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Hi JJAMMAANN,
I would caution you or anyone that reads our posts to not rely too much on the accumulation distribution indicator for a thinly traded stock such as CRVP. I include the indicator in my charts and pay a little bit of attention to it for some of the stocks that I hold that are quite liquid and have large volume (Ford, GE, etc).
It's my opinion that, the A/D indicator suffers from the same problems that many of the technical indicators suffer from - it shortcuts the true volume/price information by relying on just the high, low, open, and/or close prices, not the full detail of the full trade prices and volumes for the day. Stocks with very large volume and relatively slow changes in price don't get distorted much by this. I think that low priced thinly traded stocks like CRVP can easily get distorted results on this indicator by just a few carefully chosen buys or sells that are often under $50 if timed to modify the high/low or close. I've been using the stochastic indicator to help me decide exactly when to pull the trigger on a buy or sell of stocks and options that I'm prepared to make a trade on for a lot of years now. I never, ever, use any of these indicators to help me decide when to buy or sell CRVP. I really can't tell if it's a form of price manipulation, or if the thin trade volume makes things extremely volatile. The buys and sells of a couple of hundred shares here and there can have a very large effect on the indicators. Perhaps this is all "indicator engineering" intended to suck in the investors that rely on technical indicators - perhaps it's just a random effect of a very low volume stock that sells at a really low price that still sells on a major exchange.
I'm not a stock manipulator, and I don't play one on TV. But if I was a dishonest manipulator of stock prices, CRVP would be high on my list of candidates- low price, low volume, long history and not delisted and not bankrupt, price can easily be manipulated.
I don't understand the ridiculously low volume days either, but I see that in other thinly traded stocks once in a while. I'm wondering if has something to do with market makers having to close their positions, or something along that line - I don't really know, but would be very interested in hearing from anyone who does understand it.
I have several thousand shares that I've purchased over the years and also have been in and out many times over the years. I did buy during the November dip at $0.47 (but sold the next day at $0.57). One of the challenges with CRVP as a trading stock is that it often has very long periods where it trades very thinly - it can be extremely difficult to get trades to go through that are larger than 1K shares. It also tends to be subject to pump and dump.
As far a a long term investment - it really has not been a very good stock to own. It pays no dividend and has has seen it's margins eroding for quite some time now. I'm seriously considering liquidating the shares that I own as I don't see a clear path to any real improvement in the future.
Looking specifically at the Accum/Dist line, it appears that people are buying shares and holding them. I currently do not own any shares, and have not been looking to buy any, but will now add it to my watch list.
Holding for 10 years....that is brave! I don't know what you bought in at, but I do see a few pops over the past five years. Maybe another big one coming up in the future?
I guess you would know more about this company than I, but that dip to .45 back in November would have been a great time to buy. With the current price riding between the 50/100DMA, it could go either way?
I'd be interested in getting a discussion going on CRVP again. I've owned the stock for well over a decade. For full disclosure, I do find the lack of information on CRVP and the stock price performance over these many years rather disappointing and unsettling.
Looks pretty good. I bought some a couple of weeks ago for .59. After the 13G statement came out. Peter Kamin owns 6.9% of the common shares. He manages a family office. From some people I follow on twitter, they say he has a good track record. Also they feel this stock is extremely undervalued compared to other companies in their industry. Good luck.
Is this board still active?
No posts in quite a while...
Just thinking about getting in here?
green mountain..$$ http://www.stockpickr.com/5-stocks-ready-skyrocket-higher.html
Sell quickly imo.
Jumped on no news or for any real reason.
This is headed back to the .80's
Hi, I am new in this... Just bought in at 1,22$ what caused the huge pop up some days ago?
Thanks
12th of Never
Good luck. Too risky for my blood at this point.
Here's the 64K question ... did you see any indicators back before 7 Jul that this puppy was headed north? I did not. That's when the real money was made ... if one was long before the PR.
Bounce that started around 10:40 seems to be flattening out and volume is slowing.
Be careful.
Dump is starting. If you have gains, might want to take some of them before they disappear.
ya...this one has some nice $$flow right now
yea consolidation time over, should test $2 anytime soon
nice...this is running hard right now
insane volatility on this stock right now. Fun to watch. Who knows how high it goes today!
insane volatility on this stock right now. Fun to watch. Who knows how high it goes today!
Thats great, any chart will do!
Looks like a lot of loading on this one and the S/S is nice. Wonder how high it runs today
tried ur link it doesnt work, so I use mine instead
Hey Lichar, we could use a chart up in the Ibox if you have time?
Just save this link and click the image button and drop it in...
http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=CRVP&p=D&yr=1&mn=0&dy=0&i=p61928360919&r=988
This is so overbought it will need to fill the gap imo.
Needs to drop back to $1.00 on steady high volume to sustain the run.
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=CRVP&p=D&yr=0&mn=3&dy=0&id=p72794553362
good luck bud! coffee MOMO yeaaa!
S/S Common stock - $.001 par value, 50,000,000 authorized shares.
