Santech Holdings Limited (STEC) Quote

And just like that every buyer yesterday in pain

Don’t blink

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for no dam reason

Good volume and nice uptrend.. STEC..

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STEC chart-- and where is that bottom?

Jeez. Hardly a bounce. Lots of work to do on credibility, IMO

I just picked up 940 shares...

Analysts Hammer STEC Following Weak Guidance
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tickerspy.com Staff, On Friday July 29, 2011, 12:03 pm

Shares of data storage provider STEC Inc. (NASDAQ: STEC - News) are plunging 38% after the company reported second-quarter profit and revenue results that missed its own previous estimates and Wall Street estimates while issuing third-quarter guidance that also falls short of analysts' expectations. STEC forecast a third-quarter profit of 8-10 cents a share on revenue of $70-$72 million, well below the 31 cents on revenue of $96 million analysts were forecasting.

The news isn't sitting well with investors as the Data Storage Stocks Index is plunging 4.2%. Stifel Nicolaus said STEC's guidance is not a meaningful indicator of what rival OCZ Technology Group (NASDAQ: OCZ - News) may have to say when it reports. That stock is down 3% today.

Needham & Co. said the two primary culprits behind STEC's weak results and guidance were lost market share and lower SAS SSD volume. The Benchmark Co. downgraded STEC to "hold" from "buy" and said it is moving to the sidelines on the stock. JPMorgan pared its rating on the stock to "underweight" from "neutral" and slashed its price target to $13 from $23. ThinkEquity downgraded STEC to "hold" from "buy." The research firm says it still believes in the SSD secular trend, but that it may be the second quarter of 2012 before this proves to be a catalyst for STEC.

STEC on Bounce Watch today---down 35% overnight.

Sterne Agee is out with its report today on STEC (NASDAQ: STEC), initiating STEC at Neutral.

In a note to clients, Sterne Agee writes, "We believe STEC could be an attractive stock once consensus GMs are reset, given the growth in the overall market. There are also bull views that M&A could offer an exit for STEC, which is a potential outcome. However, the options are becoming limited with SanDisk buying Pliant, Samsung now working at EMC, Western Digital acquiring Hitachi's disk business and Micron making progress in the enterprise space. STEC currently trades at 11x CY12 Adj PE."


Source: http://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/11/06/1187287/update-sterne-agee-initiates-stec-at-neutral#ixzz1Pv6e5VNi

Insiders are buying. It looks like confidence is back.

NEWS:
Fun to trade STEC, easy on the Charts.....


STEC to Present at the Stifel Nicolaus Technology, Communications & Internet Conference2 minutes ago - PMZ via Comtex
GlobeNewswireSTEC, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEC) announced today that its management team will present at the Stifel Nicolaus Technology, Communications & Internet Conference. The presentation will be held at 9:45 a.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, February 9, 2011. The Conference is being held at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, California.

About STEC, Inc. (STEC)

STEC, Inc. is a leading global provider of solid-state drive technologies and solutions tailored to meet the high-performance, high-reliability needs of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). With headquarters in Santa Ana, California and locations worldwide, STEC leverages almost two decades of solid-state drive knowledge and experience to deliver the industry's most comprehensive line of solid-state drives to the storage industry.

For further information about STEC, please contact the Company's Investor Relations department at (949) 260-8328 (ir@stec-inc.com). To subscribe to the Company's "Email Alerts" service, please visit the Company's website at www.stec-inc.com, and then click on the red "Investors" tab at the top of the home page, and finally "Email Alerts."

The STEC, Inc. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=1079

This news release was distributed by GlobeNewswire, www.globenewswire.com

SOURCE: STEC, Inc.

CONTACT: STEC, Inc. Mitch Gellman, Vice President of Investor Relations (949) 260-8328


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Best Relative Performance in the Computer Storage & Peripherals Industry Detected in Shares of Lexmark International (LXK, STEC, NVTL, NTAP, HYC) 13 hours 23 minutes ago - PSM via Comtex
Comtex SmarTrend(R)Below are the top five companies in the Computer Storage & Peripherals industry as measured by relative performance. This analysis was compiled based on yesterday's trading activity as we search for stocks that have the potential to outperform. Lexmark International (NYSE:LXK) ranks first with a gain of 13.23%; STEC (NASDAQ:STEC) ranks second with a gain of 4.15%; and Novatel Wireless (NASDAQ:NVTL) ranks third with a gain of 3.61%. NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) follows with a gain of 3.27% and Hypercom (NYSE:HYC) rounds out the top five with a gain of 3.02%. SmarTrend currently has shares of Hypercom in an Uptrend and issued the Uptrend alert on September 09, 2010 at $3.60. The stock has risen 156.2% since the Uptrend alert was issued. Write to Chip Brian at cbrian@tradethetrend.com

