Monday, August 23, 2010

Aug 23 2010

One of those days when nothing worked. Mondays are sometimes like that. Thankfully, Tuesdays come next.

Session Time: Mon Aug 23 00:00:00 2010
[08:24] {dino} gm all
[08:36] {dino} .
[08:36] {nemo} !
[08:37] {nemo} hey Les!
[08:37] {Les} here's Brucey!
[08:37] {nemo} hehehehe
[08:37] {Les} kids are packed off to school for another year
[08:41] {dino} next week mine go
[08:41] {Les} you got em in the office dino?
[08:41] {Threei}  I hve nothing of value to say, so:
[08:41] {Threei}  *(US) JULY CHICAGO FED NATIONAL ACTIVITY INDEX: 0.00 V -0.10E
[08:41] {Threei}  - Prior revised lower from -0.63 to -0.70
[08:42] {Les} you've got ridden of your kids, or so I am led to believe vad
[08:42] {Les} morning
[08:42] {Threei}  I have
[08:42] {Threei}  but they still visit
[08:42] {Threei}  whch is the best arrangement one can think of
[08:43] {Les} ha
[08:43] {Les} any new star stocks come on the radar? LVS still the favourite?
[08:43] {Threei}  I get to impart parental wisdom as much as I want, and they bear with it - and I am not subjected o their antics
[08:44] {Les} what, they listen to you now?
[08:44] {Les} after all these years
[08:44] {Threei}  well, itonically - NOW they do
[08:45] {Threei}  there are RIMM, CAT etc... perncetage of wins is high but plays are few and far between
[08:56] {magoo} morning
[08:57] {Threei}  mags :)
[08:58] {hawk} morning all
[08:59] {Threei}  hawk :)
[08:59] {Threei}  AIG International Lease Finance Corp (IFLC) confirms repayment of US Govt (35.17, 0.00, 0.00%)
[09:03] {jfjf64} mornin all
[09:03] {Threei}  RAVN Approves $1.25/shr special dividend
[09:03] {Threei}  jf :)
[09:04] {dino} way to go raven
[09:05] {Threei}  let's see how MAGS and ESE are doing
[09:06] {Threei}  01 Aug MAGS Receives $5.5M in orders from Israel and worldwide
[09:06] {Threei}  not bad
[09:06] {Threei}  05 AUG ESE Wins 5-year $35M contract from the US Army
[09:06] {Threei}  decent too
[09:06] {Threei}  we can all be proud of our comrades
[09:07] {Les} What are they - weapons manufacturers?
[09:07] {Les} surrounded by gun nuts am I?
[09:08] {Threei}  well, just so you don't feel intimidated:
[09:08] {Threei}  [LLY] Eli Lilly and Co
[09:09] {strider} SAFM
[09:10] {Threei}  SAFM Reports Q3 $1.55 v $1.87e, R $489M v $520Me
[09:11] {strider} MTXX
[09:13] {dino} jazz
[09:13] {Threei}  JAZZ, its run after previous news was against all common sense... not it takes over
[09:14] {Threei}  which is rarity these days
[09:14] {Threei}  not = now
[09:15] {Les} previous news was bad I take it?
[09:15] {dino} fda rejection
[09:15] {Threei}  previous was the panel review, full of ominous warnings
[09:15] {Threei}  yet it went up
[09:16] {dino} my old friend itri gets upgraded this a.m.
[09:16] {Threei}  now FDA rejects drug as panel review implied
[09:16] {nemo} yes, and nteresting chart it has
[09:16] {Les} ha just rereading your stories of KTEL and TTG
[09:17] {Threei}  this is what I posted on that morning, Ayg 18:
[09:17] {Threei}  [08:59] {Threei} reading JAZZ news, I am not sure I understand why it's up a point with change inxtead of being down 5
[09:25] {Threei}  so far quiet morning,
[09:25] {Threei}  let's treat it as we did whole last week:
[09:25] {Threei}  patiently wait for hiw precentage low risk setup,
[09:25] {Threei}  even if it means very few trades
[09:25] {Threei}  such is August trading
[09:26] {Threei}  FRPT Receives $64.1 M Award For Additional Vehicle Modernization
[09:32] {Threei} Long Setup:  LVS  30 break
[09:32] {Threei}  if stays above .90
[09:33] {Threei}  if SPY's holding .90 and reversesd, LVS should do well
[09:37] {Threei}  let's trail stop to under .95
[09:38] {_dj123} should i buy lvs now?
