8931 for me next week.

Ben picks 9000 for next week.

Kendricks 8931 for me next week.

Covered call trades for this month: ISIS, MYK, NANX,
TKTX, USG (the 10 calls, not the 12.5s).

Any others I should look at? I still have some cash on the sidelines to play with.

How is the USG working out?

I remember it took a dive and then came back up right after your initial investment.

I had MIK and GE assigned. Made a good return on both and have decided to take 15% of the profit and donate to charity this afternoon.

"The SugarPie Fund for Wayward Chicas"

Thinking out loud.

Predicting the market is a very difficult thing to do and at best one can be right about 50% of the time.

I think the earnings reports and forecasts for the next quarter are going to be disappointing and the sell off will continue for a few weeks.

I also think that the low interest rates and tax cuts will really stimulate the economy and by the end of the year and maybe even by August or September we will see the market having a good rally.

Just pure speculation on my part and I am wrong at least half the time.

Buying Opportunity????

EK down to $27.65 today.

At this price the dividend is over 6%.

Didn't someone suggest buying this stock when it was around $31?

I will consult with Sugar Pie today and see what she thinks.

Benpouringsaltinthewounds

USG has been working out great. My shares were assigned, so I bought more today at 13.01, and then sold the July 10 calls for 3.60. Unless it falls more than 23% in the next four weeks, I will make another 6% profit on it.

But how long do you think it will take before EK stops paying a dividend?

I've been thinking about what you said before - film will soon be going the way of 8 track tapes. I wouldn't buy EK with Ldvee's money.

Dow 8847

Kendricks,

Yeah I agree regarding Ldvee's money. HA HA HA hee hee hee

Ben picks 9000 for next week.

Kendricks 8931 for me next week.

T_Bone do you work for the government? Dow 8847

Goddamn, Ben, you SURE do have a mean streak in you...

USG is having a great day!

Wow on USG!!!

Your stocks go up today and all of mine go down.

Maybe a good day to buy somemore losers??Hey Ldvee, I need some suggestions on what to buy today.

I hsve a loser for you, a $20,000 1997 RV now sitting in a Chevy dealership in Mexicali. Motor caught fire. It's all a melted mess of goo under the hood. Good thing I had a fire extingerthing amigjig or the whole fucking thnig would be a puddle of goo.

For sale cheap.

I'm gonna get more drunk now.

Fuck, shit, piss, cunt.

All use guys buy SURE and EJ tomrorrow, get the certificates and jamb 'em up your old smelly asses.

ENWV and CSTL both look like nice plays here, too. If CSTL opens at anywhere near 2.50, it is a screaming buy.

Got filled on CSTL between 2.91 and 2.98, and EVWV at 2.44. Still long FONR, and a small amount of CLN.

Is anyone else doing any trading out there?

Still long CRIO too. Should've gotten into that AKS trade near 3, it is up 20% since I was considering buying it. Oh well. I wouldn't touch it here.

Many apologies for the drunken rant last night. It's a bit disconcerting knowing that a $20K RV is sitting in Mexicali with a burned out engine compartment. At least it's safe locked up in a Chevy dealership garage.

Shit happens.

Sorry to hear about your RV. When you get it repaired drive from Tecate to Ensenada through the wine country. Nice relaxing trip.

Kendricks,

Thanks for the stocks you mentioned this morning. I have some cash and I am looking.

I did buy another 1,000 shares of ICOS and I wrote the July 40 Calls. I now own 1500 shares of ICOS and have July 40 calls on all shares.

I didn't take it personal. I thought it was kind of a fun rant, actually. Good luck on the RV situation.


(Message edited by kendricks on June 25, 2003)

Ben, I'm interested in your thoughts on the stocks I mentioned. I particularly think that FONR, CSTL and ENWV are interesting.

It's not EVWV, like I posted once, that was a typo. It is ENWV.

Ldvee:

"All use guys buy SURE and EJ tomrorrow, get the certificates and jamb 'em up your old smelly asses."

Now thats funny.

Kendricks,

ENVW has a nice balance sheet and looks like it is turning around its business. It sure looks better at $2.44 than it did a few years ago at $80


Ldvee,

Did your scotch soaked fingers slip off the K key and hit the J key? HA

EK still going down. If you bought this loser today, the dividend yield is 6.5%

I wonder when this turkey will stop going down?

