My Stock Value Strategy Starts Now (4 Viewers)

[David Dodds]

I am hoping no one still has shares of CNB. Trading was halted and it is now being bought out for pennies on the dollar by another bank. But it first is going into receivership with the FDIC. This is Wamu all over again. Shares are worthless.

 

[Otis]

I am hoping no one still has shares of CNB. Trading was halted and it is now being bought out for pennies on the dollar by another bank. But it first is going into receivership with the FDIC. This is Wamu all over again. Shares are worthless.

Very glad I got out of this a week or two ago. Ugly. But it was all over the news this morning -- folks should have gotten out, if they weren't already.

 

[Otis]

Colonial BancGroup to be acquired by BB&T Corp.Posted Aug 14th 2009 12:00PM by Elizabeth HarrowElizabeth Harrow RSS FeedFiled under: Bad news, Law, Bank of America (BAC), BB and T (BBT), Financial CrisisMoreEarlier today, Colonial BancGroup (NYSE: CNB) fell nearly 12% to 41 cents per share before trading was halted pending a news announcement. As it turns out, the troubled bank is being taken into receivership by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), while BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) will acquire all of CNB's branches and deposits.The announcement comes on the heels of a report in The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) that a federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order to freeze $1 billion of Colonial BancGroup's assets. The decision comes after Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) filed suit against CNB, seeking to protect its rights as trustee to $1 billion of loans received from Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE). U.S. District Judge Adalberto Jordan ruled in Bank of America's favor, citing his concern that Colonial "is on the brink of collapse."In his ruling, Jordan stated that Bank of America "has met its burden in this case," and added that any sale of the assets by Colonial "would amount to a billion-dollar bank heist."Back on July 31, CNB warned of "substantial doubt about [its] ability to continue as a going concern." The Alabama-based bank holding company's problems have only deepened in the weeks since. The firm's mortgage warehouse lending division was raided by federal investigators earlier this month, and now it's facing a criminal probe by the U.S. Department of Justice regarding accounting irregularities.Today's acquisition announcement confirms a prediction made earlier this week by Fox-Pitt analyst Albert Savastano. He suggested on Monday that BB&T could snap up CNB with the government's assistance.

 

[Ripley]

do earnings reports mean anything?

PRGN posts great numbers and drops 30 cents. SBLK releases horrible numbers and drops a bunch, but is now right back to where it was before earnings.

:shuked:

 

[BroadwayG]

Motley Fool published a nice article about SBLK midday yesterday.

 

[SkyRattlers]

do earnings reports mean anything?PRGN posts great numbers and drops 30 cents. SBLK releases horrible numbers and drops a bunch, but is now right back to where it was before earnings. :shuked:

SBLK was mentioned in an article by Motley Fool as being "a 5 star stock poised to pop". Stuff like that will sway the sheep, for a little while anyway.

 

[Otis]

PGNE going bananas. Nice for whoever in here is holding it.

 

[guru_007]

do earnings reports mean anything?PRGN posts great numbers and drops 30 cents. SBLK releases horrible numbers and drops a bunch, but is now right back to where it was before earnings. :shuked:

stock prices are always looking forwardearnings reports are looking back

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I am hoping no one still has shares of CNB. Trading was halted and it is now being bought out for pennies on the dollar by another bank. But it first is going into receivership with the FDIC. This is Wamu all over again. Shares are worthless.

Very glad I got out of this a week or two ago. Ugly. But it was all over the news this morning -- folks should have gotten out, if they weren't already.

My CNB Odyssey

 

[parasaurolophus]

PGNE going bananas. Nice for whoever in here is holding it.

i hate this stock now officially. I mentioned it to the board back at .049 I think when they hit oil.I made good money on in but got out way too early. I should be freakin rich.The thing is, I cant find ANY verifiable information on this company. It is like a freakin ghost. Their website is not updated, there are no working phone numbers, the people they list as their institutional holders are phantoms also, the company that is listed as handling the financing deal cant be verified either. They also have a skull and crossbones on pinksheets.Seriously wtf??? If this thing could be verified as legit, it would be at a buck immediately i think.

 

[parasaurolophus]

PGNE going bananas. Nice for whoever in here is holding it.

i hate this stock now officially. I mentioned it to the board back at .049 I think when they hit oil.I made good money on in but got out way too early. I should be freakin rich.