[09:38] {Les} NO
[09:39] {Les} sorry if I am impertinet dj but lvs is not following the market
[09:39] {_dj123}  i m new here .... so what does mean 30 break/?  can u help me?
[09:40] {_dj123} its ok
[09:40] {Threei}  break over 30... as in trading above it
[09:41] {dino} wsm hl l .00
[09:43] {Threei} Long Setup:  RIMM  .80 break half lot
[09:43] {Threei}  if holding .70
[09:43] {Threei}  invalidated
[09:43] {Threei}  watching for different trigger
06[09:44] * Les slaps ese around a bit with a large trout
[09:45] {ese} morning....stuuuupid alarm
[09:45] {Threei}  ese :)
06[09:45] * nemo slaps Les around a bit with a large matterhorn
[09:45] {Threei} Long Setup:  RIMM  .60 break half lot
[09:45] {Threei}  if holding .50
[09:45] {ese} mornin les.....welcome back.....
[09:45] {Threei}  invalidated
[09:45] {Threei}  lol
[09:45] {Les} .50 recross
[09:45] {Threei}  yes
[09:45] {Threei}  stop under .40
[09:46] {ese} i would expect nothin less tha that greeting
[09:46] {magoo} pretty good BIDU pllbk vad
[09:46] {Threei}  RIMM not ready yet
[09:46] {dino} syut sm l .00
[09:47] {jfjf64} gettin  hit
[09:48] {magoo} nice bidu bounce
[09:49] {Threei}  very slow trade, don't touch it if not ready for water torture:
[09:49] {Threei} Long Setup:  ARNA  .10 break if holding above 7
[09:51] {Threei} Long Setup:  CAT  .30 half lot
[09:52] {Threei}  let's make it aggressive: .25 long if staysd above .15
[09:53] {dino} whr luv
[09:53] {ese} in cat
[09:53] {Threei}  not a scalp for me if works
[09:54] {ese} .24
[09:55] {Threei}  with any market help, I see .60 as a target
[09:55] {nemo} dino sees dead people
[09:56] {ese} get yur slow mo stinkin caterpilleran butt up the
[09:56] {ese} there
[09:56] {nemo} that's motivational
[09:56] {Threei}  no go
[09:56] {nemo} you must be a teacher
[09:56] {Threei}  market sharp red bar
[09:56] {ese} ya i figured
[09:57] {ese} if it gets back to .25 i may add another 1/2 lot
[09:58] {Threei}  hmmm
[09:58] {nemo} yeah, really
[09:58] {Threei}  as far as I am concerned, it's stopped
[09:58] {nemo} frikin' musicians
[09:59] {ese} i'm ok with 1/2 lot messin around a bit
[09:59] {nemo} just call him 'moneybags'
[09:59] {ese} op[ps stopped now
[09:59] {Les} moneypenny
[09:59] {ese} .98
[09:59] {nemo} les...kinda' outa' practice there kid
[09:59] {Les} yeh didn't take CAT. was looking for drop
[10:00] {nemo} I was referring to your commentary
[10:00] {Les} I'm a chicken who lacks convinction to take trade
[10:00] {Les} no was commenting on ese's stopping out
[10:02] {dino} wsm stopped -.25
[10:04] {Threei}  *(EU) EURO ZONE AUG ADVANCED CONSUMER CONFIDENCE: -12 V -14E
[10:06] {Threei} Long Setup:  LVS  .75 break
[10:06] {Threei}  if stays above .65
[10:09] {Threei}  market is nervous...
