All Ords 7601 down 16 pts or 0.2%Portfolio transactionsNone today.Superfund portfolio performanceThe portfolio lost 0.6% as follows:A 12.9% rise in Andromeda (ADN, 17.5¢ up 2¢, $431m, daily, 4hrly) added 0.9%.A 5.4% fall in Animoca (old code ABI, $1.75 down 10¢, quotes $1.71/$1.75, $2.6b) took 0.4%.A 1.3% fall in SciDev (SDV, 77¢ down 1¢, $123m, daily, … Read more
All Ords 7827 up 43 pts or 0.6%Sorry this article is a little later than usual – a few things happening.Portfolio transactionsNone today.Superfund portfolio performanceThe portfolio lost 0.7%, taking the gain for the week to 2.1% and the return for the financial YTD to 6.7%. Main movements today were as follows:A 2.1% fall in SciDev … Read more
All Ords 7813 down 10 pts or 0.1%Portfolio transactionsNone today.Superfund portfolio performanceThe portfolio lost 1.0% as follows:A 2.7% fall in SciDev (SDV, 91.5¢ down 2.5¢, $145m, daily, hourly) took 0.9%.A 2.5% fall in Audio Pixels (AKP, $28.00 down 34¢, $804m, daily, hourly) took 0.4%.A 4.2% rise in Alpha (A4N, 50.5¢ up 2.5¢, $400m, daily, hourly) … Read more
All Ords 7751 down 10 pts or 0.1%Portfolio transactionsNone today.Superfund portfolio performanceThe portfolio gained 1.1% as follows:A 2.8% rise in SciDev (SDV, 92.5¢ up 2.5¢, $147m, daily, hourly) added 0.9%.A 3.2% rise in Andromeda (ADN, 16¢ up 0.5¢, $394m, daily, hourly) added 0.2%.A 1.0% rise in Alpha (A4N, 49.5¢ up 0.5¢, $392m, daily, hourly) added … Read more
All Ords 7650 down 54 pts or 0.7%Portfolio transactionsNone today.Virtual portfolio performanceThe portfolio lost 1.2% with the main influences being:An 11.1% fall in Cogstate (CGS) took 0.4%.An 11.1% fall in Nickel Mines (NIC) took 0.4%.A 7.1% fall in Predictive (PDI) took 0.2%.A 3.3% fall in Australian Strategic Metals (ASM) took 0.2%.A 6.8% rise in Okapi … Read more
All Ords 7585 up 18 pts or 0.3%Portfolio transactionsNone today.Superfund portfolio performanceThe portfolio lost 0.2% leaving the return for the financial year at 31.1%. The biggest contributor over the year was SDV which commenced at 58¢ and closed at 85¢. Useful gains were also seen in FGR, AKP and A4N, but ADN faded badly at … Read more
All Ords 7566 down 7 pts or 0.1%Portfolio transactionsNone today.Superfund portfolio performanceThe portfolio gained 1.5% as follows:A 3.0% rise in SciDev (SDV, 85.5¢ up 2.5¢, $135m, daily, hourly) added 1.0%.A 9.8% rise in First Graphene (FGR, 28¢ up 2.5¢, $151m, daily, hourly) added 0.5%.A 1.0% rise in Alpha (A4N, 51.5¢ up 0.5¢, $407m, daily, hourly) … Read more
All Ords 7573 down 6 pts or 0.1%Portfolio transactionsNone today.Superfund portfolio performanceThe portfolio lost 1.0% as follows:A 2.4% fall in SciDev (SDV, 83¢ down 2¢, $131m, daily, hourly) took 0.8%.A 6.3% rise in First Graphene (FGR, 25.5¢ up 1.5¢, $138m, daily, hourly) added 0.2%.A 2.7% fall in Andromeda (ADN, 18¢ down 0.5¢, $389m, daily, hourly) … Read more
All Ords 7539 down 13 pts or 0.2%Portfolio transactionsI bought into bioplastic company Secos Group (SES,27¢ up 1¢, $145m, daily, hourly) at 26.5¢ for the Superfund today. The fund had some spare cash following the sale of that small parcel of SDV a week or so ago to make a pension payment and I thought … Read more
All Ords 7552 down 41 pts or 0.5%Portfolio transactionsNone today.Superfund portfolio performanceThe portfolio lost 0.1% as follows:A 5.3% fall in Andromeda (ADN, 18¢ down 1¢, $389m, daily, hourly) took 0.3%.A 0.4% rise in Audio Pixels (AKP, $26.80 up 35¢, $769m, daily, hourly) added 0.2%.A 1.9% fall in Alpha (A4N, 52¢ down 1¢, $408m, daily, hourly) … Read more
