Agreed. Thank of the points.  Sorry, another question, if ex-date for CD is on eg, 30 April 2009, mother share bought before the ex-date  entitle the CD ?

If you want to read analyst reports, read the body but not the Target Price and Calls. Generally inaccurate and lagging. These analysts have to support their brokerage, and so will try to make you trade as often with their calls.

If you have enough money to dabble in shares (>$30k spare cash), TA-Trading combi is ideal.

 If you are small time investor (<$10k spare cash), it is a good time now to buy in the dips, diversify and hold long term (1-1.5yr max), fundamentals analysis is good.

 TA in my opinion is not suitable for those without high trading limits because the transaction costs eats any gains making it too risky, as well as those who dont have access to terminal easily. In my opinion, SGX is not a good place to trade  given the lot size is much bigger than US.

Sori lah Chua, I'm a TA practitioner, not MFT, cant predict wat will happen 2 months later,  I trade day to day staring & analysing the chart.

Forget about those "anal"-ist tgt price & fair value, to me it is all bullshit... who cares, mkt is about sentiments - greed & fear & tends to overshoot in either direction.

Remember the mantra:

In property: location....location...location

In equties: sentiments...sentiments...sentiments

It is never wring to take profit but no upward strength does not necessarily mean it will reverse down.

It could be taking a breather ( just like when u are climbing stairs & panting, u pause to take a breather b4 continue climbing up), in charting, we called it consolidation.

She cleared everything already including 1 lot SPC @ 2.32 which she cleared at 2.80. Told her that SPC no more downside and only upside (but how much upside I dont know lah), but she still take profit.

 I'm still holding on to that one lot bought @ 2.53. With enough patience, we can all profit from this point.

OPEC next meet in May

Ha ha, your mum got her own trading stretegy, esp talking about cutting loss n profit margin.

Perhaps u can convince her further with your farsighted view on SPC, not late to buy in again loh.

AK managed to get few near closing only. D other Q expired liao. Acc some penny stocks in SGX n HS as well, not for long term ones. Must see DJ tonite perform liao.

Cheers.