Is Taser a Buy Yet?

HappyHarry said: "It's certainly getting "low-priced enough". Do you think it's a buy?"

chahinemm said: "i personally don't see any recovery but i have to see what the company is doing right now which i don't have much time for... but it would be smart to buy a 10% of amount to be invested and wait as either direction you have time to buy so more if it dips a lot and bring your average down. (i do that when i have price entry hesitation) and if it goes up u are in already that u will be able to cover cost and generate some descent profit... IMO at least its not a good buy yet until it doesn't dip below 6.30 or 6. but that being me as a very conservative trying to get everything very cheap. chahine"

HappyHarry said: "The bad press is getting to them. Locally a police department refused to buy the Tasers because of fear of lawsuits. That's gotta hurt new orders."

chahinemm said: "i didn't know that and for sure would wait even lower then. I would wait untill something concrete and positive turns im sure that it would be still a buy at that point if it falls below 6 and something good comes up. chahine"

HappyHarry said: "Maybe they've already had their run. They really do have pretty low sales figures."

AlfredSokol said: "Taser is a steaming pile of a company. The Smith boys will not remain unscathed. Too many fishy transactions."

HappyHarry said: "There's still a lot of room for growth. Has the Taser really killed anyone important?"

lil dickie said: "Heck yeah. Cousin of mine got killed after being TASERED. That thing STINGS."

Heather said: "[QUOTE=lil dickie]Heck yeah. Cousin of mine got killed after being TASERED. That thing STINGS.[/QUOTE] That sucks. I haven't dabbled in TASR in a while. They are supposedly running tests on 150 pound pigs that are in "control" groups. That whole testing thing creeped me out."

HappyHarry said: "Tough luck there, Lil. I guess the idea is that you're a criminal, but heck, it still hurts."

lil dickie said: "I miss the old days: a baton to the head: cheap and effective."

Cryogenix said: "Last: 17.18 (high 18.44, low 15.00 - VOL 9,219,000) [url]http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=tasr[/url] Incredible volume today and a great multi day trade. With great revenue, great profits and a great outlook, I'd bet everything I have this this is going to make a great gain before next session, especially after people recap the day and read some of the newly printed arcticles, including one by The Fools, posted after today's close... [url]http://www.fool.com/investing/high-growth/2007/10/24/tasers-shocking-quarter.aspx[/url]"

Cryogenix said: "Last: 16.78 (high 17.52, low 16.73) Err...who do I make the check out to? :whacky011: It didn't break 18.00 in pre like I thought it would (17.84 was max). A good swing trade - if nothing else - of a "safe" stock."

Cryogenix said: "Previous close: 15.26 Currently: 14.80 In looking at the chart, it would seem a second, smaller bowl is forming whose bottom I think should touch around 14.20-14.40 before going back up. If it closes lower than 13.90, something's wrong and I'd get out. Very nicely priced right now for a long hold, in any case."

EWhytsell said: "I don't know about the stock, but I do know that if their afraid of law suits from deaths and other damage then they have good reason to be. I'm not to sure that shocking someone is ever gonna be a 100% safe way to disable someone. Our bodies have electrical current running through them for us to function and if I understand correctly its the times that a taser messes up the input signal to the heart that is the main problem. I don't think there gonna solve that one completely. I think tasers are a great deodorant though:-) Evan"

Cryogenix said: "Last: 13.17 (high 14.06, low 13.00 - VOL 2,703,400) Yeah...something is seriously wrong now. Perhaps some kid found his parents taser and accidentally zapped his pet hamster and is so traumatized that the parents are suing and the annoucement will be made tomorrow. :whacky011:"

Cryogenix said: "Currently 14.71 Great recovery over the last two sessions. Regardless of depth of pullbacks, the chart has already committed to a climb above 18.00, so it's just a matter of time. Get a good price and hold it. [IMG]http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b20/cryocide/tasr.jpg[/IMG]"

Cryogenix said: "Currently: 14.33 ($1.44 gain on the day) After some intense up and down sessions in recent weeks (due to some deaths where a Taser was used) it was announced this morning that two lawsuits were dismissed. [url]http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071128/taser_lawsuit.html?.v=1[/url]"

lil dickie said: "Those lawsuits are never-ending."

