12
Mar

Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (PEIX) has been one of my most popular research reports for 2010.  I have the software that allows me to track clicks and time spent reading the info and PEIX has been very popular.  And, I can see why.

PEIX has made two major “stair steps” in their chart on their way from 40 cents to a 52-week high of $2.75.  Now, the stock is trading around $2.00 which seems to be a good support level for it.  It is perched on the 50-day MA which could give support to the “next leg up”.  The question is “will PEIX make the next leg up?”

My annotated chart makes a good case for some short term gains:

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PEIX has coped very well through all of its troubles over the past few years.   PEIX seemed to be the poster child for the problems with the ethanol industry.   In early 2009, the bankruptcy of its operating subsidiaries was a desperation move for a company that was in deep trouble.  Here is a link to a Chapter 11 summary.

The ethanol industry crawled off its death bed with the news that the U.S. EPA made positive comments relating to a reports regarding E15 gasoline, which if approved, would boost the legal percentage of ethanol in gasoline by 50%.   The resumption of operations at several of its plants was news that the market approved of.  A drop in corn prices, increases in the price of oil and an easing of the ethanol oversupply all contributed to a positive sentiment in the minds of investors.

Of course, any bad news will drop a hammer on PEIX.  I think that it is a little fragile given the history of the ethanol business.  The shorts are around 10% of the float, so there is a constituency is hoping that the hammer falls.   It may fall long-term, but I am not a long-term investor.

The chart, to me, looks good for a little “pop”.  Any break below the support that I charted and the stock should be avoided.

Trade like you mean it!

Jeffrey Dean

Editor

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11
Mar
I am sure you would like to meet a small company
with friends in high places?

Then let me introduce:

Juhl Wind, Inc. (JUHL)

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10
Mar

On the Road to Off-Road Profits!

Good Morning!

I think it’s time to say hello again (for those of you who’ve been with me awhile) to one of our past winners…

San West, Inc. (SNWT)

SNWT is a retailer of premier off-road recreational vehicles in Southern California and the Western United States as well as a leading supplier in the off-road recreational vehicle arena through aftermarket parts, accessories and its highly successful vehicle repair and maintenance center. continue

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9
Mar

StemCells, Inc. (STEM) has been the poster child for the stem cell industry since late 2008.  It has made many people rich speculating on the ups and downs of this particular stock.  With its ticker symbol that seems to represent the entire industry, investors and traders have made this a very popular stock.

Their is an old saying that says “when the media sneezes, the whole world catches cold”.  That has certainly been a huge factor in the rise (and fall) of STEM and other stem cell stocks.  Stem cell hysteria has hit several times over the past few months with investor interest being peaked by media hype.

Here is a description of the company from Yahoo! Finance:  StemCells, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, focuses on the research, development, and commercialization of products derived from stem cell technologies. It focuses on developing cell-based therapeutics to treat diseases of the central nervous system and liver.

Most stem cell companies that I have seen are very far away from making their particular take on the propagation or use of stem cells profitable.  STEM is no different.  It does have some revenues, but expenses far outweigh revenues.  The good news for STEM is that management has used all of this hype and interest in stem cell stock pay dividends in the form of equity raises and fundraising.  STEM has an impressive cache of cash (over $28MM as of 9-30–09), but at a $7MM quarterly burn rate that cash will last them a year.  STEM will probably never seen penny stock land again and I could see it upgrading its listing in the future.

Chart analysis:

STEM has an interesting chart that bears watching.  See my annotations below.

stem

The stock appears to be basing at this level and performance of this stock could depend solely on what news comes out regarding stem cells in the next few weeks.

For those traders who want to be ready for the next stem cell explosion, here are some tickers that you should hold on to:

ACTC  * ALXN * AOLS * ARIA * ASTM * BHRT * BMSN * BTIM * CBAI * CCEL * CELG * CRIS * CUR * DNDN * GERN * IART * INCR * ISCO * KOOL * MCET * MEDS * OCHT * OSTE * OSIR * PKI * PPMD * PSTI * SPPI * STEM * VODG

I have previously blogged ACTC, ARIA, CBAI, PSTI and now STEM.

There is a strong short sentiment about STEM with the latest Yahoo! stats showing a short percentage of 15.6% as of 2-12-10

In my opinion, STEM has a nice setup.  Any strength in the stock and the short squeeze will only accelerate the gains.  The stock should be avoided on any break below the current support of $1.16

Good luck and good trading,

Jeffrey Dean

Editor

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8
Mar

One of the places that I find stocks to blog about is on Google Finance.  On the first page is a listing of the stocks that are “in the news”.  These are the stocks that are getting the most searches or maybe are a leader in volume, price change or some other measure.  One penny stock that caught my eye was:

Newport Digital Technologies, Inc.  (NPDT)

NPDT, for the purposes of this blog, is primarily a chart play.  The company has yet to generate revenues, but from the PR’s it sure sounds like they are the  next Microsoft (jk).   They are a technology company allied with incubators in Taiwan and are creating products to match their competencies in WIMAX, RFID, Digital Signage, VOIP  and Security and Surveillance.  The technology is very interesting and has the potential to be HUGE.  Personally, I would like to see more PR’s touting sales, sales commitments, contracts, etc….

But, as a chart play, it might make sense.

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I actually like the technology behind what NPDT is offering.  It recently announced that A WIMAX/RFID Alpha site is being brought online with a medical complex in Newport Beach, CA.  I will watch with interest to see how that goes and if it can be a springboard to other projects.  In the RFID arena, their goal is to replace bar codes and bar coding.

