Make hay while the sun still shines-eh, Alpha Trader? You make IFCA sound like a investible stock, and it may just turn out...
For now, i just want to say thank you!!

Want to 'create' fear into the minds of new investors/speculators/traders? Maybe it's better if we should instead instill into 'em, never to act on decisions based on emotions, especially on such powerful but negative emotions like fear and greed. Greed will destroy, but fear will paralyse you in marts!

Just stay invested in quality and/or fundamentally strong stocks. It's futile and foolish to try timing/outsmarting mart ups and downs. Invest for the long term using the methods and strategies of successful investors like Bogle, Buffett and Mobius. Imagine if one had stayed fully invested in Maybank, P Bank, MISC, Nestle, F&N, D Lady and yes must include a lemon, MAS - in one's portfolio since 1992. Maybe that's why those 3 are billionaires, not me!!

Agree, and you sound so much like me today.

When it comes to the future direction of stock marts, i listen to people like Bogle, Buffett, Mobius...and of course Stockhacker!!

Anyone who can make a living by trading stocks for 5 straight years, is certainly a rarity. Usually, most veteran mart full timers are investors, not speculators or traders.I salute all those who could make a living after 10 years of investing/speculating/trading markets.

Yes, the less you trade - the better! Just keep invested in quality and fundamentally sound stocks. Ignore all the wild up and down swings, nobody can consistently be able to correctly time/outsmart mart.
Make money for yourself and your loved ones, not for brokers and sales reps!

Keep trading to the minimum as possible - if you want to make money!

STOIC MISFITS.

The more one trade/speculate/invest in marts, the less he or she can depend on luck to be on their side. Maybe that's the reason why only mostly investors like Buffett, Bogle, Mobius...could continously & consistently for over 40 years, create ever increasing money & wealth for themselves and their investors.
How many traders and speculators could even increase their winnings from marts, even after 10 years? Maybe, thats why there are so few multi million$$$aire traders/speculators...because after 10 yearss...have to depend on methods/skills instead of probabilities/luck!

What/when to buy, sell, hold or just stay away altogether from marts - all up to you and your ownself alone to decide and be responsible for. Thus, whatever profits/losses from marts, ultimately - is all due to myself alone and nobody else!

You reap what you sow, thus you also - get what you invested in!

Well, this is a problem for the speculators to figure, as investors invest...and not in the business of timing/outsmarting or forecasting mart's weekly or monthly trajectories.
Investors stay invested through all the ups & downs!

If even Buffett can't buy at mart bottom, how many of us can? Many successful investors say they don't buy at the bottom and sell at the top, and this is one of their secrets to their fabulous wealth. I believe that investors like Buffett, Bogle, Mobius...are forever optimistic on the long term uptrend of stock marts - their mantra,""The world belong to the optimist!!"".

Investing is not only less riskier, but also more likely to be more rewarding over the long term. Investing isn't for the impatient though. Speculating, is the riskiest way to approach mart without a doubt.

My knowledge of warrants is even shallower, maybe that's because i'm a investor, not a speculator nor a trader. Small investors should avoid buying any type of warrants anyway.

Market timing are for the speculators. Investors rides through all the ups & downs. If by using charts and all those TA's works, then there would be at least a $ trillionaire by now!
Billionaires investors like Buffett & Bogle had claimed that nobody in this world could possibly consistently time/outsmart marts. By the way, how many multi billionaire speculators are out there? Even much of Soros wealth , are made through his investments.

Long term investors like Buffett, just ride through all the ups & downs of stock marts - concentrating on individual stocks, ignoring the periodic up & down swings of the general markets.
Do you want to invest for the long term, or bet for the short term?

If only i had been fully invested in quality stocks like Maybank,MISC, P Bank, Tenaga, Aji, Amway, D Lady, T Chong...just before the 'dot com' crash of Feb 2000, and hold on to 'em till today...how much $$$ would have i made now - despite of having to endure another even much bigger crash of 2008/9?
Can't keep good stocks down for long?
Can't keep speculative stocks up for long?
How many people can consistently time/outsmart marts over the long term?

The more speculative and the more shorter term buys, the more likely your bets...
The more fundamentals and the longer term buys, the more likely your investments...

If only i had been fully invested in good & quality stocks just before the 'dot com' crash of Feb. 2000, and kept it all till today... Despite a even bigger crash in 2008/9, would still be making lots of $$$ today - no more mart timing/outsmarting for me!

Still believe in outsmarting marts? Still think you can time markets/stocks?

Speculators always worries of mart corrections, and they fear the bears.
While investors sees opportunities in all the gloom. The only thing that investors are worried about - bearish trend that last many, many years as the the one in 1929.

