Thursday, August 9, 2007

August 9, 2007

Session Start: Thu Aug 09 00:00:00 2007

Session Time: Thu Aug 09 00:00:00 2007

[05:21] {DaveG} morning
[05:41] {BillyD} Dave:)
[05:57] {DaveG} looking like a -500 day today
[05:57] {cosmo} lots of nice knives out there
[05:58] {BillyD} wow...that bad huh
[05:58] {cosmo} so far
[06:04] {Threei} Good morning
[06:05] {BillyD} Hi Vad :)
[06:05] {DaveG} hey vad
[06:05] {Threei} Billy :)
[06:05] {Threei} hey, who killed market?
[06:05] {DaveG} i went long
[06:05] {DaveG} kidding :)
[06:06] {DaveG} apparently, there was a funnel cloud in Schaumburg, my town, yesterday
[06:07] {cosmo} EU freezes $2B ...Fed adds $12B in response
[06:07] {DaveG} new nq lows
[06:08] {cosmo} http://www.cnbc.com/id/20188987
[06:09] {markweb} gm all
[06:09] {Threei} mark :)
[06:09] {markweb} :)
[06:09] {Threei} OK, I am officially scared and want day off
[06:09] {Threei} want to find big but not too noticeable rock and crawl under it
[06:10] {cosmo} gm = gory morning?
[06:10] {Threei} with bottle of Innis&Gunn
[06:10] {Threei} two better
[06:14] {DaveG} whats Innis&Gunn?
[06:15] {DaveG} oh, beer
[06:15] {Threei} http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/drinks/oak-aged-beer/425882/
[06:15] {Threei} google era dave... get with the program
[06:15] {gabby} morning RT's. Not another up up up day???
[06:15] {DaveG} :)
[06:15] {magoo} morning rt
[06:16] {Threei} gabby, magoo :)
[06:16] {gabby} Good morning RT's Not another up up and up day ??
[06:16] {gabby} even twice
[06:16] {Threei} lol
[06:17] {Threei} that reinforces the point
[06:19] {cosmo} OMRI @ pre mkt high = 25.25 fwiw
[06:19] {BillyD} Vad...do you use the standard capitulation alert window in Iscan
[06:20] {BillyD} the set up formula
[06:20] {cosmo} GGBM: Gigabeam received purchase order for two WiFiber links
[06:20] {cosmo} Briefing.com (Thu 8:40am)
[06:20] {Threei} hmmm... can't remember if I tweaked it at some point
[06:24] {magoo} vad, your turn this morn
[06:24] {DaveG} wait
[06:24] {DaveG} i've been good
[06:25] {Threei} how good?
[06:25] {DaveG} pretty good
[06:25] {cosmo} OMRI may try.... who knows why
[06:25] {Threei} sorry dave, not good enough
[06:25] * Threei slaps DaveG around a bit with a large trout
[06:25] {DaveG} doh!
[06:26] {Roman} OMRI Omrix Biopharma upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Oppenheimer-tgt $35 (29.98 ) -Update-
[06:26] {cosmo} ah
[06:26] {Roman} Gapping down on weak earning/guidance/same store sales: AIRN -23.9%, CTRN -17.3%, OMRI -16.6%, SIRO -15.3%, INSP -12.2%, JOSB -10.3%, CELL -9.5%, NSTK -6.2%...
[06:26] {Roman} Major financials trading down after BNP Paribas suspended withdrawals in three funds; Bernstein cut ests on the group: BSC -4.8%, GS -4.0%, MS -4.0%, MER -3.6%...
[06:27] {Roman} Other news: RAS -14.2% (still checking for anything new), HD -6.4% (in discussions to restructure pending sale of HD Supply; could result in a reduction in the $10.325 bln purchase price).
[06:31] {cosmo} GGBM pre mkt high = 6 fwiw
[06:31] {magoo} i have no charts..anyone eklse?
[06:32] {BillyD} no
[06:33] {Roman} PEIX
[06:33] {Roman} long setup
[06:34] {cosmo} GGBM gonna test 6
[06:35] {Threei} I knew that crawling under the rock with beer in hand idea was a good one
[06:35] {DaveG} lol
[06:35] {Threei} 09:33:44 ADMIN7 --} (All): We are fixing the charts right now.
