Stock Pick of the Week: W. E. 11 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 "ModE".

[ModE98]

No reason not to run with YONG (long) again this week. Believe they may pick up a bit with an earnings announcement due May 10. Guessing that the earnings will be positive (hoping the farmers in China bought a lot of fertilizer as we entered the Spring season.

Also hoping the distributors are now paying YONG in full for past credit (they were somewhat delinquent last quarter.) Also they announce new auditors have come on board. If all work out, YONG will run with jet speed for a few days at least.

[uncle23]

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JVA........long

[kadee79]

CMI, long

Cummins Engines!
Since it took a loss this week...it needs to go up next week! And that is female reasoning!

[uncle23]

.........


we have the same reasoning KD...........only its a male reasoning.. ;D

[beenherebefore]

LOL You two!

I'm sticking with Ford, F long.

[clarkrl2]

Long VLO (Valero Energy Corp - Oil and Gas Refining and Marketing)

This stock is at the 200-day SMA and also appears to be at trendline support. The crack spread has fallen recently but is still at 26.96/barrell. The earnings report for the first quarter showed a loss on continuing operations but was not due to the refining margins. See first paragraph of article. finance.yahoo.com/news/valero-energy-reports-first-quarter-114901623.html The refining margins showed operating income of 2.11 per throughput barrell. See table 2 at bottom of article. The dividend yield is at 2.61%. My real life limit order is at 19.50.

I am switching off STX this week primarily because the RSI(14) on the weekly chart has reached the overbought status. I still like the stock and moved my limit order to 28.

[blackliver]

ogxpy long

[Value Buy]

Going with Premium Brand Holdings this week and will short it.
PBH, Short.

[Deleted]

HLF (L)

[Value Buy]

Are we gong to have a gap down tomorrow due to the election results in France?

[architecto25]

My pick for this week:
ELLI (Ellie Mae Inc.) (Long)
Closed Friday at 15.57
Chart looks good; opinion all green: It's listed on the Amex.

[Bluerobin]

I am sticking with NUE, long this week. Morgan Stanley screwed up my accounts during their transition, and lost half of them, so I don't have the mindset to find a new stock.

[kadee79]

LOL Uncle! Maybe we will both be at the top!

[rovo]

Selections and opening prices are below. Please check your pick for accuracy of the numbers.

Player

L or S

Symbol

$ Open

$ Close

% Close

[/b][/tr]
[tr][td] ModE [/td][td] L [/td][td] YONG [/td][td] $3.21 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] clarkrl2 [/td][td] L [/td][td] VLO [/td][td] $22.73 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] D.I. [/td][td] L [/td][td] HLF [/td][td] $47.04 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] kadee66 [/td][td] L [/td][td] CMI [/td][td] $104.76 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] architecto25 [/td][td] L [/td][td] ELLI [/td][td] $15.39 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] beenherebefore [/td][td] L [/td][td] F [/td][td] $10.53 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] blackliver [/td][td] L [/td][td] OGXPY [/td][td] $7.27 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] bluerobin [/td][td] L [/td][td] NUE [/td][td] $37.71 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] BenchMark [/td][td] L [/td][td] QQQ [/td][td] $64.31 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] Value Buy [/td][td] S [/td][td] PBH [/td][td] $13.46 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] uncle.23 [/td][td] L [/td][td] JVA [/td][td] $7.98 [/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]
[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]

[rovo]

blackliver pulls out to the early lead by a length over beenherebefore.