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------STEC: The Trend Continues Up (STEC) 1 days 6 hours 55 minutes ago - PSM via Comtex
Comtex SmarTrend(R)SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for STEC (NASDAQ:STEC) on December 07, 2010 at $17.48. In approximately 2 months, STEC has returned 21.4% as of today's recent price of $21.23. In the past 52 weeks, shares of STEC have traded between a low of $9.47 and a high of $22.79 and are now at $21.23, which is 124% above that low price. STEC is currently above its 50-day moving average of $18.42 and above its 200-day moving average of $14.83. Look for these moving averages to climb to confirm the company's upward momentum. In the last five trading sessions, the 50-day MA has climbed 1.79% while the 200-day MA has risen 0.8%. SmarTrend will continue to scan these moving averages and a number of other proprietary indicators for any shifts in the trajectory of STEC shares. Write to Chip Brian at cbrian@tradethetrend.com

Let's see what's going to happen in the next couple of months.

Solid momentum today for STEC. Up 10% on 4Mil shares

Good news on the way.

Earnings report is just one month away.

STEC gained 5% the past two days.

STEC is a good stock. Just wait.

I can't believe that STEC has never recovered since I called it at $3.42 Dec. 08 after building this board in the later of Nov. 08 with the help from another individual then we ran $42.50 all time high in 10 months time...Boy those were the days...lol

STEC chart

You could be the moderator

The STEC YAHOO message board contains mostly garbage posts. Is there an active moderator for STEC via IHUB? Does the moderator try to filter out garbage?

14,000 13.00 Mar puts traded yesterday. Big payout at the open today.
gl

dd

in the news

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35296351/ns/business-motley_fool/

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9150779/Solid_state_storage_fixes_data_center_bottlenecks_for_a_price?taxonomyId=12

Rumor mill has switched from Seagate to IBM.

Next Friday is option expiration so expect some wild market swings... or not... :)

January 8, 2010, 11:55 AM ET How My Top Stocks for 2010 Are Doing So Far

By James Altucher
We’re only a little way into 2010 but I already have an update on stocks I wrote about in this November article.

STEC (STEC) is roughly 50% higher. Some readers complained when the article was published that perhaps STEC stock would need to “fill the gap” down to $10.50 before it could begin to move up. The stock was at $12.30 at the time and it ended up falling as low as $11.50 before starting to move up.

While I respect the discipline that technical analysis traders exhibit, it often doesn’t work when staring in the face of real fundamentals. STEC is the leader in its space, is going to have $2 a share in earnings (giving it 5 P/E if it were to fall into the $10s) and the fears of the glut at its largest customer, EMC, have been overblown.

The stock has since gone from a low of $11.50 to more than $19 and Deutsche Bank just put out a report with a “strong buy” and a $36 price target. Its own channel checks on EMC suggest that the glut of inventory isn’t as big as expected and that STEC will surprise over the next quarter. So despite having significant gains I’m holding onto my shares and waiting until at least the mid $20s before taking a look at the lay of the land and deciding what to do.

Although this is a “top pick for 2010,” I always check my assumptions along the way and make decisions accordingly. I’ll watch what’s happening and do a gut check. But I’m a believer here.

WellCare Health Plans (WCG) has gone from a quick $33 to about $37 since the article was written. It had gone as high as $39 and looked like it was going to push through $40 when Oppenheimer downgraded it based on valuation and put a price target of $36 on it. I’m a believer in this stock for the duration of 2010 based on the uncertainty going away surrounding health care. I do think, however, that some profits should be taken here while the dust subsides and the market complete its little pullback after such a strong run. I think long-term this is a $50 stock but I always like to be cautious.

Assured Guaranty (AGO) is basically flat from when the article was written and remains my favorite pick for the year. I’ve read various analyst reports over the past few weeks from hedge funds that have done a forensic analysis of the various securities AGO has on its books and are comfortable with $5 to $6 in earnings over 2010, putting AGO at a P/E ratio of 4 to 5 times. I’m a holder until at least the mid-$30s before I look around.

Incidentally, in terms of another update: On Dec. 22 I wrote about stocks that could soar the last week of the year. The premise was that stocks near 52-week highs with large short interest would go up because short-sellers would have to cover and take their loss for tax reasons. A tax-inspired short squeeze.

This ended up happening. The market was flat from Dec. 22 to Jan. 1 but the stocks of lululemon (LULU), Scholastic (SCHL), and Blue Nile (NILE) were all up, and as a group were up about 3.2%. They’ve continued to go up in the past few days. I recommend taking all profits if you haven’t already.

