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If Hong Leong Asia acquires Temasek Holdings, how ar?
The price will jump to the Moon.
But wern one lah.
Temasek is a tiger.
Hong Leong is a pig.
Pig cannot eat tiger.
Why Hong Leong is a pig?
Hong Leong comes from Hong Leong Finance mah which is like a bank.
When you think of bank, which animal comes to mind ?
Piggy bank.

 

JurongW. Thank you for the chart analysis. Much appreciated.

JurongW      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 14:24) Posted: This is the reason for the jump in share price today. Hong Leong Asia Acquires Architectural Building Products Leader Yong Tai Loong 1.Strategic acquisition strengthens Hong Leong Asia&rsquo s Building Materials portfolio and expands offering in Singapore 2.Established home-grown company with over six decades of history and trusted as one of five HDB-approved suppliers of household shelters 3.Earnings accretive on pro forma basis and supports profitable growth trajectory  https://links.sgx.com/1.0.0/corporate-announcements/BTUED0LUVK3ZP5H2/884947_HLA%20-%20Media%20Release.pdf JurongW      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 14:16) Posted: Once it goes past the previous high of 3.54, could possibly test the upper channel.

 

Today' s chart - Share price still hovering near the lower channel.

 

This is the reason for the jump in share price today.

Hong Leong Asia Acquires Architectural Building Products Leader Yong Tai Loong
1.Strategic acquisition strengthens Hong Leong Asia&rsquo s Building Materials portfolio and expands offering in Singapore
2.Established home-grown company with over six decades of history and trusted as one of five HDB-approved suppliers of household shelters
3.Earnings accretive on pro forma basis and supports profitable growth trajectory 

https://links.sgx.com/1.0.0/corporate-announcements/BTUED0LUVK3ZP5H2/884947_HLA%20-%20Media%20Release.pdf

JurongW      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 14:16) Posted: Once it goes past the previous high of 3.54, could possibly test the upper channel. elisa28      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 11:05) Posted: Bro JurongW Please do chart on Hong Leong Asia Thank you.

 

Once it goes past the previous high of 3.54, could possibly test the upper channel.

elisa28      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 11:05) Posted: Bro JurongW Please do chart on Hong Leong Asia Thank you.

 

Tmr morning 8.30am can check your CDP acc to see how many share alloted. For Fsm or custodian may be the updates will be noon time or later

wavehunter      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 12:37) Posted: Ascendas... Tomorrow the Rights shares will start trading. Those who subscribed for the sole reason to make a quick profit will sell. Wait for the selling to stop. Then do your bargain hunting. Bro yoga..... you especially. If you can buy as much as you already have at the 2.50-series, your new average will be at the 2.60s. If cant buy so many, then buy as many as you can. It will help to bring down your entry price.

 

yoga123      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 13:14) Posted: Thanks Bro Wave. I did some calculations and found that I need to buy $50k+ of Ascendas at 2.55 to lower my average to 2.69  😅 wavehunter      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 12:37) Posted: Ascendas... Tomorrow the Rights shares will start trading. Those who subscribed for the sole reason to make a quick profit will sell. Wait for the selling to stop. Then do your bargain hunting. Bro yoga..... you especially. If you can buy as much as you already have at the 2.50-series, your new average will be at the 2.60s. If cant buy so many, then buy as many as you can. It will help to bring down your entry price.

 

Good for you, Bro sanvan.  👍

sanvan      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 08:03) Posted: Boarded Sampan aka Crusieship at 2.55 yesterday. Yesterday saw some heavy selling, so managed to get on board. sanvan      ( Date: 21-Apr-2026 14:19) Posted: in the Q at 2.55 for Sampan.

 

Thanks Bro Wave. I did some calculations and found that I need to buy $50k+ of Ascendas at 2.55 to lower my average to 2.69  😅

wavehunter      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 12:37) Posted: Ascendas... Tomorrow the Rights shares will start trading. Those who subscribed for the sole reason to make a quick profit will sell. Wait for the selling to stop. Then do your bargain hunting. Bro yoga..... you especially. If you can buy as much as you already have at the 2.50-series, your new average will be at the 2.60s. If cant buy so many, then buy as many as you can. It will help to bring down your entry price.

 

Ascendas...

Tomorrow the Rights shares will start trading.
Those who subscribed for the sole reason to make a quick profit will sell.
Wait for the selling to stop. Then do your bargain hunting.

Bro yoga..... you especially.
If you can buy as much as you already have at the 2.50-series, your new average will be at the 2.60s.
If cant buy so many, then buy as many as you can. It will help to bring down your entry price. 

 

Trump has 2 options.

One is to continue the naval blockage to bleed out Iran for however long it takes. Even if Iran can hold out longer than expected,
what is certain is Iran will be weaker, not stronger.

