Saturday, June 18, 2011

Trading Stocks in One-Billionth of a Second:

http://stockmarketchartanalyst.blogspot.com/

John C. Ogg - June 14, 2011

The pace at which the market trades stocks, bonds, currencies, and futures seems to have once again become faster than anyone could have ever imagined. Forget a few hundred automated trades a second impacting the markets … If all claims are true, trading in the sub-nanosecond barrier is reality.

High Frequency Trading, what is called HFT on Wall Street, is a mystery to most investors. Its aim is to make money from market inefficiencies via programs that analyze data and which make automated trading decisions that can last for fractions of a second or which can last for a fraction of day. Any market from currencies, to stocks, to futures and options, and other financial instruments can have heavy amounts of HFT influence.

HFT has been a target of Main Street and Washington D.C. for an obvious reason. HFT often excludes Joe Public, leaving the typical investor at a huge disadvantage against the professionals. That’s not the entire story, however. Some successful independent active traders use many tools and tricks of HFT. If the claims are real, those who can afford it will be able to trade stocks, currencies and other electronic market securities in less than one-billionth of a second.

Yes, under 1/1,000,000,000… This is under the nanosecond barrier and that is what has been claimed by an outfit called Fixnetix.

Demonstrations of the technology are taking place this week at the SIFMA Financial Services Technology Expo 2011 in New York. The company has announced its iX-eCute, a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) microchip for “ultra-low latency trading” that is called “the world’s fastest trading appliance for the financial markets.” It says that customers are now seeing latencies as low as 740 nanoseconds through the stack, or wire-to-wire.

The company also noted that this is not just for speed but also for regulatory use. It claims that 20+ pre-risk checks take less than 100 nano seconds.

Fixnetix claims that iX-eCute has no detrimental impact on trading performance with the necessary risk controls as it enforces pre-market risks at nano-second time frames yet still prevents trade latency. It noted that ” Unlike other solutions, the iX-eCute microchip has near zero impact on latency for governing the required checks directed by the recent SEC Rule 15c3-5 and anticipated declarations from other regulatory governing bodies.”


The company has also noted, “Fixnetix iX-eCute microchip can be utilized as a standalone trading gateway which clients can connect to via 1/10 or 40gig Ethernet or as an integrated system in your own x86 or P-series systems to access iX-eCute via PCIe direct memory drivers to gain the ultimate trading speed.” In short, this is a trading gateway that acts as a single interface for multiple financial markets around the globe in multiple asset classes.

Securities Technology Monitor noted on June 10, “Hanweck Associates of New York said its Volera trading and risk management system is capable of calculating 8 million prices a second, using graphics processors in combination with general purpose central processors. The engine is in use at the International Securities Exchange, an all-electronic options exchange.” Effectively, it noted that it has an analytics engine that can price 150 million options in just 17 seconds.

Some firms must have this, whether the argument about “how much advantage comes at what cost” has to be brought up. Here are some scenarios to consider:

Imagine being the fund manager for a high-volume leveraged ETF that uses derivatives, futures, stocks, and options as buy and sell orders come in throughout the day. These funds cannot say that they will reconcile hourly or at the end of the day even if they are honest about the risks of tracking error.

You run a global fund that simultaneously trades currencies, equities via futures and e-minis, bonds, and commodities. Imagine the day that the machines decide to unload $10 billion in bonds to suddenly rotate into equities and hard commodities.

And lastly, the “hope”…. You are a regulatory agency or a risk management professional, and suddenly you can track millions of transactions in literally seconds that flag unusual trading patterns or which put a firm’s capital outside of the legal risk parameters.

With most benefits or advantages, risks follow. Markets can move faster than humans can react, often without rhyme or reason. The Flash Crash was the most recent example that will stand out. The benefit is that institutions could exit or enter positions for billions of dollars in literally a fraction of a second. The bad news is that it could happen so fast that the investment community from retail to most institutional investors to exchanges to regulators might not even notice in time to react.

