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(ARW), Violin Memory (VMEM) Enter N. American Distribution Agreement
April 6, 2015 4:45 PM EDT
Arrow Electronics (NYSE: ARW) announced a North American distribution agreement with Violin Memory (NYSE: VMEM), a global provider of award-winning flash storage platform solutions.
The agreement will provide Arrow resellers with access to Violin’s extensive Flash Storage Platform solutions, all-flash product portfolio and enterprise data services. In turn, Violin Memory will leverage Arrow’s sales support and technical expertise to continue its expansion into the all-flash array market in North America.
“This distribution agreement with Violin will provide Arrow’s customers with a broad set of enterprise-class flash storage products and data management solutions,” said Joe Burke, vice president and general manager of Arrow’s Enterprise Storage, Security, Networking and Virtualization Group. “Arrow looks forward to partnering with Violin to expand the rapidly maturing flash storage market in North America.”
Violin’s flash storage solutions store more data with a smaller footprint and drive faster application performance at a cost comparable to traditional storage solutions. Violin’s Flash Storage Platform utilizes a vertically integrated design of software, firmware, and hardware that can facilitate the transition of primary storage from legacy solutions to all flash.
“Arrow’s expertise in the storage arena is synergistic with our go-to-market strategy, and their desire to push further into the all-flash marketplace with Violin’s Flash Storage Platform is an exciting proposition for both of us,” said Jeff Nollette, worldwide vice president of channel sales for Violin Memory. “The market opportunity for all-flash arrays in North America is white-hot today and growing larger by the month. We both expect to benefit from the marriage of our enterprise-hardened solutions and Arrow’s extensive expertise and market coverage in North America.”
Arrow’s extensive global sales and distribution network includes technical application teams and expert specialists who help customers find the technology solutions that are right for them and who assist resellers with selling to end customers. These Arrow specialists will benefit from Violin’s newly launched global partner program, which provides targeted product support, services and tools.
The two companies signed a similar distribution agreement for Europe, the Middle East and Africa earlier this year.
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RESN:The actual fall, is 80.70%. The main chart, RSI(14)32.02 $7.39. In $4.09 +/- RSI (14) 20 Oversold territory.
Remember, Short sellers, the monday have to cover.
$4.09 (-44.65) equivalent to 80.07% in recovery. This is the actual percentage in the fall.
Long investors do not have to sell, to recover lost ground. It is a good opportunity!!Markit short selling activity is low.
My opinión!!
Good Friday! Less
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s=RESN&p=D&b=5&g=0&id=p26099102557&a=264845671
The actual fall, is 80%.Short sellers, the monday have to cover
My opinión!! ;)
It is not a matter of wanting, if not of reality
Possibly down to $2.25/$2.50
LIME:Loss:2.6M Ops loss/Shr $1.44
4:09hs Dow Jones
The company, by mail, F/Y2014 in March 2015.Countdown maximum 4 working days.
The response by mail, 10 k 2014, in March 2015
No Recapitalization Plans Expected to Pass for Fannie (FNMA), Freddie (FMCC), According to Treasury Official
March 5, 2015 2:30 PM EST
Fannie Mae (OTCBB: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCBB: FMCC) won't be able to recapitalize, though certain initiatives might be implemented by the White House sans a comprehensive housing finance overhaul.
Michael Stegman, the Treasury’s counselor to the secretary for housing finance policy, commented at a Goldman Sachs conference today that the Obama administration thinks Fannie and Freddie should wind down mortgage investment portfolios more quickly than they are currently doing. The two entities also created new kinds of securities that they sell to private investors to unload some of their mortgage credit risk, which the administration thinks should also increase.
Fannie and Freddie recently entered an agreement with the U.S. Treasury Department which calls for the two to reduce capital buffers each year over the next three years. The duo have a buffer of $1.8 billion in 2015, which should reach zero by 2018. However, the lower buffer puts greater risk on Fannie or Freddie needing to take another infusion from the Treasury should another quarterly or annual report end up with a loss.
