Saturday, February 14, 2009

Continuing to Press Upwards

My portfolio continues to do great of late. I had pretty much given it up for dead last fall, I was so far under water (I'll say it now, about 60%) and way behind all the benchmarks. Well I am still way down, more like 40%, but I have passed the Russell 2000 and have virtually pulled even with the Russell 3000. Since November 21st, I am up 58% while the indices are up about 11.5%. Here are some of my winners:

TRA + 119%
LINE +49%
TC +59%
QXM +30%
EGY +107%
FSUMF +140%
BOLT +70%
KBR +52%
PCR +78%
CAST +36%
KHD +46%
FTO +67%
CSKI +91%
NRGY +83%

I know some of these were not on the MFI screen. But I considered them to be good companies at good prices based on my analysis and included them. If I get another run of 57% I'll be getting close to back to breakeven... wow, that is a sobering thought. Too bad I didn't start on November 21st!

The other portfolio that is on fire and starting to smoke the S&P 500 and the magic diligence portfolio is my automated top 25 portfolio. As a reminder, this portfolio is comprised of new accounts (new meaning it has not been on list in past 52 weeks) to the top 25 screen every weekend. This portfolio is down 15.9%, but the S&P is down almost 26% giving me a 9 point advantage. Again, November 21st is the turn date. The stocks added on that day forward are up an average of 24.5% against down over 3% for the benchmark. I am starting to "retire" stocks. Four have retired, with 2 disasters (CITP and PRXI both down about 77%).

