Stock Pick of the Week: W. E. 5 Apr. 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 "ModE89". Moderators please pin the thread

[uncle23]

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CRAY ......long

[ModE98]

Will go with TPI (long) for a change. Still just hanging on and may be due for a few points upward soon. It's a gamble. And I own (sadly) a good pos here, so this is "wishful thinking" in this game. In truth, believe another year is required to get the ducks lined up (IF the government of China lets up on the drug pricing squeeze).

[clarkrl2]

Long AHL (Aspen Insurance Holdings - Insurance)

Same pick as last week. They had an earnings beat last quarter and have had recent upward earnings revisions.

[Deleted]

LMT - (L)

[kadee79]

Nugt, long....going out on a limb!  Hope no one cuts it off!

[architecto25]

   CPSS  (Long)   Consumer Portfolio Services.

   same as last week.
   Closed Friday at $11.71
   I've been having signal problems today; in fact, this
   is the 2nd time I've posted this tonight.
   So, it's not lengthy.

[Ombud]

TWO -- it dropped bc it spun off a subsidiary but I think it dropped further than it should have

[Bluerobin]

Drats!  Ombud beat me to TWO.  Guess I will go with Annaly Capitol, NLY.  Long.

[2kids10horses]

Oh, Blue!  I hope you win with NLY.  I have some of that!

For this week, I'm staying with TQQQ, long.

[Ombud]

NLY dropped only .31% whereas TWO dropped 1.27%.

[clarkrl2]

ModE89 takes the early lead and is the only player with a positive return. clarkrl2 and Bluerobin are 2nd and 3rd.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
Mod E	L	TPI	$0.68	$0.70	2.94%
clarkrl2	L	AHL	$38.66	$38.60	-0.16%
Bluerobin	L	NLY	$15.88	$15.84	-0.25%
architecto25	L	CPSS	$12.08	$12.00	-0.66%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$69.01	$68.50	-0.74%
D. I.	L	LMT	$96.14	$95.00	-1.19%
Ombud	L	TWO	$12.64	$12.45	-1.50%
2kids10horses	L	TQQQ	$61.15	$59.78	-2.24%
uncle.23	L	CRAY	$23.49	$22.67	-3.49%
kadee66	L	NUGT	$5.62	$5.41	-3.74%

[clarkrl2]

It's possible I may be called out of town for a day or two on an emergency trip sometime soon. If I have enough notice I will let you know when I leave otherwise I will update when I return.

[Bluerobin]

Ombud, far be it from me to pick a winner.

Clark, good luck. 

[kadee79]

Clark, take care!

Looks like my limb is touching the ground and my horse broke his leg!

[clarkrl2]

ModE retains the lead. architecto25 moves up to challenge for the lead and benchmark is third. NUGT starting price has been adjusted for a 5:1 reverse stock split.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
Mod E	L	TPI	$0.68	$0.70	2.94%
architecto25	L	CPSS	$12.08	$12.40	2.65%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$69.01	$69.04	0.04%
2kids10horses	L	TQQQ	$61.15	$61.13	-0.03%
Bluerobin	L	NLY	$15.88	$15.87	-0.06%
clarkrl2	L	AHL	$38.66	$38.55	-0.28%
D. I.	L	LMT	$96.14	$95.01	-1.18%
Ombud	L	TWO	$12.64	$12.38	-2.06%
uncle.23	L	CRAY	$23.49	$22.57	-3.92%
kadee66	L	NUGT	$28.10	$23.79	-15.34%

[ModE98]

Architecto25, do not believe TPI has the strength to hold on up there much longer, so expect by the end of the day you may be in the lead. I suppose the craziness of the market lately could lead to a bit of mayhem.

[Ombud]

My portfolio sucks today

[ModE98]

Ombud, do not feel too bad, so do a lot of others.

[clarkrl2]

No one has a gain at this point. clarkrl2 inherited the lead. benchmark is second and Bluerobin is third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
clarkrl2	L	AHL	$38.66	$38.38	-0.72%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$69.01	$68.41	-0.87%
Bluerobin	L	NLY	$15.88	$15.72	-1.01%
D. I.	L	LMT	$96.14	$95.09	-1.09%
Mod E	L	TPI	$0.68	$0.67	-1.47%
2kids10horses	L	TQQQ	$61.15	$59.51	-2.68%
Ombud	L	TWO	$12.64	$12.02	-4.91%
architecto25	L	CPSS	$12.08	$10.98	-9.11%
uncle.23	L	CRAY	$23.49	$21.16	-9.92%
kadee66	L	NUGT	$28.10	$20.54	-26.90%

[ModE98]

Wow.... . Things went "wonky" today. Let's see if we can brew up some Kickapoo Joy Juice and either recover or enjoy a day off sipping at the jug. (hick).

[ModE98]

I see Ole Blue is picking off dividend yield with NLY. As long as the FED keeps rates low, it should hold quite steady. Hang on, Sloopy!

[Bluerobin]

Mod, I actually own this and keep wondering when the bubble will burst!

[clarkrl2]

Bluerobin ekes out a small gain with one day to go and that is good enough for the lead. ModE89 is back up to second and clarkrl2 is in the third spot.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
Bluerobin	L	NLY	$15.88	$15.91	0.19%
Mod E	L	TPI	$0.68	$0.68	0.00%
clarkrl2	L	AHL	$38.66	$38.45	-0.54%
D. I.	L	LMT	$96.14	$95.40	-0.77%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$69.01	$68.43	-0.84%
2kids10horses	L	TQQQ	$61.15	$59.54	-2.63%
Ombud	L	TWO	$12.64	$12.01	-4.98%
uncle.23	L	CRAY	$23.49	$21.32	-9.24%
architecto25	L	CPSS	$12.08	$10.36	-14.24%
kadee66	L	NUGT	$28.10	$22.23	-20.89%

[clarkrl2]

Bluerobin finishes first with the only gain for the week. clarkrl2 was second and benchmark was third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
Bluerobin	L	NLY	$15.88	$15.92	0.25%
clarkrl2	L	AHL	$38.66	$38.36	-0.78%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$69.01	$67.86	-1.67%
D. I.	L	LMT	$96.14	$94.53	-1.67%
Mod E	L	TPI	$0.68	$0.66	-2.94%
Ombud	L	TWO	$12.64	$12.13	-4.03%
2kids10horses	L	TQQQ	$61.15	$58.08	-5.02%
uncle.23	L	CRAY	$23.49	$21.23	-9.62%
architecto25	L	CPSS	$12.08	$10.39	-13.99%
kadee66	L	NUGT	$28.10	$21.99	-21.74%

[Bluerobin]

What a pathetic win!  Sure was a tough week!

[ModE98]

Don't knock it, a WIN is a WIN. And a rough week it was, but things could get worse (hope not).