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By the way, I have no problems reading other SA articles.]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:37:51 -0500
By the way, I have no problems reading other SA articles.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/165149-buying-dividends-next-week-s-ex-div-stocks?source=feed#comment-706850 706850

On Oct 06 11:29 PM THofler wrote:

> The author does have a point about a rising bull market having a
> positive impact on this technique, but...
>
> Over most of 2007 I had played the monthly dividend payout for Canetic
> Resources, a high dividend CanRoy trust stock. But, I played it by
> SELLING ahead of the ex-div, and re-purchasing afterwards and profiting
> from an oversized drop. I had one miss, but several profitable hits.
> Why did this work? I don't know except to assume that too many fools
> were trying to "buy the dividend."
>
> More recently, I notice that one of my high div. MLPs experienced
> a very large drop after the ex-div. date. I did a 4 year study of
> this stock looking at the 5 trading days ahead of ex-div. and 10
> trading days after ex-div.
>
> One month ago the share price drop was 7.6 times larger than the
> dividend amount. On a 4 year average, the share price drop was 3.8
> times larger than the div. amount. The smallest drop was 1.26X. The
> three largest drops in the 4 year period were 11.9X, 9.5X, and 8.8X.
>
>
> So... yes, anything is possible. But I believe dividend exclusion
> is generally a better bet than dividend capture. Both techniques
> rely on making two very good trades in a row, which is tough to do
> repeatably and consistently.]]> Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:33:32 -0400

On Oct 06 11:29 PM THofler wrote:

> The author does have a point about a rising bull market having a
> positive impact on this technique, but...
>
> Over most of 2007 I had played the monthly dividend payout for Canetic
> Resources, a high dividend CanRoy trust stock. But, I played it by
> SELLING ahead of the ex-div, and re-purchasing afterwards and profiting
> from an oversized drop. I had one miss, but several profitable hits.
> Why did this work? I don't know except to assume that too many fools
> were trying to "buy the dividend."
>
> More recently, I notice that one of my high div. MLPs experienced
> a very large drop after the ex-div. date. I did a 4 year study of
> this stock looking at the 5 trading days ahead of ex-div. and 10
> trading days after ex-div.
>
> One month ago the share price drop was 7.6 times larger than the
> dividend amount. On a 4 year average, the share price drop was 3.8
> times larger than the div. amount. The smallest drop was 1.26X. The
> three largest drops in the 4 year period were 11.9X, 9.5X, and 8.8X.
>
>
> So... yes, anything is possible. But I believe dividend exclusion
> is generally a better bet than dividend capture. Both techniques
> rely on making two very good trades in a row, which is tough to do
> repeatably and consistently.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/161347-why-i-m-short-so-many-financials?source=feed#comment-681094 681094 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:04:14 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/151313-3-income-generating-strategies-using-index-etfs-and-options?source=feed#comment-602740 602740 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:46:08 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/149480-how-can-the-stimulus-bill-alleviate-unemployment?source=feed#comment-592982 592982

On Jul 17 09:02 AM Barbarous Relic wrote:

> Let's let people keep more of their own money and let the market
> work. Let the market decide which ventures to support and which ventures
> to let fail. Only then will we return to a healthy economy. Stop
> punishing the taxpayer!]]> Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:18:51 -0400

On Jul 17 09:02 AM Barbarous Relic wrote:

> Let's let people keep more of their own money and let the market
> work. Let the market decide which ventures to support and which ventures
> to let fail. Only then will we return to a healthy economy. Stop
> punishing the taxpayer!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/149521-cit-a-win-win-trade-idea?source=feed#comment-592973 592973

On Jul 17 07:10 PM RiskReturnOptimizer wrote:

> Buy CIT bonds at 30-50 cents, short common against it as hedge.]]> Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:06:32 -0400

On Jul 17 07:10 PM RiskReturnOptimizer wrote:

