I don't know what just happened to this stock, and I don't care...

[BWdem4life]

I'm buying some. Already put in a bank transfer to my investment account, just waiting for it to clear.

ASYS
(AMTECH SYSTEMS INC)

Source: Fidelity.com

5-year:



10-year:



Max:





(I'm not big on reading stock news or doing in-depth analysis; I'm very much a graph-based investor.)

I love volatile stocks with repeating patterns. I call them "heartbeat stocks." Predictable over the long term, fairly easy to tell when the time is right to buy or sell.

[WhiteTara]

1. what does this company do?

[BWdem4life]

3. Heck if I know.

Like I said, I'm not into researching companies at all. I base my investing decisions solely on the long-term graph.

[A HERETIC I AM]

12. From the Yahoo Finance page;

Found on the "Profile" tab;

Amtech Systems, Inc. manufactures and sells capital equipment and related consumables for use in fabricating silicon carbide (SiC), silicon power devices, analog and discrete devices, electronic assemblies, and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) worldwide. The company operates through Semiconductor and Material and Substrate segments. The Semiconductor segment designs, manufactures, sells, and services thermal processing equipment, including solder reflow ovens, horizontal diffusion furnaces, and custom high-temp belt furnaces for use by semiconductor, electronics, and electro/mechanical assembly manufacturers; and diffusion and reflow thermal systems, as well as wafer cleaning equipment and related services. The Material and Substrate segment manufactures and sells consumables and machinery for lapping and polishing of materials, such as silicon wafers for semiconductor products; sapphire substrates for LED lighting and mobile devices; silicon carbide wafers for LED and power device applications; various glass and silica components for 3D image transmission; quartz and ceramic components for telecommunications devices; and medical device components, and optical and photonics applications. It also offers substrate products comprising of double-sided wafer cleaning system, entegrity head tester, substrate carrier, substrate polishing templates, double-sided lapping and polishing machines, single-sided polisher, and substrate process chemicals. The company sells its products through sales personnel, as well as a network of independent sales representatives and distributors. Amtech Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/ASYS/profile?p=ASYS

No dividend. Trading near its 12 month low of $3.59

[WhiteTara]

14. thanks. It looks like a pump and dump to me.

[yellowdogintexas]

2. It does have a remarkable resemblance to an EKG tracing, doesn't it?

Whatever its future, it looks like a good time to buy in

[Scrivener7]

4. A while back, someone was messing with Chipotle. It would go up a certain percentage,

then someone would say they got norovirus from a Chipotle and the stock would go down a slightly greater percentage. Then the cycle would start again. I rode that a couple of times and then forgot to take my money out when it went back up. And then it dropped like a stone then. I decided it wouldn't pay to take out my money when it was so low so I let it ride. And then it started climbing. It went up to about quadruple my original investment and I cashed out. It's gone much much higher since, but so be it. It paid for my car. (Second hand and pretty cheap, but still!)

[True Dough]

5. You're not alone in coveting shares around this price

The president of the company recently bought $260,000 worth of stock, paying US$3.94 per share.

What is your target sell price? Around $10? Or will you sell some or all for less than that?

[BWdem4life]

8. Depends on how quickly or slowly the price moves

I only buy/sell once a month. If the price goes up 15% within the first month after my initial purchase, I'll usually sell. Each consecutive month after that I'll add 7%, so if I'm up 22% in 2 months, 29% in 3 months, 36% in 4 months etc. then I'll sell. So, I could be holding it short-term or long term on this basis. And obviously if it takes so long that my calculated sell price has gone above a reasonable amount, I'll just sell when the time seems right - probably if it's at least 70% of the most recent historical high. So, 70% of 15.00 = 10.50.

Buy: 4.21

Sell:

month - price

1 - 4.84
2 - 5.17
3 - 5.43
4 - 5.73
5 - 6.02
6 - 6.32
7 - 6.61
8 - 6.90
9 - 7.20
10 - 7.49
11 - 7.79
12 - 8.08
13 - 8.38
14 - 8.67
15 - 8.97
16 - 9.26
17 - 9.56
18 - 9.85
19 - 10.15
20 - 10.44

21+ - 10.50

[walkingman]

6. Looks like it has a little AFIB to me, a good shock is in order. ☮

[Walleye]

7. Could be a Donald Trump signature

[Frasier Balzov]

9. The balance sheet looks pretty healthy too.

And they're a manufacturing company in the high-tech components industry.

Thank you for your invitation to look more closely at ASYS for the prospect of placing a buy order!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

10. Excellent example of why trying to time

buying and selling of stocks is a fool's game.

Buy good stocks. Keep them for the long term. Better yet, buy good funds from reputable companies. Keep them long term. You won't regret it.

[BWdem4life]

11. It works for me. nt

[Hermit-The-Prog]

13. You're just trying to keep it all to yourself

My brother-in-law's cousin's bookkeeper buddy said her doctor's assistant knows a tax preparer who always makes quadruple his investment every year and is willing to share tips about what's hot while doing your 1040EZ.

So there. Indisputable PROOF!

[BWdem4life]

15. lol

Poindexter does have a good point though - stock timing is not for most people. Just those with the time and inclination.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

16. Glad you took that in the spirit intended

My investment process is 1. buy into a company that's older than I am, 2. 2 minutes later, "OMG what have I done?", 3. wait a few years before daring to do it again.

[Best_man23]

17. If you buy this stock, you need to treat it as a trade vice an investment

What I mean by "treat it as a trade" (using the graph) is you want to try to buy this at a low, wait for it to go up a bit, then sell higher. This stock is too volatile to even begin considering it as an "investment" (something you hold for a long time). If you can figure out the timeframe(s) that the pattern repeats, you can buy and sell this again and again. I did something similar years ago with VMWare's stock when it was trading in a volatile cycle.

Just as a general rule, if its not crystal clear what a company does, its not adviseable to buy that company's stock or bonds. With any security you buy, you should absolutely know what that company does or produces. Remember the lesson from Enron?