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Portfolio Update 20120528

QQQ Portfolio Stock: US$80,691.00 Cash: US$54,254.80 Total: US$134,945.80 Benchmark Oct 2007: +18.16% All quiet on the western front. Sorry Portfolio Stock: US$101,984.90 Cash: US$9,229.72 Total: US$111,214.62 Component: KO610, MCD520, PG140 Benchmark: +11.21% All quiet on the western front. SGD/CNY SGD: $50,000 CNY: ¥10,185.37 SGD Value: $100,794.44 Benchmark: -0.78% All quiet on the western front.

Portfolio Update 20120220

QQQ Portfolio Stock: US$82,459.00 Cash: US$54,254.80 Total: US$136,713.80 Benchmark Oct 2007: +17.14% A sell signal flashed, and I liquidated another 30 shares. The system has been going into ballasts since mid-2009, with brief pauses in between. Sorry Portfolio Stock: US$103,202.70 Cash: US$9,229.72 Total: US$112,432.42 Component: KO610, MCD520, PG140 Benchmark: +12.43% All quiet on the western front. SGD/CNY SGD: $50,000 CNY: ¥10,185.37 SGD Value: $101,313.89 Benchmark: -1.28% Although there has been a gain over purely leaving the money in SGD, someone who plunged all his money into CNY (the benchmark) would have gained more than this more conservative system. There is a price to pay for having capital protection as the priority.

Portfolio Update 20120206

QQQ Portfolio Stock: US$82,526.50 Cash: US$52,361.85 Total: US$134,888.35 Benchmark Oct 2007: +18.14% A sell signal flashed, and I liquidated another 50 shares. I am starting to move into ballasts. Sorry Portfolio Stock: US$102,321.80 Cash: US$9,229.72 Total: US$111,551.52 Component: KO610, MCD520, PG140 Benchmark: +12.63% All quiet on the western front. SGD/CNY SGD: $50,000 CNY: ¥10,185.37 SGD Value: $101,558.34 Benchmark: -1.51% Maybe I should have picked a more volatile pair, but my strength is not in FOREX!

Portfolio Update 20120124

QQQ Portfolio Stock: US$82,510.20 Cash: US$49,269.30 Total: US$131,779.50 Benchmark Oct 2007: +19.78% A sell signal flashed, and I liquidated another 40 shares. Sorry Portfolio Stock: US$103,397.30 Cash: US$9,229.72 Total: US$112,627.02 Component: KO610, MCD520, PG140 Benchmark: +12.63% All quiet on the western front. SGD/CNY SGD: $50,000 CNY: ¥10,185.37 SGD Value: $100,886.11 Benchmark: -0.87% Maybe I should have picked a more volatile pair, but my strength is not in FOREX, hence the conservatism.

Portfolio Update 20111228

The portfolios check were made on 26 December 2011, which happened to be a holiday in the NYSE. The system I am using does not require ticking signals - historical data can also be used. QQQ Portfolio Stock: US$79,633.60 Cash: US$46,887.65 Total: US$126,521.25 Benchmark Oct 2007: +22.61% No signals – all quiet on the western front. Sorry Portfolio Stock: US$104,263.40 Cash: US$9,229.72 Total: US$113,493.12 Component: KO610, MCD520, PG140 Benchmark: +13.49% Another sell signal flashed, and I liquidated another 30 shares of MCD. Most readers who understand how stock trading should work will understand that I am basically taking in ballast when the boat is rising. The key is in knowing when, and how much, and this system (principal aim: protect capital) works as it should. SGD/CNY SGD: $50,000 CNY: ¥10,185.37 SGD Value: $99,847.20 Benchmark: +0.15% No signals. All quiet on the western front. The historical swing of the SGD and CNY is not very large and is unlikely to trigger any signals. ...

Portfolio Update 20111214

QQQ Portfolio Stock: US$80,059.60 Cash: US$46,887.65 Total: US$126,947.25 Benchmark Oct 2007: +22.37% No signals – all quiet on the western front. Sorry Portfolio Stock: US$103,515.00 Cash: US$6,236.93 Total: US$109,751.93 Component: KO610, MCD550, PG140 Benchmark: +9.75% Another sell signal flashed yesterday, and I liquidated another 10 shares of MCD. For comparison (though a poor one), I have benchmarked this against the cash investment of USD100,000. SGD/CNY SGD: $50,000 CNY: ¥10,185.37 SGD Value: $99,969.43 Benchmark: 0.03% I am also testing this system, to see if it may work on FOREX. The benchmark is set against a fully invested CNY valued initially at SGD100,000, starting from November 2011.

Portfolio Update 20111110

QQQ Portfolio Stock: US$82,076.00 Cash: US$46,887.65 Total: US$128,963.65 No signals – all quiet on the western front. Sorry Portfolio Stock: US$101,553.10 Cash: US$5,259.40 Total: US$106,812.50 The previous action for the sorry portfolio was in October 2008, when the ballast kicked in and bought up large amounts of new stock as the stock market tanked. From 7 November 2011 till 10 November 2011, a series of moves sparked signals for sales of stock. This portfolio currently consists of KO 610, MCD 560 and PG 140. I have finally liquidated all stocks of C.