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Not investment advice, but an opinion on Theralase

Big Al
February 26, 2015

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    Cfs
    Feb 26, 2015 26:48 AM

    I agree with your commentary.
    If the results of trials are good, this company will survive.
    The quality of the terms of financing, to me, however, indicate amateur-quality management.

    I wish the company luck, and believe we are on the threshold of major anti-cancer advances in the next decade.

      Feb 26, 2015 26:07 PM

      I responded earlier and I am not sure why it has not shown up.

      I would not call Roger amateur-quality management. He has not left this company since he founded it 20 years ago.

      LFP
      Feb 27, 2015 27:18 AM

      @ CFS
      Good point,but sometimes it’s not a bad idea to throw away the penny today, if it’ll return you a dollar tomorrow.

      You Stated: ”…If the results of trials are good…”

      If the resuls of the trial [on mice and rats} are duplicated in the upcoming ”hominoid” trials, they should, de facto, progress well past ”…the threshold of major anti-cancer advances…”, not only in the next decade, but, quite possibly, for some time afterwards. When I say that, I’m specifically thinking of the ”memory effect” mentioned by Dumoulin-White, TLT’s CEO, in a previous interview on this site quite some time ago.
      That, in itself, is a very big eye-opener to anyone who has followed cancer (and, especially, epidemiological cancer studies and treatments) for the last 20+ years.

      Why my interest?
      Purely subjective, naturally:

      1) Grandfather: Colon Cancer -Dead @ age 92 – I saw him die when I was a pre-teener – He was a 6′ 4” – 212-pound man; when I saw him in the final moments – gasping & groaning – his weight was 60-70 pounds – That’s burned into my heart & memory to this very day, as are the rest that follow (from my immediate family), chronologically.
      2) Eldest of 5 sisters: Mammarian (Breast) Cancer – Dead @ age 56 – B.Sc.; Reg. Nurse; Certified Nutritonist; Nursing Instructress [lifetime non-smoker/-drinker].
      3) Father: Pancreatic Cancer – Dead @ age 87 – Surgeon & Angiologist – MD, FRCP, MRCP
      4) Brother-in-law 1: Esophogeal Cancer – Dead @ age 67 – Surgeon & Chief-of Staff of a major provincial hospital ( 650+ beds at that time – now larger)
      5) Brother-in-Law 2: Bladder Cancer – Living – Diagnosed 7 months ago – 2 Chemos & 1 Surgical Procedure to date & still active. Prognosis: ..?..?..?..

      But, back OT [OT with the contrarian meaning= On Topic – What neologistic ”genius” contrived that equivocally idiotic acronym, anyway? – LOL ], to my knowledge *none* of any of the other [half dozen or so ?.?] similarly-extant technologies [using PDC-related (PDC=Photo Dynamic Compound)], to my knowledge, have ever made such a claim.

      While writing this, I thought (and the historical analogy may be ridiculous, but anyway),
      Centuries ago, you may recall, the ”white race” visited Polynesia [ Gauguin, anyone .?. ๐Ÿ™‚ ], after which time an eye-popping number of the indigenous population died from what we refer to as the ”common cold”. But, it’s difficult to ”adapt” to a non-extant threat (short of it being miraculously wired into the immunological system, a priori), isn’t it? In their case, it wasn’t.
      But now we, suddenly, have a ”memory effect” in the immune system against cancer – no Methicillin-Resistant super-bugs adaptation here but, rather, the exact opposite.

      Fast-forwarding back to the present [intended oxymoron(ic) phrase], the same experiments run by Theralase were not only duplicated by Toronto’s Princess Margaret Hospital, one of the ”crown jewels” of the Canadian (let alone Ontario-based) network of hospitals, but, also, by those conducted by the University of Toledo in Ohio. Replication was 100.0% at Toronto’s PMH, as was at Toledo’s.
      Based on what I’ve seen posted here, few have done the oft-quoted ”DD”, vis-a-vis cancer, and don’t realize the incredible potiential of this technology.

      But, if TLT is what I think it is, a 5-year warrant of 54 cents in CAD$s will be like buying a 1 oz AU bar for the price of a 1 oz AG bar.
      It’s the short-term pump-and-dump artists that are nickel-and-diming the shares, an easy play, given its substantial 3-month average trading volume. For the keener chartist traders with fair-sized bankroll, easy pickings.