[06:37] {dino} gm all
[06:38] {Threei} dino :)
[06:40] {Roman} long XMSR
[06:40] {Roman} 1/3
[06:42] {cosmo} NOVC happy
[06:44] {Threei} charts are back
[06:44] {Threei} EGOV
[06:44] {Threei} 7.51 long
[06:45] {Threei} half lot
[06:45] {Threei} under 7.35 invalidated
[06:45] {BillyD} whew...just took ELON at 30.05 and out .59 and .74
[06:45] {BillyD} lucky
[06:45] {Threei} wtg
[06:46] {BillyD} ty
[06:47] {magoo} so EGOV invalid?
[06:48] {Threei} if sets up from here, still OK
[06:50] {BillyD} vol low
[06:53] {cosmo} OMRI wants green
[06:53] {Threei} small shares ELON over .50 long
[06:54] {magoo} remember how rug got yanked on ELON yesterday
[06:54] {magoo} 3 points down in 3 secs
[06:55] {BillyD} GGBM keeping an eye on
[06:55] {Threei} aggressive entry here with stop under 30, SMALL shares
[06:56] {BillyD} in GGBM .21
[06:58] {Roman} LEND
[06:58] {Threei} feel free to take profit ELON if you got it between .30 -.40
[06:59] {Threei} HOKU half lot long if 9.50 scrolls
[07:00] {Threei} stop under .35
[07:00] {magoo} ion hoku
[07:00] {magoo} out ELON now 31
[07:01] {magoo} THANX vad
[07:01] {Threei} welcome sir
[07:01] {Threei} HOKU stop to .39
[07:01] {dino} hl l ma .05
[07:02] {Threei} 1:1
[07:02] {magoo} out hoku .78, ty
[07:02] * Threei crawls from under the rock, throws away empty Innis&Gunn bottle and states that life is still good
[07:03] {Threei} 1:2
[07:03] {gabby} tks 3i. the winners are coming fast
[07:03] {magoo} only to find magoo there asleep, empty bottlre stoli on lap
[07:03] {Threei} welcome :)
[07:03] {Threei} rofl
[07:03] {BillyD} nic eHOKU Vad
[07:04] {Threei} mama mia ELON
[07:04] {Threei} I keep selling this sucker too soon
[07:04] {dino} clwr l hl .80
[07:04] {magoo} me too...i had a feeling
[07:05] {BillyD} out GGBM -.12
[07:05] {magoo} what about a short scalp somewhere?
[07:05] {Threei} scarier than trying to take desert from Roman with one hand while stealing my beer with another
[07:06] {magoo} although magoo has pulled that off
[07:06] {Threei} well, sometimes you eat bear...
[07:07] {Threei} sheesh HOKU
[07:07] {dino} dino seeing that one
[07:07] {Threei} if looking at this day at its beginning someone would have told me this is not the day to take quick scalps but to ride them...
[07:08] {Threei} TINY news?
[07:09] {magoo} sh pcln off 77
[07:10] {dino} fwlt stopped -.50
[07:11] {Threei} TINY half lot long on .50 break
[07:11] {Threei} .34 stop
[07:11] {dino} not fwlt, it was ma
[07:15] {Threei} TASR non-stop...
[07:16] * Threei kicks TINY in its tiny rear
[07:22] {Roman} LULU?
[07:23] {Roman} NOVC on radar
[07:23] {Roman} thin
[07:24] {Roman} Novacea upgraded by Bear Stearns
[07:24] {Roman} Briefing.com (Thu 8:49am)
[07:27] {Roman} VG Vonage CFO says new customers will exceed Q2 levels, sees net adds expected to be higher going forward- Bloomberg (2.47 +0.27) -Update-
[07:30] {Roman} AUXL going for another sqeeze
[07:32] {cosmo} oh gee ... here comes Bush
[07:32] {Threei} what's the topic?
[07:32] {cosmo} dunno yet
[07:33] {cosmo} vacation maybe
[07:33] {Threei} cool
[07:33] {cosmo} in TX?
[07:33] {Threei} no?
[07:33] {cosmo} hot
[07:33] {Threei} non-airconditioned rancho?
