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7 Big Losers That Have Recently Become Big Winners

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That’s right, companies great and small have the power to turnaround quickly…well maybe just their stocks do!

CRDC —robotic surgery wannabe play was up 30% on an upgrade. I told you not to short this stock! It can really run—no matter that it barely has any fundamentals—medical plays can get hot in a hurry. Stock has a nice base in the $7 range, can it breakout

and make an unreal cup and handle pattern at $15? TBD…

LDK —up nearly 29% on news of a 10-year contract, and they’re actually gonna get some money upfront! Woo hooo!! The stock has no doubled off its late November lows, but it’s still offs highs. I don’t know how to play this one—yes, it’s okay to not know—I’d like to short it, but it really only tanked on news of an internal investigation and those fears seem to have dissipated…I wouldn’t buy it here either, so let’s say avoid, for now…

NFI —here’s another big loser that’s recent beco0me a big winner. Coming off triple digits a year ago and now up 350% over its late November $1 share price range, this is one of those messy financial companies that everyone and their mother is suing and who knows how it’ll all turn out. AVOID FOREVER–IT’S A GUESSING GAME HERE

SORC —trading at 1/3 of its yearly highs, but now up 100% off its lows—the recent run up was ahead of earnings, the stock tanked on poor earnings, but today, it finished strong, maybe people are thinking all the negative news is priced in? Again, I have no idea how to play this one. Although it sounds strange, if you learn to avoid certain stocks / situations, your returns will improve.

JMBA —I covered this one last week, it’s off its lows and the run is continuing. I love it, keep it coming, the short squeeze is on, but lots of bitter shareholders will sell on any sign of a reversal.

AMPX —nearly $20 off their $25 yearly highs, this stock has now doubled in the past few days. Be careful shorting this one kids, it’s only a $20 million company, let the longs have their fun…for now.

RATE —wait a minute, this isn’t a big loser…oh wait, it’s tried and failed to break $54 four times in the past 2 years, it’s a small loser, better? The good news is the stock was up 22% today on an analyst upgrade so while it’s failed to breakout, it’s now also put in five nice bottoms in the $35 range. With a forward PE of 26 and a growth rate in the lows 20s, it’s fairly valued here, but this is a stock I’m going to buy on the $54 breakout—whenever it finally gets the courage to do that.

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  • YoungGunz

    Man, still getting really slow responses with live chat right when they open. Been waiting 10mins. Trying to get VLNC.

  • YoungGunz

    Hey, I knew if I bitched about it someone would show up :) . Have 400 shares of VLNC.

  • notesguy88

    I picked up shares of VLNC as well.

  • Reaper

    chat today is #wearewisetoavoidscalping on mozilla.org

  • Reaper

    Goldman had no VLNC, IB has only 15k, so I reserved 10k VLNC at TOS.

  • YoungGunz

    Damn 10k? You greedy bastard :)

  • YoungGunz

    Tim, where’s are timalerts chatroom? Still coming this week or did Pallian make you a liar?

  • http://www.test.timothysykes.com timothysykes

    read the post, chatroom coming this weekend

  • http://www.test.timothysykes.com timothysykes

    We’re launching a new TimAlerts site hopefully this weekend so expect the chat room then…
    - Pallian

  • mapiguy

    Do you guys just use chat and say you want to borrow xxxx shares for the day?
    Once you have the shares reserved and are ready to short do you just execute the order or need to chat again to execute the order?
    I think I read a TIM blog post on how to do this but cannot find it.
    I’m new to TOS..help appreciated.

    Thanks,
    MAPI

  • kusumo

    MAPI you are correct in that you just use chat and ask to borrow shares. If they tell you they are available, have them put a limit order for you in at a high price. When you are ready to short it, you can cancel/replace the order yourself. Otherwise you will have to reopen the chat and ask them to execute the order if you simply asked them to tag the shares in your account earlier.

  • seattle_guy

    MAPI

    I usually ask them to set a very high limit order short. For example, a stock at 2$, I will set like 10$ or so. Once the order is in, you adjust the price accordingly at the right time.

    SG

  • YoungGunz

    sorry glazed over the last half of your opening paragraph and went straight to the watchlist.

