Waiting for a reasonable price to enter the market 😊
How one analyst call became @FaithAnchor’s most expensive lesson, the four ground rules he wrote afterwards, and why he’d rather miss a stock than overpay. Ask him anything until 15 Nov.
US stocks are facing significant risks recently, with shares queuing up for a crash and sharp declines. After NVIDIA's plunge, Nebius also crashed last night. Will MSFT (Microsoft) be next to tank today? 🥹😓
Iggy's Journal: Wall Street Fell After Nvidia's CEO Resigned, and the STI Had Already Closed. DBS Goes Ex-Dividend Today
Fri 13 Nov 2026 | Morning
The Numbers
The STI closed on Thursday 12 November at 5,282.70, down 6.96 points or 0.13%. The Business Times tied the dip to Singapore shares moving with regional bourses. The US session came after SGX had closed. The Dow fell 189.40 points or 0.36% to 52,297.09, the S&P 500 fell 26.98 or 0.35% to 7,592.40 and the Nasdaq fell 100.10 or 0.39% to 25,366.09. The Associated Press tied the losses to early turbulence after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's resignation, higher Treasury yields as bond trading resumed after the Veterans Day holiday, and rising oil after President Trump said he is no longer interested in a deal with Iran. Brent for January delivery rose 3.30% to US$95.82, per Dow Jones Market Data. DBS goes ex-dividend today, 13 November. Business Times headlines: CFO Colette Kress takes over Nvidia in the interim; SIA's carrying value of its Air India investment is down a further S$335 million; SIA's CEO says a special dividend for its 80th anniversary will need the board's nod; Genting Singapore's third-quarter net profit fell 42.2% to S$54.7 million on softer premium gaming; Golden Agri-Resources' third-quarter profit rose to US$162 million on higher plantation output. $nvidia$NVIDIA(NVDA.US)
My Personal Take
SGX closed before the US session, so Thursday's 0.13% dip sits outside the Nvidia news, and today's open is the first Singapore session after it. The Associated Press gave three reasons for the US losses, and I would not rank them from one session. On SIA, the headline says any special dividend needs the board's approval, so I am not reading a payout into it.
Cheers,
Iggy 🦖
Not financial advice. Iggy's Forensic Compliance Standards apply.
Nvidia's 'Old Huang' (Jensen Huang) has stepped down; Nvidia is now like a tiger stripped of its sharp teeth 🐅. Without him, it might just become a paper tiger 🐯, while AMD and Broadcom reap the benefits. It's like: when there's no tiger in the mountains, even the monkey claims to be king. 🫢🫢🤣
Jensen Huang resigned as $NVIDIA(NVDA.US) CEO, and the stock closed down 4% while $AMD(AMD.US) rallied. At home, Singtel's core profit rose 10% and DBS trades ex-dividend. Let's dig in 👇💬 Nvidia witho...
The US stock market should be back in the green tonight, right? 😓
Democrats swept both chambers in the Nov 3 midterms, securing at least 54 Senate seats (up from 47) and regaining a House majority (from 214 seats before the vote, with dozens still undecided).A Democ...
The Democrats' rise is even more severe; not only are stocks plunging, but all BTC and cryptocurrencies are falling too. Is this a massive liquidity drain? 😩😳😳
Democrats swept both chambers in the Nov 3 midterms, securing at least 54 Senate seats (up from 47) and regaining a House majority (from 214 seats before the vote, with dozens still undecided).A Democ...
The US stock market has been falling every day recently, with more than half of the stocks becoming meme stocks. It's better to cut losses and leave than waste time; betting against them by shorting offers a better chance to make money. 😊😁😁
Democrats swept both chambers in the Nov 3 midterms, securing at least 54 Senate seats (up from 47) and regaining a House majority (from 214 seats before the vote, with dozens still undecided).A Democ...
The only thing visible to the eye 👀 is a rebound in silver and gold, while US stocks are all red and lifeless. The Middle East Iran issue remains unresolved, and Brent crude could surge at any moment. 😁
Democrats swept both chambers in the Nov 3 midterms, securing at least 54 Senate seats (up from 47) and regaining a House majority (from 214 seats before the vote, with dozens still undecided).A Democ...
Haiting and Yangzijiang, these two ships stopped halfway at sea and didn't move forward. Are they fishing? 🐟 😳 Could these two be drifting fishing boats at sea? 🫢🫢🤣
Haiting is up 1.94, and Yangzijiang broke through 4.8. Are these two ships setting sail? 😃
With the US Democrats in power, US chip stocks, AI, and even tech stocks are being suppressed. Last night, over 80% of stocks were wiped out, and several have turned into meme stocks? 😓
Despite global turmoil and unstable inflation factors, DBS Bank's earnings report this morning showed solid performance, which is already very impressive 👍
Democrats swept Congress and the Dow had its best post-midterm day in 44 years, but chipmakers sank as voters turned on AI data centres. At home, DBS missed forecasts, the second big local bank to stu...
Tech stocks wiped out after US stocks gap up 80% tonight? 😓
87 picks in October, and two of the winners had never posted before. November is running now, let's post & join!
I know DBS is a popular choice, but I still opted for OCBC because of its stable performance, and I already hold OCBC stock 🫢😁😁
Our three biggest banks report on three consecutive mornings this week — and they go into it off a four-day slide. 🏦$UOB(U11.SG) — Wednesday, before SGX opens$DBS(D05.SG) — Thursday, before SGX opens$...
Haiting is up 1.94, and Yangzijiang broke through 4.8. Are these two ships setting sail? 😃
Apple reports Q4 FY2026 after the US close tonight — the first earnings call under new CEO John Ternus. It ended last week as the world's most valuable company again, and the average analyst target now sits below the share price. Call Tuesday's close, back it up, and the 3 best takes win 2 SGD each.
Have the Haining and Yangtze River vessels been cleared? Can loading into the warehouse begin now? 🤣🤣😃
Iggy’s Journal: Own Fewer Than 100 Shares? What an Odd Lot Is, How It Trades and What It Can Cost
Wed 4 Nov 2026 | Midday
The Numbers
A board lot is 100 shares, so an order for 50 is an odd lot. It can still be traded, through the Unit Share Market, which has its own bids and asks. In a made-up example, buying 50 shares costs S$200.00 at the main board ask and S$202.50 at the odd-lot ask, an extra S$2.50. Selling later at the odd-lot bid leaves S$197.50, so the round trip loses S$5.00 from the spread alone.
My Personal Take
Permission is not what I question here, because a 50-share order is allowed. The price is the part I want to understand, since the odd-lot bid and ask sit in a separate market from the main board. That leaves me with two questions. What does the separate market charge through its spread, and on a small order, when does a broker’s minimum fee matter more than that spread? The episode takes the 50-share order from the first bid and ask to the sale and totals the cost at each point.
📺 YouTube: https://youtu.be/I-POoVa-kWM
Cheers,
Iggy 🦖
Not financial advice. Iggy’s Forensic Compliance Standards apply.