If a transaction can occur in under one-billionth of a second, then in theory more than one-billion transactions could be transacted in one second as well. Imagine a scenario where the DJIA rallies 100 points in just a few seconds and then sells off by the same amount or more in the following few seconds. It sounds grossly exaggerated, but it might not be.

http://agoracom.com/ir/ECU/forums/discussion/topics/488407-latest-computer-trades/messages/1564145#message

Sunday, May 1, 2011

$SGDH - SGD Holdings, Ltd. - VIDEO: Fundamental and Technical Analysis:

Here is a ten-minute video that shows the Fundamental and Technical Analysis of SGDH - SGD Holdings, Ltd.

http://stockmarketchartanalyst.blogspot.com/



Saturday, April 9, 2011

$MSMY - MC Endeavors Inc. - Fundamental and Technical Analysis:



http://www.centiuum.com/

MC Endeavors Inc. is an international Smart-Home Builder and Sustainable Community Developer utilizing green technologies such as solar, wind, and biogas powered generators along with water remediation and retention storage systems. We are a corporation that “holds” several green technology companies. We are architects, engineers, and inventors that think “out-of –the –box” so-to-speak when it comes to green building technologies and green community planning. Below is a list of what we focus on:

* Freedom Smart Construction Homes for Disaster Prevention

* Independent Off-the-Grid Communities

* Self-Sustainable Living and Work Places

* Green Master Planning – LEED Certified

* Retention and Storage of Storm Water

* Raw Sewage Remediation using Plasma Incineration Systems

* Biogas Energy Generation from Landfills & Waste Streams

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$MSMY'S - MISSION:

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By providing our customers with long-lasting products that are environmentally friendly, we offer a viable green alternative to concrete and wood building systems. Our systems and products also play a key role in project designs that are eligible for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. These programs cover a wide range of applications including:
* New Commercial Construction and Major Renovation Projects

* Existing Building Operations and Maintenance

* Commercial Interiors Projects

* Core and Shell Development Projects

* Smart Grid Homes

* Neighborhood Development

* Multiple Buildings and On-Campus Building Projects

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$MSMY - FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS:

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Showing all Press Releases for 2011, an overview of their Revenue Stream, their Share Structure, last weeks interview with the CEO, and a description of their Marketplace...

First off, you should know that this stock trades on the Pink Sheet Exchange...For those of you that don't trade penny stocks, you should know that this stock is trading at ONLY $.04 right now...I still think you should take a close look at this company, because...

This company has booked Revenues of over $350 Million dollars for numerous projects that will be completed in the next five years...Many of them will complete much sooner than that...I think that this company is very undervalued at these prices, and in time, will be much higher...It is listed on the Pink Exchange with the "Current Information" status, which is the highest level on that Exchange...


http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/MSMY/company-info


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SHARE STRUCTURE:

These are the Share Structure numbers the CEO stated during his StockGoodiesRadio interview earlier this week:

At the end of 1st Quarter 2011, the MSMY Share Structure is as follows:

654,000,000 O/S a/o Mar 31, 2011 (550M restricted)
104,000,000 Float a/o Mar 31, 2011
770,000,000 A/S a/o Dec 31, 2010

This is a low floater, and can move up very quickly on relatively low volume...


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CEO INTERVIEW ON STOCKGOODIES RADIO:

Click on this link to hear the interview from April 6, 2011:

http://www.stockgoodies.com/m/sounds/view/MSMYeditedInterview4-6-11-mp3


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$MSMY - REVENUES:

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The grand total is at the bottom of this section... And would you believe it's nearly $400 Million since the beginning of this YEAR?...This stock is Very UNDER Valued!...

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Tuesday April 5, 2011 - $10 Billion (?)

$MSMY -Tim Algier, CEO of MC Endeavors, stated that, “MCE continues to receive RFPs for rebuilding efforts from disaster areas around the globe. Our Director, U.S. Ambassador Lewis Lucke, has informed us that reconstruction efforts in Haiti will begin to be funded now that President Michel Martelly has finally taken office. Over $10 Billion in funding has already been raised worldwide for Haiti Reconstruction.”

