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TRCPA, do you understand that these shares would be included in an earnings report of fully-diluted shares? I don't want to get into semantics here, but the shares backing the options will be subtracted from the authorized shares and as such reduce the amount of shares the company has available for either acquisitions or operations. They are dilutive, which is all that investors really need to know. robj
TRCPA, you're either being simple or misleading. The shares backing those options will be reported in any report that uses the fully diluted share model. c'mon. robj
TRCPA, I think every option grant made when a share price is historically low does indeed mortgage the future of current shareholders as well as damages the company's future earnings possibilities by raising the outstanding shares with little cash in return. robj
TRCPA, I think you're dreaming on the OTCBB if you think that people who get options wait for share price appreciation to sell. These options are the same as salary or payment for services and likely not investments. Again the OTC is different than the Naz or NYSE and if you're not aware of the motivations of participants at all levels in these "penny" stocks, you're going to be disappointed. You are right about the company getting the money when options are exercised, however, the company will only get the price at which the options are granted--haven't read details here, but often at a decent discount to current share price. Double-edged sword, because even if the share price of FASC goes up, and if these low-priced options are exercised, the company has severely compromised their current shareholders (those without sweet option grants). Often with an OTCBB company these type of options in lieu of salary or services is just a way to keep the doors open a little longer. Good luck here, though. robj
good luck on all that timing Waitedog
waitedog. Would hate to see your comfort in retirement compromised by a stagnant FASC investment while your other idea takes off. Any chance you think you could get out of FASC, make a good hit on your new investment and still get back into FASC before it takes off on your ALMI run? If FASC is a 20 year story, there would seem to be substantial time before a run-up occurs. robj
hawk, I have a partial buyback in at $.48 and not again until $.34. Don't go by me, however. I always have a hard time paying a lot more for a stock than I did the first time. ALMI could be an exception, but even at $.48, the price/sales ratio on less than $500K in revs would be too big, I think. Of course I think Jake can ramp up revs later this Spring, but not before the share price sinks from the weight of new investors jumping out with losses--just more meat for the market makers' grinders. robj
yeah, big butts. Like the guy who kept losing on football bets and his bookie suggested he bet on hockey. The response: "What do I know about hockey?" Good luck with your plan, though. robj
sold all but 10K this a.m. and was lucky to fill at the ask for some reason when it was $.82. I'm now a swing trader with these shares and feel that ALMI will develop a channel now as it establishes its plateau before another move up. What will the channel be. A few days ago I suggested to some holders on another board I frequent that the channel could be $.50-$.80 so I will be starting my swing trading with buys somewhere at the lower end of this channel. Jake is doing right by the shareholders, but there isn't enough revenue yet to hold up this price above $.80 beyond a day or two. If I miss and the stock keeps going parabolic then I have a few shares for that ride and I'll tip my hat to the more patient holders who will profit the most. If it does go back in the channel I'm guessing then I'll be there to benefit with you guys as well. robj
Halloysite is tubular and in mining and processing, some of the tubes become compromised and unusable for nano app--presumably that's what you're talking about. I'd guess that if it's economically feasible to separate microscopic intact nanotubules from the rest of the compromised tubules you could probably still sell the cull to china makers, etc. If that's what you're talking about, good call. I'd guess also that the further processing that our new nano distributor is doing may be along the lines of separating the useable tubules from those that aren't and perhaps even sizing them. I don't know if that's true but it sounds like it would be pretty expensive. robj
still a stinking pile and maybe the only oil company in the world not making a profit so far. robj
I don't know from mass. I suspect it would be like mining gypsum in that it has to be dried and processed before being turned into drywall, etc. Those costs have to be figured in to find the profit. One question I've never seen answered is whether to 525K tons of halloysite (pure and with iron) is pre-processed weight or finished product. I think your question about loss of weight (mass?) during processing is related to that and important as well. robj
I'm going to make a good guess here: One can't separate the nanotube from the clay because the nanotubew ARE the clay--its sturucture. Much like you couldn't separate the color of gold from the metal itself. robj
wow, rig. What was your last buy level before today's $.51? robj
This stock is proving to be a stinking pile of dog crap. anybody else think that Pierre bought that "Homestead" in Florida to shield some assets from the creditors that are going to be knocking down his door when this stock completes its belly-up float? robj
Any new millionaires owning this stinking pile? robj
The two most recent press release linking ALMI with other nano companies may serve to get the Navy off the fence--before the demand for the clay increases their costs significantly. I believe the mention of $500 per ton (10% more than the $450 Jake has often been quoted about) is just the start of even better pricing. I think the paint and agricultural applications will be our first big revenue generators and I wonder if Linntech is feeling a bit left out right now? robj
biegle, I think a nano application involving paint additives and/or agricultural use would take plenty of product--likely even more than a fine china application robj
Good call Beigle dog on the sale today. Are you going to swing those and try and enter lower or have those funds already been deployed elsewhere. I did the same thing with 1/2 the last time we went to $.48 but have not rebought, yet. robj
That's exactly right Doubloon. A news release with significant revenues while we are at technical highs stretches out things like Bollinger Bands. Likewise a warning while at technically distressed levels is what leads to breakdowns of resistance. I don't really consider his volume as a divergence technically although that doesn't mean the stock can't go down. On ALMI, the most likely reason it could go down is a lack of news and the technicals will trail that disappointment as you said. I use MACD and the A/D line to look for my divergences--like if the A/D line starts to show distribution while the price continues to rise I see that as a sign of coming weakness and often sell out my position. Likewise with the MACD line. I also try to pin down oversold conditions by watching an A/D line or MACD turning around upwards while still seeing a decline in price. Financial-guy's reliance on volume may have worked in the past and maybe even several times, but that seems more lucky than good, to me. robj
where is the divergence. Price and all indicators are all up. Not saying there won't be a drop in price, but your analysis makes no sense at all. robj
5.5% dilution to low float is meaningless especially considering the warrants at $.50 are still underwater. Maybe Jake was giving 14 of his old mining buddies a chance to get a sniff of ALMI at a better price. Maybe company will be using $$ for another KDS, eh shoulderwater?) robj