Playing & Trading Strategy

600 Million Milestone a week early! {nm} tatoufan Feb 20, 23:07

Huzzah! Congratulations! I'll see you in a year or two... Or three.. >_> {nm} Panda Feb 20, 23:54

It was a good Starbond adjust yesterday - I just shot through 100 mil :) {nm} Rednax Feb 21, 01:21

Thanks a lot for the surrort everyone. Rednax, big congrats on crossing the $100 mil mark, nice work. You did it a lot faster than I. {nm} tatoufan Feb 21, 15:54

You're flying! Well done! {nm} slappydavid Feb 21, 05:36

congrats! {nm} tealfan Feb 21, 08:33

Congrats!!! mantleclinic Feb 21, 10:27

Congratulations! The first $600M is the hardest! {nm} RogerMore Feb 21, 10:49

Well done there {nm} blaze223 Feb 21, 12:16

Nicely done. And Thanks for your contributions. {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2013 Feb 21, 12:39

Mazel tov! :) {nm} accountant_4_Jesus Feb 21, 14:06

Congrats!!! {nm} mantleclinic Feb 22, 12:18

Congrats.Keep it up {nm} laujer Feb 25, 22:41

Whoot! Whoot! {nm} elchan Feb 27, 11:44

Trader Fatigue JustaGuy Feb 20, 10:51

You have only been here 6 months wait for the addiction to kick in.Instead of looking to far ahead why not just aim blaze223 Feb 20, 12:20

Remember its just a game. Have fun, judge your performance by your own standards. DTravel Feb 20, 12:24

FWIW, here's my to-do list that kept me going through the years and will contnue to keep me going tealfan Feb 20, 12:34

I barely play weekends any more, and have found chasing too may stocks up & down forlorne Feb 20, 13:38

How did you manage to put up a 20M day last week, that came out of nowhere! You must be doing something right.. {nm} slappydavid Feb 20, 15:19

I have no idea, didn't realize that happened! {nm} forlorne Feb 25, 14:38

There are those who would go for a walk in the desert, then have a strawberry sundae. {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2013 Feb 20, 18:51

Make mine Hot Fudge please. {nm} DTravel Feb 20, 19:32

Klondike Bar {nm} JDolphin Feb 21, 00:22

Are you playing openers each week? After 12+ years, this is still one of the most 'fun' aspects of HSX... trying to guess the adjusts! {nm} Flash Feb 21, 07:50

I think the "competition" part of the game is draining me...time to go back to playing for fun... {nm} JustaGuy Feb 24, 09:55

[frequently] Tracking Movements? Panda Feb 15, 01:01

I do not believe HSX sends information anywhere. I would love to be able to query their data store without websch01ar Feb 15, 08:18

As far as I can remember... KaiGee Feb 15, 13:07

Okay, thank you. I just wanted to be as efficient as possible when... Panda Feb 16, 02:06

The "Penny Stock" strategy is a "buy and forget" one. It only takes one of them suddenly reporting 10M in BO DTravel Feb 16, 13:30

ding! ding! ding! {nm} ndmaster Feb 17, 07:58

Your port is too small for penny stocks. build it up a bit using short tern strategies first. penny stocks is a long term strategy. {nm} PVL Admin Feb 16, 22:47

Penny stocks are actually proving to be a very effective method of increasing port size. I had one of my biggest financial gains today from Panda Feb 19, 18:19

How are you playing them? Trading on news? Or buying a bunch and hoping for the best? RogerMore Feb 19, 20:46

Honestly, I'm buying and hoping for the best. But for the most part, I research what I can to get some idea of the movie, and its stage in {nm} Panda Feb 19, 22:39

{cont. from last post} Panda Feb 19, 22:44

Most penny stocks are penny stocks for a reason - low demand. PVL is right in they are generally a long-term strategy, but if you're having RogerMore Feb 20, 13:13

I love the games! I never win classic cash, but I usually win 16-20k doing the rest of them.. Panda Feb 20, 14:52

Read inside. DTravel Feb 20, 19:31

Most penny stocks are penny stocks for a reason - low demand. PVL is right in they are generally a long-term strategy, but if you're having RogerMore Feb 20, 13:13

Is there a way to list all movie stocks by price? {nm} Woppa Feb 22, 11:37

If you run an advanced search the results are sortable by clicking on the column headers. But searches are limited to 500 results max. {nm} DTravel Feb 24, 11:04

