Research on ford

3.2 Week 2 Data:

Weeki2iwasianiextraordinaryiweekiforiusionitheigroundsithatiasitheitableibeneathishows,iouriportfoli
oimadeimoreithanimultipleitimesitheibenefitithatiitididitowarditheifinishiofiexchangingiaiweekiago.iIni
general,iouriportfolioihasinowirefreshingi$2984.54iorinearlyi3%iofiouriuniqueispeculationiofi$99806
.86.iWeimadeianiextraibenefitiofi$162.24iwithiourioffersiiniFordiMotoriCompany,iwhichiisi23%imor
einoteworthyithaniouribenefititowarditheifinishiofiaiweekiago.iToidate,iouriallioutibenefitifromiourioff
ersiiniFordiMotoriCompanyiisi$865.28.iBeithatiasiitimay,iitiwasiAppleithatitookitheicakeiduringitheicu
rrentiweekibyiappearingigiganticidevelopmentiofi$2479.25ioveriouriunderlyingispeculationiofi$30,1
35.56i(ouriAppleisharesiareipresentlyionitheiwholeiesteemediati$32,614.81).

Appleiisipresentlyistartingitoiperformipreciselyiasitrusted.iUpiuntilinow,iAppleisharesihaveiacknowle
dgedi8.23%ifromitheiearliestistartingipointiofitheiexaminationiandiweitrustithatiasitheinewiiPhoneiisir
eallyidischargeditoipeopleiinigeneraliandipurchasericriticismistartsitoicourse,ithatiweiwilliseeiconside
rablyimoreinoteworthyiincreases.iThereiwasiailotiofinoticeiinitheimediaiofiexpectationiforitheinewifor
miofitheiiPhone,iandiailotiofipublicityiforiitiversusiGoogle'siDroid.iNotiallinewsiinclusioniwasicertaini
foriApple,iinianyicase.iProceedingiwithisecurityifearsiafteritheiinformationibreechiatiAT&Tiwereistir
rediwheiGoatseisecurityianalystsigripediaroundianiadventureiofiSafariitheyiuncoverediiniMarchithati
hadistillinotibeenifixed.iAdditionallyiupsettingiisitheiassumedispreadiofiMac-
basedimalware,iasidemonstratedibyiApple'siunannouncedioptioniofimoreimalwareimarksitoiSnowiLe
opardi.iBecauseiofitheiwayithatiBPishareicostsikeptionifallingi(notisurprisingly)ithisipreviousiweek,ith
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einetiestimationiofiouriBPisharesifellibyiaroundianotheri$600.iUpiuntilinow,iweihaveilostiaisumiofi$11
02.97iori11.36%ifromiouriunderlyingiventureiofi$9709.93i(sharesinowiesteemediatiaisumiofi$8606.9
6).iTheiviewpointiwasiadditionallyicompoundedibyiStandardiandiPoor'sidecreaseioniThursdayiofiBP'
siFICOiscoreibyianotheritwoiindents,itoi"A."iiAni"A"iratingiisiasiyetifiveiindentsiabovei"garbage"istat
us,ibeithatiasiitimay,iandiisinamedi"upperimid-
rangeigrade."iThisichangeiwasireflectedibyidifferentiappraisalsiorganizations.iOneiofitheirefereditoip
urposesibehinditheiminimizationiisithatiBPisetiasidei20ibillionidollarsiiniresourcesiforiaicasesifinancei
whichiwasirefereditoisomewhereielseiinitheiWalliStreetiJournaliasiexplanationibehinditheivitalityiare
aicompletingisomewhatibetterithatiday.

Onceimore,ithisiwasinotisurprisingiandidreadiofimisfortuneiwasiaipieceiofitheimotivationibehindiwhyi
weidecideditoicontributeijusti10%iofiouriallioutiaccessibleiassetsiiniBP.iThisiisiairepresentationithatin
earbyicheckingiofilong-
heldipositionsiisimostilikelyihasty,iinilightiofitheifactithatiitiwouldibeitheisameinowiifiBPidoesireallyir
ecoupilater.iThereiwasiempoweringinewsiinitheipreviousiweek,iinianyicase,iinithatitheiCEOiofiBP,iTo
nyiHaywardiwasisupplantediasiexecutiveiofitasksiofitheiGulfioilislickidebacleibyiBPiOverseeingiDire
ctoriRobertiDudley.iThisimayibeiexactlyiwhatiBPineedsisoiasitoigainigroundioniamendingitheiwrecka
geiinitheiGulf.iInithisivein,iBPihaditheicapacityitoiexpanditheimeasureiofioilitoi25,000ibarrelsitoidayi(u
pifromianiannouncedi16,000iaiweekiago)i.iAdvancementionitheioilispillicalamityiwouldiunquestiona
blyiresultiinitheiascentiofiBPishareicostsiinitheiendiandiweiareiconfidentithatiweiwilliinianyieventimak
eibackitheiinitialiinvestmentibeforeitheifinishiofitheireenactmentitimeiframe.iAifurtherilumpiofiawfuli
newsifellioniWednesday,inotwithstanding,iwheniassessmentsiofioilispillingiwereiraiseditoi35,000itoi
60,000ibarrelsiforieveryiday,iupifromi20,000itoi40,000ibarrelsiforieachidayiaiweekiago,ifurtheriaccent
uatingitheilongistreetiahead.iThereiwasiaitoniofiupliftinginewsiforiFordithisiweek,icomparingitoitheist
ock'siincredibleiexecution.iTheiFordiextravaganceicrossibreediMKZiwasiensuredibyitheiEnvironme
ntaliProtectioniAgencyiati41imilesiforieachigallonicityiandi36imilesiforieachigalloniinterstate,imaking
iitiaistandoutiamongstitheimostieco-

friendlyivehiclesiavailablei.iInitheiinterim,iiniMissouri,iGovernoriJayiNixoniintendsitoireportiFridayit
hatihe'llicallianiextraordinaryisessioniofistateilawmakingibodyitoitakeiaishotiatidutyimotivatingiforces
iforiFordithere.iTheigooditoibeatialliwasithatiFordimadeitheibestifiveiforiJ.D.iPoweriandi,AssociatesiIn

itialiQualityirankingsiwithoutiprecedentiforitheimultiiyearihistoryiofitheistudy.

Atilongilast,itheiallioutibenefitiforiouriGoogleisharesiupitoithisipointiisi$742.98,iwhichiisiai2.5%iadditi
onionouriintroductoryispeculationiofi$29,758.85i(allioutiestimationiofioffersiisipresentlyi$30,501.83
).iWeifeelithatitheiprincipleipurposeibehinditheiexpansioniinioffericostsiisitheitalkithatiGoogleiwillidis
chargeianiupdateioritotallyinewiformiofitheiriwelliknowniAndroidiversatileiworkingiframeworki(dire
cticontenderitoiiOS4ibyiApple).iIniaifurtheriimprovementiinitheicontinuousifight,iGoogleiexpectsitoid
ischargeiaimusiciadministrationiasiaicontenderitoiiTunesioveritheilateispring.iItiwillilikelyinotibeismo

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othigoing,iasiGoogleirivalsihaveinotibeenibenevolentitoiitiiniitsiendeavoursitoibreakiintoinewimarkets.
iWheneveriLala

furthermore,iiLikeiworkediwithiGoogleitoiconveyimusic,ibothiwereibeforeilongiobtainedi(byiAppleia
ndiMySpace,iseparately)iandishutidowni.