Here are some sites for your own due diligence:

Yahoo! Finance link

Company website

Good luck and good trading,

Jeffrey Dean

Editor-in-Chief

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5
Mar

Americans are Keeping their Cars Longer and that’s Why GNAU (at just a dime a share) is Driving Down the Money Highway!

Good Morning!

Today’s alert company is:

General Automotive Company (GNAU) continue

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4
Mar

You would have to live on the moon not to see and be impressed by Zanett, Inc. (ZANE)

A $0.31 cent stock YESTERDAY, ZANE issued some great news about landing a huge number of new contracts (Read it here) and it took off.  It reached a HIGH of $2.50 before closing at $2.09. That is impressive by any measure.

The caution here is this is a company whose average daily volume was 16K shares and it has traded 7.9MM shares today!…on a public float of only 3.3MM shares.

Here is the chart:

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Wow and Wow! This ship will crash to Earth at some point, but not yet.  Anybody doing a Tim Sykes and shorting the stock today is in a world of hurt.  Watch the trailing indicators (MACD, RSI and Stochastics) to see when the right time to short is.  Be careful, this could be a multi-day runner.  The first day of something THIS BIG with real news and HUGE investor interest could mean that this hangs around here…or even advances.

ZANE has made some people fortunes today.  Let’s see if we can make a fortune on the way down, too.

Good luck and good trading,

Jeffrey Dean

Editor

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4
Mar

Cord Blood America was one of my best picks for 2009 (not my best, but close).  I had correctly called its September move (as the chart below will indicate).  I think that it might be time to take another look at Cord Blood America, Inc. (CBAI). Here is a link to my earlier blog.

Truthfully, it has been flogged unmercifully in the penny stock press.  It has been hailed as everything from the next Genentech to the next Spongetech.  I think the truth is somewhere in the middle.

CBAI is a stock built on hype.  It really hasn’t proven that its business model can actually work.  My wife and I have 4 kids and after each birth we were given the opportunity to harvest cord blood.  We declined each time…too expensive, the value to our children wasn’t clear in our mind, logistics of storing and accessing it….a whole host of reasons.

Having said all this, I think that CBAI might actually make it….at least long enough for traders to make some money. I have been reading the press releases and the company is taking great pains to both dazzle and teach.  Glitzy Las Vegas-style openings are contrasted with PR’s that tell of debt extinguishments, agreements signed, alliances gained, etc…  The truth is that CBAI lives a hand-to-mouth existence.  It has little or no cash and negative cash flow.  Debt is less of a problem than it was in ‘09 with some debt being retired, but they are not “out of the woods”.

I think the chart is positive and if CBAI can catch fire, I would expect to see some strong gains.

Here is the chartcbai

CBAI seems to be consolidating at this level (as my chart indicates).    Any break below the current price of $.009 and the stock should be avoided.  I don’t believe that it will weaken, but, then again, my crystal ball is in the shop.

Good luck and good trading,

Jeffrey Dean

Editor

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2
Mar

Sirius XM Radio (SIRI) has made an almost miraculous comeback from irrelevancy (and penny stock land) over the past few months.  SIRI has seen its stock rise from the low $.50’s at the end of 2009 to a recent high of around $1.15 just a few days ago.  This was very good news for the company.  Since it was facing a NASDAQ delisting and with the stock trading above the magic $1.00 mark for a period of time, SIRI was thinking it was “scot-free”.  Think again.

Last week’s drop (and this week’s continuing drop) was not surprising given the overheated condition of the stock from all indicators.  It is not clear what effect short sellers had in the decline since the short squeeze had been on for many months with the advance of the stock price.  SIRI fought through all of those challenges….that is until now.

SIRI has one more chance to regain compliance with NASDAQ regs if it can trade above $1.00 for 10 consecutive days before the March 15th date imposed by the exchange.  I don’t see that happening.  The reverse split that has been discussed seems the only option now despite management’s contention that they will be able to get a variance on appeal.  NOT BLOODY LIKELY.

SIRI should have executed the reverse split when they were so strong late last year.  The market was really pumped on SIRI and its progress.  Institutions were buying and retail investors were very happy with the run-up.  Now with a delisting notice sure to come, short sellers will be circling SIRI like sharks looking for blood.  I think the short term outlook for SIRI is definitely bearish.

Here is a chart that shows what I mean.

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Is SIRI a dead dog?  Will shorters drive this one right back down to 50 cents (or lower) again.  I don’t think so.  SIRI is in a “stew of its own making”, but I think will be a good stock to buy on dips.  Right now, I would hold off (unless you are shorting the stock).  The boards and investor sentiment are telling me that this one has farther to fall.  Retail investors might not like it when they do the reverse stock split, but IMO it is inevitable.

Do your own due diligence.  It continues to be a hot topic on the boards that I monitor and it is fun to read what people write.  Make up your own mind.

Good luck and good trading,

Jeffrey Dean

Editor-in-Chief

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2
Mar

Most traders are familiar with…


BONANZA OIL & GAS, INC. (BGOI)


Over the past few months, BGOI has been in the news a lot—and rightly so!

The stock zoomed from 1 cent in mid-December to 7 cents in late January.

Then, the profit taking hit and the stock plummeted back down to around 1 cent again. And that’s were we are today!

It’s Déjà vu all over again!

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