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Thank you.  It's very volitale but that's the way I like 'em.  Normally they just aren't this risky.

Hey RFTD!

You asked me

Quote from: runforthedoor on November 04, 2005, 01:28:11 PM

Julia...at this point on a friday, I'd stay out of them. Both have been standing in place for some time....friday dumping could begin and take it's toll. Who knows....I would have liked them early in the day. Where did you pick up these pinks...pinksheets.com or what?

HQSM and EMTI have looked good today and so do their charts.

Not sure if your question is serious or not ..but i have been trying out the microcaptrade individual  platform,
http://microcaptrade.com/index.html

Its 10$ for the 1st month trial offer then 100$ thereafter, my time is up next week..have to decide if i want to dish out the cash for it. 

Actaully, its pretty good..it gives you instant news and sec filings..and u can quicly see if price is affected by the news. Many good features..great for a daytrader and some one who wants to spot anything moving. You should try it out see if you like it....i bet u will unless of course you are already using something that works well for you. 

Maybe you already know it?  Really, i can't afford it right now..but, then maybe i can't afford not to have it..it does help me spot things very quickly..its only for otcbb and pinks.

check it

julia

  Julia...of course, I was serious. I'm pretty new to pennyland. I monitor this news site that auto refreshes every 60 seconds  http://www.purepennies.com/otcbb_news.shtml

   I has all the boards and OTC....but not pinks....I would like to find something like that for OTC and pinks. I'll check out the service you linked, but all I need is news....I can check movement on my trading board fast enough....and I don't want to pay for a service if I can get it free.  I also check shakerz site quite often because he and others there often post as soon as news comes out. Thanks for the link though...I'll look at it and also do a search this weekend for a good free pinky news site...if there is one. 

  News that causes PPS explosions....anybody with thoughts on this and news to look for, please post. I'll start with an example....reverse mergers/shell companies....even a letter of intent here may cause a massive pop, but from what I've seen, you should get in as early as possible, and exit w/any sign of weakness in the run...usually a one day play. Here is a link to a site that lists current shell companies, some recent past news PR's where you can check some of the stocks and see the moves that the reverse merger PR caused...and also, you can sign up for a free e-mail advisory when any reverse merger hits the wires. Any thoughts on these plays is appreciated...or give another BIG play news item to watch for.

  http://www.shellstockreview.com/

  What my goal is...to find the news items w/an extremely high likelyhood of causing a PPS surge....look for them...get in if they look good...get out with a profit at any sign of PPS weakness...or a minimal loss if the PPS heads south after entry. As I have eluded to before, some BIG news changes daily, like hot sectors...oil/NG is one example that can change back and forth sometimes daily....so it's always good to check the overall news headlines each day also.

  Elite...just wondering about 'G pattern" plays...I've been in some and watched others. They seem to have a high % chance of going north and sometimes in a big way. Have you or anyone kept track of these plays, and do you have any statistics on their outcome....even an apporoximate guesstimate is fine...just curious.

  Here's another OTC free news site w/5 minute auto refresh....anybody with other sites, please post them.

  http://www.allstocks.com/homepages/homepage6.htm

Quote from: runforthedoor on November 05, 2005, 12:14:06 PM

  Elite...just wondering about 'G pattern" plays...I've been in some and watched others. They seem to have a high % chance of going north and sometimes in a big way. Have you or anyone kept track of these plays, and do you have any statistics on their outcome....even an apporoximate guesstimate is fine...just curious.

Hey run  whats happenin.. lets see any statistics on g-pattern.. um nah no formal research on statistics.  But that is an item on my huge list o things to do 

Also I wanted to comment on your news style of trading.  I think with this style a trader is still one step removed from what actually makes them money.  I have to say it again, what ACTUALLY, makes you money is that price rising.  Everything else is secondary.

I believe you are trying to get a jump on that price rising by getting to news quick.  I think that will get you in trouble. 

Often times by the time the news comes out the stock has already jumped(people know about this stuff beforehand, thats integrated that into my trading philosophy) and then when the news comes out these insiders can jump out because they know news traders are coming into the stock.  In fact these insiders can also create what to some people is a good looking chart pattern in order to unload.

And even more often the news that we think is so great sends the stock down or doesnt do much at all.  IMO, thats because almost every single thing in the market is manipulated and of course the news/pr would be as well.  And so when UPDA had what appeared to be fantastic news last week or this week people piled in.  But nada.

I think its important to hear other traders perspectives.. thats how I think of news.  Its why I only rely on TA.  You can call up a company and the CEO will lie to your face(its in his interest to not spread doubts), you can look at all the fundamentals but those are not current as of right this very second(and corporate fraud is everywhere) but the price and volume are just facts.

