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5 Day 12.21%
15 Day -6.77%
1 Month -22.50%
3 Month -45.49%
6 Month -27.45%
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Bought ETFC at 4.94

Users Bought (30 Days) 3 (100%)
Users Sold (30 Days) 0 (0%)
Market Cap 725.96M
52-Week High 5.48
52-Week Low 0.79
10 Day Volume 12.57M
P/E -0.25
EPS (Trailing 12 Mos.) -5.09
1Day 5Day 1Mo 3Mo 6Mo 1Yr

Transaction: Bought
Symbol: ETFC
Quantity: 32 shares
Price: $4.94
Value: $158.00
Stop Order: No @ $N/A
Target Price: $0.00
This is my very first stock purchase. From what I understand, the reason for the sharp fall in the price has been corrected and looks promising as a long term investment. Thoughts?
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Posted by ReformedPatriot on 02/12/08 at 10:18 AM

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Will Profit

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I think if you are happy with buying into this equity, I am happy for you. 
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ReformedPatriot

Member since: Feb 08

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I am. I don't have any misgivings about it, but that could be out of ignorance rather than wisdom.

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Taxguy1

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It is not a bad position. Don't be unnerved if it bounces around in the 5 to 10 dollar range for a while. Do yourself a favor and make sure you have an exit plan. A lot of traders use trailing stops.
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ReformedPatriot

Member since: Feb 08

5 Day 12.21%
15 Day -6.77%
1 Month -22.50%
3 Month -45.49%
6 Month -27.45%
As of: 01/08/09
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Are trailing stops the same thing as stop-limits? I haven't set it yet, but as a general rule I think I am going to do 10% of my purchase price.
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TheMarket

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This pick is high risk, 33% bankruptcy chance.  33% takeover candidate.  33% the company turns it around.  Could bounce and test lows......or 2-5 years could be $25.
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ReformedPatriot

Member since: Feb 08

5 Day 12.21%
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1 Month -22.50%
3 Month -45.49%
6 Month -27.45%
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Where do you get those percentages from?
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Taxguy1

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Trailing stops follow the closing price in a range that you select. Go to "Trade"-Click "Sell" etc. Then underneath click the item that says advanced orders and select trailing stop. Then put in the amount you are willing to let the price drop before you would pull out. Trailing stops move up with the closing price on a long position and down with the closing price on a short position. NEVER trade without trailing stops. I set the trailing stops a little wider when I enter a trade and then tighten them as the security starts to reach its resistance level, this enables you to lock in profits and limit losses if the market moves against you.
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My opinion does not matter and I say that with all sincerity. Here is  part of an article form the wall Street Journal. When an analyst says a company may go bankrupt they receive death threats. People have billions of dollars invested in these companies and the going rate for an assassin from Jamaica is $5000-$50,000 that is just keeping it real. Article:

Of course, while many investors are grateful that some analysts are getting tougher, that can make them extremely unpopular with the companies they follow. In November, analyst Prashant Bhatia of Citigroup issued a report warning that mortgage woes at E*Trade Financial Corp. could prompt a run on the brokerage firm's banking subsidiary.

"Customers may withdraw assets, and ask questions later," Mr. Bhatia wrote, estimating there was a 15% chance that E*Trade would be forced to file for bankruptcy-law protection. The stock sank.

Jarrett Lilien, E*Trade's acting chief executive officer, has publicly challenged Mr. Bhatia. He claims the analyst's comments are "reckless," comparing them to yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater.

Mr. Bhatia responds: "You can go back over time and look at what we have written and what has taken place and be the judge of it."

[Michael Mayo]

Messrs. Bhatia and Lilien currently disagree over when E*Trade will return to profitability. E*Trade has said it will break into the black in 2008. "We don't agree," Mr. Bhatia wrote in a recent report, saying it probably won't happen until at least 2010.

Curiously, despite Mr. Bhatia's dour longer-term outlook, he expects E*Trade to turn a two-cents-per-share profit in the first quarter, even more optimistic than the company's projections. "I can only guess he is doing this so when we miss his projection he can say we missed his estimates again," Mr. Lilien says.

Mr. Bhatia says the first quarter usually is strong for E*Trade. "I don't listen to what management says," he adds.

Michael Mayo, a stock analyst at Deutsche Bank AG who slapped a sell rating on Citigroup last year and publicly called for the resignation of then-CEO Charles Prince, has since been reined in, according to people familiar with the situation. Now when Mr. Mayo talks to the media, he is joined by a Deutsche Bank press officer.

The firm was concerned Mr. Mayo had become overexposed and that some of his comments were being taken out of context.

So the Street Says 15% chance of bankruptcy, it usually takes six months to a year for that to happen, however American home lending and a couple of others did it immediately to save creditors some money and not deplete all the assets.

 

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lifeisgrand

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I hope this works for you.   When I consider a stock I will read up on the stock on msn money and yahoo finance for starters - they are free and thorough.    The ratings and analyst opinions mean a lot to me.   I figure they research the stocks full time so they should know more than me.    As you mentioned that this is your first stock, I'd recommend IBD and CANSLIM.   They have really helped me.
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