HODL - 26K Think Long Term & Other Investment Trends

Step By Step Strategy To Beat The Market In 2018!

It's a brand new day.......

After a rollercoaster of a ride yesterday on Wall street, record high ends the session today. The DOW Jones after breaking the 26K barrier yesterday did not sustain there. However, today.......

• DJI closed over 26K at $26,115.62 (+322.79   1.25%)
• Nasdaq $7,298.28 (+74.59    1.03%)
• S&P 500  $2,802.56  (+26.14   0.94%)

Encouraging statements out of APPLE (APPL) $179.10 (+2.91 1.65%), as they announce a $350 billion investment excluding a $5 billion advanced manufacturing fund & expects to add 20,000 jobs over the next 5 years. All the while it will pay a $38 billion tax bill, so that foreign money can be moved back into the US.

Boeing Co (BA) $351.01 (+15.85   4.73%)  Travel, airbus demands seems to be the motivation behind it's strong market growth.

IBM (IBM) $168.65 (+4.80  2.93%) up on speculations of cloud computing, possible share gains in microprocessors on the wake of Intel & Advanced Micro Devices chip flaws.


On the crypto front the word of the day is 'HODL" 

As I mentioned in yesterday post. This is what the markets do. Spikes & dips......Candlesticks! 

Yet, rest assure that the current market actions are just what is needed......volatility! When you have a 2000% upward trend over the course of 12 months, one can surely expect this kind of market actions 01/16/2018. Where most altcoins took between a 16.00% and 30.00% dip.

People have to remember that in the early stage of the game, long-term should be the thought process. Hold, study what are the causes, act but don't over react!

There will be multiple situations over the coming months/years that will cause one to go into panic mode. Regulatory concerns, China, Korea, the US dollar, gold prices. The list can go on. Yet, knowing that you are in it for the long haul should be of some relief.  

If you are one of the early birds that got in some year ago and beyond. You are still sitting pretty. Your gains far out weight any current losses of recent days.  From the chart below, you can see that most top coins are up in the plus range over the last 24 hrs.

• Bitcoin - $11,426.15  +8.28 (24 hr. Change)
• Bitcoin cash - $1,769.67  8.09%
• Ethereum - $1,045.12  12.26%  
• Ripple -  $1.33  +33.60%
• Litecoin -$192.89  +16.33%
• Neo - $152.69  +30.56%
• Cardano - $0.673  +29.61

My next 5 of 20 companies that I am researching in 2018. These are not recommendation as stated, yet, are companies within industries that I feel are worthy of potential gains

HIMX   Himax Techn. Inc. ~ Headquartered in Taiwan in 2001, dedicated to display imaging processing technologies.
Himax is a worldwide market leader in display driver ICs and timing controllers used in TVs, laptops, monitors, mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, car navigation, virtual reality (VR) devices and many other consumer electronics devices. Additionally, Himax designs and provides controllers for touch sensor displays, in-cell Touch and Display Driver Integration (TDDI) single-chip solutions, LED driver ICs, power management ICs, scaler products for monitors and projectors, tailor-made video processing IC solutions, silicon IPs and LCOS micro-displays for augmented reality (AR) devices and head-up displays (HUD) for automotive.




HTC      HTC Corp ~ Founded in 1997 this innovator in communcation and internet. Since 2014, they expanded into IoT categories and launched HTC RE™ camera and unveiled UA HealthBox™ to bring an innovative approach to fitness technology. HTC VIVE™ provides users the most immersive virtual reality experience.

RIOT    Riot Blockchain Inc ~ A first mover on the NASDAQ focused on blockchain technology. Leverages its expertise and network to build and support blockchain technology companies. Entered into a definitive agreement to complete a transaction with Cresval Capital Corp.  TessPay is a blockchain company developing a supply chain payment platform for businesses to attempt to guarantee payment on time and in full.

SIEB     Siebert Financial Corp. ~ Originated around 1886, this holding company offers discount brokerage services through its subsidiary Muriel Siebert & Co., which has been in business and a member of the New York Stock Exchange since 1967.  A letter of intent with Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK) to offer discount brokerage services through a portal on Overstock's website will launch 1Q of 2018

STM     STMicroelectronics ~  Is a French-Italian multinational electronics and semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. 