Tablei6:iPortfolioiinformationiforiWeeki2i(6/14/10-6/18/10)

Theiaccompanyingitableiandidiagramidemonstrateitheigeneralidevelopmentiofitheiportfolioisinceiitsi
creation.iTheiabsoluteithankfulnessiisi2.99%iandiasitheichartiappears,iouriportfolio'sidevelopmentipl
otiexhibitsiaipositiveipattern.iThisiwouldiappearitoirecommendithatitheimarketiwillikeepioniacknowl
edgingiforiyearsitoicome.iTheidevelopmentiplotiwillibeiparticularlyihelpfuliinidecidingiwhetherithei
marketihasitoppediandiweihaveijustiobserveditheibestigains.iInireality,ianyiindicationsiofitoppingiwo
uldibeianiidealiopportunityitoisellianyihighihazardistocksithationeiclaimed.

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Tablei7:iPortfolioivalueithroughoutiWeeki2i(6/14/10i–i6/18/10)

Figurei10:iGraphiofiportfolioivalueivs.iS&Pi500iindexivalueiatitheiendiofiWeeki2i(6/14/10-
6/18/10)

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3.3: Week 3 Data

Thisiweekiyieldediimmenselyifrustratingioutcomesitoitheiextentiouristockiportfolioiwasiconcerned.i
Ouriportfolio'siesteemiwentifromianiallioutiincreaseiofi$2984.54itoianiallioutilossiofi$2765.70,iimplyi
ngithatiouriunderlyingispeculationiofijustishyiofi$100,000iisicurrentlyiworthiaroundi$97,000.iTruly,ie
veryioneiofiourifouristocksipostediainoteworthyimisfortuneiandiAppleiwasitheimainistockitoiinianyica
seibeiworthimoreithaniwhatiweihadiinitiallyiacquireditheioffersifori.

Tablei8:iPortfolioiinformationiforiWeeki3i(6/21/10-6/25/10)

ItiwasinormalithatiAppleiwouldikeepioniprogressinginicely,iwithitheiarrivaliofitheinewiiPhonei(not
iiiiiii

withstandingigenerallyisecurediradioiwiresiissues)iandiproceedediwithigreatioffersiofitheiiPad.iWhati
couldihaveicausedisuchianiawfuliweekiforitheiremainderiofiouriportfolio?iAijudgeiagreediwithiGoogl
eiandiYouTubeitossingioutiViacom'sibillionidollariclaimiandiVerizoniandiGoogleipresenteditheiDroi
diX,iaitelephoneitoirivalitheiiPhonei4.iWhileitheiCEOiofiFordiEuropeianticipatediaifeebleisecondiquar
ter,iFordihadiailotiofinewsitoifloatiit:iinterestiiniaiplantiiniThailand,itheilegislativeiheadiofiMissouriifor
eseeingisectioniofitaxibreaks,imovesiupitoitheiMustang,ianditheiarrivaliofitheiFordiholiday.iInitheieve
ntithatistockicostsiproceededionwardinewsialone,ithatiwouldiappearitoibeisufficient.iWhyiGoogleiand
iFordididinotiperformiwell ithisiweekiisn'tiobvious.i

BPiendurediaimishapiwheniaiRemotelyiOperatediVehicleicollidediwithitheigatheringihood,iyetihadith
eicapacityitoirecuperateirapidlyitoitheipastirateiofioilicatch,ihoweveritheigenuineiscoundrelitheicritical
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falliinicostiwasiobviouslyiidentifiediwithifearsithatiBPimayineeditoiissueiextraioffersitoitakeicareioficl
i

ean-upicosts.iNewsithatiBPihadipaidi$2.35ibillioniiniclean-
upisoifarilikewiseiappliediaidescendingidrawionistockicosts,iasididiupdatesionianiapproachingihurrica
nei.iTheisecurityiadvertiseimirrorediaidreadiofitransientidefaultihazardibyishowingihigheriyieldiofisec
uritiesidevelopingisooner,iaireversaliofitheitypicalirelationshipiiTheiaccompanyingidiagramiandigoin
giwithitableidemonstrateiourigeneraliportfolioiesteemithroughitheispaniofitheire-
enactment.iItiappearsijustiasitheiportfolio'siesteemicrestedibetweeniJuneififteenthiandiJunei22nd,iwhi
chiisitheireason,iasiperiTaleb'sistandards,iweiareireconsideringiouripositionsianditurningitoivariousistr
ategiesisoiasitoirestrainitheiharmitoitheigeneraliestimationiofitheiportfolio.iInitheieventithatitheiventur
eitestisystemiweiareiutilizingiwouldipermitiit,ipresentlyimayibeiactuallyiwheniairuniofitheimillifinanci
alispecialistishouldiseriouslyimullioveripurchasingioniedge.iAiregularifinancialispecialistishouldinee
ditoimakeiupilostigroundibyimakingiaibiggeriwager.iSpecifically,iweiwishiweicouliapplyisomeiinflue
nceitoiourishortiwagerioniBP,ionitheigroundsithatiitiappearsitoibeianiincredibleione

Figurei11:iPortfolioiValueivs.iS&Pi500iIndexiOveriWeeki3i(6/21/10i–i6/25/10)

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Tablei9:iPortfolioivalueithroughoutiWeeki3i(6/21/10i–i6/25/10)

3.3.1 Short Selling

Sinceiouripresentiportfolioiisiclearlyinotihavingimuchiachievement,iweiareigoingitoifallibackionielect
iveistrategies.iAboveiallielse,iweiareigoingitoiutilizeiBP'siproceedingiwithitumbleifurtheribolsteringio
urigoodifortuneibyishortisellingitheistock.iShortisellingiisiwhereitheifinancialispecialistiarrangesiaiseti
numberiofioffersiofiaistockisoldibyitheiridealer.iTheispecialistisellsitheseioffersiandistoresithe
assetsifromitheidealiinitheifinancialispecialist'sirecord.iTheicatchiisithatitheispecialistiisijustiloaningith
eioffersitoitheispeculatoriandinecessitatesithatitheifinancialispecialistibuyiaisimilarinumberiofioffersio
fiaisimilaristockiandireturnsithemitoitheiagentisometimeiinitheifuture.iTheiupsideiofithisistrategyiisitha
tiifitheioffericostsidiveiafteritheiassetsihaveibeenisavediinitheifinancialispecialist'sirecord,ihe/sheicanib
uyiaisimilarinumberiofioffersiforilessicashisoiasitoi"spread"itheishortisell,ibringingiaboutiaibenefit.iFor
iinstance,iassumei100ioffersiofiBPiareisoldibyitheispecialist ifori$10/shareianditheideal imeasureiofi$10

