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yeah I really need to get a dang paid account here lol.
Go STKO!!!!
awesome advice, and thank you. one more question while I have you lol...
well 2 more
are you aware of any platforms where folks can talk about investing / pennies other than messaging back and forth? For instance, more of live-environment type deal, like skype, im-ing, phone conferences, etc.? I really really want to opportunity to pick the brains of those that have gone before me and already have made mistakes and made good decisions. Thoughts?
#2...what has been the most valuable lesson you've learned, and what is the one piece of advice, above all else, that you'd tell new people starting off in the world of OTC / penny trading?
Thank you so much.
Joe
Well I appreciate your truthfulness...I don't need smoke blown up my butt, I want to know the real deal. Honestly, I am hoping at this point to make a tick or two above 5, maybe sell at 0.0006 or 7 here and I'll be happy. I hope it happens....
How long have you been trading Car?
This being my first big play, I'd be real interested to know how common it is to contact the CEO and how common it is for the CEO to respond....correct me if I'm wrong but is it not a really good sign that he even responds?
Well like I said...I immediately re-wrote him and kindly asked 2 or 3 different times and 2 or 3 different ways to either give me the share structure or refer me to his investor relations department so that I don't have to keep bothering him.
I'm trying folks!!!!!
Hey I thought of something....
What if those of us that are REALLY serious about this stock going up to 1 or 2 cents, what if we email Peter and ask him about reping his product in our area....thoughts?
Well, you'll be happy to hear that Peter emailed me back this evening. It didn't say much, was fairly guarded and "standoffish" but the fact is that I got an email in my inbox from Peter Hellwig...Good sign to me. I re-wrote him back, pleading for at least updated share structure as the TA is now referring us investors to the company...I asked for the current s/s and then I pleaded with him to send out a newswire update soon. If he re-responds tonight, which he usually does for me, I will post the screen capture as proof, although I think I've earned some respect / trust around this board. You know I am a man of my word and when I say he wrote me, it means he wrote me. Still, for those skeptics, I'll post the screen capture later if there is something worth reporting. I have to say it is encouraging that he wrote me back. I apologized for being a bit panicky lol...... :-/
Here is the text-only version (non-screen capture) of his direct email to me sent at about 6:00PM EST this evening...
Note: please read the disclaimer at the end of the message.
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Hellwig [mailto:peterh@anthuslife.com]
Sent: Thu 2/28/2013 5:32 PM
To: Joe ********************
Subject: RE: STKO
Joe,
I receive 100's of e-mails every day, and I generally can only acknowledge the fact that I receive them, but certainly don't have time to read everyone's e-mails. I can detect a sense of frustration, but do not understand why, as all I do is concentrate on the business, and not on the performance of the stock. I am, and have always been transparent, and intend to remain so.
Peter
Healthy Regards,
Peter Hellwig, President & CEO, Anthus Life Corp.
"Life's Natural Products"
(904) 425-1209 main
(904) 562-3388 fax
peterh@anthuslife.com
8640 Philips Highway
Building 1, Suite 5
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Stakool boys.
Penny Joe
Something that I think is worth noting is the fact that there are many, many companies that have more shares, definitely a higher float, less or NO product, no game plan, no news even, and yet they are trading at higher PPS levels than STKO, have more activity, garner more attention. I say all this as an encouragement that we stand a real genuine chance to move upwards since we already have a lot more in place than the average PINK / OTC stock currently trading.
This is my first major play...ever...
I am learning so much. If NOTHING else, I have you guys and STKO to thank for that. Obviously I hope I walk away with a paycheck from all this, but in the end, I hope that all that I've learned from this play, and all that I am learning and will continue to learn, will prove to be invaluable, at least far more valuable than the money I may lose here. Many folks would say that I need to paper trade first...I have done that, and there is simply NO WAY for me to be as mentally and cognitively involved in a stock play when I don't have real skin in the game. I have learned SO MUCH since I first bought STKO in December when it was at no bid...one lesson right off the top is that I should have taken a portion of my shares and sell them when I was up 600%, 700%...that was my first mistake. Like I said, I am JUST beginning my career in penny stock trading. I've purchased and am reading Peter Leeds books, and the rest of my informational intake has come from YouTube and iHub and a few other miscellaneous sources. I am young, I have my whole life ahead of me, and I honestly hope that I can make a living off of penny stock trading one day. It's challenging, can be frustrating, exciting, rewarding and disappointing...kind of like life!
This is a wonderful platform to share and exchange ideas, thoughts, feelings and frustration. I hope to mod many boards in the future, and be apart of many, many good plays. I think I would eventually like to "specialize" in trip plays. I know, however, that in the investment world, diversification is KING and a vitally important factor in career sustainability. I will do a better job of diversifying, but for now, my eggs are in the STKO basket, for better or worse lol.