Cryogenix said: "I'm not sure it's so much the potential fault of being tasered as it is the pricks applying the method. In the case of the guy at the Canadian airport, you've got 5-6 good-sized police who could have easily over-powered and subdued him without the use of the Taser, yet they chose to take the easy route, despite the man seemingly being calm prior to being shocked. Once shocked, it pisses me off to no end that those fucks shocked him again, simply because he's spasming on the floor in pain from the first jolt and they decided to interpret it as a sign of him struggling or resisting. And was it my imagination, or did a cop rap him in the head (once he was on the floor) with a nightstick shortly after being jolted a second time? Or did he smack the floor beside his head in an attempt to startle him to see if he was just playing dead? Those fucks deserve to die for doing that to that guy. If any of you mounted pricks are reading this...you all fucking suck and deserve a similar, torturous death! :angry: EDIT: Then again, we don't know what the guy may have said to the cops. Maybe he said he had a bomb and was going to push the button in his pocket and blow up everyone. Perhaps they zapped him a second time fearing he wasn't incapacitated enough and might be able to still carry out his plan. I don't know. Cops, in general, suck, so I don't trust what they do or say anyway. They always get away with shit."

newinvestor123 said: "I'm wary of TASR because it seems that every day I read about another incident in which some cop has abused his stun gun. It seems like they're just handing stun guns out to cops and saying: "If anyone does anything you don't like, use this on 'em." They need better regulations on taser use, and until there are, TASR's bad publicity is probably going to continue to increase. I'd stay away until they get that mess sorted out."

Cryogenix said: "Last: 13.91 (high 14.16, low 13.80 - VOL 1,236,600) Previous 14.11 I still say it's better than shooting them or beating them senseless with a billyclub. :) Maybe we should go to war with Tasers instead of guns. All that close contact may just make men change their minds about fighting, when they have to be face-to-face with another human being, as opposed to firing wildly from 100 yards away at everything that moves. :) It's a double-edged sword... [url]http://www.fool.com/investing/high-growth/2007/11/28/taser-here-come-the-lawyers.aspx[/url]"

Cryogenix said: "Last: 14.62 (high 14.75, low 14.00 - VOL 1,458,300) It continues to be one of the best swing/day trades out there at this price. Some very good money poured into this today off better-than-usual volume. I don't see any news, so now it's time to wait for another pullback to 13.50-.70"

Cryogenix said: "News this morning of new orders from police agencies. Last couple of times news like this hit, the stock went down... [url]http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071204/taser_order.html?.v=1[/url]"

AlfredSokol said: ""Less than lethal" my ass! :roll:"

Cryogenix said: "Currently: 15.15 After closing up 14.84 last session with no pullback from the previous day, it's pushed strong through 15.00 and some good money is pouring in again at this level. I guess all that money coming in Monday was a prelude to the news Tuesday..."

lil dickie said: "This one can go "boom" at any time. Better sit by the trading terminal if you hold this for more than an hour or two"

Cryogenix said: "Last: 15.22 (high 15.25, low 14.93 - VOL 1,683,600) [QUOTE=lil dickie]This one can go "boom" at any time. Better sit by the trading terminal if you hold this for more than an hour or two[/QUOTE] Absolutely. The price is far from being a bargain under current market conditions."

lil dickie said: "I take it you are looking to "scalp" a few bucks off TASR? What do you use for entry and exit points?"

Cryogenix said: "I've been day trading/swinging this about 2 times a day since they reported such great earnings. I felt it was a strong stock to "safely" play during all these red days. I think there were only a total of five days where I didn't touch it. It'd had great swings during the day and would usually gain more the following PM off a particular close. I'm not touching it at this level, though..."

lil dickie said: "Alright. Duly noted."

Cryogenix said: "Last: 15.94 (high 15.94, low 15.01 - VOL 1,775,400) It'll probably keep going if it hits 16.00. Not with me aboard, though. Very nice gain, popping highs all the way to the end..."

AlfredSokol said: "Taser seems to be almost entirely "news-related" in its' share price movement, doesn't it?"

