InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[The Count]

Dishfan, you hit it right on the nose

I was about to reply and then I saw you had answered better than I could.

In addition, the last person the company is going to whisper inside information to is the IR person. He has to be kept in the dark so he can't tell or hint to anyone through a wink or the inflection in his voice about the future. Look back at the weeks activity before the little, then big announcement. If IDCC were a heart patient they would've sent for the crash cart. Pulse (volume) very low and the beat (volatility) almost flat line. One bright poster suggested that news might be on the horizon because IDCC is so good in avoiding leaks and the stock and board were dead quiet. With most stocks, volume and price movement precede major news, with IDCC the news comes first – AS IT SHOULD. Management does an absolutely great job of not letting impending news out until they announce it.

Mr. Hicks hasn't been with the company very long, and I'm sure he knows many people (possibly including himself) who had fortunes in stock options over the past few years vaporize because they were going for the mega jackpot. People have become much more conservative and like to take profits. I hope I don't regret that I'm not one of them, because I'm still looking for money to buy and have no intention of selling. The siren call of margin keeps nagging at me, but the thought of having to sell on a short term dip keeps me from getting carried away.