Playing & Trading Strategy

Wow, just noticed AMATN's lack of movement, Animation Fund abandoned?. {nm} tatoufan Sep 24, 15:16

NO, Last Trade: Sep 24, 2013 {nm} Antibody Sep 24, 15:21

Glad to hear it, ty. {nm} tatoufan Sep 24, 15:36

[newbish]When to sell a movies stock loner Sep 22, 14:48

no one can tell you when to buy or sell a stock, its against the rules. the next play phase for the stock you mentioned is: Oleg Max Sep 22, 15:22

Ok but is there a way that HSX determines whether the price goes up or down? How the the price effected by the following weekend? loner Sep 22, 15:27

The price is determined by demand until delist. Traders buying/covering the stock pushes the price up, selling/shorting pushes it down {nm} RogerMore Sep 22, 15:30

Movie stocks are adjusted for opening weekend (look at Market Calendar under News and Events), and it delists at Box Office gross, other JDolphin Sep 22, 18:13

when my port was your size, I sold anything that had a certain % gain I liked andI immediately reinvested it into something else ... tatoufan Sep 24, 13:02

"Hey, big spender!" Port Monkey will now identify Moviestocks NOT owned in your portfolio. edzep - Port Monkey! Sep 21, 19:50

A reminder for current PM users: With Firefox, just do a regular install; no uninstalling headaches, edzep - Port Monkey! Sep 21, 20:13

OMG I'm so excited. Now Big Ed, we'll be waiting for the next big surprises. hahaha {nm} grammar Sep 21, 20:31

Whoa .. I was missing 20 and I know for sure a trade didn't complete for some of them. {nm} grammar Sep 21, 21:02

1172 not held... hehe {nm} slappydavid Sep 21, 21:23

Keep up the good work!!! {nm} eyescovered Sep 22, 06:16

I have an idea !!! What about a script that tells us when we are holding a stock both ways? {nm} grammar Sep 22, 15:59

I'll think about. edzep - Port Monkey! Sep 22, 16:59

Sort the portfolio view by stock symbol and scan the list for double entries. {nm} DTravel Sep 22, 17:38

It takes a while for my puter to sort thru and scanning is tedius. Now I catch them by accident. :) {nm} grammar Sep 22, 17:51

C&p your port into Excel - then in a new column to the right, paste in the formula =IF(A2=A3,"both ways",""). Drag the formula down RogerMore Sep 23, 08:10

I'm using Firefox, but the Bond adjust prices don't show when clicking 'current' price, also... stocks I don't own doesn't show...thoughts? {nm} Flash Sep 23, 08:32

Make sure, when prompted by FF, to allow popups on HSX. Port Monkey's doing the popping, edzep - Port Monkey! Sep 23, 12:25

Pop goes the monkey? {nm} DTravel Sep 23, 12:46

Ok, thanks...I'll check those things...nice work on it, BTW! {nm} Flash Sep 24, 08:08

Kaigee is full update again {nm} mike255 Sep 21, 11:33

hmmm...is this a normal occurrence, once the summer blockbuster season is over for EVERYTHING to be down? {nm} horrorfanatic Sep 21, 06:33

Yep, there is usually a market downturn shortly after the summer movies delist and another a few weeks after the holiday movies delist {nm} RogerMore Sep 21, 06:44

september is a notoriously slow month for a lot of players. But there is $$$ out there, it just takes more experience/patience/savoir faire {nm} islander Sep 21, 06:47

I remember losing $50 million in 2 months. It's like that. AgentEvil Sep 25, 16:45

what is highest ms price you may have seen. tu JPS13 Sep 20, 20:43

Avengers - adjusted to 540.89 {nm} JDolphin Sep 20, 21:08

I just realized I've been playing for fifteen years now. {nm} austpow Sep 20, 16:05

I 'd say16 years since I joined in 1997...but i forgot about the site & wasn't back until 2005 or 6...so really 7 or 8 years of real playing {nm} tealfan Sep 20, 16:24

Nicely Done both. Looking forward to seeing both for many more years. RotoHockeyYTD2013 Sep 20, 18:17

Me too! JohnTEQP Oct 02, 22:13

Three new HSXsanity columns, including why so many traders hold stocks the wrong way and how to post news without being called a manipulator RogerMore Sep 19, 11:57

Thanks they will be useful blaze223 Sep 19, 14:03

good reads {nm} tealfan Sep 19, 15:05

H$5 billion! JohnTEQP Sep 19, 10:11

Congratulations, great milestone to complete. {nm} Quickslver99 Sep 19, 10:45

Djingo! {nm} edzep - Port Monkey! Sep 19, 10:58

Congratulations! The first $5 billion is the hardest! {nm} RogerMore Sep 19, 11:08

Well done! {nm} slappydavid Sep 19, 12:19

congrats! {nm} tealfan Sep 19, 12:20

Nicely Done. Larry Page & Google send their Congrats. {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2013 Sep 19, 12:26

