and I sold my options yesterday cuz I was chicken. what a dolt.

good thing you changed your alias. otherwise this would probably crash a bit with that comment. we're doing better this time around with this one. I started leaking and churning a bit down at $1.00 so I'm not doing as good as you. but then you are better than I. ;)

joe public always gets it wrong.

when the market is bubbling, joe public gets in and loses.

when the market is bottoming, joe public capitulates and loses.

when the economy is booming, joe public overspends and worsens it.

when the economy contracts, joe public saves and worsens it.

when the gov. needs revenue, joe public votes to tax the means of production and worsens it.

when jobs are getting scarce, joe public pushes isolationism and worsens it.


now...when the president says "this is what the people voted for", i am less than enthusiastic.

joe public always gets it wrong.

when the market is bubbling, joe public gets in and loses.

when the market is bottoming, joe public capitulates and loses.

when the economy is booming, joe public overspends and worsens it.

when the economy contracts, joe public saves and worsens it.

when the gov. needs revenue, joe public votes to tax the means of production and worsens it.

when jobs are getting scarce, joe public pushes isolationism and worsens it.


now...when the president says "this is what the people voted for", i am less than enthusiastic.

the beauty of options!!!!!

that was a different me. I forget what it was like back then. I have traded SWKS since and made some from time to time. still have a little and was debating with myself (I talk to myself more as age allows that)about selling before earnings, but held it. I won the debate I guess.

option exercise....they had a july 2019 expiration date so I would expect they will be sold into this strength. the fact that they weren't sold immediately indicates that the present price might not be high enough yet to trigger a sell.

just an opinion.

well, it's better than Sham.

certainly didn't get a tingling up my leg.

GLGI is run like a private company. they failed in an attempt to retrieve the shares held by the public a couple of years ago so the common shareholders are inconsequential to them. the real money is in the preferred shares and 2/3 of the profit went to those divi's. those preferred divi's are only limited by their debt covenents and will only rise as the balance sheet improves. the shareholders will never get more than leftovers.

yes

just tryin' to call him out on his lack of attention to those details. ;)

are you taking over rawnoc's job now?

blast from the past. been 15 years since I saw any Shawshank. thought he disappeared. length seems to be diminished but bully style remains recognizable to me even without Shawshank label.

pheasants all over the ground having died from laughing.

let's just say....the game will be stunned long before shots are fired.

raw's shadow

stunning pic......again

share price will take a hit

PFHO cancels stock buyback and declares a one time divvy of 1.25

I do take some pause in investing in something that exploits men in such a way; extracting money from them by merely dumping dopamine into their synapses.

PSIX takes a dive and that really hurts
MTSL takes a dive but only hurts a little (small position)

now, all we need is for PFHO to disappoint and we can cry a solution to California's fires.

NVGS is more of a structural play than a cyclical. as the export pipes and terminals for ng and ng liquids come on line in the us and middle east, that represents a considerable opportunity for nvgs. there is a trend in the petrochemical industry moving to lighter higher value condensates and ng and away from oil and as more export terminals come on line I think that trend will accelerate.
I think their revenue is more dependent on worldwide transport capacity rather than the price of the commodity, much like pipelines.

NVGS I don't contribute much to the boards other than snide remarks but I wonder if you might look at this. it trades with oil but shouldn't. it's a marine transport company specializing in condensates and ng with a fleet of 28 handysize vessels serving smaller ports. they plan on adding 10 vessels in the near future so their debt level will increase.
it's London based so not sec reporting. however:

earnings:

2012 - 30 mil.
2013 - 40 mil.
2014 - 84 mil.
2015 - 107 mil. (est.) (met est. first 2 q's)

that puts 2015 p/e at about 8.5

since it trades with oil because of etf's the pps may not reflect true value. sooner or later I think it will.

more like premature ecstatication.

PSIX that was a big position being liquidated. so I think that is the bottom...at least short term.

only if you can guarantee that they aren't repackaging trump vodka

he does...has his own airstrip too....right on a famous golf course near where he lives.

PSIX oil price being considered, that would only affect them in terms of "new" installations. the conversions of existing installations should continue since the payback is so fast.

PSIX stops hitting. lost support. time to get serious about whether is have all I want or not. thought I did. reaction to price of oil? or some news I can't find? or technical breakdown? at what point do my chops need licking?

some wonderings.

I would say that the % that was buyback is small. most of the volume was at the ask as someone dumped. (see skillz for disclaimer)

with additional products to offer, they should be able to grow that share. ABB stuff may well get them higher margins and that would certainly help. there is a lot of competition in the commercial side of that business, but little in the specialty side.

my interest lies in their growing into a one stop shop.

that sort of development is the only reason I would have for interest in putting money on eaco. without some expansion of offerings they would be forever stuck in at best a slow plodding limited growth market.

in the past, they were the sole source of highly specialized and certified fasteners and brackets tied to defense electronics, aerospace and avionics. anywhere that highly ruggedized electronics was required. I used to make parts for those industries and was required from time to time to machine components that utilized those fasteners. they were extremely expensive because of being highly specialized and very low volume items.

that resulted in a very limited market. with expansion of their offering comes the possibility of growth that is a significant enough increase to pique my interest.

well, someone sold me and even more miniscule amount at 6.01 yesterday. I am now the proud owner of 2 shares that cost me 11 bucks apiece. :o)

carry on.

took you long enough to correct that. don't you know that folks can be waiting all day for accuracy? ;)

being added to the RUT too I think.

the port manager did put a $50 buy point on it, so that make act as a little support there. I only say that as psix is so small.

well, maybe they are starting. a little behind though. the expectation is a double in 2 years.

added to a platinum portfolio. don't know much about the rules but have heard it mentioned from time to time. has a following and some piggybacking.