Stock Pick of the Week: W. E. 04 May 2012

[rovo]

Rules:
1. Selection must be made prior to the opening bell on the first trading day of the week.
2. Selection may be changed up to the opening bell.
3. Starting price is the opening price on first trading day of week.
4. Ending price is closing price on last trading day of week.
5. No options or complex trading vehicles. Only stocks and ETFs.

To enter the game:
List your stock's symbol, Long or Short, Company name, what the company does and why you like the selection.


Congratulations to last week's winner "beenherebefore".

[Trongersoll]

I'm gonna go with AMZN Long. lets see if they have any legs left.

[ModE98]

Being a gluton for punishment, will stick with YONG (long) again this week. Hope the "book cooking" claim by the "short" SA author is a matter YONG will address and refute post haste. Fulvic fertilizer for the the fields of China. It's "make or break" time on this one.
If it turns out to be accurate, will take my punishment as "just another fool".

Still stubbonly holding my long term position, and not enjoying the potential for another write off. Oh well, hope some karma awaits.

[Driftr]

I'll try PPLT long. See if Platinum is worth it's weight next week.

[uncle23]

..............


....SAVE..........long......Spirit Airlines Inc........earnings looking good.......momentum play......

[Value Buy]

Master Card Inc.
MA
Let's go long again.
This thing just keeps climbing.
With the employment report coming out this coming Friday, there is a chance it will not be getting any better, so everyone will be putting the bills on MA this week!

[Bluerobin]

I am stubborn too, and will stick with NUE long, Nucor steel. I still think they were unreasonably beaten up over earnings, and should rebound.

[blackliver]

OGXPY long Brazil oil & gas Just throwing the dice on this one.

[beenherebefore]

Please mark me down for Ford (F) long, volume precedes movement and in this case, I think the movement will be upward, as people digest their earnings.

[clarkrl2]

Long STX (Seagate Technology - Data Storage Devices)

Same pick as last week. The stock finished slightly up for the week after taking a hit on Friday probably due to a downgrade of WDC.
blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2012/04/27/wdc-drops-12-on-downgrades-will-prices-have-to-fall/?mod=yahoobarrons
STX has a low PE 6.8 and pays a good dividend 3.38%. I have an open order to buy some at $25/share.

[beenherebefore]

Clark, I almost went for STX this week, too. Good luck

[kadee79]

I'm changing horse!!!!!!!!!!!

RIMM, long....Research In Motion...

Research In Motion Limited (RIM) is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to information, including e-mail, voice, instant messaging, short message service (SMS), Internet and intranet-based applications and browsing. RIM technology also enables an array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services through software development kits, wireless connectivity to data and third-party support programs. On March 25, 2011, RIM purchased 100% interest of a company, whose technology is being incorporated into its developer tools. On April 26, 2011, the Company purchased certain assets of a company, whose acquired technologies will be incorporated into its products. In June 2011, RIM acquired Scoreloop. On March 8, 2012, it acquired Paratek Microwave Inc.

No reason since I don't analyze the market...just go with gut feelings...sometimes they work, sometimes they don't!

[architecto25]

HOG (Harley-Davidson Inc.) (Long)
closed Friday at $52.89

I'm primarily getting a pick in.....should I have computer connection problems in the morning.....& couldn't make "starting gate time".

[Deleted]

NFG - (L)
Nat Gas Utility {Regulated}

[rovo]

The selections and opening prices for this week's game are as follows:

Player

L or S

Symbol

$ Open

$ Close

% Close

[/b][/tr]
[tr][td] beenherebefore [/td][td] L [/td][td] F [/td][td] $11.42 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] Driftr [/td][td] L [/td][td] PPLT [/td][td] $154.66 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] BenchMark [/td][td] L [/td][td] QQQ [/td][td] $67.02 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] D.I. [/td][td] L [/td][td] NFG [/td][td] $46.41 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] kadee66 [/td][td] L [/td][td] RIMM [/td][td] $13.96 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] architecto25 [/td][td] L [/td][td] HOG [/td][td] $52.75 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] uncle.23 [/td][td] L [/td][td] SAVE [/td][td] $23.93 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] clarkrl2 [/td][td] L [/td][td] STX [/td][td] $29.55 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] bluerobin [/td][td] L [/td][td] NUE [/td][td] $39.18 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] blackliver [/td][td] L [/td][td] OGXPY [/td][td] $7.35 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] ModE [/td][td] L [/td][td] YONG [/td][td] $3.10 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] Trongersoll [/td][td] L [/td][td] AMZN [/td][td] $223.95 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] Value Buy [/td][td] L [/td][td] MA [/td][td] $459.40 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr][/table]


Corrected opening price on MA.

