Don't Burn That Coal Just Yet - Dan Tierno

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1 pt	Don't Burn That Coal Just Yet
	Aug 13, 2008 09:16 AM UTC

Dan Tierno

Return	Risk
-55.20%	HIGH

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Symbol	Sentiment	Start	Return	Closed
ACI		08/13/08	-71.30%	--
BTU		08/13/08	-63.57%	--
MEE		08/13/08	-78.85%	--

Via Long Investment Ideas from Seeking Alpha:

Yesterday, I went into my backyard to grill some tasty treats, as it was a pleasant evening and...well...grilled food be good. As I cleaned out my Weber to start my fire, I went into my shed to pick up some fuel for the fire - and lo and behold nothing was there. My coal was stolen.

I figured, why steal coal now? I mean, coal shares are in the midst of a nasty correction. Why in the world would anyone want to try to catch that falling knife? In such a situation most people would have just went out and bought more charcoal, but not me. I had a hunger - but not for burgers.

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