sold 600 48.31-48.36

sold 400 @ $48.24

sold 744 @ $48.00

last = 48.21

bought 100 @ $46.05

bought 200 @ $46.06

bought 200 @ $46.06

bought 300 @ $46.11

bought 129 @ $46.07

bought 500 @ $46.07

bought 200 @ $46.07

bought 200 @ $46.03

starting over.. have to be in by close tomorrow if i'm correct to receive f/s

early on today trading around 46... Close near 49... Not in at the moment as I haven't been online since noon

Mm's were sneaky bastards on this one

In the end I bet my logic was right all along... But looks like today was when the train left... And I'm not on board

last = 47.04 .. still haven't reloaded

now 48.13 x 48.18 last 48.11 .. can't believe i got shook out .. lol.. major blow to my ego here

looks like the mm's win... seems very stable now..

bailed all 47.6 avg.. not acting like i thought it would and market about to go red.. i may go back in depending on conditions


so far though.. operation STAN a failure

AP
Standard Parking Wins Alatus Contract
Friday December 28, 9:03 am ET
Standard Parking Has Contract to Manage Alatus Partners Parking Lots in Minneapolis


CHICAGO (AP) -- Standard Parking Corp., which manages urban and airport parking lots, said Friday it won a contract to manage and staff Alatus Partners parking operations in Minneapolis.
Financial term of the deal were not disclosed.

The company said the contract covers more than 4,300 spaces in four garages and two lots. The parking areas are close to hotels, major league sports teams and theaters, Standard Parking said.

perfect timing STAN! Standard Parking to Manage Parking Operations for Alatus Partners
Friday December 28, 8:30 am ET


CHICAGO, Dec. 28, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Standard Parking Corporation (NasdaqGM:STAN - News), one of the nation's leading providers of parking management services, announced that Alatus Partners has awarded it a contract to manage and staff Alatus' parking operation in Minneapolis.
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The total operation is comprised of over 4,300 spaces in four garages and two surface lots. The portfolio will provide parking for a number of hotels, major league sports teams and theatres, all of which have venues within close proximity to the parking garages and lots.

``We are excited about this new opportunity with Alatus Partners, and look forward to applying technological solutions to maximize our client's return on its parking portfolio,'' noted James B. Stevenson, Standard Parking's Senior Vice President of Operations.

Standard Parking Corporation, with more than 12,500 employees, manages approximately 2,000 parking facilities containing over one million parking spaces in more than 320 cities across the United States and Canada, including parking-related and shuttle bus operations serving approximately 60 airports.



Contact:
Standard Parking Corporation
Robert N. Sacks, Executive Vice President and General Counsel
(312) 274-2030
rsacks@standardparking.com


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Source: Standard Parking Corporation

and of course if the markets continue down until the ex date that would be real bad too


still have my whole position but definitely willing to admit defeat 'if' i need to

closed 47.22.. LOD.. starting to wonder if i'm wrong on this one... 1 week left to buy to get the f/s.. yet seems to be a non-issue as we keep coming back to 47

seems like we may test $47 yet again.. f'n terrorist assassins put a damper on our market today

overall market weakness affecting our pps today it seems.. that's ok though.. record date is quickly approaching