[10:10] {dino} open gaqp perhaps in play
[10:10] {ese} L KEY .85
[10:10] {dino} all red
[10:10] {magoo} all neg news over weekend
[10:10] {magoo} gloomy
[10:11] {Threei}  didn't prevent market from gapping up
[10:11] {magoo} well, wasnt huge gap
[10:12] {nemo} no energy yet at all
[10:13] {Les} q's back to fridays close
[10:13] {nemo} tempting db on lvs
[10:14] {dino} ndx filledkirk l .50
[10:15] {Threei}  market is not finding firm footing
[10:16] {Threei}  LVS is not dropping with it anymore though
[10:16] {nemo} no, and a nice db
[10:17] {dino} mdas
[10:17] {nemo} but spy still looks weak
[10:17] {dino} imo gap fill coming on it
[10:18] {Les} IWM found footing
[10:18] {Les} spy
[10:18] {Les} sorry
[10:18] {dino} veco sm l .75
[10:19] {jfjf64} lets go
[10:19] {nemo} gonna' love this...
[10:19] {jfjf64} fillda gap baby
[10:20] {nemo} my cousin just gets a spam that says the United Nations has set up a fund to compensate people for Nigerian money scams, and he has been identified as a scam victim
[10:20] {Threei}  lol
[10:20] {Les} you Americans get all the fun spam
[10:21] {nemo} support at .48 on veco dino
[10:21] {Threei}  sorry Les... we can fix it for you though by giving spammers your e-mail
[10:21] {magoo} so the UN asks him to send his social security number, d/o/b, drivers license #
[10:22] {Threei}  wow... market gets slapped hard
[10:22] {dino} veco stopped -.30
[10:22] {ese} out key .86 +.01
[10:22] {ese} took myself out of it......mmrkt headed dn
[10:24] {Threei}  LVS no go
[10:25] {dino} kgs spike
[10:30] {Threei}  Market Internals update at 10:30ET
[10:30] {Threei}  - NYSE volume 165M shares, about 28% below its three-month average; advancers lead decliners by 1.7:1.
[10:30] {Threei}  - NASDAQ volume 365M shares, about 20% below its three-month average; advancers lead decliners by 1.3:1.
[10:30] {Threei}  - VIX index -2.75% to just above 25.00
[10:31] {nemo} hpq had a nice swan dive
[10:31] {Les} their offer for whatever it is ain't impressing investors it seems
[10:32] {dino} wsm l .25
[10:32] {dino} veco rinsed
[10:33] {dino} f'ing veco
[10:33] {nemo} oy vay
[10:34] {Threei}  so far, after nicely working Thusrday and Fri, Mon seems to be a "nothing works" day
06[10:34] * Les slaps Threei around a bit with a large trout
[10:35] {Les} well that still works
[10:35] {Threei}  so's this
[10:35] {jfjf64} NWD
06[10:35] * Threei slaps Les around a bit with a large concrete block of roughly 2 tons wight
06[10:35] * nemo with exposed rebar
[10:36] {Les} :)
[10:36] {Threei}  CAT
[10:36] {Threei}  see if we get dive under .60 for long on recross
[10:37] {nemo} .60 would also be support, yes?
[10:37] {Threei}  .65 long alternatively
[10:37] {Threei}  if .60 gholding
[10:37] {dino} bidu
[10:38] {nemo} .46 bounce
[10:40] {Les} nice one nemo
[10:40] {Les} +.25
[10:40] {nemo} cool les
[10:40] {nemo} tarry no longer
[10:40] {Les} small shares. way too volatile
[10:41] {nemo} brb
[10:44] {Threei}  I knew there was a reason we hate Mondays
[10:45] {Threei}  http://realitytrader.com/vad/Mondays-Suck-Video.wmv
[10:45] {Les} yeh the problems didn't disappear over the weekend, despite the friday run up
[10:45] {Threei}  what problems?
[10:46] {Les} the economy, world and life itself
[10:46] {Threei}  ah come on
[10:46] {Threei}  as if it had anything to do with today's market direction
[10:46] {dino} berish at bottoms, bullish at tops
[10:47] {dino} bearish
[10:47] {hawk} JAZZ interesting
[10:47] {dino} dji filled
[10:49] {_dj123} what happen bidu?
[10:49] {nemo} the market
[10:49] {Les} you mean "them" Nemo...
[10:50] {Les} they did it
[10:50] {nemo} right les
[10:50] {Threei}  nmostly this:
[10:50] {Threei}  GOOG Hearing vague rumor on "Chinese media report" that China officials will shortly announce that Google will "no longer be censored" in China
[10:51] {nemo} although, looking at the daily, it's coming back to test support
[10:52] {dino} s/p filled
[10:54] {_dj123} market  is in low now
[10:55] {_dj123} any pic  for  buy?
