Market Observer

Observe the market, react to opportunities but stay alert to risks. Rich experience being humbled by Mr Market. Money matters with your head and heart.

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Migration of website

My website https://market-observer.addvaluedonoevil.com has been migrated to a new website Market Observer (market-observer-advdne.blogspot.com) I developed tools to help me observe the market, in keeping with the name of this blog "Market Observer". These tools have been migrated to Github Pages. It will be free for

Online security: Phone practices to protect money from hackers and scammers

Online security: Phone practices to protect money from hackers and scammers

Ranking of financial markets in 2022. My observations

Ranking of financial markets in 2022. My observations

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.

market action

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

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

When I talk to financial advisors and fund managers, a common advice they give is "Do not time the market" or "Market timing does not work". They have a financial incentive to persuade their clients that market timing is bad. Buy-side financial advisors/asset managers earn their fees based on

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.

If Bitcoin existed during Holocaust, it would have been the best asset for Jews to protect wealth. Charlie Munger's contempt is misplaced.

If Bitcoin existed during Holocaust, it would have been the best asset for Jews to protect wealth. Charlie Munger's contempt is misplaced.

Favourite Posts

A retired stockbroker reveals why most retail investors lose money

A retired stockbroker reveals why most retail investors lose money

I like to chat with retirees, particularly those who used to work in a job where they need to be a bit of a snake oil salesman. It is after they retire that they can be completely honest about their past. A few years ago, a retired stockbroker revealed to

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.

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.

Financial protection

Online security: Phone practices to protect money from hackers and scammers

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

Favourite Posts

A retired stockbroker reveals why most retail investors lose money

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

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

Educational

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

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