Thanks to the market’s short-term memory loss and a mini-episode of “irrational exuberance”, I was serendipitously blessed today.

From time to time, without warning, the market can be forgetful and get excited over nothing. Then, it gets a surprise frontal lobotomy the next trading session. With this axiom in mind, I sold [[SGY]], [[FTI]], [[SID]], [[MTL]] and half my position in [[TTEK]]. What were formerly losses in some of these stocks yesterday, ended up being even smaller losses today, thanks to Joe Blow.

In addition, stocks like [[MEE]], [[WLT]], [[CLF]], [[CNX]], [[FLS]], [[AKS]], [[MOS]] and [[AGU]] all posted healthy gains.  

After a difficult time, the portfolio ended up regaining some of the earlier losses in the week.  All in all, this group of stocks was up 2.55% today.

So far, since inception:

Focus Stocks +8.22%

S&P 500  - 4.32%

Dow  - 3.93%%

Naz  - 4.69%

Top three winners (unrealized):

MEE     +39.73% 

CLR    +30.63%

EAC    +28.31%

Top three losers (realized):

MTL   -6.50%

SID     -5.91%

SGY     -2.40%

Sector allocations: Energy 39%; Materials 32%; Industrials 15%; Info Tech 9%; Consumer Discretionary 5%.

Holdings: (most recent prices) and original purchase prices:

[[AGU]]@86.26

[[AKS]]@68.99

[[BIG]]@ 29.05

[[CLF]]@89.40

[[CLR]]@51.90

[[CNX]]@91.41

[[EAC]]@55.52

[[FDG]]@69.30

[[FLS]]@121.10

[[GLW]]@25.74

[[MA]]@291.75

[[MEE]]@58.50

[[MOS]]@126.98

[[PBR]]@65.55

[[POT]]@199.26

[[SE]]@ 26.64

[[TTEK]]@ 24.92

[[WFT]]@41.99

[[WLT]]@83.87

I’ll be gone fishing for the weekend, so I’ll catch you on Monday. Have a great weekend and drink responsibly.

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