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Coffee Consolidation: Diedrich Sells Out to Peet?s
Microcap Speculator submits: A few weeks ago I wrote about the perils of shorting Diedrich Coffee (Nasdaq:DDRX) going into the strong holiday season. One thing I hadn’t considered: a potential buyout. After the bell Monday, DDRX shares were halted while the company announced that Peet’s Coffee (Nasdaq:PEET)...
Tags: Retail, Microcap Speculator, Diedrich Coffee Inc., Peet's Coffee and Tea Inc.
External links 2009-11-03
Why I'm Not Buying Biovest... Yet
Microcap Speculator submits: Every year about this time, the biotech and pharma world turns its focus to the annual American Society of Clinical Oncologist [ASCO]. I’m told by a few readers who concentrate on these stocks that the hit from this year’s meeting was a tiny pink sheet...
Tags: Biotech, Microcap Speculator
External links 2009-06-07
RealNetworks: Another Small Internet Stock Trading Under Cash
Microcap Speculator submits: TheStreet.com TSCM isn’t the only internet stock trading under cash + marketable securities. RealNetworks (Nasdaq: RNWK) has a market capitalization of just over $350M, but cash and short-term investments of $376.5 million as of March 31, 2009. On the whole, RealNetworks...
Tags: Internet, Microcap Speculator, RealNetworks Inc.
External links 2009-05-28
Would TheStreet.com Be Worth More Without Jim Cramer?
Microcap Speculator submits: TheStreet.com (Nasdaq: TSCM)’s 10-Q report warns that the loss of its co-founder and Chairman of the Board Jim Cramer “would have a material adverse effect on the Company.” For a long time, I assumed that was true. After all, Jim Cramer had become the...
Tags: US Market, Internet, Microcap Speculator, TheStreet.com, Inc.
External links 2009-05-16
Northgate Minerals: Another Junior Miner on the Move
Microcap Speculator submits: Thanks for all the positive feedback on the post about the Newgold NGD- Western Goldfield WGW merger and the possbility of a U.S. Gold UXG- Rubicon Minerals RBY deal. Many have asked what other gold mining companies I own. Here’s the current list: Yamana...
Tags: Gold & Precious Metals, Microcap Speculator
External links 2009-05-12
EXACT Sciences Shows Strong Breakout
Microcap Speculator submits: The technical breakout I thought we might see in EXACT Sciences EXAS is now in full gear. EXACT shares are up about 70% since the last post, and over 300% off December lows. Technically, part of the bounce is simply a matter of seller exhaustion....
Tags: Biotech, Microcap Speculator, EXACT Sciences Corp.
External links 2009-05-03
Modavox Surges on Favorable Patent News
Microcap Speculator submits: About a year ago, I wrote that Modavox (MDVX.OB) may become the next big patent licensor. That may happen soon. Modavox is surging on some favorable rulings in its patent case against Tacoda a division of AOL, including a Markman ruling defining most of the...
Tags: Internet, Microcap Speculator
External links 2009-04-30
3x ETF?s are Wealth Destroyers
Microcap Speculator submits: My recent long position in the Direxion 3X Financial Bull ETF FAS was one of my more successful trades of the year. But it was stupid, and not because of the leverage. I knew it was a leveraged bet. That’s exactly what...
Tags: Financial, ETF, Microcap Speculator
External links 2009-04-20
EXACT Sciences: Becoming Tempting
Microcap Speculator submits: Let me admit from the outset that I hate investing in pharma and biotech. I’m not a science guy, and the business model of many companies in these sectors perplexes me. That said, I have added EXACT Sciences (Nasdaq:EXAS) to my watchlist. ...
Tags: Biotech, Microcap Speculator, EXACT Sciences Corp., Genzyme Corp.
External links 2009-04-11
OPTi Up on Favorable Patent Ruling Against Apple
Microcap Speculator submits: OPTi (OPTI.PK), a technology licensing company with a market cap of less than $25 million and only one full time employee (per Yahoo!) is taking on Goliath, and winning. In a ruling issued Friday in its patent lawsuit against Apple, the court: by Microcap...
