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Rrainman9999: PAR.ol
Thank you. Wish I had this info a couple of months ago. I'd be sitting on some real money. Better late than never.
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RRainman9999:
Where are you getting your info on PAR and DNO? I cannot find any. Might have to resort to an online Norwegian newspaper that is translated.
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ITER:
What is ITER going to buy for $400K, their approximate cash position? I smell dilution, convertible debentures, you name it.
Definitely one to keep on my watch list. Thanks.
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wadegarret:
You make some interesting points. I think another number one dumb thing to do is to do your dd, stake your position, then not add to the position when the stock goes down. I did this with ROYL. Bought it in the $8's, watched it tank, did nothing, then watched it take off.
Have a good weekend.
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Maybe I have been watching Cramer's "Mad Money" more than I should, but I think that I have found a "best-of-breed" China play that ain't cheap--CTrip (CTRP).
The mutual funds, institutions, brokerages all know this company.
Which makes me think that it could go ape whenever the next China stock frenzy happens. Most of the brokerages who follow it say, "Buy".
The balance sheet looks super clean, if you can believe a balance sheet prepared in Shanghai. (Okay, I'm being cynical but there is a lot of talk on tv about the crooked stuff that happens in China.)
Any of the fine folks here own this one? I am thinking it could be a low-risk multibagger over time.
They do travel arrangements for individual travelers, not tours.
The high price is a very big turnoff. Cramer has put it in my head that high price shouldn't chase you away. It doesn't chase me away, but it sure scares me. But I am drawn like a moth to the flame 'cause that balance sheet is so darn good looking.
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sskillZI:
Thanks. That is an amazing performance. Check out the YTD returns on small-cap mutual funds, and you couldn't find anything that would come close.
Think what your return is when you cherry pick from the list.
OT: Where Lentinman?
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Bobwins: CHAR
SOLD! err, I mean Bought! Your take is good enough for me.
Thanks.
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clifvb: CHAR
Why would somebody invest in CHAR when TGA's and EGY's profit margins are so much higher than CHAR's? CHAR is almost at the 52-week high. TGA and EGY are not near their highs. What is the better value. I find CHAR interesting, but I have would have to have a compelling reason to chose it over the other two.
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GNOLF.ob
SRGG.ob, the company mentioned in the recent press release, has very little cash. I guess that is of little consequence to Genoil, since they are structuring the deal so that they get a percentage of the oil revenues. Hope this doesn't turn out to be a lot of hot air. Genoil's stock is holding firm at 32 cents.
swb173: VPHM
I really didn't need to read that first thing in the morning, but thanks anyway because we really need to know about this disgusting bacterium.
[This is off on a tangent, but when a senior breaks a hip, the best way to go is to have the surgery done and get the person home with in-home care within a few days. Most elderyly people who break a hip dies from the complications.]
The article does validate my decision to invest in VPHM, so thanks again for the post.
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Another high-risk Canadian energy play:
gnolf.pk This also trades on the Vancouver exchange, I believe. Somebody mentioned this one here months ago.
I have been following it since. They have a technology to convert heavy crude into light crude. A big oil producer in Canada has signed on to do a feasibility study. Genoil's cut would be 30 percent. If this pans out, gnolf definitely could change some zip codes. I bought a U.S.$650 lottery ticket. Might average down. Today's event definitely seems like something that would attract some attention to the stock. Do your own dd.
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researcher59: STV
Checking this out makes me think that this is a really good company. A going concern would be an understatement. But, the stock doesn't seem to really react to good news. And I think that management could give the shareholders a dividend.
Overall, seems like a good play for a 50-percent return from this level. Probably will buy some. Thanks for the info.
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VPMH: Bob, that was a helluva good job. A one. Top drawer.
Thanks a lot. And, I'll thank you again in a year or so when I take a nice profit out of VPHM. Good news and bad news: We are going to back a pile of money from our VPHM investment. The bad news: the evil bacteria is going to get us. LOL!
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ROYL:
Got this one from RainMan. Is it too late to get in? Thanks.
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PDGE: You guys sound like brokerage house analysts. Earnings came in a penny below VM expectations. To my way of thinking, they either are growing the business or they aren't. We'll know in a couple of quarters, especially if there aren't any major hurricanes. And please, don't anybody wish for hurricanes. That would really be sick.
I'm interested in the new acquisition. Will be interesting to see what that does for the bottom line.
