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Bloodybloke Member	05-Aug-2011 14:07        Bloodybloke About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Probably some complex calculus and statistical tools that i will never understand..cos i m too simple minded but i like the idea that its gonna rise :D
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iPunter Supreme	05-Aug-2011 14:03        iPunter About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	How do you derive that 80% chance?       Just curious. to know...  hpong5      ( Date: 05-Aug-2011 13:59) Posted: There is 80% chance that markets will rebound strongly next week. Keep your fingers crossed.
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hpong5 Master	05-Aug-2011 13:59        hpong5 About Contact  Quote this Post! Style: Flexible   Mood:
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	There is 80% chance that markets will rebound strongly next week. Keep your fingers crossed.
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Gaecia Elite	05-Aug-2011 13:57        Gaecia About Contact  Quote this Post! Style: Combined   Mood:
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Risktaker, you & your team buying up  the blue chips  or not? Which counters can u share?
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bishan22 Elite	05-Aug-2011 12:36        bishan22 About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	STI still very red... but nvm lets hv lunch to see through the day. Good luck.
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eurekaw Master	05-Aug-2011 11:46        eurekaw About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	“Right now markets are asking themselves whether global growth has hit a real roadblock, and whether the U.S. will go into double-dip recession,” said Naomi Fink, equity strategist at Jefferies Japan. Russell Investments’ Pease said a combination of factors collided to sour global market sentiment. “A lot of things lined up at the same time to make markets very nervous. The lack of satisfaction over the U.S. debt deal, fears about the softening in the U.S. data, plus fear that the European crisis is inevitably heading towards Italy. You put those things together, and overlay it with concerns that the Chinese economy is slowing anyway, and can see what the logic is behind it,” he said. In the wake of the financial crisis, Asia decoupled to some extent from the U.S. and Europe, but strategists said that when uncertainty spikes, global bonds strengthen. “What we typically see during periods of market panic is very high correlations,” Andrew Pease said. “If the markets worried that the U.S. is about to head into recession, or Italy is about to become huge problem for Europe, then that has a big flow-on for what’s seen as a high-growth part of the world [Asia], the swings are always going to be amplified in that region. That’s what we’re seeing right now,” Pease said. But despite the sharp selling, Jefferies Japan’s Fink cautioned that concerns about the U.S. may be overblown. “I don’t think it’s time to panic yet. We saw bad ISM [manufacturing] data, but it’s still in expansion territory, and same with Japan’s PMI. The fear is that we’ll suddenly plummet from expansion to contraction territory,” she said. “It feels like an overreaction, but people aren’t going to view it as an overreaction until they have a reason to think otherwise,” Fink said, adding that an upside surprise in Friday’s U.S. nonfarm payrolls data could provide that catalyst. Read July non-farm payrolls preview Pease said that despite current volatility, Asian equities remain attractive on fundamental basis. “On a fundamental basis, the valuations still look acceptable. The main concerns is still how deep will the China slowdown be. On a fundamental basis, Asia is still a good medium-term bet for a well-diversified portfolio. You want to have some exposure there,” Pease said. He added that the slump on global markets represents a buying opportunity — particularly across Asia. “Share-market valuations globally are much more reasonable now than they were heading into the global financial crisis,” Pease said. “We know that growth drivers are stronger in Asia. Over time, it’s going to be a factor which causes those markets to provide stronger returns, over the medium term,” he said. “It’s like most episodes: The important thing for investors is not to get panicked by these episodes, and not to react with emotions. There will be opportunities that come out of it,” Pease said.
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steadylar Veteran	05-Aug-2011 11:43        steadylar About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Didnt expect such a sharp fall too. Trembling fingers hit a few buy buttons. Dow futures now green, tho europe futures still red
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louis001 Master	05-Aug-2011 11:18        louis001 About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Well said....many people did not expect such a huge fall overnight.... alexchia01      ( Date: 05-Aug-2011 10:07) Posted: Some people look at this as end of the world. Some people look at this as opportunity. Which one are you? For me, this is an opportunity because STI has already shown me what the profits I'm going to make in the months to come. My biggest mistake is to underestimate this fall.
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Mystic Member	05-Aug-2011 10:15        Mystic About Contact  Quote this Post!   Mood:
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Yeah, good advice sifu Alex.