[10:55] {Threei}  not until we see market reversing
[10:55] {Threei}  then will be inetersted in RIMM
[10:56] {Threei}  CAT
[10:56] {_dj123} allright
[10:56] {magoo} and BIDU
[10:56] {dino} itri
[10:56] {Threei}  so far all attempts to reverse were smacked down
[10:57] {dino} gut says up
[10:57] {dino} hl l itri .02
[10:59] {Threei}  COCO Hearing chatter APOL could move programs into Coco in aims to increase repayment levels (4.61, +0.12, 2.67%) (related APOL )
[10:59] {dino} the monkey
[10:59] {nemo} rimm below the low could be a short
[11:00] {Les} stop ITRI dino?
[11:00] {dino} gut wrong
[11:00] {dino} .80 -.22
[11:01] {Les} ditto
[11:01] {nemo} I'll ask my sixpack next time dino ;)
[11:01] {dino} please do
[11:01] {Les} your got gotten flabby this vacation dino?:)
[11:01] {Les} gut
[11:01] {Les} :P
[11:03] {jfjf64} D/B SPY
[11:03] {dino} little bit,lol
[11:03] {jfjf64} ?
[11:03] {Threei}  possibly but not likely, IMO, jf
[11:03] {Threei}  new lows seem to be more probable
[11:04] {_dj123} can u tell me about  INTU  i  got in  42 .91 . should i hold or  not ?  i m lossing money lol
[11:05] {Threei}  dj... this is not our approach to tyrading
[11:05] {Threei}  I don't know why you bought it in a first place, so I don't know what criteria should be used as a stop
[11:06] {nemo} allow me Vad....
06[11:06] * nemo slaps _dj123 around a bit with a large book of Techniques of Tape Reading
[11:06] {_dj123} ok
[11:07] {Threei}  in any case, ity obviously broke support since your entry,
[11:07] {Threei}  so why haven't you taken a stop?
[11:07] {dino} imo, if you don't know where to get out, get out now
[11:08] {dino} cat l .00
[11:08] {_dj123}  stop at 42.50
[11:09] {Threei}  that's a very wide stop for day trading
[11:09] {Threei}  possible of course if you play small size
[11:09] {nemo} or....have a huge trading account
[11:10] {_dj123}   i m new  thats why i dont  know  how to tradee.
[11:10] {nemo} get out the paper dude
[11:10] {_dj123}  lol  just lossing money day by day
[11:10] {shorty} good morning
[11:10] {Threei}  then I suggest to stop live trading right away
[11:10] {Threei}  shorty :)
[11:10] {Threei}  why do you continue doing what you don't know how to do?
[11:10] {Les} been there done that dj - stop now
[11:10] {Threei}  education first,
[11:11] {jfjf64} ditto
[11:11] {Threei}  practicing seond,
[11:11] {jfjf64} today
[11:11] {Threei}  only then live trading
[11:11] {jfjf64} lol
[11:11] {shorty} Threei, my platform has been down for two weeks......currently exploring other platforms.
[11:12] {Threei} Long Setup:  CAT  .95
[11:13] {Threei}  stop for scalpers .85, for day traders under .80
[11:13] {nemo} in
[11:14] {hawk} WHR sm .64
[11:14] {Threei}  market seems to set on reveral in a dfirmer tone
[11:15] {Threei} Long Setup:  RIMM  48 break
[11:15] {dino} gj hawk
[11:16] {dino} out pru .13, +.13
[11:17] {ese} Lscok sm .36
[11:18] {nemo} 1/2 out
[11:18] {Threei}  scalpers 1:1
[11:20] {ese} L wcrx 1/2 .51
[11:20] {nemo} only 10k shares, huh ese?
[11:22] {Les} IWM new low
[11:23] {Threei}  CAT gave up
[11:23] {Threei}  and RIMM invalidated
[11:23] {jfjf64} think  me  2
[11:23] {jfjf64} lol
[11:24] {hawk} thx for the heads up on it dino took +.18, got greedy
[11:24] {ese} am learning your lessons dino......spread on scok is/was .16
[11:25] {ese} only have 300 of it though
[11:27] {dino} cat sucks
[11:28] {gregns} i agree
[11:28] {dino} veco nemo?