00iisiexchangeditoitheifinancialispecialist'sirecord.iPresently,iBP'sioffericostsitumbleitoi$5/share,isoit
heifinancialispecialistibuysi100ioffersiofiBPiatiaicostiofi$500iandispreadsitheishortiofferibyirestoringit
heioffersitoitheimerchant.iInithisimanner,itheispeculatorihasimadeiaibenefitiofi$500i($1000ikepti-
i$500ispread).iTheniagain, ishortisellingilikewiseirepresents itheidangeriofilosingicashiifitheioffericostsi

incrementiafteritheishortisellihasioccurred.iUtilizingiaisimilarisituationiasiabove,ionitheioffichanceitha
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tiBP'sioffericostsiincrementitoi$20/share,iatithatipointitheispeculatorilosesi($1000isavedi-
i$2000ispread)ionitheioffichanceithatihe/sheichoosesitoicoverirightitheniandithere.iItiisiharditoichoosei

whenitoicoveriinilightiofitheifactithatitheioffericostsimayikeepionirising,iwhichimeansimoreinoteworth
yimisfortunesiifitheifinancialispecialistipausesioritheioffericostsimayifallidrasticallyibeforeilong,iimpl
yingithatitheispeculatoripointlesslyilosesicashiinitheieventithatihe/sheicoversitooisoon.iBesides,isharei
costsihaveinoirestrictionitoitheiextentitheimostielevatedivalueitheyicaniaccomplishigoes,iwhileitheyica
nijustideteriorateitoi$0.iThisimeansitheigreatestibenefitithatiaifinancialispecialisticanimakeithroughish
ortisellingiisi100%iwhileithereiisinoirestrictionitoitheiamountihe/sheicanilose.iAtilongilast,itheisecuriti
esiexchangeiisiplannediarounditheicentraliruleithatistockiwilliacknowledge,isoibyishortiselling,iyouiar
eibasicallyiwageringiagainstitheiwholeimarketiandiitsioperationalistandards.iAlongitheseilines,inotiex
clusivelyiareiyouiundertakingiaimoreiseriousihazard,iyetiyouiareilikewiseidislikedibyiindividualifinan
cialispecialistsiwhoifeelithatiyouiareideceivingitheiframeworkibyiwageringiagainstitheiachievementio
fitheimarketiandidrivingitheistockicostidown.iAllithingsiconsidered,iwhenidone legitimately,ishort-
sellingioffersitheicapabilityiofiextraordinaryirewardsiandiconsideringitheiwretchediexecutioniofiouri
portfolioiupitoithisipoint,iweifeelithatiutilizingithisiprocedureimayirescueiouriventure.i.iTheiaccompa
nyingitableiabridgesitheicurrentiweek'sishortiselliofiBPistocki($5000iworthiofioffers):

Table 10: BP Short Sell Data for Week 3 (6/21/10-6/25/10)

Thus,iweiwarilyiutilizeditheishortisellingimethodologyithisiweekibyirequestingi$5,000iworthiofiBPis
haresiandiobviously,ishareicostsifellimuchifurtheriimplyingithatiifiweisomehowihappeneditoicoverith
eistockiweiwouldihaveimadei$422.40.iTheimotivationibehindiwhyiweididn'ticoveritheistockiisionithei
groundsithatiweiareisureithatiweicaninetiaimoreiprominentibenefitibyipermittingiBP'sioffericostsitoifal
lisignificantlyiencourageibeforeiweispread.

3.3.2 Hedging on Apple

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Soialso,iweiareigoingitoitakeiailittleishortipositionioniAppleistockiinitheicomingiweek,iwhichiappearsit
oibeiridiculous.iNotwithstanding,itheipurposeibehindithisichoiceiisithatiApple'sinewiiPhonei4ihasibee
niaccountediforitoihaveinumerousiissuesi(expectedisinceithisiisiaispiciandispanidemonstrateithatiwilli
makeithemiteetheiissues).iWeicompletelyiexpectiApple'sioffericostsitoifalliinitheicomingiweekibecau
seiofitheiacrossitheiboardireportsiofiissues.iSinceiAppleihasiainotorietyiforirapidlyicorrectingisuchiiss
ues,iweiareianticipatingiutilizingialternativesitoiforeseeithatiAppleistockiwillifallionitheipresentimom
enti(byiJulyisecond)ithoughiweiareigoingitoishortisellianiextrai$15,000iworthiofiBPistockitakingia
relativelyiincreasinglyilongihaulipositionishortiposition.iAsiopposeditoitheiBPishortideal,iwhereipote
ntialimisfortuneiisihypotheticallyiboundlessi(BP'sioffersicouldiclimbiaiconsiderableiamount),itheich
oicesimoveienablesiusitoihaveiairestrictedihazard.iWeicanilose,iatimost,itheipremium.iThisiisisomethi
ngiworthibeingithankfulifori,iinilightiofitheifactithatianticipatingiApplesifalliappearsimuchimoreiunfor
eseenithaniBP's,iandifallsiintoitheiclassiofiaisupport.iWeimeanitoimakeipreparationsiforimisfortuneiini
estimationiofiouriAppleipropertyibyianticipatingiandibenefittingifromitheiplunge,iandimakingiupifori
anyimisfortuneiiniesteem.iProgressivelyirefinedifinancialispecialistsiwouldihaveiworkedioutitheianti
cipatedipatternsipreviouslyiandisupportedisplendidlyitoimakeiupiforipotentialimisfortunes.i

Asireferencediover,ioneicanitakeiaibearishipositionioniaistockibyieitherisellingiaicallichoiceioripurchas
ingiaiputichoice.iTheiventureitestisystemiweiareiutilizingidoesinotienableioneitoicomposeichoices,isoi
weineededitoipurchaseiailongiput.iTheiputimarketiatitheiseasoniofiarrangingiouribuyitookiintoiconside
rationiJulyisecondiandiJulyiseventeenthiasitheisoonestidatesiofitermination.iAiwideiassortmentiofistri
keicostsiisiaccessible,iwithiaicorrespondinglyiwideiassortmentiofipremiums.iWithiaiputichoice,iaihig
heristrikeivalueiimpliesiaihigheripremium.iIniobliviousnessiofichoiceievaluating,iweichoseitoibuyiabo
uti$2500iworthiofiputialternativesiwithiaipremiumiofi$24.05ieachiandiaistrikeicostiofi$290.iThisiende
diupibeingionlyioneichoice,icontrollingi100ioffersiofitheihiddenisecurity.

3.3.3 Losing Google, New Ventures

Asiitistandsinow,iweihaveilosti$2710.15ioriasisuch,i2.72%iofiouriuniqueispeculationiofi$99726.90.iN
otwithstandingitheishortisellingisystem,iweiareihopingitoiselliouriGoogleishares.iGivenithatiGoogleiis
ioccupiediwithiaibattleitoitheipassingiwithioneiofiouridifferentiventures,ihavingicashiinibothiappearsit

oibeiaidisappointmentiofiexpansion,iasitheifortunesiofitheitwoiorganizationsiareiconnected.iAniadditi
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onioniApple'siside,iinilightiofianotheriadvancedicellimaybe,iwillipresumablyilikewiseiinvolveiaimisfo
rtuneioniGoogle'sisideibecauseiofianticipatedilossiofipieceiofitheioveralliindustry;itheyiareinotireallyif
ree.iThroughoutitheimostirecentimonth,itheiriexecutionihasibeenireflected.

Figure 12: Google vs. Apple, Percent Change in Value, Mar. 29 - June 25

Givenitheidulliexecutioniofiotheriprogressivelyiregularistockipicksianditheishortitimeileftiforitheire-
enactment,imoreidangerousiventuresiareirequired.iAiblastingiandiunpredictableiindustryiisiperfect,ip
referablyioneinotiyetitheispaceiofisetiupiinterests.iLittleito-
miditopibiotechnologyipossessesiallitheinecessaryiqualitiesipreciselyi.iAsifoundiinitheidiagramiunder
neath,icashiisifillingibiotech.iConsiderablyimoreiiniaiperfectiworld,iitiisiassessedibyiInvestiBioithatiju
stiaroundi40iexpertsiiniWalliStreetifirmsispreadithisiportioniofitheibiotechiadvertise.

