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Stock-Age: Stocks, Options and Dividends oh my!
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Ninja_Hawk
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As said pretty much everything is down today, for fear that consumers are cutting back on spending. I've been looking at ATVI for little while, they were down enough for me to think it was a good time to jump, planning on holding and seeing how this fall turns out. I'm a skeptical about THR, Band Hero and DJ Hero (is that still even coming this year, i'll have to check) but I think MW2 and the continued whoring of GH will do something positive.
I'm still researching and employing different strategies with my investing, trying to see what works and what doesn't.
Does anyone have any opinions about Gamestop? The way I figure it if any videogame companies are going to benefit this fall GameStop will also benefit too, if not more because of used game sales. Their financials seem fine, and the outlook on their future looks solid too with them planning on opening a few hundred more stores and still generate a good cash flow.
I'm still researching and employing different strategies with my investing, trying to see what works and what doesn't.
Does anyone have any opinions about Gamestop? The way I figure it if any videogame companies are going to benefit this fall GameStop will also benefit too, if not more because of used game sales. Their financials seem fine, and the outlook on their future looks solid too with them planning on opening a few hundred more stores and still generate a good cash flow.
vpance
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Treasury sales are on this week and going into the next as well. Probably best to steer clear until after. Drops seem to have been coinciding with the bond sales in the past few months, more or less. Which is expected since they need to push them. Last week sure was a nice bull trap.
I don't like GME's cash flow. Consumer spending is down I wouldn't expect big numbers from them.Ninja_Hawk said:
Follow the link: U.S. Video-Game Sales Fall for Fifth Straight Month
Ninja_Hawk
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Ah, I figured sales had something to do with it being the Summer and there usually aren't any major releases or anything. I didn't know there was a big increase around this time last year, thanks for that.
Ninja_Hawk
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Let me ask you a question, what would you define as good cash flow?
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cashflow.aspNinja_Hawk said:
Positive cash flow also very important for companies that pay dividends.
Ninja_Hawk
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tarius1210 said:
Ok thanks, that benefited me greatly.
Ether_Snake
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I'm quite long term on ATVI only because of Blizzard, but there has been occasions where I felt like selling. I don't trust the management much anymore, because of the following:
1- Tony Hawk's piece of plastic junk. Makes absolutely NO SENSE for a skateboard. Guitar makes sense, but next thing you know EA would sell plastic skates for a hockey game.
2- Blur. They completely screwed up with that one, hype did not pick up at all and it was predictable. The game has disappeared since and I don't think there is much they can do to save it unless they send it back to the drawing table. They should have done everything they could to capitalize on the past success of PGR.
3- Letting go of Ghostbuster. Development costs were probably not that astronomic. Could have been a good one-hit deal like Prototype, which will do no better in the long run, I see no sequel potential for that game.
4- Singularity. W.T.F... The least marketable game I've seen in quite some time (in the same basket as Capcom's Dark Void), now sent to the slaughter to be release in early 2010. That game will sell as much as Bionic Commando.
1- Tony Hawk's piece of plastic junk. Makes absolutely NO SENSE for a skateboard. Guitar makes sense, but next thing you know EA would sell plastic skates for a hockey game.
2- Blur. They completely screwed up with that one, hype did not pick up at all and it was predictable. The game has disappeared since and I don't think there is much they can do to save it unless they send it back to the drawing table. They should have done everything they could to capitalize on the past success of PGR.
3- Letting go of Ghostbuster. Development costs were probably not that astronomic. Could have been a good one-hit deal like Prototype, which will do no better in the long run, I see no sequel potential for that game.
4- Singularity. W.T.F... The least marketable game I've seen in quite some time (in the same basket as Capcom's Dark Void), now sent to the slaughter to be release in early 2010. That game will sell as much as Bionic Commando.
TheKingsCrown
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Ether_Snake said:
The fact that they used company cash flow to buy lots of ATVI shares while the executive management sold lots of ATVI shares at the same time is reason 5, no?
kathode said:20% on the nose today with SLE calls. 20 cent contracts! The Scottrade interface does a double take when you order 100 options contractsNobody does it like Sara Lee!
I bought SLE stock yesterday. I don't like puts/calls with stocks <$10. How's the West Coast trading treating you?
Ether_Snake
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tarius1210 said:
Bah Kotick knew as well as we all did that the Slim and a price drop was coming. The guy just wants to flex his invisible muscle.
RSTEIN said:
It sucks to be honest, although I'm still getting settled out here. Just got internet hooked up at the new place last night. For the few trades I've made so far, I basically just have to do my research overnight, and then put in a limit order in the morning and hope that it goes my way. I'm much more busy at the new job than I was previously, so I have a lot less time to research or track trades during the day. Most days I'm out to lunch or in a meeting at market close. Just gotta get used to it and find a rhythm that works I guess.
kathode said:
Yeah, I'm still holding my short position on the calls. I currently have buy-writes open on C and UNG (Jan 2011 calls) and LYG (Jan 2010 calls). The LYG set isn't treating me very well, but I'm counting on a dividend to make money on it, anyway. The C set will basically make money unless they get zeroed out. Natural gas may not see $4 again for a while, futures just went below $3 for the first time since the 90's. If UNG stays below $14, fabulous. Free money for me. If it doesn't, it's still free money for me. At any rate, it's not going to become worthless.
So the reason why SIRI jumped today is because there is a rumor out there that next week they will announce a iPod/iPhone dock that turns the MP3 players in satellite radios.
Pretty cool if true.
http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090820/sirius-building-iphone-dock/?reflink=ATD_yahoo_ticker
Pretty cool if true.
http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090820/sirius-building-iphone-dock/?reflink=ATD_yahoo_ticker
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Do you guys think we will close above 9,500 today?
Ether_Snake
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Nikkei up over 3%.
Also interesting:
Market plunge makes Beijings exit harder
Note that this is from the same columnist as last time, so she might have some sort of bias. But it makes a lot of sense to me, and shows that China is next in line to experience the real impacts of the crisis. Of course, the US still hasn't seen the most of the impact either, considering how misplaced its actions have been.
Also interesting:
Market plunge makes Beijings exit harder
Note that this is from the same columnist as last time, so she might have some sort of bias. But it makes a lot of sense to me, and shows that China is next in line to experience the real impacts of the crisis. Of course, the US still hasn't seen the most of the impact either, considering how misplaced its actions have been.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
esc said:
WOW!! Up 30 and 50%?!?! That's crazy.
I bought some more puts today after I saw the morning pop fade. China is down 3.50% right now and the SP500 futures are down a bit. China's correction hasn't stopped the US from steamrolling over every single short seller out there so we'll see what happens tomorrow. We may have had a key reversal day today (new high followed by selling, finishing lower). These types of moves historically signal that the current trend is weakening. I'm still very long...
Ether_Snake
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UNG Jan 2011 $14 calls are going at 2.35. UNG is at 11.63. So people are paying $235 for the chance to pay a $237 (16%) premium over the current price in 16 months? Buying an investment that won't break even unless the shares go up over 40%? Wat? That option is going to collapse.