Playing & Trading Strategy

Can Weekend Studio ESTIMATES be off? aleksthegreat Mar 15, 14:08

they can be off by a little or a lot...FYI, St. Patty's day is on the 17th {nm} tealfan Mar 15, 14:21

they're already celebrating this weekend in NYC...PUKE in the streets aleksthegreat Mar 15, 15:06

Is there any way to find out what the IPO of a security was? (nm) Xylonus Mar 15, 09:14

there is not a standard way, but if you have a partcular stock you want to know about, some experienced players might be able to find out {nm} RazorHawk Mar 15, 09:22

If the MovieStock is still Active, the Trade History will show the IPO Price for any Port that Acquired it at IPO. {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2013MainPort Mar 15, 09:43

the trade history will show that whether the stock is active or not {nm} JDolphin Mar 15, 13:38

If it was more than a year ago then probably not. The IPO date is on every stock page so you could try search the board history MattW Mar 15, 11:26

Thanks everyone for responding... Xylonus Mar 15, 13:50

Opening Weekend Derivatives...Calls/Puts aleksthegreat Mar 15, 08:51

Top Movie Funds for the Week Awards Fund Mar 14, 13:07

did I miss the congratulations to HSX {nm} Chateau_du_Mal_Voisin Mar 14, 12:13

ugh - to HSX's newest Billionaire JWL?? {nm} Chateau_du_Mal_Voisin Mar 14, 12:13

Effort appreciated but not necessary, taken care of in Will's league besides those mentioned in there the only others that are of (cont.) JWL Mar 14, 13:01

TY {nm} Rocket123 aka PVL Admin Mar 14, 14:03

well said JWL and Congrats again. {nm} Dorfman Mar 14, 14:11

Excellent! Still, $1B is a big one, buddy - we were all happy to see it :) {nm} Chateau_du_Mal_Voisin Mar 14, 16:40

If you seriously believe people dislike Roto based on his playing skill, you have not been paying attention. We ADMIRE his skill, and detest BSmurf Mar 15, 07:11

Throws Penalty Flag for BULLSH*T. Actually, it's all about ..... Referee BULLSH*T Spotter Mar 15, 07:47

THERE's the social skills we love so much! Inferiority Complex for One, now seating! {nm} BSmurf Mar 15, 07:56

Jealousy? RazorHawk Mar 15, 09:06

Why are you always making SEX Comments? What's up with that? {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2013MainPort Mar 15, 09:47

Ugh, I'm going to have to agree with Roto on this point. Razor- your post was great except for the sex comments, sort of sours the intent {nm} JDolphin Mar 15, 13:43

This was...awkward... nkliph3 Mar 16, 12:38

Yeah... I'm going to break my rule of never replying to Roto to explain exactly why I think this is bollocks. RogerMore Mar 15, 10:54

I miss seeing DTXbro on the boards.. He gave me my Delta House Handle Dorfman... {nm} Dorfman Mar 16, 12:37

BTW RogerMore thanks for your site, I know it was of great help when I first started playing the game. I still look at columns sometimes Dorfman Mar 16, 12:37

Thanks! The only reason it's not active btw is that I ran out of questions to answer. {nm} RogerMore Mar 16, 16:15

From Limited to Wide Release? aleksthegreat Mar 13, 19:30

600 theaters is not wide release {nm} RazorHawk Mar 13, 21:20

ok 1000 aleksthegreat Mar 14, 08:50

congrats... you just made the list. {nm} RazorHawk Mar 14, 08:53

If a movie expands to wide from limited (i.e. 650+ theaters), it delists four weeks after it goes wide. ndmaster Mar 14, 08:55

i get that+THNX aleksthegreat Mar 14, 09:09

Maybe check on BOM to get an idea of the per screen averages of movies that expand from limited to wide? {nm} Roger More Mar 14, 09:23

American Sniper.... aleksthegreat Mar 14, 09:36

... Roger More Mar 14, 09:55

$2-$3million? {nm} aleksthegreat Mar 14, 09:39

Alek JWL Mar 14, 10:22

Alek JWL Mar 14, 10:22

packaging aleksthegreat Mar 14, 16:52

Wow, ok. {nm} JWL Mar 14, 17:56

3.0*weekend + previous, not 2.7. {nm} socby19 Mar 14, 13:26

the answer is very complex. its not just about the opening per theater average. it depends on the distributor, the award buzz, and much more islander Mar 14, 09:28

PTA aleksthegreat Mar 14, 09:41

Per Theater Average {nm} islander Mar 14, 09:43

Perfect {nm} JWL Mar 14, 10:30

Islander - how "political" would you say the decision is? As in, moviebiz politique? {nm} Chateau_du_Mal_Voisin Mar 14, 20:13

not being in the biz, i'm not the best choice to answer about this, but my take is that islander Mar 15, 08:22