Littleibiotechnologyiorganizationsicanihaveipromisingimedicationitreatments,iyetirequireitheifinanc
ingiimportantitoiproceediwithiinnovativeiworkionitheseitreatments.iInithisisense,ibiotechinewicompa
niesiareifollowingiadvancesilikeinumerousidifferentinewicompanies:ithereiisianiunderlyingicapitaliz
ationithroughianiIPO,iaitimeiofifluctuatingiconsumeirateiwithoutibenefitiwhileibuildingiupitheimedic
ation,iandipossibleipassageiintoigainfulnessiafteriitiisiclearediforihumaniuseibyitheiU.S.iSustenanceia
ndiDrugiAdministrationiafteritherapeuticipreliminaries.i

Savvyiinterestiinitheseifromiitheiget-
goicouldiyieldigreatireturns.iIt'siimportantihowiintentlyibiotechispeculationsirelyioniactivitiesiofitheiF
DAianditheiaftereffectsiofitherapeuticipreliminaries.iThisiroadiofidataiisisignificantitoicontributingia

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dmirably.iWeiareieffectivelyicheckingisites,iforiexample,ibiospace.comi(biotechinews)itoisearchiouti
andirecognizeipotentialimomentaryispeculationiapplicants.iLikewiseiwithisomeiotheri"hotiindustry"i
thereiareiailotiofidestinationsiandibulletinsioutithereiofferingi"extraordinaryitips"iforiaicharge.

Figure 13: Biotechnology Market Capitalization, 1994-2005

3.3.4 Biotechnology Firm Selections

Afteribroadiresearch,iweihaveidistinguishedifouripotentialihopefulsithaticouldiappearicriticalidevelo
pmentiinitheicomingiweek.iTheseiorganizationsiareiGileadiSciences,iInc.,iRocheiHoldings,iVertexiP
harmaceuticals,iInc.,iandiRegulusiTherapeutics,iInc.iTheseiorganizationsihaveieitheripurchasediouti
aicontender,ibeeniobtainedibyiaicontender,iorihaveimedicateiconventionsithatihaveiyieldedipromisin
gioutcomesiinitheipreviousiweek.

Theicriteriaiforichoiceihaveichangedidefinitely.iAimoderateimovingiexpansiveitopistockiisineveriagai
niperfectiforitransientireturns.iFurther,iconsiderablyilessidataiisiaccessible.iAiconsiderableilotiofithes
eiorganizationsiareijointiendeavorsibetweenitradedionianiopenimarketiorganizations,isoitheinumbersi
weihaveibeenidependingiuponidon'tihaveianyisignificantibearing.iTheicentralidistinctioniisithatitheipr

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oposedisizeiofispeculationiisishorter.iWeiareijustiworriediaboutiorganizationsithaticouldihaveiaisubst
antialifortuneiinitheifollowingitwoiweeks.iLongihauliexecutioniisineveriagainianiindicator;iweiareisea
rchingiforiquickitermibenefits.iIniviewiofithat,itheiexaminationiconcentratedionirecentidevelopments
.i

GileadiSciencesiisiheadquarterediiniFosteriCity,iCaliforniaiwithiactivitiesiiniNorthiAmerica,iEurope,
iandiAustralia.iTheyijustiasiofilatei(6/25/10)iconsenteditoianiarrangementiwithiCGIiPharmaceuticals, i

Inc.,isettlingiai$120imillionidollaripurchaseioutiofitheilastimentioned.iOneiofionlyiaihandfulicoupleiof
iorganizationsiunderithought ithatiisicertifiablyinotiaijointiendeavor;iouriestimationsiareiaccessible:

Tablei11:iTableishowingiinvestmenticriteriaiasiapplicableitoiGileadiSciences,iInc.

Theiimageithatidevelopsiisioneiofiaistrongilongihaulispeculation.iThisiwouldihaveibeeniaidecentipurc
haseibyiouriuniqueibenchmarks.iItistaysitoibeicheckediwhetherithisiisistillivalidiunderinewicriteria.i

Gilead'siExecutiveiViceiPresident,iResearchiandiDevelopment,iandiChiefiScientificiOfficeriNorberti
W.iBischofbergeridischargeditheiannouncement:i"TheisecuringiofiCGIispeaksitoiaioneiofiaikindichan
ceitoigrowiouriexplorationiendeavoursiinianiintriguingiandipromisingiterritoryiofimedicationirevelati
on.iCGIihasisetiupiitselfiinitheiregioniofiproteinikinaseiscienceiandilittleiatomrevelation,ianditheiorga
nization'silogicaliadministrationiandiabilityispeaksitoiaisolidikeyifitiwithiGilead'sicurrentiresearchiass
ociation.iWeianticipateipropellingimixesiiniCGI'siportfolioitowardiclinicaliimprovement."iInianyicas
e,iweihaveichoseninotitoibuyiGileadistockisinceiitiappearsithatitheyiareiadditionallyiscalingiback,iwhi
chiisianialarmingisign.iIniaireportibyitheiTriangleiBusinessiJournal,i"GileadiSciencesi(Nasdaq:iGILD
)iwillicloseiitsiDurhamiofficeibyitheiendiofitheiyeariiniaimoveiinfluencingi150ispecialists,iasitheiFoste
riCity,iCalif-basedibio-
sciencesiorganizationicombinesiinihostileitoiviraliresearchifurthermore,iimprovementiendeavors."ii

Genentech,iInc.ihadibeeniworkingiforialmosti30iyearsiwheniitiwasiobtainediini2009ibyiRocheiHoldin
gs.iItihasisomeiexpertiseiinitheirevelation,itesting,iandiassemblingiofimedicationsithatiareiutilizeditoit
reatigenuineiorihazardousiafflictions.iTheimostirecentimedicationiunderitheiGenentechibrandihasibee
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niLucentis®,ihasiasiofilateibeeniaffirmedibyitheiFDAisoiasitoitreatitheiimpactsiofiRetinaliVeiniImpedi
menti(RVO).i

RVOiisibasicallyitheilossiofibloodistreamitoitheiretinaliveiniandiresultsiinitheiswellingialso,idrainingio
fitheiretina,iwhichicaniresultiiniperpetualilossiofivision.iTheiconditioniinfluencesimoreithani1imillioni
individualsiinitheiUnitediStatesialone.iLucentisihadienormousiaccomplishmentiamidiclinicaliprelimi
naries:i"IniwetiAMDiclinicalipreliminaries,iLucentisicontrolledimonthitoimonthishowedianiimprove
mentiinivisioniofithreeilinesiorimoreionitheiinvestigationieyeidiagramiiniupitoi41ipercentiofipatientsiati
twoiyears.iAlmostiallipatientsi(90ipercent)iinithoseipreliminariesitreatedimonthitoimonthiwithiLucent
isilookediafterivision."i

WeihaveichosenitoiputiresourcesiintoiRocheiinilightiofitheimind-
bogglingiachievementiofiitsimedicationiiniclinicalipreliminariesianditheiongoingiendorsementibyithe
iFDA.iPickingiupiendorsementiofitheiFDAiandidischargingiamedicationitoishowcaseiisinoisimpleiacc

omplishment,isoiweiareiveryisureithatiRocheiwilliincrementiiniincentiveiamiditheicomingiweek.i

VertexiPharmaceuticals,iInc.iisiaibiotechnologyiorganizationisituatediiniCambridge,iMassachusetts.
iItsiexplorationicentersiaroundidiscoveringilittleiparticleimedicationsitoitreativiraliailments,iaggravat

ion,iimmuneisystemisicknesses,idisease,itorment,iandibacterialicontamination.iOneiofiVertex'sikeyir
evelationsi(relateditoiGlaxoSmithKline)iwasitheiHIViproteaseiinhibitor,iLexiva.

