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21-Mar-10

Irrational

23 years old with a BA in economics. I want to start of hedge fund one day, but first I have to prove myself. I only been interest in investing for ... more

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Irrational has 24 followers

Location:

Virginia, USA

Inception:

10-Apr-08

Ann. Return:

-16.10%

Valuation:

Capitalization Bias:

None

Long/Short:

Long

Investor Type

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Investment Style

I believe that the stock market is rational, but only in the long run. Most actions in the market are just insane, but can provide you nice opportunities if you know where to look.

Although I'm invested in so called growth stocks, I consider myself a value investor, focusing on long term fundamentals. I mostly focus on earnings power and have time frames of 1 to 5 years, but would sell tomorrow if my expectations are met by the market.

My strategy is as about aggressive as it gets, but I am risks adverse in what I will invest in. If I am going to invest in a company, I want to... more

How Irrational Got Started

My mom transferred me some stocks intended for Grad school, I saw that the stocks were going down and thought I could do better.

Job Title:

Unemployed recent grad

Industry:

Investment Management

Investment Exp.:

1-5 years

Born:

1984

Education:

BA in Economics from the University of Virginia

Qualifications:

none

Latest Blog Post

Bought Goldman Sachs (18-Sep-08)
I am not an expert on financial stocks, but I know that Goldman Sachs is the best investment bank in the business. From everything I read, GS leads and every other bank follows. They have the best talent and know what they are doing.... View Blog

Performance

	Irrational	Nasdaq Composite
Return Since Inception	-28.92 27.26
Month to Date Return	6.48 6.47	6.84
Last 3 Months Return	24.04 23.97	4.37
Last 12 Months Return	117.20 277.01	62.45
Annualized Return	-16.10 23.43	1.74
Alpha	-0.33
Beta	1.40

Latest Trades

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Risk

Annualized Std. Deviation

Sharpe Ratio

Maximum Drawdown

74.30%

34.90%

	0.04
-0.22

-79.23%

-50.25%

Irrational

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Irrational's Latest Commentary

	Created a GS blog post. 18-Sep-08
	Posted a comment on epicadv's AAPL rationale. 22-Aug-08
	Updated DKS rationale. 21-Aug-08
	Updated LDK rationale. 21-Aug-08
	Updated NVDA rationale. 21-Aug-08
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Previous questions

jfabrega asked (08-Aug-08) Have you heard about INTC Larrabee GPU? They are developing it to stand up to NVDA. I thought they weren't interested in Graphs, and would use NVDAs u... Have you heard about INTC Larrabee GPU? They are developing it to stand up to NVDA. I thought they w... More [+] Replies (1) \|

jfabrega asked (23-Jul-08) What happened on July 6th that started making our portfolios go in opposite directions? They were more or less compatible, even after NVDAs drop. I bo... What happened on July 6th that started making our portfolios go in opposite directions? They were mo... More [+] Replies (1) \|

jfabrega asked (17-Jul-08) What's your take on NVDA's "flatness" yesterday amid a +270pt rally of the DJIA? Just the same with INTC, which ironically jumpstarted the w... What's your take on NVDA's "flatness" yesterday amid a +270pt rally of the DJIA? Just the ... More [+] Replies (2) \|

jfabrega asked (29-Jun-08) I see you're a big fan of DKS. How do you feel about UA? I see you're a big fan of DKS. How do you feel about UA? [+] Replies (2) \|

jfabrega asked (27-Jun-08) Hey, man. Looks like we're on the same page. I like NVDA too. One of my favs. INTC I like too, but it kinda stays flat. Hey, man. Looks like we're on the same page. I like NVDA too. One of my favs. INTC I like too, but i... More [+] Replies (1) \|

Don_Bartell asked (09-Jun-08) Hello Irrational, I wasn't sure if you'd see it, so wanted to mention that I added a brief PS to our discussion, at the end of my Chapter 5. You have ... Hello Irrational, I wasn't sure if you'd see it, so wanted to mention that I added a brief PS to our... More [+] Replies (2) \|

asked (18-May-08) hey there, you have a page where I can track the price of polysilicon + other materials needed to construct solar panell? Best regards snobtrader hey there, you have a page where I can track the price of polysilicon + other materials needed ... More [+] Replies (1) \|

Michael_Arold asked (09-May-08) Hey, man. We maybe have the same goal with the hedge fund. Good luck. Hey, man. We maybe have the same goal with the hedge fund. Good luck. [+] Replies (2) \|

bnbien asked (17-Apr-08) Hey, I used to have a long LDK position; how is it doing for you? Hey, I used to have a long LDK position; how is it doing for you? [+] Replies (1) \|

jfabrega asked (08-Aug-08)

Have you heard about INTC Larrabee GPU? They are developing it to stand up to NVDA. I thought they w... More

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jfabrega asked (23-Jul-08)

What happened on July 6th that started making our portfolios go in opposite directions? They were mo... More

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jfabrega asked (17-Jul-08)

What's your take on NVDA's "flatness" yesterday amid a +270pt rally of the DJIA? Just the ... More

[+] Replies (2)

jfabrega asked (29-Jun-08)

I see you're a big fan of DKS. How do you feel about UA?

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jfabrega asked (27-Jun-08)

Hey, man. Looks like we're on the same page. I like NVDA too. One of my favs. INTC I like too, but i... More

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Holding Summary

Top 5 Holdings

NVDA

Total

100.00%

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United States

	Created a GS blog post. 18-Sep-08
	Posted a comment on epicadv's AAPL rationale. 22-Aug-08
	Updated DKS rationale. 21-Aug-08
	Updated LDK rationale. 21-Aug-08
	Updated NVDA rationale. 21-Aug-08
	Updated DKS rationale. 21-Aug-08
	Created a MTLQQ blog post. 18-Aug-08
	Created a FNM blog post. 18-Aug-08
	Created a MTLQQ blog post. 18-Aug-08
	Updated NVDA rationale. 12-Aug-08
	Updated NVDA rationale. 12-Aug-08
	Updated AMD rationale. 12-Aug-08
	Posted a response to a question for Irrational. 12-Aug-08
	Updated LDK rationale. 11-Aug-08
	Updated LDK rationale. 11-Aug-08
	Posted a comment on corbfield2's WASCX blog post. 06-Aug-08
	Updated LDK rationale. 05-Aug-08
	Updated LDK rationale. 05-Aug-08
	Created a blog post. 29-Jul-08
	Posted a comment on jayzalowitz.com's blog post. 27-Jul-08
	Posted a response to a question for Irrational. 23-Jul-08
	Posted a response to a question for Irrational. 17-Jul-08
	Posted a comment on rawker's MTLQQ rationale. 17-Jul-08
	Posted a comment on TimothySykes's blog post. 15-Jul-08
	Posted a comment on jfabrega's blog post. 12-Jul-08
	Created a blog post. 11-Jul-08
	Updated NVDA rationale. 10-Jul-08
	Updated NVDA rationale. 10-Jul-08
	Posted a comment on Zentrader's blog post. 09-Jul-08
	Created a blog post. 09-Jul-08
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