<< What % of that $10 Billion dollars will be awarded to MSMY?...even a tiny percentage is still big revenues...And U.S. Ambassador Lewis Lucke recently joined the MSMY Board of Directors to advise them on the Haiti situation...This alone is HUGE!...IMO...>>

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/MC-Endeavors-Points-to-Growth-bw-4184509954.html?x=0&.v=1


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Tuesday March 29, 2011 - $18 Million

$MSMY - MC Endeavors, Inc. (Pink Sheets: MSMY) announced a new $18 Million project working with a large landfill operator that has more than 20 generator sites throughout the United States, from its newest subsidiary ENGENAIRE, Inc. using another proprietary multi-fuel generator product that will revolutionize the commercial power industry by allowing any number of generators to run in parallel out to the grid without expensive control systems, thereby saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in start up costs.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ENGENAIREs-Inductive-bw-2134392496.html?x=0&.v=1


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Tuesday March 22, 2011 - $12 Million

$MSMY announced a new $12 Million USD project from its newest subsidiary ENGENAIRE, Inc. using another GREEN proprietary product that will revolutionize the way banks worldwide will supply backup power to each of their branches and data centers: The ‘Blinkless’ Power Backup System.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ENGENAIREs-Blinkless-Power-bw-4130509691.html?x=0&.v=1


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Tuesday February 8, 2011 - $5.6 Million

$MSMY announced its subsidiary CENTIUUM Holdings, Inc. has entered into joint venture agreement with ECO Lifestyle Homes of Las Vegas, Nevada to build selected projects here in the United States. The first project is for $5.6 Million and will be with a well known client that is located in the Gulf Coast of Florida.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/MC-Endeavors-and-Its-bw-1665757655.html?x=0&.v=1


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Thursday January 27, 2011 - $16 - 20 Million (?)

$MSMY announced its subsidiary CENTIUUM Holdings Asia is holding planning meetings over the next few days to incorporate two new "green" golf courses to the master plan in the government free enterprise zone (GFEZ) of the Hwayang Region on the southern coast of South Korea. The two 18-hole courses will be designed by the world renowned golf course design firm of Robert Trent Jones II who has designed over 250 courses around the globe. The total project cost for the golf courses is estimated to be $16 - $20 million USD."

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/MC-Endeavors-Plans-Two-iw-1894336692.html?x=0&.v=1

<< And again, they aren't clear on what % of that amount is theirs...>>


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Tuesday January 11, 2011 - $206 Million (!)

$MSMY announced that it has been awarded $206 million in design and construction contracts that span over the next 5 years through its subsidiaries CENTIUUM Holdings Inc. and CENTIUUM Holdings Asia. Projects to build $24M to construct site offices for GUNHOO E&C, $22M to construct and install StormTech water-retention and storage chambers for a soccer stadium near Seoul, and $160M for the master plan and Phase 1 development of a 2500 acre destination "green" resort and business community in the self-sustaining region of Hwayang on the coast of the Southern Province of Jeollanam-Do in South Korea.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/MC-Endeavors-Inks-206M-in-iw-166974875.html?x=0&.v=1

<< $206 Million dollars?...and in ONLY two weeks of January?...WOW!!!...>>


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Wednesday January 5, 2011 - $24 Million

$MSMY announced its subsidiary CENTIUUM Holdings Asia has signed an agreement with GUNHOO E&C of to manufacture and install construction supervision offices for their project sites throughout South Korea and Asia. GUNHOO Engineers and Constructors is headquartered in the City of Incheon and designs and builds housing complexes, manufacturing facilities, logistics centers, and overseas plants. The first order is for 100 units of the 400 sq. meter Type-A Construction Office Buildings at a cost of $24M US.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/MC-EndeavorsCentiuum-Holdings-iw-2584447578.html?x=0&.v=1


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<< What do you get when you add all this up?...well, two of them don't give details on what MSMY's revenues will be...I believe the numbers listed were for 'total' project costs, so I will lowball estimate them...>>


1/5 - $24 Million

1/11 - $206 Million

1/27 - 5 Million (a guess on their % for the $16 - $20 Million golf course job)

2/8 - 5.6 Million

3/22 - 12 Million

3/29 - $18 Million

4/5 - $100 Million (a guess on their % for the $10 Billion Haiti rebuild)

FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF: $371 Million dollars of REVENUES booked since the beginning of this year!...