      To re-phrase: My grandfather once told me ”There’s no difference between 1,000 dollars and 100,000 pennies”.
      At first I thought he was friggin’ nuts ( ’till I asked my grade school teacher the next day). ๐Ÿ™‚

      Lastly, I don’t respond to comments, whether enthusiastically laudatory, neutral, or scathingly derogatory. I couldn’t give a sweets…hit.
      It devolves into verbal back-biting or verbal hand-holding (I’m not sure which one is worse) – a vanity fair in miniature – my view is disseminate data, not opinion.
      An ages-old adage which I always bear in mind states ”…when the student is ready, the teacher appears…”. (i.e., no persuasion required).

      Best to you, CFS, and all
      LFP

    Cfs
    Feb 26, 2015 26:53 AM

    OFF TOPIC:
    FCC confirms net neutrality (eventual censorship) rules.

      Feb 26, 2015 26:08 PM

      Man, I hope you are wrong about the “eventual censorship”. Time will tell.

        CFS
        Feb 26, 2015 26:43 PM

        I hope I’m wrong too, but I remember attempts to force programs that the FCC regulated to include “equal political amounts of content” from democrat and republican points of view.

    Feb 26, 2015 26:57 AM

    Doc
    With OIL do we go down to the 30’s or a bounce past 55 first?

      Feb 26, 2015 26:23 PM

      David, I believe we’re just about ready to start to move down again. If you look at the monthly charts, they’ve not turned on momentum yet. The daily is abutting right up against the 50 day MA. I continue to believe that a major move is yet not in the cards for OIL both fundamentally and technically.

        Feb 26, 2015 26:55 PM

        Doc,

        Im in agreement with you and I think the next two weeks put’s wti back in it’s place. The inverse trade is gold. Today it was clear that a selloff in wti, spiked gold since 1190.

        I think wti may get hit few points tomorrow with gold heading higher

    LPG
    Feb 26, 2015 26:03 AM

    Hello all,

    Just a few comments from me on the TLT topic.

    1) First of all: disclosureS:
    Disclosure 1:
    I don’t own TLT. Simple reason is that I don’t understand that type of business, so I don’t put my money in.
    Disclosure 2:
    I don’t intend to put money in it either as long as I don’t understand the business they are involved in.
    Disclosure 3:
    I am not trying to understand their business. And even if I had a vague idea or a feel for what the company does, it would not be enough for me to classify that as “I understand the business”.

    2) The 8% placement fees they will pay:
    TLT has agreed to pay 8% brokers fee for the placement.
    Honestly, I’ve seen a few times 8% with other deals. It’s not uncommon. Not at all.

    3) Placement pricing:
    Placing at 20% below market price is not cool for those who are long above 44cts.
    But the company is trying to increase its share capital by up to c.18mn shares vs. the c.86mn shares it currently has outstanding (according to Bberg data).
    Running the number, that’s ABOUT 20% dilution (17%).
    Take the last price before announcement and apply this c. 20% (17%) dilution, and you get about low 44cts (45cts)…
    As usual, if some of us are already all-in in TLT at way above 44cts and feel some pain, my questions are:
    a) what was your plan? and
    b) what was your plan AFTER that plan
    –> ie: “what if something goes wrong?”, “what if they raise via a P.P?”.
    I won’t go further on this point as I guess that by now you all are familiar with my thought process on that point.

    I note that SOMETIMES companies can raise ABOVE their last share price.
    BUT most of the time, they can’t as they haven’t really proven themselves and there isn’t enough mket appetite.
    I think TLT falls in this category – not a judgement/criticism here, just a view/opinion.

    4) The length the warrants can be exercised.
    Ok, here I agree: 5 yrs is lonnnnnnnngggggg.
    Guess the company wanted to make sure it would be able to raise money so it had to make the deal attractive.
    But I will say this: if the company succeeds in what it is doing, these warrants are not exactly a big deal in the grand scheme of things.

    As usual, for those who like the company (for whatever the reason), a lower price is better than a higher price . That’s what investing is all about.

    My 2cts.

    Best to all, and GL investing/trading.

    LPG

      Feb 26, 2015 26:37 AM

      LPG; nice job.

        Feb 26, 2015 26:00 PM
        Feb 26, 2015 26:23 PM

        Now what chance does this company have of being successful, the answer is slim to none that is why cancer is still with us but prevention in the form of a healthy lifestyle is the best cure.

        Mice and rats are used before human trials because they have a similar genetic code to humans but something that seems to be successful in rodents hardly ever is a success when tried with humans.