Stegman sees the notion of a Treasury backstop giving enough confidence to mortgage investor without the need for a capital buffer.
Stegman's full remarks ahead of the Goldman conference follow:
Good morning, and thank you, Carsten, for that kind introduction. It’s a pleasure to be with you today to engage on a very important issue for our country and our economy.
This morning, I want to discuss the state of housing finance reform and the path we see to a more sustainable mortgage finance system that meets President Obama’s principles and creates a housing finance system that will promote stability in the housing market and the broader economy, and therefore, benefits the American people. First, I’d like to briefly explain why Treasury is devoting significant resources to helping market participants create a robust and responsible non-government-guaranteed securitization market and then discuss our thinking about how to move forward on GSE reform.
Private Label Securities Initiative
The Administration believes that private capital should be at the center of the housing finance system. To that end, Treasury has been working with the industry to develop the structural reforms necessary to help bring the private label securities, or PLS, market back, and get investors off the sidelines. A key component of this effort is rebuilding trust among market participants, and to this end, Treasury published the results of an exercise last month that would provide greater transparency around credit rating agency loss expectations for newly originated mortgage collateral. The goal of this exercise and the broader PLS initiative is to improve confidence in post-crisis practices and encourage investors to return to a reformed PLS market.
Treasury views a diverse housing finance system that features multiple execution channels as essential to promoting competition, market efficiency, and consumer choice. We see the development of a healthy and responsible PLS market as an important component of a sustainable housing finance system and a complement to a reformed government-supported channel, an objective I will discuss in the remainder of my speech.
GSE Reform
With that in mind, let me turn my attention to the GSEs. We are now well into the seventh year of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s conservatorship. We cannot forget that the actions taken in the wake of the financial crisis to backstop the GSEs stabilized the housing market, protected the capital markets, and supported the broader economy. But as I have said many times, the status quo is unsustainable. Taxpayers remain at risk, market participants are uncertain about the government’s longer-term footprint in the mortgage market, and mortgage access and pricing decisions are not in the hands of market participants. The American people deserve better.
They deserve an efficient, sustainable, housing finance system that serves borrowers effectively and efficiently without leaving taxpayers on the hook for potential future bailouts. The critical flaws in the legacy system that allowed private shareholders and senior employees of the GSEs to reap substantial profits while leaving taxpayers to shoulder enormous losses cannot be fixed by a regulator or conservator because they are intrinsic to the GSEs’ congressional charters. And these charters can only be changed by law. That is why we continue to believe that comprehensive housing finance reform is the only effective way forward, not narrowly crafted ad-hoc fixes.
We cannot forget about the important progress made in the Senate during the last Congress and hope that the new Congress will afford the opportunity to again advance bipartisan legislation meeting our principles, even if it is too soon to tell what the ultimate prospects will be. The Administration remains ready, willing, and able to work in good faith with members of both parties to complete this important but unfinished piece of financial reform. As memories of the financial crisis fade, we cannot become complacent. The best time to act is when the housing market is well along the path to recovery and credit markets are normalizing, not on the precipice of a new economic shock when there is little time to be thoughtful.
We do recognize the myriad of challenges to achieving a bipartisan legislative consensus. But as I will explain shortly, we believe that significant progress can be, and is being made, prior to legislation, to help move the housing finance system towards a more sustainable future. While this progress is not a substitute for legislative reform, it can, over time, reduce the challenges to achieving a desired legislative outcome that puts in place a durable and fair housing finance system by advancing us down the path of transition.
Progress under Conservatorship
To that end, I’d like to highlight the steps forward that have been made under the conservatorship – progress that needs to be built upon. Important gains have been and continue to be made in de-risking and preparing the Enterprises for transition. The GSEs’ critical housing finance infrastructure and technology – which was allowed to obsolesce in the years preceding the financial crisis – is being renewed and enhanced.
Furthermore, their business practices are being reformed. Between 1995 and 2008, management grew the GSEs’ retained investment portfolios, which are financed at government-subsidized borrowing costs, fourfold to a combined total of $1.6 trillion. Since entering conservatorship, those portfolios have been nearly halved, and they are required to shrink further to less than $500 billion in total by year-end 2018.
