enable me to add you in my e-tratles group, please do so. Please let me know if I did not register you in my closed etratles-blog. Please take responsible for your own learning. Thanks.

cohort-5 : I will be e-mail-ing those in my KIV list in these few days for some confirmation. I have lost count of those in my list. Those interested, please e-mail me(again) so that I could keep in my KIV-list and we shall start in FEB. I could not start in JAN as I will be too busy. Besides, we have CNY around the corner. Thanks

No writing today as I will be writing my first post to my e-tratles.

note : Do click on my google-ad above. Thanks.
TEH

Scams : How ignorant could we be?

2011-12-25T23:21:00.006+08:00

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click the link as advertised. Its no longer valid.

http://www.makemoneyfromscratch.net/

To me, the above clip is a joke. Now, forex-courses in Spore is BOOMING and they are scams, in my opinions. There are many out there trying to gain money from many people out there. Do your own research before you fall into one of them. There are MANY.

Are trading courses scams too?

As a simple logic, ANYTHING getting rich-quick, too good to be true things are SCAMS. They exploit human-greed. If I am SELLING you my trading-course by telling you that you will be a millionaire or could gain 20% per month, do not believe me. It is bull-shit. Many are selling their trading-courses, many more coming up with stock-tips or selling you softwares so that you could be expert-trader. In my opinion, there are too many FINE LINES to read. Reading their looong disclaimer before even you sign-up for their sure-win course or softwares.

Hey, if they could gain RM100k in two short months using RM20k, wont they be millionaire by the end of the year? Do they need to be a saleman and employ some smiling youngsters to serve you your water or peanuts?

I like some of my more logical tratles ... they knew that they look for me as I do not even promote to them how I gain 20% in a month or such. How I catch a XXX stock and it flew off in a week time. Heck, it happened at times ... and I admit I was just 'lucky'. So, my more logical tratles will be with me as I speak LOGIC. Please understand that we have MANY emotional greedy people out there ... HOPING and WISHING to be rich, quick without much work!! Scan some stocks, tell me what to buy at what level ... I want a sure 20%-50% fly off in less than 2 weeks ...blah blah ... these noises are EVERYWHERE. Deep inside them, these greedy ignorants habouring HOPES. They pray ... to catch a Harvest? They punt into some Utopia or DVM randomly.

So, my point is .... are those selling their trading courses for few thousands considered a scam too? I dont think so they are scams ... I categorised them as educational courses but as they are IN BUSINESS line, doing business, they know how to PROMOTE their courses, they know what their customers' needs and ... they play on the emotions of those potential customers. Yes, they are not students .... they are treated as CUSTOMERS.

I do recognise that many are coming up with those courses too ... those I am charging peanuts, perhaps another person will come out with a cheaper trading course(and he will plus some peanuts as incentive? haha ... dont worry, I will give all keropok for free, ok?) to 'compete' with my trading-class?

Never mind ... they have their way of doing business, their client-based needs are different from my no-losing-money and work-hard-to learn-to-trade ... learning it a hard-long way course!! I never even guarantee succeed or profits!!

Yes, I am in education line ... I m doing what I like to do. I like sharing ideas, knowledge ... I am concern ... about many scams around.

It could be anything ... not only trading-courses. Some so-called self-proclaim 'sifu' charging an arm to those greedy ignorants to teach them trading or investing.

Get real. Do not fall into those unscrupulous schemes/scams.

I enjoyed reading the above scams listed in some blogs or websites. Funny, many of people around us REALLY believe those people SELLING their pyramid-schemes!!

Let us get rich quick!! It is 2012, let us all be millionaires ... yeah!! Huat arrhhh ...

TEH

p/s 1 : I brought back a get-rich quick scheme from Spain recently. Do you want to buy? Hehe

p/s 2 : My tratles(trading classes) and e-tratles(e-learning) might be a scam too?

My Tratles

2011-12-25T09:44:00.002+08:00

Merry Christmas, everyone. Good morning ...

Looking forward into 2012, together with my teaching-learning with my tratles(30+ of them) as a group, I will be the main person, a driver ... to get everyone together and we could leverage on each other expertise. Yes, looking into possibilities of win-win situation for our trading group. Getting together as a group will be helpful, building on the strength and support of each other ... understanding each other a little better ... for us to learn from one another.

Tratles meeting : Currently I am renting a 'small' space for my batch-1(Fri night) for our tratles meeting. The meeting is meant to learn how to analyse charts ... CP's way, so to speak. We are doing OK ... but I do like the idea of getting a standard format for the meeting, making a point that it is structured and hope that everyone get a clearer picture of how I do analyse charts. My bacth-2(Sat noon) is currently using AL's conference room!!

AL : He is just one of us in the group, learning trading and sharing opinions. Thanks AL for being so kind to allow all of us to use your room. I do appreciate that, boss. Hehe.

Yes, we are in a way trying to make our meeting more organised with follow-ups so that those more advance ones will help those lagging ones. Yes, I do wish to see that we help each other!! Some are slower and some came with knowledge in trading. Together, under my class ... we will be speaking similar language. This will help learning more ... by teaching another person, one could help deepen his understanding.

So, the meeting will becoming more exciting if we could encourage each other learnings. I still need to teach or guide in this coming months but I believe some more advanced one will more or less grasp what I am speaking about(trading) and will help the others.

Fees : I will be reducing the fees charged(fees is at minimal level just to compensate my TIME spent, but not the knowledge shared. Knowledge is 'free' to share, in my opinions. What do I do with the fees I collected? Well ... it will go back to our tratles group!! I will be getting a training or meeting room for my tratles group soon!! Yes, I will use the money to rent and setting up the place for us to meet. It will be our own space ... in future, I will want to have a trading room, a place to rest and chit-chat. I will also shift my current home-office there. There will be materials to share etc etc.

