Stock Pick of the Week: W. E. 24 May 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 "2kids10horses".

Moderators please pin the thread

[2kids10horses]

I'm not even going to bother to take URTY's saddle off.  We'll ride him again,

Long URTY.

[ModE98]

Will saddle up CMFO (long). in hope the better results carry over. Just hope he's not another jump out fast and fade phenom.

[Deleted]

PII - (L)

[kadee79]

Let's see how good Stock Scouter is.....WY, long.

[Ombud]

Im lost. Not 1 stock comes up in my screener. Not sure if this means I should short or ride the same one. So Im doing a long shot - RAS [/] long, just for the check of it. Smaller cap diversified REIT focusing on commercial properties

[clarkrl2]

long BAS (Basic Energy Services - Energy Services and Equipment)

This is another pick from my earnings beat with upward estimate revisions. I bought some last Thursday.

I may be a little late posting results tomorrow and Tuesday. I had a little storm damage last night. I will be getting some repairs and cleanup done over the next two days. Fortunately there were no injuries and only a tree and some lines were knocked down. They said we had over 70mph straight winds.

[architecto25]

   MTSN   (long)   Mattson Technology
   Closed Friday at $2.05 (up 11.41%. Also 52 wk.high was $2.08; which
   it made also on Friday.
   Company does Semi-conductor proessing equipment. Founded in 1988.
   Located in Freemont, CA.  323 employees

[Bluerobin]

I am sticking with SKY, long for another week.

[ModE98]

Good grief, wrong again. May have to forget about my 3 China-based RTO stocks


Oh well, will not be around to fret over them very long.     

[clarkrl2]

architecto25 once again breaks out to the early lead. clarkrl2 is second with a nose in front of 2kids10horses. Disinfranchised Investor is the only other player in the short field beating the benchmark.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
architecto25	L	MTSN	$2.07	$2.19	5.80%
clarkrl2	L	BAS	$13.83	$14.15	2.31%
2kids10horses	L	URTY	$112.46	$114.99	2.25%
D. I.	L	PII	$91.57	$92.05	0.52%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$74.090	$74.190	0.13%
kadee66	L	WY	$32.50	$32.37	-0.40%
Ombud	L	RAS	$8.66	$8.61	-0.58%
Bluerobin	L	SKY	$4.45	$4.39	-1.35%
Mod E	L	CMFO	$0.94	$0.91	-3.19%

[Ombud]

Picked the wrong horse. Easier here than @ Schwab

[clarkrl2]

clarkrl2 stick a nose in front. architecto25 is second followed by Disinfranchised Investor. Five of eight are beating the benchmark.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
clarkrl2	L	BAS	$13.83	$14.51	4.92%
architecto25	L	MTSN	$2.07	$2.17	4.83%
D. I.	L	PII	$91.57	$94.01	2.66%
2kids10horses	L	URTY	$112.46	$114.40	1.73%
kadee66	L	WY	$32.500	$32.600	0.31%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$74.09	$74.27	0.24%
Ombud	L	RAS	$8.66	$8.58	-0.92%
Mod E	L	CMFO	$0.94	$0.91	-3.19%
Bluerobin	L	SKY	$4.45	$4.25	-4.49%

[ModE98]

'Ole Blue..... get out of my spot!!!

[architecto25]

Friends, for the past couple of weeks I've had lots of computer signal problems. Thanks
to Verizon, etc. My computer guru called me early this morning, advised me that the Verizon
office in my town has closed. I have a desktop & laptop at my working desk; neither one has
been online very much.....Bad for guys like me that's addicted to computers. I've been at our
library twice today.

[uncle23]

.....


missed the starting gate yesterday.....................mood is down   most of the week

[Ombud]

The basement is mine!

[clarkrl2]

For Bluerobin it was all blueSKYs as he SKYrocketed to the top. Disinfranchised Investor is second and clarkrl2 is third. Four of eight are beating the benchmark.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
Bluerobin	L	SKY	$4.45	$4.51	1.35%
D. I.	L	PII	$91.57	$92.25	0.74%
clarkrl2	L	BAS	$13.83	$13.91	0.58%
kadee66	L	WY	$32.50	$32.33	-0.52%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$74.090	$73.620	-0.63%
2kids10horses	L	URTY	$112.46	$109.20	-2.90%
Mod E	L	CMFO	$0.94	$0.91	-3.19%
Ombud	L	RAS	$8.66	$8.29	-4.27%
architecto25	L	MTSN	$2.07	$1.97	-4.83%

[Bluerobin]

Hey!  Mod's horse bit mine!

[ModE98]

Just doing you a favor.... that was a good one, right on the keenie-po-po. He's gotta keep running two more laps, so watch out and do not fall back in CMFO's area! Although, one never knows, he also may try to catch up (but, I doubt it).

[clarkrl2]

Disinfranchised Investor has taken the lead going into the final day. Bluerobin is second and the benchmark has moved into third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
D. I.	L	PII	$91.57	$92.60	1.12%
Bluerobin	L	SKY	$4.45	$4.46	0.22%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$74.09	$73.45	-0.86%
clarkrl2	L	BAS	$13.83	$13.67	-1.16%
kadee66	L	WY	$32.500	$32.050	-1.38%
2kids10horses	L	URTY	$112.46	$109.43	-2.69%
Mod E	L	CMFO	$0.94	$0.91	-3.19%
Ombud	L	RAS	$8.66	$8.31	-4.04%
architecto25	L	MTSN	$2.07	$1.96	-5.31%

[Deleted]

Probably won't hold through tommorow. Might get lucky though.

[clarkrl2]

Disinfranchised Investor wins this week's contest and was the only player with a gain. Bluerobin was second and the only other player to beat the third place benchmark.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
D. I.	L	PII	$91.57	$92.11	0.59%
Bluerobin	L	SKY	$4.45	$4.44	-0.22%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$74.09	$73.41	-0.92%
clarkrl2	L	BAS	$13.83	$13.69	-1.01%
kadee66	L	WY	$32.500	$31.740	-2.34%
2kids10horses	L	URTY	$112.46	$109.53	-2.61%
Mod E	L	CMFO	$0.94	$0.91	-3.19%
Ombud	L	RAS	$8.66	$8.24	-4.85%
architecto25	L	MTSN	$2.07	$1.92	-7.25%

[ModE98]

Congrats, D.I. on the win and only one finishing in + territory. Wins the roses.
'Ole Blue beat the Benchmark, with a modest Place, so he gets the daisies.

Have a feeling next week may be difficult to call. Good luck, all.

[Deleted]

Wow  & Thank You

[Bluerobin]

Congrats DI.  What a week!

[kadee79]

Congrats DI!

Since my pick for this week was one that the "experts" said should do well....guess they aren't any better than the rest of us on making picks!