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August 31, 2005

New Orleans abandoned

The mayor says there are most likely thousands dead:

The frightening estimate came as desperation deepened in the city, with gunfire crackling sporadically and looters by the hundreds roaming the streets and ransacking tiny shops and big-box stores alike with seeming impunity.

"We know there is a significant number of dead bodies in the water," and other people dead in attics, Mayor Ray Nagin said. Asked how many, he said: "Minimum, hundreds. Most likely, thousands."

On some of the few roads that were still open, people waved at passing cars with empty water jugs, begging for relief. Hundreds of people appeared to have spent the night on a crippled highway.

Meanwhile, there is a run on the gas stations. Tradermike also posted about it.

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Ugly Picks

Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
Today was a nice follow through day with some more volume and I think it bodes well for the short term at least. I wouldn't be suprised to see the market make new highs starting with this move.
The BBH has a very nice looking chart. I expect it to break over $200 soon.
The OIH and XLE made new all-time highs, while the IWR made a strong move up with huge volume.
The fact that these leading groups were so strong today gives me confidence.
JOYG is another beauty of a stock that has held its 2-year trendline obediently.
CELG keeps rising and has been a good investment, despite the 2000 bubble.
BMHC made a strong move up, which should take it to the magic number $100 at least.
FRK has been a solid investment and moved up strongly because of the hurricane destruction.
Recent IPO ALJ is on fire.
Oh yeah STV - where did you hear it first? That's right, Ugly told you so. I can't brag too loudly, though, because I never bought it for myself. I hope some of you were able to.
EAC looks like a good investment.
NGS is going nuts.

I played paintball for the first time last weekend. I was one of about ten other novices in jeans and a t-shirt who had never played before. There were five or six pros geared up in camouflage, army boots, and their own guns. I enjoyed shooting them the most. But I also got a few welts that later turned into bruises. It was a lot of fun, though, and I can't wait to play again.

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113 stocks closed at all-time highs**

"It is one of the great paradoxes of the stock market that what seems too high usually goes higher and what seems too low usually goes lower." - William O'Neil

Symbol	Price	Volume	Avg. Volume	% Vol. Increase	CCI
ADSK	43.2	3284796	2691150	%22.05
ALJ	22.16	916800	0	%N/A
AMIE	16	10587	13612	%-22.22	*
AMLN	32.75	2460780	4143040	%-40.60
ANCX	17.45	8396	3871	%116.89
ARCAF	27.26	12841	7257	%76.94
ARD	17.25	177300	74132	%139.16
ARXT	33.84	2400368	0	%N/A
ASEI	63.25	271903	312437	%-12.97
ATLS	46.31	102183	74512	%37.13
ATVI	22.35	2035067	2059840	%-1.20
BBSI	20.62	76687	64662	%18.59	*
BDJ	15.1	69800	0	%N/A
BDL	9.79	5000	4966	%0.68	*
BECN	32.5	561659	131166	%328.20	*
BKR	26.43	161900	33382	%384.99	*
BLE	15.73	37800	62020	%-39.05	*
BMHC	93.48	1801205	373045	%382.83
BOI	16.82	3400	1838	%84.98	*
CBON	34.25	41036	27329	%50.15
CCBN	20.92	11754	13892	%-15.39
CDIS	62.46	2743805	668737	%310.29	*
CECX	17.15	28700	13165	%118.00	*
CEDC	41.75	197303	183156	%7.72
CELG	50.19	2600741	1921600	%35.34	*
CJM	25.5	10600	6740	%57.27
CLHB	27.88	559671	161190	%247.21
CRED	20.25	20011	6870	%191.28
CRZO	23.65	561222	268484	%109.03
CUTR	24.29	391040	363693	%7.51
DPTR	18.83	854430	412769	%106.99
DRY	13.69	33300	23644	%40.83
DSN	10.8	2000	2754	%-27.37	*
EAC	33.73	327600	322256	%1.65	*
ECOL	19.62	282200	130730	%115.86	*
EGN	38.32	407000	451662	%-9.88
ENDP	30	706212	738591	%-4.38	*
EPAX	46.62	40371	33434	%20.74	*
ESM	20.88	9700	5642	%71.92	*
ESP	35.29	1600	2600	%-38.46
ESY	15.48	10600	3730	%184.18	*
EVP	16.5	8900	2212	%302.35
EWC	20.4	557600	202244	%175.70	*
EWO	26.9	111900	67454	%65.89	*
EWZ	28.12	1417400	1040040	%36.28	*
FBSS	27.35	19617	1777	%1003.93
FRK	56.6	1648700	504290	%226.93	*
FSTR	13.599	60637	12157	%398.78
FWRD	35.28	245582	216974	%13.18	*
GMRK	29.79	154700	116016	%33.34	*
GRC	24.75	42100	13408	%213.99
GSX	5.77	1301400	880560	%47.79	*
HAWK	11.7	2172333	563644	%285.40	*
HHGP	25.14	344443	222408	%54.86
HITT	20.512	34745	0	%N/A
IMO	101.47	152200	75616	%101.28
INGR	40.81	339257	267086	%27.02	*
IYE	86.79	206200	115068	%79.19	*
JJSF	59.96	83458	22217	%275.64	*
JOYG	48.08	9003732	917385	%881.45
JQH	23.9	1800	8794	%-79.53
KAMNA	23.99	131805	108312	%21.69
LABS	43.18	92448	265075	%-65.12
LANC	45.75	366972	93575	%292.16	*
LAYN	25.71	171211	68385	%150.36	*
LBTYA	50.75	1079905	946693	%14.07
LBTYB	52.34	3000	1311	%128.83
LDSH	18.01	97257	126562	%-23.15
LIFC	24.02	721742	555086	%30.02	*
MBHI	23.93	229375	147666	%55.33	*
MCF	11.99	48900	94648	%-48.33
MICU	28.81	1396412	752812	%85.49
MIX	11.87	1249500	673130	%85.62
MSCC	24.09	637254	761470	%-16.31	*
MVF	10.15	67300	84250	%-20.11
MXA	16.44	9600	3406	%181.85	*
NGS	20.1	403200	90560	%345.22
NRPH	43.09	123875	72206	%71.55
NVSL	12.5	43100	4658	%825.28
NVX	15.19	15600	23980	%-34.94	*
NXK	16	16400	8588	%90.96	*
NXY	43.63	547000	342122	%59.88	*
NXZ	16.39	49100	39250	%25.09	*
NZF	15.26	58600	61118	%-4.11
NZH	14.49	56800	45920	%23.69
OGN	19.4	1100	2726	%-59.64	*
OIH	119.4	9451200	5404660	%74.87	*
OLA	20.07	17800	0	%N/A
PBW	17.22	541300	0	%N/A
PHX	42.99	21900	5070	%331.95
PLLL	12.93	573295	390740	%46.72	*
PRSC	29.49	101166	48764	%107.46
PTEN	34	3021284	2258600	%33.76	*
PZZA	47.82	337805	125638	%168.87
RAIL	38.25	303766	0	%N/A
RMX	13.1	189300	0	%N/A
SGDE	25.13	187151	100723	%85.80
SIRF	25.4	7096193	1035600	%585.22	*
SNAK	6.43	299947	110308	%171.91
STV	20.5	394200	109238	%260.86
SWN	57.9	2238900	1354980	%65.23	*
SYNMW	11.05	22600	7166	%215.37
TIBB	32.4	2400	5749	%-58.25
TWIN	36	19845	8877	%123.55	*
UFPI	54.43	229131	73766	%210.61	*
UHAL	59.85	66567	68552	%-2.89
UMBF	65.85	29000	68517	%-57.67	*
UPL	44.24	2061800	1394520	%47.85
USLM	28.08	57799	14234	%306.06
USNA	52	262575	248167	%5.80
VCLK	14.44	1284701	1372830	%-6.41
VDE	72.7	91700	36374	%152.10	*
XLE	50.64	21407300	13590100	%57.52	*

