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I've got you beat there man:
Food for thought for all the die harders
http://microcapclub.com/2015/08/beware-of-story-stocks/
Thanks for the reply. Makes sense.
I loaded up on SCKT at $2.00 - $2.05 thinking that was pretty close to solid support.
Mike,
I was hoping you could comment on your position sizing for SCKT.
You mentioned that it's your 2nd largest real-life position (behind PFHO I gather). 1000 shares for the swing trader portfolio at a cost basis of say $2.10 = $2100.
Your VTSI position for the STP sits at $6800.
Why take such a small position in SCKT (less than 1/3 of VTSI) for the STP when you're much more bullish in your personal portfolio?
Thanks
What makes you say that VTSI's run is done? Seems like there's a lot of support at 0.14 and the stock could pop anytime.
Unreal
It's nice to know you bullish Mike.
I look at a weekly chart of PFHO and this low volume, low volatility base we're forming looks absolutely primed to explode. Great earnings and we're going North IMO.
SLC.V is breaking out
Adding to my already large position in PFHO.
The slaughter on PFHO is intriguing. I'm buying - I just don't get what the rational is for selling down here.
PFHO getting crushed again today... Thank you very much to all the shortsighted sellers - picked up a few more at 50.
Ditto on my end!
Love the optimism.
Negative article on XXII to be published on SA in the next day or so.
(The author is geoinvesting which I have to say is pretty top notch):
The GeoTeam has released its next short-biased article, on 22nd Century Group (XXII).
We believe investors will come to the same conclusion that we have - XXII is just rekindling a story that already has failed in the past. From 2011 to the beginning of 2014, the stock was trading well below where it's trading today, spending the past couple years trading as low as $0.20, or what we believe the fair value of this stock to be.
Salient summary points:
In the past, the SEC charged XXII CEO Joseph Pandolfino, Jr. for manipulation of two stocks.
Insiders have enjoyed exorbitant wealth at the expense of shareholders.
This company is no stranger to massive dilution, and we believe more is on the way.
Project abandonment, failed repackaged ventures, absence of sales and advertising, fluff press releases and a huge accumulated deficit translate into a bleak future for XXII.
Congrats on your results. Impressive stuff... we're not worthy, we're not worthy...
Mike,
How does one build a position in MUEL? It's so thinly traded that each time I've put in a limit order, the ASK goes up.
Sheldon is buying huge chunks of KEK.V as well:
http://www.cantechletter.com/2014/06/keek-sees-insider-buying-inwentash-pinetree/
Interesting action and volume on REDF. PPS is surging off the 18 month base.
Thoughts?
Pull up a 2 or 3 year chart of PFHO on StockCharts.com and stop worrying about the day to day variations in price.
I'm not guaranteeing this stock will continue climbing but the chart will remind you that there are pullbacks and they're natural - it's healthy for a stock to pull back.
Nothing has fundamentally changed with the company so perhaps the wisest thing to do is nothing.
I emailed the IR department this morning and got a reply back within a few hours. Thought the board might enjoy the information...
Thank you for contacting Energous. My name is Ted Haberfield, President of MZ North America, the IR firm that represents WATT.
Please find below responses to your questions in green.
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i) How many patents has Energous been granted and what do they cover. I understand that the company has filled several dozens more as well; what do these relate to?
To date, Energous has filed 50 patents surrounding the WattUp technology, 13 since the IPO, and project they will have over 100 patents filed within the next 12 months.
IP strategy is designed to protect the 5 key areas of Energous technology:
1. Processing algorithm
2. Antenna design
3. Transmitter and Receiver ASICs
4. Other software controls (e.g., Bluetooth management)
5. Hardware (board layout)
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ii) What differentiates Energous' technology from that of competitors such as Cota? http://www.ossiainc.com/how.html
There are numerous existing, widely commercially available methods to provide power to rechargeable low-power fixed and mobile devices, including wall plug-in recharging, inductive recharging, power-mat recharging, battery recharging stations and more. To Energous’ knowledge, almost all mobile consumer electronic devices equipped with a rechargeable battery come bundled with a method to recharge the device (for example, a power cord). This bundling makes the bundled recharging system effectively free to the user.