Thanks all, and thanks for all the good posts and DD that's done here. I really hope us and our collective "few hundred million iHub shares" make us some GOOD money....AND SOON!!!!
-Joey
I appreciate it Sir. I'm doing my best with the resources that I have available. I too am limited in how much I can post, and sending PM's can't happen right now either.
I really hope you are right about something breaking in the next few days. I have been emailing Peter EVERYDAY and have been getting nothing back, so that is frustrating. I can only hope that the company's silence, the TA gag order, no email responses, are simply the company's way of saying "hey, we have some BIG NEWS coming out soon, and to avoid any appearance of insider trading, we have to take a quiet, muted approach for a hot minute" I HOPE that is what the silence means...
Hi Robert...would you please share your take on what's happened with STKO? There is a gag order out on the TA from the company, as of yesterday, and I would like to know your thoughts. Thanks.
No problem...I'm doing what I can. I've done a lot of work here.
I won't lie Tambra, there is a part of me that wants to dump at 1 and just get out with something, salvage some money....but honestly, I am looking at all the posts from trader's with MUCH more experience and wisdom than I have...and they are all by and large staying in...not to mention SO FAR today the stock is basically holding the same bid/ask that's been here on-and-off for weeks. So I am, for now, going to hold. I cancelled my sell order and I am going to try and stick things out. Ugh lol..................
I guess I need to come to the same conclusion that many / most of you guys have already come too...we are here already, it's risky, we know that. If the company goes belly up, reverse splits, screws us royally, then that's the price we pay for playing OTC. I think I need to view my money as vaporized already, ride this thing out either into the ground or into the sky. I may stop looking so deeply into the company, the inner-workings, the financials, the DD...it's driving me crazy. I am going to TRY and simply read iHub and watch the ticker. Good luck to me and all the rest of us.
-Joey
I have my shares for sale. It's concerning Tambra. I hate to see you lose your money.
I just read SEVERAL articles on this....it's called a "Gagged Transfer Agent" Google it and you'll see.... and it is almost NEVER a good sign. Company is playing games by hiding the share structure. I can't think of ONE GOOD REASON why gagging the TA would be a good thing. Not good here guys. Not good at all.
Ok folks,_you need to follow me on this_one.....
2 days ago, I emailed the Transfer Agent, PST, for STKO and obtained the current share structure. Again, please note, I EMAILED them. They responded with the post that is now stickied with the current share structure.
Now, most of you will note or have noted that the share count was recently and quietly reduced by some 500,000,000 shares and we've been discussing that here. That's fine.
Now here is where it gets weird....I just emailed the SAME EXACT transfer agent worker (Ralleigh) and asked him to, again, send me the current s/s to see if it's changed, and he is REFUSING to give me any s/s information. He keeps telling me "we cannot provide that information, please contact the company, we no longer have further information for you" etc etc etc...I exchanged probably 3 or 4 emails with him. Folks, I don't know what to make of this, but it isn't sitting right with me.
If we can't obtain current share structure information from the stock's freaking TA, then what does that mean? Where does that leave us?
I am giving you names, numbers and emails for the TA's...call and email them and see if you can get a response, because I sure can't. They keep referring me back to Peter / the "company" stating that the TA can no longer provide the s/s information, or ANY information for that matter on STKO.
Ralleigh Grandberry IV
Ralleigh@pacificstocktransfer.com
Toll free: 1-800-785-PSTC (7782) Phone: (571) 485-9998
Cell Phone: 702-401-5083
Joanna DiBella --- joanna@pacificstocktransfer.com
From: Danielle Case [mailto:DanielleC@pacificstocktransfer.com]
Again, email Ralleigh (manager), Joanna and Danielle.
I am going to forward the email exchanges I've had with PST to Peter Hellwig and see if he responds. I'll advise when possible / necessary......
It is indeed lol! Also thanks Hill for the message!! I am running out of free posts for today. Ugh if STKO would budge I'd be able to buy a decent Level 2 subscription, some real-time streaming software, iHub yearly, etc etc....
Good economic principal by the way, and why a free-market / capitalist society works best....the more money you GIVE people (earning, etc) the more they SPEND. Look at my above post....I already have spent the money before I even have it. Sorry, not trying to get political, just wanted to share my $0.02 :-/
I always appreciate an honest man's thoughts. Stay well Sir.
Whoever is doing the PR push / email blasts / news releases for GMEC, we need to get them on STKO...I get 4-5 emails a day from different sources regarding GMEC, and if you look at the chart, the stock is responding to the email spamming. Dang I was "they" would spam all of the USA with STKO emails lol.
Oh you're fine Paris, I always welcome feedback. I also wrote BOS on this topic as well, to get his take. So even if you are right, and shares were simply cancelled, wouldn't that be a good thing? Basically what I'm getting at is this: anytime shares are reduced, it is the opposite of dilution, which is always going to be good. Am I wrong?
