Photo: http://www.valuewalk.com/JAN 2016 was a month to forget for investors who had long positions in stocks.
So how bad was it? Were there even any significant gainers?
We tapped into Bloomberg's database, and present the top 20% percentage gainers (yes, there were strong gainers) among SGX-listed stocks, and the top 20% losers (yikes, it's bloody in there).
Top 20 gainers
| Short Name | Price on 31 Dec | Price on 29 Jan | Price Change |
| ALLIED TECH | 0.010 | 0.015 | 50% |
| ELEKTROMOTIVE GROUP | 0.002 | 0.003 | 50% |
| JAYA HLDGS | 0.285 | 0.375 | 32% |
| LANTROVISION | 2.300 | 3.020 | 31% |
| GREEN BUILD TECH | 0.305 | 0.400 | 31% |
| LUZHOU BIO-CHEM | 0.031 | 0.036 | 16% |
| CHINA AUTO | 0.078 | 0.090 | 15% |
| CORDLIFE GROUP | 1.455 | 1.670 | 15% |
| LH GROUP | 0.520 | 0.595 | 14% |
| TIGER AIRWAYS | 0.410 | 0.460 | 12% |
| MYP | 0.235 | 0.260 | 11% |
| HEETON HLDGS | 0.420 | 0.460 | 10% |
| PETRA FOODS | 2.110 | 2.300 | 9% |
| GOLDEN AGRI | 0.340 | 0.370 | 9% |
| ISEC HEALTHCARE | 0.240 | 0.260 | 8% |
| JARDINE MATHESON | 69.055 | 74.760 | 8% |
| COGENT HOLDINGS | 0.395 | 0.425 | 8% |
| SUTL ENTERPRISE | 0.400 | 0.430 | 8% |
| NOEL GIFTS | 0.270 | 0.290 | 7% |
| CHANGTIAN PLASTIC | 0.700 | 0.750 | 7% |
Top 20 losers
| Short Name | Price on 31 Dec | Price on 29 Jan | Price Change |
| KOYO INTERNATIONAL | 0.370 | 0.062 | -83% |
| EMS ENERGY | 0.380 | 0.065 | -83% |
| FULL APEX | 0.024 | 0.010 | -58% |
| EUCON HOLDING | 0.029 | 0.013 | -55% |
| TRENDLINES GROUP | 0.320 | 0.149 | -53% |
| INFORMATICS | 0.660 | 0.310 | -53% |
| ALLIANCE MINERAL | 0.118 | 0.060 | -49% |
| MMP RESOURCES | 0.011 | 0.006 | -45% |
| RICKMERS MARITIME | 0.098 | 0.054 | -45% |
| SPACKMAN | 0.145 | 0.082 | -43% |
| LORENZO INTL | 0.037 | 0.021 | -43% |
| LIONGOLD CORP | 0.007 | 0.004 | -43% |
| EZRA HOLDINGS | 0.099 | 0.057 | -42% |
| EUROPTRONIC | 0.008 | 0.005 | -38% |
| VARD HOLDINGS | 0.240 | 0.150 | -37% |
| LOYZ ENERGY | 0.054 | 0.034 | -37% |
| COURAGE MARINE | 1.220 | 0.770 | -37% |
| SINCAP GROUP | 0.055 | 0.035 | -36% |
| IPS SECUREX | 0.310 | 0.200 | -35% |
| OCEAN SKY INTL | 0.085 | 0.055 | -35% |
* Note: Excluded from the list might have been stocks that were thinly traded in Jan 2016.
| Unless you had margin calls or were struck by some form of permanent or semi-permanent financial damage, one month's bad results don't count for much in the long term. Market volatility -- sometimes violent volatility -- is simply to be expected from time to time. And the market is perking up today as we write. May your stock holdings recover in due course, and may you find gems selling at low prices. More important, may each episode of the market teach us valuable lessons about market psychology, valuation, and more in our long investment journey. |
