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questioning why there are only 4 or 5 investors that post on this board.
Please don't get me wrong but the lack of the repetitive shyte show of garbage that the shorts use to drown out the positive information pertinent to their target stock is refreshing ..It doesn't have a home here. In addition, it's comforting to see that there isn't an infestation of posters touting other stocks on this board.
These two deterrents that would impede the transfer of information pertinent the company's business (accompanied with the lack of the occasional sexual trash element) are refreshing to say the least.
Hoping more will join in as this company is preparing to explode. 5 participants can't possibly cover all of the influx of information and deliver perspective on levels that exceed the capability of just 5 minds.
Rolling with the '2 minds are better than one' thought is a truism for me. Having 20 minds here transferring their own expertise and information about TAAT daily will fill all of our pockets with $$ that will thwart any BS that wishes to divide and extinguish this forum.
stay safe..stay well..12x
classic dump to finish the day. Profit takers to be sure and IMO the last of the locust infestation of shorts preparing to 'bug out' under cover in stealth as usual...lol.
We sit on the doorstep of an additional facility that will double current production, the rollout of an E-commerce site that will undoubtedly 'juice this company to new heights of exposure', a multi state expansion effort given news of 'sold out product' in OHIO...and money from ASIA 'that knows what this product means in $$$ when you kick in a billion or so prospective smokers of which SOME will "GIVE TAAT A TRY".
That's why I'm all in! Count me as over exuberant or just plain foolish. But at this juncture in my life I'm either going to bask in the sun or be cannon fodder for the shorts' in the final accounting when this all goes down.
stay safe...stay well
WTF happened at 2:07ET? 6 cent pop out of nowhere on less than a couple thousand shares. Something is in the air...and my short that hit the bricks in anticipation knowing that party is coming to a close. They almost always know what's coming before WE DO. They are a pack of locusts that have eaten this field right down to the dirt and now looking for more food before they starve.
Good riddance aholes..
going to be countless investors in the next 1/3/5 years that will be whining
and saying to themselves...'I was right there in early '21 when TAAT was 2 bucks and was just sitting in my lap for the taking. Blew it off as another startup 'passing fancy' flameout. Damn..what a ginormous F*ckup.'
Ever see the ads on the internet for a new stock that touts it to be 'just like purchasing Amazon at $3.19'?
Fast forward to '24 and that WILL read...'just like purchasing TAAT at 60 cents'....not too far fetched in my mind.
stay safe...stay well
if it's any consolation PM is RED today....lol
your premier employee commissioned to spearhead this megalith in the industry toward development of lower nicotine and lower risk alternatives just decides to 'up and go' taking the best technical mind they had with him without contention .. is concerning to me.
BT could quash this little piss-ant at any moment. Why haven't they before this little fart in the wind gets rolling and is either more expensive to negotiate with reasonably about buyout terms or then proceed on a path of a hostile takeover. I'm mentally impotent in this area which I will readily admit, but can't imagine it would take much effort for BT to take control of 51% of the shares of TAAT and tell Setti to go take a f'ing permanent vacation.
IMO Setti couldn't have left with a shitload of BT IP about alternative cigarette development paid for as a PM employee without having signed a pre-nup with the company...'what you know..can't go". (lol and can't take the best minds of the company with you).
Why hasn't BT yet stepped in with a heavy hand?. Maybe they HAVE gently everyday as we take a slide and red numbers persist.
As the word has spread we are still in the red.
TAAT is a winner without a doubt but IMO BT is going to figure in TAAY's eventual financial success 'or other'.... every step of the way.
stay safe stay well...
exactly!!...and I have many times when I chose to sell. Have your lender FULLY explain the ramifications of all of the scenarios of their program if they have one. I'm confident they are all technically and legally aligned. This is a NO RISK situation to guaranteed income if one feels comfortable with having their sh*t out there for the asking.
Have a close talk with your lending firm. There are way too many investors out there making side money whether their stock goes up or down to think this is a scam of some kind. It just takes the right type of investor mentality to pull the trigger.