        If this company doesn’t have any positive results the share price will soon go to it’s intrinsic value. That is why Euro Pacific got such a favorable deal, something which was not talked about in Al’s presentation. DT

          Feb 26, 2015 26:30 PM
          Feb 26, 2015 26:11 PM

          In the current market environment, outfits like Euro Pacific can pretty much dictate whatever terms them want.

          I am betting solely on the potentiality of positive results.

          By the way, you should contact Cory and Chris as they will be at PDAC.

        Feb 26, 2015 26:34 PM
      Feb 26, 2015 26:53 AM

      Yes, nice job, LPG. I gave a short, “blue-collar” version yesterday, ๐Ÿ™‚
      On February 25, 2015 at 8:17 am
      Matthew says:
      Dave, this is typical action after a company announces its intention to raise money. They intend to issue between 9 million and 18 million shares at 44 cents for a potential 20%+ dilution to shareholders.
      If you believe in the company, this is not a reason to sell. Management did right by shareholders to raise money now after a good rally. Had they done so last fall, far more shares would have had to be issued in order to raise the same amount of money. Imagine 20-40% dilution done at 20 โ€“ 25 cents.

        LPG
        Feb 26, 2015 26:05 PM

        Matthew,

        Sorry but I missed your write-up yesterday.
        Soooooooooooooooooorry.

        Although I’m not long the shares and have no intention to be long, I agree with your write-up.

        Best to you,

        LPG

          Feb 26, 2015 26:37 PM

          Don’t be sorry, LPG, your post was obviously much better!

          I’m not long either, but good for those who got in early and took their capital back on the spike; a few must have, I’m sure.

          Best,

          M

            Feb 26, 2015 26:12 PM

            Doc and I purchased shares for a bit under $0.30. Full disclosure again!

      Feb 26, 2015 26:53 PM

      Good, well thought out commentary LPG.

      Feb 26, 2015 26:09 PM

      I did respond earlier and I am not sure why it did not show up.

      I pretty much agree with most of what you wrote.

    Feb 26, 2015 26:41 PM

    I wish you all good luck with Theralase.

    It may turn out well but is too risky for my blood. It only takes one letter to go from Theralase to Theralose.

      LPG
      Feb 26, 2015 26:46 PM

      lol Ebolan !
      Nice one !
      Best to you,
      LPG

        Feb 26, 2015 26:54 PM

        Well LPG, I’m a little less cautious with Miraculins. With a name like that they sound like a group of super heroes so how could you lose? ๐Ÿ™‚

          LPG
          Feb 26, 2015 26:03 PM

          You’re on a roll ! ๐Ÿ™‚

    bb
    Feb 26, 2015 26:52 PM

    Market-Rigging And Manipulation Legal In The U.S.

    This market-rigging is fully authorized by law here in the United States. The Gold Reserve Act of 1934, as amended in the 1970s, specifically authorizes the U.S. Treasury Department โ€” through the Exchange Stabilization Fund โ€” to intervene secretly in and rig not only the gold market, which was the original authorization, but as amended in the 1970s the ESF is authorized to rig any market โ€” any and all financial instruments

    kwn story today

    I mentioned this a couple years ago here, that LBJ told the world the U.S. government controls the price (in that case) silver.

    So,..we live with managed markets.

    What I don’t understand is why its taking so long for people to realise and accept it.

    I would think investors especially would want to take it into account.

      GREAT POST……………………bb………

      Feb 26, 2015 26:09 PM

      I believe there are a lot of people who don’t accept it, even given all the evidence. They assume everything is market behaviour and retrofit the market move by fictitious reasons after the fact. You read so many articles say, gold up because of …, gold down because of …

        Feb 26, 2015 26:15 PM

        There are a lot of people who do not accept the concept of “controls” because they simply do not want to accept it!

    bb
    Feb 26, 2015 26:13 PM

    J, I was thinking about the 170k tons of gold, we know how much the earth produces % wise compared to everything else, zinc for example, I havnt seen anyone figure the total of gold production this way.
    For example, the earth produces 1 pound of gold for every 10 pounds of zinc, if the earth produced 100 pounds of zinc, it produces 10 pounds of gold. etc.

    I am willing to bet looked at it this way the world has produced aprox 350k tons of gold.

    In the 1800s, it is said the Rothchilds (banks) owned 50% of the worlds wealth, knowing that money flows to money, rich get printed dollars first ect, why wouldn’t the Rothchilds own 50% of the worlds gold?
    We know there is 170k tons accounted for around the world, if Rothchild own “the other half” theres the 170k Hudas is talking about.