In addition to being a major source of GSE earnings, these portfolios remain a significant source of financial volatility and potential taxpayer risk. These portfolios, the pursuit of maximum earnings, and the drive to recapture market share through greater risk-taking left taxpayers holding the bag when the bets went wrong. In conservatorship, these practices have been replaced with a recommitment to more effective risk management, prudent underwriting, more appropriate pricing, and a greater emphasis on sustainable mortgage finance.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), as the independent regulator and conservator of the GSEs, is laying the groundwork for a future housing finance system based upon private capital taking the majority of credit risk in front of a government guarantee with greater taxpayer protections, broader access to credit for responsible borrowers, and improved transparency and efficiency. These measures include, among others, expanding and diversifying risk-taking among private actors, further focusing GSE businesses on meeting the mortgage finance needs of middle class households and those aspiring to join the middle class, and developing a securitization infrastructure that can serve as the backbone for the broader mortgage market over time. All of these initiatives are consistent with the long-term vision of providing secure homeownership opportunities for responsible middle-class families.
After the failure of both GSEs, FHFA’s ability to stand in the shoes of their respective boards and senior management as conservator in order to set appropriate, statutorily-guided priorities and ensure follow-through has been good for the Enterprises and good for the American people. Preserving FHFA’s role in the future housing finance system merits serious consideration.
Administrative Vision
With that history in mind, I want to expand upon our vision for reforms that would transition the GSEs further along a path toward a future housing finance system while they still benefit from Treasury’s capital support. In turn, the progress we make today could serve both as a framework for, and reduce certain challenges associated with, achieving bipartisan legislative reform. Within the context of a continuing backstop, further de-risking the Enterprises is common-sense, prudent policy. Other actions that improve market efficiency and liquidity and develop infrastructure that would promote competition are consistent with the Administration’s interest in a durable and fair housing finance system.
The first of these areas is in the shedding of GSE legacy risk, both in their retained portfolios and their guarantee book. Given the strengthened underwriting practices and high credit quality of their new guarantee book, this legacy risk represents the overwhelming majority of taxpayer risk exposure to the GSEs today. Despite asset sales and natural run-off, their retained portfolios remain substantial at over $400 billion each and still constitute a significant line of business. The size and complexity of the retained portfolios also necessitate active hedging, introducing considerable basis risk and earnings volatility and making the GSEs susceptible to potentially relying on a future draw of PSPA capital support.
In light of the strong demand for mortgage credit risk in the market today and the market success of Freddie Mac’s first nonperforming loan (NPL) sale in July of last year, it would be both feasible and beneficial to taxpayers to responsibly accelerate the reduction of the most illiquid assets in the GSE portfolios. In particular, Treasury sees value in cultivating programmatic NPL sales at both Enterprises with a focus on market transparency, improving borrower outcomes, and community stabilization.
Similarly, in light of the GSEs’ expertise in transferring credit risk on their new books of business and recognizing that the bulk of credit risk exposure on their guarantee books is tied to their pre-2009 legacy commitments, the potential for transferring credit risk on their legacy guarantee books also merits consideration despite the unique challenges it may entail.
Continuing with the theme of reducing taxpayer exposure to mortgage credit risk, the second area where we see room for progress is in transferring credit risk on new originations. As I said before, the Administration believes that a sustainable housing finance system must have private capital at its core, and in conservatorship, the GSEs have started down a path of transferring greater mortgage credit risk to private market participants.
As you are aware, beginning in 2013, the GSEs have cultivated their respective credit risk transfer programs. These programs and their effectiveness in transferring credit risk have grown substantially in under two years. The GSEs have also engaged in other innovative forms of risk transfers including reinsurance contracts and recourse agreements.