GL mauiguy2...
Hey mauiguy...glad you asked and as you can see happyglass is well aware that this is a nice bit of passive income derived from the risk you are taking from owning your stake in any given company. Free money while you work and sleep.
I could run on at the mouth about this program (bipolar can be a curse at times). MY short version is: (gonna try but can't guarantee it).
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Approach your financial firm to verify that they have a fully paid security lending program. (or equivalent).
If so, sign up if you satisfy the financial requirements and agree with all of the other terms of the agreement.
If it's then a done deal with no other issues then you should be on your way to be receiving daily revenue if your shares are shorted by an interest party...as they are now 'available for loan' in the market.
Happyglass referred to canopy shareholders (of which I was one at the time) kicked some serious butt on the side with this program. A SHORT grabs your shares the minute you make them available and the 'TAXI meter' begins to rack up the toll for the trip that day...and every day until they want to quit the ride...lol. Have seen the interest rate fluctuate from 4% to almost 20%. A $50,000 value of shares borrowed at 16% would be 8000 a year ($22 a day) if the short held them for a year.
A more conservative scenario is $25k at 8% developing 2000 a year..divided by 365 days is about $6 a day every day of the year or about $8 a day for each of the approx 250 M-F trading days each year.
$200 to $700 a month could be the range depending on the value of your shares and the average of the daily interest rate as long as the shares are being held by others. Your shares may be shorted for only 1 day/weeks or months depending on their view of your company and the market sentiment. Hop on a trolley for a few blocks or for a tour of the whole city. You either have 'a whale' on the line or only a minnow that you hook for 2000sh when you have 25,000 in the water.
I receive an email every morning that I either have a fish on the line or he spit out the hook. Tells me the number of shares being borrowed and the interest rate being charged for that day. Could go on..but how much more could I add to what I have included below!
This is a full description of the "fully paid up lending' program that Fidelity offers to their clients.
Hope this answers all of your question and you have the ability to take advantage of this program with YOUR lender if it's available
All the bestmauiguy2
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What is the Fidelity Fully-Paid Lending Program?
Fidelity's1 Fully-Paid Lending Program2 allows you to lend Fidelity certain fully-paid or excess margin securities.3 In return, you gain the opportunity to earn incremental income on your portfolio through the securities lending market.
How does the Fidelity Fully-Paid Lending Program work?
In a fully paid loan, you lend a specific security (or securities) to Fidelity.4 In return, you receive collateral in the form of cash and/or securities held at a custodial bank independent of Fidelity. In addition, you receive an interest rate-based lending fee which is calculated by multiplying the current Lending Interest Rate by the contract value of the securities on loan. The lending fee accrues daily and is credited monthly to your Fidelity account. The duration of the loan is typically indefinite, and the loan may remain open until either you or Fidelity elect to close it. You can end your participation in the Fully-Paid Program at any time by contacting Fidelity to recall the loan or by selling the securities. The existence of the loan does not restrict you from selling the securities at any time. However, the sale of the securities will terminate that particular loan. Fidelity is not obligated to borrow securities at any time, may borrow securities that you hold from you or other customers, and enrollment in the program does not guarantee that your securities will be borrowed.
How does the securities lending agreement impact my ownership of the securities on loan?
Under the terms of the Master Securities Lending Agreement (MSLA) which you executed prior to your participation in the Program, you maintain economic ownership5 of the securities on loan and may recall the loan at any time. You may also sell securities on loan at any time online6 or through a representative. Under the MSLA, you relinquish your ability to exercise voting rights for securities on loan. If you wish to act on an upcoming proxy, you must contact your Fidelity representative or the Fidelity Securities Lending Desk and instruct them to return the securities prior to the record date of the proxy vote. Fidelity will recall the securities on loan and will attempt, on a best-efforts basis, to return them to your account prior to the record date of the proxy. The MSLA governs all loan transactions and gives Fidelity the right to borrow fully paid and excess-margin securities from your account. It is a separate agreement from any previously executed margin agreement and the borrowing of securities under the MSLA is a separate process from rehypothecation.
