Apple, Crocs, Stocks oh my

When I buy stocks I am normally the buy and hold type. I own quite a few stocks but my favorite two have to be apple and crocs (google was my favorite but I just sold it) Apple has been performing very, very well and now we are in the holiday season which means more buying, Iphone coming to Europe (country by country) and a new Ipod to be released next month. Is there anything that can slow Apple down? Well the american consumer index is down, americans are futher in debt. How much can they afford for this holiday season? That is the big question, no doubt if this quarter is not good for apple they will have a big bite taken out of them. Now looks like a good time to take profit but at the same time I still see apple going up, plus I have faith that the american consumer will forget about their mortgage debt and max out their visa cards (if history teaches us anything)

Crocs- that company is doing too damm good as the demand exceeds supply and they keep growing and buying more factories and warehouses. This stock is not even a question as far as what to do with, it's a hold. I bought them shortly after they went public, Why? Well as you can see my motto is Go BIG or go home, and being a skier and snowboarder that motto has landed me in the hospital quite a few times and thats where I was introduced to crocs. EVERYBODY was wearing them doctors, nurses even the cleaning guys. So I tried on a pair and even though they are ugly as sin they feel like walking in heaven.

So I take it that no one here plays in the stock market. So what the hell do you do with your profits? Give it back to the market? Not me, I put my profit in other vehicles that earn more money, I diversify and trade like Buffet, invest in what you know, buy and hold. I was hoping someone else who follows the stock market would comment but I guess not.

Why would you take your money out of a market that offers 100:1 leverage to trade in one that offers 2:1 leverage?

Or, why not trade options and realize some leverage that way? CROX options currently go out to JAN 09.

errm, now lets see...

Cars, plasma TV's, houses, apartments abroad ...

oh, and i bought some crocs for my feet

spend spend spend that's me

Cars? It's uber expensive to own a car in Singapore. A normal Toyota Camry costs around 100k SGD.

But it's definitely a good idea to invest somewhere else other than forex. I mean, even George Soros plays multiple markets. But you have to have the capital neccessary though =)

I dont do it for leverage I do it for wealth building, moving my money into different assets. I make money in forex. When ever I exceed my target I take the money out and pay bills, go on vacation etc. etc. I allow my broker to hold only x amount of dollars. The rest I put in other markets and vehicles and allow them to continually make profit. This is my cycle, this is what I do with my money. I dont trust ANY forex broker to hold that much money, so I have to put it elsewhere. Would you trust your broker to hold a million dollars? In an unregulated market?

If I had a million dollars I wouldn't be on a FOREX forum telling everyone I had a million dollars and that I'm a good stock picker.

If you have that kind of account you can deposit and trade directly through a secure bank. You can even buy bonds and other instruments to protect your money. Of course, you already knew that.

Here's your post from 3 short months ago:

Hello, I dont really have time to write a two page intro so I`ll keep it short and simple. I am here in this forex game to make a butt load of money, I am here in this forum for education and advice to help me achieve this goal of earning butt loads of money.
Why do I want to earn butt loads of money?
I want my own damm sail boat.
So, let the games begin
Oh, and Thanks for all the info I have already recieved and will recieve.

That's a pretty fast rise to the top isn't it?

ahh, so the quote 'go big or go home' should really say 'go fairly sizable but when it gets big, go home'

1 million in a brokerage is nothing in this game my friend. I know managed accounts that have 50 times this amount in a single brokerage. would I trust a broker with 1 million of my own money - shit no, but then i wouldnt have it under the bed either.

I have trusted them with $200k of my own money though and if it get's to a million then I guess I'll have to trust them or stop trading. (with safeguards of course)

Why continue trading with online brokers like these when you can do so with a secure bank like Citibank. My college lecturer trades 70 lots at a go with a german bank.

Yes and no, I was trading in other markets before I came here, And no I never said I had a million dollars(maybe I do, maybe I dont) I just said would you trust a broker with a million. But I am not here to discuss how much money I have or how good in forex I am or if I trade a mini or a stardard. I said I make money, I pay bills I go on vacation enough said, I dont have to prove nothing to nobody so please lets leave this thread for people who like to discuss stocks. Thanks

i got 4 letters for you...

G O O G

im with you on crocs, apple is going down though:

hell no!! my rule with ANY broker is to keep less than 5% of my assets with them (call it an emergency stop LOL). that goes for stocks and commodities brokers too! but i do agree with you, stocks are a great place to invest. "buy and hold" is low stress and fun, and can be very profitable over the long run.

I just sold my goog (found some where else to put the profit) Thinking about selling apple as well,
But I am still holding on to crocs, for now.
Also qcells out of germany is really good, they are the largest independent solar pannel manufaturer in the world and they also lead the industry in technology. This one is a LONG term hold. might even add up some.

Here is my delta scans on top groups from last sp-500 bottom.

Metals & mining
Energy
Internet
Telecom
Chemicals

Each of these groups have moved over 20% as S&P over 9..

List of sub-groups off the majors. Numbers=% move off last bottom in S&P500

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/7616/subrd9.png

Copper
SLT PCU FCX TGB

Steel & Iron

MTL RIO MEA SID CLF

And the list goes on using a tops down approach. I use a bottoms up as I scan my entire data base to find stock trades. Market/sector/sub sector/stocks.. I do think this info is not for a forex forum though..

Notice the commodity related groups

I trade stocks about everyday, but I'm not a buy and hold player. I'm more of a swing trader off historic volatility..

Anybody trading the stock market just like Jesse Livermore? Going for the big trends etc?

Since you guys hate leverage and like to buy really expensive stocks you might want to look at this one. It's at an all time high and has been trending for years.

Symbol: FXE