Don’t look, Ethel! My portfolio lost 5% this month, fell behind the market as a whole, and was generally ugly to look at. So… I won’t look at it anymore. 
- Last 4 weeks: -5.2%
- Last 3 months: -3.8%
- Year to date: -1.1% (Dow is +4.2% ytd from 10,718)
- Last 12 months:+0.5%
Holding for another month:
| Ticker | Bought | Now | Months | Return | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDS | $26.04 | $28.34 | 1 | +8.8% | Dillard’s Inc. From the H52EARNPS screen. |
| FDG | $41.01 | $33.56 | 3 | -18.1% | Fording Canadian Coal Trust, from the YLDEARNYR screen. I think I’m going to drop this screen, it hasn’t worked out well. |
| HCC | $34.24 | $30.48 | 2 | -11.2% | HCC Insurance Holdings, from the LowPE_ZLTD screen. |
| HOC | $38.225 | $43.87 | 2 | +14.8% | Holly Corp. Split 2:1 this month, from the LowPEZLTD screen. |
| SWFT | $30.42 | $28.55 | 1 | -6.1% | Swift transportation Company Incorporated. From the TRPPE screen. |
| UNTD | $14.69 | $11.88 | 5 | -19.1% | United Online Inc. The other terrible selection from the YLDEARNYR screen. And it’s still there. |
Selling these:
| Ticker | Bought | Sold | Months | Return | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAC | $45.98 | $49.38 | 3 | +7.4% | Bank of America Corp. Hey, I own a bank. From the LPE_YLD screen. |
| CRS | $125.09 | $117.55 | 1 | -6.0% | Carpenter Technology Company. From the TRPPE screen. |
| GDI | $38.95 | $38.51 | 1 | -1.1% | Gardner Denver, Inc. 2:1 split. From the TREPPE screen. |
| TNB | $57.80 | $58.10 | 1 | +0.5% | Thomas & Betts Corp. From the TREPPE screen. |
| TWTR | $8.98 | $7.00 | 1 | -22.0% | Tweeter Home Entertainment. From the H52EarnPS screen. |
| ZRAN | $27.31 | $25.30 | 1 | -7.4% | Zoran Corporation. From the Screamers screen. |
New stocks for this month:
| Ticker | Bought | Sold | Months | Return | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | $51.83 | $N/A | 0 | N/A% | Alcan Inc. From the TREPPE screen. |
| AP | $34.99 | $N/A | 0 | N/A% | Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. Sounds like a football game. From the Screamers screen. |
| CMA | $55.03 | $N/A | 0 | N/A% | Comerica, Inc. Sold 1 bank, bought 2. This one is back from the LPEYLD screen. |
| GPI | $60.70 | $N/A | 0 | N/A% | Group 1 Automotive. This is as close as I get to working on my own car. From the H52EarnPS screen. |
| HANS | $186.07 | $N/A | 0 | N/A% | Hansen Natural Corp. Better than the unnatural corp. From the Screamers screen. |
| WM | $45.96 | $N/A | 0 | N/A% | Washington Mutual returns to the lineup. From the LPE_YLD screen. |
The next trade will be July 3rd.
Chasing the Wind 
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