[07:33] {cosmo} hmm
[07:34] {dino} hl l fwlt .20
[07:35] {cosmo} econ pep talk happening
[07:36] {lklarson} out HOKU +1.04
[07:36] * Threei slaps lklarson around a bit with a large trout
[07:36] {lklarson} thx boss
[07:36] {Threei} you are very welcome
[07:36] {Threei} as indicated above {G}
[07:37] {dino} wtg lkl
[07:38] {Threei} TINY 1:1
[07:38] {lklarson} holding that long was hard for me:)
[07:38] {BillyD} ss EMMS .19
[07:40] {cosmo} BOBJ test hod
[07:41] {cosmo} 41.69
[07:42] {Roman} long TRMP
[07:42] {Roman} 7.88
[07:43] {Threei} out TINY
[07:43] {Threei} and let me warn you... first who posts 1 dollar gain on TINY long after I took my measly 25 cents gets slapped twice
[07:44] {lklarson} lol
[07:44] * Threei pretends he is not looking at lkl while saying that
[07:55] {Roman} IRSN Irvine Sensors: Federal Business Opportunities site discloses IRSN wins A-3D Modular Integration for massively stacked systems contract for $3.4 mln (1.56 +0.00)
[07:58] {dino} hl l fslr .60
[08:14] {BillyD} it's like time stopped
[08:15] {BillyD} and someone forgot to tell me
[08:15] {Threei} we are in chronosynclastic infundibula
[08:15] {Threei} you didn't know?
[08:15] {BillyD} oh boy
[08:19] {Threei} before dave asks...
[08:19] {Threei} Chronosynclastic infundibula are interesting locations in space-time, studied primarily by people known as quantum infundibulists, who are specialists in the mathematics of infinite probability.
[08:20] {BillyD} my EMMS not working so far
[08:20] {dino} clwr stop to .10
[08:22] {dino} out clwr +.30
[08:24] {BillyD} in HOKU .50
[08:26] {DaveG} i knew that vad
[08:26] {DaveG} yeah
[08:26] {Threei} whew
[08:31] {dino} fslr stopped -.45
[08:32] {BillyD} out 1/4 HOKU +.16
[08:33] {cosmo} I know that place....
[08:33] {cosmo} everyone is right all of the time, even when your mother-in-law is visiting
[08:34] {Threei} nice one billy
[08:34] {BillyD} out more +.35
[08:35] {BillyD} and rest +.35
[08:35] {BillyD} ty Vad
[08:36] {lklarson} nice billy
[08:36] {BillyD} thx IKL.....you still in ...lol
[08:37] {lklarson} no, took my profits and ran:)
[08:37] {BillyD} lol
[08:37] {lklarson} hiding under a rock now
[08:38] {BillyD} w/ money in hand :)
[08:38] {lklarson} yes:)
[08:39] {BillyD} it held the .40 area way too well
[08:39] {BillyD} I wanted to short it
[08:39] {BillyD} went long instead
[08:41] {lklarson} yes, was tempted to get in, kind of a cointoss at that point
[08:41] {BillyD} dino says: aren't they all
[08:42] {lklarson} yes:)
[08:44] {BillyD} expected more breathing on it
[08:45] {BillyD} shorts breathing heavy
[08:47] {dino} :)\
[08:53] {BillyD} cov'd 1/2 EMMS +.14
[09:00] {BillyD} anyone playing HOKU
[09:02] {BillyD} out rest EMMS +.19
[09:04] {Threei} cool beans
[09:04] {Threei} Roman, dcc please
[09:05] {BillyD} magoo..you playing HOKU
[09:05] {magoo} nope
[09:05] {BillyD} maybe short thru .40 bid
[09:05] {magoo} avail?
[09:06] {BillyD} is here in prop acct
[09:09] {BillyD} it's holding so far
[09:10] {dino} risky, hl l ryaay .25
[09:15] {BillyD} ss hoku .37
[09:15] {magoo} not availretailt
[09:18] {BillyD} cov'd 1/2 +.08
[09:19] {BillyD} more +.12....
[09:20] {BillyD} not sure if it's me or stock still strong
[09:21] {BillyD} out rest here
[09:22] {Threei} great scalping footwork
[09:22] {Threei} very much in the zone billy
[09:22] {BillyD} thx vad
[09:22] {dino} yes bd, great job
[09:22] {BillyD} dino:)
[09:24] {Threei} I hate to do that but... BQI 5.01 long if stays above 4.90
[09:24] {BillyD} nice chart
[09:25] {BillyD} ohhh....AMEX
[09:25] {BillyD} very hated
[09:26] {Threei} that's why I hate to do that... but look at ECN participation, you'll see why I start considering those more
[09:26] {BillyD} makes sense
[09:26] {Threei} ARCA fills are as instant as we know and appreciate
[09:27] {BillyD} do you mainly use ARCA route out for trades or ISLD
[09:27] {Threei} on listeds, yes
[09:27] {Threei} ARCA
[09:27] {BillyD} ok
[09:27] {DaveG} order burgers, what'dyall want
[09:27] {DaveG} ordering
[09:28] {Threei} keep the vegetables... the rest doesn'tr matter
[09:28] {BillyD} white castle here
[09:29] {DaveG} i have never had wc
[09:30] {BillyD} memories....good every now and then
[09:30] {BillyD} greasy
[09:31] {DaveG} the guy outside my window is back
[09:31] {Threei} told you, cut the cable
[09:31] {Raven} is he still naked ?