To use a worn out expression--long and strong.
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MSGI: VPHM
Question: How close is SGP to getting approval of Pleconril? Is that likely to happen this year?
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sskillzi--MDF
If a 167 percent gain is a "failure", as you say, I want to fail every time!!
No, I think it is smart to take the 167 percent--"Nobody ever went broke taking a profit". But, if the company's fundamentals haven't changed and the outlook still looks good, it sometimes pays to sell maybe half and wait with the other half.
I bought MDF around $2.10 and will wait for $4. When (not if) it hits $4, I'll probably sell half and wait with the rest for maybe $8, $10, $12? In fact, the whole healthcare group should be like oil as the boomers age.
If there isn't major health care reform, there won't be enough hmo's, hospitals, nurses, skilled nursing facilities--you name it. It ain't gonna be pretty. There are going to be some big-time investment opportunites out there.
Regards - bbtocs,
Why investors fail:
I think that unless an investor is like us, pretty much on the job every day, they tend not to follow their stocks too closely. You have to read all of the news/prs/filings if you want to do the job right.
For 24/7 guys, I think the biggest mistake is not holding a stock long enough. Case in point: From what I have read on the VM board, lots of people jumped ship on MDF before it made it to $3. Even if you rode it from say, 75 cents to $2 and made a nice profit, you could have had another $1, or 133 percent of the original cost. 133 percent just for waiting. Sometimes you don't have to wait too long either.
My biggest problem is not waiting to buy. Case in point: THK. The day that I "discover" an undervalued micro, my heart starts to pound and I am off and running.
My 2-cents worth.
ROYL--volume upward of 500K on an uptick. Someone is buying.
Be interesting to see if there is a follow through on Monday.
gas man a/k/a kozuh--ROYL
As of 1:30, the volume was 10x the average daily volume--400K+.
EOM
niles_crane3:
You have quite a history with IMCL. If you look at the recent news and figure there will be more positive stuff coming, then consider that it is way off of the 52-week high, you probably have made the right decision. I'll be watching.
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Bobwins:
Thanks. That was "must know info" for O&G players.
One thing that I cannot figure out is why diesel fuel is so high at the pump. Demand is up, but I don't know that that would explain it. The refining process is a lot simpler, right. The truckers aren't going on strike, so I figure the oil companies must be putting out the right spin.
CPE--Are you still hold onto your position. I ain't budging.
Thanks.
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IMCL:
Anybody remember the movie "Short Circuit" and its sequel? About the talking robot and the nerdy Indian scientist who messed up every idiom in the English language--like "The early bird gets worms".
If you had bought IMCL in premarket, you would have gotten the worm--up over $4 from the pre-market close. I put in an order for the open at $32 and it still is sitting there. I was lying in bed watching the premarket when I should have had my rearend on the seat in front of the computer. No more late night TV. Gotta get that TV out of the bedroom.
Anybody follow IMCL?
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kozuh the gasman:
As far as I am concerned, Europe has been in crisis since the fall of the Roman Empire.
In a perverse way, the weak Euro is good for the U.S. The dollar seems stronger by comparison. As the dollar continues to strengthen, the Fed is under less pressure to raise interest rates. Of course, the stronger dollar will hurt HURC which I just bought. Always something, ain't it?
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LCI--patentlawmeister
How smart is a guy who owns a stock in the teens that tanks to $4? Everybody and their brother is making generic drugs. Cramer says forget the generics. Way too much competition. Also, if there was going to be a takeover, wouldn't something have already happened, given the relatively low stock price.
If you already have a position, I hope that you get a big return. Me, I'd rather just add more shares of MDF. I've been burned buying generic drug stocks. I'll go with Jim on this one.
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mktbuzz--VSEC
Feeling a little better about this stock today. It has hit the average daily volume and is on an uptick. My guess is that we'll move up--not down--from here. Pullback seems to have been a breather.
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OT: Don't forget that today is the 61st anniversary of D-Day.
If it weren't for D-Day, all stocks would be trading on the Berlin Exchange.
Also, saw a good movie--The Cinderella Man with Russell Crowe and Rene what's her face. According to the internet news, Crowe was arrested in N.Y. last night for allegedly assaulting a hotel employee. Sounds like a publicity stunt.
