Trading portfolio Today I bought back into Fastbrick Robotics (FBR, 16.5¢, up 5.0¢) at 17¢ on the stock moving above the previous high. The portfolio had the best day in some weeks, with the return rising 3.6%. By far the main influence was a $3.31 or 17% rise in AKP, to $22.31. I had been … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio slipped 0.3% today. AKP and EOS finished unchanged but of the two rare earth plays, LYC fell 8% and ALK fell 6%. Nothing more to add really. Other stocks Kidman (KDR, 71¢ up 9¢, $236m) rallied after its court win. I would wait until it takes out the October high of … Read more
Trading portfolio Unusually, there were no transactions all week. It is partly because everything in the portfolio seems OK and partly because I have very little firepower given the cash position of under 4%. The portfolio slipped 0.4% today with most stocks falling a little. Of the two largest holdings AKP finished unchanged at $19 … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio rose 0.7% today, taking the YTD return to 1.4%. Key was AKP rising 60¢ or 3% to $19.00. Also ALK rose 1¢ or 4% to 27.5¢ and MDL rose 3¢ or 4% to 78¢. On the negative side, FGR fell 0.3¢ or 4% to 7.0¢, LYC fell 0.5¢ or 4% to … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio rose 1.0% today, taking the financial YTD total to 0.7%. Good rises were seen in FGR up 12%, LYC up 9%, MDL up 9% and ALK up 8%. However the two biggest holdings AKP and EOS were each off 1% so had a negative impact. The strength in rare earth counters … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio fell 0.7% today, with yesterday’s big movers LYC and MDL giving up some of their gains and the big holdings either down slightly (AKP) or steady (EOS). There were no movements more than 5%. It would appear the ALK (24.5¢ up 0.5¢, $124m) has bottomed, helped along by that positive announcement … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio rose 0.4% during the first trading day of the new financial year. Although both AKP and EOS declined marginally there were some quite good rises within the smaller holdings, the best being LYC up 10% to 11.5¢ and MDL up 8% to 72¢. Having now clearly broken through that resistance level … Read more
Trading portfolio Today I purchased some shares in iron ore miner Mount Gibson (MGX, 33¢ down 0.5¢, $362m) at an average of 33.3¢ after yesterday’s breakout. I also purchased some shares in Tasman Resources (TAS, 21¢ up 3.5¢, $83m) at 21¢ after it broke out this morning following a positive announcement from EDE on the … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio rose another 0.6% today, further reducing to 0.4% the loss for the YTD. The biggest influence would have been a 4% retracement in AKP to $17.86. ALK fell 4% too and MDL 4%. On the positive side, LNU rose a massive 21% or 1¢ to 5.7¢, PRT rose 6%, LYC 5% … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio put on 1.7% today, reducing the YTD loss to 0.9%. By far the main influence was a $1.26 or 7% rise to $18.50 in AKP, my biggest holding. The chart now looks spectacular. The medium term uptrend from the February low of $10 is now well established and I am confident … Read more
Trading portfolio I sold out of Mustang Resources (MUS, 3.9¢, $21m) at 4.1¢ this morning after it broke trend, making a big loss on the purchase price of 8.2¢ back in February. The portfolio fell 0.7% today. The biggest influence was probably the further 13% fall in FGR, to 6.5¢. I’m glad I sold half … Read more
Trading portfolio The YTD return slipped 0.4% today, to minus 2.0%, due to a number of small falls in the less important stocks, the worst of them being FGR down 4%. But AKP and EOS held up well. Integrated Research (IRI) went to a new high today, so that was encouraging. It is one of … Read more
Trading portfolio Had to sell AVZ Minerals (AVZ, 3.2¢ down 0.2¢, $47m) today after a break of uptrend line. Sold them at 3.2¢ which represents quite a loss on the purchase at 3.9¢ on 3 May. Overall the portfolio rose 0.5% today, reducing the YTD loss to 1.6%. The biggest holdings AKP down 0.1% and … Read more
Trading portfolio It will come as no surprise to those who read yesterday’s post that today I sold half the FGR holding at 8.2¢, making a huge loss on the purchase price of around 12¢. Also, this morning I added to the positions in AKP and EOS at $17.18 and $3.18. These stocks each now … Read more
Trading portfolio No change in the portfolio again today, with rises offsetting falls. A 17¢ or 6% rise in EOS on the close was offset by smaller falls elsewhere and especially in FGR which was down 0.6¢ to 8.4¢. I hate to say it but FGR’s chart pattern fills me with foreboding. EOS announced today … Read more
