The Shorting of Frauds, Overhyped and Bankrupt Stocks Journal

Discussion in 'Journals' started by Daal, Jun 8, 2012.

  1. Daal

    Daal

    #641     Apr 5, 2013
  2. jj90

    jj90

    Depends on your time frame Daal, I wouldn't hold shorts in GOOG for too long as per the reasons you mentioned.

    Re: UNXL, I know you guys know what you're doing, but just to reiterate GOC's point, if you believe it's an epic fail, trading in and out of the stock for a $1-2 makes no sense if you think it's really worth say $5. I'm probably biased as I have a long term position but thought you could use a different POV.
     
    #642     Apr 7, 2013
  3. jj> do you have a longterm long position in unxl?
     
    #643     Apr 7, 2013
  4. jj90

    jj90

    Short via oct puts so I'm not getting shaken out of this one. Binary event for me, either UNXL is real and we see 50+ by year end or its a pump and dump and it goes back to 5. Obviously I think the bet here is asymmetric.
     
    #644     Apr 8, 2013
  5. unxl is hard to trade
    covered most of it -2 and -3
    holding small
    looking to reshort/ add after a 5% decline
     
    #645     Apr 8, 2013
  6. #646     Apr 9, 2013
  7. Daal

    Daal

    #647     Apr 9, 2013
  8. Daal

    Daal

    Damn Bitcoin, was an easy short when it reached 175. 112 now, probably goes lower when the lemmings realize what is going on
     
    #648     Apr 10, 2013
  9. Daal

    Daal

    Lesson from Bitcoin mania. If you miss shorting the top, short the first bounce. Bitcoin is almost untradable from the short side given that I think the wallet sites might not pay the shorts but its a good lesson to learn for future manias
     
    #649     Apr 12, 2013
  10. traling orders to open are great for that purpose
     
    #650     Apr 12, 2013