Thanks. {nm} Woppa Feb 25, 10:24

New multi search now available at HowProfitable.Com. Put in any combination of movie, bond, or adjust dates, separated by commas. Try it! elchan Feb 14, 11:11

What format should adjust date be put in? Rednax Feb 14, 17:02

Almost any format you choose. Put in any date and it will get the next closest adjust. No point in checking non-adjust dates. elchan Feb 14, 17:28

Haven't tried everything, but all the following formats work: elchan Feb 14, 17:43

Just got into top 20,000 players Rednax Feb 14, 07:45

congrats!...and belated congrats on hitting 50 mil previously {nm} tealfan Feb 14, 08:33

Cheers {nm} Rednax Feb 14, 08:41

Whoot! Whoot! {nm} elchan Feb 14, 11:07

Well done and keep chipping away at all the inactive players and top 10000 will arrive {nm} blaze223 Feb 14, 12:09

Nicely Done. {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2013 Feb 14, 13:56

101 mil! Rednax Feb 20, 16:28

Some new columns at HSXsanity - one looking back at past President's Day weekends, and two on how to figure out starbond adjusts. RogerMore Feb 13, 13:22

Very good info. I always like your columns as they are very informative. {nm} Quickslver99 Feb 13, 14:40

thx {nm} tealfan Feb 13, 20:37

ooh...thx for posting the ways to calculate double adjusts...now I have a quick reference {nm} tealfan Feb 13, 20:41

Why did the incredible shrinking man go up so much? {nm} chavez2011 Feb 13, 13:21

Because traders are buying/covering the moviestock. RogerMore Feb 13, 13:23

Just glad I bought it on the cheap. {nm} websch01ar Feb 13, 18:02

Check the Related Posts. {nm} Antibody Feb 13, 13:27

I bought 100K shares, but transaction only says I bought 99999, but then my port says I have 100K. Case of the incredible shrinking share! {nm} elchan Feb 13, 19:00

I love penny stock. Bought it 1 cent per shares. mike255 Feb 13, 20:02

of all the times for Internet service at work to go down all day...*sigh* {nm} tealfan Feb 13, 20:42

Congratulations to srrichardson and SCIFI for breaking the speed of light and crossing the 100 barrier. Thanks for the ride. {nm} Buy BONDS 20 Feb 10, 22:29

Thanks - was starting to think I might not get there! {nm} srrichardson Feb 11, 11:21

grats! {nm} perply1 Feb 11, 16:16

Congratulations {nm} oneman Feb 11, 16:18

Congrats, and thanks for the $$ {nm} RocketYTD2013 Feb 11, 17:04

Way to go! {nm} JohnTEQP Feb 11, 22:12

** This post has been removed by the forum moderator! ** martard Feb 10, 13:22

Um, I don't think you need to tag them. It's not news to anyone now. And I think you are skirting the rules by tagging a movement. {nm} elchan Feb 10, 16:35

There will never be any movement, they are halted and will delist Monday. But do not [TAG] as this is not news. {nm} Buy BONDS 20 Feb 10, 22:27

I don't think that's considered a "movement" post (IMO) ... just merely saying they'll be great adjusts.??? Nothing wrong with that, IMO. {nm} Flash Feb 11, 07:49

But it still shouldn't have been tagged. And apparently HSX ignores the CA and OW and tagged the actual movie stock {nm} JDolphin Feb 11, 20:51

True...and pointing that out to HSX is a valid point. {nm} Flash Feb 12, 08:31

Broke through the 90th percentile barrier! {nm} JustaGuy Feb 10, 09:27

grats! hey is that you in my rearview mirror? {nm} perply1 Feb 10, 11:32

Keep it up, lots of milestones still ahead! {nm} slappydavid Feb 10, 11:52

Congrats keep up the good work. {nm} Quickslver99 Feb 10, 14:36

** This post has been removed by the forum moderator! ** JustaGuy Feb 08, 15:55

Already posted on the Life board {nm} slappydavid Feb 08, 16:10

So when my port was smaller than I am right now I had no problem using up all of my money.... Quickslver99 Feb 06, 11:30

yes ndmaster Feb 06, 11:54

I had this same issue around th same time as you. I sorted it by.... tatoufan Feb 06, 12:33

Haha thanks for your compassion {nm} Quickslver99 Feb 06, 12:39

...ndmaster {nm} Quickslver99 Feb 06, 12:40

You have to adjust your playing style accordingly. Main thing that comes to mind (aside from starbonds) is for you to look at slappydavid Feb 06, 12:31

