{"id":11248,"date":"2012-04-04T22:56:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-05T04:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/?p=11248"},"modified":"2012-04-04T22:56:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-05T04:56:00","slug":"learning-this-evening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2012\/04\/04\/learning-this-evening\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning this evening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>OK<\/strong>, today was a \u201c<strong>DAD<\/strong>\u201d <strong>day<\/strong>\u2026 the days when I go to help him with various things.&nbsp; It was a pretty normal visit today\u2026 update his checkbook and bank accounts, make sure he has what he needs and nothing is out of sync.&nbsp; Pick up the few notices that I need to keep from his mail.&nbsp; We still have most things sent to him, I get all the bills so he does not worry about them, especially the medical and Medicare as that is a total project to link up charges and payments, and other things as most will be 6 to 9 months delayed\u2026 (we have all forgotten what went on back then).&nbsp; We then had lunch, and a trip to the skin doctor to get some more little cancers froze and take a check of another sore on his face.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>It was just another <strong>day<\/strong> doing those things, didn\u2019t see <strong>anything<\/strong> really out of the ordinary (that I can write about) nor <strong>anything<\/strong> exciting. <\/p>\n<p>I got home early and did some <strong>reading<\/strong> and some of that was in conjunction with investing.&nbsp; I am always <strong>reading<\/strong> some of the traders or investors talk or write about two terms that seem important\u2026 I had a good idea what they were but helps to get a better definition and here is what I found &#8211; <\/p>\n<p><strong>Consolidation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dictionary Says\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.investopedia.com\/assets_v2\/img\/icon_book.png?w=640\"\/> <\/p>\n<h4>Definition of &#8216;Consolidation&#8217;<\/h4>\n<p>In technical analysis, the movement of an asset&#8217;s <strong>price<\/strong> within a well-defined pattern or barrier of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/c\/consolidation.asp#\">trading<\/a> levels. Consolidation is generally regarded as a <strong>period<\/strong> of indecision, which ends when the <strong>price<\/strong> of the asset breaks beyond the restrictive barriers. Periods of consolidation can be found in charts covering any <strong>time<\/strong> interval (i.e. hours, days, etc.), and these periods can last for minutes, days, months or even years. Lengthy periods of consolidation are often known as a base. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Investopedia Says\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.investopedia.com\/assets_v2\/img\/icon_inv.png?w=640\"\/> <\/p>\n<h4>Investopedia explains &#8216;Consolidation&#8217;<\/h4>\n<p>The levels of resistance and <strong>support<\/strong> within the consolidation are created through the upper and lower bounds of the <strong>stock<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>price<\/strong>. Once the <strong>price<\/strong> of the asset breaks through the identified areas of <strong>support<\/strong> or resistance, volatility quickly increases and so does the opportunity for short-<strong>term<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/c\/consolidation.asp#\">traders<\/a> to generate a profit. <\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/c\/consolidation.asp#ixzz1r7pX0Thc\">http:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/c\/consolidation.asp#ixzz1r7pX0Thc<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Looking for charts to explain this: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/consolidation.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"consolidation\" border=\"0\" alt=\"consolidation\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/consolidation_thumb.jpg?resize=482%2C343\" width=\"482\" height=\"343\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><u>bullish rounding bottom chart pattern, which shows <b>stock consolidation<\/b>.<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Consolidation2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"Consolidation2\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Consolidation2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Consolidation2_thumb.jpg?resize=481%2C342\" width=\"481\" height=\"342\"\/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><em><u><b>stock<\/b> begins to <b>consolidate<\/b>. We <strong>call<\/strong> that <b>consolidation<\/b> base <strong>building<\/strong><\/u><\/em> <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p><strong>The next term was Distribution &#8211; <\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dictionary Says\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.investopedia.com\/assets_v2\/img\/icon_book.png?w=640\"\/> <\/p>\n<h4>Definition of &#8216;Distribution Stock&#8217;<\/h4>\n<p>Distribution <strong>stock<\/strong> refers to a large block of a <strong>security<\/strong> which is sold into the <strong>market<\/strong> gradually in smaller blocks rather than in a single large block. This is typically done to avoid inundating the <strong>market<\/strong> with the <strong>security<\/strong> and driving down the average selling <strong>price<\/strong> of the securities. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Investopedia Says\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.investopedia.com\/assets_v2\/img\/icon_inv.png?w=640\"\/> <\/p>\n<h4>Investopedia explains &#8216;Distribution Stock&#8217;<\/h4>\n<p>It is often necessary for large investment <a href=\"http:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/d\/distribution-stock.asp#\">funds<\/a> to employ traders to watch the <strong>market<\/strong> and gradually liquidate significant holdings of securities at the best prices possible. These traders employ a number of techniques to sell distribution <strong>stock<\/strong> over <strong>time<\/strong>. If a trader is successful, he or she can sell a large position over a <strong>period<\/strong> of days, weeks or months without depressing prices or tipping off others to the presence of a large seller in the <strong>market<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/d\/distribution-stock.asp#ixzz1r7rivjJi\">http:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/d\/distribution-stock.asp#ixzz1r7rivjJi<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>and I looked for a chart to represent this pattern and this is what I found: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/distribution.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"distribution\" border=\"0\" alt=\"distribution\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/distribution_thumb.jpg?resize=512%2C328\" width=\"512\" height=\"328\"\/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><em><u> <strong>Notice<\/strong> the <b>distribution<\/b> <strong>day<\/strong> this <strong>stock<\/strong><b><\/b> had where marked.<\/u><\/em> <\/p>\n<p>But I also got this in the search for distribution and wonder how it links?&nbsp; (note it was in the first 5 images?) <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/distribution2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"distribution2\" border=\"0\" alt=\"distribution2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/distribution2_thumb.jpg?resize=292%2C436\" width=\"292\" height=\"436\"\/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The info for it was: <em><u>intended for resale or <b>distribution<\/b>. Buying<\/u><\/em> <\/p>\n<p>Looking beyond the obvious this came up:  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuying Royalty Free Photos to Produce Products Intended for Resale\u201d <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Oh well you learn something new every <strong>day<\/strong>! right? <\/p>\n<p><strong>REX<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK, today was a \u201cDAD\u201d day\u2026 the days when I go to help him with various things.&nbsp; It was a pretty normal visit today\u2026 update his checkbook and bank accounts, make sure he has what he needs and nothing is out of sync.&nbsp; Pick up the few notices that I need to keep from his mail.&nbsp; We still have most things sent to him, I get all the bills so he does not worry about them, especially the medical and Medicare as that is a total project to link up charges and payments, and other things as most will be 6 to 9 months delayed\u2026 (we have all forgotten what went on back then).&nbsp; We then had lunch, and a trip to the skin doctor <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2012\/04\/04\/learning-this-evening\/\">&#8220;And Now the Rest of the Story &#8211; &#8220;Learning this evening<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","odd"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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