It’s time once again for your irregularly scheduled Llamafolio update.  Unlike my last update, in which things weren’t looking so hot, I have some great news.  My overall virtual portfolio is up a whopping $640.24 , or 32%.  That’s simply huge.  How’s it break down?  Let’s take a look:

WM is on a rampage

I bought WM at $13.61, against popular opinion.  WM closed yesterday at $21.82 per share.  That’s a 60% gain in a very short period of time.  I would consider selling, but I think WM is still going up.  I’m holding.

WMT up too

Wal Mart is up a bit, 5% to be exactly.  Solid, and going in the right direction.  You won’t hear me complaining about this one.

PEP not doing so hot

Pepsi was my first Llamafolio buy, and I had my reservations.  It turns out I was right – I did buy it for too much.  So far PEP is down 11% since my purchase.  That’ll teach me to listen to my gut, rather than rush into purchases.

Looking over my Llamafolio, I’ve surpassed the magical $2500 mark.  If I stay over this number, I get 10 free trades per month with Zecco.  That’s good, because I’m still sitting on $822.61 in cash, that I need to find a good home for.  Once I find a stock that looks good, I can skip the buy commission.  Neat.

Just because the “market is down” doesn’t mean that *your* holdings have to be down.  You can buck the trend, with some good homework, and a little luck.