$MSMY is VERY undervalued trading at .04 IMO...


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ALL MSMY PR'S FOR 2011:

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http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=61834387

or...

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=MSMY.PK+Headlines


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$MSMY'S MARKETPLACE:

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CENTIUUM examines the industrialized nations that have mandated environmental laws forcing industry to acquire carbon credits by “cleaning-up” their processes and decreasing energy use or demand. We find need and then fill it with one of our licensed technologies.

http://www.centiuum.com/marketplace.html

Renewable Energy:

The demand for fossil fuels is reduced when renewable energy sources are used because non-biomass renewable sources of energy (hydropower, geothermal, wind, and solar) do not directly emit greenhouse gases. The production and use of renewable fuels has grown substantially in recent years as a result of higher prices for oil and natural gas due to the emergence of China & India as growing consumers of oil & natural gas that many say will soon surpass U.S. consumption of these fossil fuels. Production of renewable fuels have also been driven by a number of State and Federal Government incentives, including the Energy Policy Acts of 2002 and 2005 and the use of renewable fuels is expected to continue to grow well beyond the next 30 years. The methods CENTIUUM uses to create renewable energy are patented technologies that incinerate wastewater & sewage while creating smart-grid electricity and an integrating patented technology that captures low temperature waste gases that are presently being emitted into the atmosphere by industry and converts them into smart-grid electricity.

Smart-Grid & CDM Business:

The 2-way digital communication technology of the Smart-Grid & Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) allows for emission-reduction (or emission removal) projects in developing countries to earn Certified Emission Reduction (CER) credits, each equivalent to one ton of CO2. These CERs can be traded and sold, and used by industrialized countries to a meet a part of their emission reduction targets under the Kyoto Protocol. A smart grid delivers electricity from suppliers to consumers using two-way digital technology to control appliances at consumers' homes to save energy, reduce cost and increase reliability and transparency. The smart grid includes an intelligent monitoring system that keeps track of all electricity flowing in the system.

It also incorporates the use of superconductive transmission lines for less power loss, as well as the capability of integrating alternative sources of electricity such as solar and wind. When power is least expensive, a smart grid could turn on selected home appliances such as washing machines or factory processes that can run at arbitrary hours. At peak times it could turn off selected appliances to reduce demand.

Freedom Smart-Grid Homes:

CENTIUUM’s “uniquely patented building systems” automate the building of a home in a factory which allows for assembly at the site. Housing development and assembly of the components right there in the community using local workers allows them to build and take “ownership” of structurally sound and energy efficient homes literally within days instead of months which may potentially save lives in areas of need. Communities will be integrated with Smart-Grid and Renewable Energy sources to become self-sufficient.

Sustainable Eco Business Development and Environmental Engineering Services:

The sustainable eco development is based on the assumption that societies need to manage three types of capital (economic, social, and natural), which may be non-substitutable and whose consumption might be irreversible. We place waste-to-gas energy conversion technologies at landfills in cities. We provide scientific, consulting and engineering services for water resources, groundwater, watershed management, mining, geotechnical, steam exhaust, & environmental management and program services for water and wastewater facilities.

Storm Water Retention:

see this PDF Presentation - http://www.centiuum.com/Storm%20Tech%20Projects.pdf%20-%20Adobe%20Acrobat%20Pro.pdf


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$MSMY - CONTACT INFORMATION:

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MC Endeavors Inc.
23276 South Pointe Drive
Office Suite 113
Laguna Hills, CA, 92653

Website: http://www.centiuum.com/

Phone: 949-916-9599

Email: tim.algier@centiuum.com

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$MSMY - TECHNICAL ANALYSIS:

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Here is the Daily Chart after the close on Friday, April 8, 2011 and there is a seven-minute video below the chart that goes into more detail...




