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They have been promising news for some time now but they are always much slower than expected. The price and volumn movement prior to corporate news is a good thing though. It would be nice to see this move up all week and have corporate news hit next week. It would really take off then. Laggers would'nt be able to catch up with the price.
CTDT in the news based on volume and price spike and tier change. This is not even a corporate piece but should help price and volumn movement today!
JD - I actually did a little more research and found that the CVD method is much faster than I believed. Still not as fast as the CTDT method. I also found a link to a guys experiment to make a diamond at home using the CVD theory. I found it interesting - Here is the link if you would like to take a look:
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Synthetic-Diamond/
To answer part of your question: Gemesis is an example of a company that manufactures and sells Lab produced diamonds. They are the same as real diamonds in chemical make-up and structure unlike cubic zirconias etc. They can create clear diamonds up to 1.5 CT and yellow diamonds up to 2.5 CT. The process takes months (4 or more) to complete. The reason CTDT is such a great opportunity is because the patented process they are using can produce real diamonds in days vs. months. They can also vary the size and should be able to make much larger diamonds. ALL the other producers of real (manufactured) diamonds are limited by the size and production time frames listed above. CTDT will have an enormous advantage because of the new technology.
What I cannot tell you is how their projected manufacturing and sales model projections look. This is the $100,000 question. What will the cost to mass produce the diamonds be? What price point can they set in the market? What are their expected production capacities and what kind of market share will they get? I don't think they know the answers to these questions yet. They are working with their channel partners now and looking into adding machinery to begin mass production. Is their process less expensive per CT produced? These are the kinds of questions I would like to see the company answer. They must have some projections. When they reveal this information I would expect the stock to jump sharply as long as the numbers look good.
Hope this helps
I was wondering the same thing JD.
I think people who have been watching this stock, and probably know more than we do, for a while are now starting to accumulate based on upcoming news. I hope I am correct. This stock could POP soon.
Yeah I get that and don't doubt it. I just find it surprising that key founders are not listed as having stock. It could be that the reserved block is actually theirs but I would still think it would need to be reported.
According to NASDAQ there are no insiders. I find that very strange if it true.
Can anyone shed any light on the volume of shares and the drop in price today?
New blog post is up. I think we get some good news in a few weeks!
Press release is out.
Check the ask price out. Someone either knows the release is real or has a lot of confidence in LT's word.
I may be incorrect but I believe a lot of people have a picture of this company that is just not correct. This is a VERY loose start-up structure. Mr. Snaper is an elderly gentleman who probably spends his time doing research, teaching and enjoying his elder years. He is not going into a CTDT office and working. Mr. Prentice runs his own company. Again he is not going into a CTDT office to work. LT is a student at MIT. The filings and accounting work is outsourced. They don't have a marketing department. The technology testing is outsourced. This is not a bad thing, it is a good thing but it means very limited amount of publicity and information because they don't have an "active" office environment and staff. The burn rate on their capital is significantly reduced by operating this way. That is smart business. Test the viability first before you spend a lot of money on infrastructure. The good news is they seem to be close to the point that full fledged manufacturing can start. They will need to do another round of funding of some sort (they actually mentioned that recently on the blog)and then I would expect they would begin to establish a more formal company structure. At that point this stock should take off. If this technology really does what they purport it will do then everyone who owns shares now should make a lot of money. I am holding this stock for the long term.
I agree Ironman. I don't mind him stating his opinion but to just repeat it over and over again is annoying.
Lsim90 these are my concerns with your posts:
1 - Why do you feel a need to so aggressively prove to me or anyone else this stock is not real? What does it matter to you?
2 - Why would you hire a PI instead of:
A - Notifying your brokerage firm that you believe they are trading a stock which is a fraud.
B - Notifying the SEC.
C - Filing a complaint with your State Attorney Generals office.
(If what you are claiming is true any of these organizations could prove it quite easily).
3 - You continue to ask others to provide YOU with proof the company exist. Yet you claim all the SEC paperwork is fraudulent. You have been given the companies investor relations person and you claim he is lying because he has a strange name and because he won't put you in contact with the CEO. Try calling INTEL or FORD's investor relations and ask to speak with the CEO. It is not going to happen. These people are your contacts and they are not going to send shareholders to other staff or management or give you their phone numbers. You questioned the validity of the testing company in RI (conveniently giving everyone the wrong number) yet were proven to be wrong and the company (Tabco) does exist. You asked for quotes from Mr. Snapper and were given them. Yet you claimed the context was not sufficient. So despite getting what you ask for you continue to find new reasons to discredit the information. Yet you have not provided one tangible piece of evidence to support your claims.
I am sorry but you seem completely irrational. I am not saying you are. I am simply saying your actions and posts give that impression.