Only speculators worries during mart corrections.
Investors worries only when market stays in bear teritory for many years.
For example; if a investor had been fully invested just before the dotcom crash of Feb. 2000, in good & quality stocks like IOI, F&N, Amway, Shell, Maybank, Tan Chong...in his/her portfolio - they will be still making lots of$$$ today, even though having to endure another even bigger crash of 2008/9!

Investors are in marts for the long haul, not in the business of predicting short to middle term directions of markets/stocks.

I would also like to share my personal opinion on when this current 5 year old fantasy will end. I feel it may pop within 3 months, or by end of next year. If still not, then 2016, or maybe by 2017. But, definitely before 2022!
Anyone want to disagree?LOL!!!

More likely to make money in investing, than relying on charts to time/outsmart mart!

Many millionaires that had panic and bailed out of stocks in 2008/10, are now pondering when to re-enter mart. See what dillema those who have had tried to time/outsmart marts have to face now.

Be sad and sorry for those who lives in sadness, fear, hate, pain...
Be happy & glad for those who lives in joy, freedom,love, grace...

Invest in genuine business run by people of integrity.

All bull runs end only when ""the last buyer has bought"".

Most often than not, those who trade, speculate short terming...on stocks - are playing a zero sum, rigged, I win-you lose, fools...game.
While it's often, those who invest for the long term in value & dividend stocks - are playing a win-win & prosper for all game.
Which game do you want to be participating in, a game which begin & end well for all or a game where only meant to prosper a few, by making all the rest poor? If you choose the latter, then don't cry foul, unfair, cheats...when you suffer losses.
Often you reap what you sow!

Nothing can keep the bad up for long. They unlikely to bounce back, often they sinks down even lower.
Nothing can keep the good down for long! The good always bounces back, and they often bounces back higher & even higher - everytime.
The above applies both to humans & shares.

...hear hear...!

Have a portfolio of 6 to 10 stocks. Choose counters that have a record of uptrending profits & share price. Hold for about 2 years, then keep the winners & dump the losers. There are of course many other investing methods & strategies. I also believe that small investors, need a little bit of luck. I believe one should never try to time or outsmart mart - concentrate on individual counters instead of trying to outmanoeuvre market. But, i don't know whether all this works for all or not, it howeverr gave me - above average market beating return.

Bearish market? The KLCI &S&P 500 have been setting new record highs every year since...ahh, yes they don't call this current 5 years old uptrend; 'the most hated bull run ever', for nothing!

Thanks KC for sharing. Wishing you success & prosperity in your investments.

Awesome KC Chong! Care to share with us on the kind of returns you have achieved since you started investing?

Lucky, no humility in admission of choosing greatness.

Investing is win-win for all.
Punting is for you lose - i win game.

And if the above doesn't work out for you, well...try out stoicism instead.
More likely to sustain lasting happiness through logic & disiplin,than by emotion & temptations.
Of course, what works for one - may not for another. Many ways to attain the best too - but, definitely not through confrontation.
Peace & love are the BEST for me.

Like or no like me, is no concern to me. So long as i'm making money and not harm/wrong others. Don't hate people just because they're right.

Thanks for the eloquent way of not answering my question, i like. If you can invest like the way you can write, i'm sure you are one good & successful mart speculator.



I enjoy reading your notes. It's popular to me so far after reading the last six or so articles.

Nowadays, i only use loose change to trade and for my amusement only.

Care to share what kind of returns you got ever since you started using this 'plan as you go along' method? I think this method works well for those short term investors and those mart timers/outsmarters. Nonetheless, a very sound & logical investing style.

Bye-bye MKH @RM3.46 today!

Those who have faith/believe in the EW story, stay invested. Those who don't, well...you know what to do. Time will tell which camp got it... In the meantime, please continue to post your analyssis, predictions, opinions...

Mid to long term investor of this counter, would be laughing all the way to the bank if they were to sell at this price. Good or bad news coming soon, i don't know - as i'm neither a insider nor a prophet! We will have to wait & see who...

Its much easier to make money investing in good companies which profits are on a uptrend, than in companies that keep making losses over & over again.Don't try to time or outsmart market. If one is planning to be in market for the long term,don't buy speculative shares. Investing is more rewarding over the long term. In speculating & short term investing.you need lots of luck & have too endure much angst, stress, constant monitoring... There are many more billionaires & rich investors than rich short term speculators out there. If anyone can time/outsmart markets, like Bufffett can invest - he/she would be a trillionaire within 20 years!

Its the people behind the company not the company behind the people that were responsible for the proven track record. Of course, investing in SP Setia - is much safer now. But, for the more agressive investor & those people who have faith in the people behind EW, the future potential...