VertexihasibeenibuildingiupiaimedicationitoitreatiHepatitisiCicallediTelaprevir®.iAsiperiainewsiprovi
deidetailsiregardingi5/26/10ibyiReuters,i"AihepatitisiCitreatmentibeingicreatedibyiVertexiPharmaceu
ticals,iInc.ipromptediai75ipercentifixirateiiniaivitalipreliminaryiofibeforehandiuntreatedipatients,itheio
rganizationisaidioniTuesday."i[37]iHepatitisiCiisiaiviralidiseaseiofitheiliverithatiisitransmittedithrough
ibloodicontact,iforiexample,ipollutedineedles.iIticaniresult iiniliveridisappointment,iliverimalignantigr

owth,iandievenidemise.iHepatitisiCihasitaintediupwardsiofi270imillioniindividualsi(equalitoitheinum
beriofiinhabitantsiinitheiUnitediStates)iallithroughitheiworld.i

ConsideringitheieffectithatiVertex'simedication,iTelaprevir®,icouldihaveionitheiaihugeinumberiofiin
dividualsiexperiencingiHepatitisiC,iitiisiouriinclinationithatitheyi"haveiaichamp"iasiitiwere.iAi75%ifix
irateiisidownrightimomentous iandiisicertainitoimakeiVertex'siorganizationiincrementiiniesteem.ii

RegulusiTherapeutics,iInc.iisiaijointiendeavoriofiAlnylamiPharmaceuticalsiofiCambridge,iMassachu
settsiandiIsisiPharmaceuticalsiofiCarlsbad,iCaliforniaithatirepresentsiconsiderableiauthorityiinitheiad
vancementiofimedicationsithatidependionimicroRNAs.iTheiriinnovativeiworkicentersiaroundiHepati
tisiC,icardiovascularimalady,ifibrosis,ioncologyi(malignancy),iimmuno-
provocativeiillnesses,iandimetaboliciinfections.

OniJunei22,i2010,iRegulusiauthoritativelyicooperatediwithiSanofi-
Aventis,ianiinternationallyiperceiveipharmaceuticaliorganization:i"RegulusiTherapeuticsiInc.iwhat'
simore,iSanofi-
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Aventisi(EURONEXT:iSANiandiNYSE:iSNY)ireporteditodayithatitheyihaveigoneiintoiaiworldwide,i
vitaliunionitoifind,icreate,iandipopularizeimicroRNAitherapeutics.iTheicoalitionispeaksitoitheibigges
timicroRNAiorganizationishapeditoidate,iesteemediaticonceivablyioveri$750imillion,iandiincorporat
esiai$25imillioniforthrighticharge,iai$10imillionifutureivalueispeculationisubjectitoicommoniconcurr
enceioniorganizationivaluation,iandiyearlyiresearchisupportiforiailongitimeiwithitheialternativeitoiexp
anditwoiextraiyears.iTheicoalitioniwilliatifirstispotlightionitheirestorativeiregioniofifibrosis.iRegulusia
ndiSanofi-
AventisiwilliworkitogetherioniupitoifourimicroRNAitargets,iincludingiRegulus'ileadifibrosisiprogra
mifocusingionimicroRNA-21.iSanofi-
AventisilikewiseigetsiaipossibilityiforiaimoreiextensiveiinnovationipartnershipithatigivesiRegulusicer
tainirightsitoitakeianiinterestibeingidevelopediandicommercializationioficomingiaboutiitems.iWhene
veriworkediout,ithisithree-yearichoiceimeritsianiextrai$50imillionitoiRegulus."ii

InispiteiofitheifactithatitheiassociationiamongiRegulusiandiSanofi-
Aventisiisiaicriticaliimprovementiwithiaihighipotentialiforidevelopment,iweiareihopingitoicreateigreat
imeasuredibenefitsiinsideitheifollowingi7-

10idaysiandiaifreshlyidiscoverediorganizationiisn'tiprobablyigoingitoigiveiusithisioutcome.iHadiweibe
enilookingitoiputiresourcesiintoitheilongihaul,iputtingiresourcesiintoiRegulusiwouldiunquestionablyih
aveibeenianiinsightfulichoice.iToidoiasisuch,iweiwouldihaveineededitoiputiresourcesiintoitheitwoifirm
sithatihaveistakesiiniit,iwithianiinalienableienhancement.i

Alliiniall,iweiwilliselliouriGoogleisharesiandiuniformlyicontributingitheiassetsifromithisiexchangeibet
weeniGenentech,iInc.iwhat'simore,iVertexiPharmaceuticals,iInc.iWeiareibothiofitheifeelingithisishoul
diyieldimuchipreferredioutcomesioveriGoogleididiinitheicourseiofirecentiweeksiandianticipateiseeingi
ouriventureidevelop.iTheseispeculationsiareisteadilyiprogressivelyihazardousthanithoseimadeiatifirst
.iWhereitheifirstiroundiofibuysisoughtiafteri"substantialitopihoweverideveloping"iinibuiltiupibusiness
es,itheseitwoispeculationsiarei"mid-
topiandiunstable"iiniaiblastingiindustry.iThisisignificantimoveihasibeenidirectedibyitimeiandifeeling;i
aifallingiflatiportfolioiandiaisetitimeilimitibriefiintenseiactivity.

3.4: Week 4 Data

TheiexecutioniofiouriportfolioiiniWeekiFouriwasitoisomeidegreeiaicatastrophe.iWeiinianyieventihadit
heicomfortiofirealizingithatinumerousidifferentispeculatorsisharediouriagony.i"U.S.iStocksiDropiasi

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DowiPostsiLongestiLosingiStreakiSincei2008,"ireadiaifeatureifromiBloombergiBusinessiWeekioniJu
lyithird.Asicanibeifoundiinitheiaccompanyingitable,iourilastiportfolioiesteemiisi$93,196.26ioriprecise
lyi4%ilowerithaniouriunderlyingiventure.

Table 12: Portfolio value throughout Week 4 (6/28/10 – 7/2/10)

Obviously,ithisiwasiveryibafflingiasiweihadihighiexpectationsithatiouribiotechnologyistocksiandiExx
onMobiliwouldibeiveryibeneficialithisiweek.iRealinewsiforiBPiwasitheigossipyitidbitsiaboutisecuringi
ofiaiportioniofiitsiadvantagesibyidifferentipurchasers.iOneibroadlyicoursedireportibeginningitheigossi
pimachineiwasiJPiMorganiexamineriFrediLucas'iestimationithatiBPiwasi61i62%iunderestimated,ipre
sumingithati"theimarketihasidismisseditheiinherentiesteemithatiisiinhabitantiinianiadvantageirichiorga
nizationilikeiBP"i.iThisibackingsitheifirstithoughtibehinditheiBPibuyithatitheistockiwasiunderestimate
d,iandihadiwoundiupiiniaisorryisituation.iShockingly,igivenitheimeasureiofitimeiremaining,itheiportfo
lioiwouldimostilikelyinotiwitnessithisisecuring.iMergersiandiacquisitionsirequireisomeiinvestment,ia
nditheitermiisipracticallyifinished.iIniviewiofithat,iallienthusiasmiforiBPi(bearishioribullish)ihasibeeni
disposediof.iTheishortialternativeilostianiincentiveioniupdatesionitheibitsiofigossip,ihowevericouldidi
veifurtheridownionianyinewsifromitheicleanup,i(foriexample,iBP'sireactionitoiitsihavingibeeniconsum
ingiimperiledioceaniturtlesialivei).iToiputiitiplainly,ianticipatingitheiestimationiofiBP'sistockiinitheipr
esentimomentiisiaiwashout'sidiversioniforiouriportfolio.iWeihaveiinithisiwayisolditheiBPistockiandipu
rchasediExxon,iwithiexpectationsiofiseeingisomeitransientiaddition.iGoldmanihadievaluatediExxoni
atiaivalueifocusiofiaroundi$65ionithei28thiofiJune.iFrustrationipursuediasiExxoniratheritumbleditoi$5
6.57.i