[ModE98]

YONG a bit spry today....off to a decent start and carrying on as the day progresses. Must have been the Magic Oats he was able to sneak from 'Ole Blue's stable last night. Or, maybe it was those York mints that put him in a good mood. Just maybe those farmers in China are buying more product.

[rovo]

clarkrl2 takes the early lead with Trong and ModE in close pursuit.

Player

L or S

Symbol

$ Open

$ Close

% Close

[/b][/tr]
[tr][td] clarkrl2 [/td][td] L [/td][td] STX [/td][td] $29.55 [/td][td] $30.76 [/td][td] 4.09% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] Trongersoll [/td][td] L [/td][td] AMZN [/td][td] $223.95 [/td][td] $231.90 [/td][td] 3.55% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] ModE [/td][td] L [/td][td] YONG [/td][td] $3.10 [/td][td] $3.21 [/td][td] 3.55% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] kadee66 [/td][td] L [/td][td] RIMM [/td][td] $13.96 [/td][td] $14.30 [/td][td] 2.44% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] D.I. [/td][td] L [/td][td] NFG [/td][td] $46.41 [/td][td] $47.35 [/td][td] 2.03% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] uncle.23 [/td][td] L [/td][td] SAVE [/td][td] $23.93 [/td][td] $24.02 [/td][td] 0.38% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] bluerobin [/td][td] L [/td][td] NUE [/td][td] $39.18 [/td][td] $39.20 [/td][td] 0.05% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] Driftr [/td][td] L [/td][td] PPLT [/td][td] $154.66 [/td][td] $154.55 [/td][td] -0.07% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] BenchMark [/td][td] L [/td][td] QQQ [/td][td] $67.02 [/td][td] $66.76 [/td][td] -0.39% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] architecto25 [/td][td] L [/td][td] HOG [/td][td] $52.75 [/td][td] $52.33 [/td][td] -0.80% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] beenherebefore [/td][td] L [/td][td] F [/td][td] $11.42 [/td][td] $11.28 [/td][td] -1.23% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] Value Buy [/td][td] L [/td][td] MA [/td][td] $459.40 [/td][td] $452.27 [/td][td] -1.55% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] blackliver [/td][td] L [/td][td] OGXPY [/td][td] $7.35 [/td][td] $7.10 [/td][td] -3.40% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr][/table]

The table is updated to correct an error.

[ModE98]

This rare air smells sweet. Yet, YONG is a fickle horse, and I think it has apnea spells and runs in sleep mode which could cause a hard fall at any time. Have to put some NoDoze in the feed bag and hope for the best.

And, better swipe some more Magic Oats from 'ole Blue's stall.

[rovo]

There is an error in the opening price of Value Buy's selection MA. I have it listed as $455.30 and it should be $459.40. I will correct yesterday's results and the opening post. I'm sorry for making the mistake.

[beenherebefore]

:(Ohhhhhh Noooooooo, my horse is going the wrong way......

[rovo]

clarkrl2 widens his lead while ModE and Trong swap places.