Thanks for the good ideas. I just don't want to have a lot of cash reserves because then you can't maximize your port. {nm} Quickslver99 Feb 06, 12:40

If you don't have any good ideas, cash is OK. ndmaster Feb 08, 22:32

I figure: More money, more problems. {nm} Panda Feb 06, 15:53

Making money is the object of the game. Eventually a point is reached when you have more money than things to invest in... {nm} slappydavid Feb 07, 04:34

the challenge with the largest ports is that they have enough money and tend to invest in too many things {nm} RazorHawk Feb 07, 07:29

I came here to post the same thing-any hints or tips from the billionaires+? I have >200 mil in cash but am afraid of slow bleeders. {nm} forlorne Feb 08, 08:58

would making mirrors of successful funds be worthwhile? {nm} forlorne Feb 08, 08:59

no, following someone else's trades won't help you learn anything ndmaster Feb 08, 22:28

I normally keep around 200M in cash, and your port is bigger than mine, so I don't know how much I can help you... slappydavid Feb 08, 10:27

Why be afraid of slow bleeders? With spare cash they can be your friend.... {nm} srrichardson Feb 11, 08:22

OK, a real answer. I've made you wait long enough. ndmaster Feb 08, 22:26

You move some money to slower, safer investments (bonds being one good option), and you keep some cash on hand for opportunities. {nm} jjmarino Feb 09, 15:34

This is only a game. It is not real. Why are you afraid to lose fake money. mike255 Feb 09, 15:13

Because what if KaiGee never comes back? ZOMG!!! {nm} jjmarino Feb 09, 20:09

You have an alternative now -> HowProfitable.Com. elchan Feb 10, 14:35

Penny stock is on the roll this week!!! {nm} mike255 Feb 06, 08:34

thanks for reminding me! ndmasterPENNY Feb 06, 11:08

In other Penny news, on Monday Canada discontinued the Penny which had been produced since 1858. {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2013 Feb 06, 13:16

Yep, saved a few from my penny jar as a souvenir. :-) {nm} Smartlink Feb 26, 12:43

So I'm checking out upcoming IPOs, and I view one, right... Panda Feb 05, 23:29

No you can't - if you try you'll get a message saying it isn't active (I tested it) srrichardson Feb 06, 01:47

Sounds good. Thanks for the reply. {nm} Panda Feb 06, 15:51

You could test 1 share and if the sale goes through, sell it. Commission is negligible. {nm} Buy BONDS 20 Feb 06, 05:00

Now finishing 1st version of my HSX Excel tools. My formulas ideas, your thoughts and suggestions. Smartlink Feb 05, 14:34

What are your ideas around moviestock and starbond spreadsheets? I mean, what are your objectives? {nm} RogerMore Feb 05, 14:40

For Starbond, maybe keep track of next 90 days Adjusts or something along those lines... No clue yet on movie stock sheet . {nm} Smartlink Feb 05, 14:56

When your ideas are more developed, post here. I may be able to help out with historical data, etc. {nm} RogerMore Feb 05, 15:35

I use Kaigee data to reference starbonds to my portfolio; gives me a quick overview of what to sell/buy based on DROI JOOST! Feb 07, 06:34

For movie Stock, I now have formula working with post OW adj prediction based on OW prediction... (details inside) Smartlink Feb 05, 18:32

Also, I keep a similar spreadsheet to track prediction sites against moviestock and OW adjusts. (not calls/puts, though I suppose I could) RogerMore Feb 05, 14:55

So add screen average needed and number of screen released on. Just need to find a math formula to use the data, thanks for the idea! {nm} Smartlink Feb 05, 15:06

The formula is easy for OWs: OW price * 1000000 / number of screens. A little more complicated for moviestocks {nm} RogerMore Feb 05, 15:34

Release Date/Delist Date RazorHawk Feb 05, 15:13

Not sure I got the formula right, what information should this output? must did something wrong... Smartlink Feb 05, 15:59

format your result to date {nm} RazorHawk Feb 05, 16:05

41316 (general number) = 2/11/13 (date formatted) {nm} RazorHawk Feb 05, 16:06

Ahhh works now, thank you! I knew I had forgotten something! {nm} Smartlink Feb 05, 16:35

Now finishing 1st version of my HSX Excel tools. My formulas ideas, your thoughts and suggestions. Smartlink Feb 05, 14:34