21,960,229 issued and 21,388,681 outstanding shares as of
April 30, 2011 and October 31, 2010
WATERTOWN, CT, Jun 14, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Crystal Rock Holdings, Inc. (NYSE Amex: CRVP) announced its financial results for three and six months ended April 30, 2011 and that it has filed these results on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission today.
Total sales for the three months ending April 30, 2011, the Company's second fiscal quarter, were $17,658,000 compared to $17,159,000 for the corresponding period in 2010, an increase of $499,000, or 3%. Excluding sales from acquisitions, total sales increased by 1% in the second quarter of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010. Gross profit for the second quarter of 2011 decreased $166,000, or 2%, to $9,087,000 from $9,253,000 for the comparable period in 2010. As a percentage of sales, gross profit decreased to 51% in the second quarter of 2011 from 54% in the second quarter of 2010. Net income decreased to $365,000 in the second quarter of 2011 from $452,000 for the same period a year ago.
Total sales for the six months ending April 30, 2011 were $34,788,000 compared to $33,344,000 for the corresponding period in 2010, an increase of $1,444,000, or 4%. Net of the acquisition related sales, total sales increased 2%, in the first six months of fiscal year 2011 from the same period a year ago. For the six months ended April 30, 2011, gross profit increased $103,000, or 1%, to $17,874,000 from $17,771,000 for the comparable period in 2010. As a percentage of sales, gross profit decreased to 51% in the first half of 2011 from 53% in the first half of 2010. Net income decreased 42% for the six months ended April 30, 2011 to $366,000 from $630,000 for the comparable period last year.
"We continue to increase sales through the strength of our Cool Beans coffee and office products initiative, however, as a result of challenging economic conditions and a competitive market place, our gross margin declined slightly," said Peter Baker, C.E.O. of Crystal Rock Holdings, Inc. "With lower margins and strategic investments in our infrastructure, increased sales have not translated to an increased bottom line, yet. We expect that by continuing to execute our growth plan, diversifying our sales base and controlling our costs, we'll be in better position to support our goal of increasing profitability."
Crystal Rock Holdings, Inc. (NYSE Amex: CRVP) -- operating through its subsidiary Crystal Rock LLC -- markets and distributes water, coffee, office supplies and other home and office refreshment products throughout the Northeast. The Company is the largest independent home and office distributor of its kind in the United States. It bottles and distributes natural spring water under the Vermont Pure(R) brand, purified water with minerals added under the Crystal Rock(R) Waters label and roasts and packages coffee under its Cool Beans(R) brand. The majority of its sales are derived from a route distribution system that delivers water in 3- to 5-gallon reusable, recyclable bottles, and coffee in fractional packs or pods. With a new identity and the tagline, "Little Things Matter(SM)", Crystal Rock continues to set high standards in the home and office refreshment industry through technical innovation, a commitment to the environment, and the integration of its family roots into relationships with employees and customers. More information is available at crystalrock.com.
CRYSTAL ROCK HOLDINGS, INC.
Results of Operations
(Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended: Three Months Ended:
-------------------- --------------------
April 30, April 30, April 30, April 30,
2011 2010 2011 2010
--------- --------- --------- ---------
(000's $)
Sales $ 34,788 $ 33,344 $ 17,658 $ 17,159
Income from operations $ 1,730 $ 2,266 $ 1,154 $ 1,350
Net Income $ 366 $ 630 $ 365 $ 452
Basic net earnings (loss) per
share $ 0.02 $ 0.03 $ 0.02 $ 0.02
Diluted net earnings (loss) per
share $ 0.02 $ 0.03 $ 0.02 $ 0.02
Basic Wgt. Avg. Shares Out.
(000's) 21,389 21,478 21,389 21,481
Diluted Wgt Avg. Shares Out.
(000's) 21,389 21,478 21,389 21,481
Note: This press release contains a forward-looking statement about executing a growth plan, diversifying our sales base and controlling our costs to become more profitable. The following important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statement: Establishing a new product channel, such as office products, requires a significant investment of money and management time and requires us to develop systems, such as online ordering systems, to an extent we have not done previously. There is no assurance we can succeed. There are many competitors in the office products business, and some are bigger and better capitalized than we are. To the extent that we try to grow that business by acquisitions, we may experience difficulties integrating the acquired businesses or assets, or we may fail to realize synergistic savings that we had hoped to realize. Even if we establish a new product channel, it may not be profitable. In addition, controlling costs in an environment in which commodity prices, such as fuel and coffee, are increasing significantly may not be possible. If we are unable to control costs and increase prices accordingly, our profitability may be adversely affected. In our Form 10-K Annual Report for the Fiscal Year ended October 31, 2010, the reader is directed to the section entitled "Risk Factors" for more information about these and other topics.
Contact:
Peter Baker
CEO
860-945-0661 Ext. 3001
Bruce MacDonald
CFO
802-658-9112 Ext.15
SOURCE: Crystal Rock Holdings, Inc.
Copyright 2011 Marketwire, Inc., All rights reserved.
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