{"id":103,"date":"2007-05-09T13:51:45","date_gmt":"2007-05-09T17:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/09\/episode8\/"},"modified":"2016-09-20T02:55:37","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T06:55:37","slug":"episode8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/09\/episode8\/","title":{"rendered":"The Disciplined Investor Podcast &#8211; Episode 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ARE WE CRAZY? What is going on in these markets&#8230; Time to protect portfolio&#8230;Markets are out of whack and we need to look at why that is.<\/p>\n<p>The fact is that the extreme volatility we are seeing individual positions is reason to take a step back and look at what is going on. Are we due for a pullback? Why are we seeing stocks jump like this?<\/p>\n<p>In this podcast, we explore these questions as well as how to PROTECT your portfolio. Preferred stocks, Sell Stops and other techniques are discussed.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/vix_since_0506.gif\" title=\"VIX History\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/vix_since_0506.thumbnail-1.gif\" alt=\"VIX History\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/vix-1990.gif\" title=\"VIX Long Term\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/vix-1990.thumbnail-1.gif\" alt=\"VIX Long Term\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/vixspx-1990.gif\" title=\"VIX Vs. S&amp;P\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/vixspx-1990.thumbnail-1.gif\" alt=\"VIX Vs. S&amp;P\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/vixspx-2002.gif\" title=\"VIX Vs. S&amp;P Since 2002\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/vixspx-2002.thumbnail-1.gif\" alt=\"VIX Vs. S&amp;P Since 2002\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also, the CBOE VIX is a good measure of volatility an has been a good predictor of the market&#8217;s direction. What is that telling us about the future for the US stock markets?<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>PLUS: How traders are working this market, how investors should react in order to keep profits and control losses.<\/p>\n<p>Stocks discussed in Podcast include: MSTR, DNDN, BIDU, AMZN, AA, DJ, NWS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Market Nuetral mutual fund examples:<\/strong><br \/>\nGateway Fund, TFS Market Neutral Fund, Laudus Rosenberg Value Long\/Short Equity, Highbridge Statistical Market Neutral, Caldwell &amp; Orkin Market Opportunity<\/p>\n<p>____________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>UPDATE: CNBC Portfolio Challenge is coming to an end. Andrew&#8217;s portfolio is still in the top 1% of all contestants, even as we saw losses last week. This week is showing promise and we have already seen a $100,000 gain from trades withing the portfolio.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1752\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode8.m4a\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('1752','http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode8.m4a');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/TDI_PlayPodcast-679.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_m4a\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode8.m4a\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=103-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode8.m4a\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"tdi_episode8.m4a\">Download<\/a> (10.1MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5vtvEVDPUi4221imwhXyXt\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Markets-and-Investing\/The-Disciplined-Investor-p414586\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARE WE CRAZY? What is going on in these markets&#8230; Time to protect portfolio&#8230;Markets are out of whack and we need to look at why that is. The fact is that the extreme volatility we are seeing individual positions is reason to take a step back and look at what is going on. Are we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1753\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode8.m4a\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('1753','http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode8.m4a');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/TDI_PlayPodcast-679.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_m4a\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode8.m4a\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=103-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/media.blubrry.com\/tdi_podcast\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/podcasts\/tdi_episode8.m4a\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"tdi_episode8.m4a\">Download<\/a> (10.1MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5vtvEVDPUi4221imwhXyXt\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Markets-and-Investing\/The-Disciplined-Investor-p414586\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[3,481,483,482,490],"class_list":["post-103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-markets","tag-disciplines","tag-economy","tag-markets","tag-podcasts","tag-stocks","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}