Just wasting time while the stock market reeks. Last week I bought 1K VSYS and only 100 XWG, my only purchase of that stock ever. Got it backwards if today's action is any indication.
researcher59: HURC
The Euro seems to be on the ropes. "Italian Minister calls for return of lira"--yesterday's news. Rumblings about returning to pre-Euro currencies everywhere. It could all be crap, but who knows. Seems logical that the Euro is in trouble. But only the guys at the central banks really know for sure. Peons like us don't.
Where I am going with this is that 2 weeks ago HURC seemed liked a great growth stock. Now the Euro mess is taking the shine off of its earnings potential. They can sell all of the product that they want to in Europe, but if the currency flops...
I am not saying that this is not a good company with good products. What I am saying is that the stock might get a lot cheaper if the Euro gets erratic.
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Bobwins: CGNW
Are you going to mention that you are a sheriff, too, in your email to management?
That was a major hoot.
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My purchases this week from this board: XWG, VSYS, and VPHM.
Thanks to whoever it was who posted a broker's upgrade info on VPHM--it pushed me over the top.
Time to avoid companies with heavy sales in Europe cuz of the mess with the Euro. Probably will be sorry I jumped into HURC last week. Time will tell.
And remember what Cramer says, buy the high-quality stuff at this point in the cycle. We are, Cramer, we are. Only they are micros!
Over and out for the weekend.
mktbuzz--VSEC:
Still own. The order didn't go off. Now it is down a point-and-a-half. A classic case of "you snooze, you lose".
SOHU's run has gotten soft.
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TGB: Up 16 percent for the day. Go Bob! EOM
JMIH: hweb2
Thanks for posting that article. That Hispanic workforce should help them out. They are hard workers, if the employees at the local McD's are any indication. When there is a crowd in line, after taking an order and collecting the money, before you can put away your change they look around you to the guy behind you and take his order. They can clear out a back-up in 5 minutes. Never saw anything like it. IF JMIH is hiring day labor, once the start-up costs are absorbed, the improved laborforce has to have a positive impact on the bottom line.
Somebody on this board stated in a great post that marinas are getting hard to come by on Florida's East Coast because of the construction of condos, etc. Maybe Jupiter will get some dealers lined up on the West Coast. Does anyone know if the marina situation is tight on the West Coast? Lentinman?
Starting to look like Bobwin's has done it again! Early days, but we now know that business is okay--maybe even pretty good. Funny how you can get good info on companies from local rags.
Now I'm a little optimistic after being down in the dumps over missing the PAR and DNO gravy trains.
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MKTBUZZ: VSEC and SOHU
I saw that and I am out. It looks like it has stalled out. If if backtracks to $24.50 or better, I'll get back in. Long-term, this is a great play, imo, but it is kind of high right now.
SOHU has started to move. Closed around $20, 52-week high is approximately $24. That would be 20 percent up from this level.
Looks like I'm having an attack of mo-mo madness.
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NYSE closed early. Tech problem. EOM
DRAM v. THK
Think that THK is a much better value. Balance sheet looks clean and during the last quarter the revenue growth was spectacular. DRAM's revenue growth is okay, but pales to nothing next to THK's revenue growth. DRAM is pure tech and THK is "internet".
You get twice as many shares of THK for your money. THK is doing acquisitions and might not be able to keep up the phenomenal revenue growth or translate the additional revenues into earnings. Acquisitions can be a mess. Anyhoo, it looks like TNK is growing the business and DRAM is doing little more than treading water. The dividend is not a good sign, imo. It says that they have nothing better to do with the dough. Low-cap tech stocks shouldn't be paying dividends. I know that much. JMHO.
howielonger:
Blatant, ain't it.
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Cosmo:
A broker at Prudential told me that he hates putting in orders on the AMEX. Apparently, the big brokerages fair no better than we do with that exchange.
I have been reading about TVIN. Oooh, yeahhh, Jerry.
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HURC: patentmeister:
There might have been some worry about the Euro weakening in light of the French vote. (France thinks it is a superpower. Very delusional, imo.) A weaker Euro translates into higher costs for HURC's products, and HURC is doing well in Europe. That could've been a catalyst for the shorting. Who knows?
Liking this one.
Regards,
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erhe: snakeman
Thanks for the heads up on ERHE. Bought 3K because I think that the news has not been spread wide and far. I am in strictly for a trade--not lookin to change my zip code--maybe just buy a brass mailbox or something.
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