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Since all the smart money has sold silver and is waiting for $20 to buy back in because they think it eventually hits $100, what happens if silver jumps to $40 in two days? Do they chase?
MF4
Ombow,
How nice of you to do Cortex's PR for free. If it wasn't for you, we'd never know what they were up to.
MF4
Davidal,
In business, money fixes all personality conflicts.
MF4
I'd take that job and make something happen. 60 days is about right. I could do alot with $60K for 2 months work.
MF4
Well said Haysaw.
Perhaps we should look at the BOD for continuing to rubber stamp the employment of two down on their luck salesmen that seem to always squander the meager resources of CORX?
MF4
Well then, I guess they've been close to a deal for about three years, with a few minor interuprions along the way. More likely, they are AWOL and have their checks wired directly to their bank accounts. What a bag of dicks.
EDIT: According to some, this post reflects more about me than management. Whatever. 16 years and nothing for it. That does reflect that I'm an unlucky idiot for buying and holding CORX in the first place. That makes me a singular dick. A label I have earned.
MF4
poker tournament all day. Don't expect a return call. Too boozed up to keep the charade up today. This weekend's gonna be a wild one. Sensing the trough may be running dry, we intend to go out with a bang!
MV via MF4
then again, he might be in the middle of a poker marathon, and can't bother with the phone.
MF4
Hey Maybe,
I like your name. It reflects an optimism that I've been lacking lately. And it applies to ESLR.
My question is why do I keep giving these guys another shot? I think the new financing will lead to more dilution and maybe yet another reverse stock split.
25 cents per watt is a mass consumption number. If ESLR can do that, while the industry is doing .50 ESLR can grow like mad.
However, considering that they've been producing wafers for around $2/watt, is 25 cents a realistic number, or some pie in the sky El-Hillow is whipping up in order to get more investors interested? I'm not sure I trust him? If they survive and can deliver, then buying more sub $1 might be worthwhile.
Maybe I'll buy some convertible debt instead?
MF4
Well, no conference call. Why not? Need more financing. Not good. If they can get through this squeeze and make it to 2013, they will be in a good place.
Unfortunately, my June calls will probably stay worthless.
MF4
I'm not a seller. I'm a miserable bag holder. I buy at the top and sell at the bottom so much, I can barely stand myself. I would rather get .0000000001 for my shares than sell them at the bottom and have management break tradition and actually improve shareholder value.
Sadly, it has come to that. I rode it down from $5.80 to .13. What's thirteen more cents when my sanity hangs in the balance?
MF.0000004
I expected a pop into earnings. It's up .07 from my purchase price, but the volume is pathetic. That's a weak sign to me, so I bailed. I expect a pullback to $1.25 after earnings.
When I see a base form there, I will load up. Got a ton of June $2 calls that will expire worthless.
MF4
throwing $6K at this hardly constitutes smart money getting in.
MF4
Big,
If the algorithms hurt one of the big banks, they will just nullify the offending trades. Just like last time.
MF4
Davidal,
For the record, a small financing allows them to pay for more booze, broads, and internet poker.
Though they should have dropped a grand on Animal Kingdom in the K derby. He paid 30:1 It beats investing in Cortex.
I put $12 on the horse. I made more money on a longshot than I have on Cortex in 17 years.
MF4
Since ESLR lost about 40% on the pre-announcement, I have to wonder if the selloff on earnings report will be muted?
Regardless, it seems to be under accumulation again heading into the report. Maybe investors are looking past this report and looking forward to the following few?
I thought it was pretty cheap here and picked up some shares.
MF4
Who in his right mind would fly a jumbo jet into a World Trade Center tower on a lovely Tuesday morning? It wouldn't be my idea of fun. What is wrong with people?
Ombow,
I know you probably don't believe this, but just because it's on TV, does not mean it's true. You know how a commercial makes a certain product look good, often times by making a competing product look bad? This is effective because advertising exeuctives makes a science out of studying and manipulating behavior, beliefs, hopes, desires and needs.
Let me pose this question to you: Do you think the US government has any interest in making Saddam look like a really evil guy? Is it possible that they could hire some really good advertising execs, pay them a fortune, swear them to secrecy, then get them to produce a propaganda film to justify incursions into Saddam's country?
Ever hear of a little film called "reefer madness"? It looks like a joke doesn't it? Consider that was probably their first attempt. They've gotten much better since then.
MF4
Oh, you mean we're not in stock limbo now? What was I thinking?
MF4
what's happening on Friday? When are earnings due?