The second option is to bomb the shit out of Iran by taking out all bridges and power plants to plunge the country into darkness.
This option raises many issues. War crime is one. Untold suffering for the innocent common people of Iran is another. Reaction
from the rest of the world will be very negative. 

Between the 2 options, it is so much easier to lean in favour of the 1st to see what happens from there. 

 

forget to add
You are also  assuming

7) Trump and his buddies are not manipulating the market. They are not doing pump and dump. So Trump can keep quiet
and wait 2-3 mths for Iran to crumble. If Trump and buddies are manipulating market, they will want the market to rise and also
drop so that they can pump and dump so Trump will keep alternating their positions on Iran

For market to buy the narrative, Trump has to keep quiet for 2-3mths and then market will be convinced that Trump is trying to 
struggle Iran and wait for Iran to crumble. IF Trump cannot keep his mouth shut and then start to threaten Iran again few days later, 
then market will not buy the narrative and will be volatile based on Trump' s annoucement or tweet. 

luckyguy3      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 12:17) Posted: You assuming  1) Trump is a logical and sensible person and will keep his cool and continue to listen to his advisers and wait PATIENTLY for iran to crumble and he only makes decision after consulation with his advisers. 2) Iran not able to delivery their oil and gas through other " avenues" , Iran has been able to delivery and sell oil and gas despite all these years of sanctions. 3) Israel will not sabotage the ceasefire 4) China and Russia will not " secretly" help Iran by providing them with resources and $$$ 5) Iran leaders are not religious fanatics willing to let their citizens suffer and prepare to wait it out and play a waiting game with Trump ​ 6) Oil price will remain stable during this period of blockage and waiting  (maybe 2-3 months of blockage and waiting) wavehunter      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 11:31) Posted: Trump says ceasefire is extended until talks are concluded, that Iran' s government is fractured due to assassination of their leaders, hence they need more time to come up with a unified proposal implying there is internal disagreement within the Iranian leadership. Which means no deadline. But meantime, the naval blockage remains in place. I believe Trump' s advisors have advised and Trump has agreed that the status quo is good. No need to risk the lives of  American servicemen and servicewomen anymore. No need to spend more money to drop bombs on Iran. No need to worry about war crimes. No need to plunge the stock markets. Trump needs the market to rise to increase the chances of re-election for his Republican colleagues in the Nov mid-term elections. No need to put boots on the ground. The US is now in a good position. The naval blockage means no more oil and gas revenue for Iran. Iran is starting to feel the pain from the blockage, That' s why Iran claims the blockage is piracy, a violation of the ceasefire bla bla bla and is demanding that the blockage be lifted as a condition for talks to resume. Trump dont have to restart the war. Just continue with the blockage and watch Iran bleed. Wait for Iran to bleed dry first. Time is on Trump' s side. Trump can continue this blockage for as long as it is needed. Iran cannot. Iran needs to sell oil and gas to raise funds to continue fighting. If this blockage continues, Iran will run out of money. Then game over. The only thing Iran can do is to attack the infrastructures of the Gulf nations. Everyone else just have to make do and wait for Iran to use up all their drones and missiles. After that, Iran will be a lame duck. So this naval blockage may well eventually lead to an end to this war. Once the market buys this narrative, a buying wave will be ignited. And we will see markets make new highs again. Stay invested. If you see your favourite stocks take a dip, buy some. And keep adding on dips. We have seen the worst. The market is forward looking. Markets always price in the worst before it happens. And markets always bounce ahead of economic or geo-political events. By the time economic or geo-political events improve, markets are already higher and off the lows.  So the best time to buy is when there is  still uncertainty, not when things look much better and are on the mend.

 

You assuming 
1) Trump is a logical and sensible person and will keep his cool and continue to listen to his advisers and
wait PATIENTLY for iran to crumble and he only makes decision after consulation with his advisers.
2) Iran not able to delivery their oil and gas through other " avenues" , Iran has been able to delivery and
sell oil and gas despite all these years of sanctions.
3) Israel will not sabotage the ceasefire
4) China and Russia will not " secretly" help Iran by providing them with resources and $$$
5) Iran leaders are not religious fanatics willing to let their citizens suffer and prepare to wait it out and play
a waiting game with Trump
​ 6) Oil price will remain stable during this period of blockage and waiting  (maybe 2-3 months of blockage and waiting)