Yes, I will want to that we learn from each other, continue this supportive group, respecting each other ... and then, we could grow. I am so excited with my new-year plans. There are many more things being thrown in.

My objective remain the same : To see that they will be able to be analyse charts one day by themselves, each and every of them!! Is that impossible task? Can trading be really taught? We shall see in coming years ...

Dear tratles, thanks for trusting me ... most of you were my blog-readers and now my friends. Yes, I have this 'passion' in me ... to teach and teach well. Hor far our group could go, it will really up to us. I do need to mention BL ... he has been doing great for us, our secretary.

BL : A young busy man ... new to markets, but due to appreciating me giving 'cheap' trading course for inexperience trader like him, he is willing to 're-pay' me by helping me to coordinate our tratles in our group. Thanks a lot, BL. You are great!!

I will like to see everyone in my group to benefit. Yes, if you could not feel the passion I have in me to share, to teach ... you never will. I am very concern that none in my tratle group to LOSE MONEY to market. As they have been with me for few early months now ... they started to understand that I do not allow 'losing money' by punting into those VERY speculative stocks. We will remind each other ... we could only grow stronger and better ...

Being a 'cikgu', the satisfaction is a tremendous motivation to teach better!! I could only improve in my teaching as I am so in-experience but ... thanks to their trust, we are growing together!!

Merry Chirstmas, my fella tratles

cikgu TEH

KNM : An interesting discussion

2011-12-25T00:26:00.000+08:00

Recently, SAM, our most experienced tratle(in market sense) told me about someone 'boasting' regarding his gains in Harvest in Tradesignum's page. Well, I seldom visit forums but he said it is very interesting to read how many other readers or members there shooting him inside-out regarding his KNM's call.

KNM : A discussion taken from Tradesignum

Bought 1/2 a mil $ today @ 1.44.
KLCI has formed a double bottom @ 1474, next stop 1530.
Overseas mkts making U turn.
Budget on 07 Oct 2011.
Traditional run-up to budget day is just 6 weeks away.
Can make 30 to 60 cents easy in 6 weeks !!!
Those with bullets to shoot, shoot now !!!!!!!!!!!

by Xenon 23-Aug-2011 10:58 PM

This is his call for KNM at 1.44. Well, it seems that he has cut loss at 1.35.

Reply 1 : Good luck. I don't think it will go up so much, in fact, I'd wager it'll go down somemore. But since you can afford half a million in stocks, should not be problem for you. May the force be with you then.

by BuddingInvestor 24-Aug-2011 6:00 PM

Reply 2 : Be safe. Be vigilant. Good luck!

by xiaosong 24-Aug-2011 6:19 PM

Reply 3 : Get out from this share... Its nor really reliable anymore...

by danielsoh 24-Aug-2011 8:11

Reply 4 : I don't know whether current price is cheap.But, based on KNM's historical data their fair value shouldn't more than RM1.00. Only it drop below RM1.00 i will consider to buy some if not there are plenty of stocks better than KNM.

by dennisyap 24-Aug-2011 9:53 PM

Reply by Xenon : Historical low was at the height of the US sub-prime mortgage crisis in March 2009. The price then was 0.32, before share consolidation 4 into 1. This means the price then was 0.32 x 4 = 1.32. Today's close at 1.40 is just 8 cents above this historical low. I may not get the bottom, but I believe I get in at a low price band. Felt it was cheap at 2.00. Went in once at that level and cut loss with a few cents loss. Was patient at 1.75, but at 1.44 I lost my patience and went in. Noticed in the announcement that its CEO added position at 1.80++ some time back. Will hold this one for pre-budget market strength. Hopefully can sell somewhere in between 1.75 to 2.00.

by Xenon 25-Aug-2011 12:16 AM

Reply 5 : Take heed that Maybank Investment has made a sell call on KNM and downgraded the target price to RM1.19 from RM1.48. 1H results were a letdown, prompting us to cut 2011-13 earnings by up to 64% p.a.. While KNM delivered on topline, bottomline was a disappointment, felled by cost overruns and high operating expenses. While the share price has underperformed by 48% YTD, we expect performance to be further suppressed. There is no sign of an operating recovery and declining margins is a concern. Further, valuations are expensive now.

by BuddingInvestor 25-Aug-2011 9:24 AM

Reply 6 : looks like heading to 1.00??

by SimonShu 25-Aug-2011 10:37 AM

Reply by Xenon : This is a traditional sign of a bottom; when people are scared and thinking it would go down to the abyss. Don't lose perspective - 1.75 to 1.85 was cheap. now at 1.35 to 1.45 is super dirt cheap.

by Xenon 26-Aug-2011 2:43 AM reply

Reply 7 : Admire your confidence, but sadly misplaced in this case. But anyhow, you're the one with half a million to burn. I'm definitely not shooting bullets any time soon at this one. KNM like other O&G players will only move when they get lucrative contracts, announce huge profits or get M&A. The last 2 is highly unlikely to have, so good luck with the 1st catalyst.

by BuddingInvestor 26-Aug-2011 9:55 AM

Reply by Xenon : Expect trend reversal to take place next week. Close Fri = 1.33. Previous day close = 1.37. Expect it to close > 1.37 in the next trading day. Then you'll have a trend reversal, not merely a slight rebound. We'll see.

by Xenon 27-Aug-2011 6:39 AM

Reply by Xenon : For those with longer term horizon, one big transformation not really noticed by many is that KNM is now becoming an EPC contractor plus maintenance & operation operator of oil n gas facilities. This is a super mega shift from only an equipment fabricator. Those in the oil n gas business may realise this, but no so the general public. Warren Buffet would realise this as well. Ignore market noises, but capture the big moves over time !!!