All Ords 7522 down 20 pts or 0.3%Portfolio transactionsNone today.Superfund portfolio performanceThe portfolio lost 0.3% as follows:A 4.3% fall in Alpha (A4N, 55.5¢ down 2.5¢, $385m, daily, hourly) took 0.3%.A 2.0% fall in First Graphene (FGR, 24¢ down 0.5¢, $130m, daily, hourly) made little difference.A 1.5% rise in Calix (CXL, $2.66 up 4¢, $422m, daily, … Read more
All Ords 7542 up 10 pts or 0.1%Virtual trading portfolioFollowing a suggestion by a reader and to provide an additional point of interest for subscribers, I am considering building a virtual trading portfolio based primarily on breakouts, not limited by capital constraints, with buy prices based on the close on the day of the breakout … Read more
All Ords 7407 down 17 pts or 0.2%Portfolio transactionsNone today.Superfund portfolio performanceThe portfolio lost 0.7% as follows:A 5.8% fall in Audio Pixels (AKP, $23.55 down $1.45, $676m, daily, hourly) took 0.8%.A 1.3% rise in SciDev (SDV, 80¢ up 1¢, $127m, daily, hourly) added 0.4%.A 4.6% fall in Andromeda (ADN, 21¢ down 1¢, $454m, daily, hourly) … Read more
All Ords 7344 up 12 pts or 0.2%Portfolio transactionsNone today.Superfund portfolio performanceThe portfolio gained 0.1% as follows:A 1.3% rise in SciDev (SDV, 76.5¢ up 1¢, $121m, daily, hourly) added 0.4%.A 8.1% fall in First Graphene (FGR, 22.5¢ down 2¢, $121m, daily, hourly) took 0.4%.A 2.3% fall in Alpha (A4N, 64¢ down 1.5¢, $443m, daily, hourly) … Read more
All Ords 7265 up 12 pts or 0.2%Portfolio transactionsNone today.Superfund portfolio performanceThe portfolio rose 1.5%, taking the gain for the week to 3.9% and the return for the financial YTD to 27.0%. Today’s movements were as follows:A 3.4% rise in SciDev (SDV, 76¢ up 2.5¢, $120m, daily, hourly) added 1.0%.A 4.0% rise in Audio Pixels … Read more
All Ords 7282 down 46 pts or 0.6%Portfolio transactionsNone today.Superfund portfolio performanceThe portfolio lost 1.3%. Main influences were:A 5.2% fall in Audio Pixels (AKP, $25.45 down $1.40, $730m, daily, hourly) took 0.6%.A 1.7% fall in SciDev (SDV, 87.5¢ down 1.5¢, $134m, daily, hourly) took 0.6%.A 4.1% rise in First Graphene (FGR, 25.5¢ up 1¢, $137m, … Read more
All Ords 7238 up 2 ptsPortfolio transactionsThis morning I bought into Magnis Energy Technologies (MNS, 38.5¢ down 4¢, $323m, daily, hourly) at 44.5¢. I thought I did well because my buy price was well below the peak of 49.5¢ post the announcement (see below) but it kept falling and closed down 4¢ on the day. … Read more
All Ords 7318 up 37 pts or 0.5%Portfolio transactionsNone today.Superfund portfolio performanceThe portfolio lost 1.7%. Main influences were:A 4.8% fall in SciDev (SDV, 89¢ down 4.5¢, $136m, daily, hourly) took 1.7%.A 3.6% fall in Alpha (A4N, 53¢ down 2¢, $367m, daily, hourly) took 0.3%.A 6.8% rise in First Graphene (FGR, 23.5¢ up 1.5¢, $126m, daily, … Read more
All Ords 7280 up 50 pts or 0.7%Portfolio transactionsNone today.Superfund portfolio performanceThe portfolio lost 1.2%. Main influences were:A 3.1% fall in SciDev (SDV, 93.5¢ down 3¢, $143m, daily, hourly) took 1.1%.A 4.8% rise in Alpha (A4N, 55¢ up 2.5¢, $381m, daily, hourly) added 0.4%.A 2.0% in Audio Pixels (AKP, $26.65 down 55¢, $765m, daily, hourly) … Read more