zacks.com hit on STAN again, Zacks.com Featured Expert Kevin Matras Highlights: H&E Equipment Services, Standard Parking and Animal Health InternationalLast update: 12/26/2007 2:02:01 PMCHICAGO, Dec 26, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Kevin Matras goes over the importance of screening and backtesting. Stocks in this week's article are H&E Equipment Services (HEES), Standard Parking (STAN) and Animal Health International (AHII). Click here for the full story exclusively on Zacks.com: Screen of the Week written by Kevin Matras of Zacks Investment Research: For this week's article, I'm starting at square one and going over the importance of screening in your investment decisions. But even more essential, I'm going to explain why backtesting is the most important step of all. Why Should I Use a Stock Screener? There are over 10,000 stocks out there and you need a way to find the good ones. Other than buying the stocks that are talked about in the media or among friends, how else are you going to find stocks that meet certain fundamental characteristics? Most people do their own 'screening' one way or another. They may hear that a stock has a certain Growth Rate, or a certain P/E Ratio or Sales Surprise, for example. They then research stocks that meet this criteria. Well if you want to find stocks that meet certain criteria, you can find them quickly and easily with a stock screener. But, just because you narrow down 10,000 stocks to only a handful doesn't necessarily mean that you've picked the best stocks on the planet. But how will you know? Backtesting! Once you've created a screen, you can backtest and see how the screening strategy performed. In other words, does your screen generally find stocks that go up once they've been identified? Or does your screen generally find stocks that get buried? With backtesting, you can see how successful your stock-picking strategy has performed in the past, so you'll have a better idea as to what your probability of success will be now and in the future. Keep in mind, a screening and backtesting program isn't a 'box of magic'. But it's a great way to see what works and what doesn't BEFORE you put your money at risk! Don't get me wrong, just because you have a great strategy for picking winning stocks, it isn't going to preclude you from ever having another loser. On the contrary, even some of the best strategies 'only' have win ratios of 70% or 80%. (NOT 100%.) But if your strategy picks winners far more often than losers, you can feel confident that your next pick will have a high probability of success. And don't be the guy who 'accidentally' gets into one or two good stocks and thinks he's the next Warren Buffett. If your stock account is important to you, test your stock-picking strategies to see if your method for finding winners is a repeatable one. And that's why someone should use a Screener and a Backtester. As usual, I'll close with a few new picks from some of my favorite backtested screening strategies for the week of 12/18/07:
HEES H&E Equipment Services (from the ROE2 screen)STAN Standard Parking (from the ROE2 and Upgrades & Revisions2 screens) AHII Animal Health International (from the Big Money screen)Sign up now for your two-week free trial to the Research Wizard and take your stock screening to another level. And when you're done, backtest it to see if it works! And don't forget to check out the winning trading strategies that come loaded with the program. Know when to buy and when sell. It's all there: Disclosure: Officers, directors and/or employees of Zacks Investment Research may own or have sold short securities and/or hold long and/or short positions in options that are mentioned in this material. An affiliated investment advisory firm may own or have sold short securities and/or hold long and/or short positions in options that are mentioned in this material. About Screen of the Week Zacks.com created the first and best screening system on the web earning the distinction as the "#1 site for screening stocks" by Money Magazine. But powerful screening tools is just the start. That is why Zacks created the Screen of the Week to highlight profitable stock picking strategies that investors can actively use. Each week, Zacks Profit from the Pros free email newsletter shares a new screening strategy. Learn more about it here About Zacks Zacks.com is a property of Zacks Investment Research, Inc., which was formed in 1978 by Leonard Zacks. As a PhD in mathematics Len knew he could find patterns in stock market data that would lead to superior investment results. Amongst his many accomplishments was the formation of his proprietary stock picking system; the Zacks Rank, which continues to outperform the market by nearly a 3 to 1 margin. The best way to unlock the profitable stock recommendations and market insights of Zacks Investment Research is through our free daily email newsletter; Profit from the Pros. In short, it's your steady flow of Profitable ideas GUARANTEED to be worth your time! Register for your free subscription to Profit from the Pros Zacks Investment Research is under common control with affiliated entities (including a broker-dealer and an investment adviser), which may engage in transactions involving the foregoing securities for the clients of such affiliates. Disclaimer: Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investors should always research companies and securities before making any investments. Nothing herein should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any security. SOURCE: Zacks.com
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ready for next leg up?

guess she had to test 47 again .... Hopefully the last time... Now can we please make a new 52wk high already

ok WTF is going on here

12/21 bought 200 @ $48.05

12/21 bought 100 @ $47.79

12/21 bought 100 @ $47.25

at 47.11 now.. not sure why it's down here after 19k hit 49 ask at the open

final shake or is she going under $47?

