PXLW

OklaBoston — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:11:47 GMT

A currently ineligile stock where ending red thumbs would be advisable.

This company's red ink days being over is the only explanation for the insider ownership uptrend I find at all credible.

MEAD

OklaBoston — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:28:55 GMT

Another currently ineliible stock for people's waiting lists.

Currently trading at about half book, 1/5th cash on hand with high insider ownership.

TSLA

OklaBoston — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:51:52 GMT

I lost points on a premature red thumb a while back. It's still in an uptrend technically but insiders are now selling.

When it falls to a 20 week low I'll follow my recently developed strategy and red thumb it, but until then I'll call it a "Do Not Pick Either Way".

ARUN

OklaBoston — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:26:21 GMT

This is a stock I wouldn't start a pick on either wayat the moment.

It's not worth what it's currently trading at but is in too strong a technical uptrend to red thumb.

If you've got anactive "Outperform" on it, you can wait until it hits about a 20 week low to close said pick, but there's something tobe said for not waiting that long.

AIM

OklaBoston — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:03:08 GMT

Another currently ineligible stock I plan to green thumb when it regains eligibility.

Insider ownership high and uptrended. Possible takeover target.

Book Value and Current Ratio

OklaBoston — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:49:14 GMT

I'm guessing that most Fools would be willing to pay a higher multiple of book for a stock with a high current ratio than for a more average one.

Just how much difference should that make, all else being as nearly equal as possible?

"Red To Black"

OklaBoston — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:30:24 GMT

To spare myself having to define this phrase in future pitches, it refers to companies that have lost money in the previous 12 months but are expected to be profitable this year by analysts. I am going to use (among oher things) the "transaction" numbers at http://www.finviz.com to see as nearly as possible if the company's officers share the analysts' optimism.

"Switching" Picks.

OklaBoston — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:03:25 GMT

As part of an effort to get my score back into positive territory I'm going to be entering picks on newly public stocks I used to ignore. An idea I had last week inspired this change in strategy.

I won't go into details here, but it does involve making use of websites more short-termoriented than this one.

Something that would help would be a minor change ...

ISSC

OklaBoston — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:38:14 GMT

A currently ineligible stock I plan to green thumb when I can.

Current ratio high, insiders buying on the open market, and going from shrinking earnings to growing ones.

SPEX

OklaBoston — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:07:32 GMT

Other websites tell me this currently ineligible stock has been hot for a month now, but is still tradingbelow book value.

Sounds like it might rate a green thumb when it gains eligibilit, doesn't it?

VIRC

OklaBoston — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:26:04 GMT

Another currently ineligible stock that should become eliigible soon.

No insider trading recently,but the CEO bought over 39,000 shares on the open market last year has not sold any, and the charts look like a bottom forming.

GWRE

OklaBoston — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:44:29 GMT

Just ended an "Outperform" pick on this,and am trying to remember why I opened that pick.

Probably opened it because until recently I was overestimating my ability to interpret charts and putting less effort into understanding valuation stats than I should have.

I doubt I will ever totally give up on technical analysis, but am more knowledgeable about...

OPXA

OklaBoston — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 02:46:34 GMT

Another stock that will rate green thumbs when it ains eligibility. Insiders buying, a recent 26 week high and a D/E ratio of only 0.13. A "penny stock" lovers dream it looks like to this observer.

QKLS

OklaBoston — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:49:10 GMT

This is a stock I plan to give a green thumb to when it becomes eligible for rating.

It has 60.42% insider ownership and the chars make it look like the insiders are going to be rewarded for buying during the long downtrend which I believe is ending now.

It's P/Sales, P/Book and P/Cash are all below 1.0, which makes fund...

Analyst Price Targets

OklaBoston — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:58:36 GMT

I'm inclined to think these numbers don't really mean very much, but I'm wondering how many Fools share this opinion.

Having readthis morning on seekingalpha.com that 3 different analysts raised their targets on Halliburton (HAL) today is what got my curiosity going.

Will this news ...

TAIT

OklaBoston — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:17:44 GMT

There's been heavy insider buying in this currently ineligible stock for the last year,and NO INSIDER SELLING. Which to me outweighs the concentration of the buying. Along with the fact that much of it has been by the CEO.

NTN

OklaBoston — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 06:39:25 GMT

The interim CEO of this currenly ineligible company must be confident that it will go from the red to the black soon.

He bought over 3,000,000 shares on the open market on December 18th. Even at 20 cents a share that works out to over $600,000.

NTN

OklaBoston — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 06:38:13 GMT

The interim CEO of this currenly ineligible company must be confident that it will go from the red to the black soon.

He bought over 3,000,000 shares on the open market on December 18th. even at 20 cents a share that works out to over $600,000.

ESYS

OklaBoston — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:29:48 GMT

Something I just tonight discovered to be ineligible for rating at the moment, but looks to rate a green thumb when it does become eligible.

Insiders own almost 31% of the stock and have been adding to there holdings for 6 months.

No analyst coverage yet.

I've added this to my watch list to be ready to enter a pick when it does...

ACU

OklaBoston — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:47:54 GMT

This currently unrateable stock's 13 week high occurred more recently than either it's 26 or 52 week low, both of which were in the single digits. Insider ownership has almost doubled in the last 6 months. It's trading at less than 10 times concensus estimate next year earnings, and has a Quick Ratio of a healthy 2.38.

Sounds like time to end "Underperform" picks on this, doesn't i...

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