  Those are good points and I agree...have learned most all of them and a few more the hard way. I do prefer these BIG news plays on a stock where the chart looks bad to be with news after close or before open, so I have time to check the stock and chart out for the possibility of the things you mentioned and some other things...and then also look at it pre open to see how it might react. Even if all the factors looks good, it is certainly not a sure thing...you always must be ready to exit. But all the stocks where the PPS is rising and the chart is looking good have an underlying news/story/speculation...the "G pattern" doesn't come out of thin air...it's the product of more buyers than sellers, and there's always a reason for that.

  Your correct that this is certainly more difficult to call than if you wait for the chart to bring the buy signal to you, and no doubt, more risky.  But I feel you can refine your news/stock diagnostic skills enough to hit  better than 50% of these stocks that explode, and catch that initial run. Some of these are multiple baggers on that first run up...if you can even hit just 50% of them and break even or take a minimal loss on the others, you can do well.

  I suppose the best of situations is where the chart/ta is very favorable and good news hits also. If one were patient enough to wait for that, they would do well. But I'm enjoying trying to find those initial runups...I'm still refining my skills...I've entered a few and did well on half and not the other half, but I'm learning as time goes by. I have also for some time been monitoring stocks w/news and seeing how they react....monitoring many more than I've entered. If I'm not getting in, I decide before open if I think it will go up, pretend an entry and exit, and I'm getting much better at calling the good ones...always room for alot of improvement.  Years ago, shortly after E-trade started, they had a monthly contest...gave everyone $100000 of play $....you could buy stocks/options/whatever but no OTC as often as you wanted, and the person with the most $ at the end of the month won a nice car. You could also examine anyone's portfolio at anytime...the winners each month had baged millions of dollars in a month.  It was a great opportunity to try different things...no car here. Wish I could have had that play $ in pennyland...it's a different world down here. Alot of manipulation/etc is a grand understatement.

  I watched UPDA and you're right....and have seen the same happen on others...great news it seems, but no reaction, or bad reaction. UPDA had already had good news a week or more earlier and had a several day big runup and then had retraced. I was surprised it did'nt go up some on that last news. Do you have anyspeculation why it didn't? I also know it was pumped and dumped during it's run.....and in pennyland, almost every stock where the PPS is going higher, for whatever reason, news/ta/charts/G pattern/etc, attracts the pumpers and dumpers...

  Anyway, I appreciate your thoughts...or anyones, pro or con. I like all feedback.

Hi runforthrdoor
Here's a couple of sites you might want to try to search for news and more.
Good luck trading
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  Thnx Wrangler...I'll check them out.

You're welcome RFTD

Global Epidemic

Each year the U.S. experiences a flu epidemic that generally occurs between late December and early March. Recent events, including human cases of avian influenza, have heightened awareness of the threat of a pandemic and have spurred efforts to develop plans for its control. In response, President Bush proposed $7.1 billion in emergency funding to prepare the U.S. for a possible pandemic of avian influenza. At the forefront is vaccination, which serves to protect the largest number of people. Unfortunately, the current vaccination regimen may not be for all individuals, which necessitates the need for new vaccine strategies and effective antivirals. In our latest report, we discussed several biotechs that are moving forward on both fronts and we believe that these companies will provide us with these new options. In the short term, we believe MedImmune/NASDAQ: MEDI will make inroads with FluMist and that Gilead/NASDAQ: GILD will receive significant royalties from Tamiflu sales. For the long term, we believe the subunit vaccine approach taken by Acambis/NASDAQ: ACMA may prove valuable to protect against all influenza A and B types.
(See Story from BioSpace.com) (11/03/2005)

  I'd just like to clarify....on pennies, especially, I've tried a wide range of strategies in the 6-8 months I've been trading them, and have progressively over this time moved to as a primary trading strategy one that resembles Elite's....and I do think his strategy is very good, lowering risk and increasing comfort. I am just working on the side at hitting some of the initial moves in stocks that usually end up on his charts, and sometimes develope the bullish "G pattern". He has stated some of the problems with that, and he is correct....but I still am looking at it, doing more monitoring and study, and only entering ones I feel look to have the least risk, and doing so with a small entry amount, which lessons the loss if the trade goes bad, and if it explodes north, you still make a good profit. Perhaps I'll start keeping a list and see exactly what the %'s show over time. But I just want everyone to understand the risk and to know that I favor Elite's trading strategy or something very similiar for less risk, and yet good potential for steady profits, and occaisionally BIG profits.

  I'd like to see any trading strategies anyone has, or are looking at. The only thing I prefer to stay away from is 'long term' picks. I prefer to keep this on short term strategies...I like to get in and out in one day...max maybe 3 days. However, stocks that are good picks short to long term are quite often the best to be trading...that should be kept in mind.

