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I keep hearing over and over that the big board is the place to go now and give up on small caps and the nas.
Sounds like capitulation to me.
Go the opposite of the flow.....Buy Big Board now? Not me.
Maybe buy a DOG
Look at CKYS today. Cyberkey is reselling Sequiam symbol SQUM products under privatel label. Also look at CKYS with unaudited financials trading on the Pinks.
Sequiam is legit. They have been cleaining up balance sheet and overhang on recent financing while in R&D. I think investors may have this connection backwards between SQUM and CKYS and momentum is chasing the cheaper priced stock not based on fundamentals.
Who is first in the food chain? CKYS or SQUM? Look and give me your opinion.
Possibly a possible conversion of warrant to common, sell and take in by market maker.
IMHO this stock is a screaming buy at this level. Products are being deployed rapidly.
Look at Cyberkey CKYS and notice what is happening with their stock price with unaudited financials. CKYS is buying products from Sequiam and reselling.
SQUM, yes. With product being launched and recent conversion of preferred to common shares on last press release they are now clearing up the warrants. When warrants convert to common there should be approximately 100 million shares outstanding.
The filing on the warrant conversion may have scared out some sellers that don't understand the story.
If the convert they have to commit capital to buy stock.
I think someone thought a large block of stock was being sold which is not the case.
Look for SQUM to be featured on new website in the coming days.
www.otcvillage.com
Pre-run into Homeland Security conference in Hawaii. Should be more news coming
The Markets?
This is going to be a nice day. Although on a personal level I still feel like something the Cat drug in, in market land things are all aligned for another up day. Why do I say that? They have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt they are going to ignore anything that comes down the pike, until, they just don't. When that "don't " is, is anyone's guess. (Soon, like around the elections is our guess)
Here's why I say that. Yesterday we had the homes sales number. Here's a quote about them " The median price of a single-family home fell to $219,800 last month, a drop of 2.5 percent from the price in September 2005. That was the biggest year-over-year price decline in records going back nearly four decades" So, we saw the single biggest instrument of wealth creation in this country falling faster/harder than at any time in 40 years, but the DOW ended the day green. No worries mate.
When they are in that sort of mode, it's awful hard to go against the flow, The market has the momentum, and all these fundies and hedgies want to show off a big fat profit for the year, so they are buying. Add in the Election hype, the FED liquidity ( last week the difference between the repo's and dollars expiring, was over 26 billion) and we can see them ignore earnings warnings, and home sales.
That's not to say they don't have some reasons to be happy. There's no doubt that "some" earnings are actually quite good. But it's sort of interesting how they play this game. I haven't done solid research on it, but I'd be willing to bet a beer or two that more than half the companies that are beating the numbers are doing it on less revenues and/or less net than last years comps. Over and over we see it, "XYZ posts 54 vs 62, beats Reuters by 2 cents" See, they made less than last year, but because estimates were set low, they beat the estimates. We see a lot of that, a whole lot.
On the other hand there are the GSK's of the world and they are doing well. I'm not saying there's no one doing well, just not as many as Wall Street would have you believe.
We do get a slew ( is a slew more than a gaggle?) of economic reports this am, from Durable goods, to initial jobless claims to the help wanted index, to new home sales and the natural gas numbers. As much as you should be able to say that they will influence the day, the fact is they won't. Huh? That's right, they just won't. The market isn't running on basics of fundamentals, it's running on hype, and momentum. They'll pay the numbers lip service, but they won't mean anything.
So, do we have a fearless forecast for the day? Sure. I think today's going to be an interesting path to green. I think they jump us out of the gate quickly, then we pull back. Finally they come back in late in the day and we go green again. It just feels that way
The Market?
This is going to be a nice day. Although on a personal level I still feel like something the Cat drug in, in market land things are all aligned for another up day. Why do I say that? They have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt they are going to ignore anything that comes down the pike, until, they just don't. When that "don't " is, is anyone's guess. (Soon, like around the elections is our guess)
Here's why I say that. Yesterday we had the homes sales number. Here's a quote about them " The median price of a single-family home fell to $219,800 last month, a drop of 2.5 percent from the price in September 2005. That was the biggest year-over-year price decline in records going back nearly four decades" So, we saw the single biggest instrument of wealth creation in this country falling faster/harder than at any time in 40 years, but the DOW ended the day green. No worries mate.
