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How I do my DD: WIth Example

Methods and Links (example gigamedia)

http://www.knobias.com/individual/public/quote.htm?ticker=GIGM

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/mh?s=GIGM+Major+Holders

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=GIGM+Key+Statistics

http://ycharts.com/companies/GIGM

http://ycharts.com/companies/GIGM/key_stats

http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/gigm/institutional-holdings

http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/mb/GIGM

http://www.gigamedia.com/contact.htm

http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=gigm

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&btnmeta_news_search=1&q=gigamedia#q=gigamedia&hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&ei=fxMRT7j5Msbh0QGt85GLAw&start=10&sa=N&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=444253c4c7e20d05&biw=1280&bih=680

http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/Stocks_%28A_to_Z%29/Stocks_G/threadview?m=mm&bn=7770&tid=284530&mid=284530&tof=4&frt=2


First let me say--it's best if DD is a passion or a natural thing---I ENJOY spending hours every night digging and digging..I am very curious (as some of you know :)

I also mainly read the world headlines and try and apply that to stocks: for gigm their was news of legalization of online poker

I have 1000's of stocks in my head so it may be easier for me to apply, but the dd links provided above will suffice if you come across a pick and want to look it up, just also info about how I find my picks-early

Now with brief explanation: Lets say I come across GIGM myself or from others

First thing I do is go to knobias--THEY TELL ME ALL from inside buys, news, sector movement and SEC filingshttp://www.knobias.com/individual/public/quote.htm?ticker=GIGM

Then I check yahoo--see if any major holders http://finance.yahoo.com/q/mh?s=GIGM+Major+Holders

And I look for key stats http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=GIGM+Key+Statistics looking for share structure, short interest etc

I double check with other sites http://ycharts.com/companies/GIGM

http://ycharts.com/companies/GIGM/key_stats (key stats like book value cash value debt cash on hand)

http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/gigm/institutional-holdings Again confirm here everything,triple check especially whom is holding whom sold out and so on

http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/mb/GIGM (I love boards and for me yahoo--used to be better will tell me things--information that people found, why so many paid bashers etc

http://www.gigamedia.com/contact.htm (always go to corporate website and get in touch with IR of long term hold especially

http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=gigm (before I annoy a chartist like legend, I will check here for basic chart to see what basic TA shows

This is where I spend hours and internet changed dd--Google google google looking for news anywhere in world or information not posted on finance sites--Hours
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&btnmeta_news_search=1&q=gigamedia#q=gigamedia&hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&ei=fxMRT7j5Msbh0QGt85GLAw&start=10&sa=N&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=444253c4c7e20d05&biw=1280&bih=680

Below
is example of how yahoo board came up with information about gigamedia game they are developing--message boards (here also) are very helpful but have to sift and dig
http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/Stocks_%28A_to_Z%29/Stocks_G/threadview?m=mm&bn=7770&tid=284530&mid=284530&tof=4&frt=2

Also I use etrade (yahoo can be used) I check Options movement---heavy calls or puts tells me people are betting on price movement one way or another--key indicator and being EARLY
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/op?s=GIGM&m=2012-01

Again read the news in world and try to apply to stocks--I bought my apt in nyc off bird flu years ago---I dug and dug and found bird flu stocks--it takes time but worth it--News is key indicator

Any questions (or suggestions) feel free to ask me!

Best
CJ