Although the GSEs are directionally on the right path, there is more to be done on this front. Despite issuing 16 credit risk transfer transactions since 2013 referencing $530 billion notional balance, this amounts to approximately 20 percent of the GSEs’ combined guarantees over this time period and roughly 12 percent of the GSEs’ combined books of business. And while recent transactions have made progress by selling first-loss exposure for the first time, these transactions still rely on a defined credit event and fixed severity schedule.
The closer the GSEs can come to transferring the majority of risk to private market participants, the better. Such credit risk transfer activities serve to field-test the role of government as a guarantor of catastrophic risk while private capital bears the risk of the majority of potential losses. We are also sensitive to existing constraints to rapidly expanding credit risk transfer activities today and are supportive of additional, measured efforts to foster this market sustainably over time.
This is why we support the conservator’s efforts to responsibly expand credit risk transfer efforts through continued structural innovation and counterparty strengthening in order to broaden and diversify the investor base and optimize pricing efficiency and stability. Credit risk transfer activities should not be concentrated in any one mechanism or entity. Rather, they should seek to develop a variety of mechanisms and entities in order to improve pricing efficiency and transparency, provide the lowest cost to borrowers, and ultimately, inform the framework of the future housing finance system. We see great value in leveraging the unique investment needs and competencies of the broad spectrum of market participants in shaping a sustainable model for putting first loss mortgage credit risk in private hands.
Finally, under the direction of FHFA, the GSEs have embarked upon a cutting-edge project to develop a Common Securitization Platform (CSP) and a fungible To-Be-Announced, or TBA, contract. We are broadly supportive of these efforts, which in the immediate future will modernize the GSEs’ collective securitization infrastructure and improve the liquidity and efficiency of the market.
However, given the CSP’s joint ownership by the GSEs and scope narrowly focused on their businesses, the near-term CSP initiative would not succeed at separating the industry’s critical securitization infrastructure from the GSEs’ credit risk-taking activities. This separation is necessary to enhance the stability of the housing finance system. Nor will it use its full potential to reshape the broader housing finance landscape by facilitating standardization, transparency, and competition, and serving as a market gateway for both guaranteed and non-guaranteed securities.
This is why we would support opening up the CSP as early as it can be responsibly done to accommodate non-GSE users, which should be reflected not just in the Platform’s functionality but also in its governance structure. Greater transparency, more concrete timelines, broader engagement with private stakeholders, and ultimately, expanded governance of the CSP joint venture to include non-GSE stakeholders are all in the interests of moving towards a more sustainable future housing finance system.
The nation’s housing finance system is too critical to remain in a state of limbo without a clear, legislated vision for the future. However, the activities I outlined today are representative of the progress that can be made without legislation. By pursuing these and other activities that de-risk the Enterprises, we can put the housing finance system on a course aligned with the Administration’s priorities that would promote greater stability for the housing market and broader economy.
Capital
With the recent release of the GSEs’ 2014 fourth quarter earnings, there seems to be increased interest in the subject of GSE capital. But before we discuss this, it is worth taking a step back to review the purpose of the Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements, commonly referred to as the PSPAs. The PSPAs were put in place as both companies were placed into conservatorship. These agreements were established to protect the solvency of the two companies and to allow them to continue to operate. This was necessary to protect financial stability and to ensure the continued flow of mortgage credit. The PSPAs gave market participants confidence in the GSEs’ debt and MBS obligations through which they fund the majority of the mortgage credit in this country. Without this capital support, it is clear that both GSEs would have been insolvent and that mortgage credit would have dried up as a result.
With this as a backdrop, I want to frame for this group how we think about capital at the GSEs while they are in conservatorship and continue to rely on the PSPAs to support their activities.
Currently, the GSEs operate with a minimal amount of capital at each Enterprise. These capital reserve amounts were established in order to provide protection against unexpected losses related to their retained investment portfolios. This capital amount will amortize to zero by 2018 when we would expect the GSEs to have wound down their legacy investment business. And, from Treasury’s standpoint, we would like to see these retained portfolios wound down even faster to further reduce risk.