Will I still receive dividends while securities are on loan?
Distributions paid on securities borrowed by Fidelity pursuant to the Fully-Paid Lending Program will be credited to your Fidelity account in the form of a “cash-in-lieu” payment. Receipt of cash-in-lieu payments may have different taxable consequences than receipt of the actual dividends from the issuer.7
To help offset the potential tax burden associated with the receipt of cash-in-lieu payments in place of qualified dividends (as defined in Jobs & Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003), Fidelity will credit participating accounts with an additional credit adjustment equal to 32.45% of the qualified portion of the distribution.8 This adjustment will occur annually after all reclassification information is made available.
What determines the Lending Interest Rate paid to me? Will this change over the life of the loan?
The Lending Interest Rate is based on several factors including borrowing demand, the overall lendable supply of the security, short-selling and hedging interest, and general market conditions, and is therefore subject to change. Generally, the Lending Interest Rate for each Loan will be 60% of a third party benchmark lending rate that is calculated daily for each security.
You can see the current Lending Interest Rate online by clicking on the information flag next to the security in the Positions grid. You will receive a confirmation from Fidelity if the Lending Interest Rate changes. Additional information about the rates can be found in the Master Securities Lending Agreement (MSLA) signed by you when you enrolled in the program or by contacting Fidelity.
Fidelity may receive compensation in connection with the use of your loaned securities, including lending your securities to other parties or facilitating the settlement of short sales. Fidelity may relend Loaned Securities to third party borrowers on a principal basis, in which case, Fidelity’s compensation for the applicable loan will be the fees paid to Fidelity by the third party borrower less the lending fee paid to you.
IMO this takes moving on to other states in a calculated manner (supply critical) to a way different level. Awesome use of the most universal marketing tool available...but be careful what you wish for.
Now advertising to a mega market that may have never heard of TAAT, may not be available for them to purchase locally (only OHIO)... 'the curious that will pay the price to give it a try, to those smokers that are enthralled with the idea and to those that are desperately looking for a way to QUIT NICOTINE.
I'm sure Setti has pegged the production rate that it will take to satisfy the anticipated demand the minute the site goes live...but if the demand exponentially exceeds anticipation of the word of mouth about TAAT (which we can only hope it does)....IS TAAT PREPARED to deal with an inability to supply product in a timely manner to tens of thousand of new customers jumping on board at the drop of a hat? A topic that has been discussed here many times.
Can't believe that this move is just not another cog in the wheel of the expansion plan that hasn't been well thought out and predetermined that will take us to the next level..whatever that is !!.
All I know is that it's gonna take a sh*tload of hemp and processing capability to fulfill orders from the online masses in comparison to fulfilling the first time orders when we decide to enter little old Pennsylvania.
The new production plant in VEGAS..or anywhere else can't come soon enough!
Maybe Setti has more than one site pegged and can fund them concurrently. (BT funding for a piece of the action when TAAT goes mainstream ??hmm) Only Setti knows how he will get this done...and IMO HE WILL...as we just sit here and wait for PRS that make us feel good.
stay safe...stay well.
nice call schmelzy. "still not out of the woods" as you said, but another day closer to a PR significant enough to distance the pps from 2.51 that affords TAAT a bit of breathing room until the 'motherload' comes in that breaks this whole thing wide open.
Double bottom confirmation would be 'intense' at this juncture after consolidating for a 'reasonable if not extensive' period of time.(big run on news... followed by profit taking and shorting...understandable!).
