Trading portfolio Another bad day, with the portfolio down 1.0% and taking the YTD return to 14.6%. This time it was because of falls in two of the bigger holdings, being AKP -5% and FBR -5%. Other stocks Nothing today. New breakouts of interest Fatfish (FFG, 7.4¢ up 2.6¢, $26m). Venture capitalist. Now joining the … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio had a bad day today. It was down 1.4%, reducing the YTD return to 15.7%. Over 90% of the fall was due to the five Pilbara conglomerate gold plays falling an average of 18%. Dramatic stuff. Virtually all the fall took place in the first minute or two of trading, and … Read more
Trading portfolio This morning AKP rose to very close to its medium term downtrend line (extended from the October peak of around $26) and I took the opportunity to sell a little of the holding at an average of $23.73, representing a nice profit on the purchase at $16.50 back in June. For once I … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio roses 0.3% today, taking the YTD return to 18.0%. More stocks fell than rose, including all five of the Pilbara conglomerate gold stocks, unfortunately, but the two “Fred Bart” stocks, being AKP +5% and EOS +7%, saved the day. But on their charts, neither of these is out of trouble just … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio rose 1.0% today, taking the YTD return to 16.6%. Main contributors were FBR +8%, AKP +5%, 4DS +12% and HAS +9%. This was partly offset by some falls, mainly in EOS -2% and ARV -10%. I am travelling today so will finish here.
Trading portfolio The portfolio fell another 0.8% today, taking the YTD return to 16.6%. Biggest culprits were EOS -6%, IPTOA -20% and FBR -2%. The downside was reduced by good rises in MMI +12% and BLG +11%. The fall in EOS was no surprise given that it rallied up to strong resistance a few days … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio lost 1.1% today, taking the YTD return to 17.4%. It was no surprise to me, considering how some of the charts looked on Friday. Of the 27 stocks 10 rose, 15 fell and 2 were steady. The biggest offenders were FBR -7% and AKP -3% (being two of the larger holdings) … Read more
Trading portfolio It all fell apart today with the portfolio down 0.9%, taking the week’s loss to 2.5% and reducing the YTD return to 18.5%. The worst offenders were ADA -17% and AKP -2%, partly offset by FBR +5%. I don’t like the chart patterns of quite a few of the stocks any more, so … Read more
Trading portfolio After a tough couple of days the portfolio recovered a little today. It was up 0.3% taking the YTD return to 19.4%. Biggest positive influences were AKP +3%, ARV +16% and DEG +12%. By far the biggest negative influence was FBR -7%. The Pilbara gold plays all bounced today so that was encouraging. … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio took aother hit today, down 1.1%, taking the YTD return to 19.1%. Biggest negative was AKP -5%, followed by Pilbara gold stocks ARV -19%, DEG -16%, VXR -13% and KAI -12%. What a rout! It would have been much worse if I hadn’t sold half of the ARV and DEG positions … Read more
Trading portfolio This morning I sold some of my holdings in Pilbara conglomerate gold plays Artemis (ARV) and De Grey (DEG) following a break of their short term uptrends: Half the ARV was sold at 51.5¢, almost double the cost price of 27¢. Half the DEG was sold at 30.5¢, more than double the cost … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio was up 0.7% today, taking the YTD return to 21.7%. By far the biggest contributor was EOS +9%, followed by IPTOA +20% and ARV +7%. EOS was overdue for a bounce, having been slipping and sliding for weeks, a bit at a time, and at the close of $2.28 on 3 … Read more
Trading portfolio I was sick and tired of seeing all those Pilbara conglomerate gold plays soaring and not having the funds to pursue them. So today I sold out of Consolidated Zinc (CZL) at 1.6¢, sold some of the Audio Pixels (AKP) holding at $23.45 and some of the Altium (ALU) holding at $12.82. The … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfoliorose a creditable 1.1% today, taking the YTD return to 21.8%. The biggest positive influence was an 11% rise in DEG, while good performances in ARV +6%, FBR +2%, ALU +2% and BRN +10% also contributed nicely. The main negatives were 4DS -8% and APX -3%. Nothing in the action today has … Read more
Trading portfolio It was a great day today, with the portfolio up 1.9% and taking the YTD total to 20.7%. The two biggest contributors were ARV +17% and 4DS +24%, while useful performances were also seen in EOS +3%, BLG +10%, LITCE +26% and TAW +8%. The few negative performances were relatively small. So, what … Read more