Despite having only minimal retained capital levels at the GSEs, investors continue to have confidence in their securities due to the ongoing backstop the PSPAs provide each company. The substantial remaining capital support left under the PSPAs gives market participants the confidence to buy 30-year GSE securities on a day-in and day-out basis. This is despite the fact that the companies remain in conservatorship and have minimal capital levels.
However, as a result of the ongoing capital support through the PSPAs, taxpayers remain exposed to potential future losses at the GSEs. Let me remind you, both recapitalization of the GSEs and draws against the existing Treasury backstop due to potential future losses would come at taxpayers’ expense.
Allowing the GSEs to exit conservatorship within the existing framework that includes their flawed charters, conflicting missions, and virtual monopolistic access to a government support through the PSPAs exposes taxpayers to great risk and is irresponsible. As we have said repeatedly, the only way to responsibly end the conservatorship of the GSEs is through legislation that puts in place a sustainable housing finance system with private capital at risk ahead of taxpayers, while preserving access to mortgage credit during severe downturns.
One final point for those who advocate a recapitalization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac while in conservatorship and subsequent privatization. If in the future the GSEs were to operate as they did prior to conservatorship, the GSEs’ size and significance would certainly attract broad regulatory attention due to the financial stability implications of their possible failure. Given this and the associated economic and regulatory ramifications, simply returning these entities to the way they were before is not practical nor is it a realistic consideration.
Conclusion
In closing, I want to return to the issue of timing and the urgency of enacting housing finance reform legislation. We know from experience that mortgage credit will be broadly accessible until it’s not; that capital markets will be liquid until they’re not. When the next crisis hits, it is unlikely that we will have the benefit of advance warning, and at that point, it will be too late for thoughtful reform. Our options will be limited, our hands will be tied, and we will be destined to relive the mistakes of the past.
Reforming a system as complex and as far-reaching as housing finance in a sensible and sustainable way takes time to get things right and to ensure a smooth transition from the existing system to the new, safer, fairer system. The point I want to make today is that there is an enormous amount of very good work underway to de-risk the enterprises, enhance liquidity, and protect taxpayers in a direction aligned with the Administration’s principles for long-term reform.
Nevertheless, institutionalizing these and other critical reforms in bipartisan legislation is by far the better course. Let’s be prudent; let’s have foresight; let’s find a bipartisan pathway to preventing another GSE bailout, which continuation of the status quo guarantees. We can do this, and we must do this
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Patience is a big virtue. A surprise can come anytime.
The Year Ended Financials for 2014 are due in March
From: info@britanniamining.com Fecha: 12/2/2015 12:34:37 PM
TO: A...
Dear Sir
The Year Ended Financials for 2014 are due in March. Our executive and finance team is currently working on getting everything prepared to meet the deadlines as stated by OTC Markets.
As we bring our growth strategy together, we thank you for being an actively interested and loyal shareholder.
Yours faithfully
Investor Relations Team
Britannia Mining Inc
1001 Avenue of The Americas
New York
NY 10018
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Please, could be seriously and responding to a shareholder?
Thanks
A.D
Everything comes when you least expect!!!Patience!
360,000 shares, last transaction @.0091. Little by little, growing interest for BMIN
300 CARATS, $1,2 Millon,4000 CARATS, $16 Millon. A large sum!!
TDA has no problems. Be patient with BMIN
Oil Price Baptism Of Fire For New Saudi King
http://oilprice.com/newsletters/free/opintel230115
After Hours:645,324 shares, buy @.0107
Britannia's Pipeline of Natural Rough Diamonds Grows With Unabated Demand
PR Newswire
January 5th, Diamonds Delivered to US North East; Evidence of Britannia's Precious Stones Buy/Sell Capabilities
January 15, 2015: 08:07 AM ET
NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Britannia Mining, Inc. (OTC Pink: BMIN) ("Britannia" or the "Company"), a UK based mining and commodities development Company, announced today, that demand for its spot diamond offering has started 2015 off with a bang.
