VXX 1:3, nice opening trade to finish August
With couple more wins, happy to finish this month. Activity should start slowly picking up now.
Session Time: Fri Aug 29 00:00:00 2014
[09:08] {dino} gm
01[09:08] {@Threei} dino :)
[09:19] {RonS} hi guys
01[09:19] {@Threei} Upside:
01[09:19] {@Threei} -AVGI +4% (earnings)
01[09:19] {@Threei} -SPLK +6% (earnings)
01[09:19] {@Threei} -VEEV +11% (earnings)
01[09:19] {@Threei} -UEPS +16% (earnings)
01[09:19] {@Threei} -OVTI +2% (earnings)
01[09:19] {@Threei} -CRTO +16% (take out speculation)
01[09:19] {@Threei} -NXPI +3% (speculation technolgy used in upcoming iPhone)
01[09:19] {@Threei} -TSLA +2% (reports of china expasion with China Unicom)
01[09:19] {@Threei} -RALY +8% (earnings)
01[09:19] {@Threei} -DGLY +8% (momentum)
01[09:19] {@Threei} Downside
01[09:19] {@Threei} -MBT -4% (downgrade)
01[09:19] {@Threei} -BIG -2.5% (earnings)
01[09:32] {@Threei} Long Setup: VXX .95 break
01[09:32] {@Threei} If holds .90
01[09:33] {@Threei} 1:1
01[09:36] {@Threei} Putin says Russia to increase its nuclear, defense potential to feel safe
[09:37] {dino} obummer decreases nukes and putin ups them
01[09:37] {@Threei} I start suspecting they have common goal
[09:37] {nemo} all you need are subs
01[09:45] {@Threei} *(US) AUG CHICAGO PURCHASING MANAGER: 64.3 V 56.5E
01[09:46] {@Threei} 1:2
[09:49] {dino} cmcm drop
01[09:50] {@Threei} will try for 1:4 on VXX
[09:50] {nemo} you should hold a piece if you can all day
01[09:51] {@Threei} 1:3
01[09:55] {@Threei} *(US) AUG FINAL UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN CONFIDENCE: 82.5 V 80.0E
01[09:56] {@Threei} UK PM Cameron: First time in 3 years threat level has been at Substantial - Root cause of threat is poisonous Islamist ideology
01[09:56] {@Threei} you don't say
01[09:58] {@Threei} closed last piece
[10:04] {dino} cmcm hl l .31 stop lod break
01[10:09] {@Threei} Short Setup: IWM .75 break
01[10:09] {@Threei} If holds .85
[10:10] {nemo} see vxx
[10:11] {nemo} s lvs .65
01[10:11] {@Threei} stop to .81
[10:12] {nemo} stop .62
[10:13] {nemo} 1:1
[10:14] {nemo} sheesh
[10:19] {dino} uthr spike
[10:19] {nemo} why?
[10:23] {dino} uthr sm s .76
[10:27] {dino} uthr all over the place. uthr=pulp
[10:27] {dino} added kndi calls
01[10:27] {@Threei} UTHR Strength attributed to chatter of a favorable ruling in a court case
[10:28] {dino} cmcm stuck in puddle of mud
[10:28] {RonS} kndi secondary direct placement at 17.10
[10:28] {dino} ty ron, saw that, bought time
[10:31] {dino} uthr stopped
[10:34] {RonS} If a JV player puts on a suit & tie and rides around in Air Force One, it doesn't mean he's Ronald Reagan.
01[10:35] {@Threei} lol
[10:36] {dino} uthr smr s .98
[10:37] {dino} damn, gappy moves
[10:37] {dino} i'm too slow today
01[10:38] {@Threei} market was slow whole august, so that's your revenge to it
[10:39] {dino} lol, but doesmn't help the wallet
[10:39] {dino} last try smr s uthr 104.53
[10:40] {dino} f#ck, done w/it
[10:41] {dino} smr s .63
[10:42] {RonS} cab drop
01[10:47] {@Threei} https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10620797_10152697316978552_321324113957999107_n.jpg?oh=6fe182d6375270e62a1f629faf57f6b1&oe=545B8BCE&__gda__=1415737669_b107521ee73c40b26e02e3edb0323f28
01[10:47] {@Threei} [UTHR] Loses bid to block generics of Remodulin until 2029 - financial press **NOTE: UTHR has been in lititgation with Novartis' Sandoz over generic Remodulin
01[10:48] {@Threei} (RU) Russian Defense minister's flight is blocked by Poland- Plane has landed in Bratislavia
[10:48] {dino} finally, cov uthr 103.60, +3.03
01[10:48] {@Threei} wtg
[10:49] {dino} after asll of those stops, i'm up about 200
01[10:49] {@Threei} ramp-up of hostilies is unbelieavable
[10:49] {dino} and markets don't care so far
[10:50] {dino} this holiday weekend may be out of control
01[10:51] {@Threei} Ukraine pushes for NATO membership
01[10:51] {@Threei} and current NATO commander would be happy to take them in, if that was his decision
[10:53] {dino} seems poland only country willing to help ukraine so far
[10:53] {nemo} is that help?
