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Facebook Plunges From Opening Print, At IPO Price... For Now

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$38.00 Syndicate bid holding...high was $45.00 - 200mm shares traded

FB getting very flashy crashy here...

 

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Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:56 | 2440292 Roland99
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FaceBoo

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:57 | 2440309 rajat_bhatia
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FB : Fucking Bullshit !

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:59 | 2440323 SheepRevolution
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HFT right up your ass Suckerberg!

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:05 | 2440359 ndotken
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Etrade's website and online trading has crashed ... fyi ... not sure if it's related but ...........

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:07 | 2440393 HarryM
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Back over $40 -  Fed now OWNS FB!!

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:12 | 2440430 onelight
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Now watch the S&P close up on the day.

Headline: "Facebook saves the markets, ends streak of frightening down days"

The fair-haired one gets the institutional nod -- for a week or two..

 

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:29 | 2440556 Whoa Dammit
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I'm saving my money to buy into the Dancing With The Stars IPO. Just think, I will be able to own a piece of my favorite TeeVee show. Plus that stock certificate will look real nice framed up and hanging over the mantle right under the deer head. <snark>

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:40 | 2440605 Precious
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Bernanke just announced it's time for QEFB. 

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 16:29 | 2441763 boiltherich
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I recall months ago speculation about the IPO would be that it priced between 12 and 22 somewhere.  The day comes and it prices at 38, if you held 20 billion worth of shares when you originally expected to hold less than 10 billion would you also not sell?  I think the three top shareholders are the sellers and the underwritters are the buyers.  Probably with trillions of shares traded by the algos.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:16 | 2440460 azzhatter
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Bennie is buying

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:27 | 2440546 onelight
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Good point -- William Banzai will probably come out with a poster on that, blending Aussie band, Men at Work's "Who can it BEE now?" with the visage of the Chairman..

That, and a nod to "38 Special"

:)

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:13 | 2440434 SHEEPFUKKER
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Did the Bernanke hit Ctrl + P + FB when it dropped to 38 even?

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:54 | 2440678 SILVERGEDDON
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Face - Plant. Welcome to the real world of Ponzi financing. We have worthless stocks based on skittles in unicorn shit - you buy for fake Ahnold " Yah, we pump you up " price, and market reality says " WTF - ARE YOU ON CRACK ? That shit ain't worth shit. "

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:58 | 2440321 jcia
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Failbook FLOPPED.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:00 | 2440333 hedgeless_horseman
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It will be nice to see Bernanke and Sack at the first shareholders meeting.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:02 | 2440356 El Oregonian
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CHASEBOOK!!!

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:09 | 2440408 battle axe
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Who the hell cares about these assholes, move on to something else Tyler......

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:12 | 2440411 HardlyZero
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  1. don't judge a book by its cover.
  2. read the book before making the trade (its always better than the movie).
  3. there are millions of books...nothing rare there.
  4. making book ?
  5. Greek Bookmakers or book-keeping ?
Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:15 | 2440450 Manthong
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I’ll be happy when I see Dimon, Masters, Blankfein, Corzine et al in a Mug Book..

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:11 | 2440422 emersonreturn
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FacePoo

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:57 | 2440294 rajat_bhatia
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FB : Fucking Bullshit !

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:11 | 2440421 HardlyZero
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edit...booksh**

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:08 | 2440298 bdc63
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but on the brighter side, real estate in menlo park just got alittle bit cheaper ...

wonder how long the underwriters will be able to hold the $38 mark

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:15 | 2440455 Whoa Dammit
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They will probably hold the $38 today. But Monday, when people aren't paying as much attention, it will be look out below time.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:57 | 2440299 holdbuysell
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Market seems twitchy today...

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:59 | 2440324 Roland99
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Bungee Trading!

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:26 | 2440538 HardlyZero
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this is even more exciting that Solumina.

Can't wait for Monday (after everyone forgets about it over the weekend).

Did they use the proceeds to fund the EU ?  did they get out before today's zinga/zippo/"FACE"book crash ?

Ouch...that looks painful...shut the book right on it.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:01 | 2440302 AlaricBalth
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Another internet bubble flop.

Whats next Tyler? 

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:57 | 2440303 BorisSDT
Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:57 | 2440305 WhyDoesItHurtWh...
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  Facehook

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:57 | 2440307 Spitzer
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DisgraceBook

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:00 | 2440342 Terminus C
Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:57 | 2440312 clones2
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Looks like Im underwater in Farmville...  Looks like Ill have to foreclose.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:57 | 2440314 pepperspray
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ZH was made for days like these

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 13:08 | 2440387 mendigo
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That was fun! Can we do it again? Ride the ponzi wave from hell, bitches!