When they are in that sort of mode, it's awful hard to go against the flow, The market has the momentum, and all these fundies and hedgies want to show off a big fat profit for the year, so they are buying. Add in the Election hype, the FED liquidity ( last week the difference between the repo's and dollars expiring, was over 26 billion) and we can see them ignore earnings warnings, and home sales.
That's not to say they don't have some reasons to be happy. There's no doubt that "some" earnings are actually quite good. But it's sort of interesting how they play this game. I haven't done solid research on it, but I'd be willing to bet a beer or two that more than half the companies that are beating the numbers are doing it on less revenues and/or less net than last years comps. Over and over we see it, "XYZ posts 54 vs 62, beats Reuters by 2 cents" See, they made less than last year, but because estimates were set low, they beat the estimates. We see a lot of that, a whole lot.
On the other hand there are the GSK's of the world and they are doing well. I'm not saying there's no one doing well, just not as many as Wall Street would have you believe.
We do get a slew ( is a slew more than a gaggle?) of economic reports this am, from Durable goods, to initial jobless claims to the help wanted index, to new home sales and the natural gas numbers. As much as you should be able to say that they will influence the day, the fact is they won't. Huh? That's right, they just won't. The market isn't running on basics of fundamentals, it's running on hype, and momentum. They'll pay the numbers lip service, but they won't mean anything.
So, do we have a fearless forecast for the day? Sure. I think today's going to be an interesting path to green. I think they jump us out of the gate quickly, then we pull back. Finally they come back in late in the day and we go green again. It just feels that way
"Highest quality product we have ever seen"?
Pretty strong words!
Ken Nosker, CEO of Fulcrum Biometrics, said, "We have searched the world over for a high quality fingerprint door locking solution that we can feel fully confident in recommending to our customers. We have seen a lot of nice looking products that simply don't perform as advertised or cost so much that they are out of reach for the average household. The Sequiam BioLock is the highest quality product we have ever seen and the price point is sure to be attractive even for smaller budgets."
"Highest quality product we have ever seen"?
Pretty strong words!
Ken Nosker, CEO of Fulcrum Biometrics, said, "We have searched the world over for a high quality fingerprint door locking solution that we can feel fully confident in recommending to our customers. We have seen a lot of nice looking products that simply don't perform as advertised or cost so much that they are out of reach for the average household. The Sequiam BioLock is the highest quality product we have ever seen and the price point is sure to be attractive even for smaller budgets."
Sequiam Biometrics and Fulcrum Biometrics Announce Distribution Agreement
Wednesday October 25, 12:01 pm ET
ORLANDO, fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sequiam Corporation (OTCBB:SQUM - News), a leading provider of innovative consumer lifestyle biometric ("CLB") technology and services announces a sales and marketing agreement with long-time biometrics distribution leader, Fulcrum Biometrics based in San Antonio, Texas. Fulcrum will market and distribute the Sequiam BioVault 2.0 and BioLock.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061025/20061025005762.html?.v=1
Sequiam Biometrics and Fulcrum Biometrics Announce Distribution Agreement
Wednesday October 25, 12:01 pm ET
ORLANDO, fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sequiam Corporation (OTCBB:SQUM - News), a leading provider of innovative consumer lifestyle biometric ("CLB") technology and services announces a sales and marketing agreement with long-time biometrics distribution leader, Fulcrum Biometrics based in San Antonio, Texas. Fulcrum will market and distribute the Sequiam BioVault 2.0 and BioLock.
Full link below:
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061025/20061025005762.html?.v=1
Sequiam press released just announced
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=squm.ob
SQUM news just announced!
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=squm.ob
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Yes it is and it has and will continue to have a dramatic effect on individual stock trading in the market.
I agree
I see a line forming down the street but they haven't opened the doors yet.
Yes, OK, the .06 is what I'm seeing. Don't know much about the fundamentals on PLRS but you may be setting up for a little move here on the 10 50 day cross.
