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ESCAPING THE BLOODY MARKET

Posted by jov3n- trader202 on Monday, August 15, 2011, In : Trader202: Tips & Tricks

Until today, I'm still thankful that I leave early the market before it turned down rapidly. Some says, today is the Christmas time on the market, all are on bargain price! Indeed, but if your 50~80% of your portfolio got stuck to this current situations, you can hardly sleep well for sure nowadays.

As an outlook for August 15, 2011, we're on extreme volatility in global equity markets, which started after a recent credit rating downgrade of the US, spilled over to the local market sending sh...
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US MARKET BLOODBATH

Posted by jov3n- trader202 on Thursday, August 11, 2011, In : Investing

There are a multitude of reasons behind the stock market plunge in the US that led to the 9th biggest point drop in the history of the Dow Jones index. Below is a brief discussion of these reasons.

1. Weakening U.S. economy – Recent GDP data show that the US expanded by less than 1% in the first half of the year. Industrial activity is likewise slowing, as evidenced by weak PMI and ISM numbers. All these, plus lower consumer spending all pointed to a weakening economy, bringing about talks o...
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OUR TIME IS NOW!

Posted by jov3n- trader202 on Thursday, July 28, 2011, In : Investing

Over the past few weeks, the US has been wrestling with a crippling budget deficit as well as a potential default. If a new policy on the country’s debt ceiling is not agreed upon by the politicians before August 2 (exactly 8 days from today), we might just witness a US default for the first time in history. A looming downgrade by credit ratings agencies on US debt is also a distinct possibility. A continent away, European leaders are brainstorming on how to pull the region out of a potenti...
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PSE INDEX AT ALL TIME HIGH!...

Posted by jov3n- trader202 on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, In : Investing

(source: WealthSec, PSE)
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Index established a new all-time high by closing at 4,458.74 last Friday, July 15, 2011. In this article, we outline world macro events that have caused global stock markets to be extremely volatile. On the other hand, we explain why the Philippine stock market continues to be resilient despite global macroeconomic headwinds.

World stock markets have been volatile for 1H2011. This has resulted in frayed nerves and anxious moments for ...
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