Playing & Trading Strategy

Makes no sense to me.... Dorfman Apr 24, 08:09

yes i know technically why it goes up cause obviously after reset someone bought it. but why {nm} Dorfman Apr 24, 08:10

Twelve weeks with a limited screen count could still generate more than 4 weeks on 650 screens. Alternately, people holding it short may MojaveMeg Apr 24, 08:27

ok, that makes sense. Guess i was thinking some dropping it from theatres after 2 weeks with possibly a low PTA. Dorfman Apr 24, 08:46

the stock you're talking about alfpaul Apr 24, 14:28

i didnt think about that. i understand people buying and reversing when they see it going up.... Dorfman Apr 24, 15:32

I can't remember, do we get charged commission when a stock delists? {nm} icecreamman Apr 23, 07:17

no, but there were some proposed changes that were suppose to go into effect 4/1/11 OlegMaxYTD Apr 23, 07:27

I was just thinking of those changes and went looking for them srrichardson Apr 26, 23:39

Number 3 WTD! WOOHOO {nm} Dorfman Apr 22, 07:59

is hsx anything like the real stock market? Zebrafish Apr 21, 17:58

not really...this game is much more predictable and faster paced than the real stock market. {nm} Paul2k Apr 21, 17:59

not at all. the things that determine value on HSX are totally different. Paul is right, this is more predictable as well {nm} ndmaster Apr 21, 20:19

The one good thing you learn from HSX that could apply to the real stock market is humility JohnTEQP Apr 23, 15:07

anyone else having a tough time this week at this game? i've been stuck around 49M for the past 4 days....keep going up, then down...again.. {nm} David_Francis Apr 21, 08:02

Yep, had several down days in a row. I was going to ask the same question {nm} OriginalFund Apr 21, 08:19

IMO, traders have been a lot quicker to take gains during the day, and earlier in the day, so stocks are peaking at lower amounts. {nm} Paul2k Apr 21, 08:20

Yep, rough week. Couple of down days in a row, which is unusual for me. {nm} edzep Apr 21, 10:36

Yup. Only made 175k yesterday and down 325k so far today. {nm} eyescovered Apr 21, 12:15

Down over a million today. For me this time of year is sort of tread water until the summer with the occational score here and there {nm} mrbeankc Apr 21, 14:14

this'll be my first summer here. is there lots of money for the taking during the summer? {nm} David_Francis Apr 21, 14:57

yup yup yup...Blockbuster Warrants, etc...kids movies especially do better than normal because...well...the kids are out of school :) {nm} tealfan Apr 21, 15:13

I have to amend my earlier comment - personal fund is doing very badly, but the Original Fund is doing well {nm} OriginalFund Apr 21, 18:58

I'm having a hard time leaving the 70M stage...been here for a week now! I hope I make 95M in time to join the next PVL {nm} krapnek Apr 22, 11:48

i am having a horrible week! Down yesterday, probably gonna be down today again at close of trade jane_citizen Apr 22, 17:50

did that steve carrell IPO burn anyone else, or was i the only sucker who thought it was a short for sure? {nm} QuebecHollywood Apr 22, 18:36

burned burned burned jane_citizen Apr 22, 20:00

I normally short most IPO's, but that one sounds funny. Also, I'm a big KKNIG fan {nm} JohnTEQP Apr 23, 15:10

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really? still here? {nm} jane_citizen Apr 20, 23:06

Go away troll. {nm} Flash Apr 22, 07:15

How long until we can invest in Eurofund again?? {nm} Dorfman Apr 20, 15:41

As soon as HSX assigns a new manager (if needed) and they want to bring it back to IPO... there's no set time frame... {nm} Flash Apr 20, 16:52

Oh ok. I thought they delisted, reset and started back up {nm} Dorfman Apr 20, 17:55

Funny, so many players faild to buy it that it never made the top 25. Kicked butt once again. IPO'd a week before BONDS and has already Buy StarBondFund Apr 20, 21:52

