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Hype stocks.... after the fact, it is always easy to say we should have bought some.
But there and then, to buy, our heart is most unwilling.
Becoz we know that if we get it wrong, then the next must-do thing is to pain pain cut.
Cutting loss is never a pleasant and painless thing to do. Never.
Not to mention it will cause a big dent on our morale.
So we tend to naturally gravitate towards stocks which we can " if lose, LOON until WIN and collect divdends meantime" .
Look at Bro yoga. On paper yes, he has been LOONing his lots bought at 2.91 for years. But in reality, he is already a
winner. Becoz he collected 3 if not 4 rounds of half yearly dividends totalling some 30 cts. So his 2.91s are actually 2.61s.
Plus he has since bought more to average down and also subscribed for new shares at a bargain price of $2.35 per share.
His new entry price is at $2.77 thereabout. If he buys more now, his entry price can be lowered further to the 2.60s series.
When sampan is back at 2.70 to 2.90, Bro yoga would have made enough to open a yoga school. That' s the beauty of
investing in " if lose, can LOON until WIN and meantime collect dividends" stocks.   

sanvan      ( Date: 23-Apr-2026 11:06) Posted: Bro Caesar, Nanofilm hit $1.28. noting sort of amazing.  when it was 80c, and you mentioned this baby, a small punt should have been made.    But, some of us are unfamiliar and prefer the loon till recover price type of stock.  Like Sampan.

 

Bro Spore,
I still see heavy selling.
Will wait at 4.60.

 

Nibbled small units at 4.72

sanvan      ( Date: 23-Apr-2026 10:19) Posted: Speedy Singtel is at 4.69 : 4.70. 15 million done.

 

Congrats!

yoga123      ( Date: 23-Apr-2026 10:07) Posted: Thanks Bro spore, I just checked and got my requested PO shares.  👍 spore1      ( Date: 23-Apr-2026 08:25) Posted: PO share credited. Do check it out

 

Whole market red Seas.... What's the MF Trump up to again....?

 

Bro Caesar,
Nanofilm hit $1.28.
noting sort of amazing. 
when it was 80c, and you mentioned this baby, a small punt should have been made.   
But, some of us are unfamiliar and prefer the loon till recover price type of stock. 
Like Sampan. 

 

Speedy Singtel is at 4.69 : 4.70.
15 million done.
 

 

Thanks Bro spore, I just checked and got my requested PO shares.  👍

spore1      ( Date: 23-Apr-2026 08:25) Posted: PO share credited. Do check it out

 

The new narrative I was talking about has become a fact.

CNA reported that....

- There is no deadline to the ceasefire.
- Truce will continue until talks are concluded.
- Blockade of the Straits of Hormuz will continue until a deal is made.

This means Trump has decided more or less there is no need to continue fighting or bombing Iran' s bridges and power plants.
Just continue with the naval blockade to choke off Iran' s economy and suffocate the rogue regime until they bleed dry.
That way,, no issues regarding war crimes, no need to spend more money on bombs and missiles and no need to risk the lives
of American servicemen and servicewomen. 

Time is on Trump' s side. He can wait for as long as it takes.
Iran cannot.
Iran needs money to pay their soldiers. 
So this is one staring session which Iran cannot have.
Iran will blink first. Iran will lose. And they know it.
Which is why Iran' s No, 1 priority now is how to force Trump to end the naval blockade.
If Iran cannot get Trump to end the blockade, then how else to sell their oil and gas via other land routes.
Obviously there is no viable land route solution. Otherwise they would have done it and dont bother at all
about the naval blockade. One super tanker can carry 3 million barrels of oil. A standard highway oil tanker
truck can carry about 250 barrels of oil. One super tanker can do the job of 12000 oil tanker trucks. So using
trucks to sell oil is a NO-NO for Iran. The Iranians want the naval blockade to end immediately. As long as they
can sell oil, they can earn oil revenue. With revenue, they can keep fighting forever. Otherwise, when the money
runs out, it is game over.

