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Dodging a LANC

FYW Dude — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:26:42 +0000

Some newsletters I take with a grain of salt, especially the one the mentioned LANC as a strong buy today (or last nigh, I am just reading it now). But this one looks like the analysts may have missed a bet. See, this newsletter never shows me stocks that are off 20$ from the analysts 1 year prediction, in fact it is almost always stocks that are close to the prediction or over it. And, he rarely points at a symbol I can pick up a 100 share for less than $500, my preferred speculation range.

But it still looks good. The Fool CAPS have it as a 2 star, but hard to find a bear commentary, so maybe the folks that don’t like it aren’t sure why, or maybe I missed something. If it was a 4 star, I’d buy with real money at 42.50. Instead, I’m setting an alert for 40 to review it then, and making the limit buy at $42.50 in my WSS account.

An If Scenario

FYW Dude — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:40:16 +0000

If I had a higher risk tolerance and more cash to spare, I’d be looking at Dean Foods (DF) today for under $19 a share. I think the drop today is just market jitters, but it could also be a precursor to an overall anti-rally (did I just coin that phrase?). Will try this on WSS and see what happens.

Synaptic Strategy Success

FYW Dude — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:57:33 +0000

The play I chickened out of in the real world for SYNA and blogged here on Saturday worked out. On WSS I picked up the stock at 24.99 and sold at 30.00 for a fast profit. Before I break my arm patting myself on the back, I know darn well that just as many plays have backfired, such as my repeated buys of FAZ on its way down to a huge reverse split that still has me holding and hoping for a break even that probably won’t come.

Synaptics Snapping

FYW Dude — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:33:49 +0000

When I see a stock like SYNA drop over 30% in a day, I wonder if the traders are stupid or if they know something the rest of us don’t. I’m still not sure, so I made the buy in WallStreetSurvivor rather than with real money, though I am tempted. Today, askStockGuru has them going to the $36 range. The CAPS Fools generally like, with some healthy dissonance.

AMTC

FYW Dude — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:58:17 +0000

Checking this out today in my bottom trolling. AMTC appears to be always volatile. The down swing is attractive, but I’m feel less than confident in my own guess-work today, so I only made a Wall Street Survivor buy on this one. Let’s see what happens.