This video was created after the closing bell on Thursday, April 7, 2011:



Thursday, April 7, 2011

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Hi-Resolution Photos:

6 April 2011

http://cryptome.org/cryptome.org/eyeball/daiichi-npp/.htm

Thursday, March 17, 2011

JUNP - Juniper Group Inc. - Adds Former Ericsson Mobile Phone Executive Vice President as Consultant:

http://stockmarketchartanalyst.blogspot.com/

Press Release Source: Juniper Group, Inc. On Thursday March 17, 2011, 8:27 am

BOCA RATON, Fla., March 17, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Juniper Group (OTCQB:JUNP) is pleased to announce that Hakan Wretsell has joined the Company as a consultant to assist in expanding its wireless telecommunication operations. Mr. Wretsell brings with him vast knowledge of our industry, talent in achieving sales growth and has a proven record in strong team building.

Mr. Wretsell has almost 20 years of experience in the wireless telecommunication industry with over a decade with Ericsson Mobile Phones, both domestically and internationally. During his tenure in the United States, with Ericsson Mobile Phones-Region Americas as Executive Vice President and General Manager reporting to the President of Ericsson Mobile Phones, the company's sales volume doubled to approximately $2.0 billion and its U.S. market share grew from 11% to 15%. He also has broad experience in the South American and Asian markets which underscores his vast international business acumen.

Of his association with Juniper, Mr. Wretsell said, "I am very excited to join Juniper and get involved in the U.S. market again. I see many vertical and horizontal opportunities for Juniper to grow both organically and through acquisitions. I look forward to helping to build a strong management team in order to avail Juniper of the opportunities in the fast growing wireless telecommunications market."

Vlado P. Hreljanovic, President and CEO said, "It is with great pleasure that we welcome Hakan Wretsell to Juniper. We anticipate that Mr. Wretsell will stimulate the organization in taking on new challenges. We believe we are in position to launch a new era of growth. Mr. Wretsell has extensive experience and success, both domestically and internationally, and will help guide us in this transition. We all wish him well here at Juniper, and look forward to new opportunities for the company ahead."

About Juniper Group, Inc.

Juniper Group, Inc. (OTCQB:JUNP) conducts wireless infrastructure services through its operating subsidiaries which primarily focus their activities in the Eastern and Central United States. Our intention is to be able to support the increased demand in the deployment of wireless infrastructure services with leading wireless telecommunication companies in providing them with maintenance and upgrading of wireless telecommunication network sites, site acquisitions, site surveys, co-location facilitation, tower construction and antenna installation to tower system integration, hardware and software installations.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Juniper-Adds-Former-Ericsson-pz-3885191305.html?x=0&.v=1

Monday, March 7, 2011

Ted Kaufman's Friday Hearing Explains Everything That Is Broken With The US Financial System:

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/07/2011 22:10 -0500 Zero Hedge:

On Friday, free and efficient market champion Ted Kaufman, previously known for his stern crusade to rid the world of the HFT scourge, and all other market irregularities which unfortunately will stay with us until the next major market crash (and until the disbanding of the SEC following the terminal realization of its corrupt and utter worthlessness), held a hearing on the impact of the TARP on financial stability, no longer in his former position as a senator, but as Chairman of the Congressional TARP oversight panel.

Witness included Simon Johnson, Joseph Stiglitz, Allan Meltzer, William Nelson (Deputy Director of Monetary Affairs, Federal Reserve), Damon Silvers (AFL-CIO Associate General Counsel), and others.

In typical Kaufman fashion, this no-nonsense hearing was one of the most informative and expository of all Wall Street evils to ever take place on the Hill. Which of course is why it received almost no coverage in the media.

Below we present a full transcript of the entire hearing, together with select highlights. The insights proffered by the panelists and the witnesses, while nothing new to those who have carefully followed the generational theft that has been occurring for two and a half years in plain view of everyone and shows no signs of stopping, are truly a must read for virtually every citizen of America and the world: this transcript explains in great detail what absolute crime is, and why it will likely forever go unpunished.

Read the full transcript here:

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/ted-kaufmans-friday-hearing-explains-everything-broken-us-financial-system

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Investor Sentiment: Retail-Oriented Trend Followers Are Too Bullish:

http://stockmarketchartanalyst.blogspot.com/

The following chart and text are an excerpt from our January US Financial Market Chart Book , which was distributed to Asbury Research subscribers on January 12th.

The chart shows that trend-following, weak-handed individual investors are at a 6-year bullish extreme on the US stock market.

