Stock Pick of the Week: W. E. 18 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 "kadee66".

[ModE98]

Oh, good greif, what to do about this week.

Just to continue with the remainder my China Experiment, will go with CGA (long). China Green Agriculture. More fertilizer for the fields of China. The next two quarters (in season) should move them forward.

[kadee79]

I'm kind of at a loss too Mod. But since clne is back about where it was 3 mos. ago...think we'll try again to see if they get a bump.

CLNE, long

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. is a provider of natural gas as an alternative fuel for vehicle fleets in the United States and Canada, based on the number of stations operated and the amount of gasoline gallon equivalents of compressed natural gas (CNG), and liquefied natural gas (LNG), delivered. The Company designs, builds, operates and maintains fueling stations and supply its customers with CNG fuel for light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles and LNG fuel for medium and heavy-duty vehicles. The Company also sells non-lubricated natural gas compressors and related equipment used in CNG stations and LNG stations, convert light and medium duty vehicles to run on natural gas, and produce renewable natural gas (RNG), which can be used as vehicle fuel or sold for power generation. As of December 31, 2011, it owned, operated or supplied 273 fueling stations for its customers in 23 states and Canada. The Company owned 153 of the stations, and its customers owned the other 120 stations.

[beenherebefore]

Ok, I have decided to go with WFC long, my so called thinking is that, with the nasty news from Chase, investors in the banking sector may move to Wells Fargo, with it's strong balance sheet, nice dividend and no scandals...... :-)

[clarkrl2]

long PSQ (Proshares short QQQ)

Most of the index etfs I follow have charts that are looking more bearish than bullish. I don't like leveraged etfs so I went with the 1X short QQQ etf. I also think SPY and DIA charts are beginning to look more bearish than bullish. All of these appear to have broken below trendline support. I don't have a real life short position on any of these at this time.

[Deleted]

TRP - (L)
Canadian Nat Gas Utlity

[burger]

CSTR long. It's been dropping for no real reason lately. I'm expecting it to come back up.

[tyfighter3]

nog long.

[architecto25]

TASR (Taser International Inc.) (Long)

closed Friday at $5.20
52 wk. high/low = $6.49/$3.55
chart has had a nice uptrend for a couple of weeks. Continue ?
Located in Scottsdale, Ariz......... 313 employees
Company founded on 7 Sept. 1993
Manuf., sells advanced electronic control devices (guns)
......main reason for my pick: I hope the chart will continue.

[rovo]

I'll play this week and I select Apple, Inc. long.
Long AAPL

This puppy is incredibly cheap at the current share price. The Price/Earnings ratio is 13.80 and the forward PE is about 11.3. It is well off of the high of $644 at $566.71 and it appears it will open even lower. The PEG is 0.73 and this puts it deep into "value stock" territory instead of a growth stock. Also, this week is options expiration and this could affect the stock price.

[rovo]

Please check the data for your selection.

Player

L or S

Symbol

$ Open

$ Close

% Close

[/b][/tr]
[tr][td] kadee66 [/td][td] L [/td][td] CLNE [/td][td] $16.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] beenherebefore [/td][td] L [/td][td] WFC [/td][td] $32.88 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] architecto25 [/td][td] L [/td][td] TASR [/td][td] $5.13 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] ModE [/td][td] L [/td][td] CGA [/td][td] $3.69 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] burger [/td][td] L [/td][td] CSTR [/td][td] $59.55 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] BenchMark [/td][td] L [/td][td] QQQ [/td][td] $63.63 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] clarkrl2 [/td][td] L [/td][td] PSQ [/td][td] $27.10 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] tyfighter3 [/td][td] L [/td][td] NOG [/td][td] $18.33 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] D.I. [/td][td] L [/td][td] TRP [/td][td] $42.92 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] rovo [/td][td] L [/td][td] AAPL [/td][td] $562.57 [/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]
[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]

This day has started off with a bad-looking downside trend, hope it can be reversed as the day progresses. Looks like the sell-off trend may continue for some time as world economic problems do not appear that they will go away anytime soon.

May "The Force" be with you fellow players.

[Bluerobin]

I think I am glad I forgot to pick this week!