Beginning with an initial shipment of raw uncut diamonds to the U.S., Britannia set the pace for an anticipated $1.2 Million in profits from a single contract. Management has indicated that the company is looking to grow the number of multi-million dollar precious gem contracts in the year ahead. The Company has established a number of key relationships with participants actively involved in the precious gems industry. Ranging from mid-market players whose businesses are concerned with supplying the consumer market, there has also been significant discussion held with investment buyers, traders, and suppliers who have expressed interest to collaborate with the Company.
"We are confident that we will build on our initial offering and continue to facilitate a supply of diamonds to the market," stated Kenneth Roberts, CEO of Britannia Mining. "Moving on, with the next supply of Kimberly Certified stones anticipated this month [January 2015], we expect to see significant revenue and value generated from this segment of our business."
Despite lingering concerns about the global economy, the diamond industry is continuing to be surprisingly resilient. Natural diamonds are among the world's most precious natural resources, and Britannia's commodity trading division has no shortage of potential supply or buyers within its network.
According to De Beers 2014 Market Insight Report, demand for diamonds will continue to grow in real value terms, driven by the effect of US economic recovery and the continued growth of emerging markets; especially China. In the medium term demand growth will outstrip production growth. In a buyer led market it is useful for mid-market participants to diversify and access additional supply of rough diamonds through trading hubs such as Britannia.
Roberts concluded, "Britannia Mining is living up to its corporate motto "Nothing Without Work!". We are steaming ahead into the New Year with our 'ready mined' commodities growth model. Gem quality diamonds and South American emeralds could deliver millions of dollars in revenues to Britannia, although, we consider this to be a small part of where our trade revenues are anticipated to come from."
About Britannia Mining
Britannia Mining is a natural resources development company focused on acquiring high quality commodity-based projects. For more information on the Company's Mission, Acquisition & Exploration, visit "About Britannia Mining": http://www.britanniamining.com/about/company-overview/
Safe Harbor
Statements in this news release that are not historical facts, including statements about plans and expectations regarding products and opportunities, demand and acceptance of new or existing products, capital resources and future financial results are forward-looking. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties which may cause the Company's actual results in future periods to differ materially from those expressed. These uncertainties and risks include changing consumer preferences, lack of success of new products, loss of the Company's customers, competition and other factors discussed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
www.britanniamining.com
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SOURCE Britannia Mining, Inc
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The main chart. Bullish Price Obj.$2.94
If investors are betting on the rise, something good can come.
http://stockcharts.com/freecharts/gallery.html?s=BMIN
An expected low, good to buy down. Very good the fluctuation today,
caused by low of oil.
The Main chart, RSI(14)34.14
In level two, today changes from red sell to neutral yellow. RSI(14)38.04. Candle white upward!
The demand begins to outstrip supply. Furthermore, the main chart is in great upward position.
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=AMZG&p=D&b=5&g=0&id=p26099102557&a=264845671
In level two is still Green(Thinkorswin).It's a good sign
Despite the low, supply exceeds demand.
695,062 SHARES BUY $1.03 GREEN IN ASK 15:29HS, AFTER HOURS,225,000 SHARES $1.01 GREEN IN ASK 16:02
GOOD POINT!!!
DryShips Up 10.4%, Penny Stock Attracts Attention (DRYS)
Dec 18, 2014 (Market movers via COMTEX) -- DryShips (NASDAQ:DRYS) is one of today's best performing penny stocks, up 10.4% to $0.90 on 1.2x average daily volume. Thus far today, DryShips has traded 12.3 million shares, vs. average volume of 10.0 million shares per day. The stock has outperformed the Dow (11.0% to the Dow's 1.8%) and outperformed the S&P 500 (11.0% to the S&P's 1.7%) during today's trading.
DryShips share prices have moved between a 52-week high of $5.00 and a 52-week low of $0.76 and are now trading 18% above that low price at $0.90 per share. In the last five trading sessions, the 50-day moving average (MA) has fallen 5.7% while the 200-day MA has slid 1.7%.
