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Post by spiro on Aug 29, 2015 9:30:41 GMT -5
About 34 million shares traded from $4.06 down to $3.31.
Only 16 million or so from $3.31 to $3.92.
MNKD has had 3 consecutive up days. The last time we saw 4 consecutive up days was during the June 2 run to $7.23. But of course, none of this means anything. But, what is that saying? The trend is our friend?
Spiro here, OK, occasionally Liane and BD let Spiro post some nonsense during the weekend and Spiro had to cancel his Hurricane party, so he is a little bored.
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Post by mnholdem on Aug 29, 2015 10:14:50 GMT -5
Erika dissipated at 9AM EST over Cuba. That doggone Castro takes the fun out of everything.  NOTE TO MOTHER NATURE: I am not complaining... Thank you. |
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Post by babaoriley on Aug 29, 2015 10:19:52 GMT -5
I was very pleased and more than a little surprised to see the little green penny yesterday! Kept our all too modest winning streak intact. Hope you don't have more than a weak Tropical Depression party, Spiro.
This last week was beyond crazy for markets. From the nadir of the first half hour on Monday, to market close on Friday it was just incredible. My view is the market may well weaken over the next month or so and retest the lows, but if they hold, a nice rally could ensue.
I have a feeling that we're going to get back on track with some gains on new Rx in September, might help forget the disappointment July and August have been.
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Post by gestan on Aug 29, 2015 12:08:49 GMT -5
Spiro
I actually think you make it interesting point. If supply/ demand were exactly equal, which I know they're not, one would think that after this run back to $4 ended up netting more short position. Which indicates true demand to buy. This also so suggests that ultimately these addition shares have to be covered, yielding A further run up in price per share.
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Post by mssciguy on Aug 29, 2015 13:06:32 GMT -5
Here is more to think about... Sanofi posted this position 30 days ago..... is that how slow they've been with this launch? jobs.sanofi.us/us/united-states/marketing/jobid8039117-director-payer-marketing-afrezza&ss=paid?apstr=%26src%3DJB-10223Director Payer Marketing Afrezza Key skills and competencies: • Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills. • Experience of leading a team, working with field sales forces and managing a budget • Has significant knowledge of regulatory environment and has proven track record of managing tactical design, messaging and execution in industry • Shows ability to use appropriate interpersonal styles and techniques and is able to modify one’s behavior to gain acceptance of ideas or plans • Is able to focus and guide others in accomplishing work objectives • Can build networks to obtain cooperation without relying on authority or supervision • Demonstrated ability to work effectively with and influence a cross-functional, matrix group It sounds like a job for spiro |
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Post by spiro on Aug 29, 2015 15:20:21 GMT -5
mssciguy,
I have always complimented Spiro on his uncanny ability to be a trouble maker and then run for the hills.
John here
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Post by robsacher on Aug 30, 2015 14:26:05 GMT -5
About 34 million shares traded from $4.06 down to $3.31. Only 16 million or so from $3.31 to $3.92. MNKD has had 3 consecutive up days. The last time we saw 4 consecutive up days was during the June 2 run to $7.23. But of course, none of this means anything. But, what is that saying? The trend is our friend? Spiro here, OK, occasionally Liane and BD let Spiro post some nonsense during the weekend and Spiro had to cancel his Hurricane party, so he is a little bored. Spiro, August is usually a month with lower trading volume as folks are on vacation and away from their computers. It's an interesting observation you make. I wonder if the increased volume coming in September will mean that the share price is going up or down again. I'm inclined to think that the p/s is going up just because that's how traders make their money. Buy low, sell high and repeat... |
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Post by seanismorris on Aug 30, 2015 14:55:17 GMT -5
September is usually the time to buy (agreed) then a balancing at the end of the year. But we're getting a lot of mixed messages from the market (China). I'm concerned there could be a flight to safety with the (end of year) rebalancing. Any good news regarding Afrezza scripts could see an outsized bounce (50%+). Waiting...
Biotechs with a good div. remain a good bet. I have my money parked there...
The volatility in commoditys are good for the big boys & traders. Feels like there is a lot of manipulation of the news (playing it up & down).