zacks.com on STAN again--> Zacks Earnings and Margins Strategy Highlights: American Financial Group, G-III Apparel, Partner Communications and Standard ParkingLast update: 12/20/2007 2:35:01 PMCHICAGO, Dec 20, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Earnings are the single most important metric for a company. Combine that with a healthy Net Profit Margin and you find a screen that has generated a cumulative return of +623.7% since January 2001. For 2006, this Profit Track has returned 23.4%. For the first month of 2007, this Profit Track returned 4.0%. This screen is called the Earnings and Margins Profit Track strategy. Here are four stocks meeting this screen's exclusive criteria: American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG), G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (GIII), Partner Communications Company Ltd. (PTNR) and Standard Parking Corporation (STAN). View the entire list of stocks for the Earnings and Margins Profit Track at . Here are four companies that meet the following Earnings and Margins Profit Track: American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG) remains on the Earnings and Margins profit track because the insurer continues to display solid fundamentals with healthy earnings. The company was last featured in early November, and has since become a Zacks #1 Rank. The company's most recently-completed year jumped almost 25% over the previous year and its net margin stands at 11%. American Financial Group recently reiterated its core net operating earnings guidance of between $3.75 and $3.95 for 2008. It also announced an agreement to become the majority shareholder in Marketform Group Ltd. for approximately $75 million. G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (GIII) experienced an almost 34% rise in its most recently-completed year, compared to the previous year, while its net margin is at 3%. These factors have placed the retailer on the Earnings and Margins profit track, suggesting that it operates on solid ground with good earnings potential moving forward. G-III's decision to affirm its fiscal year guidance disappointed the Street earlier this month, but the company still announced strong fiscal third-quarter results. Net sales moved forward 10.8% to $271.2 million, while earnings per share matched the consensus. G-III Apparel Group is a Zacks #2 Rank company. Partner Communications Company Ltd. (PTNR) is an Israeli mobile communications operator that reported a strong third quarter in late October. Total revenues advanced 9.5% while earnings per share improved on a year-over-year basis. The company also increased its subscriber based by 62,000 in the quarter, bringing the total to approximately 2.8 million. That includes 488,000 3G subscribers. Partner Communications qualifies for this profit track with earnings that gained more than 121% in its most recently-completed quarter, coupled with a net margin of 12%. Standard Parking Corporation (STAN) appears to have good fundamentals with healthy earnings growth, which are the main components for this screen. Earnings growth in its most recently-completed year was up more than 26%, while net margin at 6% was well within this profit track's parameter of greater than or equal to zero. The company reported earnings per share of 47 cents for its third quarter, beating the consensus by almost 24% and bettering the year-ago result of 44 cents. The company also announced same location revenue growth of 5% and raised its full-year guidance for 2007. More recently, Standard Parking's Board announced a two-for-one stock split and an increase in its stock repurchase authorization. Discover all the current stocks currently on the Earnings and Margin Profit Track at: About Profit Tracks What is a "Profit Track"? Each Profit Track is a successful stock picking strategy with proven results through the Bear Market of 2001-2002 and the Bull run started in 2003. On Zacks.com we have created these nine unique screens to offer investors great strategies to potentially outperform the market in the years ahead. In 2006, the Low Price Stocks strategy was the top performing Profit Track with a return of +56.5% followed by the Discounted Fundamental screen with a +34% return. To see all nine strategies along with philosophy, past performance, and current stocks, go to . All the Profit Track strategies were created and backtested using the Research Wizard software from Zacks Investment Research. If you like this screening strategy, but want to narrow down the list of stocks and even improve the performance, then you should start a free trial to this powerful stock picking tool. Learn more about the Research Wizard free trial offer and our new special report "Top 10 Stock Screening Strategies" at . About Zacks Zacks.com is a property of Zacks Investment Research, Inc., which was formed in 1978 by Leonard Zacks. As a PhD in mathematics Len knew he could find patterns in stock market data that would lead to superior investment results. Amongst his many accomplishments was the formation of his proprietary stock picking system; the Zacks Rank, which continues to outperform the market by nearly a 3 to 1 margin. The best way to unlock the profitable stock recommendations and market insights of Zacks Investment Research is through our free daily email newsletter; Profit from the Pros. In short, it's your steady flow of Profitable ideas GUARANTEED to be worth your time! Register for your free subscription to Profit from the Pros at . Zacks Investment Research is under common control with affiliated entities (including a broker-dealer and an investment adviser), which may engage in transactions involving the foregoing securities for the clients of such affiliates. The performance of the Zacks Rank portfolios shown above for annual and year-to-date periods are the linked monthly total returns (price changes + dividends) of equal weighted hypothetical portfolios, consisting of those stocks with the indicated Zacks Rank, assuming monthly rebalancing and zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios. The hypothetical portfolios were created at the beginning of each month from Jan 1988 forward based on the values of the Zacks Rank available to Zacks' clients before the beginning of each month. The portfolios created monthly from 1988 through September 2006 exclude ADRs and are comprised of stocks that have the indicated Zacks Rank and were covered by at least two analysts at the time of the stocks inclusion in the portfolio. Starting in October 2006 and going forward, the portfolios are comprised of all stocks with the indicated Zacks Rank and do not exclude ADRs, which is more reflective of the list of stocks that customers will find on the Zacks web sites. 2007 returns are for the period of Jan 1 - Jun 30, 2007. These performance numbers have been audited from 1995 through 2003 by Autschuler Melovan, a division of American Express Financial. The S&P 500 Index is a well-known, unmanaged index of the prices of 500 large-company common stocks, mainly blue-chip stocks, selected by Standard & Poor's. The S&P 500 Index assumes reinvestment of dividends but does not reflect advisory fees. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. Disclaimer: Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investors should always research companies and securities before making any investments. Nothing herein should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any security. SOURCE: Zacks.com
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12/20 bought 200 @ $48.36

12/19 bought 200 @ $48.88

zacks.com picks STAN-> Zacks Commentary: Screen Of The Week PRINTABLE VERSION
Returning to Square One
By Kevin Matras
Dec 18, 2007

For this week's article, I'm starting at square one and going over the importance of screening in your investment decisions. But even more essential, I'm going to explain why backtesting is the most important step of all.