[09:33] {DaveG} good lord raven
[09:33] {DaveG} thats just wrong
[09:33] {DaveG} hey Raven, the tornado sirens went off yesterday
[09:33] {Raven} just checking
[09:33] {Threei} Mikelandgelo(sp?) would disagree
[09:33] {DaveG} scared me
[09:33] {Raven} skeery, huh ?
[09:34] {DaveG} yeah
[09:34] {Raven} enjoy the midwest :)
[09:34] {DaveG} i love the weather, just no more sirens
[09:35] {BillyD} move out of the projects dave
[09:35] {Raven} you like the humidity ?
[09:35] {DaveG} it's not that bad
[09:35] {Raven} a lot worse than CA
[09:35] {BillyD} dave after CA...you don't mind humidity
[09:35] {DaveG} i'm inside more than not
[09:36] {Raven} hmmmm ... that is a point
[09:36] {DaveG} i like the rain, cleansing
[09:36] {Threei} I still prefer shower
[09:37] {Raven} CA boys don't shower, 3i ...
[09:37] {Raven} 'cept maybe for cosmo
[09:40] {magoo} aapl gonna lose 130 fwiw
[09:41] {magoo} i sh from .50 hl
[09:41] {dino} ryaay stopped -.50
[09:42] {DaveG} A SECOND GOLDMAN HEDGE FUND SELLS SOME POSITIONS - WSJ
[09:43] {Threei} to a fisrt?
[09:43] {Raven} third
[09:45] {Threei} HOKU is bounce point most likely
[09:46] {Threei} first sign of strength from here,
[09:46] {magoo} kick aapl down for me vad
[09:46] {Threei} desirabnly witgh NQ help
[09:46] {Threei} in
[09:47] {Threei} just a scalp
[09:47] {magoo} where??
[09:47] {Threei} .90
[09:47] {BillyD} same her
[09:47] {BillyD} here
[09:48] {magoo} in
[09:48] {DaveG} covered gs +.90 thank you TradeTheNews!
[09:49] {Threei} out
[09:50] {Threei} +.18
[09:50] {lklarson} out hoku 1:1 thx vad
[09:50] {Threei} :)
[09:50] {magoo} trying for .17
[09:51] {BillyD} out +.17
[09:51] {magoo} out .07
[09:51] {magoo} ty vad
[09:51] {Threei} welcome
[09:51] {BillyD} thx Vad
[09:51] {Threei} now, AAPL...
[09:52] {magoo} apply dat boot
[09:52] {magoo} das boot
[09:52] {Threei} there
[09:52] {magoo} keep kickin.keep kickin
[09:52] {Threei} lol... it's never enough
[09:52] {cosmo} back .... had a long shower
[09:52] {Threei} lol
[09:53] {cosmo} its the 'thing'
[09:53] {Threei} meanwhile dave just walks in the rain cutting water expenses
[09:53] {cosmo} good conservation messure
[09:54] {Threei} saves the planet too
[09:54] {cosmo} i do it ... when i can
[09:54] {Raven} lol
[09:55] {magoo} keep kickin............there must be more $$....there must be more $4
[09:58] {BillyD} BQI
[09:58] {BillyD} you in Vad
[09:58] {Threei} yeah
[10:03] {magoo} u still kickin aapl ole' man??
[10:04] {BillyD} in/out BQI -.02....just not my style...
[10:04] {Threei} huh? {Threei wakwes up, looks around with shocked expression) Oh, of course I do
[10:04] {magoo} desires a life commitment billy
[10:05] {BillyD} exactly magoo..I anguished over entry and realized why......those kind take me out of any rythmn
[10:06] {patience} we bought bqi a year ago billy...waiting for a takeover offer..but i am scalping it also
[10:15] {BillyD} hoku may break down here...tough area
[10:20] {BillyD} no hoku fill short
[10:21] {DaveG} triple nq bottom
[10:36] {DaveG} LEE
[10:43] {magoo} harvey
[10:43] {BillyD} wallbanger
[10:43] {magoo} oswald
[10:43] {BillyD} lol
[11:06] {BillyD} ss HOKU .76
[11:06] {BillyD} small
[11:07] {BillyD} cov'd 1/2 +.11
[11:07] {Chaeron} After the close look for BORL BRKS CPKI DESC FMD NFI and NVDA among others. UIC and DISH are the largest in a small group expected before tomorrow's open
[11:08] {Threei} I don't want to look at them after close
[11:08] {Threei} is that OK? or I have to?