MF4
Ombow,
About 25 years ago, I worked in TV news production. We were taught to be objective in our reporting. However, I learned how easy it is to manipulate sound bites and images to basically present anything in any desired way. I was just in college.
I'm sure with today's technology and know-how anything is possible. 25 years ago, the airwaves were considered to be public assets and no single conglomorate could own more than 7 outlets, including newspapers, TV, or radio stations. They've done away with that limitation and today we have centralised news sources. CNN is the main video source of most news now. Most local news is a rehash of CNN. So, how hard would it be for the government to get CNN (or any of the other networks) to present a certain story? Keep in mind that CNN is beholden to the FCC (the gob'ment) for it's license to operate a for profit station. And you think my suppositions are preposterous?
The facts are that the monied elite want to keep their private club exclusive. They don't want unrefined folks to see how well they live. They can keep us down by turning up the stress level in our lives. While we lose our jobs and homes, they eat caviar and laugh at our struggles. You can deny it if you like, but when you meet your maker, will he be impressed with your amazing powers of observation?
I appreciate your willingness to stand by your beliefs, to share your music and opinions. We will have to agree to disagree. That's what makes for a market, right?
The truth will be revealed in the fullness of time. I have no real emotional need to be right. I wanted to be alive during these very interesting times, and I am. We might be on the verge of awesome trajedy, or/and amazing revelations. I don't know for sure. But it will likely be an E ticket ride.
Enjoy the ride,
MF4
Ombow,
Why do you swallow everything any authority figure feeds you? Because you are emotionally invested in believing the story you've believed your whole life? Just maybe?
GFP, is showing us that there are other ways to interpret hearsay, which is all the news usually is. Do you not find it somewhat suspicious that the evidence is dumped, at sea, within 12 hours of the news? I certainly do.
I'm not saying to automatically distrust anything the government tells us, or what we hear on the news. But, really. The military industrial complex has alot riding on the continued terrorist threat. Osama was the big boogeyman for almost ten years. In that time, they have established how many new beaurocracies? Funnelled how many trillions out of your pockets only to be in worse debt than can ever be repaid. Hank Paulson threatened martial law if congress didn't approve TARP. Remember that illegal strong-arm mafia tactic? How many new liberty-sapping laws? Patdowns and groping at the airport, etc.
I'll tell you what: My guess is that Osama died in some boring, non-heroic way sometime in the last nine years. Let's say the banksters kept him on ice, and kept it top secret until they could use it for political gain. like now. So, they staged this heroic story and dumped his rotting body before anyone could examine it. If my theory is correct, watch for the following:
A new attack will come against US interests sometime in the next six months. The responsible party will become the new boogeyman. We will go to war yet again, and you will think it's justified based on what the news media feeds you. Congress will have no coice (wink, wink) but to raise the debt cieling again "since we're at war". I don't know the entire game plan, but it's not that difficult to infer it.
If I'm wrong, Obama pulls us out of the middle east, and we all start to prosper again and the dollar strengthens. Guess which one I'm betting on?
MF4
GFP,
The buried at sea thing strikes me as questionable. I think it was the best thing to do, to not incite retaliatory behavior from the muslim extremists. It shows a certain amount of respect.
On the other hand: In ten years, they might have gotten him earlier, and held him on ice for such an event. You have an election just 18 months away, and your puppet incumbent has lost his approval and appears to be a bumbler. Suddenly, public enemy #1 is shot along with 4 witnesses in a private residence and the body is disposed of (in a non-recoverable, non-analyzable way)hours after the public is informed of the amazing event. There is no video evidence of any of this that I've seen yet.
If he is dead, then it is a good thing. I just can't help think that there are political purposes to this event, that have yet to be revealed. I don't trust the banksters that run the show.
MF4
GFP,
Congrats to the government for finally getting Bin Laden. Most see this as a victory, and I am grateful for the closure. But, if you consider that for ten years, multiple trillions of dollars, the loss of thousands of American lives and loss of our freedoms, this man has done quite a bit to destroy this powerful nation. He has certainly crippled it.
I'm sorry, but my conspiratorial thoughts can not seem to stop. I'm not drawing any direct conclusions, but I do find the following uncanny:
A week ago, the name Leon Panetta started getting buzz as the head of the CIA and the news that he would soon be up for head of the military. Now we hear that the CIA, and Panetta were responsible for the intelligence that led to OBL's death. We also hear that Obama targetted getting Osama as a priority and gave the command to initiate this attack. A week ago, the Obama birth certificate finally surfaced.
