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      <title>Penn West Energy's Reassuring Earnings Update </title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/123426/comments?source=feed#comment-409373</link>
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        <![CDATA[Bui omits to mention two additional conditions (other than $45 oil) on which the company is relying when it says it can continue distributions at $0.23 for 2009. They are: natural gas at $5.50 per GJ  and an exchange rate of $1.25.  An average gas price of $5.50 looks very optimistic.  And NG is 43% of Penn's production]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:00:57 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Bui omits to mention two additional conditions (other than $45 oil) on which the company is relying when it says it can continue distributions at $0.23 for 2009. They are: natural gas at $5.50 per GJ  and an exchange rate of $1.25.  An average gas price of $5.50 looks very optimistic.  And NG is 43% of Penn's production]]>
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      <title>Riskier Sector ETFs Improve; Investors Now Betting on Economic Recovery</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/113076/comments?source=feed#comment-345390</link>
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        <![CDATA[Does anyone have the slightest idea what Gem Hudson is either saying or trying to say? <br/><br/><br/>On Jan 04 10:58 AM Gem Hudson wrote:<br/><br/>&gt; Is it not, Wall Street? Economics is both private property and enterprise.<br/>&gt; All that the UAW manufacture. They all sell and the prosperity of<br/>&gt; the business is to be their quality pay.<br/>&gt; <br/>&gt; But is social justice overcharging more than what could be made in<br/>&gt; the money? They all are going out of business. You should have taken<br/>&gt; your capitalism lesson.]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:26:57 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Does anyone have the slightest idea what Gem Hudson is either saying or trying to say? <br/><br/><br/>On Jan 04 10:58 AM Gem Hudson wrote:<br/><br/>&gt; Is it not, Wall Street? Economics is both private property and enterprise.<br/>&gt; All that the UAW manufacture. They all sell and the prosperity of<br/>&gt; the business is to be their quality pay.<br/>&gt; <br/>&gt; But is social justice overcharging more than what could be made in<br/>&gt; the money? They all are going out of business. You should have taken<br/>&gt; your capitalism lesson.]]>
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      <title>What is Hank Paulson Thinking?</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/97857/comments?source=feed#comment-268816</link>
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        <![CDATA[What use is it to tell people ad nauseam that ad nauseum is  incorrect. They keep on writing it anyway.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:57:36 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[What use is it to tell people ad nauseam that ad nauseum is  incorrect. They keep on writing it anyway.]]>
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      <title>Oil vs. the Market: Major Changes Expected This Month</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/90150/comments?source=feed#comment-227324</link>
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        <![CDATA[gigem77...thanks. Looks like I should have done more dd before I bought DUG.]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:05:19 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[gigem77...thanks. Looks like I should have done more dd before I bought DUG.]]>
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      <title>Oil vs. the Market: Major Changes Expected This Month</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/90150/comments?source=feed#comment-227103</link>
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        <![CDATA[I'm curious about the performance of DUG relative to OIL in the last week. OIL dropped 8.2% but DUG increased just 8%. It should have been closer to 16%. The action on Friday was particularly noticeable. OIL declined by $2.88 relative to the close on Thursday but DUG increased only $0.81. <br/>What do you think was happening here?]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:26:20 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[I'm curious about the performance of DUG relative to OIL in the last week. OIL dropped 8.2% but DUG increased just 8%. It should have been closer to 16%. The action on Friday was particularly noticeable. OIL declined by $2.88 relative to the close on Thursday but DUG increased only $0.81. <br/>What do you think was happening here?]]>
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      <title>Emerging Markets Infrastructure Is Booming</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/85895/comments?source=feed#comment-210525</link>
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        <![CDATA[So how do you suggest an investor should best take advantage of this?]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:51:12 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[So how do you suggest an investor should best take advantage of this?]]>
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      <title>Suncor, US Bancorp and MasterCard: Using a Stop Loss When Investing</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/85383/comments?source=feed#comment-208021</link>
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        <![CDATA[Many thanks to foobah and Popska5125 for the suggestions. I wouldn't switch brokers (to TD Ameritrade) to acquire the alert feature but I'll follow up with Marketwatch and Yahoo. ]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:29:23 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Many thanks to foobah and Popska5125 for the suggestions. I wouldn't switch brokers (to TD Ameritrade) to acquire the alert feature but I'll follow up with Marketwatch and Yahoo. ]]>
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      <title>Suncor, US Bancorp and MasterCard: Using a Stop Loss When Investing</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/85383/comments?source=feed#comment-207674</link>
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        <![CDATA[Given the title of the article, I was hoping to find a reference to a software program that continuously tracks movements of selected stocks and triggers alerts after an investor has set stop loss percentage amounts. For example, when, say, SU is rising in price, I want to set a trailing stop loss of 10% so that as soon as it declines 10% from its high, I receive an alert to sell. Does anyone know of such software? At present, I have to review all my stocks one by one, every day to see whether they've dropped 10% (or whatever) below their all-time highs. ]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:10:51 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Given the title of the article, I was hoping to find a reference to a software program that continuously tracks movements of selected stocks and triggers alerts after an investor has set stop loss percentage amounts. For example, when, say, SU is rising in price, I want to set a trailing stop loss of 10% so that as soon as it declines 10% from its high, I receive an alert to sell. Does anyone know of such software? At present, I have to review all my stocks one by one, every day to see whether they've dropped 10% (or whatever) below their all-time highs. ]]>
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      <title>Ag Stocks Could Have Steep Pullbacks</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/74087/comments?source=feed#comment-156572</link>
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        <![CDATA[What is it with you guys? I think this is the second time lately you've beaten this drum. Are you short these stocks?]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:33:47 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[What is it with you guys? I think this is the second time lately you've beaten this drum. Are you short these stocks?]]>
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      <title>Bullish on Chinese Microcaps</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/73298/comments?source=feed#comment-154738</link>
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        <![CDATA[I doubt that any of those companies can rival the U.S./Malaysia/China microcap in which I've been invested for the last three years. It's just produced its audited 2007 results. Revs up 30% at $48 million, net inome up 147% at $1.76 million. Guidance for 2008; revs $55-60 million, net income $2.5-3.5 million.  The stock is now selling at $0.15. Call sign SDGL.  I think it will be a 10-bagger in two years. By the way, I'm also an Oxford graduate - and have managed multinational subsidiaries in Asia.]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:06:46 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[I doubt that any of those companies can rival the U.S./Malaysia/China microcap in which I've been invested for the last three years. It's just produced its audited 2007 results. Revs up 30% at $48 million, net inome up 147% at $1.76 million. Guidance for 2008; revs $55-60 million, net income $2.5-3.5 million.  The stock is now selling at $0.15. Call sign SDGL.  I think it will be a 10-bagger in two years. By the way, I'm also an Oxford graduate - and have managed multinational subsidiaries in Asia.]]>
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      <title>Chicago Bridge and Iron: A Golden Infrastructure Opportunity</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/64907/comments?source=feed#comment-116891</link>
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        <![CDATA[Maybe the forced sale will do CBI a favour.  (Or is it contesting the decision?) Like an infusion of cash, for example.  But I don't have the time to check the history and see what the implications might be for CBI's earnings. Any views on this, anyone? ]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:40:08 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Maybe the forced sale will do CBI a favour.  (Or is it contesting the decision?) Like an infusion of cash, for example.  But I don't have the time to check the history and see what the implications might be for CBI's earnings. Any views on this, anyone? ]]>
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      <title> Russian Internet Advertising Market Booming</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/63889/comments?source=feed#comment-115510</link>
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        <![CDATA[It would have been more helpful if the writer had indicated how   investors might cash in on this huge increase in internet advertising. For example, is VIP a possible beneficiary of advtg revenues? ]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:08:33 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[It would have been more helpful if the writer had indicated how   investors might cash in on this huge increase in internet advertising. For example, is VIP a possible beneficiary of advtg revenues? ]]>
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      <title>VIX Call Options As Put Options</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/44382/comments?source=feed#comment-93653</link>
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        <![CDATA[I'd probably do the same. Many investors regard the VIX as a contrarian indicator so at higher VIX values, logic dictates buying puts that are either at or slightly out of,  the money.<br/>Peter Dunkley]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:47:50 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[I'd probably do the same. Many investors regard the VIX as a contrarian indicator so at higher VIX values, logic dictates buying puts that are either at or slightly out of,  the money.<br/>Peter Dunkley]]>
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      <title>More Volatility Likely Following Last Week's Selloff</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/42731/comments?source=feed#comment-92413</link>
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        <![CDATA[I don't understand the difference between the two sets of figures. What does 'absolute' indicate and why do all the negative figures in the first set turn positive in the second?<br/>Peter Dunkley]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:40:11 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[I don't understand the difference between the two sets of figures. What does 'absolute' indicate and why do all the negative figures in the first set turn positive in the second?<br/>Peter Dunkley]]>
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      <title>U.S. Oil and Gas Producer Exposure to Gulf Area Hurricanes</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/36919/comments?source=feed#comment-87388</link>
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        <![CDATA[Given that this time of year is good  for refiners (summer driving), what refinery stocks have the least potential exposure to the hurricane season?]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 11:46:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Given that this time of year is good  for refiners (summer driving), what refinery stocks have the least potential exposure to the hurricane season?]]>
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      <title>Small Cap ETFs In a Large Cap Economy</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/36968/comments?source=feed#comment-87386</link>
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        <![CDATA[As an aside to this issue, it seems from the PWY chart that it's had about an 8% increase over the three months.  I hold many ETFs that are are up about this amount or more over the same period. Unfortunately,  my home currency is the Canadian dollar which has appreciated over 7% against the US dollar in the last 45 days.  I'm running hard just to stay in the same place.  Meanwhile, I also have carrying costs...<br/>It looks as though the US dollar will continue to weaken, although not perhaps to the same extent. Does anyone have a suggestion?]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 11:41:24 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[As an aside to this issue, it seems from the PWY chart that it's had about an 8% increase over the three months.  I hold many ETFs that are are up about this amount or more over the same period. Unfortunately,  my home currency is the Canadian dollar which has appreciated over 7% against the US dollar in the last 45 days.  I'm running hard just to stay in the same place.  Meanwhile, I also have carrying costs...<br/>It looks as though the US dollar will continue to weaken, although not perhaps to the same extent. Does anyone have a suggestion?]]>
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      <title>Using Options on ETFs</title>
      <link>http://seekingalpha.com/article/36118/comments?source=feed#comment-87251</link>
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        <![CDATA[Can the webmaster please do something to enhance the printability of the articles after downloading?  The content is excellent and I often want to print out the material but the hard copy print is so faint it's very difficult to read. I've tried copying to Word Perfect but the result is chaotic. Help!<br/>Thanks...Peter Dunkley]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2007 09:59:23 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Can the webmaster please do something to enhance the printability of the articles after downloading?  The content is excellent and I often want to print out the material but the hard copy print is so faint it's very difficult to read. I've tried copying to Word Perfect but the result is chaotic. Help!<br/>Thanks...Peter Dunkley]]>
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