MaoXian.com -- Archive > November 11, 2004

Have a Heart

Broad tone was very strong today, which means it was a good day -- assuming you weren't fighting the tape or suffering from ANGiNa. Have a good night, guys.

ANGN, 5-min. Chart

Posted at 21:30, GMT

A Few More Silly Names

From this morning's list of movers comes UCOMA, which we've renamed put U in a COMA, and ANGN, which we call angina for obvious reasons.

Posted at 15:15, GMT

Stocks to Watch -- Thursday, November 11

Posted at 14:15, GMT

Iris Chang, R.I.P.

Iris Chang committed suicide yesterday. Jesus, that's sad.

Here's the transcript from Brian Lamb's interview with her on Booknotes in January 1998.

Posted at 13:30, GMT

Chart of the Day -- Deckers Outdoor Corporation, Weekly Chart

DECK hit a new all-time high this week. Hey, I love my Tevas as much as the next guy (even if they won't get me laid), but I'd never pay retail for them. Other people obviously don't have a problem paying the sticker price for their sandals.

My uncle Morty taught me: never pay retail for anything. Listen to your uncle Morty.

DECK, Weekly Chart

Posted at 7:55, GMT

Best and Worst Performing ETFs (last 4 weeks)

Every Thursday I feature the results from a scan of my ETF universe. Last Thursday I listed the best and worst performers over the last 12 weeks. Today I'm posting the list of the best and worst performers over the last 4 weeks:

Best:

Internet Infrastructure HOLDRs Trust (IIH) - Up ~15%
B2B Internet HOLDRs Trust (BHH) - Up ~15%
iShares Goldman Sachs Software Index (IGV) - Up ~10%
iShares MSCI Austria Index (EWO) - Up ~10%
iShares MSCI Switzerland Index (EWL) - Up ~9%

Worst:

Wireless HOLDRs Trust (WMH) - Down ~9%
Telecom HOLDRs Trust (TTH) - Down ~3%
Broadband HOLDRs Trust (BDH) - Down ~3%
iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) - Down ~2%
Oil Service HOLDRs Trust (OIH) - Down ~1%

Posted at 7:45, GMT

How to Make the Switch

Switching from Internet Explorer to Mozilla Firefox

Reviewing my site stats, I see that the majority of my readers (yes, over a half dozen of you) are still using Internet Explorer as your browser. Guys, you have to make the switch to Firefox... its Adblock function alone is invaluable, not to mention popup blocking, tabbed browsing, infinitely better security, etc., etc. Maoxian.com also looks better in Firefox. Do it today!

Posted at 7:35, GMT

Competent Statisticians

Free the Exit Poll Data, by Lawrence Lessig:

"I don't think there was a conspiracy to suppress the Bush vote, nor do I think Diebold stole the election for Bush - but there are obvious puzzles that need to be resolved. First, there is Morris' point - exit polls are just not that wrong. Second, there are the insanely inverted county votes in the many heavily Democratic counties in Florida that had their votes counted by optical scan (and tallied by Diebold machines among others). Why were the polls so bad? Why did Democrats in those counties overwhelmingly defect to the President while remaining 'liberal' in their other votes?"

Posted at 7:25, GMT

Top Ramen

Here Comes Ramen, the Slurp Heard Round the World, by Julia Moskin

"Eye the pork lovingly, as if to say 'see you soon!'" (Tampopo is one of my favorite movies.)

Posted at 7:15, GMT

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