Stock Pick of the Week: W. E. 5 Aug. 2016

[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 other trading vehicles. Only stocks and ETFs are allowed.
6. Opening prices will be those found at Yahoo Finance. 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 "uncle23".

Moderators please pin the thread.

[uncle23]

siri...long

[tyfighter3]

CLR long.

[clarkrl2]

UIS (Unisys Corp. - Information Technology Services)

From the earnings beat MRQ with recent upward estimate revisions screen. weekly chart stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=UIS&p=W&b=5&g=0&id=p64533768525

[Ombud]

ACTG long

Acacia Research Corporation, through its subsidiaries, invests in, develops, licenses, and enforces patented technologies in the United States. It assists patent owners with the prosecution and development of their patent portfolios; the protection of their patented inventions from unauthorized use; the generation of licensing revenue from users of their patented technologies; and enforcement against unauthorized users of their patented technologies through the filing of patent infringement litigation. The company owns or controls the rights to various patent portfolios, which include the United States' patents and foreign counterparts covering technologies used in various industries. It has approximately 1,490 license agreements and 185 patent portfolio licensing and enforcement programs. Acacia Research Corporation was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

[kadee79]

CLNE, short...Clean Energy Fuels

[ModE98]

Going with EMR (long).     Emerson Electric

[architecto25]

       BCOV   (long)    Brightcove, Inc.
This stock closed Friday at $10.47 per share.
52 wk. high/low         $11.56/ $4.70
Company founded 8/24/2004
Hdq. in Boston, MA
413 employees.

I had picked this stock for the 15 July contest; 
didn't do too bad; came in 4th.
And this stock had a really nice bump on Friday.

[clarkrl2]

architecto25 is out of the gate at a full gallop. Ombud is pressing the pace in second and kadee71 is also off to a good start aboard this week's only short. Those are the only players beating the benchmark.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
architecto25	L	BCOV	$10.19	$11.08	8.73%
Ombud	L	ACTG	$5.41	$5.75	6.28%
kadee71	S	CLNE	$2.99	$2.87	4.01%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$115.31	$115.84	0.46%
Mod E	L	EMR	$55.63	$55.78	0.27%
clarkrl2	L	UIS	$9.90	$9.86	-0.40%
uncle.23	L	SIRI	$4.39	$4.34	-1.14%
tyfighter3	L	CLR	$44.05	$41.31	-6.22%

[clarkrl2]

Ombud takes over the lead on day two. architecto24 is a close second and kadee71 is moving up to challenge the leaders. Four of seven are beating the benchmark.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
Ombud	L	ACTG	$5.41	$5.91	9.24%
architecto25	L	BCOV	$10.19	$11.10	8.93%
kadee71	S	CLNE	$2.99	$2.76	7.69%
clarkrl2	L	UIS	$9.90	$9.97	0.71%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$115.31	$114.96	-0.30%
tyfighter3	L	CLR	$44.05	$42.84	-2.75%
uncle.23	L	SIRI	$4.39	$4.23	-3.64%
Mod E	L	EMR	$55.63	$53.03	-4.67%

[clarkrl2]

Ombud continues to lead with the race moving past the halfway point. architecto25 is second and kadee71 third. Five of seven are beating the benchmark.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
Ombud	L	ACTG	$5.41	$5.90	9.06%
architecto25	L	BCOV	$10.19	$10.99	7.85%
kadee71	S	CLNE	$2.99	$2.82	5.69%
clarkrl2	L	UIS	$9.90	$10.13	2.32%
tyfighter3	L	CLR	$44.05	$44.88	1.88%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$115.31	$115.34	0.03%
uncle.23	L	SIRI	$4.39	$4.23	-3.64%
Mod E	L	EMR	$55.63	$52.91	-4.89%

[ModE98]

EMR, probably is sick and does not want to race this week. 

[clarkrl2]

architecto25 goes into the final day with a double digit return. kadee71 is second and Ombud third. Five of seven are beating the benchmark.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
architecto25	L	BCOV	$10.19	$11.22	10.11%
kadee71	S	CLNE	$2.99	$2.78	7.02%
Ombud	L	ACTG	$5.41	$5.65	4.44%
clarkrl2	L	UIS	$9.90	$10.00	1.01%
tyfighter3	L	CLR	$44.05	$44.42	0.84%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$115.31	$115.67	0.31%
uncle.23	L	SIRI	$4.39	$4.23	-3.64%
Mod E	L	EMR	$55.63	$53.03	-4.67%

[architecto25]

I would consider these indicators to tell us we're still in a bullish market:

According to BigCharts .......today's numbers:

      NYSE:       Adv.    2174
                     Dec.     852
                     52 week highs       244
                     52 week lows           4
ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND .............................

[clarkrl2]

architecto25 came home with a double digit gain and this week's championship. Ombud had a very good gain in second and kadee71 went against the trend and scored a podium finish. Five of seven beat the benchmark.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
architecto25	L	BCOV	$10.19	$11.28	10.70%
Ombud	L	ACTG	$5.41	$5.82	7.58%
kadee71	S	CLNE	$2.99	$2.81	6.02%
clarkrl2	L	UIS	$9.90	$10.23	3.33%
tyfighter3	L	CLR	$44.05	$44.69	1.45%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$115.31	$116.78	1.27%
Mod E	L	EMR	$55.63	$53.79	-3.31%
uncle.23	L	SIRI	$4.39	$4.24	-3.42%

[clarkrl2]

2016 results

Name	Games	Win	Place	Show	>Bench	Return
Value Buy	22	5	2	3	11	4.44
tyfighter3	14	1	0	4	7	1.19
uncle.23	31	3	10	3	17	0.83
D. I.	18	0	3	2	10	0.69
Mod E	29	7	2	3	15	0.68
Ombud	19	1	4	2	10	0.47
BenchMark	31	0	2	6	0	0.19
clarkrl2	31	2	3	2	14	0.07
architecto25	31	7	1	5	17	-0.29
Bluerobin	6	2	0	0	3	-0.66
kadee71	31	3	4	1	13	-1.71

lifetime results

Name	Games	Win	Place	Show	>Bench	Return
bimetalaupt	4	1	0	0	1	2.78
Value Buy	104	23	7	10	48	1.21
m2w	8	2	1	0	3	1.15
damnotagain	20	2	3	3	10	0.83
Mod E	134	16	20	20	71	0.41
2kids10horses	10	0	2	1	4	0.33
BenchMark	136	3	12	17	0	0.25
Ombud	100	7	10	15	48	0.07
clarkrl2	136	12	15	20	65	0.06
kadee71	128	21	20	11	63	0.04
tyfighter3	51	4	2	7	21	-0.15
Bluerobin	6	2	0	0	3	-0.66
architecto25	134	26	8	11	57	-1.30
uncle.23	136	13	25	10	53	-1.33
D. I.	99	4	11	11	51	-1.73
alliesmom	2	0	0	0	1	-6.82

[ModE98]

Congratulations to architecto for the Win, and Ombud and kadee for Place and Show this week.

[Ombud]

Congratulations architecto25 for the win & great call kadee79 for show!

FINALLY I'm catching up on Benchmark, only .18 behind

[kadee79]

Congrats to Arch & Ombud. Mine was a long shot this past week. If oil hadn't come up some the results might have been different.