> Buy CIT bonds at 30-50 cents, short common against it as hedge.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/26906?source=feed#comment-567140 567140

On Jun 29 12:08 PM klarsolo wrote:

> I'm glad we don't have mob rule anymore. But you're right in that
> it is a waste to keep him in prison all this time. At the least he
> should work for his keep, maybe out in the fields. Send him to Angola.
>
HE WILL GO TO CLUB FED AND LIVE LARGE THEREAFTER.]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:56:19 -0400

On Jun 29 12:08 PM klarsolo wrote:

> I'm glad we don't have mob rule anymore. But you're right in that
> it is a waste to keep him in prison all this time. At the least he
> should work for his keep, maybe out in the fields. Send him to Angola.
>
HE WILL GO TO CLUB FED AND LIVE LARGE THEREAFTER.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/139522-how-to-profit-from-possible-u-s-credit-downgrade?source=feed#comment-518035 518035 Tue, 26 May 2009 12:20:14 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/137936-buying-dividends-stocks-going-ex-dividend-in-last-half-of-may?source=feed#comment-506734 506734

On May 16 08:17 AM mangiamillie wrote:

> This article is a veiled commercial for WSNN.com. Click on the recommended
> web sites and you'll see what I mean. This diminishes Seeking Alpha.]]> Sat, 16 May 2009 20:43:48 -0400

On May 16 08:17 AM mangiamillie wrote:

> This article is a veiled commercial for WSNN.com. Click on the recommended
> web sites and you'll see what I mean. This diminishes Seeking Alpha.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/128822-sun-micro-put-spreads-to-play-merger-arb?source=feed#comment-447701 447701

On Apr 01 08:35 AM Amit Kumar wrote:

> Yes. April puts. Thanks]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:54:05 -0400

On Apr 01 08:35 AM Amit Kumar wrote:

> Yes. April puts. Thanks]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/115919-how-do-you-recapitalize-1-8-trillion-in-bank-loan-losses?source=feed#comment-363963 363963

On Jan 22 09:31 AM James Wilson wrote:

> You take a really close look at who wrote the mortages that are now
> bad. Then you pulll all those loans and check 5 % of them for accuracy
> then put the lenders who wrote them in jail for breaking the RICO
> ACT.
>
> Then you take all their money, sell their homes, cars, pimp out the
> wife and find all the offshore property claim it and sell it.]]> Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:07:13 -0500

On Jan 22 09:31 AM James Wilson wrote:

> You take a really close look at who wrote the mortages that are now
> bad. Then you pulll all those loans and check 5 % of them for accuracy
> then put the lenders who wrote them in jail for breaking the RICO
> ACT.
>
> Then you take all their money, sell their homes, cars, pimp out the
> wife and find all the offshore property claim it and sell it.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/113049-11-new-shorting-opportunities-for-2009?source=feed#comment-345322 345322 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:40:40 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/112247-taking-advantage-of-the-january-effect?source=feed#comment-338133 338133

On Dec 25 09:44 AM bowater wrote:

> I agree with your general theory of the "january effect". ETF's are
> good.
>
> More money can be made with individual stocks. More work, more profit.
>
>
> I don't think any ETF will be up 100% by January 15th,2009
>
> But some stocks in the ETF will.
>
> you must find those stocks.
>
> here is how I proceed:
> 1) find a company that will not go out of business in the next 2
> years.
> 2) make sure that the stock of this company was shorted at high prices
> during 2008.
> 3) this stock must be able to double from the current price and not
>
> reach 50% of the 2008 high to be a candidate.
>
> if you find ones that meets this criteria, you will have winners.
>
>
>
> these are your big winners. the reason is simple: no tax loss selling
> in
> January (selling pressure lifted) the shorts will cover because no
> taxes til
> April of 2010.
>
> I have been doing this since 1972.
>
> ]]> Thu, 25 Dec 2008 11:32:20 -0500

On Dec 25 09:44 AM bowater wrote:

