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Chris Perruna Stocks in Review 2007

December 27, 2007 by 11 Comments

2007 Case Study/ Stock of the Day/ Highlighted Stocks Update
It was a phenomenal year for trend traders of small and mid cap growth stocks! Of all the stocks mentioned on this blog, only 32 were covered extensively. These stocks were detailed in case studies, stock of the day analysis or highlighted in one or more daily screens.

Most covered CP stocks in 2007:

  • BIDU: 31 times, 314% peak gain (debut 4/25/07 at $103.50; current price $399.67)
  • JASO: 21 times, 211% peak gain (debut on 6/13/07 at $24.55; current price $75.02)
  • EDU: 18 times, 149% peak gain (debut on 2/2/07 at $36.93; current price $84.06)
  • MA: 17 Times, 112% peak gain (debut on 4/2/07 at $107.28; current price $209.48)
  • MR: 13 times, 81% peak gain (debut on 1/30/07 at $24.95; current price $43.41)

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Overall, the group of 32 performed marvelously over the course of the year and their results would have made most investors very happy; a solid expectancy for a trend buying system during an up-year.

A simple buy and hold strategy (through Wednesday’s closing prices) would have the portfolio at 17 winners and 15 losers. Please note that I do not recommend buy and hold investing. Sell rules are extremely important and can be found throughout the site. Money management rules are a must while investing but I decided to show you what a simple buy and hold strategy could do if you invest in young growth stocks while trending higher.

General Statistics:
53% win ratio (69% winning percentage using sell rules)
74.9% Average Winning Trade
23.9% Average losing Trade

314% – Top Peak Gainer
42.1% – Worst Loser (does not include sell rules – approx 10% max loss would be incurred).

149% – JSDA, Top Peak Gainer currently showing loss (would have been sold for 87% gain)

Employing a basic 10% sell stop from purchase price while using the simple buy and hold strategy would currently have the portfolio of 32 stocks at a collective gain of 43.4% or almost 10 times that of the S&P 500.

Not bad when covering a wide variety of stocks on a blog over the course of one year.

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Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year

December 23, 2007 by 2 Comments

I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday and a Wonderful New Year!

I will be updating the performance of key chrisperruna.com case studies from 2007 over the next week.

  • Preview: my case studies (the stocks I highlighted and bought the most) were up more than 40% collectively with a simple buy and hold strategy (more than 20 stocks).
  • Impressive if you ask me!
  • The strategy did even better with specific buy and sell rules.
  • To compare, the NASDAQ is up 11.5% and the S&P 500 is up 4.7% for the year (to date).

See you on Wednesday with the first batch of performance numbers.

Watch this awesome display at Lindsaylights.com (2006 display) or youtube!

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A Holiday Gift List

December 13, 2007 by 5 Comments

I don’t know about you but I love books, especially books about the stock market. I frequently ride the train from New Jersey into Manhattan (New York) so I am always on the lookout for new and/or interesting material. Any of the books below would make excellent holiday gifts or stocking stuffers.

Enjoy!

Start with these books and then scroll down to view my Stock Market Library:

An Excellent Stock Market Gift List:

Learning about Stocks (Fundamental and Technical Principles):

System Development and Market Psychology:

Great All-around Reads:

All Others:

Filed Under: Books, Misc.

Making a Christmas List: 5-Part Series

November 24, 2007 by 5 Comments

I will be uploading a great 5-part series this week based on items that are on my Christmas wish list.

It’s that time of year (Thanksgiving) when my family pulls names from a hat and then must buy a gift or gifts for the person they draw. We all add gadgets, toys, dreams and/or necessities to a large wish list that gets mailed back and forth prior to the turkey dinner.

So what’s on my wish list this year? Yes, they are all stock related for the purpose of this blog!

I am going to start big and dream a little bit in Part I

Here’s what to look for in the coming week:

Part I: A BRAND new 2008 Lexus LS (How about that) from Toyota Motor Corp. (TM)

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Part II: I need a Garmin (GRMN) for my Lexus!

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Part III: A New Suit from The Men’s Warehouse (MW)

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Part IV: An iTouch from Apple (AAPL)

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Part V: A Blackberry Pearl from Research in Motion (RIMM)
Bonus Part V.1: I use the Verizon Wireless (VZ) Network

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Blog hits a New High

November 5, 2007 by 4 Comments

Page views and visits were up more than 39% in October for the best month ever at chrisperruna.com. Thank you to everyone – I really do appreciate every single reader of this blog and especially readers that leave their excellent comments!

I end each month by taking a step back and looking at the tremendous progress that this blog is making with visits and page views. My goal is to be the best stock market blog offering the highest quality and unbiased equity research along with the education to help you succeed.

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Feel free to visit my public stock charts list and definitely vote for it if you enjoy the work I am doing. The link is always posted on the right side bar of this blog. I don’t get anything for the vote except a smile for work well done!



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