Archive for September, 2005

Stupid name, good company

New visitor? Consider subscribing by RSS or by email.You would think that a company that innovates in areas like RFID and VoIP could come up with a better name than “BOS Better Online Solutions Ltd.” Despite the name, I recently bought a little BOSC for my portfolio.
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7 reasons why I like microcaps

Here are seven reasons why I love to trade microcap stocks (in no particular order):

Technical analysis works. I have read dozens of interviews of legendary traders who spoke wistfully of the old days when basic technical patterns worked on large cap stocks and indeces. The efficacy of those patterns eroded, it is said, as [...]

HQSM avoids typhoon damage

Soon after the post on HQ Sustainable Maritime (HQSM.OB), I learned that the worst typhoon in more than 30 years battered the Hainan Province in China, where HQSM is based. Today I received an email from the CEO, Norbert Sporns, letting me know that the company’s facilities sustained only very minor damage (they lost a [...]

Graduation Day: UPST.OB

Last December I did a study of all the stocks that “graduated” from the OTC bulletin board to Nasdaq, the Amex, or the NYSE in 2004. In general, I found that these stocks tend to rise after the “graduation” announcement and peak within two to twelve weeks after the switch is made. To take [...]