DryShips Inc. owns and operates drybulk carriers. Commodities transported by the Company consist of major bulks, which include iron ore, coal, and grain, and minor bulks such as bauxite, phosphate and steel products. The Company also owns Ultra Deep Water Rigs.
DryShips (NASDAQ:DRYS) has potential upside of 79.9% based on a current price of $0.90 and analysts' consensus price target of $1.62. DryShips shares should first meet resistance at the 50-day moving average (MA) of $1.43 and find additional resistance at the 200-day MA of $2.69.
http://www.zacks.com/research/get_news.php?id=352z8078
American Bulls:Last signal:BUY, Last pattern:BULLISH KICKING
Signal Update : Tomorrow!
Our system’s recommendation today is to BUY. The BULLISH KICKING pattern finally received a confirmation because the prices crossed above the confirmation level which was at 0,8139, and our valid average buying price stands now at 0,8610. The previous SHORT signal was issued on 25/11/2014, 23 days ago, when the stock price was 1,4900. Since then DRYS has fallen by -42,21%.
Market Outlook
The bulls have strong evidence on their side and this evidence prompts us to make a bullish bet. The bullish pattern that was previously identified is finally confirmed and a BUY signal is generated. It is probably the right time to be part of this boost and bullish market sentiment. The market is telling you about a possible new profit. Do not miss this chance.
https://www.americanbulls.com/SignalPage.aspx?lang=en&Ticker=DRYS
Analyst Ratings Network:Consensus Price Target: $1.98 (111.23% upside) The main chart,RSI(14)34.43
Ratings Breakdown: 1 Sell Rating(s), 4 Hold Rating(s), 1 Buy Rating(s)
Consensus Rating: Hold (Score: 2.00)
Consensus Price Target: $1.98 (111.23% upside)
12/10/2014 Deutsche Bank Lower Price Target Hold $2.00 - $1.00
11/7/2014 Zacks Reiterated Rating Neutral - Neutral $1.50
10/28/2014 Imperial Capital Upgrade Underperform - Outperform $1.40 - $1.90
10/13/2014 Deutsche Bank Downgrade Buy - Hold
10/13/2014 Imperial Capital Downgrade Outperform - Underperform $4.00 - $1.40
10/3/2014 Nordea Equity Research Downgrade Hold - Sell
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After three days of rise, it's normal. The complication of the energy sector and that tomorrow is Friday may fall further. The chart has a drop off point in fall at $ 1.06. Can fall, but also the rebound. Look out.
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=MPO&p=D&b=5&g=0&id=p26099102557&a=264845671
Analyst Ratings Network:Consensus Price Target: $9.00 (1,116.22% upside)
Ratings Breakdown: 3 Hold Rating(s), 3 Buy Rating(s)
Consensus Rating: Buy (Score: 2.50)
Consensus Price Target: $9.00 (1,116.22% upside)
12/16/2014 Wunderlich Downgrade Buy - Hold $4.00 - $1.00
11/7/2014 Canaccord Genuity Reiterated Rating Buy $7.50 - $6.00
11/6/2014 Northland Securities Downgrade Outperform - Market Perform $6.00 - $2.00
9/17/2014 Piper Jaffray Initiated Coverage Neutral
6/24/2014 GMP Securities Initiated Coverage Buy
5/22/2014 Jefferies Group Lower Price Target $19.00 - $17.00
5/22/2014 Brean Capital Lower Price Target $20.00 - $14.00
5/15/2014 KLR Group Lower Price Target $10.00 - $9.00
5/14/2014 EuroPacific Canada Lower Price Target $14.00 - $12.00
Analyst Ratings Network:Consensus Price Target: $16.04 (1,282.76% upside)
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Ratings Breakdown: 11 Hold Rating(s), 3 Buy Rating(s)
Consensus Rating: Hold (Score: 2.21)
Consensus Price Target: $16.04 (1,282.76% upside)
12/10/2014 Societe Generale Downgrade Buy - Hold $7.75 - $1.60
12/9/2014 Northland Securities Lower Price Target Outperform $5.50 - $4.50
11/12/2014 Howard Weil Lower Price Target Sector Outperform - Outperform $11.00 - $8.00
9/10/2014 Cowen and Company Initiated Coverage Market Perform
8/12/2014 Zacks Downgrade Outperform - Neutral $7.30
7/18/2014 Evercore ISI Initiated Coverage Market Perform $7.50 - $7.50
7/16/2014 FBR Capital Markets Initiated Coverage Market Perform $7.50
6/25/2014 SunTrust Reiterated Rating Buy $10.00 - $12.00
5/2/2014 Bank of America Reiterated Rating Neutral $100.00
4/14/2014 MLV & Co Downgrade Buy - Hold
4/11/2014 Tudor Pickering Downgrade Accumulate - Hold
3/20/2014 Wells Fargo & Co. Downgrade Outperform - Market Perform
3/13/2014 RBC Capital Downgrade Outperform - Sector Perform $7.00 - $5.00 View
1/31/2014 Morgan Stanley Downgrade Overweight - Equal Weight $7.00
Last transaction, buy to cover 12,537 shares @2.67 Green in ask 15:59:55 + buy 2,200 shares @2.67 Green in ask 16:00:15 Market close.
