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And we know this because most of us are 'kicking ourselves' for not doing one play or another , daily LOL
Quite the bottom call!
take the symbol off your screen ; )
Not as bad as if you had a pile of the common; )
Months ? heck I change direction same day sometimes
thanks kindly
nice!
what's it about ,, I don't like getting bagged into watching if it is heavily political or biased
I'm very happy with Etrade Pro. The platform used to freeze up when I had hundreds of stocks on watch but once I cut it back it 's been near flawless. And often working decently when there is a crush and others are stalling or down.
Nice easy interface.
There are those who like TOS of course, TDAmeritrade...
Seeking Alpha's useless drivel at its finest
http://seekingalpha.com/article/3984152-brexit-lehman-2_0?app=1&auth_param=kc6h:1bmqfib:07bd1a80c337f01c25fb40d842f14329&uprof=51
(although I don't know why anyone would bother to look after that starter)
haha I love it ! >>> Totally worth it...<<<
just finished getting yelled at by my daughter
even better if you play them right
Crumb!!
Hey, we all have close calls, you sure aren't alone. Hopefully you only had one put. 3 or more would be really annoying ;)
Crazy luck of the draw to have crushing news on Tesla.
omfg
well done!
Curious, how/ why was LNKD obvious <<Can't believe I didn't see it coming >>>
charts? or ....
well, lol... basically how it is now... but potentially a cleaner, fairer, less costly way to implement.
Who knows. But something has to give.
Countries world wide tackle the problem of overpopulation in many ways. Priority one is keeping the peace.
Very tough times for countries that depended so much on a high price of oil.
thanks for posting 'reads'! -- always good ones
and esp helpful since I hardly read a thing this w/e ;)
Guaranteed Income? a fascinating twist
what a coincidence!
Lull in the IPO mkt appears bullish. Rising regulatory burdens combined with a surfeit of venture capital are making new stock offerings passé. That’s good for investors.
A paradox is brewing in Silicon Valley and beyond. Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists have spent the past decade creating bulletproof technology companies, a direct response to the Valley’s 1990s failures. The private firms—such as Uber Technologies, Dropbox, and Airbnb—have legitimate business models that are disrupting mature markets, and capital has poured in. The so-called unicorn class now has 147 members, each with a value, on paper, of at least $1 billion.
But the mythical beasts are running into a mundane reality. While venture capitalists are eager to pump money into the potential “next big thing,” individual investors are hardly clamoring to get into the act. There hasn’t been an initial public offering for a Silicon Valley–based tech company in seven months.
The IPO lull isn’t just in tech. Five months into the year, just 31 companies have gone public in the U.S. That’s down from 69 in the first five months of 2015, and 115 over the same five-month period in 2014, according to Renaissance Capital, manager of IPO exchange-traded funds, including Renaissance IPO (ticker: IPO). While the public’s coolness has been well reported by the business press, there’s a more important message buried beneath the headlines: The bad news for IPOs could be a bullish sign for the market.
Since 2000, there have been eight calendar years with fewer than 100 IPOs. In the 12 months following each of those years, the Standard & Poor’s 500 index climbed an average of 13.1%, including dividends, according to data compiled by Jay Ritter, a University of Florida professor who has studied the IPO market for 35 years. In the 12 months following a strong year for IPOs—100 or more offerings—the S&P 500 lost an average of 1.2%.
There are many factors at play here. A robust IPO market typically comes during a period of irrational stock market exuberance. IPOs peaked at 677 in 1996 and averaged 474 in the late 1990s before the Nasdaq crashed in early 2000. They picked up steam again in 2004, heading into the housing crash. Usually, rising markets beget more IPOs, which adds to the paradox of the current climate. “The lack of IPOs when stock indices are near their record highs is unprecedented,” Ritter says.
Bankers, lawyers, and accountants say a confluence of events has contributed to the current IPO lull. The brutal stock market crash of 2008-09 has curbed investor enthusiasm for speculation, and, not coincidentally, new sources of liquidity have emerged for company founders and insiders. At the same time, regulatory changes have simultaneously made it easier to stay private and harder to be public.
And in a business where timing is everything, getting it wrong is more devastating than ever. Take Square (SQ), the financial technology firm, which went public in November. The stock has struggled to maintain its IPO price, which was already lowered by bankers prior to the offering. Other notable tech outfits that went public last year, including Fitbit (FIT), Box (BOX), Etsy (ETSY), and Pure Storage (PSTG), have suffered even worse fates.