But it's time to move again!! We can all smell it in the air and feel it in our bones. My short 'bugged out as he/she knows what's coming. Time was getting short (lol) for him/her and stretching the rubber band much further was a risk that this person wasn't prepared to take. Just a one day PR run and you lose all of your profit and maybe a piece of your principle.
here's to a double bottom schmelzy!!
beertender... I'll have a double please and buying double shots for all in the house as well. I give a toast to TAAT which will achieve all that they have laid down in their business plan...and beyond. BOTTOMS UP!!
bottoms up..lolol...sitting at what feels like the bottom and IMO there is only one way we are headed...YOU GOT IT...UPPPP!!
stay safe...stay well TAATERS
had a short owning my shares for a couple of weeks, but cut and ran a few days ago for some odd reason...lolol. They know what's coming and so do we.
get ready!! IMO the gun sounding the start of the race is about to go off.
It's OUR turn to take 'center stage'.
stay safe.. stay well
one day closer to the additional state(s) 'expansion PR' that we have all been looking forward to. And tomorrow will be one day less..it's inevitable
You got it Al 100...Setti will have soon saturated their primary OHIO targets and after doubling production (soon) have the ability to move forward with the business plan of expansion to where?...you pick the states.
Further expansion of "production sites" in additional states (anticipated) should make the US an easy target for significant market share given TAATs' competitive advantage that has all but ZERO competition for our product. ONLINE shopping will knock all of their d**ks in the dirt!!!
When do we go international which in my mind is the motherload??
If we TAKE OUT the USA, then I guess it depends on when Asian money is ready to bring us there according to the business plan 'OR BEFORE'...lol
(now following you Al 100).
Germany took TAAT in the rear this AM while we were still asleep or having morning coffee...what the hell do they know anyway!!
Hair standing on end and IMO... have the feeling we are closing in on a PR that will provide more impact than anything that's been released to date.
Delayed my work start in the AM tomorrow in order to be prepared for the open. Just don't want to be caught with my pants down at the beginning of the next run harboring the last bit of dry powder still in the hold.
stay safe...stay well
You can cut the anticipation with a knife of a PR (coming sooon) packing significant punch that energizes the street and opens the eyeballs of the entities that will kick TAAT into gear. Love the smell of burning rubber...and the smell of $$$.
3 day weekend in the USA (no trading Mon....MLK day). No question I will be experiencing severe TAAT info deprivation withdrawals by Tues AM.
stay safe...stay well.
anyone have a doubt on a late Santa Claus rally and online sales will kick this thing in gear? lol
Setti may have already cut a deal with BT before he left PM.....hmmmm
'I'm going to introduce this product that we both know will be a home run (as the world is moving in this direction, which has been my focus for development as an employee of this company)'.
Deal cut with the big dogs... done!!. TAAT patent and trademark all but secured with new expertise'in house'... done!! Worldwide expansion avenue in place with Asian benefactors... done!!.
What the hell is coming next?? Couldn't possibly know..and the news couldn't ever come soon enough.. gl TAATERS
Stay safe..stay well
unanticipated stealth move by Setti to secure our most prized possession that will secure and drive this companys future in this market...worldwide!!
Need revenue updates every two days??? Does this one light your fuse?
IMO this man has calculated every single move through the process of taking on BT and gaining enough market share to take his company to levels where vertigo begins to set in. BT has the ability to just buy us out which will take more zeros than they are most willing to pay. Be ready for an 'in the trenches' ugly dogfight unless they will team up with us for a 'cut' and move forward as partners. This 'GAME' will be epic by the time it all goes down...
stay safe...stay well..
TAAT patent and IP protection should now be in good hands...worldwide!
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/01/15/2159606/0/en/TAAT-Brings-on-U-S-Patent-Attorney-with-Fortune-100-Experience-as-Counsel-to-Manage-IP.html
not getting enough eyeballs....yet!!
wonder if they have gathered enough info (history..lol) from Ohio to be able to figure out the mix that would work well in those states..fueled by the production that would support it before the new facility is up and running.
41 stores and 4+ weeks of sales in Ohio may not be enough to go on. But if it is at this early stage then I'm riding your coattails. If Setti is READY to pull the ripcord outside of Ohio in one month, then how far away can the rest of the US and...OMG.. international expansion be?
