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  • Procter & Gamble: A Valuation Opportunity [View article]
    So, how did your short position work out for you? Are you set for retirement after that heart-stopping 8% plunge in PG in August?


    On Jul 22 10:41 AM LoveShorting wrote:

    > Full disclosure - - was thinking of shorting PG and based on your
    > article I now definitely will. Thesis - - it's just soap and toothpaste
    > and that doesn't warrant a PE of 13 in the post-Oct'08 world. Also,
    > they now own the former Gillette plant in Andover, MA and inside
    > sources describe the place as, well, having a few problems, let's
    > leave it at that. Finally, they are too big to succeed (opposite
    > of too big to fail).
    > Game on.
    Nov 22 12:18 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Common Usage Errors on the Seeking Alpha Site (#2) [View instapost]
    Have you noticed, also, how many writer's form plural's with apostrophe's? It literally drives me crazy.
    Nov 13 14:58 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Common Usage Errors on the Seeking Alpha Site (#2) [View instapost]
    >Bimonthly / Semimonthly
    >Bimonthly = Twice a month;
    >Semimonthly = Every other month;
    >“Founded as a quarterly journal in 1970, the magazine was >relaunched as a glossy bimonthly semi-monthly magazine in >2000”

    Not according to Merriam-Webster:

    Main Entry: 1bi·month·ly
    Pronunciation: \(ˌ)bī-ˈmən(t)th-lē\
    Function: adjective
    Date: 1845
    1 : occurring every two months
    2 : occurring twice a month : semimonthly

    The terms are interchangeable, and, M-W points out, any given 1st definition is not deemed by the editors as "the preferred" one.
    Nov 13 11:15 am |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
  • 5 Profitable Smallcaps that Haven't Participated in the Tech Rally [View instapost]
    Danny, thanks for the tip on ALIF. After reading this blog and doing some quick DD, I decided to keep an eye on the stock, looking for a good buy-in point. I didn't have to wait long. On Aug. 26 I saw it spiking on high volume, and got in at 84c. After the 3M news, and the resultant recognition of ALIF by many more investors, I think we can look forward to a lot more days like we saw this past week

    Thanks again.
    Nov 01 11:53 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Why Apple Is Worth $80 [View article]
    That's why I quit selling on ebay.


    On Oct 26 09:14 PM GSlusher wrote:

    > isn't the point of a "free" market that something (including a share
    > of stock) is "worth" what someone will pay for it? I may contend
    > that a Ventures LP I have is "worth" $1,000, but, if I can only get
    > $1.98 for it on eBay, it's "worth" $1.98.
    Oct 27 10:45 am |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
  • Access Pharma: Clinical and Commercial MuGard Updates [View article]
    Mike, I appreciate all the research and knowledge you share with us here. After watching ACCP for a couple of months, I went long on Oct 2 when I saw it breaking upward on high volume. It's up 20%, since, and I anticipate a nice long uphill ride. I was in (June) and out (Aug) of ONTY for a nice short-term gain, and I'm waiting for the right moment to get back into that one for the long-term.

    Thanks again.
    Oct 16 09:14 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Stocks ready to open higher again, with futures striking new overnight highs following strong production data just minutes ago. Dow +0.6% to 9662. S&P +0.6% at 1052.50. Nasdaq +0.5%. Treasurys are moderately higher, with 10-year +0.23%. Euro +0.1% vs. dollar. Yen +0.7%.  [View news story]
    "with futures striking new overnight highs following strong production data just minutes ago. "

    WTF? Futures reached new highs overnight FOLLOWING data just released a few minutes ago?
    Sep 16 09:46 am |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
  • Due for a Correction? Market Is Already Priced for Grim Future [View article]
    Let me clean that up a bit:

    P/E Q1 2009 116
    P/E Q1 2008 60
    P/E Q1 2007 22


    On Sep 03 09:10 AM TATyszka wrote:

    > On Aug 31 07:08 PM Bjarne Jensen wrote:
    Sep 03 09:11 am |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
  • Due for a Correction? Market Is Already Priced for Grim Future [View article]
    On Aug 31 07:08 PM Bjarne Jensen wrote:

    > Nick, when i go to your link it shows a P/E of 18?

    Bjarne, I followed the link, then clicked on Index Level Fundamentals; it shows this:


    S&P 500 Index Level Fundamentals
    Ratio 1Q 2009 2008 2007
    PE 116.205 60.688 22.190



    Sep 03 09:10 am |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
  • Is a Crash Impending? [View article]
    On Aug 31 12:30 PM logicalthought wrote:

    > Personally, I don't know if Denninger's timing is right or wrong,
    > but I just love the phrase "used dogfood stock"...
    >
    > I think the only thing lower is a "used dogfood stock with fleas"!

    I think the usual pair-up with used dog food is maggots -- a not-inappropriate sobriquet for the perps in this game of Russian (Wolfhound) roulette.
    Sep 03 08:55 am |Rating: 0 -2 |Link to Comment
  • How PHEVs and EVs Will Sabotage America's Drive for Energy Independence [View article]
    John, there's an interesting article from LiveScience.com, reprinted by Yahoo News
    news.yahoo.com/s/lives...
    It peretains to the health care debate, but is equally pertinent to the EV/Battery debate. Here's an excerpt:

    <"Irrational thinking

    A totally rational person would lay out - and evaluate objectively - the pros and cons of a health care overhaul before choosing to support or oppose a plan. But we humans are not so rational, according to Steve Hoffman, a visiting professor of sociology at the University of Buffalo.

    "People get deeply attached to their beliefs," Hoffman said. "We form emotional attachments that get wrapped up in our personal identity and sense of morality, irrespective of the facts of the matter."

    And to keep our sense of personal and social identity, Hoffman said, we tend to use a backward type of reasoning in order to justify such beliefs. >

    Thanks, John, for your efforts in keeping the discussion fact-based.
    Aug 26 12:23 pm |Rating: +4 0 |Link to Comment
  • The Market Bubble Is About to Pop [View article]
    While I agree with every other point in your article, Dr. Leeb, I must side with marky5 on this one. I can't turn a web page or TV channel without reading or hearing bullish commentary on commodities.

    On Aug 11 11:34 AM marky5 wrote:

    > "Looking at stock market commentary, we continue to be amazed that
    > no one mentions commodities"
    >
    > I've seen lots of commentaries that talk about commodities. I'm not
    > sure what he's looking at.
    Aug 13 11:11 am |Rating: 0 -2 |Link to Comment
  • Investing in the Smart Grid [View article]
    It's a common practice by many commenters, presumably because tossing about acronyms and lingo as if everyone should know them will make the commenters appear to be more knowledgeable than they in fact are.

    On Jul 12 11:38 AM unclemike7849 wrote:

    > If you would have defined "EV", "RE", etc., your comment may have
    > made some sort of sense.
    Aug 08 09:44 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Carlos Ghosn and the 'Leased' Battery [View article]
    Jack and John,
    One issue I never see the lithium cheerleaders (or, the Li-chee nuts) address, when they talk about the cost-effectiveness of lithium vs $x oil, is that of the incredible increase in demand for lithium leading to a commensurate increase in its price. Lithium could be forever chasing its cost-effectiveness tail, and never reach the mass acceptance, or use, they envision.
    Aug 04 09:46 am |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
  • BongoBing Opposes Microsoft Trademark Application for 'Bing' [View article]
    You don't think that if the table was turned, and BongoBing was the johnny-come-lately, MSFT wouldn't be hitting them with legal guns blazing?
    Jul 31 10:06 am |Rating: +3 -1 |Link to Comment
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