Player

L or S

Symbol

$ Open

$ Close

% Close

[/b][/tr]
[tr][td] blackliver [/td][td] L [/td][td] OGXPY [/td][td] $7.27 [/td][td] $7.42 [/td][td] 2.06% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] beenherebefore [/td][td] L [/td][td] F [/td][td] $10.53 [/td][td] $10.66 [/td][td] 1.23% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] kadee66 [/td][td] L [/td][td] CMI [/td][td] $104.76 [/td][td] $105.50 [/td][td] 0.71% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] clarkrl2 [/td][td] L [/td][td] VLO [/td][td] $22.73 [/td][td] $22.89 [/td][td] 0.70% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] BenchMark [/td][td] L [/td][td] QQQ [/td][td] $64.31 [/td][td] $64.76 [/td][td] 0.70% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] ModE [/td][td] L [/td][td] YONG [/td][td] $3.21 [/td][td] $3.21 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] D.I. [/td][td] L [/td][td] HLF [/td][td] $47.04 [/td][td] $46.98 [/td][td] -0.13% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] Value Buy [/td][td] S [/td][td] PBH [/td][td] $13.46 [/td][td] $13.49 [/td][td] -0.22% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] architecto25 [/td][td] L [/td][td] ELLI [/td][td] $15.39 [/td][td] $15.33 [/td][td] -0.39% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] bluerobin [/td][td] L [/td][td] NUE [/td][td] $37.71 [/td][td] $37.55 [/td][td] -0.42% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] uncle.23 [/td][td] L [/td][td] JVA [/td][td] $7.98 [/td][td] $7.92 [/td][td] -0.75% [/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]
[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]

Hey, look out above, sprinkling a bottle of 5-Hour Energy on top of the oats tonight, so YONG may perk up Tuesday or Wednesday.

[rovo]

kadee66 hits the turbo button on her diesel and pulls into the lead. beenherebefore holds second place in a Ford. ;D Blackliver has stumbled a bit and has moved to the rear of the pack to catch her breath.

Player

L or S

Symbol

$ Open

$ Close

% Close

[/b][/tr]
[tr][td] kadee66 [/td][td] L [/td][td] CMI [/td][td] $104.76 [/td][td] $106.89 [/td][td] 2.03% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] beenherebefore [/td][td] L [/td][td] F [/td][td] $10.53 [/td][td] $10.61 [/td][td] 0.76% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] Value Buy [/td][td] S [/td][td] PBH [/td][td] $13.46 [/td][td] $13.39 [/td][td] 0.52% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] architecto25 [/td][td] L [/td][td] ELLI [/td][td] $15.39 [/td][td] $15.46 [/td][td] 0.45% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] BenchMark [/td][td] L [/td][td] QQQ [/td][td] $64.31 [/td][td] $64.52 [/td][td] 0.33% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] clarkrl2 [/td][td] L [/td][td] VLO [/td][td] $22.73 [/td][td] $22.56 [/td][td] -0.75% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] ModE [/td][td] L [/td][td] YONG [/td][td] $3.21 [/td][td] $3.18 [/td][td] -0.93% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] bluerobin [/td][td] L [/td][td] NUE [/td][td] $37.71 [/td][td] $37.35 [/td][td] -0.95% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] blackliver [/td][td] L [/td][td] OGXPY [/td][td] $7.27 [/td][td] $7.20 [/td][td] -0.96% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] uncle.23 [/td][td] L [/td][td] JVA [/td][td] $7.98 [/td][td] $7.85 [/td][td] -1.63% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] D.I. [/td][td] L [/td][td] HLF [/td][td] $47.04 [/td][td] $45.55 [/td][td] -3.17% [/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]
[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]

Hmmm .... another off day for YONG.... and it looks good for kadee's pick if CMI can keep up the pace. Nice lead at the second pole.

[beenherebefore]

ROTF Rovo!!!

[Bluerobin]

<<< Heads to the infield and pulls out those magic oats>>>

[rovo]

A very tight grouping for the three lead players but kadee66 remains in the lead. Six players above the benchmark today vs. four yesterday.