Player

L or S

Symbol

$ Open

$ Close

% Close

[/b][/tr]
[tr][td] clarkrl2 [/td][td] L [/td][td] STX [/td][td] $29.55 [/td][td] $31.89 [/td][td] 7.92% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] ModE [/td][td] L [/td][td] YONG [/td][td] $3.10 [/td][td] $3.20 [/td][td] 3.23% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] Trongersoll [/td][td] L [/td][td] AMZN [/td][td] $223.95 [/td][td] $230.04 [/td][td] 2.72% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] D.I. [/td][td] L [/td][td] NFG [/td][td] $46.41 [/td][td] $47.62 [/td][td] 2.61% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] architecto25 [/td][td] L [/td][td] HOG [/td][td] $52.75 [/td][td] $53.31 [/td][td] 1.06% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] bluerobin [/td][td] L [/td][td] NUE [/td][td] $39.18 [/td][td] $39.44 [/td][td] 0.66% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] Driftr [/td][td] L [/td][td] PPLT [/td][td] $154.66 [/td][td] $154.98 [/td][td] 0.21% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] BenchMark [/td][td] L [/td][td] QQQ [/td][td] $67.02 [/td][td] $66.87 [/td][td] -0.22% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] Value Buy [/td][td] L [/td][td] MA [/td][td] $459.40 [/td][td] $455.90 [/td][td] -0.76% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] beenherebefore [/td][td] L [/td][td] F [/td][td] $11.42 [/td][td] $11.23 [/td][td] -1.66% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] blackliver [/td][td] L [/td][td] OGXPY [/td][td] $7.35 [/td][td] $7.13 [/td][td] -2.99% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] kadee66 [/td][td] L [/td][td] RIMM [/td][td] $13.96 [/td][td] $13.48 [/td][td] -3.44% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] uncle.23 [/td][td] L [/td][td] SAVE [/td][td] $23.93 [/td][td] $22.99 [/td][td] -3.93% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr][/table]

[ModE98]

YONG is holding its own for now, but do expect this horse to fade as the race moves on. The Chinese small cap US-listed stocks are very fickle and seem to lose traction after a day or two run. The shorts and hedge funds play games with them, which is a negative thing. Oh well, it's fun to breathe the rare air near the front while it may last.

[Trongersoll]

I think my horse is spending a bit of time taking in the sights instead of running. ooooohhhhh! Shiney!

[kadee79]

I think mine took a nose dive! And he's still on his knees!

[Bluerobin]

Mod, Clark, FREE CARROTS!!

[ModE98]

Poured a bottle of 5-Hour Energy on YONG's oats this morning..... just a test to see if it really works. Tomorrow YONG will see if he can steal some Magic Oats from 'Ole Blue's stall while NUE is not looking.

[rovo]

clarkrl2 is widening the lead over ModE and Trong with two days to go.

Player

L or S

Symbol

$ Open

$ Close

% Close

[/b][/tr]
[tr][td] clarkrl2 [/td][td] L [/td][td] STX [/td][td] $29.55 [/td][td] $32.21 [/td][td] 9.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] ModE [/td][td] L [/td][td] YONG [/td][td] $3.10 [/td][td] $3.25 [/td][td] 4.84% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] Trongersoll [/td][td] L [/td][td] AMZN [/td][td] $223.95 [/td][td] $230.25 [/td][td] 2.81% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] architecto25 [/td][td] L [/td][td] HOG [/td][td] $52.75 [/td][td] $53.45 [/td][td] 1.33% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] blackliver [/td][td] L [/td][td] OGXPY [/td][td] $7.35 [/td][td] $7.41 [/td][td] 0.82% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] uncle.23 [/td][td] L [/td][td] SAVE [/td][td] $23.93 [/td][td] $24.11 [/td][td] 0.75% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] BenchMark [/td][td] L [/td][td] QQQ [/td][td] $67.02 [/td][td] $67.06 [/td][td] 0.06% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] Driftr [/td][td] L [/td][td] PPLT [/td][td] $154.66 [/td][td] $154.10 [/td][td] -0.36% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] bluerobin [/td][td] L [/td][td] NUE [/td][td] $39.18 [/td][td] $38.99 [/td][td] -0.48% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] D.I. [/td][td] L [/td][td] NFG [/td][td] $46.41 [/td][td] $46.10 [/td][td] -0.67% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] Value Buy [/td][td] L [/td][td] MA [/td][td] $459.40 [/td][td] $451.58 [/td][td] -1.70% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] beenherebefore [/td][td] L [/td][td] F [/td][td] $11.42 [/td][td] $11.10 [/td][td] -2.80% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] kadee66 [/td][td] L [/td][td] RIMM [/td][td] $13.96 [/td][td] $12.80 [/td][td] -8.31% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr][/table]

[ModE98]

Looks like YONG will have to release very good news to gain enough momentum to catch STX by Friday's run for the roses.

[beenherebefore]

Looks like I may have swung at a falling knife with F, and am heading towards dead last.

I can however, mix metaphors with the best of them.

[Value Buy]

Poor Rimm.
They will not catch a break with Wallstreet.
I am thinking of trying to catch this falling knife, or looking at some in and out trading with it.