Among the world’s largest semiconductor companies is a leading Integrated Device Manufacturer serving all electronics segments.  A leading technology innovator (approximately 7,500 people working in R&D, ~16,000 owned patents in ~9,500 patent families and ~500 new patent filed. 

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WeHIT 2018 PICK & TRACK  UPDATED 01/17/2018

COMPANY	LAST	CHANGE	%
AMBA  Ambarella Inc	$53.80	+0.11            0.20%
ACBFF  Aurora Cannabis Inc	$9.92	+0.30           3.12%
AVAV    AeroVironment Inc	$53.42	+1..01          1.93%
EXEL    Exelixis Inc	$27.49	-2.16            7.28%
A      Agilent Techn. Inc.	$72.06	+0.83            1.17%
HIMX   Himax Techn. Inc.	$9.89	+0.02             0.20%
HTC      HTC Corp	$73.00	+0.40             0.55%
RIOT    Riot Blockchain Inc	$17.76	-0.52              2.84%
SIEB     Siebert Financial Corp.	$13.68	+1.86             153.74%
STM     STMicroelectronics	$24.34	+0.44              1.84%
ARE    Alexandria Real Estate	$125.50	+0.57              0.46%
SYNA    Synaptics Inc.	$46.82	-0.54              1.14%
IBB      iShare NASDAQ Biotech ETF	$111.41	+0.81             0.73%
TWMJF  Canopy Growth corp	$30.24	+0.98             3.36%
KEYS     Keysight Technologies	$46.01	+1.26              2.82%
VFFIF    Village Farms Inter.	$6.20	+0.01              0.11%
O A         Orbital ATK Inc.	$131.72	-0.03               0.02%
VRTHF  Veritas Pharma	$0.66	+0.05              7.65%
VTC       Vertcoins	$4.14	10.82%
VUZI     Vuzix Corp.	$8.20	+0.05             0.61%

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DAILY  5  GAINERS & LOSERs   01/17/2018

COMPANY	LAST	CHANGE	%
Lam Research Corp	$205.08	+14.69                7.72%
KLA - Tencor Corp	$113.49	+5.83                   5.42%
Texas Instrument Inc	$119.16	+6.24                    5.53%
Applied Materials Inc	$57.34	+2.84                    5.21%
Boeing Co	$351.01	+15.70                   4.68%
Ford Motor Co	$12.18	-0.92                     7.02%
Fastenal Co	$52.20	-3.24                     5.84%
General Electric Co	$17.35	-0.86                     4.72%
DISH Network Corp	$45.45	-2.54                     5.29%
Dentsply Sirona Inc	$62.65	-3.00                     4.57%

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My Personal Top PICK & TRACK Stocks for 2018

The "2018 Wehit "Pick & Track" chart will be a personal top 20 pick that I have an interest in. These picks, I will post as of this posting several times a week on their progress.They are a variation of biotech, technology, cannabis and cryptocurrency entities. I am watching the performance of these stocks as part of an on-going research into these industries in 2018. Again, these are of interest to @wehit and are in no way a recommendation.

Stocks are a weird entity of sorts.  For centuries humans have made and lost fortunes in the markets. Billions have been invested, millions spent trying to understand it's behavior. Which is probably why we are drawn towards it's unpredictability and risk it's financial rewards.

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UPDATED after CLOSE:

01/16/2018 (LOTs  of REDS)

Today, the Dow hits 26K yet closed out at $25,792.86  -10.33  0.04% (+4.34 for the year)

As the Nasdaq slides $7,224.00 -37.06  0.51% (+4.64 for the year)

While the S&P500 holds @ 2776.42 0.00  0.00% (+3.85 for 2018)

All on the heels of the euro as it hits a 3yr. high against the USD.

GE takes a beating, dipping -0.55  2.93% to $18.21

In the crypto world,  also on edge, even though the altcoins are performing as expected when you throw volatility in the mix. Still, most took a grave hit today.

