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On July 14, 2006, I posted Kinetic Concepts (KCI) on Stock Picks Bob's Advice when it was trading at $44.45. Kinetic Concepts (KCI) closed at $51.02 on January 11, 2008, for a gain of $6.57 or 14.8% since posting.

Looking at the ' point & figure' chart on KCI from StockCharts.com , we can see the stock trading in what I would call a volatile fashion with wide swings of the stock p

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A few moments ago I sold my 140 shares of Kinetic Concepts (KCI) at $53.21. Because of a 'trade' in my account, these shares are carried with a purchase dat of 10/23/07 and a cost basis of $58.05. Thus, with the stock trading at $53.21, this represented a loss of $(4.84) or

But why?

Early this morning the company released 3rd quarter 2007 results. As reported :

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of medical technology company Kinetic Concepts Inc. sank Tuesday despite strong third-quarter earnings and sales, and an increased full-year outlook.

Before trading began, the company

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As I mentioned yesterday , my Precision Castparts (PCP) stock hit an appreciation target and I sold 1/7th of my holding. This was right after my MEDTOX (MTOX) stock tanked and I bailed out of that entire position. The long and short of it (really the long and long) is tha