Player

L or S

Symbol

$ Open

$ Close

% Close

[/b][/tr]
[tr][td] kadee66 [/td][td] L [/td][td] CMI [/td][td] $104.76 [/td][td] $106.74 [/td][td] 1.89% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] Value Buy [/td][td] S [/td][td] PBH [/td][td] $13.46 [/td][td] $13.24 [/td][td] 1.63% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] beenherebefore [/td][td] L [/td][td] F [/td][td] $10.53 [/td][td] $10.69 [/td][td] 1.52% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] ModE [/td][td] L [/td][td] YONG [/td][td] $3.21 [/td][td] $3.24 [/td][td] 0.93% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] D.I. [/td][td] L [/td][td] HLF [/td][td] $47.04 [/td][td] $47.17 [/td][td] 0.28% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] architecto25 [/td][td] L [/td][td] ELLI [/td][td] $15.39 [/td][td] $15.40 [/td][td] 0.06% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] BenchMark [/td][td] L [/td][td] QQQ [/td][td] $64.31 [/td][td] $64.32 [/td][td] 0.02% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] uncle.23 [/td][td] L [/td][td] JVA [/td][td] $7.98 [/td][td] $7.97 [/td][td] -0.13% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] clarkrl2 [/td][td] L [/td][td] VLO [/td][td] $22.73 [/td][td] $22.48 [/td][td] -1.10% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] bluerobin [/td][td] L [/td][td] NUE [/td][td] $37.71 [/td][td] $37.26 [/td][td] -1.19% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] blackliver [/td][td] L [/td][td] OGXPY [/td][td] $7.27 [/td][td] $6.89 [/td][td] -5.23% [/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]
[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]

kadee hanging on.... don't break a fingernail! Will YONG get a boost on tomorrow's news? Or, take time out for a sponge bath?
Race getting HOT

[kadee79]

Mod, I filed them all to a point so they will stick when I grab! ;D
Hanging on by that one nail!

[Deleted]

Intersting I see that HLF bounced off the bottom of the ladder.. Wonder if it will sink back to the bottom.

[ModE98]

YONG just reported today outstanding results and continued fast growth..... might have "turned on the jets" for a quick move. Look out for sudden fast move up.
finance.yahoo.com/news/yongye-international-announces-first-quarter-100000203.html

[rovo]

ModE charges into the lead atop his fertilizer producing YONG. beenherebefore's mustang is outpacing kadee66's low reving diesel.

Player

L or S

Symbol

$ Open

$ Close

% Close

[/b][/tr]
[tr][td] ModE [/td][td] L [/td][td] YONG [/td][td] $3.21 [/td][td] $3.42 [/td][td] 6.54% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] beenherebefore [/td][td] L [/td][td] F [/td][td] $10.53 [/td][td] $10.71 [/td][td] 1.71% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] kadee66 [/td][td] L [/td][td] CMI [/td][td] $104.76 [/td][td] $105.87 [/td][td] 1.06% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] Value Buy [/td][td] S [/td][td] PBH [/td][td] $13.46 [/td][td] $13.34 [/td][td] 0.89% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] architecto25 [/td][td] L [/td][td] ELLI [/td][td] $15.39 [/td][td] $15.44 [/td][td] 0.32% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] BenchMark [/td][td] L [/td][td] QQQ [/td][td] $64.31 [/td][td] $64.19 [/td][td] -0.19% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] uncle.23 [/td][td] L [/td][td] JVA [/td][td] $7.98 [/td][td] $7.93 [/td][td] -0.63% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] clarkrl2 [/td][td] L [/td][td] VLO [/td][td] $22.73 [/td][td] $22.56 [/td][td] -0.75% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] blackliver [/td][td] L [/td][td] OGXPY [/td][td] $7.27 [/td][td] $7.17 [/td][td] -1.38% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] bluerobin [/td][td] L [/td][td] NUE [/td][td] $37.71 [/td][td] $37.05 [/td][td] -1.75% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] D.I. [/td][td] L [/td][td] HLF [/td][td] $47.04 [/td][td] $46.00 [/td][td] -2.21% [/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]
[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]

Good grief! Now, the BIG QUESTION..... just a flash in the pan, or will it hold?

[Deleted]

there we go back to the bottom.

[beenherebefore]

Wow, what a difference a day can make. LOL!