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  • 1980XLS-2.0
    The Banksters taking a liking to SPN today!
    5/29/12
    Reply (33)
    • gdwigan: Hopefully it continues. SPN hasnt seen much love lately. Unjustifiably so IMO. Can the banksterish behavior get SPN back to 30?
      5/29/12
    • 1980XLS-2.0: I nice, Nasty Tropical storm in the GOM may help a bit.
      5/29/12
    • Hillbilly Stock Star: Well played XLS!
      5/29/12
    • 1980XLS-2.0: A nice, Nasty Tropical Storm in the GOM should help a bit.
      5/29/12
    • briandiplacido: Looked at 5 year charts, do see some spiking in the summers. Long from 21.70.
      5/29/12
    • briandiplacido: Haven't seen a chart today, volume is up?
      5/29/12
    • briandiplacido: Ok--volume is not up--was it just a few large orders that denote institutional buying?
      5/29/12
    • briandiplacido: Sold for loss this morning.
      5/31/12
    • 1980XLS-2.0: I'm holding for better days.
      5/31/12
    • briandiplacido: Playing everything tight these days.
      5/31/12
    • briandiplacido: Considering buying those shares back today and trying again. Watching.
      6/1/12
    • briandiplacido: wondering if 20.40 is as good as it gets.
      6/1/12
    • briandiplacido: Bought back @ 20.54.
      6/1/12
    • 1980XLS-2.0: broke triple bottom today. Now a crap shoot. Charts out the window. Hold nose, buy shares!
      6/1/12
    • briandiplacido: Stopped-out @ 19.76.
      6/4/12
    • gdwigan: Out at 19.34...This one hurt. Just bad timing with the Oil destruciton. About a 5 k loss. Still mad I didnt sell after the post earnings pop
      6/4/12
    • gdwigan: Oh well. Live to fight another day I guess.
      6/4/12
    • 1980XLS-2.0: Will be higher than current levels someday, but may be a while, given current Macro backdrop.
      6/4/12
    • briandiplacido: volume up today. bought back same amt shares @ 19.34. we'll see. empathy pain for ya' gdwigan. have done same in past.
      6/4/12
    • briandiplacido: 1980, are you buying on the way down to build a position?
      6/4/12
    • 1980XLS-2.0: Have averaged down to where my basis is about $21.40 now. Will wait for trend to reverse before adding any more.
      6/4/12
    • briandiplacido: thanks.
      6/4/12
    • briandiplacido: More than double volume today. Larger buyers?
      6/4/12
    • briandiplacido: out @ 20.80
      6/5/12
    • gdwigan: Nice trade Brian. I sold way too early yesterday. Im staying mostly in cash now cause Im losing my nerve too qucikly many mistakes
      6/5/12
    • briandiplacido: tks bro. I have blundered terribly in first 10 months of this, down 18% all told. just learning.
      6/5/12
    • 1980XLS-2.0: I will not even think of selling till $25+ Added a tiny bit this am under $19.80 as yesterday felt like capitulation to me.
      6/5/12
    • gdwigan: I should have followed you in that 80. I just lost my nerve with this trade...If I held after to post earnings $28 bump I should have held
      6/5/12
    • gdwigan: yesterday too down near the $19 handle...Just a bad trade all around by me. Selling at the lows is a complete disaster.
      6/5/12
    • briandiplacido: Sold a big position of some E/P on a flash-crash low after earnings; 2 hrs later it was up 10%, next day 15%, ouch!
      6/5/12
    • briandiplacido: And noted 1980, agree, but pockets shallow, large purchase (home) in near future.
      6/5/12
    • briandiplacido: That said..if Uncle Ben is going to make the bulls run, maybe I will buy the shares back PM. Counter-intuitive to buy into strength though.
      6/5/12
    • briandiplacido: Not having much luck bidding my way past the robots. Preparing to view $ left on table.
      6/6/12