Stock Pick of the Week: W. E. 22 Mar. 2013

[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 "Disinfranchised Investor". Moderators please pin the thread I will be out of town later this week and may not post the results for Thur. and Fri. until Sunday afternoon. If someone wants to take over that will be ok too.

[Ombud]

GPRE - Green Plains Renewable Energy

[uncle23]

.....

NFLX......long

[blackliver]

OXY long

[2kids10horses]

URTY long.

[ModE98]

Will go with ARR (long) as perhaps the sell off has been overdone for now.  Still a very high yield with monthly dividend.  It's a REIT, caution required.

[clarkrl2]

Long NXST (Nextstar Broadcasting Group Inc. - Media)

They have had recent upward earnings estimate revisions.

[kadee79]

Let's try the same one again...SZYM, long
Maybe the tables will turn.

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LMT -(L)

[architecto25]

    OPK   (long)   Opko Health, Inc.    (nyse)

    Closed Friday at $7.83 
    Multi-national pharmaceuticals & diagnostics
    company. (tests vaccines in Chile, Mexico,
    Isreal.
    Founded in 1991; Headquartered in Miami, FL.
    268 employees.
    a chart: insider sales, none; buys, a Bunch
    Barcharts' Opinion chart:  100% buys (all green)
    Chart started a nice up move in Dec.2012.  

[Bluerobin]

CROX, long.  Those funny little shoes.  This is Crabby's favorite stock and one of her fav shoes.  It seems to be rebounding after a tough winter, so I am gonna ride this horse.

[clarkrl2]

uncle23 jumps out to an early lead. He is followed by 2kids10horses in second and clarkrl2 in third. After a wild day four of ten are beating the benchmark.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
uncle.23	L	NFLX	$181.38	$185.59	2.32%
2kids10horses	L	URTY	$97.22	$98.79	1.61%
clarkrl2	L	NXST	$16.86	$17.11	1.48%
Ombud	L	GPRE	$11.20	$11.31	0.98%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$67.89	$68.36	0.69%
D. I.	L	LMT	$91.81	$92.36	0.60%
Mod E	L	ARR	$6.33	$6.34	0.16%
blackliver	L	OXY	$82.70	$82.50	-0.24%
Bluerobin	L	CROX	$15.86	$15.81	-0.32%
kadee66	L	SZYM	$8.67	$8.64	-0.35%
architecto25	L	OPK	$7.70	$7.61	-1.17%

[kadee79]

Mar 18, 2013 6:45:33 GMT -5 architecto25 said:

    OPK   (long)   Opko Health, Inc.    (nyse)

    Closed Friday at $7.83 
    Multi-national pharmaceuticals & diagnostics
    company. (tests vaccines in Chile, Mexico,
    Isreal.
    Founded in 1991; Headquartered in Miami, FL.
    268 employees.
    a chart: insider sales, none; buys, a Bunch
    Barcharts' Opinion chart:  100% buys (all green)
    Chart started a nice up move in Dec.2012.  

I just doubled my money on this one in RL!   Yes, I could have made more had I waited, but I was WELL past my goal of 20% increase after all expenses had been deducted. 

[clarkrl2]

Disinfranchised Investor has taken over the lead. clarkrl2 is now second and the benchmark third. 2kids10horses is the only other player with a gain after day 2.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
D. I.	L	LMT	$91.81	$92.87	1.15%
clarkrl2	L	NXST	$16.86	$16.95	0.53%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$67.89	$68.23	0.50%
2kids10horses	L	URTY	$97.22	$97.44	0.23%
uncle.23	L	NFLX	$181.38	$181.37	-0.01%
Ombud	L	GPRE	$11.20	$11.09	-0.98%
Mod E	L	ARR	$6.33	$6.24	-1.42%
kadee66	L	SZYM	$8.67	$8.49	-2.08%
architecto25	L	OPK	$7.70	$7.52	-2.34%
blackliver	L	OXY	$82.70	$80.18	-3.05%
Bluerobin	L	CROX	$15.86	$15.36	-3.15%

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[ModE98]

I've got a sadly deplorable feeling about ARR today.   Look out below!

[architecto25]

 Kadee, ref., your reply No. 12.
If you'll look how late I posted OPK, I had checked that you had done very
well on it before.
   You were No. 4 (25 Jan.)
   You were No. 3 (18 Jan.).
So, I waited until you made your choice this time; I didn't want to
supercede you in a selection., should you decide to pick OPK again.
Now, I would like to know what you did to get those good spots. LOL

[clarkrl2]

2kids10horses has taken over the lead with two days to go. clarkrl2 is second and the benchmark is third. Now five of ten have a gain. I'll try to post a midday update tomorrow but will not be able to post the final results until Sunday evening. If someone wants to post the results for Thursday and Friday evening that would be great. I will try to remember to creat next week's thread sometime tomorrow.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
2kids10horses	L	URTY	$97.22	$100.09	2.95%
clarkrl2	L	NXST	$16.86	$17.30	2.61%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$67.89	$68.71	1.21%
uncle.23	L	NFLX	$181.38	$183.05	0.92%
D. I.	L	LMT	$91.81	$92.24	0.47%
Ombud	L	GPRE	$11.20	$11.22	0.18%
Mod E	L	ARR	$6.33	$6.29	-0.63%
architecto25	L	OPK	$7.70	$7.56	-1.82%
Bluerobin	L	CROX	$15.86	$15.46	-2.52%
kadee66	L	SZYM	$8.67	$8.33	-3.92%
blackliver	L	OXY	$82.70	$78.63	-4.92%

[Bluerobin]

I am getting ready for the home stretch.  Watch out above!