[11:09] {BillyD} out rest +.09
[11:25] {BillyD} if HOKU con't go from here and breaks .50...short imo
[11:25] {Threei} Roman, dcc please
[11:37] {dino} hl l tecua .25
[11:44] {dino} stopped
[11:51] {magoo} see aapl...becoming my favorite trade
[12:04] {Threei} XLF .59 short
[12:04] {Threei} for a scalp only
[12:04] {Threei} .71 stop
[12:07] {Threei} 1:1
[12:07] {Threei} too fast for entry?
[12:08] {BillyD} for me yes
[12:08] {BillyD} already broke .59 when I saw
[12:09] {BillyD} if ELON breaks 30...but risky
[12:10] {Threei} FCEL is in its own universe
[12:11] {BillyD} yeah
[12:14] {Chaeron} PWER too... or did someone say that earlier?
[12:14] {BillyD} ELON down right mean
[12:14] {BillyD} not in...but man...it takes folks to the woodshed in a blink of an eye
[12:15] {Threei} considering its character I'd say we've done exceptionally well on it
[12:15] {BillyD} yes...I am gracious
[12:16] {BillyD} hate to keep going back to the well on it
[12:18] {dino} hl l vsea .79
[12:22] {BillyD} looking good dino so far
[12:26] {dino} out .19, +.40
[12:27] {BillyD} nice
[12:28] {dino} ty too soon
[12:28] {BillyD} you don't partial right
[12:30] {dino} guess not, i trail my stops, so all or nothing
[12:30] {BillyD} works for you
[12:30] {dino} everybody has their own style
[12:31] {BillyD} key
[12:34] {Threei} ugh
[12:34] {Threei} ignored ORCC break
[12:34] {Threei} didn't trust it
[12:34] {DaveG} busted my butt to break even
[12:34] {BillyD} good work dave
[12:35] {Threei} what did I miss?
[12:35] {DaveG} nothing
[12:35] {BillyD} watching HOKU for long over .64
[12:35] {DaveG} made some mistakes early on, took all day to get it back
[12:35] {BillyD} have a seller here at .60
[12:36] {Threei} all I saw were +can't-count-that-far by you
[12:37] {dino} gj dave, i'm neg. today
[12:37] {DaveG} i think i fried my brain in the process
[12:38] {dino} i understand
[12:39] {DaveG} brain fried, done, even, have a nice night
[12:39] {DaveG} cyall am
[12:40] {BillyD} cya dave
[12:42] {dino} calling it a day, thx all
[12:42] {BillyD} bye dino
[12:42] {Threei} take care dino
[12:47] {BillyD} vad...what you do to FCEL
[12:47] {BillyD} kiss of death spike down
[12:47] {Threei} maybe PLUG bad report
[12:48] {Threei} REPORTS Q2 -$0.19 V -$0.15E - FILING
[12:48] {BillyD} I didn't wnat intelligent answer
[12:48] {Threei} oh
[12:48] {Threei} sorry
[12:48] {Threei} my fault
[12:48] {BillyD} some simple sarcasim would have done
[12:48] {Threei} coupled with pulling hair, scratching eyes out and kicking?
[12:48] {BillyD} lol
[12:48] {cosmo} ah...thx 3i... i was looking for that
[12:48] {Threei} :)
[12:49] {BillyD} much better
[12:49] {Threei} see, I never lost shape
[12:50] {Threei} just got tired of endless august profiting and started taking myself too seriously
[12:50] {Threei} thanks for getting me back
[12:50] {BillyD} np :)
[12:50] {Threei} new version of august outlook:
[12:51] {Threei} I moved my dartboard 1 feet to the left and what do you know, calls are much better
[12:51] {magoo} roflol
[12:54] {lklarson} take care all
[12:54] {Threei} bye lkl
[12:54] {Threei} thank you all
[12:55] {Threei} have a great evening, see you tomorrow
[12:55] {magoo} thanx vad
[12:55] {BillyD} bye all
[12:55] {magoo} bye everybody
[12:58] {cosmo} buy OMRI
[12:59] {cosmo} healer/gappa
[13:00] {cosmo} i think