What time is the market calandar usually updated? Thanks! {nm} will_cbe Feb 05, 11:28

After 1pm PST is usual. {nm} RogerMore Feb 05, 11:32

wtf, its monday, its been 12 weeks, why have I not been cashed out my arb yet? wtf wtf wtf wtf wtf!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {nm} ZJKingsley Feb 04, 15:25

Check the Market Calendar. After 4 pm Pacific. {nm} Antibody Feb 04, 16:00

You've made 5.4 million in 3 years. What's the rush now? {nm} PVL Admin Feb 04, 18:22

I like this hollywood stock exchange, but question... Panda Feb 02, 05:03

There is a .01% transaction fee per every trade. However, this does not apply tostocks or bonds which delist. # tips tatoufan Feb 02, 07:06

Other useful links slappydavid Feb 02, 07:18

NIce one slappydave hsxsanity is very, very useful. {nm} tatoufan Feb 02, 07:29

*tips slappydavid H$1M* {nm} RogerMore Feb 02, 09:17

** This post has been removed by the forum moderator! ** Panda Feb 02, 15:50

Antibody, please scrub this message. Panda accidentally tagged TOWNI here. {nm} Paul2k Feb 02, 18:28

OK, there are a couple of things to talk about here. Roger More Feb 02, 19:56

I've been playing just over 2 years and the TAG that Roger More just referenced blew my mind Dionisio Feb 02, 22:03

Starbonds are simple - there's plenty of easy money and no real mystery. Everyone should be able to do it. RogerMore Feb 03, 08:33

Beg to differ about 'very small Ports not investing in MovieStock IPO's'. RotoHockeyYTD2013 Feb 03, 11:39

Yes, but you know how they perform. A normal small port (usually newbies) don't really know when to pull the trigger and cash out... {nm} slappydavid Feb 03, 13:13

You're a professional YTD trader who knows what risks to take. Panda's new to HSX and on a learning curve. So, different strokes. {nm} RogerMore Feb 03, 13:16

Most recent example - Bought (TRON3) at 70.00 IPO Price - Sold at 80.30. 18 Hour Hold. RotoHockeyYTD2013 Feb 03, 14:55

Again, you have an idea of the risks, plays and opportunity costs involved in that trade. Someone completely new to the game does not. {nm} RogerMore Feb 03, 15:51

This is a high risk/high reward potential method. Not recommended for newest players... IMHO. {nm} RocketYTD2013 Feb 03, 16:00

You suggest a strategy then recommend against it. So, basically, you just wanted to brag? {nm} eyescovered Feb 04, 04:08

Read the poster's name closer. {nm} RocketYTD2013 Feb 04, 08:56

Apologies, Rocket! : ) {nm} eyescovered Feb 04, 09:38

Too funny. {nm} RotoHockeyYTD2013 Feb 04, 12:07

BTW, you can slow down on your main port and let me catch up now, OK? eyescovered Feb 04, 13:21

Commission is actually 1%, minimum 2 cents per share (under c in Glossary) {nm} Rednax Feb 02, 08:58

Which also means that once a stock gets below 2$, it is 2¢ per share at all times. {nm} RocketYTD2013 Feb 03, 16:02

This is a great thread....Good questions and good answers...The worst thing is to be the 4th child..the one who Buy BONDS 20 coming soon Feb 03, 12:56

Easy With Common Sense (: Newb, or not. Panda Feb 03, 17:13

But I proobably don't know it all. (; {nm} Panda Feb 03, 17:23

Sure - you are right that there is good money in IPOs, but it is just a little harder to crack. RogerMore Feb 04, 09:11

Re: Tron3 Panda Feb 05, 00:47

That's not necessarily right, even if most of the time it's the right way to go (only on IPO day) slappydavid Feb 05, 06:56

I don't know that anyone has looked at this systematically, but here are my general thoughts on trading IPOs: RogerMore Feb 05, 09:26

Don't Forget to play a 1-3 Penny Stock. You can strike gold!!! {nm} mike255 Feb 05, 11:47

Congratulations to January's Port Value League winners! (results inside) PVL Admin Feb 01, 20:34

A lot of grads from all levels this month! Be sure to apply to the next level if you have been "graduated" out. {nm} PVL Admin Feb 01, 20:35

New level for 4.5 Billionaires + {nm} PVL Admin Feb 01, 20:35

New competitors always welcome! We currently have a shortage of 10-30 millionaires because of graduations/attrition... {nm} PVL Admin Feb 01, 20:37