Interesting. Thanks :) {nm} Chateau_du_Mal_Voisin Mar 15, 17:35

Are H$5 and H$10 weekend BO derivatives worth playing?... Xylonus Mar 13, 17:29

If you play no {nm} socby19 Mar 13, 20:38

Ugh. If you long both, it would have to fall outside 6 to 14 to cover the full investment. I usually pick one instead of shorting the other. {nm} socby19 Mar 13, 20:41

Thanks (nm) Xylonus Mar 14, 18:44

** This post has been removed by the forum moderator! ** octamundo Mar 13, 15:49

Welcome to the forums. First of all, you shoudn't tag the stock by putting [ ] around the ticker symbol. Posts that have tags without news Roger More Mar 13, 16:33

It worked! Thanks so much! I am glad to be out from under that! Thanks again Roger {nm} octamundo Mar 13, 17:01

Thanks for the welcome and the info, and sorry about the [ ] ! {nm} octamundo Mar 13, 16:59

Welcome! It may be worth your time to check out the FAQ, Help Topics and Glossary links at the bottom of any HSX page, too! {nm} eyescovered Mar 13, 17:15

Thanks eyescovered! {nm} octamundo Mar 13, 17:25

No prob! You can also join RazorHawk's HSX School for some good beginner tips! Link inside. eyescovered Mar 13, 18:16

I also recommend you Join a league IMHO I believe the appropriate PVL league would be of help to you or at least read the (cont.) JWL Mar 14, 07:52

Thanks MitchC Mar 12, 16:30

Please reply to the post you are referring to. No need to start a new thread each time you say thank you. You've been shown how 3 times. {nm} Rocket123 aka PVL Admin Mar 12, 16:42

Sorry MitchC Mar 12, 17:03

whatever you did to do this one worked..so keep doing that! LOL {nm} CjGaughan Mar 12, 17:13

I think a lot of people just forget which message they are on and click the "post a reply" link that's at the top. Easy to mess up {nm} MattW Mar 12, 21:40

MitchC has a history RazorHawk Mar 13, 08:08

MitchC with a history? That's better than having a history of HepC. DTshakes Mar 13, 09:20

Or HepV for that matter. Plus you have that whole UV sensitivity thing to worry about {nm} Strider907 Mar 13, 10:29

Star Wars Rogue One. MitchC Mar 12, 16:11

Star Wars... aleksthegreat Mar 12, 17:09

Thanks MitchC Mar 12, 17:48

Buy/Sell Question.. MitchC Mar 12, 15:39

Star16? aleksthegreat Mar 12, 15:59

you could probably invest the 27 million on stocks with more short term movement... youre using 1/5 of your port on one stock... CjGaughan Mar 12, 16:15

sorry...22.8 million..was looking at star8. my advice stays the same though {nm} CjGaughan Mar 12, 16:16

Buy low, sell high. DTshakes Mar 12, 16:18

Im going to hold on to SW16 until after STAR7 comes out... ryeontherocks Mar 12, 16:26

I made 7 mil on Wednesday day trading alone. skunkrunner Mar 12, 17:47

To sknkrunner. MitchC Mar 12, 17:56

Limited Release theatre amount? aleksthegreat Mar 12, 11:48

Question about the low priced stocks and release mattep74 Mar 12, 09:50

Yes and no... edzep - Port Monkey! Mar 12, 11:02

Remember the minimum commission of 0.02 per share, so the price really has to quadruple for you to make a profit. {nm} Antibody Mar 12, 11:11

WTF!? How can I cover stocks I dont own? DocRock Mar 12, 08:07

well, I only see "Short Max" and "Cover All" on the menu...could you have picked the wrong one? {nm} tealfan Mar 12, 08:20

Nevermind...it was the frikkin' drop down menu. DocRock Mar 12, 08:25

Account Settings (DocRock) -->"Auto Trade Confirmation" (UNcheck this box) --> "Apply {nm} RazorHawk Mar 12, 08:35

"Apply Changes" {nm} RazorHawk Mar 12, 08:36

trader Ed-zep has created several wonderful scripts to making trading better/easier - Port Monkey and the smaller version Chimp, which I use JDolphin Mar 12, 12:53

Thanks RazorHawke and JDolphin DocRock Mar 12, 13:42

Questions about Learn and earn mattep74 Mar 12, 00:55

Yeah, everything on here is domestic box office. box office mojo is the way to go for numbers. {nm} MattW Mar 12, 01:34

BOM can be easy but it doesnt always match hsx. the box office numbers used come from the movies hsx stock page islander Mar 12, 06:03