> I agree with your general theory of the "january effect". ETF's are
> good.
>
> More money can be made with individual stocks. More work, more profit.
>
>
> I don't think any ETF will be up 100% by January 15th,2009
>
> But some stocks in the ETF will.
>
> you must find those stocks.
>
> here is how I proceed:
> 1) find a company that will not go out of business in the next 2
> years.
> 2) make sure that the stock of this company was shorted at high prices
> during 2008.
> 3) this stock must be able to double from the current price and not
>
> reach 50% of the 2008 high to be a candidate.
>
> if you find ones that meets this criteria, you will have winners.
>
>
>
> these are your big winners. the reason is simple: no tax loss selling
> in
> January (selling pressure lifted) the shorts will cover because no
> taxes til
> April of 2010.
>
> I have been doing this since 1972.
>
> ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/110475-more-fun-with-levered-etfs?source=feed#comment-328164 328164 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:18:59 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/108353-the-turkey-effect-on-today-s-markets?source=feed#comment-316767 316767

On Nov 28 11:17 AM veryold wrote:

> But, how can one learn how to do options?

TRY WWW.CBOE.COM]]> Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:58:37 -0500

On Nov 28 11:17 AM veryold wrote:

> But, how can one learn how to do options?

TRY WWW.CBOE.COM]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/108353-the-turkey-effect-on-today-s-markets?source=feed#comment-316766 316766

On Nov 28 11:17 AM veryold wrote:

> But, how can one learn how to do options?

YOU MIGHT TRY WWW.CBOE.COM]]> Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:57:37 -0500

On Nov 28 11:17 AM veryold wrote:

> But, how can one learn how to do options?

YOU MIGHT TRY WWW.CBOE.COM]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/107386-cramer-s-stop-trading-zombie-stocks-11-21-08?source=feed#comment-312895 312895 ]]> Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:30:02 -0500 ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/106745-solve-the-housing-crisis-by-rewarding-the-prudent?source=feed#comment-309765 309765
IF THE ARE GOING TO GIVE A BAILOUT TO DISTRESSED HOMEOWNERS, THEN THEY SHOULD ALLOW THOSE WITH SENSIBLE 30 YEAR FIXED RATE MORTGAGES TO DEPRECIATE THEIR PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE BY 150% TO 200% PER YEAR WITHOUT RECAPITALIZATION WHEN THE HOUSE IS SOLD. THIS WILL PUT MORE MONEY IN THE ECONOMY AND EQUALIZE THE PLAYING FIELD.]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:34:28 -0500
IF THE ARE GOING TO GIVE A BAILOUT TO DISTRESSED HOMEOWNERS, THEN THEY SHOULD ALLOW THOSE WITH SENSIBLE 30 YEAR FIXED RATE MORTGAGES TO DEPRECIATE THEIR PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE BY 150% TO 200% PER YEAR WITHOUT RECAPITALIZATION WHEN THE HOUSE IS SOLD. THIS WILL PUT MORE MONEY IN THE ECONOMY AND EQUALIZE THE PLAYING FIELD.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/93337-obama-s-green-promise?source=feed#comment-242799 242799 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:29:39 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/93242-options-trader-friday-outlook?source=feed#comment-242222 242222 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:14:52 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/88260-options-trader-thursday-outlook?source=feed#comment-219996 219996 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:59:11 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/87296-barron-s-interview-six-winners-no-matter-where-we-go-from-here?source=feed#comment-216304 216304 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:49:54 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/83770-crystal-rivers-q2-write-downs-could-bankrupt-the-company?source=feed#comment-198544 198544 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:14:47 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/83052-time-to-start-buying-some-dogs?source=feed#comment-194728 194728 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:31:50 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/82731-thinking-outside-the-black-box?source=feed#comment-193315 193315 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:57:25 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/82731-thinking-outside-the-black-box?source=feed#comment-193305 193305 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:51:11 -0400