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Opportune Time To Vacation Graphic_rating_buy BIL
Steve
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(closed on 06/09/08)

Leading stocks continue to be marked down. The major indices have suffered a series of serious blows. At least the good old names like Apple (AAPL), Research in Motion (RIMM), Baidu.com (BIDU) and Google (GOOG) have not yet been knocked below their most recent consolidations. New bull markets are characterized by NEW leadership, and SCORES of growth names breaking to new highs together. Unfortunately, this is definitely not what we are currently witnessing.

The old leaders had staged a strong run over the past months. Names like MasterCard (MA) and Sohu.com (SOHU) added much neede

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By  Stephen Sinclair   (+0.64%  risk: conservative)  06/09/08 Comment


Cash Is King Graphic_rating_buy BIL
Steve
71%
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in 53 days
(closed on 06/09/08)
A huge part of my investing success comes from a large cash position. My Glam 5 Index is currently 70% cash. BIL is the closest thing to cash traded on the equity exchanges. The fact that it is run by Lehman gives me the creeps. I'd recommend T-Bills or GIC's over BIL any day. I wanted to have this included in my positions on Social Picks because I think cash is the most important part of any portfolio.
By  Stephen Sinclair   (+0.64%  risk: conservative)  04/17/08 Comment


Bullish on BIL ... Graphic_rating_buy BIL
Dave_and_cat
36%
 +0.26%
in 18 days
(closed on 01/24/08)
just a hiding place in short term t-bills. Pay whilst we wait for the market to show us it wants to dance.
By  Dave Johnson   (-3.28%  risk: conservative)  01/06/08 Comment




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Bookkeeping: Weekly Changes to Fund Positions Year 2, Week 14
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Year 2, Week 14 Major Position Changes

Fund positions of 1.0% or greater can be found each week in the right margin of the blog, under the label cloud and recent comments areas; I highlight weekly the larger position changes.

Being a long only fund, via Marketocracy rules, the only hedges to the downside I have are cash or buying short ETFs. I cannot short individual equities.

To see historic weekly fund changes click here OR the label at the bottom of this entry entitled 'fund positions'.

Cash (2 positions [SHV/BIL] + cash): 44.1% (vs 54.8% last week)
32 long bias: 38.5% (vs 33.5% last week)
7 s...
By  Trader Mark   (-12.64%  risk: conservative)  11/10/08 Comment


Bookkeeping: Adding SPDR Lehman 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF (BIL)
Tradermark
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I am starting to fall out of compliance with Marketocracy.com rules by owning so much cash - per their rules

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There are a few simple rules to remaining compliant:

  1. You cannot purchase a stock so that it will increase your position to over 25% of your portfolio‘s value. If you violate this rule, your fund's effective inception date will be reset to the date that you bring the find back into compliance with all compliance rules, not just the 25% rule
  2. If a sub-25% position rises in value above the 25% threshold (without additional purchases), your fund will be out of compliance un
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By  Trader Mark   (-12.64%  risk: conservative)  11/06/08 Comment



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