Originally Posted by dontsurf

jeez, where do you guys get this stuff? that's 2 of you that keep saying that on these boards. if it was that simple, the stock market would be a much different place. believe me, there are no analysts out there that base a recommendation SOLELY on what a company is doing vis a vis buying back its own stock. and i absolutely guarantee you that market makers DO NOT change their price based SOLELY on the same thing. guaranteed. if you don't know what a market maker is, then look it up. i'd suggest anyone that doesn't have a series 7 at the very least, and better yet, a series 55, stop making these ridiculous pronouncements about what makes "stocks go up". good lord.