Cryogenix said: "Previous: 7.44 Last: 7.37 (high 7.44, low 7.30 - VOL 1,288,199) Well, now I'll start thinking about playing this stock again. :) 5-year - looks like a massive inverse head-and-shoulders to me. [url]http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/charts/chartdl.aspx?D3=0&PeriodType=7&D4=1&ViewType=0&D5=0&Symbol=TASR&&ShowChtBt=Refresh+Chart&DateRangeForm=1&CP=0&PT=7&CE=0&C9=1&DisplayForm=1&ComparisonsForm=1[/url] 3-year - head-and-shoulder looks complete, and resembles a massive Cobra variation. [url]http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/charts/chartdl.aspx?D3=0&D4=1&ViewType=0&D5=0&Symbol=TASR&ShowChtBt=Refresh+Chart&DateRangeForm=1&CE=0&C9=0&DisplayForm=1&ComparisonsForm=1&CP=0&PT=8[/url] 1-year - rounded top looks complete. [url]http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/charts/chartdl.aspx?D3=0&D4=1&ViewType=0&D5=0&Symbol=TASR&ShowChtBt=Refresh+Chart&DateRangeForm=1&CE=0&C9=0&DisplayForm=1&ComparisonsForm=1&CP=0&PT=7[/url] 3-month - big Cobra variation followed by a smaller one. [url]http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/charts/chartdl.aspx?D3=0&D4=1&ViewType=0&D5=0&Symbol=TASR&ShowChtBt=Refresh+Chart&DateRangeForm=1&CE=0&C9=0&DisplayForm=1&ComparisonsForm=1&CP=0&PT=4[/url] 1-month - it's coming off the bottom of a broken House of Cards, and I think should be good for a climb to at least 9.75. [url]http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/charts/chartdl.aspx?D3=0&D4=1&ViewType=0&D5=0&Symbol=TASR&ShowChtBt=Refresh+Chart&DateRangeForm=1&CE=0&C9=0&DisplayForm=1&ComparisonsForm=1&CP=0&PT=3[/url] A PR earlier today... [url]http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/article.aspx?Feed=PZ&Date=20080509&ID=8618524&Symbol=TASR[/url] It's looking very good right now coming out of this large constraining wedge. :thumbup:"

Cryogenix said: "BTW, let me just say that I think we're in for one hell of a nasty week. And while TASR's chart looks good for a climb, there is absolutely no assurances this will climb, as the charts are still neutral despite all the negative patterns seeming to have completed their cycles and bullish patterns starting to emerge. This could all be a bluff. The thing to watch is how it reacts to the DOW. Watch for a big shakedown early. How much it moves up and down as the DOW moves. Does it stall as the DOW climbs, suggesting perhaps it will get hammered on the next downswing? What I do like is that "experts" are saying investors are abandoning stocks like this. That, to me, is one strong signal that suggests it's time to consider buying, as the cahooters attempt to scare us out of buying when actually this is likely to start making some good gains. Much like USU did, I suspect TASR will gain huge on a seriously red day, such as I think we're about to see next session."

Cryogenix said: "Last: 7.68 (high 7.69, low 7.40 - VOL 3,158,748) Good action and volume on what I felt was a total day of entrapment on the market's part. That we were in high green mades no sense and the trading felt surreal and artificial. If tomorrow doesn't see a seriously red day, it means I've lost my "feel" for everything and will need to step back and readjust. I imagine tomorrow will produce a down day for this (on an anticipated red day) followed by bigger gains during the week as the market turns to further crap. Another PR today... [url]http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/article.aspx?Feed=PZ&Date=20080512&ID=8625613&Symbol=TASR[/url]"

Cryogenix said: "Previous: 7.91 Currently: 8.06 (high 8.09) Red day last session, green one day. The chart continues to look strong, and it looks as though this is preparing to create a Cobra as theis top rounds a bit. It's setting up beautifully now, but should see some minor losses shortly, to create the forehead. However, it could also be creating a Bouncing Betty, where next session (if today it closes around this 8.00 range) it will spike up 8.75-9.00, linger a bit, then start climbing strong."