It was a super run fund. Very impressive. {nm} mrbeankc Apr 20, 22:31

yes, it will be back. thank you for your support guys! {nm} EuroFund Apr 21, 12:27

Best Bond out there,...as an investment, and as a source for smart purchases! {nm} GLAMMGUY Apr 22, 15:34

soon. keep your eyes open :) EuroFund Apr 21, 12:23

SPRING 2011 {nm} Buy StarBondFund (EURO too) Apr 22, 12:04

Could anyone recommend a good place for advance theater counts? What I'm really after is estimates for the derivatives IPOing today. {nm} stevie1der328 Apr 20, 10:17

Here on Thursdays, though official estimates are not given until a week before release. {nm} Antibody Apr 20, 10:38

Thanks. {nm} stevie1der328 Apr 20, 10:52

What's the criteria for TVStocks? I'm asking, 'cause I'm kind of a Game of Thrones fanboy... >___> {nm} DomoI Apr 19, 06:01

oops, meant this for the more populated Movies board... XDXD {nm} DomoI Apr 19, 07:29

TVStocks are only for the new fall shows (and some mid-season replacements) on the major networks (CBS, FOX, ABC, NBC, CW) {nm} eyescovered Apr 19, 07:33

I refused to watch this series on HBO. It looked good but I'm so mad at them cause they make a good series and then stop it after 2 or 3... Dorfman Apr 19, 08:31

and Rome, for that matter BSG on the regular network, seriously if they'd supported that it would've been epic. {nm} jgbaxter Apr 20, 15:51

new guy question: will this weekend's releases have a 2.2 multiplier for the long weekend? (or something like that) {nm} David_Francis Apr 18, 19:15

you can find that info every week on the Calendar... tealfan Apr 18, 20:00

i look at that calendar every day, first time ever noticing that it told me that! thanks {nm} David_Francis Apr 18, 20:27

The multiplier usually only changes to 2.2 if Monday is an official holiday. JohnTEQP Apr 19, 23:01

How does this game work? WarrenBuffet Apr 18, 11:54

Both - look at the Help links at the bottom of every page. {nm} DTravel Apr 18, 12:08

before the movie comes out, it's trader-driven... tealfan Apr 18, 12:09

Part of HSX's computer trading program is patented...so we don't know Flash Apr 18, 13:20

by the way, Mr. Buffet, feel free to share any spare change (or millions) you might have :) {nm} tealfan Apr 18, 17:14

Microsoft Before Christmas soulmate3 Apr 17, 23:50

I think the meter needs a little work {nm} jane_citizen Apr 17, 23:56

You just bail yourself out of play.. bye and thanks for being around for 4 days ;-) {nm} karspov Apr 18, 01:34

SPAM {nm} PVL Admin Apr 18, 21:57

Is there a typical monday bounce for 1: movies that were a heavy short at halt and/or 2: movies that were a strong long at halt?..... David_Francis Apr 17, 12:51

Typically, movie stocks that opened over the weekend, drop in price on Monday. However, this wasn't a typical weekend we just had. RogerMore Apr 17, 15:13

thanks for the indepth reply! i appreciate it. still unsure what to do short term, but i think i have my long term stratagy. thanks again {nm} David_Francis Apr 17, 15:45

Follow the momentum - if it drops at adjust, short; if it adjusts up, go long JohnTEQP Apr 19, 22:55

Change Today H$2,489,045.02 (0.26% {nm} islander Apr 16, 10:15

did you do Classic Cash yet? {nm} RazorHawk Apr 16, 11:36

Just now. Lost, of course! Now at 3.4M {nm} islander Apr 16, 13:35

Mine's about the same. Gotta love this weekend! I was up almost $4M yesterday too! {nm} accountant_4_Jesus Apr 16, 19:51

Nice, Did you move up any in rank? I jumped 15 spots (a lot for my rank) and went from 99.0 to 99.1 percentile {nm} islander Apr 17, 05:39