[11:29] {Threei}  what doesn't?
[11:29] {Threei}  they all do today, lol
[11:30] {nemo} could be db, but look at 15 minute chart, there's still some stop slamming there...could be wrong, but going into lunch, might look for a scalp here, but I wouldn't think anything until this afternoon
[11:30] {dino} .
[11:32] {ese} stop to break even wcrx .52
[11:33] {dino} thx
[11:33] {dino} itri ave .78 sm l
[11:34] {ese} double botom dino
[11:34] {dino} y
[11:35] {Threei}  RIMM...
[11:35] {nemo} frickn breakout play...ow
[11:36] {Threei} Long Setup:  RIMM  48 break
[11:39] {dino} veco hl l .35
[11:39] {komalg} .
[11:43] {dino} pru l .90
[11:43] {Threei}  sigh
[11:43] {Threei}  looks like none of them is going to work today
[11:46] {nemo} don't like the volume not coming in on veco, dino
[11:52] {ese} out scok avg .69 +.33
[11:53] {dino} sorry nemo, got booted
[11:53] {Threei}  nice one ese
[11:53] {dino} sticking w/veco, using .17 as stop
[11:53] {dino} gj es
[11:53] {ese} tks
[11:53] {ese} chip off your block there dino.........
[11:54] {dino} :D
[11:54] {ese} was weird watching that one.......spread shifting be .06 and .15 cents   was bizzare
[11:54] {dino} good stuff
[11:54] {nemo} looks like you have new support at .40 Dino
[12:00] {nemo} cat db
[12:00] {Threei}  CAT, if this is not reversal, I don't know what is
[12:00] {nemo} ?
[12:01] {Threei}  .55 long IMO
[12:01] {Threei}  if holding .45 of course
[12:01] {nemo} my thoughts too...scaaaaaryyyyy
[12:01] {Threei}  look volumes:
[12:01] {Threei}  NYSE volume 312M shares, about 25% below its three-month average;
[12:02] {Threei}  - NASDAQ volume 730M shares, about 15% below its three-month average;
[12:02] {nemo} need a magnifying glass
[12:02] {dino} out pru .15, +.25
[12:02] {dino} out veco .78, +.43
06[12:04] * Threei kicks caterpillar in the rear with heavy duty army boots
[12:05] {Threei}  ouch... darn thing is metal
[12:05] {nemo} those 30 lot nas offers keep lifting
[12:05] {Threei}  I want 1:3
[12:06] {nemo} How's it feel to want?
[12:06] {Threei}  (US) Pennsylvania Gov Rendell proposes new tax on oil companies (related USO )
[12:06] {Threei}  know any other words, rendell?
[12:07] {Threei}  - and higher motor vehicle fees
[12:07] {Threei}  sometimes I think that the only word in their vocabulary
[12:07] {Threei}  - good morning governor! - Tax!
[12:07] {Threei}  - how is your day going? - Tax!
[12:08] {Les} IWM higher high finally
[12:08] {nemo} 16 breaths per minute, breathe more, we'll tax it
[12:08] {Threei}  and those 16 are subject of fee
[12:08] {Les} bought an author on Nemo's recommendation
[12:08] {nemo} oh oh
[12:08] {dino} oh no
[12:08] {Les} The Age of Louis xiv by Durant
[12:09] {nemo} ahhh
[12:09] {nemo} what's our stop cat .46/
[12:09] {nemo} ?
[12:09] {Threei}  I'd preefer .45
[12:09] {Les} most amusing to read of protectionist economic development by Louis' adviser
[12:09] {Les} offers France 10 years of development
[12:10] {Les} before imploding upon itself due to regulation and taxes
[12:11] {Threei}  sheesh
[12:11] {nemo} ow
[12:11] {Les} I0m outta here
[12:11] {Les} see you's in September
[12:11] {Threei}  I don't think I;ve seen such consistent failures in a while
[12:11] {dino} great more taxes in pa
[12:12] {nemo} sonafabitch
[12:12] {Threei}  rinse
[12:12] {dino} cat hl l .55
[12:19] {dino} cat stop is .39 fwiw
[12:26] {dino} cat stopped
[12:26] {jfjf64} BAD DAY IN HOLLYWOOD
[12:26] {nemo} proably going to .25
[12:27] {Threei}  just don't push
[12:27] {Threei}  so we got today wrong
[12:27] {Threei}  what, we trade one day?