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andreytan Veteran	05-Aug-2011 10:15        andreytan About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Those who bought on the bell, make money , like most of my counter, can contra now it want,some few % but i am still bullish short term(next 6 mth) i will hold, and hope for more bargain tomolo. hope u all got yours, those who hold, keep it that way, or better still , buy more , i bet u be glad wk fr now.  remember to always q at least 8 to 10% lower,and be patient.
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timqoo Senior	05-Aug-2011 10:09        timqoo About Contact  Quote this Post! Style: Flexible   Mood:
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	bear king is around stay cash is best now, unless you are quick bear or quick bull. be wary of bull traps. also many still waiting to get out.
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alexchia01 Elite	05-Aug-2011 10:07        alexchia01 About Contact  Quote this Post! Style: Combined   Mood: Yells: "Catch The Stars And Ride With Them"
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Some people look at this as end of the world. Some people look at this as opportunity. Which one are you? For me, this is an opportunity because STI has already shown me what the profits I'm going to make in the months to come. My biggest mistake is to underestimate this fall.
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yummygd Supreme	05-Aug-2011 09:59        yummygd About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	thanks sifu alexchia01      ( Date: 05-Aug-2011 09:55) Posted: STI literally just fall down from the sky. STI took 1 and a half month to reach 3225 and just 4 days to fall to 3000. At this time you can't short because it's already too late and you can't go long too because you don't know if it would fall another round. Looking at todays market movement, STI seems to have found a bottom and slowly moving up, but you are already in the loss. The question is how to minimize your losses and to capitalize on the market movement to come. My advise is to cut your losses on counters that are still falling and hold to those that are slowing moving up. Next week, we'll see how to market react. If the market continues to rise, we Buy some good counters that are undervalue. If the market continues to fall, we Short some bad counters that are still falling. Really a freaky market.
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iPunter Supreme	05-Aug-2011 09:58        iPunter About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Luckily not literally dropping like sheet...          Urrrgghhh!!! ... lol... alexchia01      ( Date: 05-Aug-2011 09:55) Posted: STI literally just fall down from the sky. STI took 1 and a half month to reach 3225 and just 4 days to fall to 3000. At this time you can't short because it's already too late and you can't go long too because you don't know if it would fall another round. Looking at todays market movement, STI seems to have found a bottom and slowly moving up, but you are already in the loss. The question is how to minimize your losses and to capitalize on the market movement to come. My advise is to cut your losses on counters that are still falling and hold to those that are slowing moving up. Next week, we'll see how to market react. If the market continues to rise, we Buy some good counters that are undervalue. If the market continues to fall, we Short some bad counters that are still falling. Really a freaky market.
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hpong5 Master	05-Aug-2011 09:57        hpong5 About Contact  Quote this Post! Style: Flexible   Mood:
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Respect the market. Many unknown forces here and there. Many kenna push left right up down.
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alexchia01 Elite	05-Aug-2011 09:55        alexchia01 About Contact  Quote this Post! Style: Combined   Mood: Yells: "Catch The Stars And Ride With Them"
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	STI literally just fall down from the sky. STI took 1 and a half month to reach 3225 and just 4 days to fall to 3000. At this time you can't short because it's already too late and you can't go long too because you don't know if it would fall another round. Looking at todays market movement, STI seems to have found a bottom and slowly moving up, but you are already in the loss. The question is how to minimize your losses and to capitalize on the market movement to come. My advise is to cut your losses on counters that are still falling and hold to those that are slowing moving up. Next week, we'll see how to market react. If the market continues to rise, we Buy some good counters that are undervalue. If the market continues to fall, we Short some bad counters that are still falling. Really a freaky market.
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Mystic Member	05-Aug-2011 09:48        Mystic About Contact  Quote this Post!   Mood:
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Maybe margin calls will push blue chips lower?
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bishan22 Elite	05-Aug-2011 09:47        bishan22 About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Buy whatever you can, still cheaper than yesterday. Hahahh.  andreytan      ( Date: 05-Aug-2011 09:43) Posted: buy slowly and patient, but right nw, it is not as cheap as the first half hr. got some of my counters.
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andreytan Veteran	05-Aug-2011 09:43        andreytan About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	buy slowly and patient, but right nw, it is not as cheap as the first half hr. got some of my counters.
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Salute Master	05-Aug-2011 09:29        Salute About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	sorry not you, lazy to quote but read down the post, one should know who I refer to. ..... .doesn't matter anymore
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