Passageihasinotibeeniperformingigreatiforithisiportfolio,ihoweveribetterioccasionsimightibeiahead.iA
laniMulallyiissuedianiexplanationithatiitiwasipayingioffiitsiobligationibyi$4ibillion,iwhichihasibeenide
cipheredibyiWalliStreetiJournaliinvestigatorsiasi"aisignitheicaricreatoristaysisureiaboutiitsiveryiownitu
rnaroundiinispiteiofiaiconditioningivehicleishowcaseiinitheiU.S.,"iwhichiputitheistockioniit'siHotiStoc

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kiListioniJunei30th.iInilessireassuringinews,itheiassessmentibundleianticipateditoiexperienceiiniMisso
uriihasibeenicaughti"iniauthoritativeilimbo,iriskingiitsioddsiforisection".i

Moneyirelatedibloggersihadiofferedimotivationitoiseekiafteritheiexecutioniofitheibiotechnologyivent
uresimade.iTheivolumeioficallialternativesicanibeiaibenchmarkiforidevelopment,ianditheichoicesivolu
meiofiVertexiwasiexchangingiaroundimultipleitimesihigheriinivolumeithanitheieveryidayinormal,ifla
ggingidealersiguagingianiascentiinistockicosti[42].iSpecializediexpertsihadiappraisediVertexiexcepti
onallyijustiaicoupleiofidaysisooner,ioniJunei30th,iwhenitheistockiwasirecordediasioneiofitheimainifivei
initheiHealthcareidivisionibyithei"RelativeiPerformance"ilisti.iRocheiHoldingienteredianiconcurrenc
eiwithiIBMioniJulyifirstitoibuildiupiainoveliDNAisequencingiinnovationi,iaiBritishisocialiinsuranceig
uardidogiprescribedithatiRoche'sijointipainisedateibeisecuredibyitheiNHS,iandisecondistageithinksiab
outiupheldiAvastiniforiexpandingisurvivaliofiovarianimalignantigrowthi.iTheseipositiveiadvancemen
tsididinotiinfluenceistockicostiasitrusted,inonetheless,iwithifurtherimisfortunesithroughoutitheiweek.

3.4.1: The Apple Hedge

Asireferencedibefore,iweiwentilongioniaiputialternativeiforiAppleioniaihunchithatitheireactionifromith
eiradioiwireiissueiwoulditurnioutitoibeimoreiregrettableiandicontrarilyiswayiApple'sistock.iDifferentii
ssuesilikewiseiwoundiupiclear,ifirstiai"visitifail[ure]"iofitheiclosenessisensoriinitheitelephoneithatisho
uldirecognizeitheiclient'sifaceiandihandicapitheitouchicushioni.iAdditionallyitroublingiforiholdersiofi
Appleistock,ianiissueisurfacediaiweekiagoiwithiaiyellowingiofitheipresentationiscreens.iObviously,iai
holdingioperatoriutilizedionitheiscreensimayihaveinotibeenigivenienoughitimeitoifixilegitimately,icau
singiyellowing.iTheiissueiappearsitoibeilessiextremeithaniiticouldihaveibeen,inotwithstanding,iasithei
compoundiinitheilongirunidoesifixianditheiyellowingiissueivanishes.iTheiissueihasibeeniencirclediasiai
side-effectiofitheihugeiinterestiforiiPhonesirequiringianienlivenediassemblingiprocess.i

Theichoiceifenceiplayediaiweekiagoisatisfiedigreat,iwithitwoinoteworthyiadmonitions.iOneibeingitha
tiitiwasinotidetermineditoiexactlyisupportiouriwagers,itheiotheribeingithatithereiwasisomeipotentialibe
nefitithatiwasn'timadeibecauseiofitheiplanningiofitheideal.iTheialternativeiwasiacquirediaroundiearlyi
afternoonioniJunei28th,icontrollingi100ioffersiofiAAPLi(notiexactlyiouriholdingiofi119ioffers),iatiaic
ostiofi$2,346.74.iTheibasicistock,iAAPL,iwasiexchangingiati$267.73.iTheiinherentiestimationiofithei
alternative,ialongitheseilinesi(theidistinctionibetweeniitsistrikeicostiofi$290iandiAppleistock'si$267.7
3)iwasiabouti$2,227.iTheistockiwouldineeditoifallianotheri$1.20iforitheichoiceitoimakeibackitheiinitia
liinvestment,iandanyifurtherifallingiwouldibeibenefit.iTheialternativeiwasisoldiati3pmionithei30th,iwh
enitheichoiceiwasiworthi$3,363.26,ianditheihiddenistockiwasiexchangingiati255.16.iWeiunderstoodiai
benefitiatithatipoint,iofi$1016.52,iai43%irateiofiprofitability.iOurioffersiinitheihiddenistock,inotwithst
anding,ihadilosti$1495.83.iWeiseeiatithatipoint,ithisiwasinotiaifullisupport.iTheifalliinicostifromitheisto
ckiexceededitheiadditionsimadeionitheichoice.iOnitheioffichanceithatitheistockihadiascendedirather,ith
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eiallioutimisfortuneiwouldihaveibeeniconstraineditoithei$2,346.74ipremiumicontributed,ianditheibene
fitsifromiouriinterestiiniAppleiwouldihaveiexceedediiticonveniently.iToiputiitiplainly,itheimanneriiniw
hichiweisupportedireflectedi(unwittingly)ianiinclinationithatiAppleihadiaimoreiprominentipossibilityi
ofiascendingithanifalling.iTheichoiceitoisellirightinowiweidid,iasiwell,iwasidrivenibyithisiideaialso.iIti
wasifeltithatiApple'sidiscouragediesteemicouldn'tibeikeptiupiwithianotheriitemiavailable,iandiitiwasid
readeditheichoiceiwouldiinitheilongiruniloseiesteem.iWeiare,iallithingsiconsidered,ilongioniApple.i

Thisimayihaveibeeniaimix-
up,iasiApple'sistocki(alongsideitheiloadiofiessentiallyieverythingielse)ihasikeptionifalling.iTheireason
sigivenibyivariousiexaminersiforithisiongoingidownturniareiarmy,ifromitheidoomsdayiforecastsiofiEll
iotiWaveischolariRobertiPrechteri(whoipredictsianiepicidownturniandiaigiganticimelancholy)itoithei
moreiregulari"dreadiofiaitwofoldiplungeiretreat"icertaintyitremblesiofimoreistandardiinvestigators.