Tags: Chip, Microcap Speculator, Apple Inc.
External links 2009-04-06
Brandywine Realty Trust: High Risk, High Reward
Microcap Speculator submits: Commercial real estate is in the dumps. Only a fool would argue otherwise. Rents are declining, and virtually every office and industrial REIT is heavily burdened with debt. But that doesn’t mean that they are all going straight to zero. For one thing,...
Tags: US Market, Microcap Speculator, Brandywine Realty Trust
External links 2009-04-02
Picking the Wrong Horse? Accentia vs. Biovest
Microcap Speculator submits: I am getting a lot of emails and comments on yesterday's article about Biovest (BVTI.PK) and Accentia (ABPIQ.PK). Some suggest that I need to do more homework on the bankruptcy proceedings for these two companies, and I couldn’t agree more. As I pointed out...
Tags: Biotech, Microcap Speculator
External links 2009-06-08
Russell Microcap Index 2009 Reconstitution: Preliminary Additions
Microcap Speculator submits: According to Russell, the stocks below will be added to the Russell Microcap Index when it is reconstituted at the end of the month. This list is preliminary and may be changed when the final list is released on June 29, 2009. Remember,...
Tags: US Market, Microcap Speculator
External links 2009-06-15
Why I'm Not Shorting Diedrich Coffee
Microcap Speculator submits: From a purely technical perspective, there are a lot of reasons why Diedrich Coffee DDRX might be tempting to short. Shares are up over a hundred-fold from their 52-week lows of $0.21. Resistance in the 25-26 area looks like it may hold, and momentum...
Tags: Retail, Microcap Speculator, Diedrich Coffee Inc., Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.
External links 2009-10-18
Champion Industries
Microcap Speculator submits: Champion Industries CHMP showed up on my latest run of the Century Club scan, a TA scan developed with MarketClub’s smart scanner. After a long descent, Champion Industries’ stock price may have bottomed. by Microcap Speculator
Tags: Materials & Industrials, Microcap Speculator, Champion Industries Inc.
External links 2009-09-26
Gold Reaches 18-Month High; All-Time Highs in Sight
Microcap Speculator submits: The chorus calling for a top in gold continues to grow, but the metal isn’t listening. Over the weekend, a leading European analyst warned gold investors to liquidate positions, arguing that the market had reached a "frenzy." He must be looking at a...
Tags: Gold & Precious Metals, Microcap Speculator, Streettracks Gold Trust, Gladstone Plc.
External links 2009-09-16
What Is Next for Gold?
Microcap Speculator submits: My views on gold are simple: its within 5% or so of all-time highs, recently broke positively out of congestion, and I’m not going to out-think the move. At the same time, many traders for whom I have great respect have different views:...
Tags: Gold & Precious Metals, Microcap Speculator, Streettracks Gold Trust
External links 2009-09-10
Citigroup Advertises 'FDIC-Insured' Forex Daytrading Accounts
Microcap Speculator submits: Despite the best efforts of Chuck Prince and Vikram Pandit, Citigroup (NYSE:C) (trend Δ update) is not a microcap, or even a smallcap. So forgive the style drift, but this story is too good not to share. It turns out that Citi is...
Tags: Financial, Microcap Speculator, Citigroup Inc.
External links 2009-08-19
Tucows: Too Good to Ignore
Microcap Speculator submits: Tucows (Amex:TCX) may be best known for its eponymous website that distributes freeware and shareware, but most of Tucows’ revenues come from its Open SRS domain platform. At heart, Tucows is a domain registration business whose fortunes will rise and fall with the vitality...
Tags: Internet, Microcap Speculator, Tucows Inc.
External links 2009-08-14
Rentech Blows Away Estimates
Microcap Speculator submits: Earnings season is not traditionally kind to Rentech RTK investors. For years, the stock drifted lower as the company posted loss after loss. Yesterday could not have been more different. Rentech not only posted actual earnings, but it increased guidance. It reported net income...
Tags: Materials & Industrials, Microcap Speculator, Rentech Inc.
External links 2009-08-11
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