Tuesday, September 30, 2014

A General Rule For Short Selling

Here`s my general rule of thumb for shorting:

"I don`t like to sell something short unless it is unbelievably expensive." 

And I mean unbelievably. I have shorted lots of things in my life that were expensive, only to see them get more expensive.

Investing: The Best Advice I Ever Got



Related trading instruments: Facebook (FB), Alibaba (BABA), Twitter (TWTR), Netflix (NFLX), Tesla (TSLA)

Monday, September 29, 2014

Investing: Do Your Homework, Buy Cheap And Be Patient

Believe it or not, I don`t like taking chances when it comes to investing. The thrill of living on the edge has never been part of my portfolio.  (...) If you do your homework, buy cheap, and remain patient, you should be able to walk over and pick up that pile of cash in the corner that nobody else notices.

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Bullish On Fertilizers, PhosAgro (MCX:PHOR) & Russia

I became a director of a Russian company, a fertilizer and phosphorus company. I am obviously very optimistic about that industry, that company and agriculture. But Russia has vast, vast resources, it is not a debtor nation, it has a convertible currency and the market is very cheap.

Related stock and ETF: PhosAgro OAO (MCX:PHOR), Market Vector Russia ETF Trust (RSX)

Friday, September 26, 2014

Investing Opportunities: China, Japan

China, I am investing in, in a little way, have been since November. Japan, I am investing in there. There are always opportunities if we look around.

Related trading instruments: Nikkei 225 index Futures,  iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index  ETF (FXI), iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ)

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Investing In Russia

On Russia I was negative for 46 years. I am investing in Russia now. I was very bearish on Russia for a long time but Russia is a disaster, the stock market is hated by everybody. Only Argentina is more hated probably.

Related: Market Vector Russia ETF Trust (RSX), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Indx (ETF) (EEM)

Alibaba (BABA): Not Buying After Popping Up

I know its a good company, at least it has been in the past. Everybody is excited but I would not buy it when it pops up because that is not usually a good thing to do historically.

Related trading instruments: Alibaba (BABA), Nasdaq 100 Index ETF (QQQ), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Video: Outlook For Alibaba (BABA), Where To Invest



Jim Rogers interview starts at 1.40.

Topics:
Alibaba (BABA) IPO and outlook;
Where to invest in the world markets;
China`s economic outlook;
Investing rule: buy low and sell high;

Related indexes and ETFs: Nikkei 225 Index,  iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index  ETF (FXI), iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ), Market Vector Russia ETF Trust (RSX)

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

China: Where I Am Investing

The economy is slowing down, especially property and that is very good, you know, some speculators are going to go broke, which will be good. They had a bubble, they had inflation, they`ve got to solve those problems.

What I am doings, in November they had a big conference, they said, these are the sectors of the Chinese economy we are going to emphasize for the next decade or two. I got out the list.

If the Chinese Government is going to put billions of dollars in some sections of the economy, I am too. They have more money than I do, I am just following along.

Related trading instruments: iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index  ETF (FXI)

Are Markets Already Reacting To The End Of QE?

What is going to happen is when markets start reacting and getting scared and go down, I don`t know, 10 or 15 percent, they are going to call Mrs. Yellen and say, "Save us!"

She is a bureaucrat, she is going to respond and she is going to print money again. They don`t know any better!

Related trading instruments: EURUSD forex, USDJPY forex, iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (ETF) (EEM), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD), Nasdaq 100 Index ETF (QQQ)

Monday, September 22, 2014

Invest When Things Collapse


















Related trading instruments: SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)

Bullish on Russia

Russia has vast, vast resources, its not a debtor nation, it has a convertible currency and the market is very cheap, at least I hope its cheap.