Look at SQUM and notice the move on the 10 50 day cross back in September. SQUM has one very nice chart building here.
Looks to be coming out of a basing period. 10 dma about to cross thru 50. Just making sure my charts are working correct but is the 200 dma around .06?
Thanks Mick. Going to be tied up most of the day. Check back with you later.
Thanks Mic. Going to be tied up most of the day. Check back with you later.
I came up with 3. Bedtime for me. Cya tomorrow
VARIOUS STRATEGIES TO INVEST IN THE DOW 30
Strategy 1. The “Dogs of the Dow” This is one of the most popular “mechanical” investing techniques. The Dogs technique takes all of the research, strategy, and guesswork out of investing. In fact, your total time required amounts to about an hour each year.
As goofy as that sounds, this technique has been around since the early 1990s when Michael O’Higgins introduced it in a book. Here’s how it works.
Once each year, you look at the 30 stocks in the Dow and pick the 10 with the highest dividend yield. A high dividend yield may indicate the stock is under-priced and due to rally according to the Dog theory.
Dow Dog Theory Link: How to manage the Dow Dog portfolio
http://stocks.about.com/od/investingtechniques/a/Dogsofsdow.htm
Strategy 2. "Short the Entire DJIA" Feeling Bearish on the Dow? Then buy a dog. DOG is the ticker symbol for a new ETF called Short Dow30 ProShares. DOG started trading on June 21, 2006. This ETF allows you to short the entire Dow Jones Industrial Average and you would be up 2% if the Dow Jones were to go down 2%. One advantage of buying this ETF versus other shorting strategies is you don't have to put up margin which is required in most shorting strategies. If the DJIA goes higher the DOG trades lower and vice versa.
Strategy 3. "Still Bullish on the DJIA"? Buy the Dow 30: Since there are 30 stocks in the Dow, it is definitely possible to own too many of them. The more Dow stocks owned, the more it makes sense to just buy the Diamonds Trust exchange-traded fund ticker symbol DIA, which saves money on commissions and eliminates a great deal of homework.
Added one more. Bedtime here. CYA TOMORROW
VARIOUS STRATEGIES TO INVEST IN THE DOW 30
Strategy 1. The “Dogs of the Dow” This is one of the most popular “mechanical” investing techniques. The Dogs technique takes all of the research, strategy, and guesswork out of investing. In fact, your total time required amounts to about an hour each year.
As goofy as that sounds, this technique has been around since the early 1990s when Michael O’Higgins introduced it in a book. Here’s how it works.
Once each year, you look at the 30 stocks in the Dow and pick the 10 with the highest dividend yield. A high dividend yield may indicate the stock is under-priced and due to rally according to the Dog theory.
Dow Dog Theory Link: How to manage the Dow Dog portfolio
http://stocks.about.com/od/investingtechniques/a/Dogsofsdow.htm
Strategy 2. "Short the Entire DJIA" Feeling Bearish on the Dow? Then buy a dog. DOG is the ticker symbol for a new ETF called Short Dow30 ProShares. DOG started trading on June 21, 2006. This ETF allows you to short the entire Dow Jones Industrial Average and you would be up 2% if the Dow Jones were to go down 2%. One advantage of buying this ETF versus other shorting strategies is you don't have to put up margin which is required in most shorting strategies. If the DJIA goes higher the DOG trades lower and vice versa.
Strategy 3. "Still Bullish on the DJIA"? Buy the Dow 30: Since there are 30 stocks in the Dow, it is definitely possible to own too many of them. The more Dow stocks owned, the more it makes sense to just buy the Diamonds Trust exchange-traded fund ticker symbol DIA, which saves money on commissions and eliminates a great deal of homework.
2006 Dogs of the Dow** The Theory on the Dow Dogs Theory is generally based on the list being made up on Dec. 31 prior to the new year. The original dogs of the dow theory is appealing for various reasons:
Simplicity. The Dogs of the Dow theory is very simple to follow as you buy the 10 highest dividend yielding stocks from the Dow Jones Industrial Average [DJIA] and hold them for a year.
