Archive for December, 2005

Still concerned about Petrol Industries

New visitor? Consider subscribing by RSS or by email.A few readers have asked me to discuss the Petrol Industries’ (PTLDE.OB) (articles) latest moves. Although I made a nice profit on partial sales into the initial spike, the stock has been a house of [...]

Don’t believe the hype - its a sequel

OK, so Public Enemy wasn’t rapping about a pump’n’dump scheme. Still, I can’t think of better advice for those of you who keep asking me what to think of the tout emails sent out by the fistful by teen-pumper-turned-professional-exploiter Johnny Lebed. Former SEC Chief Aurthur Levitt described his m.o. as “buy, lie, and sell [...]

Knobias gets wise to Vodavi Tech

Stockcoach and I have been beating the Vodavi Tech (VTEK) (articles) drum for several months. Knobias finally joined the chorus in tonight’s Clip Report:
Founded in 1983, Vodavi Technology, Inc. (VTEK) delivers a host of scaleable solutions that include digital and IP-based communications systems to in-building wireless, voice processing, unified messaging, commercial-grade digital telephones, IP [...]

Forever Blue Jeans

Today’s news that Warnaco is buying the international licenses to Calvin Klein for roughly for $284 million has got me thinking. For about six months I have tracked the stock of IC Isaacs & Co. (ISAC.OB), which owns the Girbaud license in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The stock is near 52-week lows but [...]