Cryogenix said: "Last: 7.90 (high 8.09, low 7.86 - VOL 1,628,590) Needs a few more days of chart structure. I don't know. A pullback to 7.50, then a surge."

Cryogenix said: "Last: 7.87 (high 7.97, low 7.78 - VOL 923,458) Some positive-like news a couple of hours ago. [url]http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/article.aspx?Feed=PZ&Date=20080515&ID=8651158&Symbol=TASR[/url] It does look like a Cobra is forming here. I think it might be completed and ready to pop next Wednesday. A few more sessions of small losses are needed to verify."

Cryogenix said: "Last: 7.52 (high 7.89, low 7.45 - VOL 2,460,184) It's not really a good Cobra because of the slight angle on the back, but this pullback has potential on the chart for a strong climb, so I took 1/2 position at 7.50 and will see what happens."

Cryogenix said: "Currently: 7.53 (low, high 7.73) This is looking more and more like the action seen while the Cobra prepares to strike. The movement is nearly identical to the way USU moved prior to its big climb. Now it needs a penny+ loss over the next two days and I think it's going to pop...perhaps Wednesday, as I mentioned earlier. Also, this will probably drop to perhaps 7.40 today. That's the low to shoot for and hold from in anticipation of a climb coming in 1-2 sessions. BTW, just like USU did prior to its big move, TASR is also conditioning traders to sell near the opening as the price keeps coming back down to/below last session's closing price. So, Tuesday or Wednesday, if this does what Cobra's usually do, resist the urge to sell at the open when this gaps up .30-.40, because it won't back up much before taking off on its climb. And then hold again, because it may be a small climb, followed by a big climb, followed by some shakedown, followed by an even bigger climb. This is definitely one to hold for a week or so, to see how the chart develops."

Cryogenix said: "Last: 7.48 (high 7.73, low 7.46 - VOL 1,968,780) If this is a Cobra variation, it's one I've never seen before, but I'm going to stay with for now, since it's acting the same as others I'm used to playing off of. News an hour ago... [url]http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/article.aspx?Feed=PZ&Date=20080519&ID=8664864&Symbol=TASR[/url]"

Cryogenix said: "Last: 7.44 (high 7.49, low 7.38 - VOL 1,010,306) The current pattern is not indicative of a significant drop, unless it ends up being a gradual decline over weeks. Actually, it resembles more of a climbing pattern."

Heather said: "[QUOTE=Cryogenix;68885] News an hour ago... [/QUOTE] Getting tasered would sure make you drop a machete fast. If he would have been in Cleveland they would have shot him for sure. I don't think Taser will ever ever get to the mountainous highs it had years ago.. they are still pretty dangerous.."

Cryogenix said: "Currently: 7.25 (low) It's back to its one-touch support of 7.25. Not sure it can bounce again, though - I wasn't expecting a drop below 7.35. Not willing to gamble on this current chart, although I suspect it will linger up and down maybe .10-.15 over the next week. But I'm not confident enough in that projection to stay in, since the chart has no good patterns anymore."

AlfredSokol said: "I wouldn't touch Taser with a 7 foot pole and neither would Igor Z. Glabinski."

Cryogenix said: "Last: 7.24 (high 7.49, low 7.22 - VOL 1,387,752) Closed below the only support it had. Not good. I certainly stretched that hideous-looking blob of a pattern to seem like a Cobra. It looked promising for a few sessions. The flat back shouldv'e given it away. Live and learn. P/E of 35... Too high in this market, off these patterns."

Cryogenix said: "Last: 7.33 (high 7.49, low 2.27 - VOL 1,261,658) Positive news on orders earlier today... Still don't like the chart - reminds me of FRG before it dropped $2. Shows it's up in AH to 7.45. Not holding with my money, but this is still a very predictable stock to day trade, especially when there's positive news involved. [url]http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/article.aspx?Feed=PZ&Date=20080522&ID=8679961&Symbol=TASR[/url]"

Cryogenix said: "Previous: 7.21 Currently: 7.11 (low) The 3-year chart would seem to suggest a strong climb is coming, but the short-term looks like it might decline to around 6.50. Given the condensed format, I would venture a guess that a strong climb might take 2-3 months to appear. So, this may trickle down to 6.50 for a while, or have some lateral movement. Lots of positive news surrounding dismissed lawsuits in favor of Taser, including another one this morning."

