ETF Trading Portfolio Update -- May 31, 2016

No changes this week. 

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Tweets for May 28, 2016

What if the girl fed a swarthy Uighur boy a Qiaobo detergent pod, stuffed him in washing machine and he came out a fair-skinned Han Chinese?

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 28, 2016

The woman at Yale who is teaching me about Roman architecture (for free!) reminds me of Tony Soprano’s gorgeous shrink, Dr. Jennifer Melfi.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 28, 2016

MT @SteveRattner 13 of the past 17 #spellingbee winners have been Indian Americans. pic.twitter.com/STaL4O9Qen | So are 13 of my 17 doctors.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 28, 2016

My 11-year-old son *prefers* watching YouTubers to professionally-made shows. He can watch hours on end of *adults* playing Minecraft.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 28, 2016

Tweets for May 27, 2016

First day of running the air con in the house ... there go my solar savings.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 27, 2016

My Valeant t-shirt arrived, it’s a beauty: pic.twitter.com/9yecz3D5hn

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 27, 2016

Would be nice if they could get $BABA above $81.50 ... panic the new shorts put on after SEC inquiry announced: pic.twitter.com/ehjvDHqRZ6

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 27, 2016

MT @ashleyxholcomb You come at spelling bee Twitter, you best not miss: pic.twitter.com/D8GJfJNz48 | via @NickatFP

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 27, 2016

Tweets for May 26, 2016

It's the delirious part of the 500 calorie day, which I'll try to go cure with three whole ounces of sea bass.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 26, 2016

Kyle's Papa added a hood ornament to his 2003 Mercury: https://t.co/UgqbZXlxLH | Reminded me of Dolly Bostwick's dog ornament on her wagon.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 26, 2016

I think the reason fasting (500 cals) for two days a week works is b/c it makes you "mindful" of what you are eating on the other five days.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 26, 2016

2,000 engineers and they couldn't come up with a "Buy" button: https://t.co/Qwom3zeYrd | Couldn't even improvise one. $TWTR

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 26, 2016

Unreal Values, Class Distortion

Montreux, 1969. Listen closely to the lyrics. Plus ça change.

Tweets for May 25, 2016

"To read this article and more great https://t.co/A10bEPU5DK content, please log in or create an account:" ... Close tab.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 25, 2016

$BABA LOD ... but it's a big ship and they're steering it gently.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 25, 2016

I wish Bubbie were on Twitter: https://t.co/jDUc0FJGlu

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 25, 2016

Another product recommendation from the Chairman, a Waterpik: https://t.co/hnHavXLTf7

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 25, 2016

New Oriental at all-time high yesterday: https://t.co/0ZH3kvDYiE | Miss a couple things from China, incl. sending my kids to class at $EDU.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 25, 2016

OK, the drive to $80 in $BABA didn't go so well ;-) pic.twitter.com/AfhNsPyDnm

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 25, 2016

If they can get $BABA above $80, they'll whammy the early bears, er, birds. Wish 'em luck!

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 25, 2016

Getting too many daily email newsletters: Quartz, Flipboard, Nuzzel, FT, Bloomberg, which to keep and which to kill? Nuzzel a keeper fo sho!

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 25, 2016

Ride the wave till the money runs out (Buzzfeeders take note): https://t.co/hkrEXl14g8

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 25, 2016

MT @han0z (Sub)penny pricing on Amazon to jump to the top of the order-book! To be fair, this is a true market maker pic.twitter.com/C4REk9iocA

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 25, 2016

“Failed to add URL to @Pinboard” … and just after I sent in $95 for the next five years of archiving my links.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 25, 2016

MT @WLYeung Xinhua deleted article attacking Tsai Ing-wen’s single status. https://t.co/bYulmgJcx0 | Yet another CCP own goal.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 25, 2016

Tweets for May 24, 2016

More Young Adults Now Live With Parents Than Partners https://t.co/gKCUQ5S8OW | Nav Singh Sarao lived w/ spoofing algo in parents' basement.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 24, 2016

Maoxian > Retro Muscle Cars https://t.co/QPbZvGM4cj | Dodge Challenger a clear winner in the design department.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 24, 2016

Almost bought my little SanDisk SSD from Best Buy but it was cheaper and quicker to buy from Amazon, thus the chart: pic.twitter.com/w0sAvAW9hm

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 24, 2016

MT @RetailRobWilson Quote from $DSW CEO captures retail last few yrs...running to stand still pic.twitter.com/fPgDKmusOS | And they sell shoes!

