Robbins & Myers (RBN) "Trading Transparency"

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I really HATE buying a stock one day and then selling it a few days later.  It really stinks.  No kidding. 

On September 11, 2008, just 4 days ago (!) I purchased 210 shares of Robbins & Myers (RBN) at a cost basis of $38.21/share.  Today, I sold my 210 shares at $35.0832.  That represented a loss of $(3.13)/share or (8.2)% since purchase.

As you probably know (!) it was a pretty awful day in the market.  The Dow closed down (503.99) to 10,917.51, and oil dropped $(5.47) to $95.71/barrel.

With the stock declining tied to something fundamental like the price of oil, I