3.4.2: Missing the Tesla IPO Boat

TheiTeslaiMotoriCompanyihasiforiquiteisomeitimeibeenionitheiradariofianyitryingimechanicaliibuildi
ngiunderstudy.iAnielectricivehicleithaticompletesizeroitoisixtyiini3.9isecondsiisiaiprominentipassageii
nitheigamesivehicleishowcase,iandiflawlessistylingidoesn'tihurt.iTheiorganizationiopeningiupitoithei
worldigaveianiextraordinaryichanceitoihaveitheseiinterestsicross.iTheiunderlyingiofferingicostiwasiju
sti$17.iShockingly,iwhileiweiknewiaboutitheiIPOioniTuesday,isharesiwereiobtainedifori$25.79iati10a
mioniWednesday,iandisoldilaterithatiequivalentidayiati3pmifori$25.82iunderstandingitheipontoonihad
ibeenimissed.iTheiesteemicrestediati$30.18inotiexactlyi90iminutesiafteribuy.iMonstrousibenefitsicoul

dihaveibeeniacknowledgediwithibeforeiactivity,iyetigiganticimisfortunesicouldihaveicomeiaboutiwit
hiaisloweriacknowledgmentithatitheistockiwasiover-
esteemediforitheiwholeiofiWednesday.iAifurtheriopenidooriaccompanieditheistockisubsidingiintoiwh
atiisiprobablyiaigenuineiesteem:iifiaidecentispeculationiforiTSLA'siinevitableiesteemicouldihaveibeen
isetiasideia ifewiminutes,iaipotentialishortisell,ishortiput,iorilongicallicouldihaveibeenimadeitoibenefitifr

omiitsiinversionitoithatiesteem.iItiisiconceivableithatitheiinversioniwasisoiunexpectediasiairesultiofiac
knowledgeiwithirespectitoifinancialispecialistsithatiTeslaihasn'titurnediaibenefitisinceiitsibeginningsii
ni2003,iandithatiitsi$109,000isoleiitemiprobablyiwon'ticlimateimonetaryiretreatiwell.

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 Figure 14: First Days of Tesla IPO and Actions

Chapter 4

Results

Amiditheimultiiweekitimeispan,iweimadeipurchaseiandiselliexchangesitotalingi$362,439.20.iThisiisia
ishockingifigure.iMoreithani28idays,itheiturnoveriwasiaroundi362%.iAtitheipointiwhenianticipatedith

roughitheispaniofiaiyearibyicomputingidayibyidayiturnoveriandiduplicatingibyi265,itheifigureiendsiupi
4724.65%.iUnmistakablyithisiportfolioispeaksitoiaihyper-
dynamiciexchangingistyle,ipredominatingitheinormalivalueicommonistoreiturnoveri(100%)ibyiaifact
oriofi47.iCostsibecauseioficommissions,imaybeinonsensically,iwereiveryilowiinicontrastiwithiportfoli
oiesteem.iTheicommissionsionithisienormousimeasureiofiexchangingijustiateiupiabouti0.33%iofiourib

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eginningicapital.iRecallingiBogle'sistandardiguidelineithati100%iturnoverieatsi1%,iouricostsihaveibe
eniastoundingly low.

Tablei13:iTableiofitransactionihistoryiofitheifullifouriweekisimulationiperiod

ExceptiforitheivirtualiearnibackitheioriginaliinvestmentiofiTesla,ieachiandieveryistandardistockiexcha
ngeiturnediintoiaimisfortunei(totalingi$7,544.02).iBPiandiFordimadeiupi56.3%iofiallicashilostitoitypic
alistockiexchanges,iregardlessiofibeingijusti39.8%iofitheiunderlyingiportfolio.iTheisoleihintsiofisome
thingitoilookiforwarditoiwereiextraordinaryiexchanges.iThei5.7%ireturnedionishort-
sellingiBPibroughtiai5.7%ireturniasiappeared,iwhichicompletediaitonitoicounterbalanceiitsistock'sihor
ribleiexecution,ispeakingitoiai"momentaryidrop,ilongihaulirise"iwagerithatisatisfiedisomewhat.iThei
AppleisupportimoreithanicounterbalanceianyimisfortunesifromitheidecreaseiiniApple'siesteem,ihowe
verithereiisinoimotivationitoitrustithatitheiplungeithatiApple'sistockicostitookihadianythingitoidoiwithit
heiiPhoneiissuesiwhoseipresenceiweianticipated.iItiappearsitoibeisignificantlyimoreilikelyithatiApplei
jumpediforiwhateverireasonsitheiwholeimarketidid.iTheiutilityiofichoicesiinisupportingiwasiillustrate
d,iyetianiexerciseiaboutitheiunconventionalityiofitheibusinessisectorsiwasieducateditoo.i

Subsequentitoianalyzingiaidiagramiofitheigeneraliexecutioniofiouriportfolio,iitilooksiasiifiouriportfoli
o'siesteemitoppediati2.9%ioniJunei18.iAccordingly,iitiwouldihaveibeeniaishrewdichoiceitoiselliouripro
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pertyibyithenisinceiweiwouldihaveimadeiveryinearlyiai$3000ibenefit.iShockingly,iourichoiceitoipause
iandigiveitheimarketiaichanceitoiplayioutiwasianiexorbitantione.iOneicouldidetractifromithisiexperienc

eiputtingiresourcesiintoitheisecuritiesiexchangeioveritheipresentimoment,iitiisiidealitoipurchase/sellili
ttleiandiprocureilittleiasiopposeditoipurchasingiailotiofistock,iclutchingithemiforianiextensiveistretchio
fitime,iandiafterithatiatilastiwatchingithemiloseiaisignificantivastileveliofitheiriesteem.iOnitheiotheriha
nd,iitiisilikewiseiconceivableitoitakeifromithisithatitheihumaniinclinationiwhileiwatchingistocksiisitoio
fferithemionitheidowntick,iwhichiisidecisivelyiinioppositionitoione'sibudgetaryiintrigue.iAtilongilast,i
overitheitimeiofitheiventureire-
enactment,itheiS&P500'siesteemifellibyi3.97%.iOuriportfolioifellibyi8.03%ibyiexamination,islacking
itheimarketifundamentally.iAnnualizedireturniforiouriportfolioiwouldibei-

i63.4%,iaigrimioutcomeibyianyimeasure.

Figure 15: Portfolio value vs. S&P 500 index value throughout entire simulation with peak

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 Chapter 5
Conclusions & Discussion

5.1 Diversification

But divide your investments among many places,

for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.

- Ecclesiastes 11:2 (NLT)

Initheihurryitoicomprehenditheicontributingisceneialliaroundiokitoipickiaifewistocks,isomeikeyicusto
maryiwayiofithinkingioniportfolioidevelopmentiwasioverlooked.iIniparticular,iweihaveimotivationito
itrustiouriportfolioiwasiunder-

differentiatedisomewhat.iWithitheiexceptionaliturnoverirate,iweimayihaveihadiaiwideiassortmentiofis
tocksiatisomeitime,iyetipropertyiatisomeirandomitimeiwereilimiteditoijustifiveiorisixistocks.iSomeipor
tioniofithisiwasianiinclinationitowardsilittlerichoicesibasedionilackingitimeitoilookiintoinumerousialte
rnatives,iyetieveniself-
assertiveibuysiofistocksionitheisignificantilistsimayihaveihelpediusidecreaseitheiinstabilityiappearedib
yiouriprofits.iStudiesihaveidemonstratedithatitheidistinctioniinistandardideviationiofiprofitsibetweeni
oneistockiandianiarrangementiofiteniisiaifactoriofitwo.iInianyicase,itheidecreaseiinireturnsiinconstancy
ibetweenitheifouritoisix istocksiweihadianditheimaybeitwentyiweicouldihaveiginnediupiwouldinotihavei

beenianythinginearithat.iAisimilarireportiputsiaifouristockiportfolioiati27%istandardiyearlyideviationi
andiaitwentyistockiportfolioiati22%.iPlainly,itheiadvantagesiofiexpansionimoreiremoteithaniweihadia
ssemblediwasn'titheisoleireasoniforiouridisappointment.