[12:27] {nemo} only half over folks
[12:27] {Threei}  we tarde one day at a time
[12:27] {jfjf64} yes
[12:28] {nemo} volume in cat coming
[12:29] {dino} days not over yet
[12:29] {nemo} echo in here
[12:43] {Threei}  no support's holding
[12:49] {hawk} MOS might follow POT up, if it don't rain
[12:57] {magoo} just think if we had shorted all the pops lol
[12:57] {magoo} great day then
[12:58] {magoo} markets are setting up for a nice tues rally imo
[12:58] {Threei}  hindsight is always 20/20, eh :)
[12:59] {Threei}  most of the days of this kind were revesal plays lately,
[12:59] {Threei}  so we tried it today
[12:59] {Threei}  and it didn't work
[12:59] {Threei}  shrug
[12:59] {magoo} just sayiong its perspective
[12:59] {magoo} if our calls were ptrimarily short
[13:02] {magoo} at least we can count on muy typiong abilities to trun true :)
[13:03] {Threei}  you are fighting me on my turf, with your typing...
[13:10] {dino} tech issues, out kirk prior .61 +.11
[13:11] {magoo} dino, dcc
[13:20] {Threei}  sure enough, now CAT bounces
[13:20] {Threei}  when everyone lost all hope it ever would
[13:21] {nemo} probably goes to .60
[13:28] {dino} giddyup itri
[13:37] {i2r} I seem to have issues with my demo laser, i.e. changes port every time I start it
[13:37] {i2r} wondering if it's just due to it being the demo acct
[13:38] {i2r} could someone send me the port#?
[13:38] {Threei}  15905
[13:38] {nemo} 02375
[13:39] {nemo} sorry, thought we were talking zipcodes
[13:42] {ese} .
[13:44] {dino} out itri .28, +.50
[13:47] {shorty} Can someone help me with laser?
[13:47] {i2r} thx guys, seems I've got the right setup, just issue with the acct
[13:47] {i2r} will talk to dave
[13:47] {nemo} the question becomes, does anybody want to
[13:47] {Threei}  depends... what's the question?
[13:47] {shorty} Trying to log on to test it as a demo, but can't.
[13:48] {nemo} did dave send you a set of numbers to put in the setup?
[13:48] {shorty} yes
[13:49] {Threei}  then it's just a matter of your demo being activated
[13:50] {shorty} thanks
[13:53] {nemo} did you put the numbers in the setup area shorty?
[13:53] {i2r} is there a number to call for support on laser? with TD I had a help desk team that I was able to call, does that exist with Laser?
[13:53] {shorty} I did
[13:53] {nemo} yeah, then call LD
[13:53] {shorty} "executor" side  5 digit number that is.
[13:54] {nemo} yes
[13:54] {i2r} I have this IP: 69.64.202.157
[13:55] {i2r} same port number as Vad mentioned
[13:55] {shorty} Will call....thanks
[13:56] {Threei}  dave is your rep to call for help, i2r
[13:56] {i2r} and if I can't reach him?
[13:56] {Threei}  there is one more number
[13:56] {jfjf64} lol
[13:56] {Threei}  don't remember it
[13:56] {Threei}  ask dave :)
[13:56] {i2r} k
[13:57] {Threei}  I never needed it so it got lost somewhere
[13:58] {Threei}  US Federal Reserve's bid to review disclosure of Discount window participants rejected by US appeals court - WSJ (related XLF )
[13:58] {Threei}  48% Say Obamas Views Are Extreme; 51% Say Hillary Is Mainstream
[13:59] {shorty} " Dave's not here man"
[13:59] {Threei}  then again,
[13:59] {Threei}  75% Say They Have Returned A Lost Wallet
[14:04] {nemo} Yeah...but was the money still in it
[14:04] {Threei}  2%: yes
[14:04] {Threei}  73%: ummm... errr...kghrrr
[14:07] {shorty} Wallet? no wallet here.
