Why did this forum die?

[Wd40]

Thanks WD.

That said, it looks like we're at opposite ends of the spectrum. I believe Tech is in for a mega-thrashing and it's going to drag everything else down with it. AFAIC, what we're seeing now is dotcom bubble deja-vu all over again.

Of course I can't say when it's going to happen, but it's going to happen. And I reckon the plunge will make March look like an aperitif.

Mind you, I don't blindly believe the Ray Dalios, the Jim Rogers et al, but it's just that what they're saying now makes so much sense; we're in the end game, dude.

In my opinion, it needs to get really, really ugly first, before we can have green shoots. What we're seeing now aren't green shoots; way too many zombies around. Way too much money sloshing around, creating this asset inflation scenario.

The reason I asked about SIA is because I've liked fallen angels in the past and SIA looks tantalizing. But given above, I'll just keep my powder dry for when the bottom falls out of the current madness. Once that happens, I'll go to town.

BTW, the STI looks a bit stodgy, agreed. But Singapore is in the process of a major pivot; AI, fintech, crypto, DeFi, matter of time before all of it is here. This country can turn on a dime sial.

Edit: syntax.

Reason why tech valuation is being justified is that, a lot of the trends towards digital that were already in progress, have got really fast tracked due to this new normal. Something like what would have happened in 5 years has happened in 6 months. The tech companies that have come out with results have all beaten expectations. So it is very different from 2000 dotcom bubble. This time the companies have real earnings and they have huge monopolies which cannot be easily broken.

That is the justification. Ofcourse there could be some bubble stocks in that space, but calling the whole thing a bubble is not accurate.

Regarding STI and SGX, it is just that the exchange doesnt have volume or interest from international investors. Singapore surely has and will have a lot of fintech and AI companies, but they would choose to skip SGX, as they will never get the kind of valuations like Alibaba, Tencent, Zoom, etc if they list in SGX. So they would choose to list on HKEX or Nasdaq where there a global pool of abundant liquidity.

Singapore is great wealth management centre, but unfortunately SGX doesnt have the ambition to become a leading stock exchange like HKEX or Nasdaq. They still have high listing and trading costs. Very low volumes. SGX is going the way of other ASEAN exhanges like Malaysia, Jakarta etc.

This article explains this well:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features ... ock-market

[Max Headroom]

I get you, WD. On the STI issues anyway. The fact that it's been hovering around 3k-ish for yonks whilst other indeces have moved way up and down speaks "volumes".

But stodgy or not, after it's cratered, it'll bounce. It's this bounce I'm after.

BTW, FYI, I'm diversified elsewhere.

As for Tech, essentially, our opinions don't differ much. Tech will be huge. The problem is that momentum has overshot and will continue to overshoot for x days/weeks/months, until some catalyst hits and the entire thing subsequently stop-losses way back down. Most punters will ride the plunge all the way to the bottom, because timely consolidation or a buying opportunity.

So yeah, back to square 1.

Bots, retail, day-traders, especially Robin Hood millennials, are going to be the spanner in the works.

Meanwhile, see how lor.

[Wd40]

I get you, WD. On the STI issues anyway. The fact that it's been hovering around 3k-ish for yonks whilst other indeces have moved way up and down speaks "volumes".

But stodgy or not, after it's cratered, it'll bounce. It's this bounce I'm after.

BTW, FYI, I'm diversified elsewhere.

As for Tech, essentially, our opinions don't differ much. Tech will be huge. The problem is that momentum has overshot and will continue to overshoot for x days/weeks/months, until some catalyst hits and the entire thing subsequently stop-losses way back down. Most punters will ride the plunge all the way to the bottom, because timely consolidation or a buying opportunity.

So yeah, back to square 1.

Bots, retail, day-traders, especially Robin Hood millennials, are going to be the spanner in the works.

Meanwhile, see how lor.

Yeah The last couple of weeks volatility in Nasdaq seems to be the start of the shake out of the newly minted robinhood options traders.

[Max Headroom]

Standing by

[Splatted]

It's mainly because of Facebook groups.

I disagree that this forum is dead, but certainly the newer generation of expats are more
familiar with Facebook as a platform and join the relevant facebook group of interest there.

[sundaymorningstaple]

Now that's definitely a post from the Dark Side. At least we know you are still alive and functioning! Halloween post?

[Splatted]

Now that's definitely a post from the Dark Side. At least we know you are still alive and functioning! Halloween post?

I lost my password for a while, when my mobile phone died

[the observer]

It's mainly because of Facebook groups.

I disagree that this forum is dead, but certainly the newer generation of expats are more
familiar with Facebook as a platform and join the relevant facebook group of interest there.

Facebook is a little passe.
Its telegram group chats now. Max membership of 200k users per chat.

[sundaymorningstaple]

Parler to replace twitter?
MeWe Network to replace FB?

https://sea.mashable.com/tech/13165/wha ... ith-parler

[nakatago]

Got tired of people asking if their PR/EP will be approved.

[sundaymorningstaple]

Howdy stranger!

[malcontent]

I am more of an index fund, macro person than individual stocks person.

My first 10 years of investing were wasted trying to pick stocks & time the market, which was a disaster. The next 10 years were night and day different, disciplined dollar cost averaging into nothing but broadly diversified, low-cost index ETFs, which has been great. Just wish I’d started earlier.

It is better to stay away from Singapore stocks.

This is so very true. I also have some regrets there. Singapore has consistently underperformed other equity markets over the 24 years I’ve been here. Yes, there is the issue of less liquidity, but there is also less earnings growth which is the fundamental thing that drives stock price. This is why valuations appear attractive here, because investors are discounting future earnings growth prospects due to what they have seen historically.

[nakatago]

Howdy stranger!

These are not the droids you are looking for... ::waves fingers::

[Pal]

It's mainly because of Facebook groups.

I disagree that this forum is dead, but certainly the newer generation of expats are more
familiar with Facebook as a platform and join the relevant facebook group of interest there.

Hello Splatted! Welcome back to the family

[PNGMK]

I am more of an index fund, macro person than individual stocks person.

My first 10 years of investing were wasted trying to pick stocks & time the market, which was a disaster. The next 10 years were night and day different, disciplined dollar cost averaging into nothing but broadly diversified, low-cost index ETFs, which has been great. Just wish I’d started earlier.

It is better to stay away from Singapore stocks.

This is so very true. I also have some regrets there. Singapore has consistently underperformed other equity markets over the 24 years I’ve been here. Yes, there is the issue of less liquidity, but there is also less earnings growth which is the fundamental thing that drives stock price. This is why valuations appear attractive here, because investors are discounting future earnings growth prospects due to what they have seen historically.

What ETFs do you like Mal?