Energous is depending on the development of a market that will value the convenience of wireless recharging to pay the additional cost to purchase their remote charging solutions. They believe that the main advantage of their remote charging technology (WattUp™), as compared to traditional charging technologies, will be the ability to charge multiple devices anywhere within the charging area (up-to 30 feet) without the use of a charging pad. They believe the technology is unique and flexible allowing them to target a fixed or mobile device, track that device if it moves or is moving, and focus and transmit pockets of energy to the targeted device to charge the device without having to remove the battery or plug in the device.
Management believes that WattUp™ is a revolutionary approach, in that it charges or powers devices by surrounding them with a three dimensional (“3D”) pocket of energy formed by radio frequencies (“RF pocket”).
They are not currently aware of any company or researcher looking to develop a 3-D pocket-forming approach similar to WattUp™. However, there are other wireless charging technologies on the market today. These fall into the following categories:
Magnetic Induction: Magnetic Induction uses a magnetic coil to create resonance, which can transmit energy over very short distances. Magnetic induction delivers power as a function of coil size (the larger the coil, the more power), which must be directly paired (one receiver coil to one transmitter coil = directly coupled pair) over a typical distance of less than 1 inch. Products utilizing magnetic induction have been available for 10+ years in products such as rechargeable electric toothbrushes.
The companies that have launched products using this technology are members of the wireless Power Consortium (Qi) and the Power Matters Alliance (PMA), the most prominent company being PowerMat. There is a new consortium called Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) which is working on a new inductive transmitter which uses overlapping coils in the transmitter, so that one transmitter will support multiple receivers over distances of less than 10 inches. Though Energous is not aware of a commercial product that utilizes the A4WP standard, prominent companies that are part of the A4WP consortium include Broadcom, HTC, and Intel.
Magnetic Resonance: Magnetic resonance is similar to magnetic induction, as it uses magnetic coils to transmit energy. This technology uses coils that range in size depending on the power being transmitted. It has the ability to transmit power up to ~11 inches (30CM), which can be increased with the use of resonance repeaters. Energous is aware of only one company working with magnetic resonance, which is WiTricity. WiTricity has evaluation systems available for purchase but we are not aware of any sales to commercial customers.
Conductive: Conductive charging uses conductive power transfer to eliminate wires between the charger (often a charging mat) and the charging device. It requires the use of a charging board as the power transmitter to deliver the power, and a charging device, with a built-in receiver, to receive the power. This technology requires direct metal contact between the charging board and the receiver. Once the charging board recognizes the receiver, the charging begins.
The company that commercialized this technology was PureEnergy (formerly WildCharge), which brought the technology to market under its own brand and under license to Duracell and RadioShack. Duracell no longer offers a conductive charging solution and has since partnered with PowerMat to bring to market an inductive solution. To Energous’ knowledge, RadioShack has also exited the conductive charging sector.
Radio Frequency (“RF”) Harvesting: At the core of what we are doing at Energous is the harvesting of RF energy. RF harvesting approaches typically utilize directional antennas to target and deliver energy. To Energous’ knowledge, there are only two other companies attempting to utilize a directional pocket of energy similar to that being developed by Energous. PowerCast was the first company to commercialize RF harvesting. PowerCast products deliver only milliwatts of power at distances of up to 30 feet, so they are targeted for use in low-power applications (such as radio frequency identification (“RFID”) tags). A new entrant into the RF-harvesting space is Ossia. Ossia, which is developing a product under the name Cota, has received some recent press coverage with a large proof-of-concept transmitter that utilizes roughly 200 individually controlled antennas. In demonstrations, Ossia has been able to show Cota delivering wireless power at an unspecified level to a smart phone.