The red vertical highlights between both panels show that these bullish extremes by individual investors have coincided with every important market top since 2005.

History tells us this is not a good thing.



http://www.decisionpoint.com/TAC/KOSAR.html

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Here are a few more reports out this week having to do with Investor Sentiment:

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The January 18th Blogger Sentiment Poll:





http://tickersense.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c924353ef0148c7bd4678970c-popup

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The Stock Market Has Been Overbought For 31 Consecutive Trading Days:

http://tickersense.typepad.com/ticker_sense/2011/01/overbought-31-consecutive-trading-days.html

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The AAII Investor Sentiment Survey:



http://www.aaii.com/sentimentsurvey/

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The NAAIM Survey of Manager Sentiment:



http://www.naaim.org/naaimadsenttrend.aspx

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Long-Term Mutual Fund Flows - January 19, 2011



http://www.ici.org/research/stats/flows/flows_01_19_11

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Happy Trading!...
zigzagman


Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Investing is Dying as Computer Trading, ETFs & Dark Pools Proliferate:

http://stockmarketchartanalyst.blogspot.com/

There's an old Wall Street adage meant to inspire investors that goes "it's not a stock market, but a market of stocks." Consider that dead.

Computer trading, dark pools and exchange-traded funds are dominating market action on a daily basis, statistics show, killing the buy and hold philosophy still attempted by many professional and retail investors alike. Everything moves up or down together at a speed faster than which a normal person can react, traders said.

High frequency trading accounts for 70 percent of market volume on a daily basis, according to several traders' estimates. The average holding period for U.S. stocks is now just 2.8 months, according to the Crosscurrents newsletter. In the 1980s, it was two years.

"The theory that buy-and-hold was the superior way to ensure gains over the long term, has been ditched completely in favor of technology," said Alan Newman, author of the monthly newsletter. "HFT promises gains are best provided by holding periods measuring as few as microseconds, possibly a few minutes, or at worst, a few hours."

The problem is only made worst by the proliferation of exchange-traded funds, traders said. The vehicles, which make trading a group of stocks as easy as buying and selling an individual security, passed the $1 trillion in assets mark at the end of last year, according to BlackRock. This is probably why all ten sectors of the S&P 500 finished in the black for two consecutive years, something that's only happened one other time since 1960, according to Bespoke Investment Group.

"The capital raising stock market of the past hundred years has morphed in just the last 10 years into a casino," said Sal Arnuk of Themis Trading and a market infrastructure expert who advised the SEC after last year's so-called Flash Crash. "Who is doing the fundamental work analyzing stocks? In the end, we've greatly increased systemic risk."

Another factor jumped into the fray in December: dark pools. Off-exchange trading accounted for more than a third of the trading volume in December, says Raymond James. While these trades are eventually reported to the public markets, they further damage price discovery, an essential element for a fair securities market, investors said.

"This was a record high market share for off-exchange trading and we believe the SEC will ultimately be forced to react to support the price discovery process by limiting off-exchange trading for all traces except for large block trades," wrote Raymond James analyst Patrick O'Shaughnessy in a note to clients yesterday.

"This destroys capital markets," said Jon Najarian, co-founder of TradeMonster and a 'Fast Money' trader. "Hidden trading venues, where some participants get to peek at the orders as they are entered so long as they agree to 'interact' with a minimum percentage, is not an exchange, it's a license to steal."

While many see these forces aligning to cause a sort of self-correcting powerful drop in the market down the road, others feel like it's creating an opportunity for the stock pickers to mount a comeback.

At the end of last year, something strange happened. After tracking the S&P 500 for most of 2010, the Russell 2000 Index, made up of many small companies with very different characteristics and merits, broke away in the final three months to double the gains of large cap benchmark for the year.

"Small cap outperformance in the last quarter is a very good sign this trend is ending," said Joshua Brown, money manager and author of The Reformed Broker blog. "Winners and losers are starting to separate themselves after a year of the whole risk-on (buy anything), risk off (sell everything) of the last year."

Of course, you could have just bought the iShares Russell 200 Index ETF (NYSEArca:IWM) in September.

http://yhoo.it/gcZ8gF