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Life Could Be Worse

As I sit here this morning, bedazzled, by the audacity of Flotek Industries, Inc. [[FTK]] management and their ability to blame their short comings on “the economy,” I am reminded of a man named BIN RU KAI (most definitely the wrong spelling). A long time ago, when I was starting out in the business, BIN RU KAI sat three rows ahead of me and he was a very stupid man.

Everyday, while the market was climbing to new heights, BIN would call his moronic clients and ask for 100 share orders. Then, every single God damned day, he’d eat food of the grotesque kind, that consisted of steamed vegetables and hard boiled eggs. BIN RU KAI wore Chinese delivery man clothes to work and had a foul smell about him. And to top it all off, BIN RU KAI was a f****** a******. He’d mouth off to everyone, not even knowing the words that were coming from his mouth. Then he’d get back on the phone and ask for another $3,000 trade.

As time went on, people around BIN were getting rich as hell, due to the dot com bubble. Complete imbeciles were landing million dollar trades, while BIN RU KAI dropped 100 share orders of $10 stocks, while eating oversized bowls filled with steamed broccoli and hard boiled eggs. Soon enough, BIN RU KAI was fired and never heard from again; but his legend lives on.

The moral of this story is: quit being BIN RU KAI and stop thinking so damn small. The monstrous people from Flotek Industries, Inc. [[FTK]] have the BIN RU KAI syndrome and they should all be fired for it.

As for you little people, with regards to this market: go long young man, for the skin of the bears are about to be peeled off, yet again.

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34 comments

  1. j

    Hate to tell ya, Fly, Bin’s the CEO at Flotek..

    Juuusst kidding. That frightened you, right?

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  2. the NOODLE space cowBOY
    the NOODLE space cowBOY

    http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/483/250481vp0.jpg

    does he look frightened?

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  3. henryfool

    7500 micro-cap HPJ @ 4.64

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  4. Mr. President

    In anticipation of the flogging many of you will attempt to lay on Fly, due to this FTK situation, I challenge you to man up and list your major holdings, before you begin to chastise.

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    • The Fly

      It’s quite alright, part of the territory.

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    • TA

      FTK is a loser and should have been sold long ago, no bashing of the Fly required.

      As for positions I have X, ATI, C, DRYS, FWLT, APWR, ACI, BPO in the US and RY, BNS, GWO, MFC, PWF, SLF, SJR in Canada.

      FTK bashing on the other hand is most required.

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  5. iSpankLoin

    As I sat in a near empty steakhouse last night dining on egregious amounts of Filet and fine wine, I thought to myself “Thank god for the Fly and all of his bullishness, I have ignored the economy, gone seriously long, and banked stacks of coin” Yet the restaurant which would normally be at least a 30 minute wait, had maybe 10 tables total the entire time we were there. So maybe Flotek is correct is saying “it is the economy”. Does Flotek make steak sauce? Cause consumption was down yesterday for sure…

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  6. mrkcbill

    HOF caliber Post…..
    Thanks for being a blogger

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  7. gratefuljed

    Fly, the PPT has been selling FTK for some time – why do you go against your own and like/buy this company?

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  8. Clark

    I LOVE YOU FLY…FTK may not work but EVERYTHING ELSE YOU SAY DOES…KEEP IT UP. IM A FAN!

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  9. Brushbuck

    From the manup department:

    Followed Sir FlyTK at $2.50ish. Didn’t add to initial position, and haven’t sold. Why? Cause Fly hasn’t sold. Have you bashers not learned yet? “The Fly always wins…even when it appears he is loosing badly.” Right Fly? Right?

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    • The Fly

      if you can’t spell the word “losing” correctly, you are not entitled to bash me—for you are without a doubt a wholesale idiot.

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      • gratefuljed

        Thought mebbe you were dating the bosses daughter or something..I understand the real reason for sure and have done well with the PPT – when I follow its rules

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      • Brushbuck

        Pardon the spelling error O Perfect One. And it was NOT intended to be a bash.

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        • JakeGint

          Sometimes, the Fly is so sensitive to sarcasm that he senses it even when it’s not there.

          It’s an unfortunate, but necessary corrolary to “winning even when he appears to be losing.”

          __________

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  10. TOm

    give it up fly drop FTK. you won the war but lost this battle

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  11. DAvidc

    That is not a nice loss to take .

    The bear.

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    • The Fly

      No kidding. You guys are very comforting. Thanks for the support.

      Actually, the sell off is a bit overdone. They are not going out of biz, at least not yet.

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  12. cardiffgiant

    What do the take over prospects look like for FTK now? It seems like that would be the only way for this GOD for sacking stock to appreciate. Hostile bid anyone?

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  13. Freddy Fishsticks

    What’s the move down here @ $1.21? You selling some? all? Buying some?

    Am I insane to dabble here?

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  14. Nail in Nails

    Fly,. cashemere, bro!

    Would you double down on FTK at this level. I’m guessing the initial dumping has ended, and soon people will start buying it. What say you bro!

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  15. Nail in Nails

    Where’d all these bears come from? They were MIA a “short” while ago, now they’re trolling here and about~!

    Guess de-balled bears can still walk about, yes?

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  16. Fly Leech

    Lets stop looking at FTK as a loss. Where does it stand now? Is it starting to look like a buy? The floor seems to be about a dollar with a better upside potential. Is the PPT showing the same thing?

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    • TA

      I’m not even sure it hit this low in March, maybe intraday
      Otherwise you’d have to go back to 2004 to find it this cheap

      Dead cat bounce sure but a loser is a loser

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  17. RNB

    Stocks in a downtrend are never a buy.
    I bet the hybrid score for FTK is better now though.

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  18. Largebill

    The decision for each of you regarding FTK has to depend on what you are looking for and the time frame. It could sink a little lower. However, at this level the upside is much more likely. When it will reach the upside is another question altogether. It needs a positive catalyst of some sort. The potential catalysts are new or renewed orders, the next earnings report, M & A, etc. None of those appear to be imminent, but those things hardly ever are obvious before they are announced. In other words, in the next few weeks it may melt up slowly back to the 1.50 to 1.65 range, but the double/triple from current location may be months off. I doubled down at 1.24 and am prepared to wait six months to a year to see it really pay off. If you need immediate gratification from stocks . . . . well, . . you probably deal with a lot of disappointment.

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  19. BEN RU KAI

    Fry, I want brog spot here – you owe me. I no priker now – I big time.

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  20. mmk

    FLY, f****** a****** is cheating

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  21. Joe

    bought 10,000 FTK just for the fuck of it…I will sell at 7

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