  "A wise man accepts criticism and learns from it"  ....... very wise words.... that doesn't necessarily mean you agree w/all the criticism, perhaps yo might disagree completely...but it may cause you to tone down or adjust/tweak your strategy for the better. So, always listen to, be thankful for, and study all pros and cons, and adjust accordingly. This sort of attitude also makes for a good conversational atmosphere. 

  Wrangler...good news item...bird nausea  is certainly being hyped...and pushing these stocks up.

   But just a little side thought.  We all know how various kinds of manipulation is rampant in pennyland...but it also exists bigtime on the big boards in a number of ways. One could site endless examples, but what about this bird flu mania....not one case here and it's being pumped like a giant hot air balloon. In fact, I believe there is only one known case of human to human transfer....and that was in Asia where someone had contracted a very bad case, and ended up dying, and the nurse who treated the pt contracted the flu...but got over it. This sort of flu mutation, incl the bird type, is and has always been an ongoing thing...certainly a new and deadly strain can develope at anytime...and it should always be monitored....but what about all this sudden hype. Stuff like this w/massive hype usually has a $ trail that causes one to say HMMMM.  And quite often the trail leads to politicians or government officials who stand to gain. Guess who was on the board of Gilead before entering the current administration, and who now happens to be the biggest shareholder there. Donald Rumsfeld. HMMMM. 

  Hey there's another stock angle...look at the politicians and their ties to companies and invest in them...I bet one could do very well w/this strategy.

CTPS...pps is on low right now...perhaps the news this a.m will bring a little run.

There was also another piece of news this a.m for the..they won an award..this is the header:
2005-11-07 08:15:03 
CounterPath Receives INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) Magazine's NEW "INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence" Award for 2005 


2005-11-07 08:30:01 
Yak Communications Teams with CounterPath to Offer FREE VoIP and Video Services 

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News Editors

MIAMI & TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2005--
Yak Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:YAKC), a provider of
telecommunication services to residential and business customers,
announced today that it has entered into an agreement with
CounterPath Solutions, Inc. (formerly Xten Networks, Inc. OTCBB:
CTPS), a premier provider of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol),
Video over IP, Instant Messaging (IM), and Presence-enabled SIP
softphones allowing Yak to launch a powerful new voice and video
peer-to-peer VoIP alternative for consumers around the world.

Yak expects to launch its "yakForFree" VoIP (www.yakforfree.com)
service powered by CounterPath's eyeBeam SIP softphones in mid
November. yakForFree is an exciting new service from Yak which allows
users to make FREE voice and video calls to anyone on the Internet
who is also a yak member of yakForFree. Yak will be licensing some of
CounterPath's core softphone technologies.

"yakForFree has the potential to reach millions of people
worldwide, establishing Yak as a premier global VoIP provider," said
Charles Zwebner, Chairman and CEO. "We expect yakForFree to further
demonstrate the quality and value of our VoIP and Video calling
capabilities and assist Yak to transition from a legacy telephony
company into a next generation, Internet based communications and
commerce company."

"yakForFree will allow users to establish and maintain voice and
video communication with family, friends and colleagues and to reach
a far more geographically-diverse population than ever before without
technology," said David Hurwitz, President of Yak's VoIP initiatives.
"We will invite yakForFree members to recruit their friends and
families, and encourage them to upgrade to one or more of our paying
programs - "yakToAnyone" (a PC-to-Phone, talk and video Pre-Paid
service), "yakBasic" or "yakUnlimited" subscription plans, that
allows subscribers to make and receive calls over high speed DSL or
cable internet access to virtually any telephone or cell phone
worldwide. This agreement with CounterPath allows Yak to charge ahead
with its VoIP initiatives and deepen its penetration in the VoIP
marketplace."

"We are looking forward to jointly working with Yak and the
compelling business model that they are putting into the
marketplace," stated Mark Bruk, Chairman and CEO of CounterPath. "Our
agreement continues to validate our strategy of working with leading,
high quality service providers in developing solutions for their
customers. We are looking forward to working together to enhance
Yak's voice and video service offerings with our high quality, rich
and robust applications."

CounterPath's softphones for Windows, MAC OS X, Pocket PC and now
Linux are software applications, which run on devices such as
personal computers (PCs) or personal digital assistants (PDAs) or can
be integrated into set-top boxes, embedded devices, instant messenger
applications and the like. When a CounterPath softphone is connected
to a service provider's network, the user can make and receive calls
to and from other "on-net" callers (IP-to-IP) and/or "off-net"
callers (IP-to-PSTN/Cellular) with the same quality of service they
would expect from an IP handset. However, at a fraction of the cost,
while providing more features and functionality than an IP handset.