RE: MY TAKE ... So am I to believe that Sally is suggesting that I buy a stock while it's running? Isn't that the biggest mistake of the amateur investor? My rule of thumb is 'buy on weakness, sell on strength' and I'm sure it is an idiom most investors will abide. Perhaps in a couple weeks the bulls will return to the Venture and NAG will run again and you will be chasing the bulls instead of riding them. There is no substitute for vehement due dilligence and perhaps a friend in the right place, but really, to buy during a rally is following the sheep to the slaughterhouse; real investors are already there.