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'cause I'm free..... free fallin'... ouch... Don't own that one..
Mind you the rest of the bunch are pretty lethargic ....
LOL... Zapata George Blake
edit I've got fertilizers stuff in my rotation :O)
SWP was mentioned on BNN last week.. Gartman ?? basically says it's really a play on a bumper wheat crop... hmm! kinda like a transport.. now where did I hear that before ?? ... ;O)
back to garden...
Yes Mr. Blake we are doing Wonderland Sunday instead of today so we can see the fireworks too..
My pleasure :o)
Five at once ? Careful you don't get whiplash LOL
So this is what you guys do when I don't see you on the fert board . !!!!
Geez exercise#2 LOL http://pages.globetrotter.net/mcordeau/2004/exercice2.swf
My return blurb .... this is just silly.
Hi, I just tried again.
The response from your system was: Your symbol request for [BLR] has been submitted to the StockCharts.com Support team.
We will e-mail you once it has been added to StockCharts.com.
Might I ask though if the symbol has already been requested why is it not already available ? This exercise seems unnecessary considering that point. I knew it had been previously requested since I know the other requestor. I also requested since we thought a second request would help as it was taking a while.
regards
re: BLR LOL... I know I did it. You must be the other person... so why isn't it there ? I'm trying again, emailing them and pointing out this mild flaw (I'm being gentle) in their logic...
Right now, we only show one person has requested that symbol and it wasn't you. Please try using that form again and let us know when you have completed it. We'll recheck things after that to make sure that your requests are registering correctly.
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Those two lonely little lots on the bid @ .63 are the remains of a partial fill... :o)
Someone on CD's SI thread pointed out how humourous the symbol FOS was for a fertilizer stock :O)
added BLR today .63-.66 now maybe I need this http://www.medresources.ca/s/Maps.asp and I can get the cheapest part on the Monopoly Board :O)
What ! I'm sitting there @ .53 :O)
Actually I've had I think 3 items added so I was surprised this time.
My luck has run out LOL...
Kastel
BALTIC RESOURCES TSX Venture... We (a few of us have tried) seem unable to get Stockcharts to register this security. Symbol BLR.
Stockcharts continues to suggest this incorrect issue:
BLRV Bullion River Gold Corp. NASD
Never seen this kind of problem before. Usually stockcharts is very attentive to these things, what's up ?
ROTF...
can't believe it !!!
Bought my first BLR today .57. No one would give me any @ .53.
I thought it the other way around that they show in he depth but not on a real time one liner..
At any rate.. 5 bids and you know at least one bidder :O)
funny (to me) to see a quarter million shares move with the depth so shallow on both sides..
John,
Bigcharts.com has BLR
Not a nice as stockcharts but useable and data goes back further.
Sorry wrong ticker ISX.V see johnlw and earth threads
cut loose 10% of my CLL yesterday and half the remaining today. Yesterday would have been better.
Yesterday's CLL sales went into PBG.
Added some ISZ.V today (fertilizer play).
Also cut loose ALZ.v, some GEM.v. Some other stuff on the block.. I need to have the cash level way up before leaving in June.
Cash about 30%
OK think I'm done. Added more .88
Seeing the real situation in China could provide you with some valuable
Yes I agree with that... I was there in 2000 which has made me more comfortable holding commodities all this time..
So we drive along the gorges :O) I had a driver to to go see the Great Wall in 2000. He didn't understand why we got a kick out of his name ... Mao.. :O)
Just raised my cost base on ISX bought .94
OH Great... We have a 3 day cruise on the Yangtze booked to see the 3 gorges dam... damn... end of June.. early July... maybe I should cancel that leg....
OH YEAH!
I had caught that bit on Mad TV a few weeks ago.
Intersting site I just found http://www.stockchase.com/Company-sl--slq-ID-slv-Hanfeng--Evergreen.php
Hanfen gets the nod from Veronika Hirsh..
Nice way to see who recos what at a glance... and also to spot dopey 'experts' :o)
usually they are pretty quick when I ask.. faster than my broker BMO :O)
Naw I check out sedar and sedi first ... I'm old fashioned and the chart also of course if the volume is enough..
After I buy I add a daily (weekly soon) chart link and Yahoo quote link and company website if available to my quicky webpage for access when I'm out and about.. Caution may be slow... I've got a heavy duty job on my server.. http://spots.kicks-ass.org/charts.htm
Where is the website .
Yep I took the bait ;O)
LOL Hi Tackler... My starter bid 7 lots faced off against 7 lots @ .70 all afternoon :o)
http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=23452496
Just to give an idea of the weather from the farmers point of view as taken from the Agweb.
4/12 - South Central Kansas: It is less depressing to look at my neighbors wheat versus my own. Some fields have large areas of wheat flat on the ground. I have never seen this before at this time of year. All fields have a brown cast due to the freeze damage.
