We stopped publishing our free weekly CSI Blog after 10 years of publishing at the end of 2015. We are following our 3 remaining open positions until the end.
In late 2015 I started offering a paid subscription service which is similar to the Blog, but we tell you exactly what stocks we bought and why—and sold every day, with a weekly summary of activity, open positions, how many shares we own and their valuations.
Through March 31, 2020, I have averaged a 41.7% gain on the 39 stocks I have sold (37 winners and 2 small losers) in my private portfolio since January 1, 2016. Nine of the 37 stocks have had buy-out offers, including six in 2017 and two in 2018. But none in 2019 or 2020-yet. My total portfolio was up 72.8% in 2019.
The virus hammered all of my stocks in March. On February 22, 2020 when the DOW was just under 29,000, I wrote this to my subscribers before anyone realized this virus would be a big thing:
“The economy seems to be rolling right along, interest rates are low, so what is there to worry about? My biggest “big picture” worry is the massive national debt. Maybe something will be done to deal with this, but one day all of Wall Street may wake up and all run for the hills, whether it is warranted or not. Shorter in, I still think the valuations of many stocks looks like the dot bombs of twenty years ago. I don’t know what will break the momentum of the Tesla’s, Netflix, Amazon’s etc, but if/when it happens, I think it will be very bloody as they make up a huge portion of the entire market value and will take everything down. Then there are the things that the market seems to have absorbed in stride like Iran, N. Korea, Corona virus, the possibility of a socialist government and on and on—so far.
So I have been reducing my market exposure since 2018. I would rather make less money, than lose what I have made.”
Who knew that the market would start plunging the following week? I wish I had sold all my stocks on February 21st!
If you are interested in becoming one of our private paid subscribers, please e-mail me at daveosowski@gmail.com.
Here is the list of private subscription stocks I have bought and sold since December 2015.
2020 Telecommunications company-sold 14% for a .3% gain
2020 DHI- .4% gain
2020 BioPharma company-sold 40% for a 9% loss
2020 QUAD Graphics-54% gain
2020 Medical equipment company-sold 33% for a 61% gain
2020 Old line media company-sold 50% for a 44% gain
2019 EXFO, 1% gain
2019 PERI, 77% gain
2019 Quantum Corp, sold 48% gain
2019 EXTR, 15% gain
2019 Medical Device company, sold 50% for a 53% gain
2019 DHI Corp, 46% gain
2019 Medical device company, (sold 80%), 69% gain
2019 Lantronix, 41% gain
2019 PDLI, 15% gain
2018 The Rubicon Project 1% gain
2018 Otelco 116% gain.
2018 Global Ship Lease 4% gain
2018 Telecom Services (57% sold) 3% gain
2018 Lantronix, 52% gain
2018 Ceragon Networks, 82% gain
2018 Networking Co. (1/3 sold) 17% gain
2018 Pitney Bowes 31% gain
2018 Calix-1% gain
2018 Xerox 34% gain, Buy-Out
2018 RMG Networks-1% gain
2017 Telecommunications Co., 59% gain (partial sale)
2017 magicJack 17% gain, Buy-Out
2017 eGain 56% gain
2017 YUME 90% gain, Buy-Out
2017 MaxPoint Interactive 60% gain
2017 Shortel 24% gain, Buy-Out
2017 Tremor Video 25% gain
2017 MRV Communications 6% loss, Buy-Out
2017 Ceragon Networks 55% gain
2017 Angie’s List 60% gain, Buy-Out
2017 Lantronix 135% gain
2017 Syneron Medical 46% gain, Buy-Out
2017 RocketFuel 140% gain
2017 Conduent .1% gain
2017 Harmonic 74% gain
2016 Ceragon Networks 48% gain
2016 Alphatec 71% gain
2016 Universal Insurance 36% gain
2016 Mitel Networks 15% gain
2016 Avid Technology 50% gain
2016 Silicon Graphics 70% gain, Buy-Out
2016 Imatron 30% gain
2016 Harmonic 80% gain
2016 United Online 5% loss, Buy-Out
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