The thing is, I cant find ANY verifiable information on this company. It is like a freakin ghost. Their website is not updated, there are no working phone numbers, the people they list as their institutional holders are phantoms also, the company that is listed as handling the financing deal cant be verified either. They also have a skull and crossbones on pinksheets.

Seriously wtf???

If this thing could be verified as legit, it would be at a buck immediately i think.

PR out now about their third well.http://finance.yahoo.com/news/PrimeGen-Ene...ml?x=0&.v=1

Is it possible that management isnt shady and a scam, but instead is just really really stupid? I mean they release an awesome PR after hours on a friday???

This thing is going to fly on monday and I will just sit and watch. I really really hate this stock.

 

[Otis]

Looking like lots of blood in the water out there this morning. This could be not-pretty.

 

[Mose]

FREE releases earnings pre-market tomorrow. If everything tanks today, that makes tomorrow a potential rebound day. If FREE drops to the $1.70 range I think that might be a great buy, considering a TON of people bought in during the stock offering last month at $1.80.

 

[The Ref]

Looking like lots of blood in the water out there this morning. This could be not-pretty.

The whole world was down 2-5% last night.UGLY.This could be the start of the correction everyone has been talking about.

 

[parasaurolophus]

Looking like lots of blood in the water out there this morning. This could be not-pretty.

The whole world was down 2-5% last night.UGLY.This could be the start of the correction everyone has been talking about.

well kaa did call it. And then he called it. and then he called it. and then he called it again. and if we start to drop he will come in here and brag that he called it.

 

[Mose]

FREE news this morning:

PIRAEUS, Greece, Aug. 17, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FreeSeas Inc. (Nasdaq:FREE - News; Nasdaq:FREEW - News; Nasdaq:FREEZ - News; "FreeSeas" or the "Company"), a transporter of dry-bulk cargoes through the ownership and operation of a fleet of seven Handysize vessels and two Handymax vessels, announced today new charters for three of its vessels, the Free Envoy, the Free Hero, and the Free Impala.

The M/V Free Envoy, a 1984-built, 26,318 dwt Handysize vessel, has been delivered to her charterers at a daily rate of $7,900 for a spot time charter trip of 40-50 days.

The M/V Free Hero, a 1995-built, 24,318 dwt Handysize vessel, has been delivered to her charterers for a spot time charter trip of approximately 25-30 days at a rate of $13,000 per day.

The M/V Free Impala, a 1997-built, 24,111 dwt Handysize vessel, has been delivered to her charterers at a daily rate of $8,750 for a spot time charter trip of 25-40 days.

Fleet Employment Data

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Vessel Employment

Name Dwt Type Built as of August 2009

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Free Destiny 25,240 Handysize 1982 Repositioning

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40-50 day spot time charter

trip at $7,900 per day

Free Envoy 26,318 Handysize 1984 through September 2009

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Balance of time charter at

$8,000 per day through

September 2009 (+50% profit

sharing above $10,000);

increases to $10,500 per

day on September 15, 2009

through January/February

2010 (+50% profit sharing

Free Goddess 22,051 Handysize 1995 above $12,500 per day)

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25-30 day spot time charter

trip at $13,000 per day

Free Hero 24,318 Handysize 1995 through September 2009

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25-40 day spot time charter

trip at $8,750 per day

Free Impala 24,111 Handysize 1997 through September 2009

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Balance of time charter at

$28,000 per day through

March 2010 and $24,000 per

Free Jupiter 47,777 Handymax 2002 day through March 2011

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45-65 day spot time charter

trip at $7,600 per day

Free Knight 24,111 Handysize 1998 through September 2009

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Balance of time charter at

$51,150 per day through

Free Lady 50,246 Handymax 2003 May 2010

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45-50 day spot time charter

trip at $8,650 per day

Free Maverick 23,994 Handysize 1998 through August 2009

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TOTAL 268,166

 

[David Dodds]

Regarding FREEs ships:

Envoy went from $20K to $7,900

Hero went from 13.5K to 13.0K

Impala went from 6.5K to 8.75

about as good as could be expected I think. Better to get something than have these sit

 

[The Ref]

Looking like lots of blood in the water out there this morning. This could be not-pretty.

