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[Ether_Snake]

Yeah I'll keep my hands off.

NVDA down 15% today:| What a load of crap.

I'll stop investing for some time I think, and just hope I make some money with what I have.

ATVI is doing well, TTWO is ok, IMMR is hurting me, NVDA is now in the red, and CGT is a bit in the red but I'm not worried about them long-term, I have strong faith in them.

 

[Ether_Snake]

DCO subsidiary got a 69M contract. Sounds good.

New Star Analyst Rankings for CAE INC
http://biz.yahoo.com/a/r/c/cgt.html

 

[Ether_Snake]

What the heck just happened? Markets suddenly shot up, no apparent news.

 

[RumblingRosco]

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[Ether_Snake]

Maybe but there was no news at the time when markets went up as far as I know.

Anyway I'm looking at BA, and CM for potential good returns. Other than that it's difficult. I'm waiting it out now because markets have not been in my favor for some time and I need to save money for a house next year.

 

[Ether_Snake]

Raytheon could go up because of the satellite hit

RTN http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=rtn

 

[kathode]

NTDOY staging a comeback! Finally Up to 64.25. Hope they can keep the momentum up. I'd like to sell around 70.

Nintendo Co. climbed to a one-month high after saying its Wii video-game console will outsell Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 in the U.S. by June.

I'd like to put some more into TTWO as well. I think that's almost a guaranteed $20 once GTA comes out and starts racking up the sales. Need to find a good entry point though. It's had a bit of a run-up lately.

 

[kathode]

I'd like to put some more into TTWO as well. I think that's almost a guaranteed $20 once GTA comes out and starts racking up the sales. Need to find a good entry point though. It's had a bit of a run-up lately.

Well fuck me. A few hours later and EA announces the intention to buy them? I wonder if there will be any time to benefit buying in on Monday.

 

[Ether_Snake]

:lol

I was about to post that hehe.

Well I bought in the summer at 15.20

But you know what? I don't know if it will pass. 26$ a share is good tho. We'll see. As a gamer I hope it won't pass.

Anyway, first I bought ATVI at 17.01 (still own the shares) and I was 100% sure TTWO would be bought eventually, but this is sooner than expected, and the price is higher than my original aim of 22 to 24 a share.

Now if only IMMR could turn around, my portfolio would be really nice:lol

EDIT: I'm not surprised that Zelnik rejected it. I think they don't want to be bought by ERTS, period.

EDIT2: I think ERTS shares might drop. What kind of message is it sending to shareholders when they keep buying companies, and then when they say that it's pretty much done and no further acquisitions are on the horizon they go and try to buy another big one?

 

[Ether_Snake]

SOLD!

140x25.60 or so.

Bought at 15.20

 

[MobiusPigeon]

shoulda held. i'm holding until friday. 625 shares then i'll jump in on that visa IPO.

 

[Ether_Snake]

I sold at 25.75 actually.

I told myself yesterday I'd sell if it reached around 25. I know I could hold, but I think 26 is a lot for TTWO and my goal was 22 to 24. Better safe than sorry

When is VISA going public?

 

[RumblingRosco]

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[MobiusPigeon]

2nd week of march. http://www.ipohome.com

biggest ipo in us history. its all over the place.

 

[Ether_Snake]

So it will be possible to buy on day one, like any other stocks?

 

[Saerk]

Sold 438 shares of ttwo at 26.25 this morning. I figured I'd just take my huge win, and ignore whatever happens to the stock in the next couple of days. I made ~5G off of this so I'm stoked. I bought it at 15.80, I was going to buy it at 13.80 when it was crashing in Jan., but when I was going to pull the trigger they announced gta IV and it shot up to 17.

 

[RumblingRosco]

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[MobiusPigeon]

ok i need some help with my safety net. i havent done this in a while. do i do a stop market or a stop limit order so my ttwo sells automatically if it drops below a set amount?

 

[Ether_Snake]

Hmm, I don,t have that option, but isn't stop market related to NASDAQ/S&P/Dow performance?

 

[MobiusPigeon]

with ameritrade you can set buy and sell prices. should be that way anywhere.