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* CCI is making a bullish crossover 100
** Adjusted for dividends and splits - data should, but may not always be correct - please verify with other sources
Nasdaq and AMEX stocks only

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Lessons from the stock market samurai (cont'd)

Lesson #4: Mysterious are the ways of action

He, who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is wise among traders. He is the stock market Yogi.
Foolish is the trader who trades actively only for activity. Whether waiting patiently for the right time to begin a trade or holding a position until the correct moment to close, doing nothing can often be the wisest thing to do.

[See other lessons here]

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Ugly Picks

Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
FLML continues its move down.
KOMG took a nasty dive, breaking down its trendline and 50-day moving average.
I would keep my eye on URBN at the $50 mark. If the support there doesn't hold, it won't look good.
YHOO is looking weak, too. A break down of $30 and I would expect it to head much lower.
CUTR closed at a new high and looks pretty sweet despite the weakness in the market.
I really like the looks of ARD.
STV just won't quit. Damn, what a nice one.

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August 30, 2005

Quotes from Mark Cook's lecture, 'How to Lose Money Profitably'

From the TAG 21 conference in Las Vegas:

"A great trader who has made tens of millions of dollars from the stock and commodities markets told me the one individual universal reason for failure is the inability to take a loss. This has become my motto, as the true path to riches lies not with the wins, but managing the losses in a prudent, confrontational manner," says Cook.

"The true path to success always must journey through failure. All--and I mean all--the million dollar traders I know had severe losses. And only when they coped with the losses did they achieve true success," Cook said. "The road is long--perhaps five to 10 years. The emotions will sometimes be an obstacle that just plain wins that battle.

"The true winner is the one who perseveres. The race is a marathon and not a sprint. Recognition that all humans fall short of perfect is the first step to the trek to knowing yourself and knowing your limitations.

"However, you must also keep foremost in mind that our God-given talents are very rarely realized to the true extent of the gift.

"Trade and prosper--it is an attainable American dream," Cook said.

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46 stocks closed at all-time highs**

"It is one of the great paradoxes of the stock market that what seems too high usually goes higher and what seems too low usually goes lower." - William O'Neil

