Liquidmetal Technologies Inc (LQMT)

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Bond believes its Corning but that there are other reasons for buying LQMT.
He says he will sell on news when LQMT is near $1. He's not a True Long.

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Jason Bond
September 20th, 2017 at 8:35 am
The back story: I started buying Liquidmetal Technologies (LQMT) in April at 21 cents per share, largely on speculation that liquidmetal glass would become the backing on next-generation iPhones. The company had a marketing deal with Apple and a new president with a substantial track record.

It has become my most-profitable trade ever. I have realized $28,115 in profits, and at the close yesterday had another $61,511 in unrealized profits spread between 200,000 shares (average cost 32 cents) in my swing-trading portfolio and 300,000 shares (average cost 26 cents) in my long-term trading account.

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?The news: The new iPhone came out last week, with Apple officials talking about how it has the most-durable glass ever used in any smartphone. No one said what the glass actually is and whether it is made by Corning – the expected supplier – or some other supplier.

Patently Apple – a reputable web site that looks at how Apple’s patents are developed/used and the first place to suggest that future iPhones would use liquidmetal — – published an article this week which suggested that the new glass might be using liquidmetal glass. That speculation sent Liquidmetal Technologies stock – which had been in the $.40s before the Apple announcement and re-traced to .30 after fallen into the $.30s after – back to the 40-cents range.

Listen to Jason discussing LQMT in August on the Raging Bull podcast

The reaction: Beyond the pop in the stock, the buzz around LQMT is that if there is any confirmation forthcoming that liquidmetal is in the new phones – or that we are moving toward its use in future generations of the phone – it’s a game-changer for the stock, a massive attention-getter.

?With a market capitalization approaching $400 million, it’s going to take some news to push this stock to the next level. In my mind, a real company is one that makes something, sells it and has a path for profitability; LQMT isn’t there yet, but with good news on liquidmetal glass and a licensing deal with Apple, it looks closer to becoming a real company than it ever has before.

How I’m playing it: With stocks like this – and it was a turd left for dead under previous management – you look for reasons for your investment thesis to fall apart. In this case, where even the news is a speculation (I believe the glass will be a Corning product), the reasons for buying the company continue to hold up.

That said, LQMT is a hold right now to see how this story develops. My goal has been to sell into a major event when it unfolds – and it’s possible that an announcement on the use of the technology could be that event — at a price closer to $1 per share. I’m still willing to be patient because I think there is a lot of room to run.