I believe Iran will propose to Trump - end the naval blockade and in return, Iran will guarantee free and safe passage
for all ships sailing thru the Straits. Trump will say no. Trump will say make a deal and he will end the blockade.

So what next ?

What next is we wait for the market to realize the above is the new narrative and therefore, its back to fundamentals.
When the Russia-Ukraine war broke out, markets reacted negatively to it. 4 years on and the fighting is still going on.
Do markets bother about which side is winning and how many people are killed and which infrastructures are being destroyed?
Markets cant be bothered anymore. Markets have long re-focussed on fundamentals. And moved on.
The same will happen to this Iran War.

Any dip should be treated as a pullback, not the start of a freefall.
And markets will be back at the highs to make new highs.

 

Sorry. What meant was early this year not this week. My apology.

JurongW      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 20:03) Posted: Well done - you are a smart trader, presume u bought near the bottom of the channel. Fair chance it could go on to test the upper channel given time.  If it break above the channel, may even go toward $4.40.    Then it will be 100% profit for you.  elisa28      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 17:25) Posted: Bought early this week. 2.20 - 2.25. Only 10 lots

 

PO share credited. Do check it out

 

been busy. pop in tonite to say hello folks    soon Miss May will come, not sure whether she will be nice and sweet or nasty and sour

 

For those interested on developments and analysis of the US-Isreal vs Iran war. It is a Taiwanese production so it is in Chinese.

Caesar      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 21:51) Posted: https://youtu.be/T_-xsmarYfU?si=BZmGEr1D-FnY9hB5

 

These confirmation hearings before the Senate are really no joke.
Everything about you, what brand underwear you wear, what colour underwear you wear, your underwear size and design,
how often you change your underwear, what laundry detergent do you use to wash your underwear and what brand is your
washing machine etc etc etc what time you sleep, whether you drink, where you drink, who you drink with, how many wives
you have, how many girlfriends you have and simi sai boon wu long chong will come out in the open. So bad that I believe
for everyone who goes thru this hearing, at some point they want to give up and regret accepting the appointment from
Trump becoz now they have to wash their dirty linen in public and the whole world gets to see everything about them.
Shake head.

sanvan      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 18:47) Posted: General, I am very sure he is pretending to be independent. He has to. Otherwise, he wont be confirmed in his appointment.  At one point, he was asked to confirm he will not do the lunatic' s bidding to cut rates if the circumstances dont justify. he said he would not. Then, the Senator who was questioning him quoted a newspaper article which said that the lunatic had nominated him as he was amenable and would cut rates. The Senator then put it to him that either he (Warsh) was lying about his independence or Trump was lying. Which is which? Warsh' s answer was that the reporter had done a poor job reporting it, i.e the aricle was inaccurate. The Senator then puts it to him that he (Warsh) has never come out and taken issue with the article as inaccurate.  Kevin brushes it aside and says there are many articles like that.  I urge you to go watch it. i am sure it would be available on youtube.  Worth your while. Better drama than Netflix movies.  Similar grilling in the British Parliament where PM Sir Keir Starmer was grilled about the failure to do checks before appointing Mandelson as UK Ambassador to US.  Eloquent and sharp questioning by many MPs, especially the Tory/Conservative Leader of Oppoistion Kemi Badennoch and her party members. wavehunter      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 16:42) Posted: So you think in front of the Senate Committee, he pretends to be " independent" . But once confirmed, he will remove his sheep skin and show himself to be another " Yes man" .

