Market Watch week of 10/05/2009

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Originally Posted by candleman

I still feel that the dillution will drive the price down and keep it there for awhile. If you're looking for a hold and pray (no pun intended) it may pay off. But I can't imagine it being a profitable move in the short term.

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I totally agree. It is dilution, but in the hands of stockholders instead of the company, so that is called a dividend (he he). It just depends if the split shares can rebound, like I was talking with Shots about this morning.

I haven't heard rave reviews on the game itself, so that is risky. I could be totally wrong. This could be a one hit wonder, or it could move right along. I do not know.

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Originally Posted by ShotsII

What a guy! Thats the teamwork I tell people about with this forum. Go CPCs.

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Anything for the Motherland and the "Cause". What "cause"? Just because.

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Originally Posted by Dr. Dave

Bastard!!!!! LOL

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Ok, I've gotten off the floor and back into my chair. I almost choked from laughing so hard!

Thanks for the technical points. I don't think they are dumb. The pattern may not be there, but when you factor in the product and potential growth of the idea....it's easy to see a potential pattern....LOL Yeah, that is dumb:)

Good night Doc and thanks again!

Chuck

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Originally Posted by candleman

Ok, I've gotten off the floor and back into my chair. I almost choked from laughing so hard!

Thanks for the technical points. I don't think they are dumb. The pattern may not be there, but when you factor in the product and potential growth of the idea....it's easy to see a potential pattern....LOL Yeah, that is dumb:)

Good night Doc and thanks again!

Chuck

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I'm still awake, I don't know if I should quit being stubborn and just buy it at market or what... I realy have to go to sleep, I have a meeting in 5 hours.

That PMU isn't pumping is it. While you were out biking, I caught the gold rush the day before, and GSS is up 30%, and NSU 3% from where I started. I'm looking for a pullback. What's your take on PMU? I bought high on that one.. I'm thinking of just exiting near where I started if it doesn't move, as all the rest of them (we'll at least those trading over a dollar), are soaring.

Oh well, this could be a little off topic....but maybe not.

I own stock in the Honda Motor Company. Lately I've been looking for a new car. For several years, I've been buying Toyota Tacoma pickup trucks because they are the most American Made truck you can buy.

But, I need to buy a very fuel efficient little car for quick business trips cross country.

I've been looking at the Honda Fit. A small car that has a lot of room and gets great milage.

Anybody have any experience they want to share about this car?

See, I kept it on topic since I'm a stock holder......LOL

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Originally Posted by Los Tiburones

Watching my boy's (The Sharks) right now, home opener, great game!

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what? hockey started? i thought it just ended....is it the regular season?

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Originally Posted by Dr. Dave

I'm still awake, I don't know if I should quit being stubborn and just buy it at market or what... I realy have to go to sleep, I have a meeting in 5 hours.

That PMU isn't pumping is it. While you were out biking, I caught the gold rush the day before, and GSS is up 30%, and NSU 3% from where I started. I'm looking for a pullback. What's your take on PMU? I bought high on that one.. I'm thinking of just exiting near where I started if it doesn't move, as all the rest of them (we'll at least those trading over a dollar), are soaring.

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PMU, I got in at .29 and out at .32, I saw the same thing happening with that one. I got in and out of GSS also with a 22% profit.

I know I should hold longer, but I just don't have the guts.... I keep thinking that there isn't a really good reason for gold to hold it's gains. Someday it will plummet and I don't want to be left holding the stock.

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Originally Posted by candleman

PMU, I got in at .29 and out at .32, I saw the same thing happening with that one. I got in and out of GSS also with a 22% profit.

I know I should hold longer, but I just don't have the guts.... I keep thinking that there isn't a really good reason for gold to hold it's gains. Someday it will plummet and I don't want to be left holding the stock.

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Those are some decent trades. I expect a pullback here in gold, but then a rally... what I say a while back 1381? But from there, tankage. 1381 is pushing it though, it's just a fib, can't really - actually, yeah there is a better measurement TA tool - measure the inverted head... so that's around 1200 or so.

I bet I don't get this CBAI entry. I modified it to be 0.0072, so a tick above my imaginary line for today... but there's a lot of trading action above. I guess I'll decide to chase or not chase... like it's on a run up today, after I wake up, if I ever go to sleep.

The Fit is a fantastic vehicle -- been researching this class of vehicles for a while now. If it weren't for the upcoming release of the Honda CRZ, I'd already own this vehicle.

http://automobiles.honda.com/cr-z/


*after owning 25+ vehicles, my all-time favorite (and longest kept) vehicle is the Honda CRX Si -- that car was simply amazing...I still get weepy over *that* damned motorcycle totaling her.

for the record, the Fit has a much better safety record ;-)


Edit: I saw three Fits at REI the other day.

lic plate frames: MIT, UCLA, UC Berkeley. It's apparently Honda's version of the 'Smart' car ;-)

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Originally Posted by candleman

Oh well, this could be a little off topic....but maybe not.

I own stock in the Honda Motor Company. Lately I've been looking for a new car. For several years, I've been buying Toyota Tacoma pickup trucks because they are the most American Made truck you can buy.

But, I need to buy a very fuel efficient little car for quick business trips cross country.

I've been looking at the Honda Fit. A small car that has a lot of room and gets great milage.

Anybody have any experience they want to share about this car?

See, I kept it on topic since I'm a stock holder......LOL

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Originally Posted by candleman

Oh well, this could be a little off topic....but maybe not.