[ModE98]

OMG!

[rovo]

It is looking like a tough race this week. Only 2 positive today.

Player

L or S

Symbol

$ Open

$ Close

% Close

[/b][/tr]
[tr][td] architecto25 [/td][td] L [/td][td] TASR [/td][td] $5.13 [/td][td] $5.20 [/td][td] 1.36% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] clarkrl2 [/td][td] L [/td][td] PSQ [/td][td] $27.10 [/td][td] $27.13 [/td][td] 0.11% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] BenchMark [/td][td] L [/td][td] QQQ [/td][td] $63.63 [/td][td] $63.58 [/td][td] -0.08% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] burger [/td][td] L [/td][td] CSTR [/td][td] $59.55 [/td][td] $59.09 [/td][td] -0.77% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] rovo [/td][td] L [/td][td] AAPL [/td][td] $562.57 [/td][td] $558.22 [/td][td] -0.77% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] D.I. [/td][td] L [/td][td] TRP [/td][td] $42.92 [/td][td] $42.56 [/td][td] -0.84% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] beenherebefore [/td][td] L [/td][td] WFC [/td][td] $32.88 [/td][td] $32.41 [/td][td] -1.43% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] tyfighter3 [/td][td] L [/td][td] NOG [/td][td] $18.33 [/td][td] $18.03 [/td][td] -1.64% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] kadee66 [/td][td] L [/td][td] CLNE [/td][td] $16.00 [/td][td] $15.44 [/td][td] -3.50% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] ModE [/td][td] L [/td][td] CGA [/td][td] $3.69 [/td][td] $3.35 [/td][td] -9.21% [/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]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr][/table]

[kadee79]

I'm right there with ya Mod!

[ModE98]

kadee ..... Hope it is just the worry over CGA's receiveables. Selling a lot on credit, with slow payments. I note that China has begun an easing policy on bank lending and reserves. So, perhaps the problem will be quite temporary. If so, maybe a double by October. It is moot.

Always high risk in China on those small caps trying to grow. It seems credit is the way they expand, and that always means "receivables" and collection concerns. Next two quarterly reports will tell if this is of fleeting concern or more pervasive.

[ModE98]

kadee, if today's early trend for CGA holds, he will be increasing the way down and you will never catch me!

[rovo]

Another messy week for the game as even the leader, architecto25, is just walking around the track.

Player

L or S

Symbol

$ Open

$ Close

% Close

[/b][/tr]
[tr][td] architecto25 [/td][td] L [/td][td] TASR [/td][td] $5.13 [/td][td] $5.16 [/td][td] 0.58% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] clarkrl2 [/td][td] L [/td][td] PSQ [/td][td] $27.10 [/td][td] $27.20 [/td][td] 0.37% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] burger [/td][td] L [/td][td] CSTR [/td][td] $59.55 [/td][td] $59.32 [/td][td] -0.39% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] BenchMark [/td][td] L [/td][td] QQQ [/td][td] $63.63 [/td][td] $63.37 [/td][td] -0.41% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] D.I. [/td][td] L [/td][td] TRP [/td][td] $42.92 [/td][td] $42.31 [/td][td] -1.42% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] rovo [/td][td] L [/td][td] AAPL [/td][td] $562.57 [/td][td] $553.17 [/td][td] -1.67% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] beenherebefore [/td][td] L [/td][td] WFC [/td][td] $32.88 [/td][td] $32.24 [/td][td] -1.95% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] tyfighter3 [/td][td] L [/td][td] NOG [/td][td] $18.33 [/td][td] $17.90 [/td][td] -2.35% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] ModE [/td][td] L [/td][td] CGA [/td][td] $3.69 [/td][td] $3.38 [/td][td] -8.40% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] kadee66 [/td][td] L [/td][td] CLNE [/td][td] $16.00 [/td][td] $14.56 [/td][td] -9.00% [/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]
[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]

Sorry, kadee, CGA made a turnaround today, and squeezed you onto the bottom rung. Thought CGA was a shoo-in for the spot.

Wow, could have made it if I had saddled up old TPI. He took a real hit today....bad earnings. Dead meat now. Glue factory bound.