Symbol	Price	Volume	Avg. Volume	% Vol. Increase	CCI
ADSK	41.77	1748107	2665050	%-34.40
AIX	13.54	123100	112024	%9.88	*
ANCX	17	3350	3764	%-10.99
ARD	16.25	187200	68280	%174.16
ARXT	30.51	418309	0	%N/A
ASEI	62.1	712800	297169	%139.86
ATLS	45.78	63186	71778	%-11.97
BDJ	15.09	63500	0	%N/A
BLE	15.67	33400	62960	%-46.95
CRED	20	7109	7309	%-2.73	*
CSNT	36.73	2488	4044	%-38.47
CUTR	23.64	278285	353670	%-21.31
DRY	13.64	13400	23130	%-42.06
EGN	37.43	286400	457220	%-37.36
EVP	16.4	3700	2128	%73.87
FBSS	27.242	2601	1455	%78.76
HEOP	24.99	1805	3408	%-47.03
HHGP	24.47	284577	219743	%29.50
HITT	20.4	26533	0	%N/A
IMO	98.3	83000	74792	%10.97
JOYG	45	3070122	707019	%334.23	*
JQH	23.89	11200	9598	%16.69
KAMNA	23.14	273397	102741	%166.10
LBTYA	49.89	764440	995499	%-23.21	*
LDSH	17.88	122001	123282	%-1.03
MCF	11.98	35400	95500	%-62.93	*
MGU	25.01	296400	0	%N/A	*
MICU	28.57	1067679	776500	%37.49
MIX	11.87	229300	667038	%-65.62
MSCC	23.57	462716	776026	%-40.37
NMB	18.6	6400	2112	%203.03	*
NRB	18.34	5400	2560	%110.93
NUJ	16.25	6500	5856	%10.99	*
NXK	16	10100	8354	%20.90
NXY	42.8	215800	341166	%-36.74
OLA	20.02	30800	0	%N/A	*
PBW	17.03	592100	0	%N/A	*
PHX	42	35800	4046	%784.82
RIV	26.05	27800	96640	%-71.23
RTK	2.99	2600000	322978	%705.00
SNAK	6.41	396158	97405	%306.71
STV	18.45	161300	100122	%61.10
SYNMW	10.05	10100	7061	%43.03
SYS	3.84	60500	32084	%88.56
TIBB	32.3	3450	5680	%-39.26
UPL	43.05	1760000	1356500	%29.74

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* CCI is making a bullish crossover 100
** Adjusted for dividends and splits - data should, but may not always be correct - please verify with other sources
Nasdaq and AMEX stocks only

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Biologists say caloric restriction won't really work

Based on their research, two biologists have concluded that caloric restriction won't greatly increase lifespan in humans. Their opinion is very similar to that of Aubrey De Grey.

"The trade-off between calories and longevity appears to be close to a linear relationship, but the slope isn't very steep," said Phelan, whose model predicts the relationship between calories consumed and life span.

"Longevity is not a trait that exists in isolation; it evolves as part of a complex life history, with a wide range of underpinning physiological mechanisms involving, among other things, chronic disease processes."

For instance, in mice, starvation reduces fertility, which in turn lengthens life span as the animal is not stressed by repeated matings and pregnancies and the associated production of hormones, they said.

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August 29, 2005

Ugly Picks

Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
Biotech had a nice looking move today.
As for the Nasdaq, it was a nice move up but not totally convincing. We'll see how it follows through.
Looking at the 15-year chart of CVH, you would have no idea that the market topped in 2000.
The chart on SGDE looks really good - it is one of my favorites.
Nice move on LDSH at the end of the day to close at a new all-time high.
JVA hasn't cooled a bit - it must be all of the antioxidants.
Although it is thinly traded, the block trade on Wednesday with today's new high looks promising for PRSC.

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Antioxidant Coffee

Muckdog pointed out that it was in the news recently that coffee is America's greatest source of antioxidants.

"Americans get more of their antioxidants from coffee than any other dietary source. Nothing else comes close"

Black tea was the second-leading source of antioxidants in the U.S. diet. Bananas, dry beans and corn placed third, fourth and fifth

Roasting supposedly enhances antioxidant activity and may even give it four times the amount of antioxidants as green tea!
Keep in mind though, that coffee can elevate cholesterol levels while green tea helps lower them. Coffee also has more caffeine than tea: an average 6-oz. cup of green tea contains about 30 mg of caffeine, coffee has about 100 mg per cup.

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53 stocks closed at all-time highs**

"It is one of the great paradoxes of the stock market that what seems too high usually goes higher and what seems too low usually goes lower." - William O'Neil

Symbol	Price	Volume	Avg. Volume	% Vol. Increase	CCI
AIX	13.4	92200	111588	%-17.37
AMLN	32.66	6994527	4213820	%65.99
ARCAF	26.99	3333	7166	%-53.48
ATVI	21.41	1813349	2083560	%-12.96
CCBN	20.71	30171	13954	%116.21
CEDC	41.65	125639	194482	%-35.39
CELG	48.9	1173514	2057360	%-42.96	*
CJM	25.49	15700	6270	%150.39
CRED	20	12445	7227	%72.20
CSM	9.7	1200	2538	%-52.71
CSNT	36.01	1200	4030	%-70.22
DRYR	81.83	8523	45020	%-81.06
ESP	35.1	2200	2528	%-12.97
HHGP	24.09	242069	218016	%11.03
IBCA	22	26331	22582	%16.60
INGR	40.42	291604	261684	%11.43
JMBI	23.15	2958	3420	%-13.50
JVA	11.85	161800	0	%N/A
KAMNA	23.06	283179	99861	%183.57
LABS	43.08	104065	267009	%-61.02
LBTYA	49.28	773452	1067230	%-27.52
LDSH	17.8	191200	119825	%59.56
MCF	11.95	78600	94312	%-16.65
MICU	28.5	345851	890696	%-61.17
MIX	11.87	186600	678454	%-72.49
MTNK	11.3	4701	12625	%-62.76
NMB	18.45	11200	1918	%483.94
NRB	18.34	5400	2488	%117.04
NRPH	43.01	34984	70194	%-50.16
NVSL	12.36	12823	3685	%247.97
NWPX	28.61	7949	10511	%-24.37
NXE	15.1	11200	3696	%203.03
OLA	20.01	58100	0	%N/A
OTT	16.12	27500	35606	%-22.76
PBW	16.33	168000	0	%N/A
PHX	40.74	19600	3696	%430.30	*
PRSC	29.11	41463	47861	%-13.36
RFX	28.13	510700	0	%N/A
RIV	26.02	29200	96936	%-69.87
SFFS	16.93	22610	29424	%-23.15
SGDE	24.49	281339	87184	%222.69
SMBI	26.83	242164	97776	%147.67	*
SNAK	6.35	503243	90455	%456.34
STOSY	35.91	8268	11422	%-27.61	*
STV	17.17	68500	100478	%-31.82
TICC	16.22	17736	44768	%-60.38
TOFC	16.36	1975	3443	%-42.63
UHAL	59.65	27446	70783	%-61.22
UMBF	65.48	47117	69499	%-32.20
USLM	25.74	27714	12910	%114.67	*
USPI	39.51	289215	399572	%-27.61
VCC	7.05	6200	0	%N/A
VFL	17.5	1200	2874	%-58.24	*