BOS, can I get your opinion on something please?
I don't know whether or not you noticed my post (and subsequent posts) from yesterday from the STKO board, but STKO had a 500,000,000 share reduction quietly...no PR, no announcement, nothing...what is your take on this? What does it mean to you, what could it mean to us, have you seen it before, etc. etc.
I don't know whether or not you noticed my post (and subsequent posts) from yesterday...but STKO had a 500,000,000 share reduction quietly...no PR, no announcement, nothing...what is your take on this? What does it mean to you, what could it mean to us, have you seen it before, etc. etc.
Wish I would have known about this one at the beginning of this month :-/
STKO---SOLID BID support @ 0.0002!!!!! Buy_while you can!!
Yep I agree. Interest is obviously high on this stock. There is no question about that. And people are picky with buying, and that's understandable. I would be too. But eventually folks are gonna have to start buying at 0.0003 if they want it. 0.0002's..........HOLD YOUR POSITIONS!!!!!!! DON'T SELL!!!!!!!
I wish I had your job. I really hope this bid support holds up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Have a good day at your "real" job lol and GLTY as well kind Sir. Another faithful STKO-er here folks...Tambra has been around.
Good morning all...I don't know about time healing all wounds...but money sure would heal some lol. I am hopeful that today brings success to us all. Best wishes to all.
I've posted a lot today that's gone unresponded to....tambra is quiet, hill quiet. I'm still here. I still have all my shares. Good to hear from texacoons. Bos and robertoretaliates are you still here? Turnaround is imminent..........
All good signs...people aren't selling at 0.0002 right now, and we've had some decent buying at 3. Very good signs. I'm starting to maybe get optimistic again
Nice 5M buy at 0.0003!!!!
A little new_news article is out on STKO...
I just found this link, taken off of Google Finance, which I check 10-15 times a day...here is the link, dated 2-26-2013...
http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/investors-alert-on-axiologix-pinkaxlx-marketing-worldwide-everybodys-phone-stakool-pinkstko-213308.htm
Thanks for clarifying JP...I don't yet have the paid version of iHub or else I'd respond. It's solid investor's like you and I and the countless other STKO-faithfuls that are doing our best to stick with STKO as long as possible. I don't know whether or not you were a part of the "STKO head count" that I did a couple weeks ago, but even then we had over 300,000,000 shares of STKO accounted for just through responding iHubbers, so we could easily control 50-100% MORE than that. Just trying to stay positive.
-Joe
I have no problem with people sharing their opinions, thoughts, feelings...it's obviously welcomed. My point is that Salas came on here and said that he received a phone call and that news would be out TODAY on STKO and there is obviously no news and things are still, at best, sluggish. That is where my problem lies. Is that what you were referring to?
bid / ask looking good right now....
0.0002 x10,045,500 0.0003 x104,372,700
If we can get 2's wall up, 3's should start falling.
Truth is important. Being positive is important. How long you been 'long' in STKO fish?
Salas is proving himself to be a liar. As a leader on this board, it's my duty to advocate...he cannot be trusted and as long as I have any say, I won't allow his posts on this board. People cannot come on here and just spout off information, parade that information around as factual and claim to have an "inside scoop" when really they don't. He made very specific predictions and claims and reported them as facts that were going to happen. That's just not acceptable.
My whole point is this...several of us have been here for months and months, waiting patiently, wanting news, wanting the stock to up-tick, wanting to make money. It's easy for us to think we can "will" this stock to go up by posting positive messages, getting the word out, doing DD, etc. etc....and I am learning that as much as I want STKO to go up, STKO doesn't really care what I want or don't want. Market forces are bigger than all of us here. I think we are doing sick DD, crazy amounts of research, emailing Peter, being wise and being smart...we're doing all that we can, as investors, to make the best decisions and choices possible, given the information that we have available to us. Everyday folks post "news coming soon" on here...but no one really knows that for sure. The best advice given is to wait, be patient, and make the decisions that are best for you individually. Personally, my clock is running short with STKO. I am giving her another 1-2 weeks and I'm moving on more than likely. That's me. Everyone has to do what's best for them. GL Paris...I've seen your old posts on here, you've been here longer than most. Good luck Sir.
Speculative reasoning is dangerous and causes false hope and/or false worry. The only way we'll KNOW for sure the meaning behind the 500M share reduction is if official word from the company comes out. Everything else is hunches and speculation and feelings.
Look at the numbers. Look at the facts. Don't use bias, emotion, opinion, desire, or hope that we make money. Be impartial. 4 Billion shares total...a 500,000,000 reduction is a 12.5% reduction..that is HUGE for pennies. For any stock. They aren't coming out and calling it a straight-up buy back, but either way reduction is reduction. It IS a good thing. It shows a stronger company. It shows a company that is GROWING stronger. It is anti-dilutive...the OPPOSITE of dilution. It is a good thing.