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  • #76
    Originally posted by KTP View Post
    As far as biotechs go, I wish gambler would have mentioned we could have doubled or quadrupled our money in GENE today.
    Hehe... I was too busy kicking myself for not buying LEXG at 3.25 when I saw it a few days ago... Bought some SVNT, may be close to breaking out. Watching SNTS, CHTP and AFFY...

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    • #77
      did you short silver today at $50?

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      • #78
        Time to short LEXG? Ridiculous, but momentum is strong.

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        • #79
          Why why why don't I listen to my inner voice. LEXG down 60+% today.

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          • #80
            Originally posted by Slug View Post
            Why why why don't I listen to my inner voice. LEXG down 60+% today.
            If it were only that easy... lol

            Actually Tim Sykes, the king of penny stock shorting, was reporting that he and his buddies couldn't get shares to short (thankfully) at 7-ish, so I doubt you would have been able to get them either.

            People that had shares short probably boxed their shorts earlier (i.e. went short, say at 5$ in one account, and simultaneously long 5$ in another account, so they were neutral, then waited until they felt like the top was in and sold their long, making them net short).

            Anyway, here's the real scoop on LEXG

            The Street Sweeper - LEXG: The Biggest Snow Job of the Year?

            What is funny is that people were getting blown out of their short positions as early at 5$... and those that bought at 10$ really got creamed. This is typical of the way most noob traders lose their money. They get slaughtered on these types of plays, left and right. One of my friends dad had 10K$ worth at 3.20, held all the way to 10$ and would have made 20K$ if he had sold like his son told him, but he did not. So he's back to neutral. Easy come, easy go, I guess...

            I actually put in an order to buy 40K shares at 3.80 after the first bounce at ~3.75 and it would have filled, but I chickened out and cancelled it. Kinda annoying b/c I would have made 100K$ if I had held to 6+. Of course I probably would have sold at 5, so whatever.

            The big mistake I made was not playing pin-action like other lithium penny stocks. I saw LTUM at the close when it hit ~1.00$ but I did not want to risk it there. Of course, those who bought in at 1.70 something got slaughtered as well, when it dropped to 65 cents.

            Anyway. Now I'm waiting for a silver super-spike to go short via ZSL.

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            • #81
              Originally posted by gambler2075 View Post
              Hehe... I was too busy kicking myself for not buying LEXG at 3.25 when I saw it a few days ago... Bought some SVNT, may be close to breaking out. Watching SNTS, CHTP and AFFY...

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              SVNT did break out, unfortunately, I sold too early, for +3K$.

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              • #82
                GENE shot up another 50% this morning. Can't believe you are not in this stock Gambler

                I thought about buying a tiny bit on friday at $5.70 just because it was swinging around so much...now it is near $9. Very bouncy stock right now.

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                • #83
                  With all this short term trading, I thought this basic article might be appropriate. I especially like #1 and #6. You can't measure what you don't track.

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                  • #84
                    Originally posted by KTP View Post
                    GENE shot up another 50% this morning. Can't believe you are not in this stock Gambler

                    I thought about buying a tiny bit on friday at $5.70 just because it was swinging around so much...now it is near $9. Very bouncy stock right now.
                    Hehe, yeah, I can't believe it either... I saw that and was like... "DAYUM!!!"
                    Can't believe I didn't going into ZSL when silver took that gap down on OBL getting killed... Oh well.

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                    • #85
                      Been holding EGHT since about March. Looking to get out soon. Had a great run up.

                      Just got a position in VistaPrint (VPRT.)

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                      • #86
                        Originally posted by KTP View Post
                        GENE shot up another 50% this morning. Can't believe you are not in this stock Gambler

                        I thought about buying a tiny bit on friday at $5.70 just because it was swinging around so much...now it is near $9. Very bouncy stock right now.
                        What the heck got into GENE over the past week? sheesh.



                        Genetic Technologies Limited (ADR): NASDAQ:GENE quotes & news - Google Finance

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                        • #87
                          Originally posted by gambler2075 View Post
                          What the heck got into GENE over the past week? sheesh.
                          And today GENE was halted. It looks like some big pharma is looking to make a buyout offer.

                          Damn. I wish I had gotten in at $5...could be a 4 bagger easy.

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                          • #88
                            Crap. If only I had applied my buy and hold strategy when I owned GENE in 1999 :-)

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