Related trading instruments: Market Vector Russia ETF Trust (RSX), PhosAgro OAO (MCX:PHOR), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Indx (ETF) (EEM)

United States: Worrying About Exchange Controls



Related trading instruments: SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Video: Bullish On Russia



Related trading instruments: PhosAgro OAO (MCX:PHOR), Market Vector Russia ETF Trust (RSX), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Indx (ETF) (EEM), Russian Ruble

Friday, September 19, 2014

Investing: Great Opportunities in Russia

I bought some shares back in March, I bought some again a week or so ago. This is all good news, as far as I am concerned. I do not expect this to be the Third World War. I see great opportunities in Russia which is very cheap and very hated, at least the stock market.

Related trading instruments:  PhosAgro OAO (MCX:PHOR), Market Vector Russia ETF Trust (RSX), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Indx (ETF) (EEM)

Learning Curve: Trading, Investing and Business School

Related trading instruments: Soybean Futures, Corn Futures, Wheat Futures, Sugar Futures, PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (DBA)

Thursday, September 18, 2014

PhosAgro: One Of The Best Performing Russian Stocks



























Related trading vehicles: Market Vector Russia ETF Trust (RSX), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Indx (ETF) (EEM), PhosAgro OAO (MCX:PHOR)

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

How Bull Markets Work

Related ETFs: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), Nymex Oil futures, SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD)

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

PhosAgro OAO (MCX:PHOR) Offers Excellent Value

Related stocks and ETFs: PhosAgro OAO (MCX:PHOR), Market Vector Russia ETF Trust (RSX)

A General Rule For Shorting Stocks & Commodities



Related trading instruments: Facebook (FB), Twitter (TWTR), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX)

Monday, September 15, 2014

Ukraine: Don`t Buy Just Because It`s Low























Related trading instruments: Market Vector Russia ETF Trust (RSX),  iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (EEM)

Investing: It`s Never Easy

As far as I know, all stocks are difficult. I have never had it easy in the investment world.

Video: Bullish On Chinese Tourism



Related trading instruments: iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index  ETF (FXI), China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:CEA), China Southern Airlines Co Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:ZNH)

Friday, September 12, 2014

Futures Trading: Limit Your Losses

As you may have noticed, futures trading is a humbling vocation. Every trader must come to terms with losing, because all traders lose. In fact, most traders lose most of the time. It`s the bottom line that counts - winning more than you lose. But since losses are unavoidable one other primary principle of trading is to limit your losses.

Related trading instruments: NYMEX Gold Futures,  NYMEX Crude Oil Futures, NYMEX Copper Futures

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Monday, September 8, 2014

The Way To Get Rich

Related trading instruments: SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (DBA), Market Vector Russia ETF Trust (RSX), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Indx (ETF) (EEM)

Investing: Learning To Be Patient

Related trading instruments: SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Indx (ETF) (EEM), Market Vector Russia ETF Trust (RSX), Nymex Oil Futures

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Video: The Keys To My Success



Related trading instruments: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Indx (ETF) (EEM), iShares MSCI Brazil Index ETF (EWZ)

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Few People Have Succeeded Using Technical Analysis

There are some who speculate mainly on the basis of commodities charts and technical analysis. They swear by various mathematical models and theories. Good luck to them. Frankly, in my experience, I have known few people who have gotten rich off technical analysis. (I do know people who have made a lot of money selling technical analysis or books about it.)

Related trading instruments: Nymex Oil futures, United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG), United States Oil Fund LP ETF (USO), PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (DBA), Sugar Futures, SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD)

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

How The Most Successful Investors Operate

If You Diversify, You Won`t Get Rich



Related: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE), Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX)

Investing: Agriculture Has To Become Profitable And Exciting



Related trading instruments: Deere & Company (NYSE:DE), Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON), Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS), Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (USA) (NYSE:POT), Agrium Inc. (USA) (NYSE:AGU), PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund(NYSEARCA:DBA), Corn Futures, Sugar Futures, Soybean Futures;

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Mason Graphite: The Best Graphene Play



Related stocks and commodities: Mason Graphite, Graphene, Graphite, Tesla Motors (TSLA)

Graphene Will Be As Important As The Internet



Related Stocks: Mason Graphite

Successful Investing

Successful investing means getting in early, when things are cheap, when everything is distressed, when everyone is demoralized.

To make a killing you really need to get in during a time of despair.