Laser: Laser charging technology uses very short wavelengths of light to create a collimated beam that maintains its size over distance, using what is described as distributed resonance to deliver power to an optical receiver. There are two companies that are currently developing wireless power solutions using laser technology. Laser Motive & Wi-Charge are both working to commercialize laser based solutions.
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iii) Are there any negative health effects resulting from exposure to the "electricity grid"? One study online
(http://aaemonline.org/emf_rf_position.html) states among other things that "The fact that RF exposure causes neurological damage has been documented repeatedly". Could you please comment on the scientific studies proving that this technology is harmless?
The Company’s reference designs will be tested and in compliance with federal and state requirements. At this time, FCC part 15 and 18, SAR, and California Energy Commission testing are planned.
Energous partners will also help demonstrate the belief that the technology is safe. Energous has engaged leading testing firms to create a well-defined path for regulatory testing: Underwriters Laboratories; BACL; Intertek. Energous also intends to license WattUp to market-leading OEMs to build consumer confidence and will coordinate with top retailers to understand how to meet the safety parameters they require.
Some key points are as follows: WattUp transmits over same standard ISM radio bands as WiFi routers and cordless phones; WattUp transmitters distribute power over multiple antennas, so each antenna sends a fraction of total delivered power; WattUp receiving devices will have multiple antennas, reducing the power density to a nominal level on a single antenna.
Energous also plans to combat any perception of safety risk by developing the management software of their transmitter to be configurable by users to selectively transmit power to devices based on the device’s proximity to the human body, such as only transmitting during certain times or transmitting only when the device is not moving. They do not believe users will need to use that configuration to ensure safety, and they expect that they will get FCC approval that will confirm their belief.
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iv) How efficient is the router at transmitting electricity? In other words, how much power does the router consume vs how much does it send out?
WATT’s proprietary waveform operates in the 2.4/5.8 GHz radio frequency range, which is the same range as Wi-Fi routers and several other wireless consumer
Electronics. Amount of power used depends on the distance the receiver is to the transmitter and can be managed using software controls.
I am also including some relevant links to recent write-ups and a video which demonstrates the vision for the WATT UP solution.
Corporate Video (click green button at bottom): http://energous.com/
Product Demo: http://energous.com/technology/
Energous Corp.'s Stephen Rizzone was interviewed on May 29th, 2014, by Fox News (TechTake) on how WattUp™ will fundamentally change the way consumers charge devices.
Please click here for the full TV interview entitled "Power up your device without plugging in"
(video is 6 minutes and 20 seconds in length)
http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/MessagingUpload/240617/764283/WATT%20on%20Fox%20Tech%20Take.jpg
Ted Haberfield
MZ Group | President – MZ North America
Direct: 760-755-2716
Mobile: 858-204-5055
thaberfield@mzgroup.us | www.mzgroup.us
www.attitude-global.com
I've been doing some DD on WATT and it sounds like pretty revolutionary tech:
Can someone on the board explain the following to me:
i) What actual patents does WATT have?
ii) Are there any adverse health effects to being surrounded by the router's energy mesh? One study for example states that "The fact that RF exposure causes neurological damage has been documented repeatedly" - http://aaemonline.org/emf_rf_position.html
iii) How much power does the WattUp Router consume? How efficient is the process of taking it from the "mains" and redistributing it to the devices?
There's not a huge amount of info on the science behind the tech nor on the health effects.
Thanks to anyone that can shed some light.
Most likely profit taking after the huge move. This is a good place to pick up more shares IMO.
Thanks for putting all of this together. Much appreciated. I discovered a few videos I hadn't seen before.
Cantech videos are great. Nice to see SPIHF's tech in action!
I definitely see this small correction as a buying opportunity. The opportunity in front of the company has not changed and the execution has been outstanding.
From a market cap perspective (~42M), PFHO has a long runway for growth here.
My 2 cents
Seriously, what's with the website? This is a joke.
Huge Insider buying by Pinetree including the 36500 shares on Wednesday bodes well boys and girls.
This week will be very interesting.