Apparently we can!
Good times!

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:58 | 2440320 moonstears
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FB=fleecing buyers

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:59 | 2440325 riphowardkatz
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wtf krugman's blog is more popular than zerohedge?
http://technorati.com/blogs/top100/page-2/  

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:02 | 2440351 TMT
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Two obvious reasons:  The dumb people out number the smart people by 3-1.  Also, people like "good news" rather than "bad news" (aka reality).

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:18 | 2440484 brooklynlou
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The day ZH becomes more popular than Krugman the main market in America will center around the going rate for Spaghetteos and shotgun shells.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:02 | 2440355 Jim B
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Speaking of muppets -> Krugman = FAIL 

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:04 | 2440372 SilverTard
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Krugman is the poster child of fail.

 

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:12 | 2440428 nope-1004
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What about Geithner?  He's a bit more useless, don't ya think?

 

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:13 | 2440436 SilverTard
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Yet another putz that lives in the village of fail.

 

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:13 | 2440432 mendigo
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You cannot beat krugman if you want to know the correct way to think.
People thrive on afirmation - they will die ignorant.
Enjoy!

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:59 | 2440327 wisefool
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BTFD!

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:02 | 2440341 moonstears
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BTFD next week at $22, sell the dead cat bounce at $28. JMO

(anyone can be a market "professional" thanks to Al Gore's internet!)

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:10 | 2440413 wisefool
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There are alot of oldsters that truly invented this technology leveraged by these script kiddies (Al Gore, pelosi included as a kid) . They should have just been honest and gave their citizenship like the l33t peeps from this generation.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:59 | 2440328 RyanW525
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Damn..and i bought my shares with gold.  i hope it rebounds!

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:12 | 2440431 HardlyZero
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Book him Danno !

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:59 | 2440331 scatterbrains
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maybe JPM will crash it.. pay backs to the hedgie sharks. Would luv to see a battle of the titans.  Take AAPL down too while your at it please.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:00 | 2440332 Cursive
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Would love to be a fly on the trading desk wall. End of day could get really fugly.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:03 | 2440364 Cursive
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Heavy selling pressure at $40. Lots of inventory for HFT crowd to unload.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:13 | 2440433 HardlyZero
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fbugly

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:00 | 2440335 All Out Of Bubblegum
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You know shit's fucked up if Jews are losing money.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:08 | 2440366 SMG
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Illuminati already made their money.  Why else do you think they let this be so widely subscribed to by the proles.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:08 | 2440399 I am a Man I am...
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That's funny, but people are making a shit ton of money off of this IPO.  When you got the media pump machine on your side it's pretty easy.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:14 | 2440437 All Out Of Bubblegum
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"Losing money" to some people means "not making as much as my cousin at the brokerage told me I would".

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:00 | 2440336 RacerX
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Fuckin Booya!!

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:01 | 2440337 Paul Thomason
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FB - Fake Boobs?

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:16 | 2440445 wisefool
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Anytime network T.V. gets in trouble, they have a big brouhaha about some previously censored/taboo word or visual that will now be allowed over FCC airwaves. See nip slips on dancing with the stars.

Newswire AP: Facebook announced new tag for drunk girl pictures. Fake|Real. Forward earnings estimate adjusted to "perky"

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:01 | 2440343 alien-IQ
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My guess is it will be under $20 by July...and when earnings come out...under $14.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:04 | 2440368 bdc63
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Earnings? ... BAHhahahahahahaha

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:01 | 2440346 Debtless
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Brain Sack stepping in now.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:01 | 2440347 Yikes
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What's the old saying.

first 1/2 hour is for the amatuers.

Last hour is for the pros.

It'll be interesting where this think ends up today.  Wall street hates to lose money but sometimes they sure are good at it.

 

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:06 | 2440385 Spitzer
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I think GM's and Groupons IPO's went better then this. Everyone just thought it was going to go smooth and its not so far. I hope it gets worse, just for fun.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:02 | 2440354 SDRII
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CNBC now saying the order system clogged. This is hilarious. Talk about ringing the bell

 

MS out with a note: HIT LIKE

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:04 | 2440358 JamesBond
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i only facebook friend scantily clad hot chicks who post pics of themselves in mirrors

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:07 | 2440391 LULZBank
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It has a lot of voyeurist potential, if they can monetise it.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:03 | 2440360 drmfh
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This may be simple minded and I might be stupid, but I told a colleague yesterday that if these genius wunderkind types like Zuckerberg are dying to sell their business, then why would I want to buy it???? Obviously, they think the cash earning potential of the business is WAY under what they can get the muppets to pay for it now. I mean, it's not like they have to sell stock to raise money for some huge capital investment like a DeathStar or anything...

