Stock Pick of the Week: W. E. 5 Oct. 2012

[clarkrl2]

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 "Mod E".

Moderators please pin the thread

[ModE98]

Will go back to CGA (LONG) China Green Agriculture after a bad last week. Fertilizer for the fields of China, plus.
www.cgagri.com/

10.53 am .... stumbled out of gate. Guess I need to go to bank and buy a load of magic oats and feed this horse. Needs some motivation.

[uncle23]

.........


GMED.........long


Globus Medical Announces Its First PMA Approval for the SECURE®-C Cervical Artificial Disc

BY Business Wire

[2kids10horses]

long TQQQ.

[tyfighter3]

NOG long.

[Deleted]

EXC - (L)

[blackliver]

CZZ long

[Ombud]

Still keeping VLO in my portfolio but it isn't loved by Barchart this weekend so going with CVS. Don't own it but interested in it.
www.barchart.com/quotes/stocks/CVS

[kadee79]

Think I'll try one that I havn't done for awhile, see where it goes.

ADM, long...Archer, Daniels, Midland

[architecto25]

ACHN (Achillion Pharmaceuticals) (Long)

Biopharmaceutical Company located in New Haven, CT.
50 Employees; founded 17 Aug.1998
Closed Friday at $10.405
52 wk. high/low $12.95/$3.81

[clarkrl2]

Long GME (GameStop Corp - Video Game Retailer)
Same pick as last week.

[Bluerobin]

FBC, Flagstar Bank, Long. I am gonna stick with this horse for another week.

[bimetalaupt]

Was I right ...was I wrong ... A little of each ...a little of both..

Sprint-Nextel... Strong upper trend...LONG AGAIN
Close Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) $5.52..
-NYSE

5.52 Sep 28, 4:00PM EDT
Add to Portfolio
Prev Close: 5.52
Open: N/A
Bid: 5.46 x 2000
Ask: 5.51 x 800
1y Target Est: 5.11 IT IS ONLY MONEY!!
Beta: 1.16
Next Earnings Date: 25-Oct-12S Earnings announcement
Day's Range: N/A - N/A
52wk Range: 2.10 - 5.76
Volume: 800
Avg Vol (3m): 64,189,400
Market Cap: 16.56B
P/E (ttm): N/A
EPS (ttm): -1.28
Div & Yield: N/A (N/A)

[Ombud]

No F****in way! VLO is up 2.02% whereas CVS is only up .68%! Why do I believe these other so-called experts?!?! We're as good as them! Oh well, only morning of day 1. Still would like to win at least once

[architecto25]

Uncle,...........why don't you just pull your horse (GMED)over to the side; we'll put his collar of roses on today, and he can wear it for the rest of the race.... LOL..... seriously, good start.

[Value Buy]

I missed the start out of the gate this morning.
Was so depressed over my White Sox giving their division away this weekend, and then I had the golf meltdown at Medina where the Americans totally collapsed to the Europeans for the Ryder cup, in unbelievable fashion, I failed to log in and pick another loser........
Tonight, I must face Dallas versus Da Bears, and fear I willl face another meltdown on Monday night footballl.

[ModE98]

GO BEARS!! Let's see y'all win one for the Gipper!!

[clarkrl2]

bluerobin jumps out to the early lead with kadee66 and uncle23 in a close battle for second. Please check the opening prices.

Player

L or S

Symbol

$ Open

$ Close

% Close

[/b][/tr]
[tr][td] Bluerobin [/td][td] L [/td][td] FBC [/td][td] $1.09 [/td][td] $1.11 [/td][td] 1.83% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] kadee66 [/td][td] L [/td][td] ADM [/td][td] $27.310 [/td][td] $27.770 [/td][td] 1.68% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] uncle.23 [/td][td] L [/td][td] GMED [/td][td] $18.18 [/td][td] $18.48 [/td][td] 1.65% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] architecto25 [/td][td] L [/td][td] ACHN [/td][td] $10.54 [/td][td] $10.68 [/td][td] 1.33% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] Ombud [/td][td] L [/td][td] CVS [/td][td] $48.51 [/td][td] $48.67 [/td][td] 0.33% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] Mod E [/td][td] L [/td][td] CGA [/td][td] $3.31 [/td][td] $3.29 [/td][td] -0.60% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] BenchMark [/td][td] L [/td][td] QQQ [/td][td] $68.90 [/td][td] $68.47 [/td][td] -0.62% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] D. I. [/td][td] L [/td][td] EXC [/td][td] $35.66 [/td][td] $35.40 [/td][td] -0.73% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] blackliver [/td][td] L [/td][td] CZZ [/td][td] $15.910 [/td][td] $15.790 [/td][td] -0.75% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] clarkrl2 [/td][td] L [/td][td] GME [/td][td] $21.42 [/td][td] $21.24 [/td][td] -0.84% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] tyfighter3 [/td][td] L [/td][td] NOG [/td][td] $16.62 [/td][td] $16.44 [/td][td] -1.08% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 2kids10horses [/td][td] L [/td][td] TQQQ [/td][td] $61.50 [/td][td] $60.38 [/td][td] -1.82% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] bimetalaupt [/td][td] L [/td][td] S [/td][td] $5.45 [/td][td] $5.18 [/td][td] -4.95% [/td][/tr]
[/table]

[architecto25]

Clark..........Scottrade agrees with all your opening prices.....GOOD START. Thank you.

