Diary of investor

bought a few shares of apranga and alita. the first one was going up for a few days, tried - maybe will go for more:) now have minus 3 percent. it is good, that the sum was small. and bought alita. they do not have excellent results, but just feeling that it would be good to have some form them, so bought, also only a few. now have plus 3 percent. not much. interesting, have not heard any news from alita for a while. the bad news for me - oil stocks go down, to buy last week was not good idea... well, as for long term, hope to wait for bulls here before christmas. would like the question of jukos stock selling to come sooner. so much uncertainty there..

feelng dissapointed today. yesterday bought oil and sold one bank. today the oil went down, it was possible to get 10cents lower.. and sold the bank. reacted to the panic in the morning and sold. one more lesson not to stick to the crowd and not to change the rules of the game. have promissed myself hundred of times not to sell... and here you are again. do not learn from mistakes at all. so, in bad mood. and portfolio goes down.. looking to buy something else. technical analysis do not show anything clear. or maybe i am sleepy already.. good night

it is late, dark outside. neigbours and family sleeping. myself thinking about tomorrow. should buy something. so, how do i help myself to make a desicion. first of all, read all the news about listing companies. i am subscribed to one of yahoogroups of local investors. there were over 100 unread news emails in my inbox during the last few days. next, trying to read any comments on forums, chat logs, etc. what were people talking about, what are other's buying and thinking about. should not always trust this source of information, but that it always useful. then, the third, i use my picture of companies. impression. every piece of news or information in some way change the impression and oppinion about stocks and companies. that is like aggregatted picture of all market and picking up a few candidates. hm, maybe should take more careful look on other baltics markets, like tse. still afraid, need more encouragement. so, thinking about some more oil. maybe some more lifosa. the nex

For those who are interested in the baltics (europe) stock market, especially lithuanian, want to offer one site. A site of lithuanian investors community. and a site i love and visit almost everyday. Almost everything is done in lithuanian language, although there is a forum for english speakers. So, visit 'spekuliantai'

wow, crazy summer. golden times for my portfolio. have 6 stocks at the moment, and over 20percent plus. not so much to compare with the stocks up, bbut feeling ok. the last few months i was not selling, just bying. decided it is not worth to sell the stock, when i believe it will go up in a month or two.. and some people say that patience is virtue.. there was real bull market for bank stocks. from the new year one has been up for more then 4 times!! the sad thing is i bought a few bank stocks only last week. and the reputation of the bank is on question. still happy with litle plus, and hope it will not go down a lot. to tell the truth starting worrying about the coming month. usually the summer is quit time, no trades. and here the opposite. maybe the autumn will bring deep long correction with big bears. today and vilse market saw the biggest increase have the stocks, that ussually have minor transactions and almost no volume. people say when the small fish come, it may be the end o