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#11 SilentOne

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Posted 15 August 2007 - 10:03 AM

More bad news (of course it is only based on one transaction <_< ): Uranium Falls to Lowest Since March, TradeTech Says (Update1) By Yuriy Humber Aug. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Uranium dropped to the lowest since March because of an oversupply of the metal used to make fuel for nuclear reactors, according to TradeTech LLC, an industry consulting company. Metal for immediate delivery fell to $105 a pound, Denver- based TradeTech said in a weekly report published Aug. 10. One transaction was reported last week, TradeTech said. Tullett Prebon Plc, the world's second-largest inter-dealer broker and a dealer in uranium-futures contracts, sold 50,000 pounds of the metal at $105. ``Although current buying interest remains weak with only four discretionary buyers in the market, some are watching the recent drop in prices closely with a view toward reentering the market,'' TradeTech said. The spot price has fallen 24 percent since rising to a record $138 in June. Utilities, the biggest buyers of uranium, have slowed purchases after building up inventories. Rising supply, the lending of material between users and concern over nuclear accidents after an earthquake in Japan last month caused a fire at a power plant have also pushed prices lower. Demand on the spot market dropped to 800,000 pounds last week. Supply stood at 4 million pounds of uranium oxide concentrate, or yellowcake, TradeTech said July 27. Prices may fall to as low as $70 as the U.S. Department of Energy prepares to auction 200 tons of uranium hexafluoride, a processed form of yellowcake, next week, said Mikhail Stiskin, an analyst with Troika Dialog in Moscow. `Damage' ``I'm afraid that this auction will seriously damage the spot market,'' Stiskin said. ``Everyone's waiting for the auction to pass before revaluating their options.'' Futures contracts for delivery in February and in March dropped 16 percent last week to $99 a pound on the New York Mercantile Exchange. ``The spot price is still very high, and maybe utilities are waiting for it to come down,'' said Ossi Koskivirta, nuclear fuel purchasing manager with Espoo, Finland-based Fortum Oyj. Koskivirta said spot prices will fall to $80 a pound. Still, mining companies will be ``very satisfied'' with sales at current prices as production costs at new mines are about $40 a pound, Koskivirta said. To contact the reporter on this story: Yuriy Humber in Moscow at yhumber@bloomberg.net Last Updated: August 13, 2007 08:23 EDT

Edited by SilentOne, 15 August 2007 - 10:06 AM.

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Posted 15 August 2007 - 11:54 AM

Fighting the urge to bottom-pick in some of the U stocks....

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Posted 16 August 2007 - 02:46 PM

Wondering if we're going to see CCJ head for the 32 area.

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Below that and it should be whooosh into the 20s. These declines are leading to some good buys, in my opinion. Not saying the bottom is near, though, watching and waiting....

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Posted 16 August 2007 - 03:52 PM

hi doug,

I bought some NLR (amex) today, the new Nulcear Energy ETF. I'm looking at CCO.TO, but I want to see confirmation of a decent bottom before I buy any individual shares at this point. The ETFs seem like a good risk management tool right now.

The funny thing is today I got a trading alert late in the day. It was based on a price alert which is at least 2-3 years old. It informed me that STM.TO was above the trading price set at $1.75. Apparently the shares hit that level today and tiggered the alert. I had set that price alert level a long time ago as a breakout and buy point. Kind of ironic. <_<

Do not be surprised if you find today was the print low for the sector. Everything in the junior resource sector was sold hard recently and today was a fitting climax.

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Posted 16 August 2007 - 06:47 PM

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John: Do not be surprised if you find today was the print low for the sector. Everything in the junior resource sector was sold hard recently and today was a fitting climax.


Good point, John, and it certainly could be. Last three days have been amazing. I may have missed good entries today just because I was scared. I too want confirmation but maybe the market isn't going to be obliging on that score near the bottom. Got out too late, a couple weeks ago, but thank goodness and it feels odd to be mostly cash for the first time in 6 or 7 years.

So now while I'm waiting the darn market will probably rocket back up above where I sold. And while I'm feeling rather amateurish it's best that I just chill and take it easy. The markets will still be there later on.

I appreciate your consistent posting.


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Doug

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Posted 23 August 2007 - 12:24 PM

hi doug,

I bought some NLR (amex) today, the new Nulcear Energy ETF.


I took profits on the position taken last Thursday.

Back to the bunker. :)

cheers,

john

Edited by SilentOne, 23 August 2007 - 12:25 PM.

"By the Law of Periodical Repetition, everything which has happened once must happen again and again and again-and not capriciously, but at regular periods, and each thing in its own period, not another's, and each obeying its own law ..." - Mark Twain