    My thinking could be nuts of course.

    Cfs
    Feb 26, 2015 26:19 PM

    OFF TOPIC:
    Nasty riots in Greece this afternoon with rioters calling for debt default.

    Cfs
    Feb 26, 2015 26:20 PM

    Ukraine running out of money in banks, causing further hype in hyperinflation.

      bb
      Feb 26, 2015 26:35 PM

      Yes cfs, the other day I read the Ukrainian people were talking about soon needing suitcases as wallets.

    bb
    Feb 26, 2015 26:25 PM

    Here is a scary thought for me, the markets all around the world are going parabolic, or close to it.
    We know anything that goes parabolic will crash.
    They should all crash about the same time.
    But with printing, there is no reason they have to crash, they could go on forever.
    (excluding consequences of course)
    The question becomes why.
    Whats the purpose?

      Feb 26, 2015 26:38 PM

      bb, That’s nonsense, “they could go on forever”, study history, just look at the cause of The French Revolution. DT

        bb
        Feb 26, 2015 26:26 PM

        guess you missed what I said dt (excluding consequences)
        I find it funny how people jump to conclusions.
        happens a lot tho.

          Feb 26, 2015 26:38 PM

          More nonsense!

            bb
            Feb 26, 2015 26:01 PM

            lol;

            Of course printing can go on forever, today ink and paper isn’t even required.

            Look at Zimbabwe.

            Feb 26, 2015 26:07 PM

            bb, exactly that is why I didn’t suggest it, More nonsense!

    CFS
    Feb 26, 2015 26:49 PM

    OFF TOPIC:
    Good interview with Peter Grandich coming on gold seek radio.

      Feb 26, 2015 26:20 PM

      Peter does not want to have much to do with me anymore since I scolded him for his continual debasement of Canadian promoters as he call them.

      About the second time he did that I sent him an e-mail suggesting that he not criticize all of those folks given the fact that he made literally millions of dollars promoting Canadian companies.

      He took offensive of my comment and said something to the effect of “no more contact with him”.

      I have a lot of trouble with hypocrites. Sorry CFS, but they just don’t work for me!

        CFS
        Feb 26, 2015 26:56 PM

        I was not suggesting you get Grandich on the show, but simply he gave a good interview on gold seek……inviting people to find it and listen.

        Likewise, I would suggest people listen to the last hour of Mark Levin, today’s broadcast, available on podcast. (he talks about Obama’s immigration policy desires with some female in the whitehouseloop conference calls.) if what was reported is true the U.S. will be destroyed for sure as we knew it.

    Feb 26, 2015 26:30 PM

    EURO LAND IS MORE CRAZY AND BRAIN DEAD GOD HELPE US !

    Feb 26, 2015 26:11 PM

    Unfortunately, when you are investing you must consider what can go wrong and that requires being more critical thinking then looking for the positives.

      Feb 26, 2015 26:21 PM

      And certainly more honest, Machine Gun!

    Feb 26, 2015 26:12 PM

    AMERICA IS GONE !!!!!!! Joe tells it straight.

    He’s sick and tired of everything. Don’t mess with Joe either.

    All his life he was in the mob. He took down anyone who crossed him.

    Ihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7o3fnv3ECk

    Now he’s a decent guy but he still won’t take any bull.

    JOE TELLS IT STRAIGHT. So grab your popcorn and listen up.

      Feb 26, 2015 26:16 PM

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7o3fnv3ECk

      JOE IS HERE. CLICK ON IT. BIG BAD JOE…mob guy

        Feb 26, 2015 26:00 PM

        Zan Gardners visions of the coming human disaster.

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqYOkNxQZCs

        More valid today more than ever. Can we avert the disaster.

        I DON’T THINK SO !!!!!! Not with NATO in Ukraine.

        Funny, no one realizes how so serious this is with Allied Forces
        all over Russian borders. Why is everyone so complacent.

        Must be all the anti depressants people are addicted to. Mind control.

        And pot !!!

          Feb 26, 2015 26:26 PM

          Everyone is addicted to either alcohol, pot, prescription drugs, anti depressants
          and even hard core drugs. Maybe several or combinations.

          Pot is legal now.

          Its true. Therefore, one of many reasons to be concerned.

          This is not a healthy society or civilization.

          Peoples heads are not scewed on very well. Hello…good judgment is impaired.