[10:54] {dino} nato needs to let them in. them smack putin hard
[10:54] {dino} and the lesson in all of this, never give up your nukes
01[10:55] {@Threei} Poland can identify
01[10:55] {@Threei} Russia did the same thing to them in 80s
01[10:56] {@Threei} secret invasion
01[11:06] {@Threei} US traders largely unwilling to commit ahead of holiday break
01[11:07] {@Threei} Geopolitical developments continue to weigh on peoples' minds. Ukraine remains a sore spot as it appears we are headed toward another round of sanctions. European leaders are meeting at summit tomorrow and NATO convenes next week.
[11:11] {dino} wow uthr
[11:13] {RonS} uthr...what happens with 5 mil sh short
[11:15] {dino} pain
01[11:19] {@Threei} Long Setup: FB .60 break
01[11:20] {@Threei} If holds .50
[11:21] {dino} wtf, that must e some drug, uthr +28%
[11:25] {RonS} unreal: http://pamelageller.com/2014/08/louisiana-gov-jindal-sues-federal-government-common-core.html/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
[11:27] {RonS} lol... Now that Chelsea Clinton's resigned, there's an opening at NBC News for the position of not doing shit for $50k a month.
01[11:27] {@Threei} can I take it part tme?
01[11:27] {@Threei} and remotely?
[11:28] {dino} roflol ron
[11:28] {RonS} really pathetic: No strategy for ISIS yet, but 3 fundraisers and an MSNBC host's wedding to attend tomorrow.
[11:29] {RonS} ISIS Threatens America: "We Will Raise The Flag Of Allah In The White House" (I suspect Barry already has one)
01[11:29] {@Threei} busy busy busy
[11:30] {dino} vsm s uthr .96
01[11:31] {@Threei} 1:1
[11:31] {dino} i've said it before and i'll say it again, religion is ruining the world
01[11:33] {@Threei} and each of them agrees, with one correction: "THEIR religion is ruining the world"
[11:33] {dino} my god is better than your god bullshit
01[11:34] {@Threei} yup
[11:36] {RonS} http://washingtonexaminer.com/in-just-6-months-37477-illegal-immigrant-kids-released-only-280-deported/article/2552618
01[11:40] {@Threei} LOL:
01[11:40] {@Threei} I swear if I see one more person enter this WalMart wearing pajamas, I am going to take the belt off my bathrobe and choke them with it
[11:42] {RonS} Polish PM Tusk wants to become the EU president and get tough on Russia: http://bloom.bg/1qJzAAE
[11:42] {dino} awesome
01[11:42] {@Threei} Putin: OK, move Poland up on the list, Belarus and Kazakhstan can wait
[11:43] {RonS} "Life is tough, life is tougher when you're stupid" John Wayne
01[11:43] {@Threei} Ukraine said on Aug. 29 it would seek the protection of NATO membership after what Kyiv and its Western allies say is the open participation of the Russian military in the war in Ukraine's eastern provinces.
01[11:43] {@Threei} Ukraine's ambassador to Canada begs for troops to counter Russian invasion
01[11:43] {@Threei} headlines start getting hysterical
01[11:44] {@Threei} and scroll as if it's not August
[11:44] {RonS} pass the koolaid: Democrats are more afraid of global warming than the threat posed by the Islamic State terrorists, according to a new Pew Research Center poll.
01[11:45] {@Threei} mental disease of some kind...
[11:45] {dino} govt run by idiots
01[11:45] {@Threei} I say send them in Irq and see what they die of first, ISIS or heat
01[11:46] {@Threei} now, this tops the stupid list:
01[11:46] {@Threei} TV main source of info for most Russians on Ukraine events; over half believe it is unbiased
01[11:46] {@Threei} right... TV run by state
01[11:46] {@Threei} is unbiased on state's affairs
[11:56] {cosmo} I worry about resurging ice sheets... No one talks about it...hmm
[11:59] {dino} me too cosmo, been running about 10 degrees below normal here for a year+
[12:00] {cosmo} what does not melt becomes next years base...
[12:04] {cosmo} Too bad they shut down the Mt Saint Helens volcano/snow cam....it was a good indacator of this process.
01[12:07] {@Threei} FB almost made 1:2
[12:10] {dino} uthr stop -.30
[12:36] {dino} crto drop
[12:37] {dino} smr l .78
[12:38] {dino} out crto .43, +.65
01[12:38] {@Threei} nice
[12:38] {dino} ty
[13:16] {dino} calling it a week, enjoy the long weekend all
01[13:16] {@Threei} puff
[13:17] {nemo} ?
01[13:17] {@Threei} nevermind
[13:18] {RonS} ya outta here too...have a good one guys
01[13:19] {@Threei} OK, closing FB
01[13:19] {@Threei} 1: 1.5
01[13:19] {@Threei} have a great long weeked guys
01[13:19] {@Threei} see you Tuesday