Symbol Date Original Current Dividend S&P O S&P D Stock Chg S&P Chg Diff
DTPI 2/2/08 4.75 2.60 0.35 139.58 2.72 -37.9% -38.7% 0.8%
AIRV 2/13/08 5.08 5.57 - 136.37 2.00 9.6% -37.8% 47.5%
CITP 2/16/08 9.98 2.21 - 135.14 2.00 -77.9% -37.3% -40.6%
PRXI 2/16/08 4.29 1.00 - 135.14 2.00 -76.7% -37.3% -39.4%
CAST 2/23/08 5.06 2.80 - 135.62 2.00 -44.7% -37.5% -7.2%
GSB 3/12/08 2.08 0.74 - 131.36 2.00 -64.4% -35.5% -28.9%
IGC 3/12/08 3.70 0.99 - 131.36 2.00 -73.2% -35.5% -37.8%
LGTY 3/12/08 6.70 4.65 0.09 131.36 2.00 -29.3% -35.5% 6.2%
MRX 3/12/08 19.45 12.41 0.12 131.36 2.08 -35.6% -35.4% -0.2%
DEPO 3/22/08 2.74 2.48 - 132.08 2.08 -9.5% -35.8% 26.3%
NVTL 3/22/08 8.98 6.34 - 132.08 2.08 -29.4% -35.8% 6.4%
VRGY 3/22/08 17.42 9.30 - 132.08 2.08 -46.6% -35.8% -10.8%
DLX 4/6/08 19.58 10.42 1.00 136.89 2.08 -41.7% -38.0% -3.6%
NTRI 4/6/08 14.94 13.78 0.54 136.89 2.08 -4.1% -38.0% 33.9%
IUSA 4/6/08 5.28 3.64 - 136.89 2.08 -31.1% -38.0% 7.0%
LRCX 4/11/08 41.08 21.69 - 133.38 2.08 -47.2% -36.4% -10.8%
SLXP 4/11/08 6.47 9.25 - 133.38 2.08 43.0% -36.4% 79.4%
CHRD 4/19/08 5.03 2.69 - 138.48 2.08 -46.5% -38.7% -7.8%
QXM 4/26/08 6.26 2.36 - 139.60 2.08 -62.3% -39.2% -23.1%
MDP 5/9/08 33.79 14.86 0.65 138.90 2.08 -54.1% -38.9% -15.2%
OMPI 5/9/08 7.11 6.63 - 138.90 2.08 -6.8% -38.9% 32.2%
PPD 5/9/08 43.45 32.79 - 138.90 2.08 -24.5% -38.9% 14.4%
ELNK 5/25/08 9.21 6.72 - 137.64 2.08 -27.0% -38.4% 11.3%
FTAR.ob 5/25/08 4.37 2.30 1.00 137.64 2.08 -24.5% -38.4% 13.9%
CHKE 5/31/08 27.25 18.37 1.00 140.35 2.08 -28.9% -39.6% 10.6%
APKT 7/5/08 4.62 4.39 - 126.31 1.41 -5.0% -33.4% 28.4%
CSKI 7/5/08 11.06 14.94 - 126.31 1.41 35.1% -33.4% 68.4%
VALU 7/5/08 32.00 33.07 1.20 126.31 1.41 7.1% -33.4% 40.5%
QCOR 7/26/08 4.84 7.52 - 125.48 1.41 55.4% -32.9% 88.3%
MSTR 8/1/08 60.56 40.55 - 126.16 1.41 -33.0% -33.3% 0.2%
NVDA 8/8/08 11.00 8.31 - 129.37 1.41 -24.5% -34.9% 10.5%
SWIR 8/8/08 12.41 3.98 - 129.37 1.41 -67.9% -34.9% -33.0%
CF 8/8/08 134.65 54.68 0.10 129.37 1.41 -59.3% -34.9% -24.4%
SIGM 8/8/08 15.93 13.80 - 129.37 1.41 -13.4% -34.9% 21.6%
EGMI.OB 9/5/08 0.69 0.47 - 124.42 1.41 -31.9% -32.4% 0.5%
KHD 9/15/08 20.68 9.58 - 126.09 1.41 -53.7% -33.2% -20.4%
TTWO 9/22/08 16.57 7.78 - 124.12 1.41 -53.0% -32.2% -20.9%
SCMP 9/29/08 8.29 5.30 - 120.85 0.72 -36.1% -30.9% -5.1%
DTLK 9/29/08 4.34 2.97 - 120.85 0.72 -31.6% -30.9% -0.6%
TRA 9/29/08 28.42 24.62 0.10 120.85 0.72 -13.0% -30.9% 17.9%
MSB 10/10/08 10.12 7.87 0.52 88.50 0.72 -17.1% -5.7% -11.5%
UEPS 10/10/08 14.58 15.32 - 88.50 0.72 5.1% -5.7% 10.7%
TSCM 10/17/08 3.67 2.60 0.03 93.21 0.72 -28.5% -10.4% -18.0%
EME 10/31/08 17.77 21.02 - 96.83 0.72 18.3% -13.8% 32.1%
CTCM 10/31/08 7.40 3.65 - 96.83 0.72 -50.7% -13.8% -36.9%
PRGX 10/31/08 4.24 4.26 - 96.83 0.72 0.5% -13.8% 14.3%
HLF 11/7/08 20.17 20.69 0.20 93.86 0.72 3.6% -11.1% 14.6%
GHM 11/7/08 13.60 9.97 0.02 93.86 0.72 -26.5% -11.1% -15.5%
BIDZ 11/21/08 2.39 3.44 - 79.52 0.72 43.9% 5.0% 39.0%
KBR 11/21/08 10.45 14.97 0.05 79.52 0.72 43.7% 5.0% 38.8%
OPTV 11/21/08 0.94 1.12 - 79.52 0.72 19.1% 5.0% 14.2%
IBAS 11/21/08 1.21 0.80 - 79.52 0.72 -33.9% 5.0% -38.9%
Vclk 11/28/08 6.17 7.13 - 90.09 0.72 15.6% -7.3% 22.9%
DIVX 12/8/08 4.37 5.01 - 87.93 0.72 14.6% -5.1% 19.7%
MAXY 12/8/08 5.80 7.48 - 87.93 0.72 29.0% -5.1% 34.0%
ESIC 12/14/08 1.13 2.13 - 88.99 0.72 88.5% -6.2% 94.7%
MSO 12/29/08 2.80 2.53 - 87.16 - -9.6% -5.0% -4.6%
TRMS 12/29/08 1.03 1.29 - 87.16 - 25.2% -5.0% 30.3%
WFR 12/29/08 13.43 16.11 - 87.16 - 20.0% -5.0% 25.0%
AHCI 1/5/09 1.15 1.27 - 92.96 - 10.4% -11.0% 21.4%
CKSW 1/5/09 1.99 3.03 - 92.96 - 52.3% -11.0% 63.2%
















Totals -15.9% -25.5% 9.6%
66.1% of stocks beat the S&P 500 Benchmark




S&P C

82.76





1 comment:

Homer315 said...

I thought it was funny that while Barrons wrote up HIG a couple of weeks ago, the latest smart money also reported on it, and labeled it a sell. I guess we can be pretty sure that the WSJ publications are communicating with each other before reporting...