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Costa
10-29-2008, 12:56 PM
Curious, anyone investing heavily in the down market? If so, what stocks are looking like a good buy right now in your opinion, (i.e. GE)........
ahc4353
10-29-2008, 12:59 PM
Curious, anyone investing heavily in the down market? If so, what stocks are looking like a good buy right now in your opinion, (i.e. GE)........

I'm putting everything I have into COHIBO. Suggest you do the same.
Tombstone
10-29-2008, 01:47 PM
No investing for me. There is way too much gubment tampering going on.
Smokin Gator
10-29-2008, 01:49 PM
I have been steadily adding to my Ford and Home Depot Holdings. I have also been buying Sun Trust every time it drops into the mid 30s and have been rewarded:ss
markem
10-29-2008, 01:53 PM
I'm not an individual stock kinda guy, but rather a market fund kinda guy. I've been buying inflation linked bonds and different market-area funds. I'm a dollar cost average person when it gets right down to it.
EvanS
10-29-2008, 02:00 PM
I'm not an individual stock kinda guy, but rather a market fund kinda guy. I've been buying inflation linked bonds and different market-area funds. I'm a dollar cost average person when it gets right down to it.

Much the same here...with the exception of BofA common stock.
Costa
10-29-2008, 02:17 PM
I have been steadily adding to my Ford and Home Depot Holdings. I have also been buying Sun Trust every time it drops into the mid 30s and have been rewarded:ss

Picked up some Ford. Its almost a penny stock at this point.

Al, I have some insider info on Cohibo, hit me up.....:r
Ace$nyper
10-29-2008, 03:38 PM
My KO *Coca Cola is killing*

I keep very active and do pretty well, sadly not a massive amount of $$ to work with but once I get a real job I should have some cash to work with.
gettysburgfreak
10-29-2008, 03:51 PM
****s Sporting Goods, at the beginning of the year one of the money mags said this was one of the top stocks to look into. I am working there until I get a job in history and I was thinking about buying into the company. Right now its at 14 bucks. My manager said he bought it five years ago at 10 bucks and it shot up to 60 and he said he expects it to rebound and make its way up near there.
fxpose
02-20-2009, 01:07 PM
B of A looked attractive this morning so I bought some @ $2.72. It hasn't been this low in 25 years. I may hang on to this long term.
ade06
02-20-2009, 01:14 PM
oil
Mugen910
02-20-2009, 01:19 PM
B of A looked attractive this morning so I bought some @ $2.72. It hasn't been this low in 25 years. I may hang on to this long term.

Great move....Amazing how the big boys held BofA down all day and just at 2pm they let it run up a $1+...

I made a few bucks on ETFs today against the market. :tu
s15driftking
02-20-2009, 01:48 PM
In Short:

I have been making good solid leaps when BWLD (buffalo wild wings) announces their quarterly earnings or shortly after. I saw 18% gain in just 3 days once. Most recently (last week) i made 28 percent when the price rose from the low 20's to the low 30's.

Gotta make the right moves at the right time....
ChicagoWhiteSox
02-20-2009, 01:49 PM
CAT and the golden arches
Raralith
02-20-2009, 02:17 PM
My margin account has taken a beating though thankfully no margin calls for me. In a down market, I try to short, but it's really difficult to borrow the stock now. There's really not much you can go long on except gold. If you are considering to start investing, this definately is not the time though. And the ways that you can make money, options especially, are probably well out the league of a beginniner both experience and cash wise.
jkim05
02-20-2009, 02:19 PM
There are some individual stocks that I'm "gambling" on right now, but overall, I don't think individuals without significant assets can "invest" in individual stocks without taking on excess amounts of risk. Invest in funds, but buy stocks if you see a unique buying opportunity...or have insider info.
s15driftking
02-20-2009, 02:22 PM
I hear alot of good things about YUM corporation as well.
ade06
02-20-2009, 02:27 PM
Invest in funds, but buy stocks if you see a unique buying opportunity...or have insider info.

I wouldn't recommend trading on insider info, it's still very illegal.
Raralith
02-20-2009, 02:29 PM
I do have some good news. I've been eyeing some product that only accepts Euro's. I made a purchase two days ago when the currency was very much in our favor; 275 euro to 340.80 US AND that includes the 3% exchange fee on top of it all so I broke .8000/Euro!
fxpose
02-20-2009, 04:29 PM
Great move....Amazing how the big boys held BofA down all day and just at 2pm they let it run up a $1+...

I made a few bucks on ETFs today against the market. :tu

It closed at $3.79. But I sold half of them after hours @ $4.21. You never know what's going to happen first thing Monday morning......
Oh well, so much for speculating....

I haven't shorted Spiders (SPY) in a while but their inverted ETF (SH) looks interesting. I might go that route instead of shorting.

I was a bit nervous this morning because I was buying on margin.
Mugen910
02-20-2009, 04:39 PM
It closed at $3.79. But I sold half of them after hours @ $4.21. You never know what's going to happen first thing Monday morning......
Oh well, so much for speculating....

I haven't shorted Spiders (SPY) in a while but their inverted ETF (SH) looks interesting. I might go that route instead of shorting.

I was a bit nervous this morning because I was buying on margin.

I've never watched SPY....I have a feeling that next week should see some crazy movements in the market...Best of luck everyone! :D