I got into the stock back in March after just scanning the boards and seeing the collapse of so many once profitable stocks. ValueVision has a good core model and just seemed to be caught in a rough patch that investors did not want to have any part of. Looking at the numbers, VVTV has PLENTY of cash on hand at the time and it was a very promising return. When I first seriously watched the stock, I began to notice another positive trend. Insiders were buying very large lots of the stock on the open market. Once these two variables were in play, I was keen on getting a piece of the action. While doing so, I did notice the competition in the home shopping networks priced higher and that gave me a further reason to get into the company.

There were two things that the company could have happen and both were positive from a shareholder. Slowly grow and increase in share price and market exposure. OR, simple get bought out for a higher price.

If you are looking at the boards, its always good to just look into a sector, then once you are familiar with the sector, look at the potential outlook for that sector…for instance, if you were looking at a autoparts store, then I would look at the economy right now, its on the rebound, there is a cash for clunkers program, and people are buying newer cars rather than repairing their used cars..this would probably break down to that autoparts store selling less and having more expenses as mortgage rates on properties rise and fuel costs also rise which means added expenses shipping goods from warehouses. Now if I still wanted to get into an autoparts store after looking are the external variables, I would narrow down to two or three companies and see what the balance sheets are like, do they have cash on hand? how much of the stock is institutional owned? any pending lawsuits? what are the current trends for the company? expanding or contracting their operations? do they pay dividend?

I hope these help with your question Lee. As always I appreciate your questions and readership! Any other questions and feel free to ask! Just sorry if I’m a little behind in the responses compared to normal.

-Aman

Glad VVTV is turning out to be so lucrative for you. I was wondering how you came across the stock, and if you have any advice for those of us trying to find stocks which will have that kinda run.