 

https://youtu.be/T_-xsmarYfU?si=BZmGEr1D-FnY9hB5

 

CAT A at $123K !!!
This time round, a lot of very loud and angry NABEHs and Ka Nin Nahs all over Spore.
Pity those who die die need a car or want a car but can barely afford it.
Pity also those with COEs expiring in the next 1 year.
Only if you have a COE which expires in 5 years that maybe, just maybe, there will be a recession within this period
which will do you a big favour to push COE premiums down to the 20k to 30k series. So if you die die need a car in
5 years, you can hedge by buying 1 Bitcoin now. Within 5 years, you should be able to make enough to get your
COE for free, 

sanvan      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 19:06) Posted: Cat A - $123k Cat B $121k. Anomaly continues.

 

I thought you were going to say....

" In God we trust. Everyone else, we track."  

yoga123      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 17:49) Posted: Reason is because of the US military motto (Do not fire unless fired upon).  🙂 wavehunter      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 17:14) Posted: I am wondering how come the US Navy cannot come up with a plan to deter Iranian fast boats from attacking merchant ships. If every Iranian Captain knows there is a more than 50% chance his boat will be blown out of the waters, that alone will surely serve as a strong deterrent. You may fear your leaders. But you also want to go home and have dinner with your family. So how come I read reports of Iranians attacking passing ships but did not read anything about the US Navy blowing the Iranians to bits ? Its like nothing is done lidat. That' s why Iranian fast boats still dare to come out to Jee Siaw passing ships. How about using Apache helicopter gunships armed with cannons and rockets to take out Iranian fast boats? Question of cost ? Get the owners of the ships to pay lor. For example, say, 5 ships at a time. Co-ordinate with the Captains to sail through all at the same time.  There will be 2 or 3 Apache helicopters patrolling the skies to escort the ships out. If can escort 10 ships at a time then lagi better. The owners of these ships then contribute to pay for the cost of providing the escort service. Something lidat.

 

Well done - you are a smart trader, presume u bought near the bottom of the channel.
Fair chance it could go on to test the upper channel given time.  If it break above the channel, may even go toward $4.40.   
Then it will be 100% profit for you. 

elisa28      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 17:25) Posted: Bought early this week. 2.20 - 2.25. Only 10 lots. JurongW      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 16:12) Posted: Dear Elisa, UOBKH latest target price : $4.90, DBS Research: $3.90 Average target price of the 2 brokerage firm: $4.40, which is close to 2.0 Fibo (4.46) Curious to know your avg price bought.  For me, not vested.

 

Cat A - $123k
Cat B $121k.
Anomaly continues. 

 

General,
I am very sure he is pretending to be independent. He has to.
Otherwise, he wont be confirmed in his appointment. 
At one point, he was asked to confirm he will not do the lunatic' s bidding to cut rates if the circumstances dont justify.
he said he would not.
Then, the Senator who was questioning him quoted a newspaper article which said that the lunatic had nominated him as he was amenable and would cut rates.
The Senator then put it to him that either he (Warsh) was lying about his independence or Trump was lying. Which is which?
Warsh' s answer was that the reporter had done a poor job reporting it, i.e the aricle was inaccurate.
The Senator then puts it to him that he (Warsh) has never come out and taken issue with the article as inaccurate. 
Kevin brushes it aside and says there are many articles like that. 
I urge you to go watch it. i am sure it would be available on youtube. 
Worth your while. Better drama than Netflix movies. 
Similar grilling in the British Parliament where PM Sir Keir Starmer was grilled about the failure to do checks before appointing Mandelson as UK Ambassador to US. 
Eloquent and sharp questioning by many MPs, especially the Tory/Conservative Leader of Oppoistion Kemi Badennoch and her party members.

wavehunter      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 16:42) Posted: So you think in front of the Senate Committee, he pretends to be " independent" . But once confirmed, he will remove his sheep skin and show himself to be another " Yes man" .  sanvan      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 15:35) Posted: I watched the Senate Banking Committee grill him last night. Was on CNBC.  Quite entertainting.  I found him well prepared for the questions. He had ready answers for all questions and dodge the ones he could not answer.  Very glib.  Wouldnt want him as Fed Chair.