. >> now captain ahab and his great white well, we're wondering if this is a lost cause. but with earnings on tuesday, is redemption finally in the palm of dan's hand? quick illustration of why we talk about these strategies. no, it's not to confuse you. it's to try to save you money. and here's an illustration of that. had you just purchased that november 14 strike put, you would have paid $2.40 and lost 25% of your money. dan's put spread, worth only 3% less. on this show, we do try to spend less to make more, and here dan lost less but he has yet to make money. so dan, what are you doing with this trade now? is this still your whale? >> i am sticking with this thing. let me tell you something. you guys have had a lot of fun and i appreciate all the earlier compliments. >> whale, windmill, use whatever metaphor you want, dan. >> i have had everyone since 2007. palm thing think that they have the iphone killer. they never even told us how many they sold. they cut the price. they introduced a new product. this last product is a hunk of plastic junk. i don't see them in an

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