by Xenon 27-Aug-2011 6:51 AM

Reply by Xenon : Losing faith is one of the few signs that the price is bottoming out. When u expect it to go lower, it will stop going lower. Been there, done that many times over.

by Xenon 27-Aug-2011 6:41 AM

Reply by Xenon : Don't set target price when to sell but set the time - 3 days before unveilling of budget 2012 on 07th Oct. No contra play. Contra is gambling - either u make or lose in 4 days. All gamblers lose money; undisputed fact.

by Xenon 27-Aug-2011 6:35 AM

Reply by Xenon : Agree that double bottom set-up has been violated, but we are in a "cheap environment". There are 3 bull markers ahead where the environment will get expensive (or overbought):

1. Pre-budget, leading towards 07/10 - 6 weeks
2. Pre-election, expected during school holidays Nov/Dec - 3 or 4 months
3. Pre-CNY, leading towards 23/1 - 5 months
All the buyers now (buy N hold type) will make money. Believe me..

by Xenon 27-Aug-2011 6:29 AM

Reply 8 : dont mean to pour cold water on you.
1) 2) 3) u just mentioned doesnt resuscitate a sick dying stock from worsening.bear in mind it is not an index-linked stock. pls also stop asking ppls to believe u. u have to believe in yourself, and since u had proven wrong in this case, wrong in hwgb case and few others. also as i recalled u shout for target ard 1.20 when it was 70c and on the way down. honestly i was the victim of your great unjustify confidence.

by SimonShu 27-Aug-2011 8:22 AM

Reply by Xenon : No need to resort to such indignified language. One thing you should learn is trading in stock market is a calculated guess, based on combination of past trends and company fundamentals. Once you are wrong, take action to cut your losses. This is not flip flop. It is trading 101. If you are too rigid and keep on holding stocks when the market moves against you, you could be holding stocks with huge paper losses for ages. Cut loss and preserve the cash for some other opportunities. Another thing that you should learn is our market is flooded with stockists. Make a calculated guess when these stockists are accumulating which counters, when they are about to push up the price, when they actually are pushing or 'goreng', when they are distributing their holdings, if they want to push up for 2nd round of play, and when they have released all their holdings. This way you'd know what to buy, when to buy, when to sell and when to cut loss. Look at price levels, volume actions and overall local & overseas market sentiment for tell tale signs. You've got to be in the market for more than a decade, gone thru a few bull & bear markets, got fingers burnt a couple of times, before you could master this FAST PACE GAME. The fact of the matter is 8 out of 10 traders would ultimately lose money in stock markets worldwide, as 'the house always wins'. Why they keep coming back ? Because of the adrenalin rush and the hope of winning big, and he hope of striking the like of Harvest Court or Mbfhldg-WA. Warren Buffet just said 2 wks ago "If you think you can make big money buy jumping in and out of stocks, you are fooling yourselves". But if you are good enough to form the 2 out 10 traders who make money in the fast game of stock trading, then you are better than Warren Buffet !!

by Xenon 26-Nov-2011 3:56 AM

Reply by Xenon : Another basic lesson to learn - don't think where the price will go. The market will tell you how low it can go. You can never gauge the buying supports ahead of time.

by Xenon 26-Nov-2011 4:07 AM

Reply 9 : for your records, i doubt that u have the qualification to teach anybody anything. stop misleading readers with your nonsense. its a waste of time reading your nonsense and counter productive and full of flaws. thanks and stay away please. pls do not reply to me anymore. i have no time for you.

by SimonShu 26-Nov-2011 4:34 AM

Reply by Xenon : Long gone are the days when buying stocks were based on fundamentals and holding them for long term to make 30, 40% gain over a few years. Many worldwide recognise this - that being trapped in a fundamentally good stock during market downturn would mean losing many opportunities to make money. As markets are not efficient, many fundamentally good stocks do not perform as theoretically as they should. Many worldwide now realised that fast pace trading is the way to go. Go in many times and place a tight stop at 5%. Should you miss this stop, then get out on technical rebound. Sometimes you make sometimes you loose. When you strike the one on the move, then place a trailing stop, i.e. don't sell until the price reverses by 5% of previous day's closing price. This is how I made $870,000 on Harvest with $130,000 purchase, and this profit has covered my 10 cents losses on KNM many many times over!

by Xenon 26-Nov-2011 4:47 AM

Reply by Xenon : This page is getting too long now. Time to stop. My parting words... he is not my match...I am too big for him. Obvious for all to see. You know I could write a book about trading.
Good bye all, take care.

by Xenon 28-Nov-2011 12:39 AM

For more of the discussion, if you really need to read. go to :

http://www.tradesignum.com/discussion_1986_23-knm-dirt-cheap-144

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Well, from the above ... apart from his high 'ego', frankly speaking I do think he made many senses when it comes to trading!! I am not supporting his buy in KNM but some pointers to pick from what he wrote about trading! That makes senses.

I will like to elaborate on his pointers someday.

