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Greenspan said PPI figure was an anomaly. All the other data fails to support any inflation. Furthermore, there is no pricing ability. He is not fighting inflation. Looks like lower rates for the foreseeable future.
Reid
SI has become nothing less than a suburb of Yahoo complete with all of the snipping and back biting
...well said, no telling where Raging Nonsense (RB) fits into the equation...lol. Been at iHub for awhile now, and it's clear to me that this is where the smart people are starting to congregate. No hidden agendas here that I can see - just smart people sharing ideas on potential trades, investments, etc. Your "Ask Vendit" thread is top notch!
b/r Arch
Crabber
I came to Ihub to get away from SI and what it has turned into.
I enjoy off-topic discussions while staying focused on the topic of investing. SI has become nothing less than a suburb of Yahoo complete with all of the snipping and back biting. SI is no longer considered a serious investment forum by most serious and agenda-less investors such as myself.
I did an extensive search on the Internet in the month of January to find a viable alternative to SI as my desire to get away from the SI "Yahoolagans" who now dominate and post on that forum was growing. I found Ihub the logical choice.
I set up my thread here and after a few days I saw some other fine SIers followed and set up threads like Dealer. Along came some of the SI-Yhoolagans.
My point to you is this; I have always done an extensive post history search on ANYone who has ever newly posted to me, before I reply. This tells me what their agenda is.
Your Ihub ID "crabber" had 1 post in it's history which was made to an obvious SI-Yahoolagan. When I searched for your crabber ID on SI I did not find one. You privately stated to me that your intent was as a Solace to SI. Who are you on SI?
You are hiding behind an ID and I have no idea who you are and I've learned that most people who do this have a
non-productive agenda so I question yours.
If you or anyone else from SI has come to Ihub with revenge in mind I suggest that you re-think your priorities in life.
If you are a genuine and curious new poster then feel free to join this thread and the askV thread, I will welcome you.
Sincerely;
Reid
<<Quick question...
If you don't like Dealer and/or Voltaire..
Why bother posting about/to them?
Just curious.
mb>>
Some people just like to rub it in........looks like he is one of those folks.
<<Keith, in total honesty you must agree that he's been constatly wrong since last Fall.>>
Yes, I do agree on that....it does not take a fool to see how off he and his angels were this past year.....BUT, I still don;t see the need for people to revel in others misery and play the "I told you so " game.....
"RedmondVA",
Thanks for not being rude. What a joke.
WHO is the "big PHONEY"?
Oops, I think that was the school bell, you'd better get back to class.
jpgill
Hi Vendit - what is this? What have i said?
Hi
What is your point?
You and crabber seem to travel together as a package.
Matt are you reading this?
Reid
MIA: Voltaire
To:chuck_ponzi
From: Voltaire
Wednesday, Feb 21, 2001 10:07 PM
Buy this market
KG4,
True words.
Hope all is well with you.
jpgill
Quick answer...
Hi Matt.
I never said that I don't like Voltaire and especially not Dealer.
Thanks Matt!
Quick question...
If you don't like Dealer and/or Voltaire..
Why bother posting about/to them?
Just curious.
mb
BTW dealie, please note that in all the posts that I posted, and that you such promptly deleted, I was never rude to Volatire or anyone else. I just brought up the obvious, much to your "chagrin", and that Tom is a big PHONEY! Think about it for a second!
Will we survive the Fed governors talking?
BG
dealer, don't forget to delete my post #108 as you have done so well with any post doubting Voltaire.
Keith, in total honesty you must agree that he's been constatly wrong since last Fall.
ahhh....the more things change, the more they stay the same!!
I never have a problem "getting on Voltaire's Back".......see, friends are allowed to do this to one another because it is done with respect.....Tom knows this....he and I have discussed it many times, I speak my mind..do not hold back..but I do so with respect...and I find when criticisms are given with respect, they will be received and answered with respect....but if you just wish to be an idiot and gloat and mock and revel in others misfortune....well.....what goes around comes around.........some people wont learn, so no need trying to teach them.
Have a good weekend
Hi jpgill! Always good to see ya around. Thanks for being here.