          Well anyway, this truth will be denied by most as well. Just like everything else
          they will pretend that we will be fine.

          All this debt and now a ….make believe society. Provoking a war with Russia.

          Thats really smart. ITS ALL A HOUSE OF CARDS. This is very serious Folks.

            Feb 26, 2015 26:58 PM

            No one wants the truth. So then keep listening to the lies.

            All I can say is you better have a back up plan. Spiritually not worldly.

            Otherwise, if its the latter you will definitely be caught in the chaos.

            ITS ALL GOING TO COME CRASHING DOWN. This event is due anytime.
            Months away at the most.

            So no, there’s no truth in my words. Debt is all sustainable. The financial system
            is not highly leveraged. Very little derivatives exposure. There is no risk of a great
            war.

            Oh heck, everything is great. Please disregard this post. I have no idea what I’m talking
            about. THE WORLD IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE !!!!! Wright ?

            Feb 26, 2015 26:16 PM

            I am not sure that the world is in excellent shape, Heavy!

            Feb 26, 2015 26:15 PM

            I don’t know Big AL….but I have to cool this campaign.

            Its getting long in the tooth. The world is getting worse
            and so am I right along with it.

            Its ugly and I think everyone has the message. My hope
            is to cool down now and take a long break.

            The news is turning bad and its hard to resist posting it.
            Even ammo now is going to be limited. Stop some altogether.
            The internet is in jeopardy now.

            MAY DAY !!!! This world …. its deteriorating quickly.

            Big AL, will minimize the posting tomorrow and forward.

            Just so you know. Especially during prime times. Anything
            you need cooperation with always please let me know. OK : )

            Oh, us boys have been goofing off a little as well. Everything
            is fine though. Its all good. No one is badly injured. Its under
            control.

      Feb 26, 2015 26:17 PM

      TIME TIME NO JET COOL IS THE WAY BUY BUY GOLD !

    Feb 26, 2015 26:48 PM

    Cory makes a good point about new funding at a discount to market being disappointing, while understandable. If the company comes through with it’s potential then the pull-back in stock price provides a good buying opp. and will be long forgotten over time. Always do your own DD first. I have purchased on a couple of occasions this week for the first time after following the stock and listening to KER commentary. I’m happy…for now.

    On a related note. While I certainly don’t want to see Cory or Doc in jail, if it were to happen could they still do interviews from behind bars?

    Feb 27, 2015 27:14 AM

    Anyone around? This board is dead.

      Feb 27, 2015 27:23 AM

      Dead is bullish on an up day. ๐Ÿ™‚

    Feb 27, 2015 27:18 AM

    Al, I realize you don’t give investment advice but it seems to me you are doing lots and lots of news realizes, podcast, interviews and discussions about Theralase. This has been going on a weekly basis. Once again I understand not investment advice.

      Feb 27, 2015 27:25 AM

      There should be no “but” in your first sentence.

        Feb 27, 2015 27:33 PM

        why no “but” in sentence?

          Feb 27, 2015 27:14 PM

          By using a “but” you’re strongly implying that Al’s coverage of Theralase DOES amount to investment advice, which is not true.

    Feb 27, 2015 27:51 AM

    Matt,

    well let’s see if your right :).

    Any price projection for hui for today?

    all please give matt my email via email thanks..

    also matt does stockcharts.com offer live gold prices?

      Feb 27, 2015 27:09 AM

      Even if gold doesn’t do much from here, I think the HUI can still hit 196 today.
      I don’t think Stockcharts offers live gold prices but I don’t have the best subscription either so am not sure. I just use GLD or SGOL for intraday charts (as LPG pointed out, GLD x 10.4 (or 10.415 ๐Ÿ˜‰ ) will give you the gold price.

        Feb 27, 2015 27:20 AM

        Thanks Matt!

        For what it’s worth I have the pro subscription on stockcharts and upgraded yesterday as i need live canadian ticker. But no seems they don’t have live gold prices. I have always used goldprice.com. Have you ever used it?

          Feb 27, 2015 27:28 AM

          I haven’t tried goldprice.com, thanks. Doesn’t your trading platform provide live Canadian data? I use Interactive Brokers and the platform can do far more than I require.

    Feb 27, 2015 27:14 AM

    Richard, a few days ago you said it would be a good idea to buy volatility in 2-3 days from that day. That makes it now. Do you still think it’s a good idea to buy volatility now?

    Feb 27, 2015 27:46 AM

    Yes it does td waterhouse but i don’t like it lol.