Playing & Trading Strategy

Shorting AwardOptions? PatrickBateman1 Feb 23, 13:43

Bingo. {nm} stevie1der328 Feb 23, 13:56

Word. However, this is something that serves best when the options IPO. Though, there is still money to be made there. {nm} PRodQuanta Feb 23, 15:18

Any stock, derivative, IPO, etc., that you short, and it delists at zero... you double your money (less commissions) {nm} Flash Feb 24, 08:58

Yes the difference between the short price (i.e. 5.00 and zero) {nm} laura1818 Feb 26, 12:11

AFRAM Fund Update #1 (2/23/12) - The HSX Dude AFRAMFund Feb 23, 09:58

What happened to fund week?? {nm} slappydavid Feb 23, 19:42

Strategy Question EthanHunt Feb 23, 00:36

For a port your size I'd suggest... eyescovered Feb 23, 03:46

Here's some "general" tips I usually give out to newer players.... Flash Feb 23, 08:18

Pgame2 status update and link to next month's Pgame3 Lobby inside PRodQuanta Feb 22, 19:38

Place blame as much as you like - I've decided to forget February ever happened! {nm} srrichardson Feb 23, 04:39

:) {nm} PRodQuanta Feb 23, 07:17

How is a recently IPO'd stock, heavily shorted gaining value? dtshakes Feb 21, 11:44

Price movements are caused by trades today, not positions held. {nm} Antibody Feb 21, 11:56

So, if you believe an IPO-ing stock is overvalued, should you wait to short it? (nm) dtshakes Feb 21, 12:07

IPOs do hard-to-predict things for the first 1 to 3 weeks. Up to you whether you 'wait and see' or lock in your decision early. Austinmh Feb 21, 19:49

it just looks like one of those lunatic fluctuations that happen so regularly here {nm} blaze223 Feb 21, 12:34

For those in the 250m-600m range shorting some slow bleeders how often do you reshort and take profits? Austinmh Feb 18, 14:22

Reshorting is a port management discussion and does not apply only to bleeders. Advice inside... PVL Admin Feb 18, 15:41

well written and concise. thanks! {nm} nomadic Feb 18, 17:03

I think that's pretty good advice. Jane_Citizen Feb 18, 21:29

That's very true. Intuitive though sometimes easily forgotten. {nm} Austinmh Feb 19, 17:26

Very helpful breakdown, thank you. Austinmh Feb 19, 17:24

Good advice, i LOVE reshorting to free up that cash that is just sitting there being wasted, if up 200k on a short thats 400k you can get... MarkDinse Feb 19, 19:09

Pgame2 status update inside. Traders with ports of $50M+ who want to play in next month's Pgame3, join in the Pgame3 Lobby (link inside). PRodQuanta Feb 15, 09:57

Apparently, winning is harder than you thoguht, Paul2K does have something on you, and reset traders are to blame again... Yay us though {nm} PVL Admin Feb 15, 21:04

Haha. That made me chuckle. {nm} PRodQuanta Feb 15, 21:16

should i hold on to transformers 4 or take my 2 mil and move along? {nm} CactusLand Feb 14, 23:06

If I knew the answer I'd have more H$ than I do ;-) {nm} srrichardson Feb 14, 23:22

when my port was your size, I'd take the money and reinvest it into some sure thing Jane_Citizen Feb 15, 01:56

Well...only YOU can decide when to move on, but Flash Feb 15, 07:36

thanks. good tips. I need them. Been playing for over a year, and still a NOOB for all intents and purposes. {nm} CactusLand Feb 15, 08:49

Profit potential in Transformers 4 FreshJive Feb 15, 12:50

Milestone 600m in less than 1 year {nm} oneman Feb 14, 15:45

WHOA!!! Awesome! Congrats! {nm} PRodQuanta Feb 14, 16:07

Well done! {nm} slappydavid Feb 14, 16:33

way to go! {nm} tealfan Feb 14, 19:50

Mazel tov! :) {nm} accountant_4_Jesus Feb 15, 01:23

What's the strategy after a starbond adjust? Dump everything or keep what you think will continue to move? {nm} Ryan_Stewart Feb 14, 12:47

depends onthe bond, if you are a long on a bond that is going to go higher than continue to hold {nm} nomadic Feb 14, 13:10

if you are short and bond is going to go lower than re-short. take the profit and short @ the new price {nm} nomadic Feb 14, 13:13

I waited until my port hit 100 million b4 I played the starbonds. since my port is up about 30%. it is guaranteed h$ {nm} nomadic Feb 14, 13:15