Click here for charts.



* CCI is making a bullish crossover 100
** Adjusted for dividends and splits - data should, but may not always be correct - please verify with other sources
Nasdaq and AMEX stocks only

Posted by Ugly at 04:43 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack

Ugly Picks

Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
It looks like it is all down hill from here for FARO.
If PTRY can't hold its 200dma, it would be a major sign of weakness.
TZOO was so hot last year, this year it has been a stinker.
KWK is right at its trendline - time to buy or time to sell?? It is probably a time for one of those. I think it depends on if it can hold the trendline or not.
Lots of weak looking charts out there - nothing I'd like to be buying into.
NOVA, though, had some block trades and a nice looking move on Friday.
SMBI is also a pretty nice looking stock.
STV closed at a new high on Friday, but it didn't look very convincing.

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August 27, 2005

Halloween cosplay costumes

Do you have your Halloween costumes picked out yet? Time is running out and if you want a good costume, you have to plan ahead.
Boingboing.net's Friday Cosplay link reminded me that I am behind schedule this year with my costume and also about how much I like cosplay.
Here is a link to 23798 more cosplay photos.

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August 26, 2005

Ray Barros says market headed down for 2 years

Master trader Ray Barros, CEO of Ray Barros Trading Group, predicts that the markets will be down for two years if the S&P 500 closes a week below 1217, which it did today.
He also goes on to give some advice on trading. He believes the breakdown of a successful trading equation would emphasize only 10% on your trading system, 30% on money management and 60% on psychology.

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38 stocks closed at all-time highs**

"It is one of the great paradoxes of the stock market that what seems too high usually goes higher and what seems too low usually goes lower." - William O'Neil

Symbol	Price	Volume	Avg. Volume	% Vol. Increase	CCI
ALFC	29	2000	2727	%-26.65
AMLN	30.77	4838749	4213820	%14.83
ARCAF	26.75	3000	7166	%-58.13
CEDC	41.06	64358	194482	%-66.90
CELG	48.88	1329064	2057360	%-35.39	*
CHSCP	27.25	1914	4907	%-60.99
CWTR	31.33	1212598	577853	%109.84
DRYR	81.77	6563	45020	%-85.42
EEEE	16.47	35086	75984	%-53.82
ENDP	29.93	401395	740617	%-45.80
ESP	34.7985	2500	2528	%-1.10
GLE	0.37	10600	0	%N/A
GTIM	6.2	7137	9142	%-21.93
IDBE	24.87	602719	383189	%57.29
ITIC	42.08	8145	2171	%275.17
JQH	23.84	8400	9576	%-12.28
JVA	11.16	129200	0	%N/A
MEA	3.5	6800	0	%N/A
MGP	26.9	2100	1328	%58.13
MICU	28.44	446915	890696	%-49.82
MIX	11.87	463000	678454	%-31.75
MLJ	9.77	2000	2926	%-31.64
NVSL	12.34	1700	3685	%-53.86
NXK	16	10900	8336	%30.75	*
NXZ	16.32	23900	38690	%-38.22
PHX	37.4	10000	3696	%170.56	*
SMBI	25.87	307986	97776	%214.99	*
SNAK	6.07	169654	90455	%87.55
STV	17.05	80200	100478	%-20.18
TIBB	32.2	15486	5656	%173.79
TICC	16.19	55883	44768	%24.82
TOFC	16.228	3625	3443	%5.28
UCBC	26.4	8822	4786	%84.32
UMBF	65.04	67853	69499	%-2.36
USLM	24.14	24976	12910	%93.46	*
VCC	7.05	6200	0	%N/A
VFL	17.5	1200	2874	%-58.24	*
WPZ	27.35	105600	0	%N/A

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* CCI is making a bullish crossover 100
** Adjusted for dividends and splits - data should, but may not always be correct - please verify with other sources
Nasdaq and AMEX stocks only

Posted by Ugly at 08:09 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack

Ugly Picks

Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
Ouch, LB broke through its 200dma and is headed down fast.
CWTR made a new all-time high with good earnings news. This one has been strong for a while.
MSA is looking weak and toppish.
LKQX continues to continue.

