just observations;     xone   3d printing ipo soars,   recent ipos trade at a premium for a change,    vix at lows,,,,,,,,,everyone i talk to wants to buy a "rental property" for income,,,,,and this is the best,,,,i heard a radio commercial from a local college offering a condensed course in technical analysis promoting short term and day trading,,,,,, no bell at the top?   ring  ring ring              if not here  then very close

has been moving higher since other post,  i believe that they will be presenting at a conference on feb 11-12 nyc,       for watchlist  could move to gap or higher with some news,

cbli looking like wants to make move higher here;     looks like size at $1.69 for sale if take that out could pop higher,   for watch list

for anyone in the CTIC,  there was a wall of stock for sale at $1.58 which subsequently held the stock down,   lots of volume yet no breakout,    i did a little digging and found this info from 10/5/12  if anyone wasn't aware they did a $60mm conv preferred conv pr  is $1.40   I am going to watch the 1.40 level to see if it holds and volume,      just fyi  for anyone involved in this

From Oct 5, 2012       SEATTLE (AP) -- Cell Therapeutics Inc. said Friday it plans to sell $60 million in preferred stock to raise money for the launch of its lymphoma drug Pixuvri and to fund studies of its drug pacritinib as a treatment for myelofibrosis.

Its common shares fell to a new all-time low on the news.

Cell Therapeutics said that it will sell preferred stock for $1,000 per share. Each preferred share can be converted into 714 shares of stock with a  conversion price of $1.40 per share.

If all the shares are converted, that would translate to 42.9 million shares.

The company said it expects to raise $55.6 million after expenses.

Uvxy just tagged hod

looks like some buyers in the uvxy  most likely hedging while at new highs but interesting  watching the spvxsp.id index  green most all day     if we get some selling later this may be one to get long

forgot whose idea  but hznp catching a bid here possibly move further with some vol

some chatter about vrng rejecting settlement from goog     havent seen on wire yet  keep eye on here

traded up pre mkt   maybe try to give this a spike today   to watch here

Lrcx,   looking good here;  to possibly tag upper tl

hello everyone,  just a quick ques for the board,   does everyone here just use the community board,  or is there a common chat room  that some members use  for more discussion?

 a little news update for this one;

Over the past year, Zynga has aggressively acquired dozens of game patents with an emphasis on gambling.

According to  a report by Envision IP, an intellectual property research firm, Zynga has grown its holdings from a single patent and nine pending a year ago to roughly 89 U.S. patents and 36 pending today.

A Zynga representative declined to comment.

A quick search on the U.S. patent site reveals that Zynga owns at least 50 patents for everything from “finding friends for multi-user online games” to “changing virtual items based on location-based actions” and “harvest mechanics for interactive social games.”

Envision Managing Director Maulin Shah explains that another 38 or so patents have been reassigned to Zynga by a company named  Walker Digital. Of those, he said, 33 patents relate to casino gaming and gambling technologies.

The patents reassigned to Zynga range from technology that allows users to place wagers, to team play within a casino slot club, to making payouts based on predefined rules. Another five had to do with audio streaming.

Shah said a significant ramp-up in patent holdings can be normal, especially if a company is trying to expand into a new business line. “They probably found it prudent to get some patents before they entered the online gambling space,” he said.

To be sure, Zynga is serious about moving into real-money gaming from its core business of selling virtual goods on Facebook.

Last month,  it launched two landing pages in the U.K. that will eventually become the home to 180 casino games, including slots, roulette and blackjack. Additionally, Zynga’s FarmVille brand is expected to be used for one of the slot games. It also  began the arduous process of seeking a license in Nevada to conduct real-money gaming online. The process could take close to two years — in just one state.

The acquisition of licenses from Walker Digital is the most interesting part of this story.

In August,  The Wall Street Journal reported that Walker Digital had filed about 30 lawsuits targeting hundreds of companies, including Amazon.com, Google and Zynga. Walker Digital, which is owned by Jay Walker, the founder of Priceline.com, is known for enforcing patents opportunistically (a.k.a. patent trolling).

Shah said on March 26 that the case was dismissed, just four days after Walker Digital reassigned the 33 patents to Zynga. However, the patent at issue in the lawsuit was not one of the ones reassigned.

It is completely unclear if those events are connected, or how much Zynga paid for the patents (if anything). But Zynga’s not talking. We also sent an email to Walker Digital, but did not hear back immediately. If we do, we’ll be sure to provide an update.

thnx steve,  you and matt and rest of community put out so many great ideas,  figured i throw one out that for review,   this co. does have cash in the bank of approx. $5.30 as well and 0 debt,   with some volume i think could continue,   

just a follow up here;   looks like can work higher  for trade idea

TSPT  another biotech,    maybe can repeat the THLD performance;  looks like fake out low today,

Roundys idea as some interest may come into this group,

looks like SSRI doing a $200mm offering of convertible debt,  not yet priced, hence the pressure on the stock, they also did an update of metal production,  don t know how that looked but this is the news,   probably a buy once they price the deal