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07/24/12, 10:39 PM
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I hate really on luck to get me out of a bad stock,, but it happened yesterday..
Friday I bought 300 "SYNC" on a dump,, @ 11.87,, it went immediatly down,, imagine that,, after some research, I found out I just bought a stock that could very easily just keep going down,,got too busy during the day to realize it had gone down past my personal 8% loss limit and had gone back up... Good thing I wasn't watching,, I'm sure I would have sold.
I turned on my computer first thing Monday and it opens at 13.00. I'm outa there,, I don't care if I lose more profits..
When I first started watching Synacore,, I thought it had potential,, now I'm not so sure.
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07/25/12, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Marshloft
I hate really on luck to get me out of a bad stock,, but it happened yesterday..
Friday I bought 300 "SYNC" on a dump,, @ 11.87,, it went immediatly down,, imagine that,, after some research, I found out I just bought a stock that could very easily just keep going down,,got too busy during the day to realize it had gone down past my personal 8% loss limit and had gone back up... Good thing I wasn't watching,, I'm sure I would have sold.
I turned on my computer first thing Monday and it opens at 13.00. I'm outa there,, I don't care if I lose more profits..
When I first started watching Synacore,, I thought it had potential,, now I'm not so sure.
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Marsh,
I'd rather be lucky than good.
Congrats on the profits!!!! WTG!!!!
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07/25/12, 08:42 AM
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Well, dag gone it!!!
LLY gapped up today, and the market just opened. It is up $1 a share, and I missed it!!!!
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07/25/12, 09:21 AM
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Myself, I'm now in love with IRBT. This is the second time I bought/sold, made $3 a share this time!  Now if NVDA would just move back UP....
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07/25/12, 12:30 PM
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Wow! That is a neat stock, Frogmammy! I'll be keeping an eye on it for sure ...
Lots of volatility there ...
Clovis, don't get discouraged; just wait for the next buying day!
My FUN is up $90 today, and POL is $17 to the good. Both report shortly ... not sure whether I'll hang on into the next cycle or not.
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07/26/12, 08:40 AM
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WOW! Happy days are here again, eh? 
My POL shot up 38 cents at the opener ... I dumped it and picked up $109.
FUN is up $146, but I'm gonna hang on to it a little while longer, I think.
$2191 for the year and counting!
Happy trading, everybody! 
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07/27/12, 08:56 AM
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Who here bought FB at it's original offering waiting for the day you could sell and take your wheelbarrow loads of money to the bank?
Well, you will have to wait somemore. Facebook isn't doing so well today - down almost $4.00 per share to $22.94.
Initial public offering started at $38.00 / share.
OUCH!
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07/27/12, 09:53 AM
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MWS-
Did you buy SUN and are you still holding it? I noticed that you'll pick up a .20 dividend to enhance your profits.
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07/27/12, 09:54 AM
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WTG, Willow!!!!
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07/27/12, 12:01 PM
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BUMMER! Was looking at MED last night, decided I wanted 100 shares or nothing (didn't have enough clear for that) and darned if it didn't go up $4 a share this morning! Darn! Now I'm going to have to sit back and wait for diet season to start!
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07/27/12, 12:23 PM
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May be a decent entry in FB today for those on a pure spec play.....it will be hard for people to sahake the platform so it will not merely decay. The revenue will progress as google has learned.
Timing is everything. 100 shares at ballpark $25?
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07/27/12, 12:34 PM
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I should have dumped FUN when it was up $146 ... *sigh*
Clovis, did you ever get your LLY? I was looking at DH's portfolio and noticed it was up another .88 cents today.
Frogmammy, you do know how to pick 'em! 
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07/27/12, 12:57 PM
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I'm still holding LLY, and the plans are to hold it until I die.
The dividend is just too good, and I read one analyst/opinion that said LLY would be at $51 within a year.
I was hoping to either add to my existing position, or work it for a fast flip during the last pullback.
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07/27/12, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Halfway
May be a decent entry in FB today for those on a pure spec play.....it will be hard for people to sahake the platform so it will not merely decay. The revenue will progress as google has learned.
Timing is everything. 100 shares at ballpark $25?
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I thought the same thing. While I think FB is still overvalued at $22, I think you'll see some stability, and could flip the stock at $25 +/-.
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07/27/12, 01:17 PM
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MWS-Did you buy SUN and are you still holding it? I noticed that you'll pick up a .20 dividend to enhance your profits.
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Yes, I have 63 shares, so at least I'll get a little bit before the Merger (it will be reinvested). Now, when the merger occurs, I'm not sure if I should take my $50.00 per share and run, take $25.00 in cash per share and get .5245 shares of ETP, or just merge each Sunoco share into 1.0490 shares of ETP.
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07/27/12, 04:00 PM
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Frogmammy, you do know how to pick 'em! |
Oh, not hardly! It appears I've adopted some NVDA and NTRI!
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07/27/12, 05:36 PM
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Why is it when hit the sell button,,, your stock immediatle goes up a nickel,,, and when you hit the buy button,, it goes down a nickel,,,, flustrating..
I got into a short term and long term stocks yesterday and today,, well,, we all know long term is relative in these days... Maybe 3 days???