I own stock in the Honda Motor Company. Lately I've been looking for a new car. For several years, I've been buying Toyota Tacoma pickup trucks because they are the most American Made truck you can buy.

But, I need to buy a very fuel efficient little car for quick business trips cross country.

I've been looking at the Honda Fit. A small car that has a lot of room and gets great milage.

Anybody have any experience they want to share about this car?

See, I kept it on topic since I'm a stock holder......LOL

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My friend has one... I think it's pretty cool, and if I had to get a second car, since I have a big ass truck, I'd consider it.

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Originally Posted by Ramsey

The Fit is a fantastic vehicle -- been researching this class of vehicles for a while now. If it weren't for the upcoming release of the Honda CRZ, I'd already own this vehicle.

http://automobiles.honda.com/cr-z/


*after owning 25+ vehicles, my all-time favorite (and longest kept) vehicle is the Honda CRX Si -- that car was simply amazing...I still get weepy over *that* damned motorcycle totaling her.

for the record, the Fit has a much better safety record ;-)

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Thanks Russ, the safety record is the real selling point for me. And I know folks getting 36 mpg with the automatic. Hybrids aren't doing a lot better than that and they cost thousands and thousands more.

Anyone else have a take on this car?

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Originally Posted by Dr. Dave

My friend has one... I think it's pretty cool, and if I had to get a second car, since I have a big ass truck, I'd consider it.

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Thanks Dave, I'm this close to going and getting one. The question is the Sport model or the base model. 1600 bucks difference, and that's hard for me to spend that money on sporty looks.

SDTH

Take a look at this one guys. A nasdaq stock with a bright future as the economy rebounds. It's up to 7.00 today. May be a nice long term hold for investors.

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Originally Posted by candleman

Thanks Dave, I'm this close to going and getting one. The question is the Sport model or the base model. 1600 bucks difference, and that's hard for me to spend that money on sporty looks.

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I can't even get myself to spend the money on a new car... all used baby. I don't know which one my friend has. I'm not that into cars actually, but I pay attention to the ability to get back on forth on your dime, safety and reliability, so forth. Never had a honda, but I do like his car a lot. It's fun to zip around in... I wish he'd let me drive it, and that it was a stick.

btw, when I saw the 1600, I thought it was your gold price prediction.

anyone have a lvl II for cbai - i'm afraid a big order will come in eod, so I'm thinking about sucking it up and going in at 0.0075. Though, the plan was the low ball would have been at what would have been my stop loss if the pattern forms... which as long as it doesn't pierce 0.0071, I'd say the pattern has formed.

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Originally Posted by candleman

SDTH

Take a look at this one guys. A nasdaq stock with a bright future as the economy rebounds. It's up to 7.00 today. May be a nice long term hold for investors.

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I'd say 6.75 would be a decent pullback, but then add a penny, but you saw what happened to me today so far... add 2 pennies.

HLCS is in a pattern I like, but it's not breaking out, they have earnings coming up soon, don't like going into those without a gain, but if I remember right, they are coming close to making a profit. The earnings, or rather the losses, are closing the gap.

I'm likely going to still load up on gold stocks on a futures/spot pullback.

set to 0.0073, see what happens.

Chuck--
Cars are my passion. The Honda Fit is a very nice car that does all things well. If you're DEAD set on buying new, then it would be a great choice for the intended mission.

However... you can do better (IMHO) by buying 1-3 year old cars. You can get them fresh off a lease with low-ish miles, for about 50 percent of what they sold for new.

So, you can get more car for less money.

Have you considered a 1-3 year old Toyota Prius hybrid? We are looking at them now, and for about $10,000 you can get one with 60-100k miles on it. You'd get 40-50mpg that way, and save versus buying a new Fit.

I drive my dream BMW because of this approach. Otherwise...I couldn't afford it.

Good luck with whatever you choose.

NOW...about CHB. It is a billion-dollar company selling for less than .50 per share. One year ago, it was $6-8 per share. There is no reason to doubt it will return there as housing regains its collective feet. Definite long-ish play, could take a year or more to be a 10-bagger.

But it will shoot back up there eventually. Picking the entry point and time is tough, but .45 looks good to me. Buy it up and check on it every 3 months.

EDIT: I am getting out of GSAE after reading their updated financials. There's little to nothing there of value.

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Originally Posted by Ramsey

LOL -- ;-)

Well, then you can appreciate how pissed off your fellow sports fans were after the city paid millions of bucks to keep the teams, guaranteed that the seats would be *filled, and then locals couldn't watch the games on TV because it was blocked due to the networks not wanting folks to see a half-filled stadium.

*the agreement was that the city would buy unsold seats. A part of the deal was that the city was not permitted to resell or otherwise give the tickets away.

*the blocking of the games, the way I see it, is not unlike deforestation by way of clear-cutting and leaving the trees that line the roadways.

Companies like the "herd mentality".

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Point of record, I played sports from the time I could spit, all through high school. Baseball was my favorite -- then basketball -- football followed up.

I had always been an avid fan. That was, until the MLB strike. Well, I continued to watch football until I lived abroad. It only took a game and a half for me to realize that the real cost of watching the games live was way too expensive.

Speaking of 'real costs' - the true cost of an NFL game, in Sandy Eggo, is so far out of the stratosphere...it should be a crime.

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I might would add that I don't fault the players for wanting more money. After all, *they* are the reason that folks pay the bucks.

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Hey Ramsey, one word for you ...

Hockey

:D