I think this is an important concept for people to grab hold of here, thanks Silversmith.
When investing in SGLB we are investing in its prospects, predominantly in its unique 3D IPQA technology. This is not something that just happens overnight, but instead is a process of proving, adapting and ultimatly commercializing into the industry. Those who have been following SGLB can see that they are well on the way to that last goal. They have been slowly ticking boxes both in their technology and with the major industry players (many of whom have to get certification for this new technology). The process of adoption is well under way and a lot of hard research has been done behind the scenes towards this and commercialization.
However, as i mentioned this takes time. These steps (or pieces of a jigsaw i like to call them) do take time, but as long as they are going forward, as I believe Sigma is, then it is a natural process. Since Christmas we have only, to my knowledge had 2 major news releases. One, the not totally unexpected America Makes, and the other was the HK placement.
This means that all this stock movement, especially that after the much gossiped about stock dumping that never happened, has been largely over nothing. Nothing at all. No change to earnings, no change to potential, no change to products, no change to partnerships etc.
In my mind, and backed up by some intelligent posts by Art etc. nearly all this inter day trading is just MM's playing around, doing what they do, picking off a few cents here and there. Those of you who play these waters will do well to beat them at their own game, i highly discourage it.
However We are now getting to the juicy times for Sigma. The bits of the puzzle are getting into place. In his own words Mark Cola said at end of Dec.
. We know GE is under tight deadlines to have production rolling and all the prep work,and machines must be in place before then. If they were to find another closed loop IPQA system they had better get a move on (and throw away years of work with Sigma). Also Honeywell, Mich Tech mass printer etc etc. All these are still news to come out. We all know this.
My point being, as Silversmith mentioned, we are stuck in this range until the next news release. But these news releases should start to get bigger and bigger, and more importantly, more commercial. Many people here have added to their positions, myself included. I personally think its a fantastic opportunity to do so. But lets not panic. Frustrating i know, i'm with you, but like i mentioned, also an opportunity to build for when the news starts to come out.
It's a process, it's a industry being built, your patience will be heavily rewarded i am sure.
Sorry for the long post and thanks to all those here who add meaningful and insightful comments from your own experiences and backgrounds. It's great to share knowledge in a constructive way.