wavehunter      ( Date: 22-Apr-2026 11:31) Posted: Trump says ceasefire is extended until talks are concluded, that Iran' s government is fractured due to assassination of their leaders, hence they need more time to come up with a unified proposal implying there is internal disagreement within the Iranian leadership. Which means no deadline. But meantime, the naval blockage remains in place. I believe Trump' s advisors have advised and Trump has agreed that the status quo is good. No need to risk the lives of  American servicemen and servicewomen anymore. No need to spend more money to drop bombs on Iran. No need to worry about war crimes. No need to plunge the stock markets. Trump needs the market to rise to increase the chances of re-election for his Republican colleagues in the Nov mid-term elections. No need to put boots on the ground. The US is now in a good position. The naval blockage means no more oil and gas revenue for Iran. Iran is starting to feel the pain from the blockage, That' s why Iran claims the blockage is piracy, a violation of the ceasefire bla bla bla and is demanding that the blockage be lifted as a condition for talks to resume. Trump dont have to restart the war. Just continue with the blockage and watch Iran bleed. Wait for Iran to bleed dry first. Time is on Trump' s side. Trump can continue this blockage for as long as it is needed. Iran cannot. Iran needs to sell oil and gas to raise funds to continue fighting. If this blockage continues, Iran will run out of money. Then game over. The only thing Iran can do is to attack the infrastructures of the Gulf nations. Everyone else just have to make do and wait for Iran to use up all their drones and missiles. After that, Iran will be a lame duck. So this naval blockage may well eventually lead to an end to this war. Once the market buys this narrative, a buying wave will be ignited. And we will see markets make new highs again. Stay invested. If you see your favourite stocks take a dip, buy some. And keep adding on dips. We have seen the worst. The market is forward looking. Markets always price in the worst before it happens. And markets always bounce ahead of economic or geo-political events. By the time economic or geo-political events improve, markets are already higher and off the lows.  So the best time to buy is when there is  still uncertainty, not when things look much better and are on the mend.

 

Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve chair, faced skepticism during his confirmation hearing regarding his independence from Trump. He asserted he would not make interest rate decisions based on Trump's demands. Lawmakers questioned his credibility amid ongoing investigations into current Fed chair Jerome Powell, which could delay Warsh's confirmation. Warsh, previously an inflation hawk, now supports rate cuts, citing potential economic growth from AI advancements. However, he faced criticism from both parties about his shifting stance on inflation and the politicization of the Fed.

 

 

Trump says ceasefire is extended until talks are concluded, that Iran' s government is fractured due to assassination of their
leaders, hence they need more time to come up with a unified proposal implying there is internal disagreement within the
Iranian leadership. Which means no deadline. But meantime, the naval blockage remains in place.

I believe Trump' s advisors have advised and Trump has agreed that the status quo is good. No need to risk the lives of 
American servicemen and servicewomen anymore. No need to spend more money to drop bombs on Iran. No need to
worry about war crimes. No need to plunge the stock markets. Trump needs the market to rise to increase the chances
of re-election for his Republican colleagues in the Nov mid-term elections. No need to put boots on the ground. The US
is now in a good position. The naval blockage means no more oil and gas revenue for Iran. Iran is starting to feel the pain
from the blockage, That' s why Iran claims the blockage is piracy, a violation of the ceasefire bla bla bla and is demanding
that the blockage be lifted as a condition for talks to resume. Trump dont have to restart the war. Just continue with the
blockage and watch Iran bleed. Wait for Iran to bleed dry first. Time is on Trump' s side. Trump can continue this blockage
for as long as it is needed. Iran cannot. Iran needs to sell oil and gas to raise funds to continue fighting. If this blockage
continues, Iran will run out of money. Then game over. The only thing Iran can do is to attack the infrastructures of the
Gulf nations. Everyone else just have to make do and wait for Iran to use up all their drones and missiles. After that,
Iran will be a lame duck.

So this naval blockage may well eventually lead to an end to this war. Once the market buys this narrative, a buying wave
will be ignited. And we will see markets make new highs again. Stay invested. If you see your favourite stocks take a dip,
buy some. And keep adding on dips. We have seen the worst. The market is forward looking. Markets always price in the
worst before it happens. And markets always bounce ahead of economic or geo-political events. By the time economic
or geo-political events improve, markets are already higher and off the lows.  So the best time to buy is when there is 
still uncertainty, not when things look much better and are on the mend. 

 

STI is weak today. Pulling back.
As always, watch the price action to see whether there is follow-up selling OR whether people are buying the dips.
If the latter, it means the selling is from short term traders taking profits. Their selling results in a pullback which
provides a buying opportunity for bargain hunters. If you are a bargain hunter, zoom in on SingTel and Ascendas.
6 months from now, you will wish you had been more bold to buy more. 

 

Bro JurongW Please do chart on Hong Leong Asia Thank you.

 

SingTel 4.76 anyone getting

 

Trump says he has extended the ceasefire at the request of Pakistan.
So did he ask Pakistan to request him to extend the ceasefire so that he can TACO gracefully?   
CNA reported that the truce is extended until a unified proposal from Iran is ready.
So no new deadline? The ceasefire is until Iran' s proposal is ready?
Hmmm.....