Handbasket Portfolio

[burrocrat]

b_091106.txt

11/06 trade data, there's gotta be a better way.

[burrocrat]

b_091113.txt

last time for the crappy text portfolio performance uploads, i got a new idea.

since inception handbasket portfolio is up 4.6%, 10,000 now equals 10,459.74. Not bad for two weeks works.

Only loser is GDZ short, but it's time is coming.

Gonna sell 1/2 of stake in WFC and all of remaining shares of GS, buying DBB a base metals ETF, them bankers don't do nuthin and are bout to find themselves out of a job, course it would be nice if my buddy i let crash on the couch got his self employed, he pretty base and works good with metal so maybe there's hope.

Ditching 1/2 of shares of JPM and BUD, same reason as above and i gotta quit drinkin so much. Buying IEZ an oil services ETF, if they aint hiring welders maybe he could drive truck, he's gotta go, i think he can hear me and his cousin doing it plus he wake up with a smile on his face and the kitchen towels all are stuffed under the couch, creepy.

Gettin rid of all shares of RBGPY, once he gone we aint gonna need so much lysol and hand sanitizer, and that whole swine flu thing is a scam, if them mexican gals would just quit kissing pigs we all be fine. Buyin COW ETF instead, aint nuthin better than lean hogs and live cattle. Except for tube tops, but i already own WMT so that's a wash.

[burrocrat]

b_091114.txt

for the record: $10,459.74 out and $10,459.74 in. shares are a little off, ended up missing bout 400 from one of the banks, put it in the short gold instead.

Holding: ADM, BCS, BUD, COW, DBB, DGZ, F, IEZ, JBSAY, KO, PM, WFC, WMT.

No more text updates, you'll have to trust my math with random comments on the notable gains/losses.

Or you could just go see for yourself. Post a market tip or buy recommendation here, explain your ?logic? then PM me for the login and p assword, much easier on the eyes that way. serious inquiries only please, just look but don't trade in the tracker and don't call me at home.

[burrocrat]

the bloomberg gain/loss numbers will be off a bit, since we originally started with 10k and now this one starts with more than that, but hey what's 4.6% among friends?

enjoy the weekend and don't forget to pick up an extra 3-pack of underwear when they're on sale, you never know when you might need them, i keep mine in the trunk.

[burrocrat]

here's the next boom:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...P6.Eta8&pos=10

If wall street finance types and hedge fund managers are getting behind it, how long before laws and regulations become more favorable?

Do either of the poker sites mentioned trade publicly? "put the cards down and step into the market"

i particularly liked the "skirting with edge of ruin" comment.

man this investing stuff is fun, and legal.

[burrocrat]

http://www.cnbc.com/id/34054105

"should not be held responsible for his own losses"

that's why we have insurance, right? who taught him to play 21?

goddam was i the only one who had a paper route and a 'landscaping business'? what happened to pay your own way?

there's work out there if you want to find it.

[burrocrat]

same source as previous post.

"It is against Nevada law for a casino to knowingly let a gambling addict play, especially one who appears incapacitated."

I didn't know lord bunkfien was asian. well, at least the courts will 'come in hs favor'.

is turbo timmy and GS still 'capacitated'?

who's watchin the hen house?

get in on wynn to win, luke you are our only hope.

who's you're daddy?

[burrocrat]

handbasket portfolio value as of 11/20 close is 10,504.08. mixed results across the board, leaving positions where they're at.

[burrocrat]

Handbasket Portfolio value as of COB 11/27/09 = 10,460.38.

Not bad considering the dubai dubacle today.

beef, beer, bargain retailers, and bubba's pickup carrying the load. that's america for ya.

dam gold just won't stop, short fund bleedin me dry.

[burrocrat]

this is gettin too complicated for me, tried to do a little adjustment but the site doesn't auto update stuff so i got lost.

threw up my hands in frustration, sold everything and spilt it all equally between 4 holdings: COW, DBB, DGZ, and F at $2615.095 each.

banks going down, dollar going up = gold down (fed gonna have to poop or get of the pot soon), industrials should do well in the recovery i believe is underway, still gotta eat and drive.

[grandma]

Originally Posted by burrocrat

this is gettin too complicated for me, tried to do a little adjustment but the site doesn't auto update stuff so i got lost.

threw up my hands in frustration, sold everything and spilt it all equally between 4 holdings: COW, DBB, DGZ, and F at $2615.095 each.
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I don't know, burrocrat, but it seems to me you could at least have split it between your faithful readers....

[burrocrat]

Originally Posted by grandma

I don't know, burrocrat, but it seems to me you could at least have split it between your faithful readers...

Grandma, that is the best suggestion i've heard in a long time.

This is more work than i imagined, basically just a selfish exercise anyway, love to hear myself talk, and speaking of selfish i need to use the time to allocate my real positions, although all kidding aside i think there are some real gems in this bunch.

COB 11/30/09 handbasket portfolio is at $10,548.52, not bad for one month, wish i could pull 5% everytime in real life.

Announcing the retirement of the handbasket portfolio, taking the original (fake) 10 large and putting it back where it came from, easy come easy go.

Profit of $548.52 is split 4 ways, $137.13 each:

To Grandma, don't spend all the monopoly money in one place, i trust your judgement;

To Toys for Tots, the marines (and all our service men and women) do a great work, this means something personal to me, you never know what a lasting impression one fortunate day and a little happiness can make in a person's life, i have been the recipient of kindness a lot, probably more times than i know;

To the local food bank, and i don't care who utimately gets it, the mistakes they may have made, the hole they may have dug themselves, the color of their skin, or their immigration status, me and mine don't go to bed hungry and afraid, and in this great abundant nation of ours no one else should have to either, especially the kids, they are the future, they have a tough job ahead of them and i don't expect them to work on an empty stomach.

To Phil, i admit a little bit of trying to buy a friend, despite our different points of view, i respect your knowledge of facts and commitment to the causes that are important to you, use as you see fit, i have faith in you too.

In all seriousness, i will cut an actual check to the food bank for that amount, it will hurt a bit, but i've already got presents in the attic waiting to be wrapped and more on the list, life is good and i can't complain.

Let's not forget the real reason we are here, tis the season, merry Christmas to all and to all a good fight.