[kadee79]

Now, I would like to know what you did to get those good spots. LOL

I'm not real sure....certainly nothing like the rest of you do by doing all the figures.
I look at a company's debt, I look to see what kind of insider trading has been going on, I look at 12 mo. highs & lows and I read the profile & do a bit of online research.  With OPK, having worked in drug stores for several years...I felt that what they were working on was a viable med.  I also liked a couple other things I saw...what they were investing in.  So I waited until they were near their 12 mo. low & purchased...then wait for my goal to hit.  Oh, I forgot...I always see which institutions have invested in them too.

I'm not very scientific am I? 

[clarkrl2]

Kadee66 thank you for sharing something on your methodology. It sounds scientific to me. When people share something about how they are making their selections the game becomes more educational.

[Bluerobin]

Kadee, I use a dart board and magic oats!

[clarkrl2]

Last update until Sunday. clarkrl2 takes the lead. uncle23 is second and 2kids10horses is third. Four of ten players are positive. If someone wants to update Thursday and Friday afternoon that will great otherwise I will do so Sunday evening.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
clarkrl2	L	NXST	$16.86	$17.25	2.31%
uncle.23	L	NFLX	$181.38	$185.04	2.02%
2kids10horses	L	URTY	$97.22	$98.64	1.46%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$67.89	$68.21	0.47%
D. I.	L	LMT	$91.81	$92.18	0.40%
Mod E	L	ARR	$6.33	$6.31	-0.32%
Ombud	L	GPRE	$11.20	$11.07	-1.16%
Bluerobin	L	CROX	$15.86	$15.48	-2.40%
kadee66	L	SZYM	$8.67	$8.30	-4.27%
blackliver	L	OXY	$82.70	$78.66	-4.89%
architecto25	L	OPK	$7.70	$7.30	-5.19%

[architecto25]

   Thursday afternoon update. Don't hesitate to offer suggestions/corrections. And no
   guarantee I'll do this tomorrow.

   Minor juggling in positions.
   CLARKS RETAINS THE LEAD; 2KIDS10HORSES eased by uncle.

   PLAYER          L or S        SYMBOL      $OPEN         $CLOSE        %CLOSE

   Clarkrl2          L              NXST          $16.85         $17.19         1.96%

   2kids10horses L              URTY          $97.22          $98.10         0.91%

   uncle.23        L              NFLX           $181.38        $181.99        0.34%

   Benchmark     L              QQQ           $ 67.89         $67.93          0.06%

   D.I.              L               LMT           $91.81          $91.68         -0.14%

   Mod E           L               ARR           $6.33            $6.26           -1.11%

   Ombud          L              GPRE           $11.20          $10.97         -2.05%

   Bluerobin       L              CROX          $15.86           $15.35         -3.22%

   Kadee66       L               SZYM         $8.67             $8.30           -4.27%

   architecto25 L                OPK           $7.70             $7.35           -4.55%
 
  blackliver      L                OXY           $82.70            $78.36         -5.25%

                  

[architecto25]

    I should be able to post the end of day numbers (hopefully within 3 hrs. after the market
    closes.......if the creeks don't rise & after the cows come home (Texas timetable).
    I did post one error ( one penny/ typing error/ not the math ). If you tell me what it was,
    I think we might refund your entrance fee...LOL.... I bet Clark catches it. 

[architecto25]

 
   This should be the final post for the week unless someone finds
   errors or need of any modifications.
   3 Players beat the benchmark.. A good race.
   Win, Place and Show go to Ombud, Clarkrl2,&2kids10horses.
   ........CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL

   Player         L or S      Symbol   $open    $close      %CLOSE

   Ombud         L            GPRE      $11.20    $11.35     1.34%
   Clarkrl2        L            NXST      $16.86    $17.08     1.30%
   2k 10h          L            URTY      $97.22    $98.36     1.17%
   Benchmark   L            QQQ       $67.89    $68.59     1.03%
   D.I.              L            LMT        $91.81    $92.26     0.49%
   Mod E           L            ARR        $6.33      $6.34      0.16%  
   Uncle23        L            NFLX       $181.38  $181.30   -0.04%
   architecto25 L            OPK         $7.70      $7.63      -0.91%
   Bluerobin     L            CROX       $15.86    $15.30    -3.53%
   kadee66      L            SZYM        $8.67      $8.28      -4.50%
   blackliver    L             OXY          $82.70    $78.66    -4.88%

  For a bonus blurb, The Dow Industrials today had
  22 green,  1 flat, and 7 red.   
     

[ModE98]

Thanks, architecto25 for the post.

Congrats Ombud (winner) and Clarkrl2 (place) and 2&10 for (show). Great race to the finish line.!

[architecto25]

    MOD, you did notice that my column lines are raggedy.....!!! But when you're on horseback,
    with a laptop ........ we expect this in Texas....Now we'll appreciate Clark's posts more.

[ModE98]

Archi ,,,,,,,,,, yes, without a form, things are almost impossible to line up neatly in a row on any computer. Clarkrl2 has a form that he can fill in.