MY 2008 PROLOGIS TRADE

I started Stripnomics to chronicle my short trade of ProLogis (PLD) a real estate investment trust. During the summer of 2008, I conducted extensive fundamental research of PLD and determined that it was overleveraged and overpriced. With the help of Mr. Volatility, I began shorting ProLogis on September 2008. Here is a picture of the trade:

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I covered about half of my position in the $2 range. In an attempt to defer taxes til 2009, I erred and did not cover the remainder of my position until PLD bounced back to $7.  Below are all of my ProLogis related posts in chronological order so you can see all of my untraditional/unfiltered analysis and judge for yourself:

September 15, 2008:

The Next Enron

Who will end up like Lehman? - (A multiple choice quiz)

September 16, 2008:

Multiple Choice Answer B = ProLogis (PLD)

Lehman’s Commercial Real Estate Exposure

September 18, 2008:

How to Sell Your Home in a Down Market

I Got Mentioned By The Dirt Lawyer!!!!

September 20, 2008:

I Think the Party is Just Getting Started!

September 21, 2008:

Sometimes I See Numbers…

For Posterity

September 22, 2008:

Technical Analysis of ProLogis

Stripnomics: How I Predicted Recession

September 23, 2008:

More on the Lehman-ProLogis Connection

September 24, 2008:

BULL$#*@!

Running for Cover

Forbes Accounting & Governance Risk

September 25, 2008:

Zacks: Strong Sell on ProLogis

September 28, 2008:

The Fallacy of F.F.O.

An Ugly Chart

September 30, 2008:

Playing the Balance Transfer Game

PLD Downgraded

October 1, 2008:

More 10K Jokes

October 2, 2008:

ProLogis Credit Rating

October 5, 2008:

3 Black Crows

Stripping Out Noise

October 6, 2008:

Goldman cuts PLD from Neutral to SELL

Institutions & Mutual Funds

October 8, 2008:

Come On Feel the Noise

October 9, 2009:

A Cool Email

October 15, 2008:

MY Perception is Reality

October 22, 2008:

ProLogis closes $735M credit facility

October 24, 2008:

REIT Dividend Requirements and ProLogis

November 4, 2008:

The Third Biggest Loser

November 5, 2008:

Turn Out the Lights… The Party’s Over!

November 10, 2008:

A Portion of My Portfolio

November 11, 2008:

Why PLD was Down Today

November 12, 2008:

I Told You So

An Old SeekingAlpha Excerpt

November 12, 2008:

What an “EXPERT” Says About My ProLogis Analysis

November 14, 2008:

The ProLogis Investor Rally

November 20, 2008:

Hugh Hendry

November 22, 2008:

Merril Lynch Reads My Blog

December 4, 2008:

An Update on ProLogis’ Debt Rating

January 12, 2009:

If You’re Gonna Be a Bear… Be a GRIZZLY!

February 10, 2009:

The ProLogis Q4 Call

February 27, 2009:

Morningstar Got it Right

March 12, 2009:

ProLogis Secondary?