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August 25, 2005

56 stocks closed at all-time highs**

"It is one of the great paradoxes of the stock market that what seems too high usually goes higher and what seems too low usually goes lower." - William O'Neil

Symbol	Price	Volume	Avg. Volume	% Vol. Increase	CCI
AACC	28.98	184151	148236	%24.22
ACAP	44.58	43332	72746	%-40.43
ADSK	41.71	3129693	2669740	%17.22
ALFC	28	5964	2735	%118.06
AMLN	30.34	15471866	4250360	%264.01
ARCAF	26.3	23151	7126	%224.88	*
ASEI	59.34	133923	294724	%-54.55
BBSI	19.92	40883	61130	%-33.12
BOFL	21.28	26379	19414	%35.87	*
CAPX	38.11	33698	28115	%19.85
CASS	56.659	1214	1102	%10.16
CCBN	20.6	11868	13480	%-11.95
CEDC	41.06	197382	196819	%0.28
CSNT	35.55	2619	4017	%-34.80
CUTR	23.53	257225	342245	%-24.84
CWTR	30.92	5353177	561594	%853.21	*
EEEE	16.38	22262	76882	%-71.04
FSTF	14.65	13100	11841	%10.63	*
GHM	39	25700	16064	%59.98
GLE	0.37	4800	0	%N/A
GTIM	6.01	5232	9115	%-42.60
IDBE	24.16	403299	380586	%5.96
IMO	96.62	73600	73332	%0.36	*
INGR	40.22	345537	263095	%31.33	*
ITIC	42	2800	2032	%37.79
JQH	23.83	7600	9426	%-19.37
JVA	11.03	178900	0	%N/A
KAMNA	22	107437	99677	%7.78
LABS	43.05	127073	270806	%-53.07
LAYN	25.35	69616	62754	%10.93
LKQX	32	371036	152535	%143.24	*
MEA	3.5	6800	0	%N/A
MICU	28.44	117170	1483520	%-92.10
MIX	11.86	2282100	687302	%232.03	*
MJP	24.89	11000	2096	%424.80
MLJ	9.77	2000	2926	%-31.64
MNNY	11.1	1900	2743	%-30.73
MTSC	42.9	149337	114029	%30.96
NRPH	42.36	63964	71348	%-10.34
NVAL	7.63	4737	7490	%-36.75	*
NVSL	12.2	9900	3663	%170.27
NXZ	16.29	18800	38928	%-51.70
OTTR	30.68	392703	76515	%413.23	*
PRSC	28.02	14545	48587	%-70.06
RIV	25.9	79900	96978	%-17.61
SFFS	16.9	10328	30209	%-65.81
SNAK	5.81	318906	91929	%246.90
STAN	18.27	6939	11501	%-39.66
TIBB	32.2	15486	5656	%173.79
TICC	16.19	59014	44290	%33.24
TOFC	16.2	8215	3383	%142.83
UCBC	26.3	24376	4624	%427.16
UHAL	59.41	24245	71170	%-65.93
UMBF	65.01	97949	68803	%42.36
USPI	38.83	228873	403001	%-43.20
UUU	19.6	2300	12522	%-81.63	*

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* CCI is making a bullish crossover 100
** Adjusted for dividends and splits - data should, but may not always be correct - please verify with other sources
Nasdaq and AMEX stocks only

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Wired article on caloric restriction

It warns that if you take caloric restriction too far, you could start to metabolize your own organ meat. Ouch! I would much rather metabolize bio-beer.
You can read the rest of the article here.

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Posting all-time high list daily

I have set it up so that the all-time high list will be posted automatically to the blog, so all of you lazy RSS subscribers will get it sent to you every day.
For the more energetic, or if you don't get it for some reason, you can always go here.

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August 24, 2005

Ugly Picks

Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
I'm taking today off.
See you tomorrow.

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Ordered: The Hidden Blade

I tried to order The Hidden Blade from one other online seller, but was denied because it said that the movie could not be exported to the US due to copyright restrictions. However, I tried edaymovie.com and was notified today that the item has been shipped.
But it looks like you can get it pretty cheap on eBay.

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Ugly Picks

Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
Japan has been strong the last couple of weeks.
China, though, is looking weak.
BTUI has a nice looking chart, but it is not making a new all-time high and its earnings growth could be better.
Hmmmmmmm.... RTSX, one of my favorites made a nice little move today. I'd watch that one pretty closely - it looks pretty sweet.
Another favorite, ATLS, closed at a new high.
LIFC is powerful despite the unenergetic market.
JVA is going at it again.
BBSI closed at a new high and looks pretty nice.

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Free, once again

Dear Readers,

I have decided to make this website completely free once again. Please let me know if there is any part of the website you cannot access.

Thanks,
Ugly

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August 23, 2005

Bio-Beer

They say that one to two alcoholic beverages a day promotes health. As if that wasn't good enough, Advaith Biotech has fortified beer with vitamins and nutrients and made it supposedly "protect the body from the harmful effects of alcohol."

Bio-beer was made up of barley malt; Carbondioxide hops extracts and extract of aloe-vera.

Apart from giving the "pleasant feeling" this also protects the liver by improving its function; he said claiming it reduces the blood cholesterol and also maintains the bilirubin levels to normal levels.

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The Chushingura expert certification test

The Tokyo-based organization, Chuo Gishikai, is now offering an expert certification test on the Chushingura, the 47 loyal samurai story that occurred over 300 years ago. This famous story is the inspiration of many great samurai movies.

