Rob's Lobs

[peanuts]

http://new.wavlist.com/humor/003/chinese.wav

Thank you Lye, you've brought back so many memories... and they are not all good. Although that meat on a stick didn't taste too bad if they seasoned it right... Now I'm getting hungry- here kitty kitty kitty, here kitty

The great thing about China is that you never saw cats roaming around. But somehow, they also managed to keep the rat and mouse population down too. hmmmmm......

[Rob]

Here is a good play: YHOO is currently at 33.55 and the July 32.50 call bids at 2.15, leaving an intrinsic value of 1.05! 1.05 for 1.5 weeks rill expiration is damn good! Besides, if your shares won't get called away, keep them and rolling the August 32.50 is a very safe bet, as YHOO is on an uptrend to challenge the 42 high made last January.

I appreciate that, Jack. I will probably pass on this this one this time, mainly because I want to see how the EBAY "experiment" turns out, but also because I don't feel I know YHOO as well as I do EBAY.

[Lyehopper]

Thank you Lye, you've brought back so many memories... and they are not all good. Although that meat on a stick didn't taste too bad if they seasoned it right... Now I'm getting hungry- here kitty kitty kitty, here kitty

The great thing about China is that you never saw cats roaming around. But somehow, they also managed to keep the rat and mouse population down too. hmmmmm......

.................. http://new.wavlist.com/humor/001/deadcat.wav

[Rob]

ALDA - Underpriced

Ladies and germs, I proclaim that ALDA is a great buy today. Mark my words on this. If the next few weeks and months prove this to be a bad call, feel free to come here and regale me with your noisiest raspberries.

But if time shows that this was indeed a great call, I'll be sure to remind you where you heard it first!

Anyone want to try to convince me that I'm wrong on this one?

[DSteckler]

What makes it a great buy...fundamentals? Technicals?

[Rob]

What makes it a great buy...fundamentals? Technicals?

Certainly not the technicals. As the subject line stated, I believe this baby is underpriced. Check out the sales and earnings growth at a multiple roughly half that of the S&P. Though I've only checked what's readily available on the net, I can find no logic behind the steep drop in price recently. Graphite shafts, baby! Everybody wants 'em!

[mimo_100]

Ladies and germs, I proclaim that ALDA is a great buy today. Mark my words on this. If the next few weeks and months proves this to be a bad call, feel free to come here and regail me with your noisiest raspberries.

But if time shows that this was indeed a great call, I'll be sure to remind you where you heard it first!

Anyone want to try to convince me that I'm wrong on this one?

Rob,

I ran the numbers through my imperfect system. ALDA gave me a sell
signal on June 13th, and continues to do the same. In the last couple of days the downward velocity has lessened, which may be what you are alluding to. I will run the numbers on a regular basis and I will post if and when the numbers turn around.

Tim

[Lyehopper]

Ladies and germs, I proclaim that ALDA is a great buy today. Mark my words on this. If the next few weeks and months prove this to be a bad call, feel free to come here and regale me with your noisiest raspberries.

But if time shows that this was indeed a great call, I'll be sure to remind you where you heard it first!

Anyone want to try to convince me that I'm wrong on this one?

I noticed that ALDA was one of the only two or three stocks on my main screen that were green early this morning.... CYTC was another one.

Right now there are about a dozen green stocks on my screen. JAH, CVGI, AAPL, AKAM, NWRE, LCAV, and some oil related and some healthcare related stuff.

[Lyehopper]

ALDA warranty issues?

Certainly not the technicals. As the subject line stated, I believe this baby is underpriced. Check out the sales and earnings growth at a multiple roughly half that of the S&P. Though I've only checked what's readily available on the net, I can find no logic behind the steep drop in price recently. Graphite shafts, baby! Everybody wants 'em!

I used to own this stock Rob and I remember that one of those "hidden issues" was warranty claims.... They had a rash of failures and the replacement costs were way up there. Check into that when you do your dd. I think it was addressed in a CC some time back.

[Rob]

Dis an' Dat

Lye, I didn't know you followed ALDA. I haven't been watching it closely lately, but it came up on one of my screens a year or so ago, and I followed it for a while though never bought it. I noticed CYTC in the green also; I don't know why I keep it on my Streamer screen, because I'll probably never buy it again. But I can't take it off.

[Rob]

They had a rash of failures and the replacement costs were way up there. Check into that when you do your dd. I think it was addressed in a CC some time back.

Must've been Q4 in 2001 when that hit the books, because they lost 10 bucks a share that quarter.

Weren't you and I trading DAVE back in those days?

[spikefader]

Certainly not the technicals

Wait dude! Check out the TA I spotted Rob! I think it's a great candidate for a tradeable bullish move. Thanks fer the heads up.
http://www.technicaltrades.net/?p=131 for charts.

[Lyehopper]

Must've been Q4 in 2001 when that hit the books, because they lost 10 bucks a share that quarter.

Weren't you and I trading DAVE back in those days?

That sounds about right dude.... I traded ALDA as recently as last year though.

I made a lot of money on DAVE in 2000-2001 when it ran from about $2 to nearly $12.... I watched it IPO in the late 90's and in 1999 I started buying the stock after it slid to about $2.... In spring of 2001 while I was at a trade convention I ate ribs at their Chicago resturaunt and listened to some good live Blues.... Then I bought more stock in late April, I owned about 50k shares at that time.... I made out pretty good on DAVE pre 9-11.... If you recall I was heavily into CYTC when 9-11 happened and it recovered pretty quickly..... Then it crashed in early 2002.... OUCH!.... Do you still follow CYTC?

Back to ALDA.... I think it might slide to around $15 Rob....

[Rob]

Thanks for the TA Spike.

[Rob]

Ebay

Went long EBAY at 25.60 with no option hedge (yet).