James Altucher is a managing partner of Formula Capital, an alternative asset management firm, and an author on investment strategies. Unlike Dow Jones reporters, he may have positions in the stocks he writes about.



http://blogs.wsj.com/financial-adviser/2010/01/08/how-my-top-stocks-for-2010-are-doing-so-far/

Thanks will be looking into it.

ok, you win

>>>Why sell naked puts? It is a great way to buy stock at a discount!

It all depends on PPS. With naked anything (calls or puts) if you bet against the way the stock ends up moving, and you don't have the underlying stock to back you up, then you really could lose some serious money. But as long as you have stop loss triggers you should be OK... unless something like that AH swoon from $23 to $15 happens and you can't trade options at the time... then I would consider that "getting killed"...

here ya go.

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I wouldn't say killed is the right word. The breakeven is 17.95. If I were to hold the naked puts (which I covered already at .95) and if I were put the stock, I would simply sell calls against it for downside protection. The only way to get killed would be if the stock goes to 0.00.

Why sell naked puts? It is a great way to buy stock at a discount!

But if the stock goes and stays below $18 you could get killed... so why go naked?

Any links to teach me how to play what you are playing? Any help is appreciated.

Clearly news will drive STEC price. However technically, the daily chart is overbought while the weekly chart has come off the bottom from a big oversold condition. The 50% fib retrace of the $11.25 to $20 move puts us at $15 and change while the 38.2% fib is at $16.65 and closes the $16.70 gap open. Assuming no major news, technically the stock could go and test the converging 20 and 50 SMA which are at near $15 by options expiration. On the other hand and if markets cooperate, a close of the $16.7 gap open should take us up towards the $22 gap open and the 200 SMA. Also be aware that the weekly 50 SMA is starting to flatline near $14 ($14 also happened to be the resistance for the last 3 years). That means that is $15 goes then a test of the weekly 50 SMA is possible and close of the gap open at $14. Any bad news on the EMC inventory issue and I can all but guarantee that the weekly 50 SMA will be touched. JMHO. Do your DD. Good luck.

January 6, 2010 10:31 AM EST

Noble Financial downgrades Stec, Inc (Nasdaq: STEC) from Buy to Hold.

Noble analyst says, "Shares have rallied approximately 70% from recent lows; Taking the opportunity downgrade shares to "Hold" Recent rally a function of some speculation over unlikely events be believe in the long-term growth potential for the enterprise SSD market and STEC's completive position within this market; however, shares could trade down in the near term Due to inventory overhang at EMC, STEC's first-quarter 2010 guidance will likely disappoint investors; Once first-quarter guidance is discounted in share price, we may become more constructive."

http://www.streetinsider.com/Downgrades/Noble+Financial+Downgrades+Stec,+Inc+(STEC)+to+Hold/5225641.html

09:54 EDT STEC theflyonthewall.com: STEC downgraded to Hold from Buy at Noble Financial
:theflyonthewall.com

http://www.theflyonthewall.com/permalinks/entry.php/STEC;MUid1170338

Covered the 16.00 naked puts at .10 today for 1300.00

Sold 20 STEC 19.00 naked puts today at 1.05.
Max gain is $2100.00 if it stays above 19.00

>>>I'm not selling until the weekly rolls over.

That's going to be a while...lol... I was fully margined from the $11s. So I had to take some profits. Feel better now. I was sweating bullets down at $11s as I was taking the position...

BTW, just took some more off here at $19.95... margin down to 10% now... still holding plenty...

lol, well it appears to be the perfect storm.
New Year + analyst upgrades + huge gap at 21.31(200day) + huge short interest getting squeezed.

I'm not selling until the weekly rolls over.

Try UNG 10.50 too frickin cold to be trading down

Just sold some of my STEC from the $11s here at $19.70.... nobody got poor taking profits...

Another gap up today... the daily chart looks like shredded cheese... LOL... in any case I will be selling some today and will look to reload on a gap fill... way overloaded and we are up almost 100% in just 2 weeks...

I think both gaps are relevant which is why I wanted the gaps below filled.

The last time Hapolaim was mentioned as Short was in Barrons

http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2009/12/28/whats-up-with-stec/

I only see gap people talk about going back down to close the gap from an opening increase. Never about closing the gap up when it opens down, such as the day after the earnings call

Covered 20 contracts STEC 15 naked puts at 0.10 for $2300 gain out of a possible 2500.00 max gain.

I am now holding 20 contracts of 16.00 naked puts at .75, now trading at .25. I'm keeping my stops tight here.

I don't mind seeing both bullish and bearish calls. Do you have any link to post on that? I haven't seen it. Thanks.

BTW, the one thing I wish we had done today was close the gap open at $16.83. I'd feel much better about the move today if we had done that. Otherwise I feel that we are being played by the criminal MMs.

Hopefully that shakes off Hapolaim Securities short call.