Cryogenix said: "Previous: 7.13 Currently: 7.00 (low) This could be the catalyst (and low point) for an impending climb if this can drop to around 6.50 over the next couple of sessions. Some large dumps lately, but it's not dropping very fast. Today should tell the tale where it's going. 7.00 is a tricky area where it could drop to 6.00 or even 5.00."

Cryogenix said: "Previous: 7.03 Currently: 6.98 (Low 6.97) More great news for Taser over the weekend. I think the next big shakedown should be it before it starts to climb, and I'm stilling look at 6.50 as the bottom, but I'm not sure it will actually close at that price, but just reach it intraday before recovering."

Cryogenix said: "Previous: 7.06 Currently: 7.01 (low 7.00) I think I see what this is going to do. It's going to stay at/above 7.00 and create a giant Cracked Claw to around 7.85-7.95, then decline to 7.55, then continue its climb to $11+. I think about 7-9 sessions are needed to finish the Cracked Claw. BTW, a "Cracked Claw" is simply a lobster-like claw with the tips broken off OR a claw with one tip broken off and a spike at the joint. Unlike the regular Claw (which 80% of the time leads to a big decline) the Cracked Claw hasn't the ability to crush or thwart the climb with any degree of strength, so the climb usually wins and continues after a brief, small pullback."

Cryogenix said: "Last: 6.99 (high 7.07, low 6.93 - VOL 686,297) 6.99?? :confused: While I thought the closes would stay above 7.00 from here on out, it's possible it's creating a slight for middle of this Cracked Claw, as opposed to simply starting a sweeping upward move, which is what I was going for. No overly large blocks being dumped. Things are still looking promising."

Cryogenix said: "Last: 6.97 (high 7.05, low 6.83 - VOL 1,586,149) More news tonight about another dismissed lawsuit in Illinois. Nothing but good news surrounding this company lately, yet oddly the stock isn't reacting to the news, as usual. The 2-year chart shows this already set to climb. It's getting very close..."

Cryogenix said: "Last: 7.03 (high 7.05, low 6.97 - VOL 773,604) Very light volume this session. Unless this is planning to make an even bigger Cracked Claw claw than the one I'm predicting, I'm calling last session the low-center of this particular formation. Now it should gradually climb to form the right pincher."

Cryogenix said: "Last: 6.90 (high 7.02, low 6.88 - VOL 1,280,424) The fact that this hasn't reacted positively at all to all the great news recently has to signify a major glitch (like with BRLC). Besides the market tanking nearly 400 points today, you've got a stock trading at something like 3X it's actual value during these tough times. Orders are up, lawsuits are being dismissed, crime should pick up as people become desperate during these recessionary times, which should create more business for Taser as law enforcement agencies and private citizens look to protect themselves."

Cryogenix said: "Currently: 6.35 (pre-market) Slightly negative news over the weekend... [url]http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/080607/144268.html[/url]"

Cryogenix said: "Currently: 6.09 (low 6.00) Wow. 15% at fault and it tanks this much? Has to be the high price. Think I'm staying away until 5.50."

Cryogenix said: "Last: 5.51 (high 5.73, low 5.50 - VOL 1,510,971) I'll start looking at it again around 3.75. News an hour ago... [url]http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/article.aspx?Feed=AP&Date=20080618&ID=8796919&Symbol=TASR[/url]"

Cryogenix said: "Last: 5.58 (high 5.80, low 5.43 - VOL 531,592) This has three nice-looking hinges to support a further climb, but I can't seem to figure out what this current pattern may do tomorrow. I believe it's going to stay above 5.50 and I think it's very likely to swing up beyond 7.00 and perhaps to 8.00 over the next two weeks."

Cryogenix said: "Previous: 5.50 Previous: 5.70 Currently: 5.00 They released earnings this morning and had some setbacks. [url]http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080724/earns_taser.html?.v=1[/url]"