Hi John, You just need some time to run through the news and...

Hi John,

You just need some time to run through the news and company figures and make your call on the stock. No one in the world is expert and can advise you anything. Anyone that advise you what to do normally has vested interest.

For me I don't like buying something which is all good and rosy and almost @ all time high. The chance of dropping is a lot higher... and like what you said, Santos "seems" cheap and more upside than downside. I felt that way too. There are not many good "cheap" blue chip optionable stocks.

Banks are too expensive
Other Financials like QBE, woo profit warning dropped 8% one day that day... same like banks still too ex
Airlines are well too competitive
Telcos, I don't like their balance sheet
Retails are gone.. and not that cheap either
Energy, hmm Santos seems to be the "cheapest"
Real estate, I do options, their premiums collecting are no good, and sometimes still drop a lot anyway, I rather buying the Real, RealEstate rather than stocks or REITs
Materials, BHP I won't touch till its $16, FMG too volatile, and quite expensive
Those small counters with no options are normally crap stocks.

So not many stocks to buy nowadays.. Do your own research, you are your master of your own future