4/10/15
After
opening my first stock portfolio, I was very hesitant as to what stock I should
invest in. After reading most of the tutorial and playing around on the market.
I found an interesting section with the top five biggest gains for the day. At
the top of the list was a company called ALUMINUM
CORPORATION OF CHINA LIMITED. It had shown a five percent increase for the day
and since each share was around $17, I decided to invest in five hundred
shares, hoping it would give me a higher return when I decided to sell.
Another company I invested 500 shares in was SINOPEC
SHANGHAI PETROCHEMICAL CO LTD. The reason I bought these shares was because it
was one of the top five losses of the day and I saw it as an opportunity to buy
cheap stocks in hope that the market would bounce back and I would be able to
profit from it.
Shorted stocks was a new concept I had read about in the
introduction. Since I wanted to gain as much experience from this as I could,
so I decided to invest 500 of STARBUCKS shares as a short stock.
4/13/15
ZYNGA was another company I invested in because I’m very
familiar with the company and I see the name a lot whenever I’m on social
media. Zynga is one of the more affordable and widely known stocks. At $2.50 a
share I couldn't help but buy 5000 shares.
General Electric seemed like a good area to invest my money
towards energy. I bought 2000 shares worth of General Electric ‘s stock at
roughly $27 a share.
I recently read an article from wall street journal that chipotle
is one of the fastest growing companies and that over the past few years
stocks have more than tripled. Chipotle is a very successful chain restaurant
with many more locations opening across the country. I believe it is a good
company for long term investment. At $681 a share, I only purchased about 200
shares.
Avon Products were $9/share. I was hesitant on purchasing but
after only buying 50 shares I saw a 2% increase. I will risk more next time on
small companies such as these.
Apple has always been a company I really liked for its
innovative technology. They are always growing and their products sell, so I
invested in 200 of Apple’s stocks.
Nike
is one of the biggest sports brand in the world. The company has built its
success on product innovation, creative marketing and partnerships with pro
athletes to wear its products. Over the years, it has moved from shoes to
apparel and equipment, expanding into a dizzying array of sports, including
basketball, soccer, golf, skateboarding, snowboarding and tennis, along the
way.
Now the company has the 26th most powerful brand in the world, according to Interbrand. That’s been key to helping it expand overseas. North America now accounts for just 45.4% of Nike’s annual revenue, followed by Western Europe (18.0%), emerging markets (16.2%), China (10.7%), Central and Eastern Europe (5.6%) and Japan (3.5%). So i purchased 300 shares of the company.
Now the company has the 26th most powerful brand in the world, according to Interbrand. That’s been key to helping it expand overseas. North America now accounts for just 45.4% of Nike’s annual revenue, followed by Western Europe (18.0%), emerging markets (16.2%), China (10.7%), Central and Eastern Europe (5.6%) and Japan (3.5%). So i purchased 300 shares of the company.
April 10: bought 500 shares of aluminum
corporation of China at $16.59 a share.
April 10: I short stocked 500 shares of
Starbucks at $48.60 a share
April 10: I bought 500 shares of
Sinopec Petro company at $53.08 a share
April 13: I bought 5000 shares of Zanga
at $2.50 a share
April 13: I bought 2000 shares of
General Electric at $28.06 a share
April 14: I bought 200 shares of
Chipotle Mexican Grill at $681.16 a share
April 14: I bought 50 shares of Avon
Products at $8.96 a share.
April 14: I bought 400 shares of CytRx
Corp at $4.79 a share
April 14: I bought 500 shares of Apple
at $126.20 a share.
April 14 I bought 100 shares of Tesla
at $207.65 a a share
April14: I Bought 300 shares of Nike at
$99.59 a share
April 21: I covered the market for the
Starbucks stock that i shorted
April 21: I bought 100 shares of
Symantec Corp at $24.08
April 22: I bought 1000 of Voltari Corp
at $17.62 a share
April 24: I bought 15000 shares of
Enzon Pharmaceuticals at $1.61 a share
April 28: I sold my 500 shares of
Sinopec Petro company at $63.50
April 30: I set a target price at $150
to buy 500 shares of Palo Alto Networks
May 6: I sold my 5000 shares of Zanga
for $2.55 a share
May 11: I sold my 1000 shares of
Symantec Corp for $25.52 a share
On May 11 I sold my 15000 shares of
Enzon Pharmaceuticals at $1.25 a share
On May 11: I sold my 500 shares of Palo
AltoNetworks for $152.22 a share
On May 11: I sold my 200 shares of
Cytrx Corp for $4.12 a share
On May 11: I sold my 50 shares of Avon
Products at $7.05 a share