Why Should I Use a Stock Screener?

The short answer is:

“Because there’s over 10,000 stocks out there and you need a way to find the good ones”.

The longer answer is:

Other than buying the stocks that are talked about in the media or among friends, how else are you going to find stocks that meet certain fundamental characteristics?

Most people do their own `screening' one way or another. They may hear that a stock has a certain Growth Rate, or a certain P/E Ratio or Sales Surprise, for example. They then research stocks that meet this criteria.

Well if you want to find stocks that meet certain criteria, you can find them quickly and easily with a stock screener.

But, just because you narrow down 10,000 stocks to only a handful, doesn't necessarily mean that you've picked the best stocks on the planet.

In fact, you might have picked the worst ones.

But how will you know?

Backtesting!

Once you've created a screen, you can backtest and see how the screening strategy performed.

In other words, does your screen generally find stocks that go up once they've been identified? Or does your screen generally find stocks that get buried?

This is good stuff to know.

With backtesting, you can see how successful your stock- picking strategy has performed in the past, so you'll have a better idea as to what your probability of success will be now and in the future.

Of course, past performance is no guarantee of future results, but what else do you have to go by?

Think about it; if you saw that a stock-picking strategy did nothing but lose money, year after year, there's NO WAY you'd want to trade that strategy or use that screen.

Why?

Because it's `proven' that it picks bad stocks.

Sure, it may turn around and start picking winners, but it may also continue to pick losers as it always has.

On the other hand;

... what if you saw a strategy that did great year after year? You'd of course want to trade that strategy because it's proven to be profitable.

And while it may start picking losers all of a sudden, it may also continue to pick winning stocks, just like it had been doing over and over before.

Keep in mind, a screening and backtesting program isn't a `box of magic'.

But it's a great way to see what works and what doesn't BEFORE you put your money at risk!

Don't get me wrong, just because you have a great strategy for picking winning stocks, it isn't going to preclude you from ever having another loser. On the contrary, even some of the best strategies `only' have win ratios of 70% or 80%. (NOT 100%.)

But if your strategy picks winners far more often than losers, you can feel confident that your next pick will have a high probability of success.

And don't be the guy who `accidentally' gets into one or two good stocks and thinks he's the next Warren Buffett. If your stock account is important to you, test your stock-picking strategies out to see if your method for finding winners is a repeatable one.

And that's why someone should use a Screener and a Backtester.

As usual, I’ll close with a few new picks from some of my favorite backtested screening strategies for the week of 12/18/07:

CHP C&D Tech, Inc.
(from the Big Money screen)

GTI Graftech, International
(from the Filtered Zacks Rank2 screen)

STAN Standard Parking Corp.
(from the Upgrades and Revisions2 and ROE2 screen)

Sign up now for your two-week free trial to the Research Wizard and take your stock screening to another level. And when you’re done, backtest it to see if it works! And don’t forget to check out the winning trading strategies that come loaded with the program. Know when to buy and when sell. It’s all there.

Disclosure: Officers, directors and/or employees of Zacks Investment Research may own or have sold short securities and/or hold long and/or short positions in options that are mentioned in this material. An affiliated investment advisory firm may own or have sold short securities and/or hold long and/or short positions in options that are mentioned in this material.

12/18 bought 200 @ $48.00

12/18 bought 200 @ $47.82

over $49 now.. should have loaded at the pullback to $47.. i knew it was going to fill the gap to $47.. what i didn't know is if it would pull back further or not

so far.. looks like $47 is bottom in this run

12/17 bought 200 @ $48.62

12/14 bought 200 @ $47.24

12/13 bought 200 @ $47.50

Play here is: company has been buying back at a pretty good rate per the recent pr... they upped the buyback amount... doing a forward split... if around long enough.. could get earnings pop as well in late March / early April

I plan to accumulate a little every up until the eoy

should run into record date imo

might run after split as well (due to buyback and perceived 'cheaper' value due to split-adjusted cost)

all imho