 

[Ether_Snake]

http://www.boursier.com/vals/FR/FR0000052573-cours-infogrames+entertainment.html

Infogrames up 7% today, probably because of the EA TTWO bid, but if Phil Harrisson heads over there maybe the company could turn around

 

[Tideas]

wth does infogames make anyway? lol.

man, rockstar stocks went up $9 today. Whoever had 100 stocks just made a quick $900, lol.

I wonder if it'll drop before GTA4 drop.

I wanna purchase some of their stocks before GTA4 comes out, but $27 is too high for Take 2 stocks

 

[Ether_Snake]

You're late, you should have bought months ago It's in the price already, and now with EA's bid it's unlikely to drop much.

If EA pulls out completely, then maybe we can see a drop.

BTW Immersion (IMMR) was up 12% today. Horray! But still sooooo in the red with that one

Immersion VibeTonz(R) Tactile Feedback Platform in Over 10 Million Mobile Phones Around the World
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080225/20080225005405.html?.v=1
And also: http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080226/20080226005664.html?.v=1

EDIT: Why did DCO fall so much today on such good earnings? It's up 3% in AH anyway. I'm not buying it tho, looking at the ratios it's still not hot enough, too risky for me. CM or BA are higher on my watchlist

 

[Ether_Snake]

BTW about VISA, what strategy should we have to buy early?

 

[Ether_Snake]

IMMR up 4% today, now above 10$. If earnings are good; woot.

 

[RumblingRosco]

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[Ether_Snake]

Eh??? Earnings were yesterday, WTF happened today to make it go so high?

>:|

EDIT: "Ducommun Inc. (DCO) told the New York Stock Exchange it won't comment on unusual market activity Tuesday because of its policy on the subject."

So careful, I don't see why yesterday's earnings would take a whole day to be appreciated.

CM was up over 4%. I'm wondering when/if to step in.

EDIT2: Ouch! ADSK drops 10% in after hours after earnings release. Might be a good buy eventually. Still interested in ADBE.

 

[Ether_Snake]

IMMR tanked 17% after good earnings. Oh well

 

[kathode]

Well it's a wholesale slaughter today. Everything is down for me except this pharma company (GILD) that I have. Up significantly on pretty thin news. Nowhere near enough to buoy my whole portfolio though

 

[RumblingRosco]

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[Tideas]

what's DCO?

Anybody know when Visa's IPO is?

 

[ArtG]

GME is starting to look attractive at current levels. Wonder if it'll ever hit around the $40 range in the next couple of weeks. If it does, I might have to pull the trigger on that.

 

[RumblingRosco]

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[Ether_Snake]

Anyone has any tips of warnings or plans about buying Visa shares? What do you guys plan to do?

If I look at Mastercard as a reference, it looks like it would be a good deal.

 

[kathode]

What a slaughter of a day Lost nearly $1000, thanks largely to GME.

Re: VISA ipo - Don't think there's a lot you can do right now. Wait until they announce their debut day and try to grab it early. As far as I know they haven't announced anything. You can bet the debut price that comes out on the market will be significantly higher than their IPO price, but the incredible interest should still drive it up. I am thinking I will try and put in some money, but I'll have to see how things develop.

 

[Ether_Snake]

I'm just wondering if it will go crazy high on day one, and then tank as people make a quick buck, especially those with a lot of buying power. But hey, I've thrown money at riskier:lol

IMMR was down 17% today, after earnings. Guess I won't be seeing that 17 price again, ever. I'll just keep it till I feel the loss has reduced, but maybe that will never happen either.

Come on economy, get better:|

 

[_Frank_]

short the market guys, its gonna fall seriously next week.

 

[Tideas]

short the market guys, its gonna fall seriously next week.

what do you know that we don't?

 

[RumblingRosco]

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[Ether_Snake]

Well it's pretty much a given that things won't turn for the best any time soon. Which is why I really can't afford to invest for now, sadly, especially since I'm hoping to get a house or condo next year.

 

[Maxwell House]

Anyone has any tips of warnings or plans about buying Visa shares? What do you guys plan to do?