Suddenly, Obama has snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, and he looks better. New highs on the DOW, springtime. If he brings the troops home and opens the U.S. up for drilling by American corporations, he is going to be smelling like a rose. Things that make me go "Hmmmmmmm".
MF4
Whenever I have to drive a large van across the country in the summer, the price of gas spikes. Happened last time too (2007 or 2008). Just a bad timing coincidence, I'm sure.
MF4
Maybe Obama should appoint Leon Panetta the head of the FDA too?
MF4
That's close to 70% held by institustions...
I think it's atrocious that a CIA director will now be directly in charge of the military. I see this as a shot across the bow to the rest of the world that the U.S. is now an overtly corrupt state, and you better play ball or face the wrath of the most advanced military in history.
I am sick that my tax dollars are supporting the oppression of humans across the planet. And of course, the mainstream meadia gives almost zero coverage to it.
You and I, the proles just trying to survive under the radar and avoid scrutiny from the modern day SS (Neopolitan's group). Yes, I'm using code.
MF4
Whenever you see the media come out and say silver is "parabolic" or in a "Bubble" here's what you can expect. Imminently, silver will be negative , then pick up momentum. Weak longs will bail at a loss. A day or two later, smart money will buy the discounted silver and drive it higher yet.
When will this end? Only when the US stops printing money, deficit spending and starts acting responsibly. .........in other words .... NEVER!!!!! Buy every dip in silver. When you finally get the 10-30% orgy of selling, double down, because it will shortly bypass the recent high and go higher.
MF4
Chica may eventually get there, but not by 2016.
GFP,
They're so unworried about the citizens knowing, they even had the gall to name Panetta (the head of the CIA) as head of the military. Why have a middle man? The CIA can now use the might of the US military to be the biggest drug cartel in the world.
I don't think this is what patriotic americans send their kids to the military for. Whatever. Life is this country gets more and more bizarre everyday. I guess that what happens when your country has been occupied by traitors and crooks since Kennedy was assasinated by the CIA.
MF4
And there it is!
Another fumble by management and ESLR selling for $1.80 in the AH. What is wrong with this team? I know panels are going for around $500 for 210 watts now. 2 years ago, $850 was about average.
I guess I can load up cheap again and give it another go in 3 more months. God, I'm sick of these snake-bitten trades!
MF4
Maybe,
After you told me you bought the June 2s, I decided to do the same thing. I bought contracts for all of my shares at .25 and sold the shares for around 2.15
The reason I did this is because I have been caught by ESLR pump and dumps before. I was long since about 1.80, so I booked a profit and have options which will cover the next earnings report. If the stock jumps, as I suspect, I'll just exercise my calls and stay long.
If the stock sells off, I won't lose anything and will wait until it bases to reload for next earnings. I am sure that within 12 months ESLR will be $10+.
If we get a pullback tomorrow to 1.80 or so, I will probably buy more Sept $2 calls. Because of what I did, it's all gravy and no risk. I'm in a great position.
MF4
Bigworld,
I agree wholeheartedly! Heads must roll!
MF4
I was down to a few hundred shares after the reverse split. Rode them from $18 down to .20 After the bad earnings report with a kitchen sink of write-offs, I nibbled.
Now with earnings due in May, and the stock looking very good, I'm kicking myself for only getting a few thousand shares under $2. It would have been so easy to buy 5,000 shares at $1.50
What is it about human nature to never be happy with the thousand shares I did buy, and lament the 4,000 I didn't?
When I saw yesterday's close, I bought 500 in the after market for 1.96
I think it's a good buy here, just waiting for a pullback to buy more. I think the earnings report will be a small positive with very good guidance going forward.
MF4
how many shares are you long?
I paid .11 to be long the 2s and short the 3s. tried to trade 20 contracts, they only filled 12 because of the very low volume on ESLR options
Bigworld,
Today, you get your silver pullback. Oh, you're waiting for $20? That's like expecting the market to pullback 10% before the PPT buys it higher. Not likely. Tomorrow should be interesting though, when the Bernanke speaks.
What are the odds they end QE2 early? That's the only thing that will change the trend, IMHO. I would think it unlikely.
MF4
Did anybody get in on those September $2 calls other than me?
MF4
Whoo-Hoo! Let the offers come rolling in.......... What?.......stock is selling off?.....but it's only 12 cents as it is? ...................Nobody interested? ........How can that be?........................ Why not?....................... Hello?...........Hello? ......................... Hello?......................... What do they do all day? Play internet poker and drink cheap booze? .........Jeez! ...........You'd think this great patent estate would be of interest to someone? .............. I don't get it.......
MF4