Most likely getting ahead of myself but IMO Asian money backing TAAT wants the product available in their own backyard... NOW!..if not sooner..lolol
stay safe...stay well
good stuff for potential near term 'sweet buys'. Much appreciated as always...
I need another stimulus check to support my TAAT stock purchasing habit at these severely depressed prices...
watching grass grow. Low volume (again) and NO trades in the past 45 min. Guess the word hasn't yet traveled as far as we believe that it has...
'Should be an interesting year for TOBAF shareholders'.
'Interesting' is an interesting way of describing the ability of a company IMO to print money while the world is asleep and NEEDS what they have to curtail their addiction to nicotine.
interesting that you even inquired mauiguy2. keep an eye on us. this companys move will be epic!
welcome aboard my friend. Won't cry over spilled milk as I feel that I have finally found the land of milk and honey.
All kidding aside, this is an off the scale 12 risk that IMO is nothing less than a rocket with a lit fuse that will forever alter the perspective of how the world views 'smoking' in a trillion dollar industry..void of carcinogenic nicotine assured addiction.
Perform your due diligence mg2 as I'm sure you have and will further.
1 billion smokers with countless hundreds of thousands that have tried to, but are unable to quit nicotine addiction are looking for an answer.
Watch the videos. This product is a Marlboro clone, devised by the management from Phillip Morris that were paid to develop a low nicotine alternative to their product. They are now the Board and developers of TAAT
Groundbreaking product development is in their dna and awesome connections in worldwide development have garnered application for trademarks in 54 foreign countries and the patent for the ground breaking process is pending.. and IMO will be approved of this summer.
the ecommerce site is to be activated almost as soon as I speak and an uplist to the NASDAQ is all but a certainty in '21. (Q3 looks promising)
I don't know for sure as we never can be, but this gig smells pretty green to me.
stay safe...stay well
BOOM!! It's about time that all of the committed Medif patriots have finally been rewarded for their dogged allegiance to this company's unrecognized excellence. Confident that this is truly a 'breakout' for the company and this stock!
stay safe...stay well
loved it...we are on the map even though on a small scale. The kindling is beginning to set the 'logs' on fire and I now feel the heat.
C'mon Setti..toss a few more 'big' logs on top.
stay safe...stay well
sitting at the table with the big dogs playin holdem. What a f*ing mis match. Hardly able to ante but for some reason we are still in the game. Winning a few hands here and there barely keeps us afloat.
Just a couple flip cards that match up with what we already have 'down' and
we begin to build our stack.
Setti has stacked the deck on every front required to build a powerhouse that WILL stand up to the 'big boys'. Managements expertise, product development that began at PM (lol), Worldwide marketing and expansion expertise, significant cash infusion from the orient (biggest market sitting on our doorstep)...need I say more?
stay safe..stay well.
anyone believe at the open today that BT, shorts and controllers would run and hide on yesterdays 'sold out' TAAT Menthol PR? Nice POP out of the chute but was just a fart in the wind by the close.
Actually it only lasted 8 whole glorious minutes before the preverbal slow bleed for the remainder of the day ensued. The blockbuster news on 12/31 made it 24hrs.
IMO Setti can send these mofos on the run with their tail between their legs with the company information that has yet to be released.
Shareholders with full bladders and crossed legs are just hanging on to know if we have a juggernaut in the making (or not) by way of verifiable numbers, to date. Numbers that set the stage for the next 2Qs delivery of figures that leave no doubt that 'WE ARE FOR REAL'.
Setti..A few more significant releases in the next week and we send the riff-raff home packin' for a while. By then we are 5CAD/4US.
e-commerce soon and uplist just waiting in the wings..
stay safe...stay well
anyone believe at the open today that BT, shorts and controllers would run and hide on yesterdays 'sold out' TAAT Menthol PR? Nice POP out of the chute but was just a fart in the wind by the close.
