I just went back through my trade history. Now I'm sad.  

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Watch CBAY today. They jumped bigly after hours.

CHAP got a pretty good bump after hours yesterday based off of their earnings report.  Might be one to watch today.

Yea it’s pretty cheap right now, I jumped on it..

Made $2 so far lol

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I've got a buy in at .14

One reason is when someone uses "market" as the buy option and the only one selling is at 50x the going price you pay that for it. It is one of the dangers of using Market as your buying option.

Now on stocks that move tons of volume its not as likely to happen but it always has a chance if the buyers outnumber sellers.

Dumped MARK @ $2.25 at open.

Thanks ARFCOM for helping me not take a loss on a stock for the first time ever

Is it too late to climb on the MARK train?? It’s climbing very fast. Should we be expecting a dip, or is it straight to the moon with this one?

ETA: just bought 400 shares at 2.49

I bailed this morning
Bought yesterday at 1.69 sold today at 2.47

Also sold 100 of MVIS at 1.10

Hoping for a new tweet today to fuel the climb up before making a decision on how long I will hold.

I should have waited for the dip 😪 just dropped to 2.30

Buying MARK above $2 seems like a good way to lose your shirt.

I bought puts around 2.50

I'm playing CHAP today. 50% swing so far
I've got layers of buys and sells on it

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you and me

I dumped my MARK shares this morning after a cheap buy yesterday.  but my dumb ass bought back in @ $2.42

I'll wait it out

Microsoft acquisition of Microvision


The rumors of Microsoft’s acquisition of MicroVision (MVIS), a laser scanning and 3d sensing tech firm, are finally a reality.  The official news of the MicroVision acquisition is set to be announced Tuesday May 12th.  Microsoft’s decision to acquire MicroVision follows a tumultuous week, after their stock price skyrocketed over 300% to $1.75 amid rumors of the Microsoft takeover, then tumbled over 65% in the following days after the tech firms earnings call came and went without news of a Microsoft buyout.

Microsoft’s Decision to Acquire MicroVision

Many analysts have speculated that Microsoft’s acquisition of MicroVision could make a lot of sense, noting MicroVision’s MEMs based laser scanning technology and intellectual property is embedded in its soon to be released augmented reality display called the Hololens 2.  With a growing list of ex-Microvision employees now working for Microsoft, rumors were popping up all over the internet of a Microsoft buyout for months.

Increasing pressure to Acquire MicroVision

In a press release MicroVision announced they were considering “strategic alternatives” and fielding acquisition offers from giants in the industry by the likes of General Motors, Tesla TSLA, and Lockheed Martin LMT.  With so many of the country’s top tech companies reportedly competing to buy MicroVision, the bidding war heated up placing added pressure on Microsoft to purchase MircroVision before another company swooped in and bought MicroVision out from under them.  Microsoft faced the very real possibility of losing out on owning MicroVision’s intellectual property, reportedly playing a large role in their decision to acquire the laser scanning and 3D sensing tech firm.

Intellectual Property Primary Reason for Microsoft’s Acquisition of Microvision

Many investors speculated for months that Microvision’s intellectual property is where their real value lies and not in their earnings.  Analysts noted that MicroVision’s intellectual property can not only improve Microsoft’s Hololens 2, but their patented LIDAR, 3D sensing and image capturing technology could also further Microsoft’s efforts to compete in the lucrative race to develop and produce an autonomous self driving car.  Microsoft’s acquisition of MicroVision has the potential to catapult them into the divers seat (pun intended) in the autonomous car space, making Microsoft’s acquisition of MicroVision more of a “need” than a “want”.

RIG (Transocean) seems to be rebounding the last few days. They had gotten under a buck for a bit this month. I'm in for $1.25.

LOL

I have no idea if this is real but it's going to kick the hornet's nest

No kidding.  

Okay folks, time for another in a long list of stupid questions.  What happens to my MVIS stock if Microsoft buys them? I know I've asked this same question in the past but didn't really understand the answer.

Thanks for holding my hand and walking me through this.  Might be the best $100 I ever spent.

If you read the article nothing is actually confirmed. They are running with an unverified rumor.

Smells like a scam to me.

Think I read the average acquisition price is roughly 3X the going share price, but that can swing wildly one way or another.

Microvision's value is primarily in it's intellectual property, some proprietary manufacturing tech and SMEs. Those last are fluid, of course.

If there's a buyout it may be cash, it may be stock, or it might be a combination of the two. You are a holder of record with your brokerage, the transaction mechanism is mostly transparent to you, though you'll receive updates that give you choices (started to say options, but that would have hugely confused the matter )

People are fabricating news articles. Be very, very careful with unverified sources, and as of right now there aren't any to speak of.

Agreed.

Hey, as long as it triggers my sale order I don't care what someone is thinking when they buy my shares

This has been a fantastic learning experience thus far. For the record, I've learned that it is much more enjoyable to learn by making $ versus losing $.

Fake website. No other articles. Just generic filler.

There's as much money to be made trading the swing as there is if there's ever a buy out

Wife and I held a significant piece of RIG at about $15, but we got out with a small profit. If you open the "max" chart and have a look you'll

It was at $160 at one point...

$1.62 right now, if you got in at a buck and a quarter you've done pretty well.

Resisted doing it for years when "fame and riches" were always right around the corner, but we're going to do it now.

I have a core holding, trying to buy a trading position. Washing the rumor back and forth has been hugely lucrative for the hedgies for two decades.

I lost my ass on them and sea drill years back.

made my 10% on MARK this morning and ran, now that I am out I am sure it will jump to $4 a share so everyone is safe to buy.

Sounds like me with CBAY
Got out at $4.59 and now it's at $4.80

Looks like MVIS is going to hover around $1 until this event happens today.

Or it will drop to .50

That means I buy in at $3.20 and sell for $3.00 Thats how my dumbass has been doing.

Question: if I'm just dabbling in stocks what is the threshold where I need to start reporting anything in my taxes?

I bought Ensco PLC at around 20 bucks.

Currently trading as Valaris. $0.38

All of it I'm pretty sure

Unfortunately I can relate lol but you gotta be patient. Don’t short yourself.

Let the games begin.

How much over the speed limit till you need to worry about a ticket?

I forgot those were a thing for about 3 weeks.

In for some more puts at 0.15.

if they are short term capital gains(you held the stock less than a year) they are treated as regular income

long terms gains are taxed at either 0, 15, or 20% depending on your income level.

MARK also owns vegas.com, so they aren't strangers to the vegas properties. And they are HQed in vegas.  And sell thermal solutions that some/most of the vegas casinos have stated they will use (in general, not specifically MARK's)

It's not unreasonable that the contract could happen.

At work we are still bidding on jobs for Seadrill, manufacturing equipment for them. I roll my eyes every time. Typically it never results in a PO.

Whens this MVIS announcement?

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Sold another 100 at $1.20

Sounds similar to my holding of CHK.

Sold my $1.12 stocks at $1.19 to cover my loss. Bought in earlier at $1.01

I am confused on when to sell.