Well done there blaze223 Sep 19, 14:03

Woo Hoo!! {nm} JDolphin Sep 19, 14:39

WTG!!!!! {nm} PVL Admin Sep 19, 18:59

Upgraded to OSX 7 today, mobile trading is so mush faster. :-) {nm} tatoufan Sep 19, 10:06

iOS≠OS X {nm} socby19 Sep 19, 13:58

They are using the new Siberian Husky Sled Dogs Processor Chips - Mush Mush faster. {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2013 Sep 19, 15:49

uh oh. im holding onto that 4 mill milestone by a mere 730 dollars....hsx giveth and hsx taketh away...but dammit i passed 4 mill! {nm} horrorfanatic Sep 17, 16:47

I always say just touching a certain amount at all is an achievement {nm} tealfan Sep 17, 17:12

Well done and keep on doing what you are doing and you will hit many more milestones blaze223 Sep 18, 08:06

whoo hoo! just made my second million! only took me 4 months. not bad for someone who has no idea what the hell hes doing! {nm} horrorfanatic Sep 17, 13:26

Congrats! Have you looked into joining some leagues? There are a number specifically for helping newer players. {nm} DTravel Sep 17, 13:28

im a member of 8 leagues. i would have got here sooner but i didnt play much last month. im learning! {nm} horrorfanatic Sep 17, 13:35

Nothing wrong with learning, we all had to do that. :) {nm} DTravel Sep 17, 14:27

congrats! {nm} tealfan Sep 17, 15:04

We've all been there! Keep learning and investing, and your rate will increase. {nm} PVL Admin Sep 17, 19:50

Nearing retirement! UncleBuck Sep 15, 21:22

go go go! {nm} tealfan Sep 15, 23:42

Haha, I am booking a visit via my imaginary HSX Netjet when you get set-up. GL!! {nm} tatoufan Sep 16, 02:55

my first weekend to make money on the .OWs in a month. {nm} tatoufan Sep 15, 00:37

Good job. Where you always holding them wrong or just not playing them? {nm} Quickslver99 Sep 15, 13:07

I had been holding them wrong (OWs). Glad this came through, I had been dreading Monday's the past month, not tomorrow though :-) tatoufan Sep 15, 14:28

Yeah I've held a few wrong the last few weeks. Least they haven't been big hits to my port tho. {nm} Quickslver99 Sep 15, 17:44

When SBs w/o recent film credits cash out, is a commission charged for those I have in my port? {nm} agent_l Sep 14, 06:52

no {nm} RazorHawk Sep 14, 09:20

Sunday MovieStock Adjust times... agent_l Sep 13, 22:04

no set time, but approx. between 10-11 AM Pacific...usually {nm} tealfan Sep 14, 01:26

Nice cinemath article from Collider (2012) tatoufan Sep 13, 11:18

Another very interesting read, this is from BoxOfficeQuant. tatoufan Sep 13, 11:28

Just for kicks & grins (and 'cause I'm bored), inside are the results for this weekend's wide openers DTravel Sep 13, 12:56

Got the same for Nsid and close on Fmly. Glad you posted it, I don't trust my math ;-) {nm} tatoufan Sep 13, 16:22

The formula is easy enough to write into a spreadsheet. That's what I did. {nm} DTravel Sep 16, 10:09

It wsn't to horribly off from the adjust #'s, take away the fri. 13th factor and I think CNJUR mighta done a wee bit less,. {nm} tatoufan Sep 16, 14:56

Nosy is working in Chrome, again... edzep - Port Monkey! Sep 13, 11:16

Oops... edzep - Port Monkey! Sep 13, 18:43

OK, now the Nosy frienemy list DOES work in Chrome {nm} edzep - Port Monkey! Sep 13, 18:58

(link) edzep - Port Monkey! Sep 13, 18:59

New Player tip, join a PVL (Port Value League)l. Probably the best thing I ever did for my port. Click browse leagues and fing the one... tatoufan Sep 12, 08:13

I agree with you tatoufan. After I joined the PVL leagues, I started to grow my port because there was ... Quickslver99 Sep 12, 09:07

Thx for the PSA. I hope you and Rocket are not the same person too :D. Seriously though, i am glad you appreciate the PVLs. {nm} PVL Admin Sep 12, 09:17

I've been a PVL player for over 2 years, every month in the top 3! It's a great feeling, it motivates you to keep pushing up! {nm} slappydavid Sep 12, 12:12

Exactly Quicksilver99, PVLs taught me alot and make trading more fun. Heck, I didn't even know what a 'good day' was until I joined a PVL. {nm} tatoufan Sep 13, 11:50

question about IPO - how they set the starting price and shares scwgen Sep 11, 19:54

Start price for derivates stays set the whole day until reset at 12am PT {nm} JDolphin Sep 11, 20:55