The built-in tax advantage. Since you hold these stocks for a year, it translates into lower capital gains tax (currently no more than 15%).
High dividend yields. By the very definition of the theory you are picking stocks that pay nice dividends and hence continue to reward you through the year even if the price of the stock does not appreciate much.
12/30/05 10/20/06
Dog Symbol Price Price
General Motors GM $19.42 $33.34
AT&T T $24.49 $34.44
Verizon VZ $30.12 $37.80
Merck MRK $31.81 $45.70
Altria MO $74.72 $79.67
Pfizer PFE $23.32 $27.52
Citigroup C $48.53 $49.91
DuPont DD $42.50 $44.97
JP Morgan Chase JPM $39.69 $47.12
General Electric GE $35.05 $35.42
For some reason on my prices above didn't align with my columns. First price is 12/30/05 price and second price is as of Friday 10/20/06
2006 Dogs of the Dow** The Theory on the Dow Dogs Theory is generally based on the list being made up on Dec. 31 prior to the new year. The original dogs of the dow theory is appealing for various reasons:
Simplicity. The Dogs of the Dow theory is very simple to follow as you buy the 10 highest dividend yielding stocks from the Dow Jones Industrial Average [DJIA] and hold them for a year.
The built-in tax advantage. Since you hold these stocks for a year, it translates into lower capital gains tax (currently no more than 15%).
High dividend yields. By the very definition of the theory you are picking stocks that pay nice dividends and hence continue to reward you through the year even if the price of the stock does not appreciate much.
12/30/05 10/20/06
Dog Symbol Price Price
General Motors GM $19.42 $33.34
AT&T T $24.49 $34.44
Verizon VZ $30.12 $37.80
Merck MRK $31.81 $45.70
Altria MO $74.72 $79.67
Pfizer PFE $23.32 $27.52
Citigroup C $48.53 $49.91
DuPont DD $42.50 $44.97
JP Morgan Chase JPM $39.69 $47.12
General Electric GE $35.05 $35.42
For some reason on my prices above didn't align with my columns. First price is 12/30/05 price and second price is as of Friday 10/20/06
Dow 30 Strategies
There are several different strategies investors use to invest in the Dow 30 One such is the Dow Dogs Theory. We should probably place some of these strategies in the I-box.
Dow Dog Theory?
Feel like betting on down and out blue chips? The "Dogs of the Dow" method involves investing in the 10 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average with the highest dividend yield and holding those stocks for about a year. Many of the Dow components with the highest dividend yields have seen their share price decline during the preceding year, making them the supposed underdogs of the stock market. By the end of August, the so-called Dogs had total returns of about 21% for 2006 -- well above the 7.9% the the industrial average as a whole has returned this year
Also, if you are starting to feel bearish about the DJIA at a record high check out ticker symbol DOG. DOG is the ticker symbol for a new ETF called Short Dow30 ProShares (DOG) that started trading on June 21, 2006. This ETF allows you to short the entire Dow Jones Industrial Average and you would be up 2% if the Dow Jones were to go down 2%.
Based on the combo chart you just gave me we could have just a little more downside to the .26 area. Be interesting if the mm's can get it there with I.R. firms efforts this coming week.
Dow Dog Theory?
Feel like betting on down and out blue chips? The "Dogs of the Dow" method involves investing in the 10 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average with the highest dividend yield and holding those stocks for about a year. Many of the Dow components with the highest dividend yields have seen their share price decline during the preceding year, making them the supposed underdogs of the stock market. By the end of August, the so-called Dogs had total returns of about 21% for 2006 -- well above the 7.9% the the industrial average as a whole has returned this year
Also, if you are starting to feel bearish about the DJIA at a record high check out ticker symbol DOG. DOG is the ticker symbol for a new ETF called Short Dow30 ProShares (DOG) that started trading on June 21, 2006. This ETF allows you to short the entire Dow Jones Industrial Average and you would be up 2% if the Dow Jones were to go down 2%.
The October 4, 05 .75 price was when SQUM SEC filing was recorded basically mentioning they were working with Black and Decker on collaboration for a lock.
