Finally…a winner

10 04 2007

I mentioned that I’ve been having a hard time with this choppy market and that the only thing that has been doing well for me are the gold stocks.

I own a small stake in ANO, which has been gang-busters recently. But other than that, my other gold stocks have been hovering around their lows. That changed today when US Gold Corp (UXG) announced a favorable exploration result. The stock is up 23% right now. I also own Great Basin (GBN), which is up a nice 5% today. I was getting worried because it seemed like most of the gold stocks had already taken off.

Now if Tanzanian Royalty Expl. (TRE) can wake up, I’ll really be happy.

On another note, I’m still waiting for the pullback in MTLK so I can buy. No luck so far.





Microvision Inc. (MVIS)

7 04 2007

You may have noticed that I’ve changed the chart style of my posts. This is because I’ve recently started using Telechart 2007. While the charts on Stockcharts.com are more aesthetically pleasing, the screening power and speed of Telechart are amazing. Today I’m presenting a chart that I recently came across during one of my screens.

Today’s chart is less about technical analysis and more about the fundamentals. Microvision Inc. (MVIS) is a company that I have recently come across using the screening power of Telechart 2007. Here are the daily and monthly charts. It looks like the downtrend has been broken, but MVIS isn’t about the charts, its about the fundies.

What does MVIS do? They are basically a micro-electrical mechanical system (MEMS) device maker. Ok, what is that? MEMS are silicon based integrated circuits that also have micro-scale mechanical devices on them, sometimes referred to as systems-on-a-chip. The mechanical devices expand the possible capabilities and uses of these chips.

MVIS use these MEMS devices to make extremely small color projectors, so small in fact that they can fit on pda’s or cell phones. Take a look at this picture.

This technology was demonstrated recently at the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas and it created quite a buzz. I don’t know about you, but I would love to have a full color projector on my cell phone. MVIS has other applications, like having color heads-up-displays for car windshields and personal projection devices for soldiers, but the cell phone projector could be huge.

This is a very risky bet though. MVIS doesn’t make money and is quickly running out of cash. They just announced a deal with an undisclosed car company, but if they don’t start making money soon, they will be gonzo.

Interestingly, MVIS does some collaboration work with Lumera (LMRA), a company that was recently brought to my attention.





Here is a little bit of hope

6 04 2007

I’m beginning to despair about my Chinese stock market trade. I know the bubble will burst eventually, but did I get in too early?

Here is a nice plot of the Nasdaq bubble and the current Chinese market that gives me some hope. This can be found on “The Big Picture“.

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Very busy

5 04 2007

I haven’t been posting because I’ve been very busy lately. Just a quick update.

I was stopped out of my QID trade. My FXI trade is looking like crap. The only thing working for me are my gold holdings.

I have a small stake in Anooraq Resources Corp (ANO), which I got in at around 1.23.

The market is punishing me big-time right now and I think it is time to take a break. I do have some interesting speculative companies that I’m researching right now that look pretty good. I’ll write about them this weekend.





The market is nervous and so am I

2 04 2007

Bearish? Why yes I am.