This week’s Economist has a great article entitled “Turning Panic Into Opportunity”, which discusses what to look for when buying in a bear environment like we are facing today. Adapting the article to the Malaysian market, in summary the criteria proposed are:
1) Volatility: In the US, the VIX index measures the degree of volatility in [...]
Archive for July, 2008
One more pain - bear market strategies
Published by July 8th, 2008 in Investment Notes and Tenaga Nasional Bhd. 0 Comments Back in March I commented that there will be “one more pain to come” as the bear cycle moves to the next and possible final phase. This is the hardest and longest part of the market which is characterised by depression.
Judging from the sentiment I feel from reading reports, articles and talking to traders, I [...]
