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Ranking of financial markets in 2022. My observations

Ranking of financial markets in 2022. My observations

To help me track financial markets in a customized format to my liking, I developed websites(1, 2, 3, 4, 5) available for free on this blog. Here are the results for 2022. The ranking of the stock indices is adjusted to USD. An investor can make good gains but

Reminiscences and reflections on my experience with FTX. Why I liked the platform until it collapsed

Reminiscences and reflections on my experience with FTX. Why I liked the platform until it collapsed

Market timing has been a good risk-management strategy for me in the 2022 bear market. Pros and cons of this approach

Market timing has been a good risk-management strategy for me in the 2022 bear market. Pros and cons of this approach

Watch how this pump-and-dump stock was dumped. My own experience with scammers. Tips on avoiding being scammed

Watch how this pump-and-dump stock was dumped. My own experience with scammers. Tips on avoiding being scammed

Exited U.S stocks in time to avoid deep losses. A bad year but saved by USD.

Exited U.S stocks in time to avoid deep losses. A bad year but saved by USD.

I put my idle cash funds in Moomoo Cash Plus to fight inflation while waiting for investment opportunities. Moomoo Cash Plus review.

I put my idle cash funds in Moomoo Cash Plus to fight inflation while waiting for investment opportunities. Moomoo Cash Plus review.

Software I developed to monitor FTX lending rates for passive income. Why I like lending out on FTX

Software I developed to monitor FTX lending rates for passive income. Why I like lending out on FTX

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Ranking of financial markets in 2022. My observations

Ranking of financial markets in 2022. My observations

To help me track financial markets in a customized format to my liking, I developed websites(1, 2, 3, 4, 5) available for free on this blog. Here are the results for 2022. The ranking of the stock indices is adjusted to USD. An investor can make good gains but

Market timing has been a good risk-management strategy for me in the 2022 bear market. Pros and cons of this approach

Market timing has been a good risk-management strategy for me in the 2022 bear market. Pros and cons of this approach

Exited U.S stocks in time to avoid deep losses. A bad year but saved by USD.

Exited U.S stocks in time to avoid deep losses. A bad year but saved by USD.

Recent purchase of China/HK stocks not doing well. Looking to buy U.S stocks after last week's rally

Recent purchase of China/HK stocks not doing well. Looking to buy U.S stocks after last week's rally

The U.S stock market rally which started 2 weeks ago is dead. China stock market fights back. Resuming purchase of China, HK stocks (11 June 2022)

The U.S stock market rally which started 2 weeks ago is dead. China stock market fights back. Resuming purchase of China, HK stocks (11 June 2022)

Even the resilient Straits Times Index and Singapore market has succumbed to global stock market weakness. Crypto is crushed. USD is king.

Even the resilient Straits Times Index and Singapore market has succumbed to global stock market weakness. Crypto is crushed. USD is king.

Time to add and hunt for more Singapore stocks (19Mar2022)

Time to add and hunt for more Singapore stocks (19Mar2022)

Opinion

Reminiscences and reflections on my experience with FTX. Why I liked the platform until it collapsed

Reminiscences and reflections on my experience with FTX. Why I liked the platform until it collapsed

FTX has been exposed as a fraud and is now bankrupt. I have lost my funds on FTX, although I withdrew most of it before the collapse. I owe it to myself to reflect deeply on this event. I also owe it to my readers because I wrote 2 positive

Market timing has been a good risk-management strategy for me in the 2022 bear market. Pros and cons of this approach

Market timing has been a good risk-management strategy for me in the 2022 bear market. Pros and cons of this approach

Hodlnaut goes out of business. Hundreds of millions in customer deposits frozen. My own experience with Hodlnaut

Hodlnaut goes out of business. Hundreds of millions in customer deposits frozen. My own experience with Hodlnaut

Losing 99% of funds while shorting Luna, the biggest crash in crypto history

Losing 99% of funds while shorting Luna, the biggest crash in crypto history

My experience with Anchor protocol and thoughts about the TerraLuna ecosystem crash

My experience with Anchor protocol and thoughts about the TerraLuna ecosystem crash

The inverted yield curve has not been useful for predicting bear markets in a timely fashion in the past 40 years. Here's the data.

The inverted yield curve has not been useful for predicting bear markets in a timely fashion in the past 40 years. Here's the data.

Lost 78% within 1 week of purchase of Russian equity fund. Lessons learnt.

Lost 78% within 1 week of purchase of Russian equity fund. Lessons learnt.

Favourite Posts

Reminiscences and reflections on my experience with FTX. Why I liked the platform until it collapsed

Reminiscences and reflections on my experience with FTX. Why I liked the platform until it collapsed

FTX has been exposed as a fraud and is now bankrupt. I have lost my funds on FTX, although I withdrew most of it before the collapse. I owe it to myself to reflect deeply on this event. I also owe it to my readers because I wrote 2 positive

A retired stockbroker reveals why most retail investors lose money

A retired stockbroker reveals why most retail investors lose money

Losing 99% of funds while shorting Luna, the biggest crash in crypto history

Losing 99% of funds while shorting Luna, the biggest crash in crypto history

My experience with Anchor protocol and thoughts about the TerraLuna ecosystem crash

My experience with Anchor protocol and thoughts about the TerraLuna ecosystem crash

Software I developed for observing financial markets and why I developed them (part 2) - Stock market internals

Software I developed for observing financial markets and why I developed them (part 2) - Stock market internals

Software I developed for observing financial markets and why I developed them (part 1) - Stock indices

Software I developed for observing financial markets and why I developed them (part 1) - Stock indices

The inverted yield curve has not been useful for predicting bear markets in a timely fashion in the past 40 years. Here's the data.

The inverted yield curve has not been useful for predicting bear markets in a timely fashion in the past 40 years. Here's the data.

Stock picks

Even the resilient Straits Times Index and Singapore market has succumbed to global stock market weakness. Crypto is crushed. USD is king.

Time to add and hunt for more Singapore stocks (19Mar2022)

Lost 78% within 1 week of purchase of Russian equity fund. Lessons learnt.

Russian-Ukraine war crashed global stock markets. I bought Russian equity fund this week. 25Feb2021

Global markets worsen. U.S market rally dies. China bucks the trend. Some China stock picks revealed. Weekly observation 03Dec2021

Financial protection

Market timing has been a good risk-management strategy for me in the 2022 bear market. Pros and cons of this approach

Watch how this pump-and-dump stock was dumped. My own experience with scammers. Tips on avoiding being scammed

Hodlnaut goes out of business. Hundreds of millions in customer deposits frozen. My own experience with Hodlnaut

Losing 99% of funds while shorting Luna, the biggest crash in crypto history

Lost 78% within 1 week of purchase of Russian equity fund. Lessons learnt.

Educational

Reminiscences and reflections on my experience with FTX. Why I liked the platform until it collapsed

Market timing has been a good risk-management strategy for me in the 2022 bear market. Pros and cons of this approach

Watch how this pump-and-dump stock was dumped. My own experience with scammers. Tips on avoiding being scammed

Hodlnaut goes out of business. Hundreds of millions in customer deposits frozen. My own experience with Hodlnaut

A retired stockbroker reveals why most retail investors lose money