Thoughts, comments?

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:06 | 2440384 youALREADYknow
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Sometimes I think people forget why the IPO market even exists. If you're not raising cash then you're running for the exits and Facebook never had a problem raising cash before.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:09 | 2440406 lunaticfringe
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Agree. Have never understood why FB would go public. It's not ike they are building a new internet.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:03 | 2440363 Seasmoke
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And just think it's only noon....... Just Wait until 345

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:05 | 2440380 junkyardjack
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$70 by then...

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:21 | 2440511 HardlyZero
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was it good ?  for just that fempto second...atta boy !  FakeBook.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:04 | 2440367 youALREADYknow
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So apparently Facebook Put > Bernanke Put. Someone just threw an absurd amount of money limit bid @ $38 to keep this turd afloat.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:06 | 2440381 bdc63
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that would be the underwriters ... its kinda their job ... how long they can keep it above $38 is another question entirely ...

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:04 | 2440369 LULZBank
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Dont know what you guys are talking about?!!

Facebook shares spike on stock market debut

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18115914

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:04 | 2440370 holdbuysell
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Anyone catch the flash crash on ZNGA?

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:06 | 2440383 Chip
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yes saw that, shares halted

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:04 | 2440373 ZDRuX
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Is that a cup and handle!?

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:09 | 2440407 tekhneek
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No, that's a 5 minute old chart.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:04 | 2440374 digalert
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Meanwhile, Chuckie Schumer says "look at all those tax cheats!"

 

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:05 | 2440377 lunaticfringe
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I can't imagine buying FB at 20, let alone 38, or 45.

Fucking tulip bulbs. Like somehow the world can't survive without a share of FB stock. Watch this IPO price get chopped in half within the year. A fantastic short.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:20 | 2440496 HardlyZero
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Tulip FBulbs

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:05 | 2440378 Chip
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HFT swarmed the spread at 38-40, look at ES_F below 1300

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:05 | 2440379 ghostzapper
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Don't worry.  Big, bad Joe Terranova will step in with a good til cancelled 1,000,000 share buy order.  Didn't he say get long Oil huge at $105?

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:05 | 2440382 I am a Man I am...
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Market Maker will not let this go below $38 today, won't happen, too embarrassing, just goes to show you that markets are manipulated

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:10 | 2440419 midgetrannyporn
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I doubt if it is the bid holding it up. Holding firm on the offer at 38 so far. It can't last forever.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 13:00 | 2440703 Waterfallsparkles
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Firms that got huge allocations are taking gas and pulling funds from everywhere to make sure it does not go below their allocation price.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:06 | 2440388 dwdollar
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$38 is heavily defended. They will try everything to keep it green on the first day.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:06 | 2440389 godgunsandgold
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facebust....

 

goldboom......

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:16 | 2440442 HardlyZero
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Fake Book.

 

step right up and say goodbye to $1500.  get your Gold, get yur Silver on !

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 15:27 | 2441431 jonan
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hey, musicians use fakebooks all the time...the ones with chords and melodies though...

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:08 | 2440397 falak pema
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Is there a GS firewall with crony investors at value 38? THis is what is implied here!

This Is Why Facebook Isn't Falling Below $38/Share - Business Insider

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:10 | 2440409 Debtless
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If you continue to scroll down that bid side you'll see my 1 share at $4 stinker.

I think it'll be filled next week.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:18 | 2440483 HardlyZero
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Did the Whale prop short FB ?  hmmm..   anyone seen Jamie Dimon lately ?   Maybe the bad part is not knowing what your right hand is doing with your left brain ?  hmmm.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:08 | 2440398 Debtless
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What are they gonna do with all those extra balloons on the CNBC set?

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:10 | 2440410 bdc63
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'balloons' or 'buffoons'?

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:10 | 2440417 Debtless
Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:08 | 2440402 fuu
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Drained the entire grid to power that thing off $38.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:12 | 2440427 ghostzapper
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+1

 

Solid comment.  Like it.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:35 | 2440580 moonstears
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Drained the "gold market" to power that thing, and that market's refilling rapidly.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:10 | 2440412 mammoth mo
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You know what will be funny.

 

When phantom shares start trading.

