ALL THINGS BIG AND SMALL 2.0

LATEST UPDATE OF CHERNOFF FACES: 31 JAN 2011. According to the Chernoff faces, the DJIA (and by implication the general market, with a bias towards big cap bluechips) remains still much the same. Size of face is proportional to valuation +/- % and if you are looking for undervaluation, look for the small faces. e.g. Alcoa and BAC. But then there are reasons why BAC is undervalued. Alcoa is not so squinty-eyed anymore, due to a combination of improvements in its Expected EPS, volatility and Beta. Chernoff faces of the DJIA as at 31 January 2011 Chernoff faces circa 15 Dec 2010 Above is a Chernoff Face glyphplot of the DJIA stocks. For explanation of Chernoff Faces see my post at http://www.technifundamentals.com/2010/12/merry-xmas-edition-fun-with-statistics.html . The 3D visualizations below are derived from the 30 constituent stocks of the DJIA, and their fundamentals e.g. P/E, Beta, 12-month Return, Earnings Per Share Forecast, Earnings per Share Actual etc - 15 selected variables ...

Giant Freshwater Stingray of the Mekong [Himantura Chaophraya] Chinese like bump-headed Cichlids because it resembles that of the deity that represents Longevity [third deity] in the trio Fu,Lu,Shou. Stingray 1 : I think this one is called Pearl or Black Diamond Stingray 2: How many lucky number '8's can you see? Stingray 3 : Plainer and cheaper Stingray pattern 1 : Numbers '8' enlarged Stingray pattern 2 Some giant catfish Bump-headed Cichlid Elephant-Nose Fish High Fin Pangasius: Most elegant fish I have ever seen Recently, in the Singapore newspapers, the case of a person who was accused of defrauding the Telco he worked for to the amount of S$12 million was mentioned. Readers were not surprised to read about $400000 Porsches, Patek Philip watches and apartments bought with the loot. But many found it strange the the accused paid $200000 for an Amazon Freshwater Stingray. I have kept freshwater stingrays as pets, but that was 30 years ago, and I don't r...