Also depends on the price of the bond. $10 bond I'm more likely to play around with because commission is nothing but I'll hold a $100 bond {nm} JDolphin Feb 14, 14:12

Read RazorHawk's Post-Adjust Bond Show, and you're all good {nm} OriginalFund Feb 15, 20:03

Depends on the size of your port. 10 mil? Sell and move into next week...then 2 weeks out, then 3, etc. until you have enough $ to l PVL Admin Feb 15, 20:56

IPO Thoughts: The African-American Fund [AFRAM] - The HSX Dude RazorHawk Feb 14, 08:29

AFRAM Fund Update (2/14/12) - The HSX Dude RazorHawk Feb 14, 11:32

can you clarify what you or HSX consider "african american"???? are you using rule of hypodescent or hyperdescent? {nm} nomadic Feb 14, 12:05

great idea on fund, but maybe change name/description slightly because some of the SBOs are not "American," such as CEJIO & TNEWT daveart Feb 14, 12:15

CEJIO and TNEWT RazorHawk Feb 14, 18:48

oh I see the fund says if you are "mixed race," then the role is important {nm} daveart Feb 15, 10:00

Thanks for all the great advise I have read on the boards! Up $19.373 million in last 7 days! From $125 million port! Thanks All! {nm} nomadic Feb 13, 16:40

COMIC fund is now under new management. {nm} Antibody Feb 13, 10:46

Yay! Go Maxxor! {nm} accountant_4_Jesus Feb 13, 13:42

Good luck! {nm} eyescovered Feb 14, 06:15

congratulations Maxxor {nm} daveart Feb 14, 09:56

So within an hour I went from 1.5 mil up to 300K down. Missed the bounce and now I'm screwed... Argh! slappydavid Feb 13, 07:56

To be fair, there were multiple very fast bounces...I missed it too. Bounces have been pretty unpredictable of late. {nm} Paul2k Feb 13, 08:12

The same happened to me too, that's crazy... {nm} petz Feb 13, 08:20

Haha. I've given up today. I'm gonna take a HUGE hit at OW cash out anyways... {nm} PRodQuanta Feb 13, 09:09

I'm sticking to these guns now. I'm hoping to break even with the derivs, too busy to do the math. But the day can go any way now... {nm} slappydavid Feb 13, 09:33

3 hours ago 1.8 mil up then down to 380k now heading back up 800k now.......... {nm} nomadic Feb 13, 09:20

steadily been up today, with my new strategy. thanks to this board for the change in strat! {nm} ndmaster Feb 13, 09:52

Yes, thank you board. {nm} PVL Admin Feb 13, 11:59

YUP!...the board went bi-polar this morning! {nm} GLAMMGUY Feb 13, 11:38

What was that? Buy POLAR? But that stock's been delisted for yeeeeears! ;) {nm} Paul2k Feb 13, 11:47

Yeah, that killed me too. Funny thing, it doesn't seem to hurt so bad when I'm busy screwing up my fund. {nm} stevie1der328 Feb 13, 12:01

Slow bleeder strategy report for Big Ports - a very profitable experiment PVL Admin Feb 12, 02:24

I have too many reds in my port.. maybe just one commission free day.. DMac ;-) {nm} karspov Feb 12, 04:29

Those of us with small ports can read forums (aka billionaire advice column) and gain wisdom {nm} Ryan_Stewart Feb 12, 13:34

I posted it for all, not just big ports. But I entitled it the way I did so that no-one misunderstood the level of play. {nm} PVL Admin Feb 12, 13:47

Hey! Giving away trade secrets here! ;) Paul2k Feb 12, 07:07

As i gain money, i will be extending this strategy to $10. I am already looking at the $7 range because i have all the $2-$5... PVL Admin Feb 12, 11:46

Just trying to decrease your lead by increasing your competition. :) You=Frankenstein, Us=the mob. {nm} PVL Admin Feb 12, 13:24

Do I hear "Puttin' on the Ritz" playing? *gets my tophat and tails* {nm} Paul2k Feb 12, 13:39

More like "Hello my baby, hello my darling, hello my night-time gal", *drops to floor*, "Ribit" {nm} PVL Admin Feb 12, 13:46

Check Please! :) {nm} JDolphin Feb 13, 01:25

Wow, very insightful information from an HSX master. {nm} PRodQuanta Feb 12, 09:01

Thanks! {nm} PRodQuanta Feb 12, 09:02

HSX Green or Blue belt at best. Certainly not a master. {nm} PVL Admin Feb 12, 13:22