[kadee79]

I think mine tripped and is still laying on the track! Already run over by the rest of the field!
Natural Gas must be taking a nose dive!...again!!!

[Value Buy]

I had no internet service Sunday or Monday morning.
In hindsight, I was lucky.
My pick crashed already.
Hopefully will be back next week.

[architecto25]

I may be doing o.k. on this contest; but in real life, my performance STINKS.....

[rovo]

clarkrl2 moves into the lead with his short position on the Qs. The market is taking its' toll on the remaining players.

Player

L or S

Symbol

$ Open

$ Close

% Close

[/b][/tr]
[tr][td] clarkrl2 [/td][td] L [/td][td] PSQ [/td][td] $27.10 [/td][td] $27.39 [/td][td] 1.07% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] architecto25 [/td][td] L [/td][td] TASR [/td][td] $5.13 [/td][td] $5.16 [/td][td] 0.58% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] BenchMark [/td][td] L [/td][td] QQQ [/td][td] $63.63 [/td][td] $62.94 [/td][td] -1.08% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] D.I. [/td][td] L [/td][td] TRP [/td][td] $42.92 [/td][td] $42.33 [/td][td] -1.37% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] beenherebefore [/td][td] L [/td][td] WFC [/td][td] $32.88 [/td][td] $31.97 [/td][td] -2.77% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] rovo [/td][td] L [/td][td] AAPL [/td][td] $562.57 [/td][td] $546.08 [/td][td] -2.93% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] burger [/td][td] L [/td][td] CSTR [/td][td] $59.55 [/td][td] $57.56 [/td][td] -3.34% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] tyfighter3 [/td][td] L [/td][td] NOG [/td][td] $18.33 [/td][td] $17.64 [/td][td] -3.76% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] ModE [/td][td] L [/td][td] CGA [/td][td] $3.69 [/td][td] $3.25 [/td][td] -11.92% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] kadee66 [/td][td] L [/td][td] CLNE [/td][td] $16.00 [/td][td] $14.01 [/td][td] -12.44% [/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]
[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, I'm really trying to get into last place. Kindly quit impeding my progress!!!! Whip that horse!

[Bluerobin]

<<< Offers magic oats to Kadee >>>

[rovo]

clarkrl2 is the only positive in a negative universe.

Player

L or S

Symbol

$ Open

$ Close

% Close

[/b][/tr]
[tr][td] clarkrl2 [/td][td] L [/td][td] PSQ [/td][td] $27.10 [/td][td] $27.97 [/td][td] 3.21% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] architecto25 [/td][td] L [/td][td] TASR [/td][td] $5.13 [/td][td] $5.05 [/td][td] -1.56% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] burger [/td][td] L [/td][td] CSTR [/td][td] $59.55 [/td][td] $58.00 [/td][td] -2.60% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] BenchMark [/td][td] L [/td][td] QQQ [/td][td] $63.63 [/td][td] $61.61 [/td][td] -3.17% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] D.I. [/td][td] L [/td][td] TRP [/td][td] $42.92 [/td][td] $41.41 [/td][td] -3.52% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] beenherebefore [/td][td] L [/td][td] WFC [/td][td] $32.88 [/td][td] $31.44 [/td][td] -4.38% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] tyfighter3 [/td][td] L [/td][td] NOG [/td][td] $18.33 [/td][td] $17.28 [/td][td] -5.73% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] rovo [/td][td] L [/td][td] AAPL [/td][td] $562.57 [/td][td] $530.12 [/td][td] -5.77% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] ModE [/td][td] L [/td][td] CGA [/td][td] $3.69 [/td][td] $3.25 [/td][td] -11.92% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] kadee66 [/td][td] L [/td][td] CLNE [/td][td] $16.00 [/td][td] $13.11 [/td][td] -18.06% [/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]
[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]

Another crappy day Seems my nice, high dividend REIT's got hit.

kadee..... we're caught in quicksand. Sinking, Sinking.

[kadee79]

You're right Mod & I'm sinking the fastest....both here & in the other game!

This week's market has been the pits!

[Bluerobin]

Kadee and Mod, have some magic oats, the heck with feeding the horses. You WILL feel better.