Latest discussion on KNM

New episode in a new chapter.
Price will rebound once EPF stops selling.
$116 mil loss in 3Q11 was a one off event.
$0.85 is below par value of $1.00 & book value of $1.75.
Grossly oversold. Long term resistance level is @ $1.28, which is $0.43 above current price of $0.85.
Bought $0.5 mil today at $0.855.
Good deal at Super Sale value.
BUUUUUUUYYYYYY !!!

by Xenon 3 days ago

Reply by Xenon : knm has been downtrending from the high of 3.20 to the present 0.84 for the past 9 months. Of course the best way to trade the market is to set a cut loss price target before one enters any trade. This is the basic of trading to limit any disaster. Imagine if one did not set a cut loss point when bought into knm at 2.10. At that particular time, one would have felt lucky to buy at 2.10 as it seemed the lowest bargain price as it was 2.60 one day earlier. Unlike in a bull market where the general direction is uptrending, then cut loss point is a vital tool in all other market conditions. To set the record straight, made a lot on knm during the initial phase of what seemed to be a superbull run in the making. that was from Nov 2010 to Feb 2011. bought knm @ 1.90++, sold at above 3.00. That was nothing compared to the 2 attempts on the way down. 1st one around 2.00 & the 2nd one at 1.45. On both occasions lost 5 to 10 cents.

by Xenon 2 days ago

Reply by Xenon : i reaffirmed your misunderstanding of the cut loss technique widely used by experienced traders when buying stocks on the way down in a bearish market. it was not a prediction. buying was based on historical support level around 0.85. the point is the technique works as one would make a lot more on the way up than lose in a few attempts on the way down. my crystall ball tells me a rebounce towards 1.00, then form a double bottom around current level of 0.85, then cruise past psychological ressistance of 1.00, temporarily held back at 1.13 resistance level before testing a significant support-turned-resistance at 1.28. all these would unfold between now and post 4Q11 financial results announcement in the next 3 months. you see my upside is 1.28 - 0.855, but downside is 0.855 - 0.82.this is the risk management technique that you miserably failed to recognise. sixth sense tells me that you and a few others are now afraid that i might be right. trading actions today also show that trading activities have shifted from speculative penny stocks towards real stocks like knm, uemland, mrcb, etc which will pick up speed as enter 2012.

by Xenon yesterday

http://www.tradesignum.com/discussion_2245_21-sale-85-cents-piece

I do believe, from my readings of some of his postings, that he is an expereinced traders. But, I am not sure about his entry points and his cut-loss points. Yes, I am a positive person ... I want to learn from the posts I was reading.

KNM closed at 0.87 on Friday after touched a new low at 0.83. In a way, I do think it is a matter of time this fundamentally lousy but tradble stock will rebound strongly again. Well, some syndicates still inside her to GORENG her up. Many aunties-uncles-yuppies STILL inside her which they are losing more than 50% of values. Many becoming a looong term investors in her. Look .... KNM was one of the hottest babe being traded when I knew about KLSE in 2008-2009. It was traded at RM1.80 level(you need to multiple 4, which will gives us around RM7.20 for current price comparison). Well, many still holding her way above RM5, today at below RM1, many start to say it is 'cheap'? In what sense it is cheap, actually? RM1 divide 4 = 25cents? That is ... err ... cheap?

KNM will be in play again, will be gorenged again and again ... and no doubt, many more uncles-aunties-yuppies which stucked inside now will be excited to buy more into her!! After all, do we need what KNM's is doing? Perhaps Mr Lee will take it private, afterall he mentioned that at RM2.80 is cheap and will want to take it private? I was still in KK, then .... at Damai when I was reading that 'news'. Hmm ... interesting discussion on KNM above.

Question : Will you buy KNM at 0.87 level now?

Merry Christmas, anyway.

Night.

TEH

Trading vs Investing

2011-12-24T16:53:00.001+08:00

We can divide people's stock market activities neatly into two separate disciplines - trading and investing.

Starting with a few dollars, Jesse Livermore became one of the world's richest men by trading (or speculation as he called it). He bought stocks with a view to selling them for a capital profit. He had no intention of obtaining an income from dividends or holding on to stocks for the long term: this is investing.

TEH : Yes, I am a follower of Jesse Livermore after one year of reading about fundamentals of many KLSE's stocks. I have chosen to be a trader. I was experimenting on many so-called systems and strategies of trading and investing. I explored further with the effects of news, blogs, broker reports and such to the stocks mentioned. I have no intention to get some dividends. It is that 10-20% capital gains consistently to be gained from the trades.

One of the big dangers in stock trading, he said, is when a trade goes wrong and the trader decides to hold a stock until things "come right." In doing so, the trader breaks one of the cardinal rules of successful trading, which is:

Don't become an Involuntary Investor

"How often have you heard an investor say: 'I don't have to worry about fluctuations or margin calls? I never speculate. When I buy stocks, I buy them for an investment, and if they go down, eventually they will come back.'"

TEH : Yes, many of times .... we heard someone consoling themselves by telling others that they are long term investors but in actual fact, their trading plans failed. Hence, they are forced to be an 'investor'.

However, Livermore says, "It would be simple to run down the list of hundreds of stocks which, in my time, have been considered gilt-edge investments, and which today are worth little or nothing. Thus, great investments tumble, and with them the fortunes of so-called investors..."

Livermore liked to remind people that there is nothing new in Wall Street. Whatever happens in the stock market today has happened before and will happen again. A large number of modern-day investors will certainly nod their heads ruefully when reading his thoughts from the 1920s on great investments tumbling.

In Livermore's opinion, investing using a buy and hold strategy was a bigger gamble than trading.

Buy and hold investors, he said, "make a bet, stay with it, and if it goes wrong, they lose it all."

TEH : These are for those so-called investors who actually lost money and/or holding to paper-loss in their investment. What is a good stock, actually? How about Transmile where hundreds of investors losing so much of their money. MF Global case is just another case where investors could lose all their investments. So, what is considered as good .... to buy and hold?

A trader, on the other hand, might buy the same stock at the same time as the investor. "But if he is an intelligent speculator, he will recognize - if he keeps records - the danger signal warning him all is not well. He will, by acting promptly, hold his losses to a minimum and await a more favourable opportunity to re-enter the market."