• Bitcoin - $11,256.55  -16.39%
• Bitcoin cash - $1,770.17  -23.03%
• Ethereum - $1,036.69  -17.42%  
• Ripple -  $1.21  -24.39%
• Litecoin -$189.46  -16.37%
• Neo - $142.17  -21.58%
• Cardano - $0.595  -19.67

It seems that most altcoins took a huge dip between -16.00% to -30.00%

Welcome to the world of investments........

The stock markets with it's SPIKE's (up's) and DIP's (down's) acts almost as if they were a pinball machine, bouncing around, up & down day in day out.  Never knowing when that ball will slip between your flippers. 

Step By Step Strategy To Beat The Market In 2018! 

 
Yet, the financial returns are a sense of  future security, particular when in it for the long-term. If you are planning to invest in a company knowingly for 5, 10 15 years. Tracking will only cause you an emotional distress. That seesaw reflection you will witness, likely will keep you up at nights.

However, tracking the companies that you have shares with is your obligation .  As an investor, you want as much information on financial reports, company earnings, quarterly meetings, management changes and data on stocks. Again, this is your duty, as your future yields & gains depends on knowing the happenings of said company.

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Below, I have taken the first 5 of 20 companies that I am researching in 2018. These are not recommendation as stated, yet, are within industries that I feel are worthy of potential gains. 

We have watch the markets doing extremely well recently. And giving the current tax breaks, industries , the likes of Biotech, including medical marijuana, companies involved in drones, virtual/augmented (VR/AR) reality technologies as well as altcoins, stand to do very well in my opinion this year.

AMBA  Ambarella Inc ~ Is a high definition/ultra HD video chip processor company founded in 2004. Currently employing nearly 700 personnel. Ambarella supplies their chips to GoPro, IP securities, non-GoPro wearables as well as drones. It's CEO Fermi wang, have informed of it successful demonstrated of it's CV1 chip to customers and quote "solid execution in support of the development and delivery of our next generation computer vision solutions." And has begun sampling it in both the security & automotive markets.

ACBFF  Aurora Cannabis Inc ~ A medical marijuana producer & distributor. Founded out of Canada in 2006, has recently expanded it's management team. With plans to buy a 17.6% stake in a privately held marijuana grower named Green Organic Dutchman Holdings for $44 million.

2017, being a very good year for this company per it's 4Q & full 2017 financial report . With this year looking extremely well due to projects like the Aurora Sky near completion. Just in time for Canada's official legalization on July 1st 2018.



AVAV    AeroVironment Inc ~ Founded in the early 70's (1971), this is an American technology company. They supply the military and commercial application for unmanned aerial vehicles, commercial information solutions for electric vehicle (EV) system & energy systems. 

At the 2018 CES in Las Vegas this company unveiled it's next-generation EV charging station for commercial, workplace, utility and residential customers around the world called "TurboDX™".

EXEL    Exelixis Inc ~ Founded in 1995, this research & development company has three medicines discovered by Exelixis researchers that treat patients living with certain types of kidney cancer, thyroid cancer and advanced melanoma.

With substantial gains this year, this company stand to flourish in 2018. Data provided indicates improved survival rates among patients with advanced-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common form of liver cancer. And is said to be ready to apply to the FDA, which could increase it $7.7 billion market cap a largely undeserved population.

A      Agilent Techn. Inc. ~  A global leader in life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets. Founded in 1999, as a spin-off from Hewlett-Packard, here is another research, development & manufacturing company. They have won tons of awards in innovations with as many patents for inventions in tow. 

With the recent acquired Cork, Ireland-based Luxcel Biosciences "Luxcel", a developer of real-time fluorescence plate-reader based in vitro cell assay kits. The acquisition expands Agilent's cell analysis portfolio with the addition of easy-to-use assay kits that are compatible with industry standard plate-readers.

This company works with customers in more than 100 countries, providing instruments, software, services and consumables for the entire laboratory workflow.