Yesterday "sync" went down 3.00,, I got in at 9.61,,, was hoping for it to recover some,,, but had to sell this afternoon at 9.97,, didn't want to hold over the week-end
Yesterday,, "WWWW" took a nose dive,,didn't see it till this morning, it also dropped 3.oo,, actually,, 3.50,, I wanted it to drop to 15.00 before I bought,, but didn't think it was gonna happen,so I jumped in before it went to 16.00 I got it at 15.93,,, as soon as I got it,, an hout later,,, yep,, you guessed it,,, it dropped to 15.00 I'm now down .40,, but I'll hang onto it for awhile,, give or take a day..
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07/27/12, 11:24 PM
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Well, the stock I sold on Wednesday went up .65 today -- I'd had 300 shares -- while the stock I held went up only .02 today (after falling by more than $1 yesterday). Aiiiiieeeeee ....!
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07/28/12, 01:26 AM
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Well, the stock I sold on Wednesday went up .65 today -- I'd had 300 shares -- while the stock I held went up only .02 today (after falling by more than $1 yesterday). Aiiiiieeeeee ....!
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Is it ok to say,,, sometimes it sucks to be us??? LOL
In all,,, I came out ahead today by 5 bucks... and I'm holding on to a stock that has potential.. "I hope"
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07/29/12, 10:55 AM
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I thought the same thing. While I think FB is still overvalued at $22, I think you'll see some stability, and could flip the stock at $25 +/-.
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My dislike for "timeline" has effected the amount of time I spend on the site. I wonder how it effects others as well as the expansive mobile market?
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07/30/12, 09:55 PM
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Oh, not hardly! It appears I've adopted some NVDA and NTRI!
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Ehh, neither of those looks terrible -- in fact, NTRI was up almost 3% today!
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07/30/12, 09:58 PM
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Stocks I'm glad I sold ... BRCM is down almost $6 a share from where I cashed out in late March! 
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07/31/12, 12:05 AM
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Crossing my fingers,,, Hanging onto 150 shares of "WWWW". sliding sideways,, I'm down .40... Tomorrow they report their quarterly profits. Where's the chewing fingernails icon when you need on.
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07/31/12, 06:45 AM
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Yeah, that's a nail-biter all right! I see they were up over $18 as recently as last Thursday ...
Seeking Alpha has some analysis ... WWWW: The Case Of The Non-Cash Cash Flow - Seeking Alpha
The comments are interesting, too.
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07/31/12, 10:19 AM
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Up a little bit, Marshy!
I've been keeping an eye on IRBT. Almost bought some this morning ... glad I waited.
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07/31/12, 12:47 PM
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Yeah, it's really taking a dive right now! If it hits 20 I'll get back in.
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07/31/12, 10:26 PM
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I don't know what to think of this market.
Just two months or so ago, everyone was saying "Sell in May, and go away." It seemed like every TV personality and every financial market writer was reporting something that said the market would crater again this May.
Now, after a significant rally, I keep hearing the same news: Europe is a devastating mess and can't be fixed, the economy is horrible, and even Cramer says the "market is really thin, and this rally is only people covering their shorts".
It is getting hard to find a bargain on high yield dividend stocks. I still have a little cash on the side lines.
Are we headed to Dow 14,000?
I'm still waiting for significant corrections and Dow 11,000...which is where I thought we would be right now.
Thoughts, anyone?
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07/31/12, 10:47 PM
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Heck if I know, Clovis!
I had intended to get out in May, too, but here I am ... 
I think there is a lot of money on the sidelines right now ... not just among investors, but in business, too. When Romney is elected (and he will be) we will see the floodgates open. Right now, businesses are very wary of the regulatory climate ... they're waiting to see what will happen in Nov. I expect Romney to be much more business-friendly, and he's already pledged to roll back Dodd-Frank, which will allow much more risky wheeling and dealing in the financial sector. All this lends itself to a run-up in the market, IMO ... I'm trying now to position myself for the future without worrying as much about short-term gains.
It is hard to change strategies, though!
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08/01/12, 12:47 AM
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I don't know what to think of this market.
Just two months or so ago, everyone was saying "Sell in May, and go away." It seemed like every TV personality and every financial market writer was reporting something that said the market would crater again this May.
Now, after a significant rally, I keep hearing the same news: Europe is a devastating mess and can't be fixed, the economy is horrible, and even Cramer says the "market is really thin, and this rally is only people covering their shorts".
It is getting hard to find a bargain on high yield dividend stocks. I still have a little cash on the side lines.
Are we headed to Dow 14,000?
I'm still waiting for significant corrections and Dow 11,000...which is where I thought we would be right now.
Thoughts, anyone?
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Listening to the talking heads I learned is listening to fools gold.
Shutting your ears is a learned trait.
I'm a "chartist" I search for the right charts I'm looking for,, then research the stock.
Doesn't always work,, but,, we all have out differing methods.
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08/01/12, 12:58 AM
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Yeah,, I've bought and sold them once already,,, A month ago,, when I was looking at their charts,, I wrote down that they were a buy at 15.
Today they reported .02 ahead of estimates. I noticed in after hours trading, they went up to 16.50,, closed at 15.50,,, hard telling where they'll be in the morning.
I read the report you provided,,, TMI. I'm no accountant,, don't claim to be.
It seems,, for every analyst that see's one side,, another see's something totaly different. One thing I've found,, Charts never lie or have an opinion.
GH
ETA,,, An employee came up to me yestarday and stated he had 1400. wanted to know where to invest it and wanted to see my watch list's.. I told him,,, "CRUS" Told him he could get 50 shares at 28,,, he found something else,,, this morning, "CRUS" was up 6.00.. Go figure...
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