Are your investments imploding too?

[Mr. Bluesummers-3DT]

Who else here is shedding portfolio value like it's going out of style? Share your story!

Suggested format
3 months ago value,
Today's value.

Primary holdings:
Story.

i.e.

3 Months ago: $12,400
Today's Value: $4,360
Primary Holdings: NVDA

A few weeks ago I built myself a securities portfolio built out of a few tech stocks (banking on nVidia to outpace its rivals). I took up a large position (1:1 cash/margin) in it after reading positive reviews, checking their financials, and armed with a little industry knowledge . When the subprime problem started, I sold all my other positions and built a hedge (with remaining cash/margin) to prevent any losses from that block of stock. This worked for a while and I unwound the position (except my target, nVidia) to take profits while I waited for that last big chunk to edge up to my limit order.

The subprime problem turned from a rumor to a fact, and the stock blew apart on all the news of slowdowns.

[Honki]

YYYEEEEAAAHHHH!!!!!!

Back up to $1.92 this week!

For those who care;
http://finance.google.com/finance?q=ASX:IMD

I bought 35000 of these shares at 29c each back in Dec '05 (AU$10k and a little bit).
I want to buy another property, so I planned to sell them after New Year '08. but....

How are yours doin' Guy? On the up & up?

Hopefully that's the worst over with, and we can all start making money again.
That was a scary few months.

"When America sneezes, the world catches a cold."