If I look at Mastercard as a reference, it looks like it would be a good deal.

Be careful. Mastercard had an initial P/E around 11 when it came out. Visa's proposed price puts is P/E at around 30.

They are completely different situations.

 

[_Frank_]

i know that's the third time in a few weeks that the nasdaq comes bouncing on a huge support and that when you jump on ice, i'll eventually break. The more often a support or a resistence is tested, the more long it will go when it breaks it.

 

[Ether_Snake]

I was going through my list, looking for potential bargains.

So far I notice CELG (Biotechnology) could be a good return. The company looks very solid.

CM is nice too, but I think they'll suffer moreso in the coming months anyway. They're risky, being a bank and all.

BA (Boeing), they're dropping and have been for a few months now. Looking like a good bargain to me soon enough.

DCO is difficult to judge. It could be a good return if it bounces, but I'm wondering if we're really close to the bottom yet. I think it could go in the low 20s still, so I'll wait.

CRDN has been dropping big time recently. 52wk Range: 31.03 - 84.41

CY (Cypress Semiconductor) could be a good return but I'm not sure right now. I'll wait till the earnings.

INTC is really interesting at this price, but I don't trust management much when you look at the shares' price over the years.

WFR (EMC Electronic Materials) is more interesting than INTC to me, but I missed the previous dip.

ADBE is really interesting at this price.

ERTS, I don't like them, but it's getting interesting at this price. PS3 is set to pick up this year, so next-gen home consoles will be firmly implemented, the transition is complete. But that alone is not guarantee of success outside of their sports brands. Army of Two and Dead Space are unlikely to be successful, altho Army of Two might manage to sell tanks to hype and presentation (altho if the reviews are good it will sell well for sure, but nothing points to that). Everything else should be fine, Bioware, Dice, and Criterion are all good studios (at least, for now) and are working on high potential hits. I'm hoping it falls in the low 40s first. I'm really wondering how high it could get long-term.

ADSK (Autodesk, makers of 3D softwares and the likes) is trading at 31.09, 52-week average is 30.79 - 51.32, company seems to be in decent shape. They have been hit hard recently.



So in the end, this week I'll be looking at ERTS first, then ADSK, followed by ADBE. I'm not likely to take the risk with ADSK and ADBE because I don't have that much funds. But I'll paying close attention to ERTS. Hopefully the TTWO deal doesn't make it before I take a position.

EDIT: BTW, I would presume that car manufacturers are going to suffer because of increasing oil prices. It's just too expensive to own a car now.

 

[VPhys]

Google's been hit hard over the past few months, with another drop today, by $14. However if you look over the past year they have basically been flat.

I'm looking to buy when they bottom out.

 

[Ether_Snake]

Phil Harrison heading to Infogrames (Euronext: IFG).

Anyone feels like taking a risk on this penny stock?

 

[traveler]

So would you guys say it's too late to jump on the Rockstar/TTWO bandwagon or is there still some money left to make? Also, which of the two is the wiser investment?

 

[rage1973]

So would you guys say it's too late to jump on the Rockstar/TTWO bandwagon or is there still some money left to make? Also, which of the two is the wiser investment?

Rockstar isn't a publically traded company so you can only buy Taketwo stocks.

It's pretty much a gamble at this point if you want to jump on.

 

[traveler]

Rockstar isn't a publically traded company so you can only buy Taketwo stocks.

It's pretty much a gamble at this point if you want to jump on.

Yeah, that's what I meant when I did the little "/" thingy. :lol

Gah, meant to jump on this two weeks ago but never got around to it. Such is life, I suppose.

 

[SSGMUN10000]

Ive have several thousand in an IRA account that hasnt really been invested. Im thinking of buying some stock but hesitant due to the stock market not doing to well. Any advice you guys can give me? Any interesting stock to look into to?

 

[Ether_Snake]

I don't like to suggest anything directly, and quite frankly no one can really suggest you a particular stock, but if you want to go with something that isn't too risky, look for well established companies outside the tech sector like Coca-Cola, Boeing, Exxon, Nike, Lockheed Martin, Chevron, Pepsi, etc.

But nothing is really not risky at these times.