Guess my stop limit order was a bit too low. Executed this morning.
Final
17% Return at the end.
Stock: Reflection on GS
Had setup a sell limit order for GS and it got executed 5/14. Forgot what price I even had the sell limit at.
Reason for sell:
GS has really lagged the S&P since I bought it. Originally it was a diversification play but of course buying it right around the financial crisis was not a good call. Now, I’m not comfortable with owning GS outright as I’m not sure exactly what business they’re in plus the stress test result. I think financial institution are a bit riskier play these days. Plus owning Berkshire gives exposure to GS anyways.
Final Numbers:
Bought: 5/11/10 @ 142.25
Sold: 5/14/13 @ 151.53
Total Return (incl dividends + commission): 9.5%
Return based on Stock Price: 151.53-142.25/142.25 = 6.52%
Return vs S&P: -37.75%
Conclusion:
Failure. S&P returned ~44% during the exact same time period. And that is why I need to make sure my individual stock picking is only a small % of the overall.
Financial: Sold my FB 20 Jan 2014 option
Sold my FB 20 Jan 2014 option for 8.75 on 4/11. Considering I bought it for 7 that’s a nice ~23% gain in about 3 weeks.
Reasons for sale:
- Short term trade
- gain was too quick for the time frame + fb phone helped pushed it higher
- first option trade and wanted to lock in gain
- little confidence in the market
It’s pretty crazy how volatile FB is and how big the swings are on FB. Might get back in it if it drops back down.