CURIOUSLY, WHILE IPOS have faded, venture-capital firms are still cashing in through mergers and acquisitions. M&A for VC-backed companies has held fairly constant for the past decade, at about 120 mergers per quarter. The first three months of 2016 saw 112 such VC-backed deals, according to Dow Jones VentureSource.
stock moves 1-2 dollars on no news
and they're sooooo profitable after all
; )
WDAY tomorrow will tell more, the post and pre market is always extreme
I agree with direction, good luck on KORS
(it's always a coin flip ; )
Intercept (ICPT) announced that the FDA has granted accelerated approval to Ocaliva for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis, previously known as primary biliary cirrhosis, in combination with ursodeoxycholic in adults with an inadequate response to UDCA or as monotherapy in adults unable to tolerate UDCA. Ocaliva is an agonist of the farnesoid X receptor, a nuclear receptor expressed in the liver and intestine and a key regulator of bile acid, inflammatory, fibrotic and metabolic pathways.
This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on a reduction in alkaline phosphatase. An improvement in survival or disease-related symptoms has not been established. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in confirmatory trials.
In Intercept's Phase 3 POISE trial, Ocaliva administration in combination with UDCA (or as monotherapy in UDCA-intolerant patients) met the primary composite endpoint in 46% of patients in the titration group, as compared to 10% of those receiving placebo added to UDCA.
Pruritus (itching), a common symptom of PBC that is unrelated to disease stage or outcomes, was the most common side effect observed in Ocaliva-treated patients. However, pruritus associated with Ocaliva treatment was generally less in patients who were on the dose titration regimen (5 mg once-daily increasing to 10 mg once-daily); one patient (1%) in the titration group discontinued from the study due to pruritus. Additional side effects observed during the trial included fatigue, abdominal pain and discomfort, rash, oropharyngeal pain, dizziness, constipation, arthralgia, thyroid function abnormality and eczema.
Ocaliva is expected to be available to PBC patients in the U.S. within 7-10 days and will be distributed through a specialty pharmacy network. Intercept is dedicated to helping ensure that people with PBC can access Ocaliva and has launched Interconnect
last week TSLA, this week NUGT... five dollah to the person who calls next friday's grand lotto ; )
It's already time for ULTA Uhhhgennn?
Thanks for the earnings action histories. I think PANW will get pretty volatile ahead of the numbers. (Yeah what a stretch)
That was some nifty last hour; )
Makes one think about working on Thursday and Friday only.
Yes sir, adding when the option loses 70%, , 80% can make a good trade great, or a goose egg fatter.
Deciding if and when, is part of the artistry ; )
haha! from lottos going pffft! to ... hey , not so bad , not so bad at all!
; )
One little question. Did you add when they went to piss.
what method do you use
for selling puts, thanks
and therein lies the rub
<<<But the problem isn't just that spending is shifting online.
Consumer shopping habits and preferences are also shifting. The
government retail report, due out Friday, has become an indicator
of personal consumption. Not only does consumption shift with
the state of the economy, it's moving from "stuff" to services and experiences>>>.
Thanks UPB!
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-useful-an-indicator-is-retail-sales-anyway-2016-05-12
Could they find any more dour looking shoppers? (heck it's how I feel the rare instance I'm in a mall)
“So the stock market has got more volatile, more stupid as a gambling game than ever before. And I look at it that way to be honest with you. I have very little respect for the integrity of the trading on the exchange in most stocks. And I have particular disdain for the fact that the SEC has failed to deal with high-frequency traders who are doing nothing more than taking advantage of inside information, a buy or a sell order, because of technology advantages.” –Wynn Resorts CEO Steve Wynn (Casinos)
-- INSIDER Trading!!? couldn't beeeee
Interesting call , LOW puts.
Google to ban payday lending ads, calling industry 'harmful'
A 2012 study by Pew showed the average payday borrower is in debt for five months, spending $520 in fees and interest to repeatedly borrow $375. The annual percent rate on a payday loan is 391 percent, according to Pew.
http://www.barchart.com/headlines/story/1792507/google-to-ban-payday-lending-ads-calling-industry-harmful
mighty fine !!
nice sig
Ahhh! of course, of course
Hasn't Soros been calling that for months...
Tough one to play but boy wouldn't it be nice to be in the sweet spot if it happens!
First , it has to happen. Second our timing would have to be mighty good.
uhhh, ya might want to re think that logic.
Money is made and profit taken (by astute players) well before the option expires. Regardless of whether it goes to zero.
That said, indeed most expire worthless. And most people lose; )
earnings?
Halliburton Co. and Baker Hughes Inc. are planning to call off their merger, once valued at nearly $35 billion, which encountered opposition on multiple continents from regulators who claimed that it would hurt competition in the oil-field services business.
Halliburton will have to pay $3.5 billion break-up fee to Baker Hughes
--another merger called off. Is a trend forming...?