[uncle23]

..........

after a fast start ....magic oats loses magic ..........like most fast starts......LOL

[bimetalaupt]

Oct 1, 2012 5:35:00 GMT -5 bimetalaupt said:

Was I right ...was I wrong ... A little of each ...a little of both..

Sprint-Nextel... Strong upper trend...LONG AGAIN
Close Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) $5.52..
-NYSE

5.52 Sep 28, 4:00PM EDT
Add to Portfolio
Prev Close: 5.52
Open: N/A
Bid: 5.46 x 2000
Ask: 5.51 x 800
1y Target Est: 5.11 IT IS ONLY MONEY!!
Beta: 1.16
Next Earnings Date: 25-Oct-12S Earnings announcement
Day's Range: N/A - N/A
52wk Range: 2.10 - 5.76
Volume: 800
Avg Vol (3m): 64,189,400
Market Cap: 16.56B
P/E (ttm): N/A
EPS (ttm): -1.28
Div & Yield: N/A (N/A)

THE TREND IS YOUR FRIEND UNTIL IT CHANGES..

[Bluerobin]

Well, it won't last, so get ready for Mod's run.

[ModE98]

'Ole Blue.....If CGA is to run, will need a ton of magic oats; but, then he might overindulge and get bloated and just fall flat on the track. Really do not expect anything to spur him to run hard this week. Probably will creap up a little at a time for a month or two.

[clarkrl2]

uncle23 takes the lead. kadee66 trails by a length and Mod E is another half length back.

Player

L or S

Symbol

$ Open

$ Close

% Close

[/b][/tr]
[tr][td] uncle.23 [/td][td] L [/td][td] GMED [/td][td] $18.18 [/td][td] $18.75 [/td][td] 3.14% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] kadee66 [/td][td] L [/td][td] ADM [/td][td] $27.310 [/td][td] $27.880 [/td][td] 2.09% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] Mod E [/td][td] L [/td][td] CGA [/td][td] $3.31 [/td][td] $3.36 [/td][td] 1.51% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] architecto25 [/td][td] L [/td][td] ACHN [/td][td] $10.54 [/td][td] $10.65 [/td][td] 1.04% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] Ombud [/td][td] L [/td][td] CVS [/td][td] $48.51 [/td][td] $48.49 [/td][td] -0.04% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] BenchMark [/td][td] L [/td][td] QQQ [/td][td] $68.90 [/td][td] $68.67 [/td][td] -0.33% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] D. I. [/td][td] L [/td][td] EXC [/td][td] $35.66 [/td][td] $35.53 [/td][td] -0.36% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] clarkrl2 [/td][td] L [/td][td] GME [/td][td] $21.42 [/td][td] $21.33 [/td][td] -0.42% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] blackliver [/td][td] L [/td][td] CZZ [/td][td] $15.910 [/td][td] $15.840 [/td][td] -0.44% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 2kids10horses [/td][td] L [/td][td] TQQQ [/td][td] $61.50 [/td][td] $60.77 [/td][td] -1.19% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] tyfighter3 [/td][td] L [/td][td] NOG [/td][td] $16.62 [/td][td] $16.32 [/td][td] -1.81% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] Bluerobin [/td][td] L [/td][td] FBC [/td][td] $1.09 [/td][td] $1.04 [/td][td] -4.59% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] bimetalaupt [/td][td] L [/td][td] S [/td][td] $5.45 [/td][td] $4.90 [/td][td] -10.09% [/td][/tr]
[/table]

[ModE98]

'Ole Blue ... what the h... happened to your horse?

[Ombud]

Just wondering : do you invest in penny stocks? I try to stick to stocks > $5 as mutual funds won't buy under that plus they tend to be less volatile. But I notice a few tracking well under that. So do own them or explore them?

[ModE98]

If you are asking me, the answer is yes, but note they are blown down US listed small cap China RTO's. I do own shares in CGA, CMFO and TPI with which I have played this game. I in no way make any recommendation on these as they are EXTREMELY RISKY and are long term holdings (looking at 2015, should I manage to live so long.)

Ombud, it is ALWAYS best to stick with what you know and feel quite comfortable with if you are a thoughtful investor out to make money, not lose it. Pure gambling in low priced stocks is for those who have the means to take wild chances and can clearly afford to lose with no worries one way or the other. JMPO

[kadee79]

Oct 2, 2012 18:20:18 GMT -5 Ombud said:

Just wondering : do you invest in penny stocks? I try to stick to stocks > $5 as mutual funds won't buy under that plus they tend to be less volatile. But I notice a few tracking well under that. So do own them or explore them?

And I know you aren't asking me but I've played with a few also. Mine have been all over the board as far as what industry...I've lost a bit & I've made a bit. The one I made the most on...I had forgotten I even owned it until a closer look at my holdings...and was surprised it was 5X what I paid...so I sold it ALL!

I'm like Mod though, I wouldn't recommend them to anyone! And I only played in them after doing LOTS of research & just lurking on a couple of penny stock message boards for over a year.
I haven't done any lately!

[architecto25]

Then there's the guy that said: " well, I have a few penny stocks; but they weren't penny stocks when I bought them".

[Deleted]

My Take On Penny Stocks is that they are equivalent to Lighting a Road Flare and dropping it down your pants in most cases. You don't really know what is going to happen, but generally you know that it will probably go very badly.