I would say that if you are comparing this to Apple you are the one invested in the wrong stock. The stock market is based on perceived value. If you don't think that rumors, weather, opinions and other things don't impact stock value you should stay out of the market. I have not idea that this is the only place that Lsim is posting negative information about this stock. If it is then you are probably correct it won't have any significant impact. But he seems hell bent on proving that this company is not valid. A 1 to 2 cent movement in a penny stock is a lot and can represent a lot of money. If I can drive the price down or even hold the price down by a few pennies I can make a lot of extra money. I am not saying he is doing this but it is just a valid an argument as saying the company is a fraud.
I am beginning to believe that Lsim has some alterior motive. I am going to ask IHUB to investigate him. He is negatively impacting the stock for some reason. Either personal gain or personal vendetta. Regardless of reason it can negatively impact all of us. I am ok losing the money I have invested if it is a poor investment decision. I am not OK losing my money because someone deliberately tears down the stock.
As far as CTDT is concerned I believe the one thing they may have done poorly is to issue stock as early as they did. I don't think they have a functioning office, no marketing and no sales department. I do believe they are real and are in the development stages of a remarkable new technology. They are outsourcing the work and making continue efforts to move the science forward. They will need to get additional funding, bring in some business people (not science people) and begin to make solid business plans to take advantage of the technology. I don't anticipate they will have any sales for some time. ALL of this is OK. If they prove they can mass produce the diamonds they will have no trouble getting additional funding and marketing effectively. As I mentioned before my one concern is that they are able to put together a management team that can oversee the business growth sucessfully. If they do, this will be much more than a penny stock.
Bradlee,
Are you getting close to owning 10% of the float? If you are I am sure LT will treat you differently than some of us smaller investors. I have 200,000 shares personally but will probably not add to my position.
Bradlee - I am just an investor also. I appreciate the time you spend keeping us informed. It is hard to stay patient but companies are not built overnight. I would rather they move carefully and do things right. If we are correct CTDT is a rare opportunity. As you can see from my last 2 post Mr. Alvin Snapper is the real deal as is the gemologist they have. Once they go into production there is little doubt they will be able to create a significant revenue stream. My biggest concern is their ability to manage a company properly and manage it's growth. I have no doubt the stock will go up short term but if they are able to run the company well and manage the growth this stock could will continue to climb.
Additional information on the "mysterious" Mr. Snapper:
About Alvin Snaper
Prior to joining Capstone, Mr. Alvin Snaper has served as a Senior Consultant to other major corporations and organizations, including IBM, General Foods, NASA, Boeing, Gillette, Singer, U.S. Air Force, Rocketdyne, General Motors, Lockheed Aircraft, Sanyo, Philips, Gulf Western, Union Carbide, etc. He has been awarded more than 600 patents, many for significant industrial products and processes. Some of his inventions and commercial products include the IBM Selectric Type Ball, Tang, the NASA Apollo Photo- Pack, Coating Process for Gillette Razor Blades, and the Electrostatic Painting Process & System for Auto Components Assemblies for General Motors, to name a few. Mr. Alvin Snaper holds the single honor and individual distinction of being recognized three times with 'Best Patent of the Year' award by Design News magazine, and is the author of numerous technical and scientific papers.
Alvin Snaper is or has been a member the following professional societies and organizations: Who's Who of American Inventors 1990-1991; VIP Electronic Improvement Program; American Ordnance Association. He is a former consultant in ultrasonics to the Library of Congress, Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, International Scientific Society and The Society of Photographic Instrumental Engineers.
Consider this: The US Patent office does not issue patents on non-viable technology. In short in order to patent you have to demonstrate that it is viable technology. It does not have to be working but it does have to be viable. The market for lab created diamonds is very real and any new technology which is a game changer could be worth a lot more than current market caps for the stock at present. As for Mr. Snaper:
The great mind behind this patented technology is none other then Alvin A. Snapper. Mr. Snapper has had a very exciting career founding numerous companies and holding management and engineering positions at Neo-Dyne Research (http://www.neodyn.com). Mr. Snapper has over 600 patents many of which are for significant industrial products and processes. Amongst the other amazing patents he's been granted, this great mind has satisfied our taste buds with tang, cured our razor burn with the Coating Process for Gillette Razor Blades, and this is just a slight sample of his patents. Now the time has come for CTDT to cure the need for a time efficient, superior "lab created diamond" process. This may make for a fifth "Best Patent" from Design News Magazine (www.designnews.com/) for Mr. Snapper.
Do your research before spouting conspiracy theory. If you don't want to invest then don't. Perhaps you are trying to push the price down to profit from it. Maybe you are the con artist. How do we know?
It is not often you have an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a game changing technology. I for one believe it is well worth the risk. If I am wrong I lose .04 per share If I am right this stock could be sitting at $5.00 to $10.00 a few years down the road.
what is their web address?