The exam consists of 50 multiple choice and written questions, testing people on their general knowledge of the 47 masterless samurai and the historical events surrounding the incident. Applicants need to correctly answer 40 of the questions correctly during the 90-minute test period to pass.

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End of World comic

The Big Picture put up a funny comic today - check it out.

Also, here is a good knock-knock joke I heard:

Person 1: Knock Knock
Person 2: Who's there?
Person 1: Control Freak
Person 1 (interrupting Person 2): Now you say "Control Freak who"

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Ugly Picks

Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
Solid ISRG continues to make new all-time highs.
FLO is another solid stock that doesn't stop rising.
Both of these made new all-time highs.
Portfolio pick UHAL made a new high.
Recent IPO HITT is one to keep your eye on.

For the second time in my life, I am an uncle. My sister just had another son - Rocco. I think the name is pretty funny (in a good way) but my mother doesn't see the humor in it. When my first nephew was born - Kai - I thought it would be a good idea to have him refer to me only as "Uncle Buck." My plan has worked out pretty well as that is the only name he knows me by.

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August 22, 2005

9/11 Transcripts

The NY Times has a site that links to a bunch of pdf transcripts of interviews with firefighters, paramedics, etc... about the World Trade Center attacks. This is another site I can spend hours (months) on. Some of the personal stories of the people at the scene of the disaster really paint a detailed picture of the confusion and horror they experienced.

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Flash Earth

If you would like to get to know the world a little better, this flash page, which uses google's satellite images, will help you out. I could spend hours on the website.

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Ugly Picks

Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
I emailed Mark Cook about his sell signal, which I mentioned before. He said it was quoted from one of his advisories, which he sends out twice daily to day and position traders. He said that, as of this past Tuesday, he had the most bearish signal of his entire 28-year trading career.
Mark is also from Ohio, the heart of it all.
MRK is a dog of a stock. If it ever goes up, I don't think it will be for long.
ADSK, on the other hand, is not and closed Friday at an all-time high.
You can't deny the strength of recent IPO RAIL.
ASEI looks strong.
You think these picks look good? You should check out this!

My flight to Minneapolis was cancelled Friday night because of the NWA strike, so I turned the car around and drove up to NYC to see the premiere of the Summer Samurai series at the Film Forum. Samurai Rebellion was worth the drive, with my favorite actor Toshiro Mifune doing a great job as Isaburo Sasahara, an aging samurai. I think Kurosawa could have shot it better, but Kobayashi did a fine job. One thing that bothered me was that the audience would laugh at parts of the film that were not supposed to be funny. I guess these people had not seen many samurai movies before and so they were not used to, for example, some of the exaggerated facial expressions. But these were times when the movie was trying to communicate a mood - and it wasn't humor. It was annoying, as I was trying to understand the mood but was constantly being distracted by the audience laughing. At some points I felt like saying really loud, over their laughing, "this is not supposed to be funny." I also felt like laughing really loud when the audience was serious and contemplative.

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August 19, 2005

Ugly Picks

Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
CEDC is one of a few stocks on the all-time high list that look pretty good.
The all-time high list, which just weeks ago had two to three hundred stocks, only had 31 today.
You think these picks look good? You should check out this!

Good luck dudes.

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August 18, 2005

Ugly Picks

Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
LOJN is holding up nicely.
MTSC is also moving right along despite the market.
You think these picks look good? You should check out this!

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August 17, 2005

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August 16, 2005

Ugly Picks

Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
It is no time to buy, not yet. We have to see if this downward momentum will be held up by support. When the little trend turns in the same direction as the big trend, that is a good time to buy.
NWD is moving pretty quickly and will probably continue to do so.
You think these picks look good? You should check out this!

This caloric restriction stuff is hard, at least for me. Sometimes it is as easy as pie - and other times I am raving mad with hunger. That is when I usually brew another jar of green tea, which kind of sickens me enough to make the hunger go away. I love green tea, but jar after jar kind of gets to you.

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NYC Film Forum's Summer Samurai

For you lucky New Yorkers, don't miss the "Summer Samurai" series showing at the Film Forum August 19 - September 15. Damn, I am so busy but I really can't miss something like this. I think I am going to have to drive to NYC after work one day next week and then back the same night because I really really want to see Samurai Rebellion.
Click here for the full schedule.

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Control your emotions

Here is a short article that talks about emotions and trading. As Warren Buffet says, "you can't manage money until you can manage your emotions."

"We need to understand our emotions and the way they drive us and make sure we're in control of them," says Friedman. She advises anyone who is about to make a financial decision to go away and think about it before committing themselves.

Maybe into the mountains for ten years...

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Kung Fu Master heads to the mountains

Master Yang, "one of the most respected kung fu practitioners in the world," has given up on teaching students in this distracting society and plans to teach in the mountains of California.

"When I come here, I have big hopes -- I say, maybe I can teach foreigners to reach the level. They try. It's not easy. And then finally, I wake up," Yang said in an interview at the spartan offices of YMAA headquarters. "Society is too much a distraction. Their mind cannot concentrate. Their life is not easy. So that's why I say, OK, to train, I need to be like ancient times. Take them to the mountains."

"Take Them to the Mountains" isn't one of those evocative descriptions of a tai chi move, like "Grasp Sparrow's Tail" or "White Crane Spreads its Wings." Yang has sold his publishing company, purchased 240 wooded acres in California's remote Humboldt County, and built a cabin. He has formed a private foundation and, if all goes as planned, two years from now the master will lead a small group of students into the mountains to study. For 10 years.