WeHIT 2018 PICK & TRACK  UPDATED 01/16/2018 (Closed MLK Day)

COMPANY	LAST	CHANGE	%
AMBA  Ambarella Inc	$53.69	-1.23                2.24%
ACBFF  Aurora Cannabis Inc	$9.62	+1.32                 15.91%
AVAV    AeroVironment Inc	$52.41	-1.66                 3.07%
EXEL    Exelixis Inc	$29.65	-0.73                 2.40%
A      Agilent Techn. Inc.	$71.23	-0.50                 0.70%
HIMX   Himax Techn. Inc.	$9.87	-0.83                  7.76%
HTC      HTC Corp	$72.40	-0.20                 0.28%
RIOT    Riot Blockchain Inc	$18.28	-3.60                 16.45%
SIEB     Siebert Financial Corp.	$11.82	-2.34                  16.53%
STM     STMicroelectronics	$23.90	-0.33                 1.36%
ARE    Alexandria Real Estate Equit	$124.93	-0.19                 0.15%
SYNA    Synaptics Inc.	$47.36	-2.40                4.82%
IBB      iShare NASDAQ Biotech ETF	$110.60	-1.38                 1.23%
TWMJF  Canopy Growth corp	$29.36	-3.35                 12.94%
KEYS     Keysight Technologies	$44.75	-0.06                 0.13%
VFFIF    Village Farms International	$6.19	+0.43                 7.42%
O A         Orbital ATK Inc.	$131.75	-0.29                 0.22%
VRTHF  Veritas Pharma	$0.61	-0.04                  6.46%
VTC       Vertcoins	$4.00	22.93%
VUZI     Vuzix Corp.	$8.15	-0.40                4.68%

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DAILY  5  WINNERs & LOSERs  (Closed MLK day) Update @ Close!

COMPANY	LAST	CHANGE	%
Merck & Co Inc	$62.07	+ 3.41                  5.81%
Qualcomm Inc	$68.25	+  2.87                    4.39%
MGM Resorts International	$36.03	+1.00                     2.85 %
equinix Inc	$448.10	+12.15                    2.79%
McKesson Corp	$170.66	+4.41                      2.65%
Netease	$322.08	- 6.75                  2.05%
Under Armour Inc	$13.81	-1.31                   8.66%
Viacom Inc.	$31.38	-2.38                  7.05%
Alliance Data systems Corp	$258.07	-18.34                 6.64%
CF Industries Holdings	$40.71	-2.81                   6.46%

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What Does It Take To Pick A Great Stock Investment? - To A Regular Joe & Josette

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   What affects our financial system? What gets the markets roaring? 

   With all it's up's & downs, fluctuations, peaks, dips, candles & trends . Why is this market a trend anyway? What happened this day that didn't happen yesterday?

   In piecing together a simple insight into the inner workings of the functionality within our stock market! One can only hypothesize. There are no magic wards, you can't input a formula and out materializes an interpretation. 

   In today's intricate world of business finance, those who study, move, react on a hooch & clues, are the ones who most likely will not only survive but will also end up on the wealthier side of the equation.

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However, that is easier said than done. 

   Wall Street & the financial district is ALL about money. Lots & lots of money! 

   It is estimated that some $2+ trillion passed through this district everyday.  

 Everyday......? Phew!

   Money is power & power is money. And there's nothing easy about getting to it neither. 


   Man has for centuries done every conceivable act, scheme, deed, venture & jobs to get their hands on as much of that dollar dollar bill as they can possibly have. And when they do......they want more. 

   It's out there, money, wealth & riches that for sure. The bigger the payout, the bigger the risk one will take.

 The same with the markets.......

   What is the strategy for your investments? Are you looking for a long term or short term investments? 

   These two channels makes a world of difference.

   Long term, being 10, 15 - 20 years that requires you to sit and be patient. These can be medium to minimal risk. Generally called "Buy & Hold" stocks. These are the seeds you plant now . Then you nourish them through maturity and growth. You are building a passive wealth over time especially in what is called compound interest. Reinvesting your dividends  (profits) back into more shares. 

   Short term goals, couple of weeks to under 3 years. Generally, short term gain offer reasonable yield. These are your bank type saving accounts, CD Certificates of Deposit, money market (index) funds, treasuries or bonds. That are less risky.  Trading stocks in the short term game results in higher taxation issues, profits eaten away through penalties & transaction fees. 

