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Stock Watch: SIRI, ACTC.PK, BMSN.OB, CSUH.OB, CRYP

Hope you're right, Boog. If it does, I'll be a happy SOB. If it dips, I'll buy more.

Thanks for the comment.

Baby Boom,

I'll give that stock a look.

VFC

Nothing Wrong with Taking a Little Profit

If that happens, I'll be buying right alongside you. Still have the cash on the sidelines waiting for one of my stocks to take a nice big dip.

Nothing Wrong with Taking a Little Profit

Maverick,

There's quite a few that meet that profile, I've tried to benefit myself off of those (TTNP, MHAN). Feel free to reccommend the hidden gems (sub ten cents with the potential to boom!).

Thanks,

VFC

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All,

Didn't mean to start a controversy with this article....thanks for all the responses.

I've always tried to emphasize in my articles for both SA and on my blog that I'm a big fan of taking some profits on the way up - even if I believe that a stock is going to eventually go much higher - as I do with SIRI.

I wouldn't have sold those shares for a 30% gain, but the fact that I was pushing 800% in gains on those shares had me thinking that I'd be a fool not to at least sell a little bit. Especially in this day and age, tomorrow could bring another stock market pullback and I'd rather have realized some profit just in case that happens.

The biggest mistake that people made before last year's crash was not realizing some profits while they could when the DOW was setting record highs.

No one should think that VFC's 'skin' is not in the SIRI gain anymore just because I sold 1/3 of my shares. The biggest mistake I made when I first started investing was not taking some profits on the way up, therefor, realizing some profit on the way is a part of my strategy. I'm on 'house money' with SIRI now, and thensome, and that's how I like to play.

If SIRI retraces much more than it did on Friday afternoon, you can bet I'll buy back in, but for now, I'm enjoying looking at the profits gained and I'm always a fan of small investors rewarding themselves by realing profits when they can - as readers of my articles should recognize by now.

I'm still a big fan of SIRI, but I'm also a big fan of cash in VFC's pocket.

Thanks,

VFC

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Sino,

I don't knock the squeegie out of your hand at the car wash, so why go to my board and bash?

No one purports to be anything. We're a bunch of investors looking to make a buck around here - don't always agree, but we discuss.

Where were you when I called VNDA at under a buck? And TTNP at under five cents? Didn't think you were around then.

I get uptight when people like you offer nothing to what's going on....there's real investors out there looking for some info, or a place to start, but you get by buy offering nothing.

That's a pretty weak way to get through life, in my opinion.

Save your stuff for other boards, I encourage discussion - not comments from the peanut gallery that - I say it again - offer nothing to the discussion.

That's what the Yahoo! boards are for.

You'll get no further attention from VFC, but thanks for playing.

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Sino, Don't waste your time. Your insight is weak, at best. If you want to offer something that will benefit the boards, then post - if not, find something else to do with your time.

Thanks,

VFC


On Aug 10 11:06 PM Sinoman wrote:

> Sorry, just have a habit of calling bs on nimrods who think they
> know something about investing. Will keep an eye on it and let you
> know my thoughts later on your blog.

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Sino,

Stay tuned to VNDA. I've looked at your comments on other articles. I see you're the master of intelligent insight.

VFC


On Aug 10 12:31 PM Sinoman wrote:

> Nice call on VNDA. . . .not

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I completely understand the 'worth the gamble' aspect with GERN; they are working on potentially groundbreaking treatments. I don't blame anyone for getting in now. I'm going to take the 'wait and see' approach and I may miss the boat by doing that, but I'm not comfortable buying into a market cap like that for a Phase II treatment, no matter what that treatment is.

Thanks for the comments, I enjoy the discussions and sharing of notes/DD.

VFC

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Roy,

You're correct, thanks for pointing that out. Even Sharebuilder has the BIEL market cap wrong.

I'm still a buyer based on the potential of the product. I really think that it has a chance to take off a little further on down the road!

VFC

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Orest,

No problems with disagreements, that's life. I am a patient investor, but all of GERN's potential is locked up in early Phase II trials. If ANYTHING at all goes to the negative with GERN that is a mighty drop from seven bucks.

I can be a bit of a trader in the fact that ACTC, also locked up in Phase IIs, can jump 50% in one day offering huge immediate gains and being so volatile, I can trade in and out and reduce my risk exposure until i'm playing on house money. GERN needs the mid twenty dollar range to triple- at that point the market cap would be nearly 2 billion, a ridiculous amount for a company whose products are in early Phase II trials, I don't care how promising the drug looks. Everyone considered GVAX a done deal with Cell Genesys and that drug was in Phase III trials.

ACTC may not have drugs that look as promising, but as a stock it offers more short to mid term money making opportunity and that is why when comparing the two (and I feel that they are both in the stem cell sector so they can be compared) ACTC is the better buy.

Just keep in mind when reading my stuff that I like to enjoy my money while I'm still pretty young, I don't always invest for retirement. GERN is a great stock to throw in the IRA, but ACTC is a great stock to play for a trip to Los Cabos this fall or winter- in my opinion.

As for BIEL- market cap, market cap, market cap- that's what I'm looking at. That product could take off in short order, especially with the heat coming down on Tylenol and other over the counter drugs lately. If they end up selling five million dollars worth of product one quarter then the market cap should jump to at least 50 million unless the big boys play the stock. That would about make the stock a ten bagger and It's quite possible that BIEL could be a ten bagger within the next year unless things go really south.

Just my opinion.

As always, thanks for the comments! I enjoy friendly debate.

VFC

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Orest,

ACTC is not the safest investment in the world, but I feel safer there than with GERN right now. GERN has nothing beyond Phase II and a, what I consider to be, huge market cap considering everything is still in early stages.

Seven dollars is a long way to drop if things go south. GERN ran up a lot on the stem cell hype.

VFC

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Orest,

According to Yahoo! Finance, BIEL has 184 Million shares outstanding.

I discussed the potential for a reverse split on my blog today and, regarding BIEL, I think the market cap number right now is more important than share price or outstanding shares.

If the product takes off it will be market cap that matters. A market cap of five million does not do justice to the potential of the product, in my opinion.

VFC

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Orest:

If you already have a position in GERN and like your chances with that stock, accumulating on the dips is my suggestion.

However, I don't own GERN and, because of the reasones outlined in my blog, I won't purchase the stock.

I like my chances with ACTC and I believe that, for the value, ACTC is the better stem cell play.

Hope this clarifies things a bit.

Thanks,

VFC

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Relmar,

If you look back at my posts at VFC's Stock House, I was telling people to buy below ten cents. Did you know that? Didn't think so.

I sure bought and I'm sitting on some pretty hefty gains in my SIRI position right now because I bought a big chunk, by my standards, at six cents.

However, I also suggested buying in the twos.

I like SIRI myself, and would love to see it reach previously traded levels, but the fact is you have to look at every investment realistically.

SIRI is far from a sure bet, but it's far from a disaster.

And for the record, I've never suggested anyone SELL SIRI. That being said, I would completely understand people selling shares now that they had purchased for under ten cents. I'm waiting for the dollar mark before I do that!

VFC

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IG MHAN is a speculative play based on the latest news released, which until just the other was over a year. The long period without news was a factor as to why the stock was trading for a penny at one point, but the fact is that the Hedrin deal is still relevant to the stock regardless of the time since news. You've likely come across the same info that I have.

VFC


On Jun 18 12:16 AM IG wrote:

> Hi VFC,
>
> I tried to google Manhatten Hedrin news but the latest news were
> in 2008? where do you get the news about this?
>
> Thanks a lot
>
> IG