All Ords 7000 up 29 pts or 0.4%Portfolio transactionsThis morning I sold out of Secos Group (SES, 28.5¢ even, $152m, daily, hourly) at 27.5¢ after they cut support, and of course they rallied straight after that. I had bought them in December at 20¢.Superfund portfolio performanceThe portfolio lost 0.4% as follows:A 10.4% rise in First … Read more
All Ords 7001 down 58 pts or 0.9%Portfolio transactionsThis morning I sold out of 4 breakouts stocks in the Superfund, some of them purchased earlier this week, to raise a little more cash for my conviction stocks, as a partial answer to the quandary I raised yesterday. They comprised:Digital Wine Ventures (DW8, 7.8¢ down 0.2¢, … Read more
All Ords 7064 down 92 pts or 1.3%Portfolio transactionsThis morning I sold out of a couple of stocks in the breakouts portfolio within the superfund that did not appear to be going anywhere in the short term. And I am trying to correct a fault of falling into love with stocks that were primarily chart … Read more
All Ords 7134 up 32 pts or 0.5%Superfund portfolioBreakout transactionsThis morning I sold just over 1% of the SciDev holding (SDV, 75.5¢ down 1.5¢, $116m) at 75¢, making a good profit on the 7¢ it cost in March 2019 although not so much on the 58¢ marked to market at 30 June 2020.With the proceeds … Read more
All Ords 7024 up 44 pts or 0.6%Some of you have expressed the wish to receive articles posted on the website via email. You can now choose this option by scrolling to the bottom of any post, adding a comment, clicking on the box for “Notify me of any new posts by email” then clicking … Read more
All Ords 6981 up 99 pts or 1.5%Some of you have expressed the wish to receive articles posted on the website via email. You can now choose this option by scrolling to the bottom of any post, adding a comment, clicking on the box for “Notify me of any new posts by email” then clicking … Read more
All Ords 6881 down 74 pts or 1.1%Some of you expressed have the wish to receive articles posted on the website via email. You can now choose this option by scrolling to the bottom of any post, adding a comment, clicking on the box for “Notify me of any new posts by email” then clicking … Read more
All Ords 6846 down 75 pts or 1.1%Superfund portfolioTransactionsI bought into Meteoric Resources (MEI, 7.2¢ down 0.2¢, $89m, daily) at 7.3¢ for the trading portfolio following its breakout yesterday.PerformanceThe portfolio gained 2.8% as follows:An 8.3% rise in SciDev (SDV, 78¢ up 6¢, $119m, daily, hourly) added 2.9%.A 6.7% fall in First Graphene (FGR, 22.5¢ down … Read more
All Ords 6900 up 14 pts or 0.2%Portfolio stocksElectro OpticAnnounced it is the prime contractor for a new $34.4m contract with the Australian Army for battlefield communications. The contract is within EOS’s Defence Systems division. But much of the work will be awarded by EOS to sub-contractors. I don’t believe this to be a matter … Read more
All Ords 6917 down 48 pts or 0.7%Portfolio stocksAndromedaI paid a visit to Professor Vinu at the university this afternoon. He proudly showed me his very impressive nanotech laboratory facilities and was able to clarify a few points. But he very correctly did not tell me anything confidential about his work for ADN/MEP.The rise in … Read more
All Ords 6965 up 43 pts or 0.6%Portfolio stocksAndromeda and MinotaurADN and MEP continue to show signs of wanting to rally.First Graphene (FGR)FGR released a summary of its latest graphene-based product, being carbon buckyballs wrapped in graphene for energy storage and as a superior substitute for spherical graphite in battery anodes. It would appear that … Read more