Trading portfolio I sold three under-performers today, all at sizeable losses. GSC was bought early May for 21¢ and was sold today at 16¢, IMA was bought end of May for 11.2¢ and was sold today at 9¢, and LNG was purchased in January for 79¢ and was sold today at 57.5¢. As a result … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio was static today, with rises offsetting falls. Probably should have sold LNG. Presumably the weakness is because of the proposed move to Nasdaq, which will make life a lot more complicated for Australian investors. Other stocks None of interest
Trading portfolio It was a better day today with the portfolio return increasing by 1%, taking the YTD figure to minus 2%. FGR rallied 6% while AKP and EOS both rose a bit. Anther good performance was seen by LYC up 6%. But LNG was disappointing down 5% – they are now sitting on support … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio fell 1.4% in value today, due mainly to a large fall in First Graphite (FGR, 8.5¢, down 0.8¢ or 9%). Biggest holdings AKP and EOS also fell a touch albeit nothing significant, and some of the smaller holdings fell 6% (GSC) and 8% (AVZ). The FGR chart is on the verge … Read more
Trading portfolio There was a small gain of 0.6% today, thanks to 6% rises in both EOS and LYC, and some reasonable rises elsewhere. I wonder if the 0.5¢ rise in LYC to 9.1¢ was due to my research report published a few days ago. Probably not. Anyway, the move has confirmed the break of the … Read more
Trading portfolio It is often the case that the portfolio has an inverse relationship with the market, and that certainly proved to be the case today. The portfolio’s return slipped 1.2%, taking the YTD fall to 2.6%. Most stocks in the portfolio fell, including the two biggest holdings AKP, down 3%, and EOS, down 4%. … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio managed a tiny rise of 0.3% today, taking the week’s gain to 0.1% and the YTD loss to 1.5%. There were few significant moves by any of the stocks. But one was Service Stream (SSM) which fell 9¢ or 7% to $1.29, below our cost of $1.34, and it traded down … Read more
Trading portfolio A poor day today for the portfolio. It was off 1.3% and took the YTD return to minus 1.8%. Main culprits were EOS down 11¢ or 4% to $2.85, and FGR down 0.5¢ or 5% to 9.3¢. AKP also slipped but it wasn’t material. Turning first to EOS, the stock actually dropped to … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio find ahead 0.6%, reducing the YTD loss to 0.4%. The main contributor was a 4.8% rise in AKP, to $17.40. Quite a few of the other stocks had small gains, but the other big holding EOS fell 1% and IMA fell 5%. There is a chance that AKP’s consolidation in the … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio slipped 0.5% today, taking the YTD total down to minus 1.0%. CPH pulled back 10% (no surprise there) and a number of other stocks fell by 3% to 5%. But the biggest holdings were either steady (AKP) or up marginally (EOS). There were no changes in prices sufficient to trigger any change … Read more
Trading portfolio The YTD return rose by 1.1% today, bringing the total to minus 0.5%. There was another big rise by CPH (up 12%) and MDL rose 6% but otherwise there were no significant movements. The further rise by Creso (CPH, 55¢ up 6¢, $32m) was dramatic, especially as it actually got as high as 67¢ … Read more
Trading portfolio The portfolio finished unchanged steady today. A 6% fall in EOS was offset by a number of gains, especially by CPH up 20%. Over the week the portfolio fell almost 1%, leaving the YTD return at minus 2%. Turning to the individual chart patterns most stocks look OK but if anything EOS at $2.92 looks … Read more
Trading portfolio Today I bought a lot more of the Bart stocks, being EOS at $3.12 and AKP at $16.50, because their charts are supportive, and because I love them. Yes, I know, always dangerous falling in love. But their potential is huge, vast, stupendous. Both are 10-baggers. On EOS, I am well advanced on … Read more
Trading portfolio I attended the AGM of AKP this morning and I enjoyed being able to catch up with the management. After an initial surge in price to $19.50 during the meeting, the shares then pulled back below yesterday’s close of $18 and accordingly on the way back home, in the train, I doubled up … Read more
Trading portfolio This morning I added to my position in the mineral sands sector. I completed the IMA order at 11¢ and doubled up at 11.5¢, and I also bought some MDL at 58¢. The performance today was very marginally down with numerous small losses offsetting a big rise in AKP. Audio Pixels (AKP, $18) I … Read more