Tuesday, December 3, 2013

News and Market

The stock market today has been persistent since the crash of a few stocks like VJET and AMAVF. Yet they have returned to a steady pace back to higher share prices with the candlestick graphs providing evidence of this.
Therefore we look into what cool new things have branched from 3D printing lately. There has been buzz about how companies in the medical field will be able to manufacture, or should I saw print a working replaceable heart in as little as 10 years. I mean if your not a bio-medical engineer you most likely can't comprehend all the science behind it. Disregard the science and leave it to them because the ability to print a human heart would be life changing, literally save lives.

More information: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-11/21/3d-printed-whole-heart

Thursday, November 21, 2013

3D Sell Out

Share holders began to feel nervous seeing their shares in prominent companies like SSYS, DDD, AMAVF and VJET plummet Tuesday and Wednesday. Though the shareholders like myself didn't get to worrisome due to the fact that the companies were and still currently are striving.
That being said it was inevitable that the stock price bounced back to a high price again. The stocks performed just like that and most likely we will see new highs on friday and definitely Monday morning. As for VJET I will wait and see until tomorrow and give my opinion.

Monday, November 18, 2013

Voxelijet who?

Things in the start barely got shaken for Voxelijet when it never went below its IPO of $19.10. Now shareholders are basking in the glory now as the stock has reached new highs this afternoon of nearly $70. Of course there is a reason for this, since Voxelijet reported a revenue increase of 86% thursday afternoon thus the stock skyrocketed.
Where I believe the stock is headed, an educated guess would be that it has no reason to return back down below 50$ with the great finical reports it has been releasing. An additive would be that the 3d printing industry is acting unstoppable at the moment too.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

The Focus Is The Companies

Lately posts have not really been about the products of 3D printing but of how well the companies have been performing. If anyone out there has taken note of the stock picks of Stratasys and Voxelijet and depending on how much you invested, either way you made some quick money. Even if you didn't invest in these, how about 3D systems or Arcam AB, both have sky rocketed. Why?
Well each week all these big companies are doing something new, whether if its with McDonalds using 3D printers to make their happy meal toys or making real sized robots for a transformer movie. So where the money is believed to be is in the prosthetic industry for prosthetic human parts. I think if a company is able to patent a flawlessly designed prosthetic part or parts it could be game changing. Consider the bill for a prosthetic, around 20,000$, unreal and way to much money. Roughly 25$ to make someone a fully functional hand would be revolutionary.
So each day companies are making strides and doing these incredible things which no other company no matter what it is hasn't really compared to, whats the next big thing... its already here.

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Stratasys's Upswing

This morning Sratasys released its Q3 earnings in their meeting streamed for the public and it out beat the forecasts of analysts. So this is what happened, the company increased its 2013 revenue guidance to $470M-$490M from $455M-$480M. This guidance report reports an estimation of the company's future earnings this can have a major influence on overstock ratings and investors decisions to buy, hold, or sell the security. With all other positive earnings reported Sratasys CEO in the conference call noted that things over in China are doing well and are projected to be even better. Looks like a good day and future for shareholders with new highs of roughly 122$ so far today.

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

New Highs

Stratasys and 3D Systems have been moving along strongly since their Q2 earning reports. That being said both of the companies have been on a steady track upwards in relevance to their stock price. How big of highs have they had?
Well 3D systems hit 70$ a share today when roughly a week ago the share price was a mere 53 dollars. Chances are the price won't dwindle down to 53$ again, because why would the company lose investors when its blatantly succeeding, the answer is it wont.
As for Stratasys who has boosted to a new high of 120$ a share today which made shareholders like me happy. The reason is not because of the new high, because that could change quickly, its because it is unlike the other 3D companies. For example 3D Systems stock price was unrattled by the foreshadowed good Q3 earnings. Now for Stratasys it is well off even before the release of the Q3 earnings which is at 8:30 on Thursday, which is also expected to be good news for shareholders.

Sunday, November 3, 2013

Form Labs

I posted earlier about the MakerBot and the Cube X being the real two competitive printers another one has entered the 3D printing game. Form Labs uses it laser technology and competes directly with the two printing companies. This most likely will not effect Stratasys and 3D Systems whom use MakerBot and Cube X but  possibly in the long run.
The coolest part about the Form Labs company is that the released a quite breathtaking video of the average consumer....