Of course, a stubborn-minded buy and hold investor might sleep more easily in bed at night than a more active trader. Even though his stocks are performing poorly, he has an (often misplaced) unshakeable certainly that they will one day make him a good profit.

TEH : Yup ... we have hundred out there holding to their losses due to their stubborn attitutes and wanting to prove to themselves that their decisions were RIGHT. Being right is more important to them. So, they will continue to 'hold'. Example of JCY, which if one grabbed her at RM1.50, seeing it going to 50cents, what is the re-action, if any? RHB was downgrading JCY to sell with target at 30cents just 3 months ago ... today, it is back to RM1 soon, so you believe your RM1.50 valuation is right. You will stubbornly hold to it till RM2 or even RM3? I have heard of so many these stubborn-minded investors.

Traders, however, are under no such illusions and take a more active interest in their holdings. They are therefore at greater risk of being attacked by what Livermore described as the trader's natural foes - no, not faith, hope and charity - but greed, hope and fear.

TEH : Yes, by taking our emotions away from our trading, we take a more active role in our own portfolios. Greed, hope and fear are our natural foes. Yeap!!

Livermore's views on hope and fear lie at the heart of successful trading. He describes how traders fail when they allow hope of recovery to prevent them cutting their losses. They fail when fear of losing a small profit causes them to sell prematurely, when more profit would have been available if only they had the nerve to stick with the trend.

"The speculator's chief enemies are always boring from within. It is inseparable from human nature to hope and to fear. In speculation, when the market goes against you, you hope that every day will be the last day-and you lose more than you should had you not listened to hope...

"And when the market goes your way you become fearful that the next day will take away your profit, and you get out-too soon. Fear keeps you from making as much money as you ought to. The successful trader has to fight these two deep-seated instincts. He has to reverse what you might call his natural impulses.

"Instead of hoping he must fear; instead of fearing he must hope. He must fear that his loss may develop into a much bigger loss, and hope that his profit may become a big profit."

TEH : A contrarian view point when we trade or invest. Never follow the herds as they are the majority of 80-90% of the losers.

Is Trading for You?

If you can trade intelligently and control your emotions during trades, you have a good chance of success. If you can't, you'll almost certainly fail and you would be advised to avoid trading altogether.

TEH

Reduce the noises, please

2011-12-24T09:39:00.003+08:00

It is X'Mas eve ... I am in a lazy mood to read the magz(latest MB : Biotech Breakthrough) and a few more materials. I do have charts to show too but ... err ... I am excused? It is Christmas!! I will be bringing my kids to take some pictures of the Christmas Decorations ...went to Sunway Pyuramid, Subang Parade, Empire, Mid Valley, One Utama, Ikano ... so far. Going to The Mines later?

Getting back to some simple pointers in my mind. I was telling EK yesterday that we do not need to listen to too much of noises out there. One of the more important thing to make our trading simplier will be NOT going to forums. Also, NOT reading too much of those opinions written about global economies and such ... it is opinions, its is free ... and NO economists will agree to each other, anyway. If you read more blogs and newspapers .... there are NOISES everywhere. By doing such, our emotions will be in play .... which defeating the purpose of trading with technical-analysis.

For example, SM(my only Malay lady in our group) mentioned about AnnJoo which forming such a nice waterfall ... then, I read somewhere about steel-prices in Japan!! Would that affect my decision in acquiring AnnJoo at the 'low' level and placing out my trading plan? Do you get what I mean? Of coz ... I am talking to those few who do use charts, who know what a trading plan is and such. Majority in KLSE DO NOT even reach those basics level. But if you are actually trading using some good systems, those NEWS and NOISES should not deter you from taking a trade, right?

Personally, I will move into AnnJoo at 1.64-1.65 levels. Remember that I am a waterfall-catcher and many of my tratles are actually following my way of trading ---- a technical rebound which many in great fear to trade such. You see, be greedy when many in fears? We all read that but ... but ... SM learnt from ChartNexus too(another one I knew of is KS). Yes, learning from me is difficult as I do not do most of traders will do ... I dont care if you tell me about the steel-prices or perhaps some bad-news which might affect the steel sectors in future!! I am a trader!!

Learning Corner : Reduce the noises

The best way is GET OUT of those forums or discussion group. I am talking to novices and newbies. They wilol be drown with those noises which will NOT help them in their learning at all. I should know ... as I was a newbie? I am still a novice? One of the worst part of many 'traders' will do is .... asking around. Can I buy XXX or sell YYY? They are seeking for some sort of comfort from some 'sifu' and might be affected by these noises in their decision making. It never occur to them that NO ONE could tell anyone to buy what, at what level and sell at what level.

For example : I am collecting UOADev at 1.32 level ... many followed(I know) but if you are to read about UOA or trying ot get some opinions from the forum, you will be amazed how many guru-sifu will be giving you conflicting and contradicting opinions!! You will get so confused that you wonder why 'CPTEH' the blogger collecting UOA, as if he know UOA will go back to IPO value? Then, say ...it goes below 1.25, you dont even know what to do with that paper-loss and cut-loss at 1.15, the current low? Obviously .... in your mind ... you will always remember how BAD my analysis is, telling everyone never to trust my analysis ... and also never to buy a property stock!!

Hmm .... you blame on other ... you put down on others analysis and opinions. You lose some money in your trades. Look ... this is trading. If you do not understand the risk-reward, the probability involved, the technical analysis .... you can LEARN. But, I have heard enough of these losers .... going from a forum to a forum, and making everyone giving him/her opinions(they are trying to help only since you asked?) look ... err ... useless scum-bags.

