Show Me Some Love
Friday, October 12, 2007 at 04:26PM
I effectively caused another buy-out. Check out BIIB, or at least the after-hours quote.
You are welcome.
I just got off the phone with the CEO of Biogen and we both agreed that putting the company up for sale was a better alternative than a hostile take-over from the Option Addict. I am so proud of myself I am tempted to swear. How is that for a pre-cursor to a phenomenal weekend?
Speaking of a phenomenal weekend, I need your help. Apparently the competition is heating up around this "Best Blogger Award." I am not about to go down, and I am hoping you have my back on this.
All you need to do is click here, to sign up.
Once you do, Click here to cast your vote.
That's it!!!! Please!!! I am not going to get beaten in this competition. There is a lot more riding on this than I thought.
Recommendation: If you don't cast a vote, the market will take your money next week. I promise.
Long: Option Addict
Short: Competition
Disclaimer: I vote for myself regularly.
You are welcome.
I just got off the phone with the CEO of Biogen and we both agreed that putting the company up for sale was a better alternative than a hostile take-over from the Option Addict. I am so proud of myself I am tempted to swear. How is that for a pre-cursor to a phenomenal weekend?
Speaking of a phenomenal weekend, I need your help. Apparently the competition is heating up around this "Best Blogger Award." I am not about to go down, and I am hoping you have my back on this.
All you need to do is click here, to sign up.
Once you do, Click here to cast your vote.
That's it!!!! Please!!! I am not going to get beaten in this competition. There is a lot more riding on this than I thought.
Recommendation: If you don't cast a vote, the market will take your money next week. I promise.
Long: Option Addict
Short: Competition
Disclaimer: I vote for myself regularly.
Reader Comments (231)
Already voted!
liz
I finally figured out how to get in to vote last night. Unfortunately it was 1:00 AM this morning so I can't vote until midnight tonight. I'm going to create a new log-in and vote again today. We're at 73 votes and there's another one at 73 and then one at 74. I sense a leapfrog happening.
I thought I was voting the first time I signed up but I just re-did it correctly. You can vote for this blog in all 4 categories.
liz
scott and audrey
Oh well, I got my 4 votes in. :-)
pretty hard work, I am so exhausted from voting I'll take the whole weekend off.
Ben
we got to figure out a way to beat tim knight's blog (slopeofhope.com)
Jeff, I promise I vetoed. It took me several attempts as it forgot my login in password (I didn't it did) so I had to create a new one. Now I am a dual personality. This really comes in handy when I am evaluating trades as I can ask my other self if it is at REE.
Thanks everyone this was a good week as it ended up. Better for those of you in BIIB if it holds, as I have experienced that twice before - don't count 'em until Monday.
Now if I could just get my other self to review my 297 emails.
After seeing the BIIB news, your on! I have some Jan 75 calls that I'm dieing to see how they turn out. Worse case I expect to take my 21% down to under 15%, just not sure how far down.
I predict that if the success from your book gets out in the open, you will make a million!
By the way I have a great Excel spreadsheet (version 3 and counting) that really helps me track existing trades with a running total. It does stocks and options and takes into account commissions, days held, percent return and annual %, etc. I can plug in an estimated selling price and know what percent I would make, which helps me make some decisions. If anyone is interested, shoot an email my way, OptionAddictJim@gmail.com and I'll send a copy your way.
What a great way to end the week! Thanks for the strong-arm tactics on BIIB Jeff - your the man!
Jim
I smell triple digits soon!
Jeff, if you post some "tasteful" pictures of female celebrities, you can probably sway all the votes for the "trading goddess's" blog your way and get into the top 3!
-kevin
Many wonderful posts today. Arty and Brett, yours stand out in my mind.
Congrats to all on BIIB!! I'm pleased that so many held on to it and profited big time.
Unfortunately I sold my three contracts yesterday on the downturn for almost nothing, bought back in right after and sold again on the next leg down in the market. Two contracts of which I had held for three weeks. Did not get back in this morning because I will not be near a computer to babysit or take on any trades until Tuesday or Wednesday because I'll be out of town. Darn!!
Fortunately there will be other opportunities in my career to get a gift like BIIB. And fortunately I sold NILE yesterday.
Have a great weekend everyone!
--Patti
Have a great weekend!
You're awesome!
Chris and Sean, you should both be ashamed of yourselves, I could be your daughter! You are however making me laugh hysterically. :-)
I truly don't think that I will ever be able to look at WNR the same again.
DebbieH,long time lurker
Not much time to post, glad to see so many OA's "getting it" and did not panic yesterday.
I am also glad to see a bunch of new addicts, welcome.
Now, a serious matter at hand here. One I'll address now, the other when I have more time when I am back on monday. But for now...
If this blog is not #1 soon, I am gonna be really pissed. Jeff may not let the explicatives fly, but most of you know me well enough that I don't hold back.
I want Jeff in the # 1 spot by monday. I dont care how you do it. Go drag some asses off the street if you must. But get it f#$king done. I am serious. I want a rally. Jeff gives and gives, in fact, he puts Cha Ching in your wallet. Get it done. He deserves it.
Back to my tree...see u on monday.
My husband wants to know what caliber is your rifle chambered in.
I owe many thanks to you and Raimo & Brett, a year ago i would have panicked and sold at the very bottom and then been too scared to get back in for a week or 2....instead i watched for broken support and when support was not broken i bought more!!!! my gains today were 3x my loss yesterday, and i was at work all day, so i did not open any new positions today......
we are all "growing up so fast" here on the blog and it is because of your guidance....there will be a day when we all your first year option addicts are full time traders and then your year 2 option addicts will be, and so on...you are doing a great thing here for all of us, i really appreciate all your efforts.....thanks for every thing & have a wonderful weekend...
ps. watch for xavier's pic on the blog award votes, he will be voting tomorrow (maybe 2nite if i have time to register him)
I am bowhunting right now, Hoyt Vulcan.
As for rifle hunting, it depends on where I am and what I am hunting for.
Rifles..44mag, 8mm, 30-06, 270 winmag, .223, 243, various 22's, 22mag, shotguns, etc..
Handguns a very varied assortment, .40. 9mm, .32, .45, .357, .44mag, .454 casull, 22 and more
Can't list everything, some things need to remain "unkown"...
If I have ever said anything to piss you off, I am really, really, really, really, really, really and 100% sorry.
Chris said you are compensating for something and that you probably drive an oversized truck or a Hummer. I did not believe him and I think he was busy with his WNR anyway. Chris drives a Matador by the way.
By the way, I own a really big slingshot.