Now that 12 months have passed I feel we should be hearing more about this collaboration. If SQUM went to .75 just on the SEC filing alone last year, then a full commercial rollout of the product should in my opinion cause SQUM to at least retest the high set last October/November.
At this price .29 I feel the reward far exceeds the risk at this point.
Had a lazy day today. Just got in from the pumpkin patch.
Did you get the Broker pitch sheet I sent you?
This could set the stage for a nice rebound in volume this coming week if the markets stay healthy.
Mick: Just a word on my take on the markets.
Friday morning CAT missed the earnings estimates. Frankly I'm a bit surprised about that. So, how do we square that up with the Cheerleaders on TV? All day every day we have to hear Ron Insana, through Becky Quick and Maria tell us how tremendous things "really" are, and yet here's CAT, the outfit that makes the trucks, tractors, dumps, engines, etc that move the world. Why is CAT saying that slowdowns around the world and especially here in housing is taking a toll? Maybe they should watch CNBC and learn how great they're really doing?
The old saying is that a stopped clock is right twice a day and I admit that constant droning about being overdue for a pulldown is a bit repetitious and probably annoying. But unless you are in a coma, ( or work for CNBC) you have to see the fraud, the poor economic reports, and wonder "what's going on?"
Friday morning CNBC had another rocket scientist on that has something to say along the lines of "the retail investor hasn't been doing much in the market, they are still a bit wary of it" and then went on to question their sanity. Don't they know earnings are up and all is perfect? Uhm, no. The average guy in the street hears that there's no inflation, while he's holding his kids college tuition bill in his hand and it's up 12% over last year, and he gets "confused". The average guy learns that the production line he works on is being shut down, and he's about to lose his 22 dollar an hour job, but he shouldn't worry because Wall Street say's we're fine.
Then again Analystslie or do they?
Sequiam symbol SQUM will do well in this terrorists driven world. Black and Decker understands this and I feel they will be bringing new products to the market for replacements to things you use everyday.
The right products in the right time at the right price.
"THE PRICE IS RIGHT?
Look for these product for a XMAS retailer near you in the coming months!
Developed by Sequiam, BDK, and ADI
Mick: Did you see the report that is going out to brokers next week?
The Sequiam Biolock and Biovault could be some of the hottest selling products this Christmas season. Biometrics designed for the consumer.
Check out reviews available on links below:
http://crave.cnet.com/8300-1_105-1.html?search=biolock
http://www.electronista.com/articles/06/10/18/sequiam.biolock/
http://gizmodo.com/search/biolock
Fresno: I feel we should see volume begin to pick back up next week in SQUM. The I.R. firm that handles the company CFSG1 www.cfsg1.com I hear has some plans for discussing this stock during this timeframe.
Last week SQUM attempted on a couple of occasions to break out of the .33 conjestion. I think the SQUM site attracted some momentum players during those days. This pullback to .28 is healthy and I feel a great area to begin accumulating a position.
Mick: Thanks for joining the board. Your comments like others are welcome. I feel we are early to the party on this company.
Thanks and I feel we have a big winner on this one. SQUM is a stock to build a position in right now and try not to get caught selling on a small breakout move.
Mick: Been following SQUM for approx 6 months. I feel the time is near.
SQUM received orders from CKYS. Sequiam at .29 could be the play
Sequiam symbol SQUM Biolock featured on "The CNET Gadget Page"
A fingerprint door lock for the 'burbs?
With another Bond movie fast approaching, the timing for this item seems propitious. A biometrics company called Sequiam is marketing a battery-powered deadbolt lock that can is activated only with the swipe of an authorized fingerprint.
Perhaps most remarkable is not the technology but its price: $249, a fraction of what one would expect to pay for a product of Ian Fleming's imagination. Homeowners may also appreciate the nondescript appearance of the system, which uses a Black and Decker lock that would be inconspicuous on any front door. Now if only we could get our hands on a Cone of Silence to go with it, we'd be all set.
Comments and article on "The CNET Gadget Blog"
Link below:
http://crave.cnet.com/8300-1_105-1-2.html?_siteid_=105&_editionid_=3&tag=blog&tag=blog