Final buying-selling decision should be our own. We SHOULD take responsibilities on our trades. I m always very careful not to give opinions on other stocks. I am just telling you that I bought XinQuan at 0.70, and I did not ask anyone(including my tratles) to follow. Somehow, someone will follow my buyings, right? Do you know why some of you following Dali's writing about a stock and rush to buy his recommendations? Then, when a trade go against you, you will swear that he manipulated the stocks? You lost money, you lost the trust in his writing .... you blame that market is a scam!! Then, you ask around about another stocks ... going to forums and stock-kakis for more NOISES?

It is X'Mas eve ... it is very quiet here in my home-office. Yes, we trade well if we know what system to use, for what reasonings ... and take the trade on OURSELVES. You wont see me going around to ask what stocks to buy?

Yes, I am independent. I am original ... I dont copy-paste someone's analysis. We all should be independent and I am teaching my tratles to be independent. Ask them!!

Reduce that noises .... do your trade, you own. My writing here is for edutainment purposes. I am only analysing ans stating that I do like Affin right now, I analysed for my tratles the BIMB trades and many still in PChem(we bought RM5.90-5.95 levels). DO not blame anyone if you lose a trade. And do not point the finger to me that you bought into any of the stocks written here .... and lose money.

Time for some fun out there ....

Merry Christmas!!

TEH

Banking and Finance

2011-12-24T00:24:00.000+08:00

Finance Index : Reaching resistance. A break-out will pull the whole KLCI to be above 1500 in Jan 2012? Are you optimistic and ready for new year 2012?

PBBank : The leader ... pulling the finance-index higher for past two weeks. The first banking stock which broken the resistance. Today, some profit-taking seen and MACD histogram shown early signal of reversal. With it overly bought, it will probably correct from this point. Watch next week.

MayBank : Testing RM8.40 again. Therefore, it is lagging behind PBBank. Should it breaks RM8.40 convincingly(with CIMB), finance-index should break its current resistance.

CIMB : Hanging at RM7 level, should stay above RM7 ... and together with MayBank(both GLC) should help finance-index to breach the current resistance level.

HLBank : Well, the chart says it all here. Bullish outlook ahead.

RHBCap : This is my recommendation to my tratles. It was posted by Jess(first time posting a chart!!) when she saw the divergence and alerted us all. Few entered at RM5.80-5.90 levels. RHB is lagging behind most of banking stocks ... and will it follows those big brothers above? It tested the psychological level at RM7 now. I do like laggards. The upside is much more than the downside. So, it should give us a good trade.

AMMB : Well, ever since I bought at 5.50 levels(with few of my tratles) and sold around RM5.90 levels, I am still waiting for RM6 break-out. If finance index is to break its resistance, we shall see AMMB above RM6 again, finally.

BIMB : This is the most discussed stock in our tratle's facebook as AL done a good homework for all to trade. Few went in at 1.70-1.76 levels but some sold early. I told them in last Sat meeting that we should be holding to her and to sell at RM2. Well, it should be done on Monday itself before it retraced as expected. Then, I was waiting to collect back at RM1.83 but it did not go that low. Its call-warrants BIMB-cc was diving due to many forced selling due to late-comers jumped into the wagon and greediness caught into those gamblers, as always. While my tratles all of them profitted from this good trade, well ... buying back will be seeing it break-out next week above RM2. Today it stayed above RM2. Good.

Affin : From the low to RM3, that is a cool 30% profit, right? What a rebound. Do you understand why I will go for Affin rather than PBBank? Now, if finance index breaking higher, Affin most likely to break RM3. We shall watch. I m collecting Affin-ce at 0.035 and 0.04 to sell at 0.045-0.05 so far. The game is still on ...

So, from the above ... we shall see if finance index will be testing resistance again and breaking it in Jan 2012. What a happy new year that could be?

I was with EK and PT, who paid me a visit for me to teach them in person. Yes, they are my young colleague, science-based brain and were with me since last year in my cohort-0. You need to read last year November's posts(if you are really ke-poh to know the details). Anyway, I was showing them how I analyse finance stocks, particularly RHBCap which I mentioned at RM5.80-RM5.90 will be a good entry price. Yes, I gave them RHB which will be lower risk compared to my Affin and I do share with EK two days ago that I was collecting Affin-ce at 0.04. Each time I sold at 0.045, I will collect it back at 0.040. Well, that is more than 10%? The risk is extremely high. Play at your own risk.

If I am to analyse RHB, I do need time if I was not stalking on other banking stocks. Last Sat, I did show my tratles in opur meeting how I do analyse. Yes, a lot of hardwork behind each trade!!

Now, the works are all done, and I am sharing it here. Well, as I said ... these chart postings may be the last in this blog as next year I will be too busy with my tratles and e-learning(also my tuition classes will be doubled, my trading classes with cohort-5 starting, my full-time job adding two new classes).

Yes, no way I could find the time to posting charts here ... it took me about an hour now writing this ONE POST. At times, there are still some(luckily few) run-appreciative readers demanding me to analyse THEIR stocks, as if I m oblige to do so?

If I could find the time(sacrificing my sleeps, ok?) and energy ... yes, I will definitely still enjoy to share my opinions on stocks and markets.

Thanks for many appreciative readers around. Many readers are becoming my tratles and next year another 60+ of them will be my e-tratles. Thanks for all the supports. I was touched too that many concerned if I am really stranded in Spain?

Merry Christmas, my dear readers.

God Bless.

TEH

The Laws of Prosperity

2011-12-23T15:39:00.000+08:00

INNERWORKS SEMINARS presents

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... Date : Saturday January 7, 2012

Time : 10:00 AM – 5:00PM (Registration starts at 9:00AM)

Light breakfast served from 9:00am – 10:00 am

Venue : Pearl International Hotel, Old Kelang Road, Kuala Lumpur

Fee : RM100 per person (includes breakfast, sumptuous buffet lunch & tea breaks)

Contact:

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If you have a strong desire for personal development and growth and are someone who is always searching for answers, guidelines and principles to follow that will bring you and the people around you happiness, peace, wealth, abundance and prosperity, this seminar is for you.

