Stock Pick of the Week: W. E. 6 Dec 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.
6. Opening prices will be those found at MSN Money. Any disputed opening price will be resolved using the price listed at Yahoo Finance historical quotes

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 "architecto25".

Moderators please pin the thread.

[clarkrl2]

Long ANAT (American National Insurance Company - Insurance)

From the earnings beat MRQ with recent upward estimate revisions screen.

[kadee79]

CLNE, short

Clean Energy

[ModE98]

Will go with FSC (long).  Fifth Street Financial Corp.  May have further to fall, but will roll the dice.

[uncle23]

....


TASR.......long

[Value Buy]

LGF

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

Go long

It sold off last week due to a "disappointing" opening week audience on the release of the 2nd Hunger Games movie, but set a record over the Thanksgiving weekend, so it may pop up this week

[architecto25]

    HZNP   (long)   Horizon Pharma Inc.
Stock closed Friday at $7.22
52 wk. high/low    $7.28/$1.965
Company discovers and develops medicines for the treatment
of chronic inflammatory diseases.
Founded 23 Mar. 2010
Hdq. in Deerfield, IL.
247 employees

[Ombud]

JCI (Johnson Control) long. Hope Uncle's right on TASR as I've got another limit order in

[ModE98]

Well, were starting the day on the down side, hope it does not get worse.

[architecto25]

  MOD, ....good morning. All those horses I see in front of us; don't you
think that must be the stragglers from the previous race .....LOL.
......but this week's not over ....just yet......

[clarkrl2]

clarkrl2 takes the early lead. kadee66 is second aboard her short and the benchmark is third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
clarkrl2	L	ANAT	$115.04	$117.88	2.47%
kadee66	S	CLNE	$12.39	$12.32	0.56%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$85.82	$85.48	-0.40%
architecto25	L	HZNP	$7.30	$7.24	-0.82%
Ombud	L	JCI	$50.53	$50.01	-1.03%
Mod E	L	FSC	$9.52	$9.39	-1.37%
Value Buy	L	LGF	$32.00	$31.48	-1.63%
uncle.23	L	TASR	$17.25	$16.60	-3.77%

[kadee79]

[clarkrl2]

clarkrl2 retains the lead. kadee66 is second and the benchmark is third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
clarkrl2	L	ANAT	$115.04	$118.50	3.01%
kadee66	S	CLNE	$12.39	$12.15	1.94%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$85.82	$85.41	-0.48%
Ombud	L	JCI	$50.53	$49.88	-1.29%
architecto25	L	HZNP	$7.30	$7.15	-2.05%
Mod E	L	FSC	$9.52	$9.29	-2.42%
Value Buy	L	LGF	$32.00	$30.36	-5.13%
uncle.23	L	TASR	$17.25	$16.18	-6.20%

[clarkrl2]

kadee66 takes over the lead as we move past halfway. clarkrl2 is second and the benchmark is third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
kadee66	S	CLNE	$12.39	$12.15	1.94%
clarkrl2	L	ANAT	$115.04	$115.08	0.03%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$85.82	$85.49	-0.38%
Mod E	L	FSC	$9.52	$9.43	-0.95%
Ombud	L	JCI	$50.53	$49.90	-1.25%
Value Buy	L	LGF	$32.00	$31.11	-2.78%
architecto25	L	HZNP	$7.30	$6.93	-5.07%
uncle.23	L	TASR	$17.25	$16.01	-7.19%

[Ombud]

I'm getting killed. Both here and in my portfolio (own both JCI and TASR among others)

[Value Buy]

Dec 4, 2013 18:51:51 GMT -5 Ombud said:

I'm getting killed. Both here and in my portfolio (own both JCI and TASR among others)

Down 1.25% in jci is not exactly being "killed".

I own jci also. If you have owned it a year, you are well into the money.

Own it five years, and Holy CR**.

At this point you are playing with the "house money" at the casino.

Not bad, not bad at all.

 

[clarkrl2]

kadee66 extends her lead. The benchmark has moved into second and clarkrl2 is the best of the rest.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
kadee66	S	CLNE	$12.39	$12.13	2.10%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$85.82	$85.38	-0.51%
clarkrl2	L	ANAT	$115.04	$114.32	-0.63%
Ombud	L	JCI	$50.53	$49.93	-1.19%
Mod E	L	FSC	$9.52	$9.38	-1.47%
uncle.23	L	TASR	$17.25	$16.51	-4.29%
Value Buy	L	LGF	$32.00	$30.34	-5.19%
architecto25	L	HZNP	$7.30	$6.87	-5.89%

[uncle23]

......


If I don't check in from now till next week please enter my horse TASR  long again....


i'ts my 50th wedding anniversary celebration tomorrow......very busy partying

[Deleted]

Congrats Uncle.

[Ombud]

Dec 6, 2013 16:17:28 GMT -5 @di said:

Congrats Uncle.

Ditto!!

Hope you'll be right about TASR

[clarkrl2]

kadee66 wins this weeks edition of POTW. The benchmark was good enough for second and clarkrl2 finished third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
kadee66	S	CLNE	$12.39	$12.03	2.91%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$85.82	$86.00	0.21%
clarkrl2	L	ANAT	$115.04	$115.00	-0.03%
Ombud	L	JCI	$50.53	$50.41	-0.24%
Mod E	L	FSC	$9.52	$9.37	-1.58%
uncle.23	L	TASR	$17.25	$16.80	-2.61%
Value Buy	L	LGF	$32.00	$30.73	-3.97%
architecto25	L	HZNP	$7.30	$6.77	-7.26%

Congratulations to uncle23 and his sweet  I will lift my glass in honor of the happy couple !!!

[kadee79]

Congrats Uncle!  You got married the yr. I graduated high school!  Have a wonderful time!

[Ombud]

Whoo Hoo, Kadee (win) & Clark (show)!!

[ModE98]

Congratulations kadee, nice win, and only one to beat the BenchMark this week! 

And, to clarkrl for the Show.

After today, it would be nice to have next week stay positive.

[kadee79]

Thanks guys!