4/12 - Central Nebraska: Ground is wet and soggy. 2-4 inches of snow forecast for Friday and Friday night. Original plant date was for April 16th but ground temperature is around 34 degrees and not moving much. Very little field work has been done in the state.
4/12 - Central Minnesota: The snow has missed us and it is supposed to warm up by the weekend.
4/12 - Northeast Illinois, Iroquois County: We got an inch of rain yesterday and this morning it is snowing. We need warm weather to dry out the fields so we can get in the field next week. Nothing is done here at all. Last year at this time there was a lot of corn planted.
4/12 - Southern Minnesota: I'm sitting looking at the snow on the ground and its 25 degrees its suppose to rain again this weekend and a bigger storm next week coming.
4/12 - Buena Vista County, Iowa: Ground white with snow, icy roads, fields were not fit before this weather event, and the markets react like we can go to the field as soon as the Streets in Chicago dry off. It'll take over a week of warmer dry weather to even think about going to the field at best out here in the REAL world, and it'll be longer than that for MOST fields unless you want to mud thinks up.
4/11 - Central Michigan: We are under a Winter Storm Warning right now, ironic considering that its Spring. It looks like a full blown blizzard out right now. Forecast is up to 8" of snow. Lots of farmers including us were going to start this week planting corn. I wasn't worried until now this isn't normal.
4/11 - Central Iowa: We are in a snow storm. It may take a week or two unless we get some sunshine and heat before we get in the fields.
4/11 - Southwest Minnesota: We are in the middle of a snowstorm and maybe another later this week.
Still liking gold ?
interesting chart on oil shorts from austrieconomist on SI
http://www.softwarenorth.net/cot/current/charts/CL.png
no one wants to sell me any ISX :O(
USO seems to be losing ground against WTIC..
http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?type=comktNews&storyID=2007-04-10T165535Z_01_N1...
NASD warns as margin debt soars to record $321 bln
Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:55 PM ET
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK, April 10 (Reuters) - As thousands of homeowners are realizing it's unwise to borrow more than they can afford, the NASD is offering a similar warning to investors: It's risky to invest more than you have.
The brokerage regulator said on Tuesday that the amount of debt that investors took on to buy securities, known as buying "on margin," had soared to a record $321.2 billion in February.
That topped the previous record of $299.9 billion in March 2000, at the peak of the last bull market in stocks. Margin debt has more than doubled from $141.3 billion in January 2003, the NASD said, three months after the bottom of a bear market in stocks.
With a margin account, investors can borrow money from a brokerage to buy securities. Investors must pay back what they borrow, plus interest, even if their investments lose value.
"Too many investors are unaware they could suffer substantial financial losses," NASD Chairman Mary Schapiro said in a statement.
Margin investing is risky because investors can lose more money than they invest. Brokerages can also force the sale of securities to meet a "margin call," causing tax consequences.
"When the Internet bubble imploded, many people were shocked to learn that firms can sell their stock, and they have no choice in what can be sold," John Gannon, an NASD senior vice president for investor education, said in an interview. "Some firms default you into a margin account, and we've heard from investors who weren't even sure they were in one."
Regulators, including the Federal Reserve, the New York Stock Exchange and the NASD, set minimum requirements for margin traders. Brokerages are free to set more stringent standards.
Under the minimum requirements, before trading on margin, ordinary investors must deposit at least $2,000 or 100 percent of the purchase price, whichever is less.
Fed rules generally let investors borrow up to 50 percent of the purchase price of securities that can be bought on margin. NYSE and NASD rules then require equity in an account to be at least 25 percent of the securities' market value in that account, known as a "maintenance margin."
Here's how it works: Suppose you purchase $10,000 of stock, paying $5,000 in cash and borrowing $5,000 on margin. If the value of the stock falls 40 percent to $6,000, the equity in your account will fall to $1,000 ($6,000 minus $5,000).
If there is a 25 percent maintenance requirement, you would need $1,500 in the account (25 percent of $6,000). As a result, the brokerage may issue a margin call. If you can't meet it, the brokerage will sell some of your stock. Sometimes the brokerage may not even consult you before a sale.
"You can lose your money fast and with no notice," the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said.
Gannon said investors must understand how margin accounts work, and their own brokerages' rules.
"If you trade on margin," he said, "you need to have an exit plan in case the securities you own start losing value."
I'm bookmarking this post to revisit in 8-10 months... Anytime I hear the value of gold tied to USD alone... I seem to get annoyed :O)
Still holding CLL.. It has a lot of overhead to grind through but so far looks like it is finally up to the task.
Bought SPM.V various metals.
FOS.V agri play.
Bought EZM.V GZZ.V adding ADM.V / BCM.V
:o) but we both bought Wednesday when it looked like it 'might' break out :O) Yes perform or die. I do hold core 'investment' positions but I've gotten severe now on the trading stocks..
No matter what decent trading book I read Perform or Die... (capital preservation) seems a major theme..
I just picked up Way of the Turtle.. which sure doesn't sound like a trading book LOL..