Friday, January 30, 2009

Stan the Orphan?! ~ *SHORT* Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)


"Spread the Board!"

BOTD MOVE # 23


it's a BOY! 




March of "dimes" 

$3.20 +0.70
 (+28.00%)

... like BUTTA! 





the April 20s ...hmm, 

$3.87 +0.67 (+20.94%)

the 4:20s!  dude, bro! 





 STANLEY!?! ... stan: "don't call me that!"

p.s.  Double Bottom? or $20 and the line of Abandonment? *click  

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Call the Cops! ~ ProShares UltraShort Real Estate (ETF) (Public, NYSE:SRS)

Profits in a bottle! 

$54.71 
+5.76
(+11.77%)

... Buy the BUZZER pays! ($48.26)



HOD!

"high of day"

Just a castaway, an island lost at sea, oh
 Another lonely day, with no one here but me, oh
More loneliness than any man could bear
Rescue me before I fall into despair, ohhhh 9! 

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

It's a BOY! ~ Stanley Morgan ~ Morgan Stanley (Public, NYSE:MS)

"spread the board" above $23!

The Stanley Morgan PUTS. 
 
added March 20s,  APRIL 20s

... what is the infant mortality rate? 

CASH is KING:  SOLD the BANK of BILLY (MSFT calls) , sold 1/2 of Brazil (PBR),  sold lame duck china tech (SINA), and infratarded (FRM).  *ALL WINNERS* 

LONG:  DXO from $2.36 

p.s.  bought more FAZ under $44 and SRS under $52   ..... good luck all.

Monday, January 26, 2009

STEEL this BLOG! ~ *SHORT* United States Steel Corporation (Public, NYSE:X)


US Steel (X)*
$29.46
-1.33
(-4.32%)


KISS(es) of DEATH:  "United States" in the company name.  hmmm, we'll also accept "America" or "American".  Previous Thesis Winners: Bank of "America" (BAC) & "American" Airlines (AMR) (hmmm, "American" Express (AXP) also meets the criteria) 

(X) target: under $20 (new lows) 

BOTD owns:  SHORT (X) with puts (XNI & XNY)


    Fistful of STEEL ~ RAGE on *REPEAT* 

p.s.  Stanley Morgan ($MS) daily high $20.70 .... NO BABY! 

Saturday, January 24, 2009

The BANK of Mr. Floppy ~ Microsoft Corporation (Public, NASDAQ:MSFT)

MSFT reported earnings of .47 per share! 

Ballmer: "I like our portfolio. The Board likes our portfolio.  We're simply dealing with unprecedented ground. Our model is not for quick rebound. The economy shrinks, and then it doesn't rebound. It builds from a lower base ... So no, we're not expecting a bounce."

BuyOnTheDip is "expecting" a bounce. 

The FEB 18s.
"calls of confidence" 
46 cents! 



Bank with Billy!

"discretion
conscience"











p.s. Hedge.com aka BOTD holding AAPL puts & short PCLN 
... BUYING (REW) under $75.

The Great "TAX GAP" of 2009 ~ April 15th or April 20th?

The TAX GAP: the difference between what taxpayers should have paid and what they actually pay.

The Great "TAX GAP" of 2009!! 

... add State budget shortfalls, Pension problems, rising UNemployment, Ponzi schemes, 401K debacles, banking blunders, and the fact that "everyone" is BROKE. 

DOW TARGET: 5000-6000 

"Get SHORT, stay SHORT."




... with the occasional "CALLS of CONFIDENCE."

4:15  vs.  4:20 ??? 

... remember, BOTD went to University of California at SANTA CRUZ.  BANANA SLUGS 1999. 

 Not much has changed. Here is 2008:

p.s.  CASH is