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August 15, 2005

Ugly Picks

Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
Nice move on LUFK over the psychologically important round number $50. Quickly to $100 now?
ISRG continues to make new highs and continues to look great.
You think these picks look good? You should check out this!

The market is an amazing thing. There is always something happening. Fortunes are made and lost every day. Not only is something always happening, but something is always about to happen. That's the fun part - trying to guess what is next. And then watching to see what happens.
Every day is a new opportunity, but a big part is waiting patiently for the right moment to make your move.

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More on tea and health

I have been reading Dr. Walford's book on caloric restriction in most of my free time (which hasn't been much since the move). It is a good book and pretty convincing. Besides his arguments for caloric restriction, there is a lot of good information about health in general. There is even a section on the chemicals in tea. Although it is not yet proven, he points to evidence that there are a lot of benefits to green tea and recommends it for his CRON (calorie restriction with optimal nutrition) diet. About steeping he says:

It is worth mentioning that steeping tea for three to four minutes is enough to get all the antioxidants in the beverage. Prolonged steeping releases oxalates, a component in three-quarters of kidney stones.

My previous thoughts about tea steeping were "the longer the better." But now I time it to four minutes.
Also, drink jars and jars of green tea every day. He says:

Epidemiologic studies in humans remain equivocal, possibly due to dosages, since over ten cups of tea per day may be required to manifest a significant effect in humans for cancer, for cardiovascular and liver effects, for lowering of cholestrol and triglycerides, and for an increase in HDL.

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Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
AAPL made a new high with strong volume to score a nice looking breakout during a weak market. Soon uglychart.com will have defeated maoxian in the battle of the egos. Kind of.
Ouch, FMD is getting creamed.
WSSI looks pretty nice.
You think these picks look good? You should check out this!

Mark Dennis Cook has made me paranoid. It clouds my judgement. I have to try a little harder to look at the market in an unbiased way. Still, it is probably better now to wait to buy until we see the Nasdaq clearly break over 2200. Under 2100 is a sign that he may be right.

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August 13, 2005

Mark Dennis Cook says SELL!!!

From businessday.co.za:

"At this juncture I am seeing the potential for the US market to go into a free fall ... THE COOK CUMULATIVE TICK (a tool he developed to determine potential trend movements) is the most overbought since December 1999. I spoke at a conference in New York in February 2000. I warned the crowd that this market was going to get crushed. I had two dozen people walk out on me. I said, if you are in this market get out now ... right now it is the same type of market. It is like the bear rally in 1929 before the October crash."

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Kamikaze -vs- suicide bombers

Japan's wartime kamikaze resent comparison with modern suicide bombers because of difference in mission.

"I feel insulted to hear our missions described as the same as Islam's suicide bombings," said the 83-year-old veteran.

"We did this in wartime battle, samurai against samurai, and what they are doing are indiscriminate attacks aimed at killing innocent people," he said, referring to the code-bound samurai knights of medieval Japan.

"For those who carried out the attacks in London or Iraq, there must be their own reasons such as reacting to contempt, an offense or pressure," said Hamazono, a former navy pilot of the Kamikaze Special Attack Force.

"But no one has a right to kill innocent people, especially children," said the 81-year-old veteran, whose lethal mission ended incomplete after his Zero fighter was damaged in a dog-fight just before the end of World War II.

"Terrorist attacks will never bring any happiness to terrorist groups in the end," Hamazono warned in low voice.

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August 11, 2005

Ugly Picks

Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
KNOT was up strong on earnings news - can it break the psychologically important round number $10?
STV is a beauty - it is perfect for the ugly scan - just like HANS, ERS, etc...

MHP made a new all-time high and looks steady and sure.
GMXR is super strong as usual.
Recent IPO BECN made a new high and might be one to keep your eye on.
CRZO looks pretty good, but CNBC said there is still 50% more upside to it, so I will stay away. 50% isn't enough profit for me. Just kidding, but it makes me uncomfortable to own a stock that CNBC is pumping.
You think these picks look good? You should check out this!

The 2100-2150 area offers some support for the Nasdaq because of its uptrend line, 50dma and previous resistance:

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August 10, 2005

Ugly Picks

Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
ADPI looks kind of good.
ASR looks kind of better.
NTGR is one to keep your eye on.
Delicious light sweet crude pudding keeps going up.
JOYG held its gains while the rest of the market sold off.
MORN is moving up quickly after its recent IPO.
FIX is going nuts.
You think these picks look good? You should check out this!

The road trip was mostly smooth, but not all smooth. One time I accidentally threw away my keys with a tray of trash at an A&W (I prefer Subway on road trips, but my friend wanted to stop at A&W). Luckily I had a spare key.
And one time at a gas station my car wouldn't start. No lights, nothing - all electrical was dead. It turns out the hook-up on my battery was dirty and once we cleaned it, she started up fine.

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Shaolin Monks in NYC this weekend

Don't miss them in Flushing Meadows Park this Saturday and Sunday, performing at 1 p.m.
Let me know what you think if you see them.