Ldvee, be SURE and tell me when you decide to sell out your EK.

Gracias,

Benyouramigo

Kendricks,

I just put in a limit order for 1,000 shares of ENWV at $2.39 which is $2.44 with the $50 commission.

I believe it is the first time I have followed one of your recommendations.

I believe it is the first time. Good luck on it!

Don't tell Ldvee.

The volume really sucks on ENWV!

Yeah, the volume is bad today. It has its days, though.

Last trade was at $2.40, but now the ask is back up to $2.44.

I tried to cancel my limit order and go to the market, but I was too late.

I guess I shouldn't quibble over $40, but I wanted to buy in at the same price as you and I have to charge myself a $50 commission. I do get $45 of it back.

Ldvee, stay away until your luck changes

Did you get in? ENWV had a strong finish, and looks like it could be moving up from here.

NLY

11.8% yield

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=NLY&d=c&t=2y&l=on&z=b&q=l

My $2.39 limit order did not fill.

I watched it go up to $2.60 before the market closed. I am not sure when it reached $2.61, but I left for TJ around 12:00.

Currently trading at $2.47.

LDV,

If it sounds too good to be true yada yada yada.

I have been following this stock for a year and I still don't understand how it can pay out that high dividend.

I don't understand how this REIT management is so much smarter than the rest of REITS.

They have to be paying out principal with the interest is my guess or they are making very high-risk loans. Maybe neither of those options, but I don't get it so I don't buy it.

(Message edited by ben on June 26, 2003)

Damn,

ENWV as high as $2.72 today. Currently trading at $2.61.

Lucky Fucker

CSTL is up 16% today, too.

Where are you finding this stuff?

I have never heard of most of these companies.

No wonder you piss everybody off! LOL

I often use the CNBC stock advanced screener to look for stocks that are low priced, have no debt, and are near their lows and/or have taken big dumps. When I find ones that meet these rough criteria, I analyze the type of business they are in, their chart pattern, if they are near a good entry point, and their earnings and growth potential. I think I found CSTL this way.

I'll also look for low priced stocks breaking out to new 52 week highs on increased volume, to see if I can catch a rising star in its early stages.

I also do searches on the Yahoo message boards like "value low price cash debt" to find stocks to look at. Most of the ones you find this way suck, but there are some gems. I think I found ENWV this way.

All of these searches are nothing but starting points, of course. It is necessary to look at the charts, determine what a good entry point is, and look at the balance sheets, earnings, etc., before a decision to pull the trigger can be made.

By the way, I owe a debt of gratitude to Ldvee for turning me on to the Yahoo finance message boards!

Wow, I just saw this press release on Yahoo re CSTL. Might be good for a little pop!

Castelle Named One of Top Performing Stocks in BusinessWeek's Semi-Annual Micro-Cap Review
Thursday June 26, 9:02 am ET
Story to be Published in June 30, 2003 Issue of BusinessWeek

MORGAN HILL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2003--Castelle (Nasdaq:CSTL - News), a leading provider of fax solutions for Fortune 1000 companies and small to medium-sized businesses, today announced that it will be one of the featured companies in BusinessWeek's Equity Investor's 26-Week Micro-Cap Review, to be published in the magazine's June 30th issue.

Companies were chosen for the semi-annual Micro-Cap Review, now in its third year as a BusinessWeek special feature, on the basis of their percentage gain in stock price for the six-month period ending March 31, 2003. Castelle's record ranked 18th out of 3,685 Micro-Cap stocks, placing it in the top 1% of BusinessWeek's Micro-Cap survey. During the period covered by the survey, Castelle's share price rose 428%, from $0.54 to $2.85.

Scott C. McDonald, president and CEO of Castelle, stated, "Top 1% ranking in BusinessWeek's high performing stocks review is a reflection of Castelle's accomplishments in recent months, which includes sales and earnings growth despite difficult economic conditions.

"The fact that investors have raised the price of Castelle shares more than five-fold in the latest six-month period is a reflection of the investment community's increased interest in Castelle and, perhaps more importantly, our potential for future growth," McDonald continued. "They have clearly taken notice of positive trends, such as continued demand for Castelle FaxPress(TM) network fax servers, the Company's continued sales growth in North America, and an expanding presence in Europe, Asia and Latin America markets," concluded McDonald.