When you get the hang of this, before you know it you will KNOW you are the creator – “The Secret”

Universal laws are the most important laws there are. They have been in effect since the beginning of time and it is working in your life right now, whether or not you believe in them. They constantly are creating the life you are living, have lived and the life you will live. They govern your universe, and by understanding them you will be able to benefit from these laws. Ignorance of the laws of the universe is the only reason for all the suffering in this world.
In this seminar, you will learn about:

* Law of Thinking: Whatever is going on in your mind is what you are attracting.

* Law of Supply: there is an unlimited amount of supply for anything you desire.

* Law of Attraction: Like attract like. You become AND attract what you think about.

* Law of Receiving: For you to be able to receive your desires, be open to get them.

* Law of Increase: Being grateful will attract more of what you want.

* Law of Compensation: Only what is rightfully yours will come to you.

* Law of Non-Resistance: What you resist always persists.

* Law of Forgiveness: Recognize and remove your blocks for quick manifestations.

* Law of Sacrifice: In order to gain something you must be prepared to pay the price.

* Law of Obedience: You can only achieve success if you obey universal laws.

* Law of Success: There is no limit to your possibilities.

Universal Laws have no favorites, not discriminatory and are impersonal. The ground is equal. Anyone, anywhere and at anytime can activate these laws which are invisible but have very visible results.

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About The Presenter : Dr. T. Aaron Lim

Dr. T. Aaron Lim, a Fulbright-Hays Scholar, is a graduate of St. Francis' Institution, Malaysia; College of Agriculture, Malaysia (now Universiti Putra Malaysia); Louisiana State University, USA; University of Hawaii, USA and Chaminade University of Honolulu, USA. He is a former professor at Brigham Young University-Hawaii, USA.

Born and raised in the ancient philosophies of the Orient and trained in the modern sciences of the West, Dr. Aaron has a unique talent of bridging the traditions of East and West. He has been serving and teaching health, personal development and spiritual growth for over 30 years. Dr. Aaron brings inspirational action and creativity into the everyday lives of others so that each life experience provides openings to abundance, passion and remarkable spiritual and material results. As a dynamic speaker and educator with a wonderful ability to inform and inspire audiences, he uses his multiple talents to help others perform at their peak and achieve their fullest potential. Dr. Aaron has shared his winning insights with thousands of people throughout the world.

Along with his wife, Dehyana (http://www.anchoringthelight.org/) , he co-founded and co-directs "Bodhi Fellowship / Center For Inner Peace" (http://www.bodhifellowship.org/) a nonprofit, spiritual organization dedicated to teaching unconditional, universal love and selfless service based in the Historic Heritage City of Malacca (Melaka), Malaysia.

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I m promoting this talk as it sends positive messages to the audience. I hope it is not yet another get-rich-quick seminars which TRYING hard to sell their products, programmes, courses and such. We need some simple talk about LIVING, PEACE and HARMONY. We need honest and sincere people around to give us some in-sight about lives.

I will try to make some arrangement to attend, at least half of the talk. I wont be free for whole day, actually due to my classes and such. Any of my readers who wish to meet me there, let me know. We can get to know each other and share opinions about the talk(not stocks la).

Note : I am NOT paid to do advertisement.

My 'old' readers should know that I do not like to do promotions or advertisements(except for myself, of coz) as I do not know how good or real most of the talks are. But I do have a belief : Good things are meant to be shared.

TEH

Year End Holiday Mood

2011-12-23T12:11:00.000+08:00

Today is very quiet ... I am not watching much on markets as we are in holiday mood ... yeah, it is jingle-jingling time again. My kids will enjoy most ... with gifts from my bro/sis, a nice turkey for dinner, a re-union with nice X'mas tree decorated.

I am taking the time off to do many of my personal things. Today is to service my car, service my netbook ---- re-formatting, upgrading its RAM, buying a new battery, installing a new antivirus, registering for broad-band ... and will be used for on-the-go-internet connection for me, instead of buying an ipad or tablet).

I still need a lot of time to organise my contacts, consolidating my accounts and preparing for my anticipated e-learning. Yes, it is my first experience and I could only improve my teaching-learning. I never believe in short-term quick learning or express/compact kinda learning. It wont be effective ... or perhaps, I am a slow-learner. I always take my own sweet time to learn tho I know I need to accelerate in my learning curves.

Reminder to my tratles
To become a master trader, to be able to intuitively make good decisions, you must first gain enough of the right kinds of experience.

The same holds true for the trader—the most effective training is trading itself. In this way, the experiences you encounter while trading train your intuition so that, in time, you can become an expert. Learning as a trader can be difficult, however, because of the price of mistakes. In trading, mistakes cost money.

By Curtis Faith(The Turtle)

I re-posted the above to my group, a reminder as we are taking a week break and will only be seeing them next year!! Yeah ... I m in holiday mood and will want to clear most of my holdings, going into a week break.

I still have many things to write about ... haha ... never out of idea. I could simply randomly write what in my mind ... as it is clustered ... congested ... wired ... haha ... un-organised.

It is the time to write new year resolutions again!! Yeah ...

so, have a nice week ahead.

TEH

Organising my contacts

2011-12-23T00:33:00.001+08:00

After a 'noon-mare' in Spain, I am thinking of doing back-up for ALL my contacts in my e-mail and also in my handphone. I will also need to back-up all my documents and charts I have been saving. Recently, my note-book went coo-coo and I lost ALL my documents and charts which I saved it there for the whole year!! Yes, I have to download many programs and such all over again. It was corrupted and as if re-format itself!! As I am not an IT-person(very low knowledge when it comes to IT related), these are a huge challenge to me.