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August 09, 2005

Ugly Picks

Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
I finally made it. There is so much work involved with moving. It is very stressful and stress is very bad for your health. That is why taking the 10-day vipassana meditation course was a great thing to do. At the time I thought I didn't get anything out of it, especially by how poorly I followed the instruction.
I thought I was too down-to-earth for meditation and that it was impractical. Luckily, one of the instructors was very down-to-earth and compassionate and was able to convince me to stay with it.
Meditation is an extremely good tool for traders - and for everyone - as it allows you to control your emotions. Not really control your emotions, but control your actions based on the emotions that you feel. It allows you to think rationally and calmly in the face of panic, fear, or any whirlwind of emotions that can be caused by unexpected events. It can even be used to withstand any amount of pain. For example, check out the monks who set themselves on fire and meditated until their ashes blew away in the wind.
I don't practice meditation enough - I was still completely stressed out with the move.
As for the stock market, it was down on Friday and Monday, so I think this down trend will continue a little more. A breakout above Nasdaq 2200 will be a good buying point as it would be a strong indication that the market will continue higher.
PETS is obeying its 4-year uptrend line and looks to make new highs.
ISRG looks really nice as it makes new highs.
Did you see STV?? Damn. I hope some of you got a piece of it -I didn't.
You think these picks look good? You should check out this!

And by the way, that beat up '90 Honda Civic, loaded down and without a muffler, gave me over 40 miles per gallon on the trip. I was beaming like a proud father every time I filled the tank and calculated the mileage.

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August 06, 2005

Moving East

I'll be back Monday or Tuesday.

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August 05, 2005

Ugly Picks

Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
QSII did nicely today after its earnings news. It is a solid looking stock.
You might want to keep an eye on recent IPO TBSI - it is pointing up.
You think these picks look good? You should check out this!

There is a saying in the chess world - "All chessplayers should have a hobby" - because it is too easy to get too involved with the game. I was trying to think of a similar quote for traders - maybe "most day traders should keep a job."
Anyway I can see from my recent online chess playing skillz that the stress of my cross-country move is getting in the way of clear thinking. I have used this barometer as a guide to hold off on most trading for now.
I didn't think I would (and I probably don't) have time to go through the charts, but once I start looking, I can't stop. The charts are such pretty little things.
Speaking of pretty charts, Infectious Greed posted a cool chart of inflation adjusted NYSE seat sale prices.

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August 04, 2005

Speaking of Gandhi...

Here is a quote of Gandhi's that would fit well with the recent article, The Christian Paradox, in Harper's Magazine (via maoxian.com):

"I consider western Christianity in its practical working a negation of Christ's Christianity."

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Aubrey de Grey's paper on Caloric Restriction

April Smith, who is very kind and has been extremely helpful with my move to Philadelphia and with my questions about caloric restriction, has posted a reply to my inquiry about her thoughts on Aubrey de Grey's belief that caloric restriction will not do much (2 or 3 years) for extending the life span of humans. Aubrey wrote a paper explaining his opinion in detail [pdf]. Michael Rae, Aubrey's research assistant, is a strong supporter of caloric restriction and has written a rebuttal to Aubrey's paper, which has not yet been published.
2 or 3 years by itself might not be worth the suffering of a life with less calories. However, in addition to extending your life and contributing to your health, taking it on as an act of penance might also be spiritually, emotionally, psychologically and even politically beneficial.

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Ugly Picks

Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
Good ol' NTES made a new all-time high. It has been a while. It was the strongest stock in the market for a long time in '03.
Do you guys know TMJ? It sucks and is a huge pain in my jaw. The doctor just says to take some advil and it should go away in a couple of weeks.
ANSS broke out on earnings news and continues its nice, strong uptrend.
STV continues its uptrend. I noticed it in mid-June, but I never bought it.
You think these picks look good? You should check out this!

I am moving this Sunday and Monday from St. Paul, Minnesota to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I still have a lot of packing left to do. I hope my beat-up 1990 Honda Civic can make it.

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August 03, 2005

The science of Kung Fu

A physicist and a kung fu master team up to demonstrate the physics of breaking a block of wood. Nothing too interesting (I would rather see the physics of balancing on the tip of a bamboo branch as they did in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), but at least the physicist is pretty cute.

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Ugly Picks

Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
RIV had some nice block trades that look very very sweet. Earnings is in a week.
I think a stock like AMGN is the strongest of the strong right now.
It is stocks like these that make me get up in the morning.
USNA is another sweet looking stock. Although what was with that ball-buster 300k block at the end of the day? I think it has to do with the psychologically important round number $50.
LKQX continues to continue. I like it a lot.
You think these picks look good? You should check out this!

The Nasdaq looks strong as it moved over 2200 with some extra volume.

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August 02, 2005

Aubrey de Grey podcast

I have been reading Dr. Walford's book on caloric restriction and was interested to hear, from his podcast interview, that Aubrey de Grey doesn't really think caloric restriction will work for humans. The interview is 47 minutes in duration and is pretty exciting and wild.

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August 01, 2005

Ugly Picks

Good morning, my name is Ugly, and I am a loser. I have it in me to do serious financial damage to my account.

Dear Diary,
A recent IPO, and lightly traded, but MPAC looks really good, and I'm not just saying that to be nice.
FLIR looks pretty sweet as it breaks out of a range to a new all-time high.
ATLS, back to making new highs, looks awesome. It is one of my favorites.
A lot of my favorites did well today, so I think the Nasdaq will break 2200 eventually.
QSII has done very well for its shareholders and is an awesome stock.
I think BOOM is going to fly soon.
You think these picks look good? You should check out this!

The FXI and BBH are extremely strong.

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Chocolate Pudding Up $2 A Barrel

The onion is pretty funny:

The price per barrel of dark sweet chocolate pudding jumped to over $60 Monday as global anxiety continued to drive demand for the delicious after-meal treat.

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