Regards,
dealie
Redmond,
I'll bite. If you are interested in expressing a simple difference of opinion, why refer to him as "Almighty" Voltaire? Is your post designed to critique or mock?
Voltaire's style has flair. Anyone buying or selling on the recommendation of an anonymous poster on the internet, regardless of who, deserves to lose money. That said, why mock Voltaire for his style and brashness, or for that matter those who enjoy conversing with him?
I've posted on, and lurked over, the Porch for over a year, and haven't seen civil disagreement treated unfairly ever. On the other hand, when someone crashes the party with a chip on the shoulder, bent on mocking Voltaire or others when they are down, others rise to their defense. What on earth is wrong with that?
I'm betting that your taunting post remains, by the way. I'm interested in whether you have a sincere reply.
jpgill
Look here is the problem and I do not expect you to understand.
The regular porchers like Voltaire for himself, right or wrong. They want him to post. Right or wrong. Voltaire is entertaining to the regular porchers.
Voltaire does not need the stress. However I continously get pm's asking me to get him to come on the board......the regular porchers also ask him to come on.....they do not care what he says if he is on the board.
Of course no one knows where the market is going but Voltaire sticks his neck out and makes a call. If you think all the porchers or even a majority are rushing to invest because of his call you need to wise up understand that they love Voltaire and take him with a grain of salt.
The porch was set up for the friends of Voltaire and you need to read the header over there and you should be able to understand......the porch and where I am coming from.
dealie
PS I just wish that you would allow allow ALL OPINIONS here, not just the ones that you agree with.
I asked for your opinion! Where are the markets going? You never gave me an answer. It is easy to find fault......
Everyone on this board reads SI and you are adding nothing here by reposting what is on the other board.
dealie
I agree with you.........dealie
?? I have no idea! Was hoping other would comment.
dealie
Hi again Dealer,
http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/meetings/2001/200102...
The expedited meeting, today's rally/sell-off...Does this mean no cut or are they waiting for more data tomorrow and Friday?
BG
Hi Dealer,
"Houses downgrade after they have a nice short position"
This is clearly the case. I was reading "The Room that Rocks Crew" thread on SI a couple of weeks ago when "Susieq1065" posted at 2:30 that "JDSU is dropping like a rock." The next morning before the bell Susieq1065 posts "SSB downgrades JDSU"....
BG
This doesn't sound good for Rambus fans. Is it news or an old story rehashed.
http://electronicnews.com/news/6333-47NewsDetail.asp
LL
Nasdaq futures up 16.50. Jdsu and Nortel trading higher on the TSE. We may retrace the gap. Various cycles are coinciding for early March. Greenspan didn't want this to happen on his watch. Waiting for Greenspan.
BG
Hi Lily - re: your query on margin call & your covered call strategy - here is my 2cents worth. I will sell the stock - not cover via covered calls. With the cc , you are just prolonging what could be a more severe disaster. If the market still is on a downturn of which i think it is, then the value of your stock is dwindling down. Time could eventually creep up when the value of your stock will not be enough for overall maintenance of your portfolio. OTOH, if you sell, you are out of margin at the same time, have some $$ to re-buy of you so choose. Again, this is my 2cents worth.
Big Game,
<<in this market it's not likely you'll be called...>>
In this market, if you pocket the premium and get the stock called, you've probably done better than holding on. One of my biggest psychological hurdles has been getting past the "fear" of having my underlying shares called out. In a severe bear market, if I get premium and share price doesn't plummet, I've won.
jpgill
In this environment it looks like the best thing to do is trade the calls...sell them, buy them back, sell them, buy them back...each time you sell them you get the premium and then a good chance to buy to cover...in this market it's not likely you'll be called....we just have to wait this out and hope Greenspan is aggressive...consumer confidence tomorrow...
<<Keith, I think Gilder is the guest on Wall Street Week...maybe he will say something "visionary" about the fiber optics area...>>
Wont hurt my feelings <ggg>
Dealer...thanks that would be great. Put me on your list.
Good job LL!