Trading portfolio Today I bought into old favourite Lucapa Diamond Company (LOM, 32¢ up 1¢, $121m) at 32¢ following its breakout yesterday just ahead of releasing maiden analytical results (“expected shortly”) from core drilling its kimberlite targets. One can speculate on whether the recent rise in LOM price is due to speculation, or insider trading. … Read more
Trading portfolio I had to raise some funds today for some personal expenses and in the end, reluctantly, sold some ADA at $2.80, being a small loss on the $2.89 paid in September. Upon settlement I will withdraw the cash from the account. The portfolio rose 1.0% today, taking the YTD return to 19.3%. Main … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio rose 0.8% today, taking the week’s rise to 1.4% and the YTD return to 18.3%. By far the main positive influence was a 26% rise in DEG, and there was also a useful 11% rise in BLG. The main negative influence was a 2% fall in EOS. It was pleasing to see … Read more
Trading portfolio Today the trading portfolio rose 0.9%, taking the YTD return to 17.5%. Main positive influences were AKP +2%, FBR +2% and MDL +6%. The main negative influences were BRN -10% and DEG -4%. New highs today in ALU, IRI and MDL. Viewing the AKP chart, I am hopeful that it can test then … Read more
Trading portfolio Don’t you hate it when a company tries to hide something that is or could be construed as negative? I refer to Connected IO (CIO) and its quarterly report. They highlighted an increase in purchase orders, up 236% on the previous quarter, and growing cash receipts, but neglected to mention that cash receipts … Read more
Trading portfolio I bought some shares in 4DS Memory (4DS, 5.1¢ up 0.1¢, $36m) this morning at 5.1¢. As I noted earlier, on Monday the shares broke through key resistance at 4.5¢ and this made it a chart buy. By way of background the company is based in the Silicon Valley and is developing in … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio took a dive today, down 1.4%, taking the YTD return to 15.5%. The biggest culprits were a 4% fall in AKP and a 5% fall in FBR, then MMI -6% and ARV -8%. The main positive factors were ALU +3% (which hit a new record high) and APX +4%. The main … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio dropped 0.3% today, taking the YTD return to 16.9%. The biggest negative influences were a 1¢ or 4% fall in FBR to 21.5¢, and a 1¢ or 5% fall in LYC to 18.5¢. The biggest positive influence was a 2% rise in AKP. I would have preferred FBR not to have … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio rose 1.2% today, taking the YTD return to 17.2%. By far the biggest influences were big price increases in the two Pilbara gold stocks – ARV rose 23% and DEG rose 19%. The continuation of the rallies in tech stocks ALU +2% and APX +2% also contributed. But AKP was relatively … Read more
Trading portfolio This morning a couple of stocks that I have held in the past and have since been closely monitoring broke through resistance so I bought them. They are Brainchip Holdings (BRN, 23.5¢ up 4¢, $200m undiluted for options and performance rights) at 22.5¢ and First Graphite (FGR, 10¢ up 1.4¢, $37m) at 10¢. … Read more
Trading portfolio I am back in the office today so everything is back to normal. The portfolio rose 0.4% today, taking the YTD return to 15.7%. The biggest positive was a $1.07 or 5% bounce in AKP to $23.07, while the biggest negative was a further 6% fall in APX to $5.06. Other stocks Nothing … Read more
Trading portfolio I am still travelling, making it difficult to keep abreast, so this is a day late and brief. The portfolio declined another 1.2% yesterday (Tuesday) taking the YTD return to 15.2%. By far the biggest influence was an uncharacteristic 68¢ or 11% fall in APX, to $5.39. Most of the fall took place … Read more
Trading portfolio Again I am writing this a day later due to the constraints of travelling. It was not a good day yesterday (Friday) with the portfolio being down 1.1%, taking the week’s fall to 2.4% and the YTD return to 16.4%. Main culprits were FBR -4%, APX down 5% and MMI down 4%. But … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio slipped just 0.1% today, taking the YTD return to 17.5%. Biggest negative influences were a further 3% fall in AKP and a 9% fall in LYC, while biggest positive influence were a 4% rise in FBR and a 6% rise in MMI. Sorry to harp on about KP so much but … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio was trashed today, down 2.0%, taking the YTD return to 17.7%. The biggest influence was a 7% fall in AKP, while other important influences were a 5% fall in ALU and a 4% fall in FBR. I stated a few days ago that AKP had breached a short term uptrend, and … Read more