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Margin account – why I started using margin account last couple of months (12 Dec 23)

Margin account – why I started using margin account last couple of months (12 Dec 23) 1192 557 Ernest Lim's Investing Blog

Dear all With reference to my market write-ugp dated 23 Oct (click HERE), where I mentioned that I was buying on dips and was judiciously using leverage via my newly…

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Markets hit by selling pressure. Is it time to BUY? (23 Oct 23)

Markets hit by selling pressure. Is it time to BUY? (23 Oct 23) 1228 584 Ernest Lim's Investing Blog

Dear all It has been some time since I last wrote an article on market outlook. I have been extremely busy for the past three months where I have been…

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Comfort Delgro closed at $1.03, lowest last seen on 18 Mar 2004! (9 Jun 23)

Comfort Delgro closed at $1.03, lowest last seen on 18 Mar 2004! (9 Jun 23) 1037 604 Ernest Lim's Investing Blog

Dear all Comfort Delgro (“CD”) closed at $1.03 today. Based on Bloomberg, this was the lowest close last seen on 18 Mar 2004. The main reason cited for this recent…

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Comfort Delgro sinks to 14-year low! Will it go lower? (19 Jan 2023)

Comfort Delgro sinks to 14-year low! Will it go lower? (19 Jan 2023) 1071 604 Ernest Lim's Investing Blog

Dear all On 11 Jan, Comfort (CD) closed at $1.21, the lowest close since 31 Oct 2008. The next day, to the horror of CD’s shareholders, it broke $1.21 with…

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Markets – diverging signs from technicals and fundamentals. What should we do? (4 Apr 2022)

Markets – diverging signs from technicals and fundamentals. What should we do? (4 Apr 2022) 913 295 Ernest Lim's Investing Blog

Dear all March has been a roller coaster month. Hong Kong market, represented by Hang Seng index touched multi-year lows around 14-15 Mar and has rebounded approximately 21% from the…

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AEM enters bear market despite analysts’ positive calls. What gives? (20 Feb 22)

AEM enters bear market despite analysts’ positive calls. What gives? (20 Feb 22) 736 530 Ernest Lim's Investing Blog

Dear all AEM has fallen 21% from an intraday high of $5.37 on 14 Dec 2021 to close $4.25 on 18 Feb 2022. What has happened in the last two…

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STI is up 10.1% YTD; may face profit taking in the near-term (16 Feb 2022)

STI is up 10.1% YTD; may face profit taking in the near-term (16 Feb 2022) 883 293 Ernest Lim's Investing Blog

Dear all STI has been on a tear since the start of the year. With reference to my write-up published on 5 Jan 2022 (click HERE) citing that Asian indices…

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GSS Energy – Electric mobility business takes shape (25 Jan 22)

GSS Energy – Electric mobility business takes shape (25 Jan 22) 1226 675 Ernest Lim's Investing Blog

Dear all, With reference to my write-up published on 5 Jan 2022 (click HERE) citing that Asian indices are likely to outperform that of the U.S. market in 2022, our…

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Will Singapore stocks outperform U.S. stocks in 2022? (5 Jan 2022)

Will Singapore stocks outperform U.S. stocks in 2022? (5 Jan 2022) 877 295 Ernest Lim's Investing Blog

Dear all With reference to my market outlook published on 7 Nov (see HERE) citing our Singapore market may face near term profit taking, STI dropped 201 points, or 6.6%…

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China Aoyuan – a potential value play? (15 Jun 21)

China Aoyuan – a potential value play? (15 Jun 21) 736 529 Ernest Lim's Investing Blog

Dear all Against the backdrop of rising inflation, some market strategists have recommended “additional urgency” to rotate from technology plays to “old economy value stocks” to hedge against potential inflation…

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