The-Numbers aleksthegreat Mar 12, 11:04

I should never have left mattep74 Mar 12, 00:50

LOTS of changes at HSX since those days...not many of us REAL old timers still here...at least that I know of! :-) {nm} Flash Mar 12, 09:51

Same here DocRock Mar 13, 19:26

Has there been a director who has had a substantial $ maker for there first feature directorial debut with a limited release {nm} JWL Mar 11, 11:43

SMEND with American Beauty comes to mind. (Though that was Dreamworks - they probably always intended an eventual wide release) {nm} Roger More Mar 11, 12:43

SDALD's Billy Elliott made $22M without ever going wide. {nm} Roger More Mar 11, 12:46

Didn't Blair Witch start limited? {nm} Chateau_du_Mal_Voisin Mar 11, 12:50

Limited release first 2 weeks then wide ryeontherocks Mar 11, 13:06

My first thought was Joel Zwick for MBFGW, but it was his second feature {nm} ryeontherocks Mar 11, 13:08

Jason Reitman made 24mill with Thank You For Smoking {nm} RazorHawk Mar 11, 13:18

ZBRAF with Garden State {nm} warcraft86 Mar 11, 13:54

ok ok I give, wow! Alright smarties How bout with a weinstein limited release. gotcha ya now huh huh :) thanks all {nm} JWL Mar 11, 14:36

Clerks {nm} BSmurf Mar 11, 14:46

Does Morten Tyldum qualify for this little game? Imitation Game was his first English movie... {nm} lapuckfan Mar 11, 14:47

Fruitvale Station {nm} Roger More Mar 11, 16:18

went wide in 3rd week {nm} JDolphin Mar 11, 16:26

It's a limited movie that broke out.If we're talking about movies that made a lot of $$$ but never went wide, it's a self-defeating question Roger More Mar 11, 16:37

but it made 12 of 16 miil in it's 3 wide weeks so I wouldn classify it as a limited - your argument could work for MBFGW {nm} JDolphin Mar 11, 16:52

I suppose it depends what the release strategy was... Roger More Mar 11, 17:00

Dustin Hoffman made 18 mill will Quartet {nm} RazorHawk Mar 11, 16:25

I was just getting ready to type that {nm} JDolphin Mar 11, 16:27

Not sure if this qualifies - My Week with Marilyn made 14.6 mil, most theaters was 630 in 6th wknd {nm} JDolphin Mar 11, 16:35

1st Chappie aleksthegreat Mar 11, 16:18

District 9 opened wide not limited {nm} JDolphin Mar 11, 16:28

SSODE Sex, Lies, and Videotape $24.7M. {nm} Antibody Mar 11, 16:36

Arguable the film that launched the indie film scene. $51M adjusted for inflation. {nm} Antibody Mar 11, 16:56

Thanks for the info. all of this cause I was wondering about Ross Katz. Thanks for playing my "little game" just info. thats all. {nm} JWL Mar 11, 18:02

Director David Lickley & Born To Be Wild (IMAX) - Documentary Short - 23.8 MILL - 208 Theatres Maximum. RotoHockeyYTD2013MainPort Mar 11, 22:33

BO for limited releases...Faults aleksthegreat Mar 10, 19:25

It's not uncommon for limited releases to not report BO. {nm} ndmaster Mar 10, 20:42

nd...aleks has asked this question THREE other times in other forums and was answered. Leave him be. {nm} ryeontherocks Mar 10, 21:05

It does not matters what its Actual Box Office is - if it does not Report Box Office to ERC, it will be Delisted at 0.01. {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2013MainPort Mar 10, 21:03

HowProfitable.com MitchC Mar 10, 10:42

You don't need to join to use the site. {nm} JDolphin Mar 10, 15:35

Here are the Links to get you Started. Best Wishes. To See More, simply change the Date in the URL. RotoHockeyYTD2013MainPort Mar 10, 16:31

You don't have to change the dates. Just click on the hsx link at the top of the page and then click on the date you want {nm} JDolphin Mar 10, 20:40

Good Point - although I still prefer my Method. Either works. <INSIDE>. RotoHockeyYTD2013MainPort Mar 10, 22:19

He have to register the site, he will get annoying message. mike255 Mar 11, 06:17

You only get the message if you use the search function if you clink on links you don't get the message {nm} JDolphin Mar 11, 23:40

To follow up on the question below - VOICE released Feb 6, HSX shows 'n/a' for gross and I can't find anything online... {nm} nkliph3 Mar 10, 05:55

Lionsgate doesn't report box office for their simultaneous theatrical+vod releases {nm} warcraft86 Mar 10, 07:55

So will it delist at zero, or will an estimate be made at some point? nkliph3 Mar 10, 10:56

Unless it Reports Box Office, it will Delist at 0.01. {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2013MainPort Mar 10, 11:51