 

I wonder if the SEC will do a phony investigation or just say - hey that's how we roll on Wall Street.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:11 | 2440423 franzpick
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PhaseBook.  And my screens say the financials and the indices will lead the way down, and I still see a 20-something handle for JPM.  No company can safely lose 25% of its annual earnings on just one trade-position anytime it wants and retain earnings valuation and PE.  But then who nose.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:12 | 2440425 Doug_Canada
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What is the hedge against FB at $38? How do you short common sense? Can I get a swap on IQ points falling today?

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:13 | 2440435 moonstears
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Evidently funkin' ZNGA is the hedge, shoulda had it on this A.M. as a short.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:45 | 2440631 Doug_Canada
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Well spotted!

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:12 | 2440426 Tristan Ludlow
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I couldn't agree more!!!  Let's all think happy thoughts and buy a whole bunch of FB.  We love FB.  We want everyone in the world to know our most intimate thoughts.  Bend over!!!

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:14 | 2440438 BurningFuld
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Farcebook.  I can tell you with absolute certainty I have never "seen" an ad on Farcebook.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:17 | 2440444 zebrasquid
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Facefooked.

 

Actually, I have run ads on them(for our band), and while they do bring in lots of traffic to your website, it is not profitable traffic(lots of A.D.D. surfers).  The mentality of facebookers is just

to graze not stay and buy, for the most part.  The ads are expensive and are mainly good for getting Likes and Friend Requests.   Can't eat that.

 

 

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 13:11 | 2440744 BudFox2012
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100% correct.  Facebook traffic is utterly worthless, much much worse than adwords.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:16 | 2440465 SilverTard
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CIA Farcebook Fail.      

 

GOOD.

 

 

 

 

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:17 | 2440480 devo
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More like fleece book, am I right?

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:18 | 2440482 Waterfallsparkles
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And after months of pumping.  Including the CNBC 2 week strait infomercial on Facebook.  Now underwriters trying to hold it up above its IPO.  Shame on them.  You know when they pumped it to Retail that it was the top and Goldman selling 1 Million of shares.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:18 | 2440485 walküre
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GREXIT is going to dominate headlines next week.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:32 | 2440559 HardlyZero
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Maybe this weekend too.

Maybe the Zuck should move to Greece...plenty of company over there...

Greek facebookies...

All flash no cash.

Underwater dismal logic.

WE ARE ZINGA !!  /sarc

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:19 | 2440489 nomorebuyins
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See spy trades around 11:50?

 

 

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:19 | 2440493 Papasmurf
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No one is getting trade confirmations back, even two hours later.  It stinks to high heaven.  This is Wall $treet waiting to see the price action.  Buyers won't get their trade if the stock rises and will get their trade at the day's high if the stock sinks.  I watched this happen in the eighties to the retail customers if they didn't call back to hear their trade confirmations. 

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:20 | 2440499 Waterfallsparkles
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Now the Stocks that had a huge run up are trying desperatly to hold their gains.  So many failing.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:23 | 2440528 printmoremoney
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Spamming useless information to people you barely know.

Nice business model. I like the www.dogshit.com pump and dump model better. FacePlace won't last. But the CIA will take it over to keep tabs on the Sheeple and their droppings. FB = nice NDAA tool

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:26 | 2440539 Bluntly Put
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Hey guys, can anyone tell what real value this company has? I mean if I could sell gossip that poses as "social networking" then maybe it might be worth something.

As far as I can tell facefail is nothing more than a frat party without the booze where all the inside jokes are recorded for future "posterity". Never had a facefail account and never will.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:43 | 2440623 Precious
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Roopert Murdock announced he is taking over MyFace and it's going down like a Chinese hooker.

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:46 | 2440639 bearshatinthewoods
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the winkelvi bought some fb puts...

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:53 | 2440671 Waterfallsparkles
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Wall Street Sold their shares to all of the Retail Buyers.  Why would they support the Stock?

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:59 | 2440696 vh070
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Schadenfreude!  

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 13:15 | 2440753 earleflorida
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      Capitalism and the U.S. Free Markets are now but a bifurcated symbiotic market? It is but a faceless book of atrophy,... spoon feeding the enfeebled senses with tainted fruit. The financial system 'NOW' belongs to AAPL & FB! Indeed, 1984 wasn't so long ago, that it surely must make us pause at the present road-map,... such that our divine masters have graveled arduously so long for our very well being. Thus, as the road to hell is most often paved with good intentions - it is but a clarion call that suspends the REAL animation? How quaint these modern apotheosis show their wares of final destitution? Surely, some Cassandra visualizes a "Bad Moon Rising"!        

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