The whole world was down 2-5% last night.UGLY.This could be the start of the correction everyone has been talking about.

well kaa did call it. And then he called it. and then he called it. and then he called it again. and if we start to drop he will come in here and brag that he called it.

I just put in orders to sell my FEED, Rio Tinto, and Yamana Gold, basicaly everything I have in my trading account. I'll be looking to see how it goes today before I consider moving around any 401K posistions. I sold half at S&P 1,005.Today is going to be an ugly day for me, but at least I was in it for the run up.60 RTP @ 146.46 (673)1,000 FEED @ 4.83 (1,200)800 AUY @ 8.50 (560)= ($2,433) :yuck

 

[Mose]

Is it time to buy PRGN again? Under $4.

 

[JaxBill]

AEZS getting crushed on centrorelix results.

The study Z-033 demonstrated no clear differences in overall efficacy with all 3 groups showing an improvement in IPSS of approximately 4 points that was maintained throughout the 52 weeks. There was a slight advantage in favor of the main active treatment arm (Arm A) up to Week 46 of the follow-up, which was no longer demonstrated at Week 52. These differences did not achieve statistical significance.

 

[Otis]

My UNG holding up better than most other stuff out there today, thank goodness.

 

[JaxBill]

PGNE going bananas. Nice for whoever in here is holding it.

i hate this stock now officially. I mentioned it to the board back at .049 I think when they hit oil.I made good money on in but got out way too early. I should be freakin rich.

The thing is, I cant find ANY verifiable information on this company. It is like a freakin ghost. Their website is not updated, there are no working phone numbers, the people they list as their institutional holders are phantoms also, the company that is listed as handling the financing deal cant be verified either. They also have a skull and crossbones on pinksheets.

Seriously wtf???

If this thing could be verified as legit, it would be at a buck immediately i think.

PR out now about their third well.http://finance.yahoo.com/news/PrimeGen-Ene...ml?x=0&.v=1

Is it possible that management isnt shady and a scam, but instead is just really really stupid? I mean they release an awesome PR after hours on a friday???

This thing is going to fly on monday and I will just sit and watch. I really really hate this stock.

Yeah, I bought 20,000 at .049. Sold 10,000 at .17. Sold another 2500 Friday at .27. Gonna sit on the rest for a little bit. Now at .38.

 

[The Ref]

Is it time to buy PRGN again? Under $4.

I'm not buying anything for a few days until I'm comfortable with the direction of the market. Not sure buying a stock that isn't done with dilution into a potentially dropping market is a play I'm comfortable with right now.

 

[Otis]

Greetings fellow FAZians /pickles

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Ow.

 

[Mark Davis]

Greetings fellow FAZians /pickles

FAS getting its back broken this morning. Wish I could have held on to both my calls to see it. I had to sell out one of them. If this thing lands between 63-66 on Friday I'm out with only a $250 loss. At this point, anything around $500 is a blessing.

 

[Otis]

Ow.

This is ugly. I'm closing my Google finance for the day and opening it back up tomorrow.

 

[gigantor]

i shouldn't have even looked today

 

[bigfishboy]

Greetings fellow FAZians /pickles

FAS getting its back broken this morning. Wish I could have held on to both my calls to see it. I had to sell out one of them. If this thing lands between 63-66 on Friday I'm out with only a $250 loss. At this point, anything around $500 is a blessing.

Congrats, if you get out that lucky. How many years of your life did you lose?

 

[Mark Davis]

Greetings fellow FAZians /pickles

FAS getting its back broken this morning. Wish I could have held on to both my calls to see it. I had to sell out one of them. If this thing lands between 63-66 on Friday I'm out with only a $250 loss. At this point, anything around $500 is a blessing.

Congrats, if you get out that lucky. How many years of your life did you lose?

Too many. Not to worry, given the volatility of FAS I'm sure to lose a few more by the end of the week.

 

[Otis]

i shouldn't have even looked today

I don't know why I felt the need, but I looked again, and oof.

 

[parasaurolophus]

starting to realize why I might be drinking too much. Jesus the market stresses me out. Days like today drive me nuts. Days when things are going well and I sell too early drive me nuts.

pretty much no win.

 

[Mose]

I sent my buddy an email this morning saying "I might buy some KERX, it's down to $1.27" It's at $1.57 now, and of course I didn't buy.