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 24, 2016

They really are hell-bent on destroying Twitter: https://t.co/QFDQEAtrIh | $TWTR

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 24, 2016

RT @sanverde Fave rainbow pic found on WeChat from yesterday evening. (Credit: unknown) pic.twitter.com/YVYEozraSI | Another SOHO?

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 24, 2016

MT @DLin71 Only 19% of Asian Americans view Trump favorably. A thoughtful tweet should fix this. pic.twitter.com/gEv1RrbYHp

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 24, 2016

Spotify had 28 million paying subscribers at year-end 2015: https://t.co/pMyg130e0d | I’m one of them, $9.99 a month (I pay NFLX $11.99 /mo)

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 24, 2016

MT @tomphillipsin A wave of Chinese refugee scholars is arriving in the US https://t.co/VLMa0mwwVb | Bullish for US but better if engineers.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 24, 2016

Tweets for May 23, 2016

12 hours in with this 500 calorie a day diet and everything is fine as long as I don't move.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 23, 2016

Trying out the 500 calories on two days a week plan recommended by @JeffMacke. Will report progress assuming I don't go on murderous rampage

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 23, 2016

MT @JoeSondow How a corporate hierarchy works: pic.twitter.com/ByJ6Q1Xf9K

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 23, 2016

Wonder how much readership ZeroHedge would lose if they didn't allow comments?

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 23, 2016

RT @niubi Sinocism China Newsletter 05.22.16 https://t.co/A12527BFwQ | Amusing comment abt The Economist covering opening of American West

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 23, 2016

MT @zijing_wu China plans to take "special management stakes" in Internet companies https://t.co/bRUcsx4i4j | An offer they can't refuse?

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 23, 2016

RT @BenedictEvans There is no greater luxury on earth than 'trying to work out what I want to do next'

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 23, 2016

MT @NickatFP Don't be the "Do you know who I am!?!" guy https://t.co/8va9gHo5mX pic.twitter.com/MuzhBG9h4o | Stay short $TWTR

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 23, 2016

Tweets for May 22, 2016

“Guy with the glasses. His butler. Whatever.” … Glad they’ve wrapped up #Banshee and won’t continue to milk that cow pic.twitter.com/iYcgatVotj

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 23, 2016

Don't these children look thrilled about being thrust into the great outdoors after having their iGadgets seized?https://t.co/H3i4Gnzvf5

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 22, 2016

"Why Are Bicycle Sales Declining (for the 14th year)?" https://t.co/czqWg1aGnm | Same reason golf is dying, no one goes outside anymore.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 22, 2016

MT @ianbremmer For the first time, Trump ahead of Clinton in national poll. pic.twitter.com/PBC2ysAaQV | Only needs OH or FL and may win both.

— C. Maoxian (@maoxian) May 22, 2016

Chairman Recommended -- Water Flosser

I had my semi-annual teeth cleaning yesterday and the hygienist spent the entire time oohing and aahing over my pearly whites. Of course I've had a dozen root canals done and an equal number of crowns put in over the years, so it's more like pearly off-whites.

Anyway, it's doubly important that you keep things clean if you have a lot of fake teeth, and I highly recommend the Waterpik Ultra Water Flosser ($60) for this purpose. Used together with the floss picks that I recommended earlier, you should be able to deny your dentist the many Mercedes payments that you'd otherwise be making for him.