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Just went long GMCR at 26.95.
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BugMan wrote: Just went long GMCR at 26.95.
Do you have a stop loss number in mind?
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MT - Yes, I never do a trade without a stop loss in place (shortly after the trade is done) so I don't get creamed (limit my losses, learned my lesson watching a huge profit evaporate from CMGI). Normally it is in the 10-12% range on the downside. This trade however is a little higher because I didn't take a very big position and I am buying with severe down pressure and a huge short interest (bottom fishing...catch a falling knife). Stop loss set at $21.50 (about 20% lower than buy price). Always looking for buys...
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That trade is shaping up nicely.
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BugMan wrote: Just went long GMCR at 26.95.
When will you take profits?
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Not sure when. This is a company I have been looking to get into for awhile now. BTW, that for me is one of the hardest things to do...decide you like a company and want to invest in it but have to wait for "your price" . It takes a lot of patience. I will just keep an eye on it and see how the company reacts to the news they released yesterday in the coming weeks/months. The stop will stay in though at $21.50.



AdamA wrote:
BugMan wrote: Just went long GMCR at 26.95.
When will you take profits?
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BugMan wrote: Not sure when. This is a company I have been looking to get into for awhile now. BTW, that for me is one of the hardest things to do...decide you like a company and want to invest in it but have to wait for "your price" . It takes a lot of patience. I will just keep an eye on it and see how the company reacts to the news they released yesterday in the coming weeks/months. The stop will stay in though at $21.50.
Why is this company worth getting into now that its lost it patent protection, it revenues will decline precipitously, and has lots of accounting fraud on the books?  Am I missing something?

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$25.90, up 6.5% on a very bad day. This is starting to look interesting, sort of reminding me of the way that SHLD and NFLX had huge rebounds after drastic drops.

Bought some.
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