...or is each Billion a degree of black belt? Hmm....maybe I became a first degree HSX black belt with the confidence of a blue belt.. {nm} PVL Admin Feb 12, 13:45

I would say this is more accurate. {nm} PRodQuanta Feb 12, 14:28

Why did the transaction cost me $30,000 to buy and sell only 18,000 shrs??? Is this an error?? {nm} DGstocks Feb 11, 09:59

The fee is 1%, not based on the number of shares. So, you must have spent H$3 million @ H$166.70 a share, with your numbers. {nm} edzep Feb 11, 11:12

...but, looking a your profile makes me think your numbers are not correct. {nm} edzep Feb 11, 11:16

Ok, thanks! That would be correct. It was 18,000 shrs round trip. Buying and selling. 1.7million each way. Thanks for your response. {nm} DGstocks Feb 11, 13:16

Looking for help with my playing strategy, port 716 M and only making avg 2 mill a day....any suggestions {nm} autobot66 Feb 10, 07:16

Maybe you've done this already, but make sure your extra dough is invested in stuff that are for sure $ makers: starbonds and funds {nm} PRodQuanta Feb 10, 07:35

They don't have a large dROI, but they do add up if you can afford to buy a lot of them. {nm} PRodQuanta Feb 10, 07:36

Thanks already doing the BONDS! {nm} autobot66 Feb 10, 07:44

With a port that size...it pretty much comes down to daytrading, playing the players with movie news, IPO's, etc.. Flash Feb 10, 07:56

i like it, what do you mean playing the players? {nm} autobot66 Feb 10, 08:23

Basically, sometimes there is a "herd" mentality around HSX... Flash Feb 10, 15:50

Moooo {nm} Ryan_Stewart Feb 12, 13:47

I thought sheeple said "Baa". (appropriate link inside) DTravel Feb 12, 23:25

Top gaining funds for January 2012. Congrats to [WBROX] at #1. islander Feb 09, 18:51

Thanks! So close! {nm} HorrorFund Feb 10, 04:10

I can't wait! {nm} AFRAMFund Feb 10, 12:16

Thanks, islander, always nice to see where everybody stacks up. {nm} FOXXFund (stevie1der328) Feb 12, 19:21

Yes! My best showing yet! {nm} OriginalFund Feb 15, 19:56

Let's talk HSX via mobile devices. And, I have possible help for those with marginal units. edzep Feb 09, 12:09

...talk (here) about _using_ HSX with mobile devices. NOT talk to each other on our mobile devices, about HSX! {nm} edzep Feb 09, 14:50

Verizon is sending me a Droid RAZR MAXX (love the name!) by Monday - its my first smart phone {nm} RazorHawk Feb 09, 15:04

Ah moving up in the phone world :) You'd laugh if you saw the 'old' cellphone I use. {nm} grammar Feb 09, 15:21

go ahead and laugh at the phone I am currently using... RazorHawk Feb 09, 15:52

Ah, my previous... I liked it enough to have a spare... edzep Feb 09, 19:24

droid bionic verizon {nm} nomadic Feb 09, 15:38

I sometimes use HSX on my iPhone 4 Jane_Citizen Feb 09, 15:50

for me Andre C Feb 09, 16:22

Surprising, your port loads, and menus kind of work. How big is your port? {nm} edzep Feb 09, 19:26

Maybe related to OS, and memory footprint. I have BB OS 5. {nm} edzep Feb 09, 19:48

hmm. I have BB OS 4.2 and around 1,400 securities. {nm} Andre C Feb 09, 22:11

My Motorola Atrix plays nicely with HSX, and my port is (slowly) approaching a billion... but an app would be great. {nm} Chefbobcat Feb 09, 20:19

Did the Multi-Billion league close? Or was it taken over by Omegas, whose first move was to kick out the Deltas? If the latter, we DTXbro Feb 09, 09:45

Something happened last night... edzep Feb 09, 10:25

Oh, I also lost a member of the Port Monkeys league last night. But, edzep Feb 09, 10:27

Go to league and get the answer. =) {nm} grammar Feb 09, 12:08

W#o0w .. that's all the members in PM {nm} grammar Feb 09, 12:09

People are missing out .. {nm} grammar Feb 09, 12:09

DTXbro, I think I have an answer... accountant_4_Jesus Feb 09, 13:41

Yeah, I was in Oleg's 2012 league & now it's completely gone! Hmmm. {nm} Ooogy_2012_ytd Feb 09, 14:16