 

[Mose]

FREE earnings come out before the opening bell. Anyone else holding any?

 

[itriple]

Average posts on market up days: 42

Average posts on market down days: 11

 

[Mark Davis]

Average posts on market up days: 42Average posts on market down days: 11

Even if you're pulling for the shorts in the near term, you hate to celebrate when others are down I guess. And if you're long on these type days, not much reason to want to post.Tomorrow will be interesting to see if we continue downward or find some support. I'm fine with trading neutral the next few days on FAS. But somehow I doubt I get it. If it breaks below 63 I think I'll just cover and take my medicine on that bonehead move.

 

[Boulder Toads]

FREE earnings come out before the opening bell. Anyone else holding any?

 

[parasaurolophus]

Is anybody in NEPH? Right now looks like a good time to get in at 1.25. Recently received FDA 501k approval and have two more in waiting. Stock jumped all the way to 1.50 with the first approval and has pulled back. These approvals are not for drugs, rather a filter.

Good thing I listen to my own advice. I sold two days ago because I thought I saw a better investment. oof. Hopefully this jump wasnt because of a leak. Hopefully it is just a head fake and I can get back in after the sell off.

Anybody in this?I sucked up my stupidity and bought back in at 1.51. Has been steadily climbing to a 52 week high. Currently at 1.85. STill no word on approvals.

 

[rpreswood]

FreeSeas Announces 2009 Second Quarter and Six Month Financial Results

2009 Second Quarter Financial Highlights

* Operating revenues of $12.4 million

* Net income of $0.56 million, or $0.03 per diluted share

* Adjusted EBITDA of $5.7 million

* Cash flow from operations of $4.1 million

* Nine vessels were operated during the period, generating a time

charter equivalent rate of $14,437 per day

Down to $1.64 in pre-market trading.

 

[Mose]

They bought a new boat with the money theu raised from the dillution it appears...

 

[parasaurolophus]

NEPH over 2.00 and churning.

 

[parasaurolophus]

can somebody please clarify something about trades and MMs for me.

So lets sya the bid is at 1.50 and the ask is at 1.51 and I want to sell. I decide that waiting to get the extra penny per share isnt worth it to me so I sell at the bid of 1.50. Guy who was only willing to spend 1.50 gets my shares and I get the 1.50 per share.

Does the MM make any money here? If so, how?

 

[St. Louis Bob]

In for 800 GGN @ $13.59.

.14 per share dividend received today. +$112.00 YTD +$9392.12Currently at $14.17 per share.

Looking forward to next months .14 dividend for holding on August 14.

GD it. Due to some unforseen expenses(like HTF can a wife and 2 kids cost so much) I just sold 200 shares at $13.94. +$63.00 YTD +$9455.12I get my company dividend twice a year half in March & half in August. I almost made it. I hate when business sucks.

 

[itriple]

Added 5,000 shares of PRGN

Dividend coming next week.

I feel like a lot of institutions/people are long on this stock and that just a couple million shares are actively being traded.

 

[parasaurolophus]

NEPH over 2.00 and churning.

2.18 up now

 

[Cromedog]

Added 5,000 shares of PRGNDividend coming next week. I feel like a lot of institutions/people are long on this stock and that just a couple million shares are actively being traded.

Thinking of adding here too...

 

[itriple]

Added 5,000 shares of PRGNDividend coming next week. I feel like a lot of institutions/people are long on this stock and that just a couple million shares are actively being traded.

Thinking of adding here too...

$3.73 in pre-market

 

[iowa clubbers]

Added 5,000 shares of PRGNDividend coming next week. I feel like a lot of institutions/people are long on this stock and that just a couple million shares are actively being traded.

Thinking of adding here too...

$3.73 in pre-market

Just added 1000 shares @ $3.80...

 

[Cromedog]

Glad I didn't add yesterday...also just cut bait on my 1000 shares SBLK...minimal loss of about $150. Still holding 2000 of FREE.

 

[Reaper]

Added 5,000 shares of PRGNDividend coming next week. I feel like a lot of institutions/people are long on this stock and that just a couple million shares are actively being traded.

Thinking of adding here too...

$3.73 in pre-market

Just added 1000 shares @ $3.80...

IN for 4,000 shares thru the dividend