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Post by robsacher on Aug 30, 2015 15:34:52 GMT -5
September is usually the time to buy (agreed) then a balancing at the end of the year. But we're getting a lot of mixed messages from the market (China). I'm concerned there could be a flight to safety with the (end of year) rebalancing. Any good news regarding Afrezza scripts could see an outsized bounce (50%+). Waiting... Biotechs with a good div. remain a good bet. I have my money parked there... The volatility in commoditys are good for the big boys & traders. Feels like there is a lot of manipulation of the news (playing it up & down). I have always felt that since the Chinese are known as gamblers and they also don't have much of a respect for proper accounting, the Chinese stock market was akin to a Las Vegas game of some sort. I think the manipulation of Chinese stocks is probably greater than that of our market. Our markets will be OK no matter what happens in Shanghai. |
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Post by mssciguy on Aug 30, 2015 15:48:11 GMT -5
robsacher there are many kinds of Chinese, I know, I am married to one. Every Chinese I have known in the US is extremely good with accounting. Not sure why there are such huge variations, education and upbringing, probably. But you are right about the US market, despite all the manipulation of price, it's a safe haven compared to most markets, likewise with the dollar. Mainland China will always be a difficult place to trust as an investor, but for sure, I have done business with some very honest and trustworthy folks there. The only way I would touch that market is through ETFs and not for long (a double or triple short ETF would have been perfect and I had some money there for a while but it's in MNKD now... why gamble - a lot of people knew the meltdown would happen but then all of the "mom and pop" crowd poured their money in... retail people got burned)
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Post by jpg on Aug 30, 2015 16:54:48 GMT -5
robsacher there are many kinds of Chinese, I know, I am married to one. Every Chinese I have known in the US is extremely good with accounting. Not sure why there are such huge variations, education and upbringing, probably. But you are right about the US market, despite all the manipulation of price, it's a safe haven compared to most markets, likewise with the dollar. Mainland China will always be a difficult place to trust as an investor, but for sure, I have done business with some very honest and trustworthy folks there. The only way I would touch that market is through ETFs and not for long (a double or triple short ETF would have been perfect and I had some money there for a while but it's in MNKD now... why gamble - a lot of people knew the meltdown would happen but then all of the "mom and pop" crowd poured their money in... retail people got burned) A double or triple short ETF? Yeah compared to that MKD is almost a treasury bond! Hopefully anyway... |
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Post by jpg on Aug 30, 2015 17:00:20 GMT -5
September is usually the time to buy (agreed) then a balancing at the end of the year. But we're getting a lot of mixed messages from the market (China). I'm concerned there could be a flight to safety with the (end of year) rebalancing. Any good news regarding Afrezza scripts could see an outsized bounce (50%+). Waiting... Biotechs with a good div. remain a good bet. I have my money parked there... The volatility in commoditys are good for the big boys & traders. Feels like there is a lot of manipulation of the news (playing it up & down). I have always felt that since the Chinese are known as gamblers and they also don't have much of a respect for proper accounting, the Chinese stock market was akin to a Las Vegas game of some sort. I think the manipulation of Chinese stocks is probably greater than that of our market. Our markets will be OK no matter what happens in Shanghai. I don't think the fear is of the casino Chinese markets but more of the underlying economy. A true major slowdown in China (especially with political instability regionally) would very likely have a domino effect. Maybe the US dollar would do well but it is hard to see how many markets wouldn't be significantly devalued. |
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Post by mssciguy on Aug 30, 2015 17:05:51 GMT -5
jpg yes, those etfs are for day traders. Scary scary stuff. I did leveraged ETFs for a while earlier this year and did okay but it was "bags under the eyes" time... poring over all the industry publications and blogs... not worth it.... that said, I am very tempted to get into gold again, but it's so manipulated, worse than MNKD even (every ounce of physical has about 100 ounces of "paper" tagging along). The markets are getting uglier. Aren't computers great? But, with MNKD, the science is great and there is no competition, really (yet) -- this is something Peter Thiel might recommend (he says, you only want to be involved with monopolies)
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Post by cm5 on Aug 30, 2015 17:24:28 GMT -5
"Insulin resistance and lower glucose uptake were especially robustly associated in the left medial temporal lobe (R2 = 0.178; P < .05), and lower glucose metabolism in this lobe was associated with worse immediate and delayed memory performance factors (P < .001 for both). “This finding provides a potential link between insulin resistance and cognitive decline,” they wrote.
The findings also support results from previous studies of older adults that have linked insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, and diabetes mellitus to hypometabolism on FDG-PET. “Insulin resistance and hyperglycemia are related conditions, and hyperglycemia, even in the prediabetic range, is associated with a significantly increased risk for later development of dementia,” they noted."
This article does not specifically discuss HgbA1C levels, so here at the levels for Normal, Pre-Diabetes, and Diabetes:
A1C
Normal less than 5.7%
Prediabetes 5.7% to 6.4%
Diabetes 6.5% or higher
Inflammation due to hyperglycemia is postulated to be a possible underlying cause of AD (Alzheimer's Disease).
In other words, achieving lower A1C levels, which Afrezza users are demonstrating, may decrease the chances of developing AD.
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Post by babaoriley on Aug 30, 2015 17:50:21 GMT -5
gestan, you wrote: "Spiro I actually think you make it interesting point." (emphasis added) You don't have to sound like you're surprised. Spiro has come up with interesting points before, check his posts in, hmmmm, let me think... December, 2014. |
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