There is a brokerage firm that does not issue margin calls. I can't remember the name. I hope someone else knows who it is. All I can think of is A.B. Watley but I think it was someone else. It would be worth all the trouble not to have to face a margin call. These stocks are just bouncing off the lower channel...if you are an investor you can sweat it...we're all young, right...we've got time and we know these stocks aren't going away....
BG
You're welcome.I hope it helps you avoid the grip of the dreaded margin police. That truly must be the pits. Good luck!
laf
Every once in a while SI gives FREE memberships and if they do it again I will try to come over and get you guys/gals. We should be able to cough up a few when that happens. They just gave some so I don't know how long it will be before they do it again.
Thanks for being here.
dealie
Hi Dealer,
You're always so gracious, thanks. I've lurked the SI porch
for awhile but refuse to cough up 200 bucks to post :)
I have some of Voltaire's classic posts printed out(and that
one was definitely a classic <g>
laf
Thanks laf! There was no way for me to dig that up. You lurkers have your own thing going over here. That is great.....keep it up. Never realized this would be a good hangout for the lurkers while waiting on the rest of us.
Thanks again for being here.
dealie
Hi LL
V's margin call strategy
http://www.siliconinvestor.com/stocktalk/msg.gsp?msgid=13191875
Hope this helps.
Good Luck.
laf
I think Voltaire would buy them back and sell 2 or 3 months out????? I can't buy/sell at the same time. I think he does.
dealie
Sorry for the late reply! I am not watching this board on a regular basis.
I don't remember us having that ear marked.
If you are in stock it involved selling covered calls to come up with the money.
Wish I could help but I am not able.
dealie
Keith, I think Gilder is the guest on Wall Street Week...maybe he will say something "visionary" about the fiber optics area...
LL,
write calls...
Donnie,
Megan the German Shorthaired Pointer, second at Westminster...beautiful dog...
dealer I'm looking for voltaire's advice on how go get out of a margin call. do you have it bookmarked on the SI Porch.
TIA
LL
Thanks for the insight. I allways enjoy your posts over at SI. Take care and lets pray this market returns to an upward trend.
BTW, hope all the SI folks check in over here from time to time to check in on us lurkers. I most certainly am reluctant to buy a membership over there now that their future is questionable. Lot of good folks over there. Been lurking fo about a year now. Feel like I know'm personally. Let of Texans as well (self included).
Take Care.
Hi dealie, INSP in the news on Bigcharts again. The response here is improving. tim
RE: IARC
Well, I can't say the market this year has been kind to anything tech...especially the dot.bombs. Although IARC is not a dot.bomb, they were adversely effected several ways this year. First, when msft, csco, sunw and etc, are getting beaten, there isnt going to be much money thrown at the speculative plays such as Iarc. Next, although IARC is not a dot.com company, they were hurt by the fallout of the dot.bombs. A bulk of their revenue comes from the dot.com world, and we know what happened to the dot.coms....many quit spending and many no longer exist. Additionally, many dot.coms still do exist but are not paying their bills. I won;t mention any names, but IARC has done work they have not, and will probably never get paid for, with or without litigation.
Next, from the rumor mill, I hear there is alot of discontent at IARC over many different things. From what I gather, mid level folks are losing faith in the higher up management team, and some of the higher management team supposedly isn't too happy at present either. Mind you, these are all rumors, but seem to have some merit in my opinion.
Lastly, in looking more deeply at their main product(s), I am not nearly as excited as I was over a year ago. In my opinion, IARC did not act quick enough and now their supposedly wonderful product, is not so unique anymore. Anyway, I have soured on the company for many reasons...some as I stated above. With this in mind, I have no idea what the stock price will do...heck, I have seen serious crap make some nice moves and seen awesome quality get smacked upside the head, so in this market, there just is no telling what the stock itself will do.
Anyway, I wish I could tell you more....I know they are having troubles, but also know they are still trying. I personally have soured on the company and it's management and have doubts as to what the future may hold for this little company that coulda been something had they played their cards right. With all that said, I have no idea if the stock jumps back to $30 or goes down to .05 cents......
Happy trading
Thanks Dealer for passing my message over to the SI Board. I didn't expect that, but do appreciate it. Your the best!
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