Be carefull with rebound!
APT:Unusual behavior by investors.
Short sellers betting on the fall. But there are also short sellers who are covering as low as possible. There betting normal sales and buyers to buy at a good price.
The main chart RSI(14)42.00.
APT have to climb a lot. No bad news, but good news would go up pretty. The chart is quite open to climb way.
AMERICAN BULLS: Last Signal:BUY!!! Last Pattern:BULLISH DOJI STAR
Signal Update : Tomorrow!!
Our system’s recommendation today is to BUY. The BULLISH DOJI STAR pattern finally received a confirmation because the prices crossed above the confirmation level which was at 2,7650, and our valid average buying price stands now at 2,7742. The previous SELL signal was issued on 14/10/2014, 57 days ago, when the stock price was 8,4501. Since then APT has fallen by -67,17%.
Market Outlook
Let’s jump on our white horses and go for a bullish ride. The bullish pattern that was previously identified is finally confirmed and a BUY signal is generated. Most probably, it is the right time to participate in bullish fervor. The market is telling you about a new profit. Do not miss this bullish opportunity.
https://www.americanbulls.com/SignalPage.aspx?lang=en&Ticker=APT
Who owns Alpha Pro Tech? Today!
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EARNIGS,TOMORROW AFTER MARKET,CENTRAL HOUR!DOUBLE END OF YEAR!
THE CHART IS VERY GOOD!
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=CBK&p=D&b=5&g=0&id=p26099102557&a=264845671
11/21/14-9:30a
Mast Therapeutics Started at Outperform by Cowen >MSTX (Dow Jones)
Two analysts in four days, buy with a target of $ 3 + Cowen : Outperform, today!
There is also a Seeking Alpha analyst, says that MSTX can be bought by a big company.
I do not believe in coincidences. I understand that some jumped ship and some short sellers who think differently.
Surprises occur when you least expect it.
Why Imminent Orphan Status Designation Will Attract Big Pharma To Mast Therapeutics by Natty Greene
This article was published on Wed, Oct. 1, 10:45 AM ET Seeking Alpha
http://seekingalpha.com/article/2534005-why-imminent-orphan-status-designation-will-attract-big-pharma-to-mast-therapeutics?app=1&uprof=44
Mast Therapeutics Started at Outperform by Cowen MSTX
(Dow Jones)9:30a
After Hour:11,500 shares buy in ask @.50 16:27:36
5000 shares, buy @.50 16:36hs
2000 shares, buy @.50 16:38
2000 shares, buy @.50 16:40
7000 shares, buy @.50 16:41
5000 shares, buy @.50 16:42
1500 shares, buy @.52 16:44
Patience is a virtue
In level two, upgrade from sell in red, to neutral in yellow
The demand begins to outstrip sales
In level two, upgrade from sell in red, to neutral in yellow
The demand begins to outstrip sales.