Portfolio of the Week

[Rob]

Don't look now, Ice Man, but Huge Pete just assumed the leadership position.

[IIC]

Don't look now, Ice Man, but Huge Pete just assumed the leadership position.

Yes...but I'm gonna wait...no rush.

BTW...what happens if we short a stock and it ends up halted on really bad news at the close on Friday?

[Rob]

BTW...what happens if we short a stock and it ends up halted on really bad news at the close on Friday?

If that ever happened the only logical thing to do would be to score it as whatever was logged as the price on the last tick.

[New-born baby]

Ebay

Rob,
Any EBAY news today? What's the deal with a $1 hit on this one?

[JohnHenry]

Rob

Sell UCTT and Short NVEC. Thanks

[peanuts]

Dear Mr. Rob, sir

Sell SWSI, buy NGA

thanks

[Rob]

Rob,
Any EBAY news today? What's the deal with a $1 hit on this one?

Last time I checked I didn't see anything of great importance. The stock is still cheap. I think whoever it is that's accumulating has just decided to let things cool off for a while and let those who live or die by every tick worry themselves into a frenzy. They let that herd mentality work in their favor as the price is driven down to the point they can accumulate more at a cheaper price. They never go straight up, do they?

[Lyehopper]

Rob,
Any EBAY news today? What's the deal with a $1 hit on this one?

I looked on EBAY for a drawbar for a 2840 John Deere just today. I figured I could pick one up for about $25 but I couldn't find one on there. I'm disappointed because a new one costs $240. I guess that's why EBAY's stock is off today. Oh well, I did find an after-market one for $130 from a fella in Bedford.

[Rob]

Lyehopper, I know practically nothing about tractors, but a "drawbar" would not be the same thing as a "top link," would it?

[billyjoe]

Lye,
Any old orchard tractors in your area? We've got a '34 McCormick Deering O-12 that my grandpa bought new and we'd like to get it running again.

----------billyjoe

[Rob]

Billy, I was always a fan of the Hoyt Clagwell that Mr. Douglas used on Green Acres.

[billyjoe]

Rob,
Close, but it doesn't have the correct round orchard fenders.

--------------billyjoe

[Websman]

The answer to that is rather apodictic: I am as good or as bad as I am.

I'm a redneck...I don't understand fancy words. What does apodictic mean???

I guess I'll have to look it up.

[Websman]

I'm a redneck...I don't understand fancy words. What does apodictic mean???

I guess I'll have to look it up.

Ahhh...found it.

Main Entry: apo·dic·tic
Pronunciation: "a-p&-'dik-tik
Variant(s): also apo·deic·tic /-'dIk-tik/
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin apodicticus, from Greek apodeiktikos, from apodeiknynai to demonstrate, from apo- + deiknynai to show -- more at DICTION
: expressing or of the nature of necessary truth or absolute certainty
- apo·dic·ti·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb

[Rob]

Week 38 (12), Day 1

This is the first day of the next-to-last week in the third quarter. And this is how it unfolded: