Entropic Communications, Inc. (ENTR) Message Board

Wetchy,
Youre carping along with a throng of support from legions of bitcoin and zerohedge followers. I must give them credit as you, they are clearly not one of the "zombies" yet the leaders of this crowd offer no solutions. You don't like fiat currencies? Very well, but there can be no denying, they've been the standard for decades and are universally employed as the primary mechanism of finance for both governments and individuals. If you must blame someone, then blame Roosevelt for taking us off of the gold standard in 1933, but that a was long time ago. What would be your solution however? None of your ilk is offering anything short of annihilation of the American government, portraying them as a secret cabal of global conspirators whose sole intent is to enslave mankind so they may remain wealthy at any cost. I don't buy this, yet what is it that you advocate? Your heroes, if I am correct in identifying them, smack of the crowd that brought Hitler into power at about the same time we left the gold standard. What would ensue was tthe subsequent degradation of the entire human race -especially the German people. While I readily join you in assailing a failed system, we disagree on what caused it to fail. I could easily make the case that it has been deregulation and "free enterprise" within the banking system that has struck the most serious blow to the American people and the people of the world for that matter. I cannot support your criticism until I know more about your solutions. As I said previously, to simply ignore the relative value of the US dollar as compared to the G20 currencies is tantamount to economic suicide. The way I see it, the Fiat Currency "BLAMERS" are like a kid showing up to a game of Chess and demanding to play "Checkers" on the same board during an ongoing "game". Now they're proclaiming that the rules can be changed to their benefit; "King Me". Wrong mindedness in my book. Im still buying silver and gold &I think well of BennyB

Sentiment: Strong Buy

I would think you guys would be CHEERING Bernanke. Virtually everything he's done is inflationary and that can only be seen as positive for the precious metals and miners. In addition, if what you conspiracy theorists tell us is true, then the FED and their partner, the US Treasury (owned by the people supposedly) have conspired to drive down the costs of gold and silver on the futures exchange. If that's true, then you've been given TWO huge gifts. Yet you whine? Why? Do you realize that we live in a Global Macro economic environment where the ONLY thing that truly matters to the survival of our economy is the RELATIVE value of the dollar to the value of our trading partners currencies? If Bernanke quit QE, rates would immediately rise throwing the entire WORLD into a contraction; not smart at all. So here we sit, in a game of chess with the other G20 nations. The big difference in that analogy is that there are more pieces than in a regular game of chess, and that those pieces can make incremental moves. (think headfakes). It's a lot harder than you make it out to be. Bernanke INHERITED this pile of goo and it is flawed by design IMO. Does that make me a socialist ? (god forbid) Only when it comes to the "offshoring" of your financial assets and jobs. Those activities SHOULD be taxed to hell and back in my opinion. Also, there should be a HUGE tax on foreign ownership of US Real Estate. I don't think the founding fathers planned for this to be a country of TENNANTS.
FWIW: Silver and Gold Futures Contracts EXPIRE in 10 days. They are net SHORT. A rally may begin this evening in the foreign markets as those positions are covered rather than rolled over.

I think that the great information we're providing may be falling on deaf ears. The "retail investor" has all but vanished from this stock. Most capitulated at the worst possible moment and are long gone now.

Sentiment: Strong Buy

No, forgive me for leaving that impression. Im strictly an "arm chair quarterback" when it comes to this company. Not affiliated with ENTR in any way. The facility I refer to is the Set Top Box division of TRIDENT that Entropic acquired last year at this time for around 50 million dollars. They were going bankrupt and Entropic was able to swoop in and cherry pick the most valuable (and useful) assets at .10c on the dollar. An expensive move, but nowhere as risky as the market has interpreted by way of the punishing decline this stock saw over the past 12 months. I believe it will prove to be the real game changer, although to date the uncertainty of such a large acquisition has put a tremendous amount of pressure on the stock. That pressure, it would appear, is now gone, and all eyes are on results as we await new design wins and more importantly, the income derived thereof.

Sentiment: Strong Buy

Right, and you've got to appreciate the diversity here, but one has to question whether the XBOX will actually adopt our SOC's for their next generation or whether they'll use a "variety" of suppliers, most notably Broadcom. I think on a pure logistical level, the ONLY reason Microsoft is now able to consider us for our superior products lies in the fact that we now have a large manufacturing operation that can meet the volume and timing requirements of such an endeavor. If in fact we DO have our designs incorporated, then I expect we will be trading at 10 and well above that in 12 months time. If we do not, I still have great appreciation for the reality that Microsoft has "raised the bar" and depending upon what we see, may have turned the old paradigm on it's ear! A leaner tougher cable box market is as GOOD for Entropic as it is for consumers.

