October Stock Talk III

Gunners,

Good idea to start a new thread..

Shelf means they CAN sell up to the set number of shares over I think it is an 12 or 18 month period.

To me I dont really mind if a company is selling stock, it is WHAT they are selling stock for..if they are retiring debt or funding product expansion, it costs less than debt and it doesnt bug me that much to be honest.

CRDC had a serious bid come in at 11.50, pushed up from there.

They really brought the market back..it was getting ugly and buyers stepped in.

To answer the Q, low to mid 10s would be a good entry for me.

Cardica plans to use its net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including research and development and debt repayment, the filing said.

Vermeer,

yeah thats how I was gearing my comments. I look at their income statement and I dont see terrible managment or spending problems, so if they were to get rid of debt, I have owned several stocks that have done that and funded expansion (HLIT specifically) and it didnt harm the stock at all longer term.

Good entry would be mid to low 10s for me..which I will likely do.

Pretty ticked again at DRYS, Scottrade server was severely overloaded when the market was down 180, I tried to place an order for 20 contracts on the 125s at 4.70 and the screen froze and the order didnt get in..

If it got filled that is a 40% move already..  

Jeff,

They will start to erode late tomorrow and into Wed..especially if they are not in the money.

I keep missing these lower opens and moves higher, it seems to be the pattern on DRYS..maybe I drag by a$$ out of bed by 6AM tomorrow to catch the open.

Jeff,

Not saying that at all..

Set a STOP in your head or literally on the computer, stick with it. The stock could see 150 by friday, who the hell knows.

You know how much I left on the table with those 100 calls? More than a years salary...

Put in a stop or use a mental stop and see if she keeps running.

that is the one problem with placing orders over the net,,heavy volume and other factors can fuck up a trade,,,sometimes u got to pick up the phone and call ur broker  to get it done,u know what i'm sayin wall?Give us a commision.In all seriousness  that sucks ,it's like at 1 minute till kickoff and ur tryin to drop  a couple dimes on a game and u get shut out,of course it's gonna win.....and as far as crdc it is not low enough yet,below 10

I dunno..

INTC doesnt seem like a relic I would want to own..more aggressive growing names out there. INTC is a has-been growth wise. I just cannot get behind them for an investment.

Boiler-room..yeah but being an ex-broker I dont ever call one..outside when I trade CDN stocks, but you are right..their system hit the sh!tter right when the market was crashing yesterday and it cost me for sure.

Interesting action yesterday and today..I havent seen this kind of selling in a while..very healthy for the markets to be honest. It might kill any call buying before expiry, might make me think PUTS..gasp!

FSLR getting the beat-down today..

calls STILL too expensive though.

POZN downgraded today, thus the drop. The comments the analyst made were interesting and should be considered if you are long the stock or options.

Some of these builders and lenders getting back to low territory again..that makes a few guys on here happy I am sure..

    always crazy action ahead of earnings,i agree i don't mind the selling,,for me i don't mind alot of short interest in a stock i am long ,because if it runs those shorts are fucked having to buy it back at some time,,that buying back in turn sends the price even higher,as far as home builders i don't know, some of them becaome a buy at some point,the ones that aren't going out of buisness,the ones that will survive,hovainian,kb,are a few that will make it through

My problem with INTC is that they are in the middle of a great product cycle, one which has really helped the stock, but what is NEXT? Duo Core was their new product and it spurred earnings growth because it demanded higher pricing and margins. Look at an income statement, the gains werent made on the REVENUE side, rather that margins were better, compared to previous years.

I think INTC is a mature company who will follow the market..not saying it is a bad thing, but to me the right time to pick up a mature company is when the market is taking a BEATING and they are taking everything down..it is one you keep on a watch list and pick up when they are giving it away price wise. I wouldnt own INTC as a growth vehicle or pay up for the price.

You wont take a bath on the stock, but I guess my sights are set on more growth and speculation at this stage of the game.

I would want TOL, HOV, CTX etc, but not at these prices. I would want them at 30-50% lower prices, which is very possible if the housing slump continues (which it should, the market here sucks)