what else did he say in the newsletter optimism? Just added fcsx to my watch list.I got a message yesterday night saying to move to 25% cash, that we may drop from here. I built up some nice sized positions the past few days but I may sell them off totally and go to 100% cash, and wait and see. I heard that there may be a ".25% emergency cut" possibly announced?? Who knows what will happen. I also heard that the dow will drop 1000 pts in one day soon (from Michael Parness). I like to examine the market fundamentally and also technically with charts, and it looks like it IS POSSIBLE. That's why I sold Mr a few days ago near a more higher price because technically it was overbought for 4 days. Could have got back in at @40. Didn't though. Are you going to trim any positions?? I mean we can always hop back in if the cut is announced.

Mark

I use margin too. I am still holding EJ and EWS. want to get back in Mr, wx. GFA makes large $10 swings. I didn't trade it yet but it was highly recommended by a service ( I forget which one). may make a trade on it for a few $ move in a few days. Long term, I agree that MR seems like it has the best potential. Hopefully EJ will blast off soon too

INVOLVED at 22.47 just after the post. Hopeful for some serious follow through on the stock considering the ugly market we are witnessing today.

I am worried about the market right now in general. I do not really want to establish any new positions unless it is MR possibly. I am what you call a "swing trader" ( hold positions a few days-weeks, then dump". I sometimes hold long term. I was holding the mutual funds bgrfx and fdivx for a while making very good money. I recent sold those and put those in a money market fund near their highs in october. After analyzing the market all year in 2007 I have noticed that the "HSU" picks in general are on an amazing uptrend. I focus on these particular stocks not just because he recommended them, but that I notice these stocks " bounce back" the highest from almost any stocks in the US market. Whether this continues or not is another story, but I am satisfied with my results so far. Another thing is that I only have "so much time in a day" to focus on a certain number of stocks and watch them like a hawk. Sure, I would love to have a huge list but my current "watch list is made up of about 37 stocks. I have about 100-150 stocks written down on paper that I occasionally "glance at" to see where they went (Ice, iclr, boom, ilmn, holx, airm, gs, aapl, goog, nvda, rai, phi, etc). In my opinion, 2007 was the year of the "HSU recommendations" and hopefully next year will be too. Also, for some odd reason, I kinda like the guy's approach and it makes sense. He gives you the "fundamentals" and I like to apply the "technicals" so to speak. What are you holding now?

Just got some news....NAvalier is saying the dow will blast off next year. From my examination of his statements for general market direction I find him usually correct. He is heavily pumping WFR...I just checked the chart. It looks like it is on a rampage...my have to get in on this on a dip......NAv thinks there will be more interest rate cuts........we'll see

Thank you Optimism for the heads up on the FC Stone Group (FCSX). I received the tease from Hsu's Asia Edge for what must be that stock tonight. I've forwarded the same to Stock Gumshoe to post if he so desires. I was waiting to buy in and did so this morning @ 42.61. The news yesterday, that FC Stone had acquired another company, Downes-Oneill, a brokerage group and risk management firm that serves the dairy industry, sent the price down late yesterday and this morning

For Anyone receiving the Hsu, Asia Pacific Edge Tease, headlined, "GOLD AND NOT JUST GOLD EITHER" the stock it's teasing is FC Stone Group (FCSX)

FIRST: This is a broad-based bull run. Right now in Asia Edge we are raking in huge profits in commodities as far-ranging as fertilizers and iron ore, chickens and coal, copper and bulk shipping.

>> NOTE: On average these stocks have TRIPLED in the past 52 weeks. But, as you’ll see, the big profits are STILL AHEAD!

SECOND: The REASON commodities are in a bull market is the simplest reason of all: demand is crushing supply. Economic engines are firing on all cylinders in India, China, Singapore, Russia, South Korea, Indonesia, Australia, even Vietnam. Those engines require oil, coal, bauxite, pork, palm oil, silver, wheat, you name it.

THIRD: The economic wealth being created by these engines is creating PERSONAL wealth for more people than has ever been seen in the history of the world. China has almost as many millionaires today as Japan. Last year, China had 15 billionaires. Today it sports 106. India’s millionaire club is growing 20% a year. No wonder India’s consumption of gold tops every other nation’s—and demand is growing at an astonishing 70% a year clip!

FOURTH: You can buy gold, you can buy a commodities-based ETF, you can buy PetroChina, which just became the world’s most highly-valued company, you can buy a Brazilian mine like Vale de Rio Doce?you can do any of these things and do well. BUT you will not have participated in the broadest sense in this stunning bull market and you will be taking considerable risk on board. This is volatile stuff, and you need to be super alert at all times.

I Now Have A
Solution For This Problem

Asia Edge subscribers have been asking me for a year to recommend a broad-based Asian-driven commodity play and finally I’ve come up with one I believe is PERFECT.

This just provides some delayed insight into Hsu's holdings.

http://www.chinaprofitstrategy.com/disclosures.html

Robert Hsu hereby discloses that on October 31, 2007, he directly or indirectly owned the following securities which are the subject of commentary, analysis, opinions, advice, or recommendations in, or which are otherwise mentioned in the newsletter, set forth below:

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. (ACH)
China Life (LFC)
China Mobile (CHL)
CNOOC Ltd. (CEO)
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO)
Comtech Group (COGO)
Ctrip.com International (CTRP)
iShares MSCI Taiwan Index (EWT)
Mindray Medical International (MR)
New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU)
Sinopec/China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (SNP)
streetTRACKS Gold Shares (GLD)
The9 Ltd. (NCTY)



It usually a couple of months old by the time it's posted, but it apparently shows what he owns himself.

EJ was not mentioned in the Weekly Update, however it is still in the China Srategy Portfolio as a buy with a limit of $25. Hsu mentions that China Strategy is up 40% in 2007 outperforming the S&P 500 Index by more than 6-to-1. The same numbers apply for his Asia Edge service. A very good year for him indeed. I would also like to mention that Cabot's China and Emerging Markets Report, is up 74.1% this year vs. 7.51% for the dividend-reinvested Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 and ranked #1in performance by Hulbert. Pretty impressive. Good luck to all.

How the worm turns. China Strategy January Issue came out on Friday 1 day after the Weekly Update and its main focus is on (drum roll please).......EJ ! For anyone interested Hsu's new buy limit is $28. Happy New Year to all.

Mark have you looked it to the TAO ETF that just started trading? I know you like China investments.

Regards.

Thank you for that useful information slam608 as the TAO currently makes up 54.8% of my current holdings @ zecco trading online. It is a baseline holding for me through 2008. Regards.