Lasted 8 whole glorious minutes before the perverbial slow bleed for the remainder of the day. The blockbuster news on 12/31 made it 24hrs.
IMO Setti can send them on the run with their tail between their legs with the company information that has yet to be released.
Shareholders with full bladders and crossed legs are just hanging on to know if we have a juggernaut in the making by way of verifiable numbers, to date. Numbers that set the stage for the next 2Qs delivery of figures that leaves no doubt that '
grabbed a bit at 1.99usd. Gonna have a chance every day until the company posts significant news. Not whining for news, just taking advantage of what is inevitable daily until then.
IMO it's free money every time we get dinged/hammered for 5-10 cents or more. This is like pulling out trophy trout from a stocked pond.
Gonna rebound, we all know that. New investors with dry powder looking for a new home to place it? Something brought you here. Wonderful DD or thank your friend for the tip
IMO your future looks bright if you decide to dive in..welcome aboard mate!
stay safe...stay well
awesome show as of late. Possibly breaking through the ugly up/down/up/down cycle of manipulation that has dogged Valens for months.
True excellence will always be recognized in the final accounting when all of the competition falls away. Attrition that provides an unimpeded path for the clear leader to be recognized for their expertise and accomplishments which will deliver $$$ to their shareholders..... that will surly exceed their expectations.!!
stay safe...stay well..12X still lurking
'follow the bouncing ball' that has no direction. More prone for a slow bleed or elevator drop than anything green for awhile IMO.
Scourer the couch under the cushions, the washer/dryer, pants pockets you haven't worn in a while for an opportunity to cobble together enough to make a move on a 'nice number' that we may be very close to before the next huge press release cuts the SP loose once again!!
stay safe...stay well.
as an expatriate with roots (void of $$) still planted in the ground I appreciate the update FUNMAN. Good domestic numbers in comparison to the previous shyte show... but now trailing a few others in our own back yard that were trailing us (why the slide)?.
No international numbers (concern?)but may be just too soon to incorporate figures that have zero significance for the miniscule length of time in which Medif had to penetrate the new markets for this Q.
Moving from the front row and now sitting in the 12th of this theatre leaves me on the edge of some of the significance of this report.(speaking out of ignorance).
SP taking a little spanking today. Either I am partially correct in my assessment of minor concerns, or it's another case of 'sell the f'ing good news' with a clear signal to back up the truck for another load!!.
stay safe...stay well
if you or I didn't invest more than we could afford to lose (the golden rule) then what's the problem with this BT, shorts and other big money (we will steal your shares) attack that is dragging the sp through the mud?
IMO 'know what you own' and add a few more shares (if you have dry powder) when you see the whites of their eyes..lol
stay safe... stay well.
then I catch it early on the rise and profit...or...if it's a case of 'sell the news' I'm in the cat bird seat and kill it!
All the best Funman and all of the stalwarts that live here (and those in Valens as well). IMO good numbers will raise all ships.
stay safe...stay well....12X
games..games..games. Big boys hold all of the cards until TAAT begins to knock down the hit list for this year as well as posting some admirable numbers for a totally new startup by 2nd/3rd Q.
Endless 100sh trade roadblocks daily with an elevator drop thrown in here and there for good measure. Can't believe most all of the weak hands aren't out by now...but obviously not.
Shake, shake, shake..they're never gonna get my shares. Hope they don't get yours either.
Added more today and may again if there is a dump near the close. GLta
stay safe...stay well.
count me in as one of the crew on your ship Al100. You have reasonable expectations of the potential penetration of TAAT into this market fraught with roadblocks by BT and others that wish to cobble us at every turn. The 'going to the moon' euphoria by some is but nonsense...in the near term.
Going to the moon will have to wait. Only recently have we begun construction of the rocket itself, developed the guidance system and penetrated the initial target successfully. Additional rockets to explore other planets will be deployed as success from the initial mission has proven to be successful.
8-12 months sounds about right for $$
TY Al100...stay safe..stay well.
maybe next week....