Sentiment: Strong Buy

steve825 is right bluefish.
Isn't it time to stop yer whining and starting to see reality? The death watch is over. This company has halted it's hemorraging and its slide into oblivion and put forth some serious measures to revive itself back to previous levels of glory -with or without you. Get up off of the floor man, and quit your whiny bellyaching. Either move along or join us, we are moving UP on each an every event listed in fonargoldmine's timeline - btw, good list buddy!

Sentiment: Strong Buy

Bumlicker,
It's hard for me to prove it on a message board, but the "tells" are all there. First from the side of SPEED. SPEED kills dopes like you. My friends who work in IT at a major exchange tell me it's VERY real. Which is why "office space" lease costs go up exponentially in value the closer you get to the major exchanges back bone servers. THEN there's the other consideration: TRADE ROUTING. I am a programmer who specializes in routines to test market environments and implement a specific strategy once the situation presents itself. This is also known as "Algo" trading. Yesterday, you were encouraged to check out the work of Jessie Livermore to find a credible explanation on how the markets work. The FACT remains, sheeple (public market participants as well as many fund managers), utilize trend following "devices" in order to time their buys and sells. For many amateurs, the "device" of choice is their emotions. But the "Smart" money utilizes metrics that measure the beta of short, medium and longterm trendlines and the "breaks" and "reversals" thereof. By estimating the value of the follow thru in a given market environment, we are able to then calculate exactly how much money we can afford to "invest" (aka LOSE) and still make money on the follow thru of the trend we just artificially broke. It costs a lot of money to "paint the tape" but yes, we do it all the time when the proper risk-reward presents itself. Most of the time the return for my companies particular form of paint, (I call it a "reverse fade") is in excess of 2:1. We make two dollars for every dollar we lose buying or selling at a less than optimal). Most of you look for the best bid or ask you can find but not us. We look for the WORST bid or ask and "HIT" it if it accomplishes our objectives - to move sheeple to the point they collectively DIVE off of a clff. Is it legal? You bet.
I hope this helps and I hope you S--the F --- UP. We are getting sick of all of your panty wringing.

Yes. And your point is? Do you think you could do this subject justice while working full time on your other cases in less time?

Sentiment: Strong Buy

Because the data and it's implications are very complex. When you're dealing with the discovery process for people who have Phd's on their Phd's it isnt unusual for a Judge to need study and prep time in order to make an informed decision. Let's just hope she did her homework here. To fail to consider Sequenoms' historic contribution here would truly be a travesty of justice.

You're either a novice investor or a short term trader looking for a pair of weak hands to abuse.
I don't wish you well.

Guapo, I think you're one of the few people in this stock who's still thinking straight. Perhaps that's because you're new and not jaded by the companies sordid fall from grace. Where I think the newcomers like you have advantage is that the company, while still enjoying a rather full coffer (40 years worth of "allowance" at it's current burn rate), it's far from out of the question that a good quarter or two, or perhaps even a few good years could come along and really knock this thing out of the park. You're lucky you didnt buy in at 10 to 12 as posters like bumstinker and the others did. I got in for the first time the last time it was down at this level, and while I never sold, I could have taken a 20% profit off of the table for most of the duration of my holding period. Thanks for your perspective and a breath of fresh air on this badly stagnant message board. Contrary to the WISHES of the many shorts here, who are hoping against hope that the company will deplete it's reserves and do a belly flop, I contend that the advances made, while not profitable in a visible sense, have added greatly to the top line and shareholder equity considering the costs associated with the integration of a massive new manufacturing operation, an operation that could soon prove to be phenomenally lucrative. Keep posting, you are not alone in your views.

Sentiment: Strong Buy

Good reasoning eggman,
I jumped in at 14.00 yesterday and quintupled my position with a bit of trepidation yesterday but figured the reward was worth a 10% risk stop from there. We just bounced off of the 2 year low and did so with "gusto". Contrats to all longs. !Stiffel upgrade today will see us back pushing recent highs in hte 18 to 20 range - I hope. I also would note that I believe there's a huge market out there for the dupytren contracture treatment gone peyronies cure gone frozen shoulder cure. The 3 markets combined are surely worth upwards of a Billion dollars in pipeline and if they're successful in using the stuff to break down the dimples (cellulite) on legs of so many otherwise pretty females, I think we could see sales in the BILLIONS (yes plural) on that alone. Of course, that is a big IF. Im anxiously awaiting the news on that particular trial.

Sentiment: Hold