About Castelle

Castelle develops office automation systems that allow organizations to easily implement faxing and printing over local area networks and the Internet. A market leader in fax solutions for small to medium sized workgroups, Castelle's FaxPress fax servers provide a simple way to integrate fax with email, desktop and back-end applications. The Company also manufactures LANpress® print servers, which enable users to locate printers anywhere on the network. Castelle products are designed to be easy to use and maintain, and provide an economical way for companies to share resources over the network. Castelle was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Morgan Hill, Calif. Its products are utilized by Fortune 1000 companies as well as small to medium-sized businesses and are available through a worldwide network of distributors, resellers, online retailers and the Castelle Online Store. Visit Castelle online at www.castelle.com.

NLY is pretty amazing. My value line info indicates many REITS with high dividends.

RJR is right up there too.

The San Felipe RV disaster is working out good. The RV is in Calexico now and will be in San Diego Saturday. My insurance company, Mercury insurance is going to cover it. I took my travelling puta with me. My favorite line was after she cooked dinner for me she said "Ldvee, I go buy tequila for you and give you a blowjob, OK?"

Sure sweetie, sounds OK to me.

Gotta love those Sweetie's.

Glad you RV is moving along.

REITS, as I am sure you know have tio pay out 90% of their cash flow.

No, I don't really know to much about REITS. Are they like an alternative to bonds?

CSTL and ENWV both seem to be having nice days today.

REITS are certainly affected by interest rate swings just like bonds, but for more reasons

Also you have equity REITS, mortgage REITS, and some REITS that do both.

Fuck You Kendricks.

Benesmuyceloso

Jesus Christ, Ben, I told you about the trades the moment I made them. What more can I do?

Will bless my Brownie Hawkeye.

EK looking like it may continue its goal of reaching a new 52 week low.

What did you buy in at Ldvee?

I am glad you don't have to use your profits from EK to pay for repairs on the RV.

HA

Damn market is down and both of Kendricks stocks (CSTL and ENWV) are up.

Bad Karma from teasing Ldvee I guess.

Oh lucky me, it looks like I win the Dow this week.

DoubleDamn

I hope someone on this board followed my advice regarding investing in NYB. Use to have the stock symbol NYCB.

It hit its all-time high today of $29.24 and closed at an all-time closing high of $29.08.

I own 2000 shares and with option income, stock splits and dividends, I am in the stock at $18.30 a share. I started buying in Feb. 2002.

This stock is a real winner in my opinion and I think it could hit $35-$40 over the next couple of years. During the mean time it pays a decent dividend.

Obviously it is risky to invest in the stock market and you could lose all or part of your money buying/investing in this stock.

Options Account
New York Bank Corp
Price
Date Description Price Per Share

3-22-02 Bought 500 Shares NYCB $14,262.00 $28.52

5-15-02 Dividend ($100.00) ($0.20)

5-15-02 Net Cost Per Share $14,162.00 $28.32

6-07-02 Bought 500 Shares NYCB $13,850.00 $27.70

6-07-02 Net Cost Per Share $28,012.00 $28.01

7-17-02 Bought 500 Shares NYCB $13,855.00 $27.71

7-17-02 Net Cost Per Share $41,867.00 $27.91

8-08-02 Sold 15 Sept. 30 Calls ($2,420.00) ($1.61)

8-08-02 Net Cost Per Share $39,447.00 $26.30

8-15-02 Dividend ($300.00) ($0.20)

8-15-02 Net Cost Per Share $39,147.00 $26.10

9-20-02 Options Expired

10-16-02 Sold 15 Nov. 30 Calls ($1,445.00) ($0.96)

10-16-02 Net Cost Per Share $37,702.00 $25.13

11-15-02 Option Expired

11-15-02 Dividend ($300.00) ($0.20)

11-15-02 Net Cost Per Share $37,402.00 $24.93

2-15-03 Dividend ($375.00) ($0.25)

2-15-03 Net Cost Per Share $37,027.00 $24.68

5-21-03 Dividend ($420.00) ($0.28)

5-21-03 Net Cost Per Share $36,607.00 $24.40

5-22-03 4 for 3 Stock Split-2000 Shares $36,607.00

5-22-03 Net Cost Per Share $36,607.00 $18.30