Anyway, I have changed the 'stronger' password and hopefully everything is back to usual. I have retrieved back all my 'old' e-mail and contacts. What a huge relief.

Important contacts

Acquitances : Those bloggers, readers, ex-colleagues, friends, ex-students ...

Tratles : All in my facebook group ... but I do still e-mail them.

e-tratles : Very important group to keep their e-mail and hp numbers.

stock-watch : For those interested, please e-mail me to cpteh@yahoo.com. It is RM30 per month only. Those who have registered, please make sure that I hv added you into my facebook.

cohort-5 : Those 14 in my KIV list so far ... as I will only start in FEB and will start to contact them by end of JAN.

Anyway, I will need to use whole day tmr to do some organising. That is also why I would not blog much in coming days ... preparing for my first post in my e-learning blog!! There are still MANY not in my facebook 'cp e-tratle group' and a few did not read my latest post there(and have not replied to my new e-mail created for them).

Thanks again for those concerned. I am very much in Subang Jaya here, busy with my banking and many chores.

Thanks.

TEH

yahoo e-mail compromised

2011-12-22T16:23:00.004+08:00

From a scammer

I'm sorry for reaching out to you like this, I made a trip to Mallorca, Spain and had my bag stolen from me with my passport and credit cards in it. The Embassy is willing to help by providing me with a temporary passport to fly, I just have to pay for a ticket and settle hotel bills. Unfortunately for me, I can't have access to funds without my credit card, I've made contact with my bank but they need more time to come up with a new one. I was thinking of asking you to lend me some quick funds that I can give back as soon as I get in. I really need to be on the next available flight.

I can forward you details on how you can get the funds to me.

I await your response. Thanks

Reply from him

From: cpfeh@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:45:40 +0000

Thanks for the response, I need €950 to cover my expenses. You can have the funds sent via Western Union with the details below;

The Peng
7B Palma 07011
Mallorca, Spain

I have a valid ID to pick up the fund from western union, just in case you are asked by the western union agent. Do keep me posted.

Thanks

TEH : The above e-mail was replied to KN, my accountant friend. Yes, he really have the guts to CLAIM money from those replied to him!! Hope NO ONE really bank-in any money to him!!

Note : I WILL NOT ask ANY MONEY from ANYONE at ANYTIME through e-mail. The most I might asked will be a meal if you want to have lunch or dinner together! Haha.
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Q : Someone has stolen my email account. What can I do to get it back?

I've actually received a couple of reports like this in recent days. The scenario is this: one day you find that you cannot log into your email account. Then, to make matters worse, you find that someone else has been sending email pretending to be you to people you know.

Sometimes damaging email.

Remedies are few, but you do need to act quickly.

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TEH : DO NOT REPLY TO SUCH E-MAIL. It is obviously not from me, right?

I LOST EVERYTHING in my YAHOO e-mail, ALL CONTACTS, ALL folders ...everything!! I need to start my new year with EVERYTHING new.

DO NOT e-mail to my YAHOO anymore. I will create another more secured e-mail, hopefully.

Thanks to all concerned --- sms-ed or e-mail me.
TEH

Universal Laws : Road to success

2011-12-22T12:33:00.000+08:00

If you have a strong desire for personal development and growth and are someone who is always searching for answers, guidelines and principles to follow that will bring you and the people around you happiness, peace, wealth, abundance and prosperity, this seminar is for you.

I got this 'invitation'. Yes, many are SELLING their seminars as the new year coming. Seriously, you need to be OPEN-MINDED enough to listen to these seminars and NOT being BRAIN-WASHED by many get-rich quick mentality. Many out there trying to convince YOU to part with your money.

BE REALISITIC, BE FOCUSED and stay hungry? I am hungry as it is lunch time. Haha

off

Advertisment of another up-coming seminar

When you get the hang of this, before you know it you will KNOW you are the creator – “The Secret”

Universal laws are the most important laws there are. They have been in effect since the beginning of time and it is working in your life right now, whether or not you believe in them. They constantly are creating the life you are living, have lived and the life you will live. They govern your universe, and by understanding them you will be able to benefit from these laws. Ignorance of the laws of the universe is the only reason for all the suffering in this world.
In this seminar, you will learn about:

* Law of Thinking: Whatever is going on in your mind is what you are attracting.

* Law of Supply: there is an unlimited amount of supply for anything you desire.

* Law of Attraction: Like attract like. You become AND attract what you think about.

* Law of Receiving: For you to be able to receive your desires, be open to get them.

* Law of Increase: Being grateful will attract more of what you want.

* Law of Compensation: Only what is rightfully yours will come to you.

* Law of Non-Resistance: What you resist always persists.

* Law of Forgiveness: Recognize and remove your blocks for quick manifestations.

* Law of Sacrifice: In order to gain something you must be prepared to pay the price.

* Law of Obedience: You can only achieve success if you obey universal laws.

* Law of Success: There is no limit to your possibilities.

Universal Laws have no favorites, not discriminatory and are impersonal. The ground is equal. Anyone, anywhere and at anytime can activate these laws which are invisible but have very visible results.

At the end of the seminar day, you will be empowered and inspired because once you understand them and employ them you will set an unstoppable flow of prosperity in motion.

START 2012 RIGHT!

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TEH

Waterfalls Watch

2011-12-22T00:18:00.001+08:00

Cypark : At one glance, you could see that it is at a nice support level. RSI at 29. Current low registered today at 1.31. Watch.

MPI : What a knife!! At new historical low. Can I know why? I have not check on the reasons and fundamental changes.

TEH