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  • Ocean Man
    Pandora $P down 15% from the opening highs....
    10 hours ago
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      • Ocean Man
        $MORL is down 17% this month. Yield is approx. 24% here. Monthly payer, 2x leveraged mREIT fund.
        10 hours ago
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        • Ocean Man: One positive note is that these mREITs are less likely to sell a secondary offering when they're trading under book value.
          10 hours ago
          • Ocean Man
            Most exciting article I've read in a long while. Joe Springer on $HYGS. A $10 stock heading to $75? http://seekingalpha.com/a/v81l
            11 hours ago
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            • Energysystems: I love playing with house money hillbilly!
              11 hours ago
            • muldoon1959: I wish options were available for $HYGS. Long the equity anyway. Thanks Joe!
              9 hours ago
              • Ocean Man
                If yesterday's combination of Fed tapering fears, a 7% Nikkei crash, & a weak Chinese manufacturing # can't take this market down, what can?
                15 hours ago
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                • realornot: "1,000 point drop in the Nikkei last night, only this time it went up 500, down 1,000, up 500" Welcome to Disney, Japan! Dear Abe.... Ron
                  12 hours ago
                • Youngone91: money comes out of nikkei into US.
                  11 hours ago
                  • Ocean Man
                    $EGHT 8x8 Inc. was down 8% in the AH last night, but finished up 8% to $8 today.
                    Thu, 4:31 PM
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                    • Ocean Man: Look, I'm in a triple-decker whisper number sandwich!
                      Thu, 5:07 PM
                    • adawg304: now THAT is impressive
                      23 hours ago
                      • Ocean Man
                        How many billions of market cap is the letter "m" worth? We'll see when Ben goes from tampering to tapering.
                        Thu, 4:09 PM
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                        • Hillbilly Stock Star: $GDV ,......divy just hit, Long.
                          Thu, 4:21 PM
                        • det9: Nothing beats dry powder. Sleeping nice with 90% of it.. Having imperial eclipse stout. Off work tmrw. Enjoy the long weekend.
                          23 hours ago
                          • Ocean Man
                            Like Dennis Green used to say, "The bears are who we thought they were!"
                            Thu, 3:54 PM
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                            • bd4uandu: And I'm not happy about it." DG
                              Thu, 3:59 PM
                            • Energysystems: Tip of the cap OM.
                              Thu, 4:50 PM
                              • Ocean Man
                                Out of $WETF short. Made 10.4% in 90 minutes on the 1st half, and 1% on the 2nd half.
                                Thu, 3:32 PM
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                                • Ocean Man: That was a lot more than I expected on the 1st half, and a much stronger recovery than I expected on the 2nd half. LOL.
                                  Thu, 3:34 PM
                                  • Ocean Man
                                    Sold 2nd half of weekly $166 $SPY puts at $1.30 for a gain of 22% in one day. 74% on 1st half. http://seekingalpha.com/s/f3pun
                                    Thu, 1:32 PM
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                                    • thomst04: hah just the quickness they move!
                                      Thu, 3:17 PM
                                    • Ocean Man: Yes, in that way, they're very difficult. That is why you often see me legging out, try to average into a decent exit.
                                      Thu, 3:39 PM
                                      • Ocean Man
                                        Being that I covered 2 shorts at the open and bought 3 longs, and $SPY has moved up $1.50 since, I bought some $SPXU at $23.10 to lock in
                                        Thu, 12:38 PM
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                                        • Ocean Man: Are you asking if you can exercise SPY options for SPY shares? I never have.
                                          Thu, 4:49 PM
                                        • adawg304: yes
                                          Thu, 7:26 PM
                                          • Ocean Man
                                            LOL. I can't believe the Dow is green with the carnage in global markets the past 24 hours. Wow.
                                            Thu, 12:08 PM
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                                            • wheelz23: May 22, 2013- the day the market crashed!
                                              Thu, 2:52 PM
                                            • wheelz23: umm..what's a market crash?
                                              Thu, 2:52 PM
                                              • Ocean Man
                                                What happened to the days when $UVXY would jump 28% on a little bit of fear? (No position)
                                                Thu, 10:20 AM
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                                                • det9: Agree with jason. BTFD still in place..
                                                  Thu, 10:27 AM
                                                • Rubenov: Event-driven product...
                                                  Thu, 12:01 PM
                                                  • Ocean Man
                                                    Bought $SYA at $13.27. A life and annuity insurer, has traded with $MET and $PRU for the past 2 years, however over the past month,
                                                    Thu, 10:11 AM
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                                                    • Ocean Man: That was the 5% buyback I referred to above.
                                                      Thu, 1:44 PM
                                                    • Ocean Man: Cramer must have told her she wasn't diversified with $82 million in one stock.
                                                      Thu, 2:36 PM
                                                      • Ocean Man
                                                        Bought back some $ACAS at $13.83. Last dip like this returned 11% in 12 days: http://seekingalpha.com/s/eez03
                                                        Thu, 10:06 AM
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                                                        • FinancialFreedom45: OM.... Excellent. Thanks. You have a lot of positive trades!
                                                          Thu, 1:51 PM
                                                        • Toyman317: I got in on this too at $13.92...Thanks OM.
                                                          Thu, 4:12 PM
                                                          • Ocean Man
                                                            Bought $UAN at $23.75. Stock has tumbled more than 10% the past 2 days on a non-dilutive secondary. Yield is over 10%.
                                                            Thu, 9:52 AM
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                                                            • Ocean Man: Nice AW. Let's hope those dividends stay strong.
                                                              Thu, 2:48 PM
                                                            • AlbionWood: Indeed. Would be a shame to sell and face the tax consequences.
                                                              Thu, 6:24 PM
                                                              • Ocean Man
                                                                Sold half of weekly $166 $SPY puts for a gain of 74% in 1 day. $1.06 ---> $1.85. http://seekingalpha.com/s/f2xnx
                                                                Thu, 9:46 AM
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                                                                  • Ocean Man
                                                                    Covered half of $WETF at $11.55, $1.37 lower than where I shorted it in the pre-market and posted here in real-time.
                                                                    Thu, 9:34 AM
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                                                                      • Ocean Man
                                                                        $WETF has gained over 100% YTD on $DXJ popularity. I just shorted it in the pre-mkt at $12.92. Fell 90 cents intra-day yesterday on our 1%
                                                                        Thu, 8:29 AM
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                                                                        • Ocean Man: Down to $12.61 now.
                                                                          Thu, 9:13 AM
                                                                        • Ocean Man: Traded as low as $11.05, wow.
                                                                          Thu, 12:50 PM
                                                                          • Ocean Man
                                                                            The $DXJ and yen short are probably the most crowded trades around right now.
                                                                            Thu, 8:07 AM
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                                                                            • bdy: it when the market opens.
                                                                              Thu, 9:08 AM
                                                                            • Ocean Man: I mean this year.
                                                                              Thu, 10:15 AM
                                                                              • Ocean Man
                                                                                OH MY GOD. The Nikkei just dropped 1,000 points in about 2 hours. 15,940 ---> 14,940. Equivalent to 960 points on the Dow.
                                                                                Thu, 12:53 AM
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                                                                                • markrpat: yes, I'm not down playing it at all. We ain't done yet. Nikkei been breaker-stopped a couple times tonight. Hyperbolics turned parabolic.
                                                                                  Thu, 1:45 AM
                                                                                • blablah: World stock market is a ponzi inflated by central bankers
                                                                                  Thu, 2:03 AM