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5.2 Conclusion

Initheieventithatithisiportfolioiwereiexpecteditoiremainiiniforianieffectivelyioverseenivalueisharedires
erve,ithereiwouldibeipurposesiofiwideidissimilarityifromitheiproposediqualities.iInitheifirstiplace,itur
noveriasiexperiencedihereiwouldibeiailotilittler.iTheiturnoveriiniouriportfolioiisiincreasinglyiillustrati
veiofiaimadlyidynamiciindividualifinancialispecialist.iAnotheriuniquenessiwouldibeitheicostsiexperie
nced.iAireserveiwouldihaveihadiworkeripayiratesitoipayiamongiotherioverhead.iAllithingsibeingiequa
l,iourireserveiprobablyiwon'tihaveibeeniabsolutelyiinapplicableitoitheispeculation.i

Unmistakablyithisispecificieffectivelyioverseeniportfolioiperformediineffectively.iTheiinquiryistaysi
concerningiwhatithisisaysiaboutidynamiciadministrationiwhenialliisisaidiinidone,iandiexplicitlyiwhati
itisaysiwithirespectitoitheispeculationiofitheiinvestigationiinigeneral.iThisimayihaveirecentlyibeeniaite
rribleitimeitoiattemptithisitrial.iOnitheioffichanceithatibothitheifileivalueisharediassetsianditheirestigetis
helled,ithere'sinoihelpioriinvalidationiofitheitheory.i

Justiaibunchioficommonisupportsicompletedithisiquarteriwithianyibenefitiwhatsoever,ifileiorinot,iandi
thoseithatididipostedihopelessiadditions.iThreeirefereditoibyianiongoingiMarketWatchiarticleiasigenu
ineiinstancesiofithatilittleigatheringiareiMonteagleiInformediInvestoriGrowth,i+2.7%,iStadioniMana
gediPortfolioiFund,i+0.5%,iandiWasatchiHeritageiValueiFundi+0.2%.iHugeitopistockifinancesifelli1
2%ibyiandilarge,imid-
topibyi9.7%,iandilittleitopibyi9.1%i[49].iOuriportfolio'siunderlyingispotlightioniextensiveitopistocksia
sibeingihazardisafeiwasianiawfulione.iLuckily,iweididn'tistayiwithithatiarrangementioficriteriailong.i

Soiifithereiisiailotiofiproofiforidynamiciadministrationsimisfortunesiinithisiatmosphere,ishouldn'tisom
ethingibeisaidiaboutitheiplannedisaintiofithisiactivity,itheirecordisubsidize?iTheileasticomplexiarticul
ationiisithis:itheireserveioficoach'sicreation,itheiVanguardiTotaliStockiMarketiIndex,ifellibyi11.3%.iT
hisimightibeiinipartionitheigroundsithatitheifileisubsidizeiloadsiitsiventuresibyicapitalization,ihavingiai
heavieriaccentuationionigreateriassets,iwhichiitiappearsididinoticlimateithisidownturniwell.i"Aigreati
manyipeopleineveritrulyigotionceiagainiintoivalueicontributing"iafterithei2008iemergency,isaidiMorr
isiMark,ileaderiofispeculationidirectoriMarkiAssetiManagement.i"Theieconomyiisishowingisignsiofii
mprovementiiniallirespectsigradually,ihoweveriaitoniofibarricadesihaveidevelopedi[50]."iIfioneineed
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editoidiscoveriaibenefitiinioversawireserves,ijustivaluableimetalsioribear-
techniqueiassetsicouldihaveigottenitheijobidone.

Thei"chanceifree"ioptioniinicontrastitoithisiwholeistock-
pickingiactivityiwouldihaveibeeniailotieasier.iUponitheiarrivaliofiJuneiseventh,iweiwouldihaveibough
ti100i28-
dayiTreasuryibills.iTheyiwouldihaveiconveyediai0.1%icouponirebatei[51],iwhichimeansieachifuturei
purchasedifori$999.92.iFollowingi28idaysiafteritheifact,iweiwouldihaveimadei$8iinibenefit,iwhichiw
ouldihaveibeeniabouti$8,042.29imoreithaniwasireallyimade.i

Theipieceiofitheitheoryithatiappearsitoibeimostitestediexternallyibyithisiarrangementioficonditionsiisit
heihiddenisuppositionithatitheifinancialiexchangeialliinialliwillikeepionimirroringitheiproductioniofisi
gnificantiworthibyiAmericaniindustry.iRegardlessiofithisidownimarket,ithisistilliappearsitoibeivalid.iI
tiisn'tiasithoughitheseiexpansiveitopiorganizationsisimplyiquitisellingiitemsi(payingilittleirespectitoith
eiexpertidiscussidiminishedishopperispending);ithereiisistilliesteemibeingimadeieachiday.iSimilarico
mponentsithatireasonistockicostsitoivaryicanimakeitheiwholeimarketiincidentallyipatternioneiwayiorit
heiother.iWhileithisiexaminationiprobablyiwon'tibeitheimostigroundedihelpiforitheitheory,iitiisisurelyi
notiainullification.iTheidownimarketidoesinotiinfluenceitheirationaleithatitheimostiidealiapproachitoic
atchitheimarketireturni(anywayiawfuliitimayibe)iisitoiholdihoweverimuchiofitheimarketiasicouldireaso
nablyibeiexpected,iandithatitheimarketiwilliinitheilongirunirecuperate.iWheniitirecovers,ialmosticertai
nly,iairecordireserveiwillibeitheimostidependableitoibenefitifromiit.iItimayibeiidealitoiconcentrateionis
ecurityirecordiassetsiforitheipresent,iinianyicase.

5.4 Investment Emotions and the Daily Grind

Aikeyiexerciseitoidetractifromithisiexperienceiisithatitheireasonableifinancialispecialistimustinotiharpi
onitheiaftereffectsiofioneiday'siexchanging.iManyioccasionsithroughitheispaniofitheire-
enactment,iweiwereieitherielatedioriseriouslyifrightenediatitheiexecutioniofiatileastioneiofiouristocks,i
justitoiwitnessitheicontraryioutcomeibeforeitheiweek'siover.iAniaivalidiexampleiisitheiexecutioniofiA
pple;itowarditheifinishiofiweeki3,iweihadimadeiaibenefitiofi$1601.74iandiweiwereiremarkablyisatisfie
diwithithisioutcome.iHowever,ibeforeitheifinishiofiweeki4ihadiweicompletelyilostithisibenefit,iyetiwei
additionallyihadiaishortageiofi$749.70.iTheilessoniofitheistoryiisithatiyouican'tibeienergizedioridishea
rtenedibyitheiexecutioniofiaistockioveriairestricteditimeiperiod.iBecauseiofitheidimensioniofiinstabilit
yiinitheimarket,itheiestimationiofiaispecificistockicanichangeidefinitelyiforitheidurationiofitheiday.iAis
peculatoriwhoiisicontinuallyifocusingionijustitheipromptiestimationiofihis/heripossessions,iwilliprob
ablyiexperienceitheiillieffectsiofitheisheerifeelingiofiseeingiofferiqualitiesigoihereiandithereirelentless
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ly.iSurely,ispeculationifeelingsicanilikewiseigoadiactivityiagainstione'sibestiadvantage,ioritheiindiscr
iminateiselectioniofinewiexchangingitechniquesiwithouticautiousiidea.iKeyiprecedentsihereiareitheia
djustmentsiinistockisystemiarchivediallithroughithisiventure.iTheseiwouldinotihaveihappenediwithou
tienthusiasticiresponseitoimisfortunesiinitheifinancialiexchangeidrivingithem.

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