I went up in rank about 8, don't know the percentile jump (if any). {nm} accountant_4_Jesus Apr 17, 14:57

It's a rare treat from the Saturdays USED to be, too... count me UP $3,454,243.65... I'll vote for this every Saturday! :-) {nm} Flash Apr 16, 12:31

Yeah! Need Openers like this every week {nm} islander Apr 16, 13:37

I was up 3.3 million. I hope there are more overpriced bombs! {nm} Steved1998 Apr 17, 07:49

If i short OW stock X at $45.02.... MTC Koolaid anyone? Apr 16, 09:14

Adjusts of an opening weekend stock.. on a "normal" weekend...work like this: Flash Apr 16, 09:23

Apologies...I missed that you had the stock "shorted".... my example was if you held it long...sorry. {nm} Flash Apr 16, 09:25

I don't mind the usual explanations you make, as awkward as they sometimes are, but *everything* about the OP screamed OW. {nm} DomoI Apr 19, 07:23

This is for a regular movie stock though right? I was talking about an OW derivative {nm} MTC Koolaid anyone? Apr 16, 09:25

There is no multiplier on OW stocks. {nm} osmosis2003 Apr 16, 09:26

Right for OW stock its just the difference between what you bought the stock at and what it made or is adjusted to? {nm} MTC Koolaid anyone? Apr 16, 09:28

What it made - official box office amount as reported AFTER the weekend, not the Sunday figure given. {nm} osmosis2003 Apr 16, 09:31

You are correct. Have you read the links under HELP at the bottom of almost every page? Quite HELPful. {nm} osmosis2003 Apr 16, 09:24

I've looked through them. I'm just making sure I'm understanding everything correctly. Me and math are not the best of friends. {nm} MTC Koolaid anyone? Apr 16, 09:26

Woohoo hit 30% gain for the month. Hope i can keep it up {nm} winstonman78 Apr 16, 07:34

Good job! Good luck. {nm} PVL Admin Apr 16, 13:44

Nice! {nm} <font color="red">}}Flash</font> Dec 10, 22:29

OW derivatives question for calulating loss or gain. MTC Koolaid anyone? Apr 16, 06:40

First question: your gain is $2. Second question: the OW warrant cashes out at $35, so your loss is $5. RogerMore Apr 16, 07:20

ok thats what i thought. thanks! {nm} winstonman78 Apr 16, 07:35

Dumb Question: What's the difference between buying short or long? Thanks! {nm} Lixxiq Apr 15, 23:42

Long means you think it's going up, Short means you think it's going to drop. You can profit either way. Chefbobcat Apr 16, 00:00

thanks a lot! {nm} Lixxiq Apr 16, 01:18

That lil 3,000,000 mark on my networth history has shown up within my range. I'm hoping to hit 3mil by the 25th. Thats 1 month. {nm} winstonman78 Apr 15, 12:26

Cool! {nm} <font color="red"> ҉Flash</font Dec 10, 22:33

I have a question - when people talk about rest trading - what sort of actions are they talking about? {nm} cp6ap Apr 15, 10:46

sorry should read "reset" {nm} cp6ap Apr 15, 10:47

the site resets for the day at 12 midnight pacific. reset trading occurs right after reset {nm} winstonman78 Apr 15, 11:16

The daily changes in Moviestock prices are re-set to zero at mignight PST. Reset traders jump on the first stocks to move in either RogerMore Apr 15, 14:17

When there is no news or other reason for the stock to shift does this really work? cp6ap Apr 15, 17:06

Yes. Most of the stocks at the extreme ends of the day's movement started as reset stocks. There are a handful that are reactions to daily Paul2k Apr 15, 17:12

Thanks thats useful.. I have been staring at the list of moviestocks moving and wonderig what everyone ... {nm} cp6ap Apr 17, 10:34

how did we get so many new ppl all of a sudden? {nm} adrenalin112 Apr 15, 18:35