[14:08] {jfjf64} green  whats that
[14:08] {Threei}  no news
[14:09] {ese} L adsk .49
[14:14] {Threei}  ASIA Hearing Goldman Sachs makes positive comments (timing uncertain) (20.48, -0.24, -1.16%)
[14:19] {hawk} they really love "the heat of the moment"
[14:25] {nemo} oh hawk...gag
[14:25] {hawk} ahhh, thank you :) now i don't have to take down my ASIA posters
[14:25] {nemo} I was an ELP fan
[14:30] {Threei}  I officially nominate today as my worst of 2010
[14:31] {jfjf64} my  worse  since  i  started
[14:31] {magoo} i second the nomination lol
[14:43] {Threei}  CERS Stephens Initiates CERS with Overweight, price target: $5 (timing uncertain)
[14:47] {ese} gotta go to work all...still L adsk and wcrx till the end of the day....catch you tomorrow
[14:48] {Threei}  take care ese
[14:49] {dino} cya es
[14:49] {shorty} cya ese
[14:52] {Threei}  sheesh
[14:52] {Threei}  traffic jam in China, lasted 9 days
[14:52] {Threei}  that's what I call doing things on grand scale
[14:53] {Threei}  100km long
[14:53] {dino} kro sm l .40 ave, gappy
[14:53] {Threei}  imagine all these people looking for food and for places to, umm, relieve themselves
[14:54] {Threei}  this is going to be 100 km of a very stinky highway
[14:54] {dino} of course the bid just dropped
[15:08] {dino} catwsm db?
[15:09] {dino} cat typo
[15:09] {Threei}  no way to tell
[15:09] {Threei}  none of them worked today
[15:09] {Threei}  just one of those days, you know
[15:09] {nemo} they worked, just not when we called them
[15:25] {shorty} APC....
[15:29] {Threei}  (US) US Court rejects embryonic stem cell Federal Funding; claims research destroys human embyros and cannot receive funds from Federal Govt (related STEM GERN AVII CYTX NBS ASTM OSIR BTIM ATHX KOOL VIAC )
[15:38] {Threei}  market ends on miserable note
[15:39] {dino} sheesh
[15:46] {dino} wonder where cat would be if the announced bad last week
[15:46] {Threei}  50?
[15:46] {Threei}  lol
[15:47] {jfjf64} good  night  all
[15:48] {jfjf64} take it  on  chin
[15:48] {jfjf64} tomoroww new day
[15:48] {Threei}  as always
[15:48] {nemo} I'm done...stick a fork in me...nighty night
[15:48] {jfjf64} market  doesnt  know  i  exist
[15:48] {Threei}  take care jf
[15:48] {Threei}  wait nemo
[15:48] {Threei}  market doesn't know about you either
[15:49] {jfjf64} once  he  said  he  was  ELP FAN  DOWN  HILL FROM THERE
[15:49] {nemo} It will when I put it on my list
[15:49] {jfjf64} LOL
[15:49] {Threei}  lol
[15:50] {Threei}  just wanted to make sure you are aware
[15:50] {jfjf64} 4  days  to  get  even
[15:50] {jfjf64} lol
[15:51] {Threei}  - NYSE volume 590M shares, about 27% below its three-month average; decliners lead advancers by 1.2:1.
[15:51] {Threei}  - NASDAQ volume 1.33B shares, about 19% below its three-month average; decliners lead advancers by 2.1:1
[15:51] {jfjf64} hmm
[15:51] {Threei}  interestingly enough,
[15:51] {Threei}  - VIX index -3.25% to just above 24.00
[15:52] {Threei}  not what you'd expect in red market
[15:52] {jfjf64} market works in funny  way
[15:53] {Threei}  mysterious, too
[15:53] {jfjf64} exactkly
[15:53] {jfjf64} later
[15:55] {Threei}  OK guys, let's lower the curtain over this mockery of a day
[15:55] {Threei}  thank you all, have a good evening, let's get'em tomorrow
[15:57] {shorty} bye