  • mapiguy

    thanks guys..much appreciated

  • Jake

    Reserved 400 VLNC @ TOS

  • NoVA

    Reserved 1000 VLNC @ TOS

  • http://www.test.timothysykes.com timothysykes

    watching GS, MS, really want some panic, but looks like i’m not getting any, too bad…also watching APWR, VLNC, got 2k VLNC and 2k TRE reserved

  • bigjimstradingpost

    Short EPIQ at $13…Tried to catch it at $13.22 but just started tankin badly

  • http://www.test.timothysykes.com timothysykes

    got a japanese film crew here guys, make some comments please!

  • http://www.test.timothysykes.com timothysykes

    of course watching ZYXI too, good tony ellis

  • Dan000

    Damn, TOS has 0 shares of VLNC.

  • bigjimstradingpost

    Nice little bump up at the open of irrational exeburance…Market going much lower today

  • TonyEllis

    Wish the market would just tank so we could get a rally going.

  • YoungGunz

    Trying to get shares of TRE. Taking a long time to get an answer when he went to check

  • YoungGunz

    Whats the film crew doing? You filming your own True Hollywood Story? I guess it would be True Wallstreet Story since you’re not in hollywood :)

  • http://www.test.timothysykes.com timothysykes

    bought and sold MS for 25 cents/share, LOL, bought at 22.54, sold at 22.80, just for the japanese film crew, funny stuff

  • nojobmaui

    ohio gasimas

  • nojobmaui

    what kind of downside you see for tre

  • bigjimstradingpost

    Doubled down on EPIQ $13.26. Average now $13.13

  • TonyEllis

    Is it me or does market drops each time Bush speaks? NOT political statement just observation

  • YoungGunz

    Tim, what’s keeping you out of TRE? Staying out since .35 already left the table?

    uh oh sayin i’m posting too quickly…pallian fix that or remove it!

  • kaim2196

    Japanese bureaucrats basically serve the same function as Wall Street Brokers for the Japanese economy.

  • Gertsomething

    How come only you seem to have this problem YoungGunz?

  • http://www.test.timothysykes.com timothysykes

    TRE is a gold play, not rushing into short a gold-related play when any big firm could collapse and gold would soar…gotta remember my time horizon is 1-2 days form timalert subscribers

  • YoungGunz

    I think I am the only one that complains about it. I don’t bitch to the brokers or anything. This wait wasn’t the same as the morning problem. In the morning a broker doesn’t even get assigned to my request. This last one Travis popped in immediately and went to check. Whoever he checks with was taking a long time. I think I get a long delay in the morning because I am requesting pretty much right when they open and I am sure there are tons of other people that have requests in the queue right away in the morning.

    I forgot TRE was the gold related play. Been a little scatter brained today going back and forth with work and the charts. Have to make sure I have a clean hand off for my work while I am gone on my fishing trip. Leaving tomorrow to slay some walleye!

  • steveduckels

    VLNC just dropped to 2.87. What do you guys think of that?

  • jbarwick

    it looks like VLNC is starting to drop!!!!

  • YoungGunz

    unless he’s distracted by the film crew taking saki shots and ordering sushi :)

  • AdamN

    shorted VLNC at $2.97

  • jbarwick

    i guess tim thinks VLNC aint a good short yet

  • gboz

    TIm, you waiting for VLNC to break 2.60?

  • bigjimstradingpost

    Epiq drifting lower nicely…

  • tamimkhan

    long MS 17.58

  • jbarwick

    why you long on ms its a financial and they are slowly starting to drop now

  • nojobmaui

    short 1000 epiq @ 13.09

  • Lance03

    short EPIQ at 12.93

  • jeepee2008

    man no VLNC or MS at TOS….

  • http://www.test.timothysykes.com timothysykes

    jeepee, plenty of VLNC this morning, u people really need to learn whats required of my strategy before trying to profit from it

  • gboz

    VLNC green

  • nojobmaui

    cover 1000 epiq at 12.69 ss at 13.09 quick 400, 700 over the last 2 days on this stock

  • Dan000

    “jeepee, plenty of VLNC this morning, u people really need to learn whats required of my strategy before trying to profit from it”

    wake up really really early. ya i’m an idiot.

  • nojobmaui

    waited all day for TRE to break 3.30, ss 4000 @ 3.24 at 3:20pm , holding o/n