   Even shorter term  investing is available. If you enjoy sitting around in front of a computer all day where the operations  are the same yet trading is done in as little as the same day. 

   Day trading,  buying on the fluctuation of the markets. Buy low then sell high and make a quick profit. A bit riskier of course as mentioned above, idea here is to make a little here & there multiple times throughout the day to make it worth while.

   These are just the tip of  iceberg when it comes to the workings of the stock market for a gain. Still, what are some of the barometer in determining a decent playing field? 

How does one began to get a little dirty in the world of trading?

  To start with, companies you know. Understanding the company or industry is of most importance. When you know something about the industry you are investing in. You can interpret other actions that surround that business. 

Example: 
   Let's say you are investing in the automobile industry.  Because you work as a car salesperson, you are close to the action. You have meeting on the car buying experience, your know when car buying is heaviest and in it's slow periods. 

   Other insight maybe the amount of mechanical issues a particular model might have. You get immediate feedback from consumers on a wide variety of subjects that ordinary people just are not privy to. 

   These bits of information can provide you a general feel on what direction that company is heading . If you know that consumer are not happy with the style or performance you then understand that will have an impact on sales within that company thereby influencing the value of your stock.

   Another indicator, looking at the markets for stocks that have hit a first time all-time high. There might be something going on there. Research to see has there been any improvements that may have a connection to this company. Has there been an sales inquiry or talk of merger.

   
   These are some tell-tale signs to be watchful for. If you are going to do investment for a gain. It is most certainly a safer strategy to go long-term or "buy & hold". This requires you buy your shares and hold on to them for 10, 15 or 20+ years.

   Blue chip companies are great long term prospects. Watch for great book-keeping, solid management, future projects. 

   Which takes us to a crucial element in stock trading. Understanding the companies overall value or it's market (cap) capitalization. What debt has it accumulated or it's (EV) enterprise value.  


EPS + P/E RATIO  

You are hoping for returns (profits from the company shares) it's best to look at your earning per share (EPS) growth. While this is a pretty good indication of the companies profits measurements.

What are the trends? 

   For instance,  tech & energy stocks are doing well these last few months. Pay attention to the trucking industry. Up ticks in the sales of trucks is a slick indicator that businesses are busy. People buying goods is always a great economical indicator.

   Here's a few industries that are poised to do very well over the next few years:

• Sustainable Renewable Energy 
• Artificial Intelligence AI, 
• Deep learning, Machine learning
• Drone Technology 
• Electric automobiles, 
• Solar power
• Cannabis (especially medical marijuana)
• Biotech 

        ........are just a few to name.

In picking stocks, one must think in terms of sub-groups. What are ALL the factors that surround that company?

   See within each of these individual industries are other industries. Supply chain as they are called. Suppliers of the materials in process to the finished product.

  
  In the sustainable renewable energy field, you have solar, wind, turbine, hydro. Artificial intelligence requires chips & processors. 
Drone technology will need visual equipment and landing fields, operators, technicians and businesses that will utilize these drones. Solar power uses panels, installers. 
The medical & recreational cannabis industry will set off an agriculture boom like no other. 

   See where I'm going with this. The companies that supply the raw materials to a popular product, say like smartphones & earbuds etc. Great investment opportunities.

   Using this thought process as a foundation. Along with some other technical indicators which we will tap into as we move forward. Will help influence your confidence in your trade, buying & selling strategies. 

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   Please remember this, my one soul purpose is to post information expressed in as plain & simple to understand terminology. No fancy wording or path to complex that you can't get out there and get a piece of your own company. Build a nest egg and wealth as the wealthy have done continuously for decades. Try not to read to much into the steps. It is a learning process, let it happen. As you learn to crawl, then you learn to walk which will lead to running. 

Life isn't that complicated, we just tend to make it that way!

   There's all kind of money out there floating around. The plan is to get sucked up in that whirl wind and ride it like the riches of the rich. And ALL You have to do is what they do.

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