Stock Pick of the Week: W. E. 17 Feb. 2017

[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 "clarkrl2".

Moderators please pin the thread.

Happy Valentine's Day

[ModE98]

AAOI (Long).  Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
www.finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=AAOI
Looking for a breakout into new range....if not, a probable tumble.

[uncle23]

Nke ...long

[Deleted]

SHLD - (S)

[clarkrl2]

Long WTW (Weight Watchers International - Personal Services)

From the earnings beat MRQ with recent upward estimate revisions screen. The chart still looks OK. stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=WTW&p=W&b=5&g=0&id=p38075693234

[tyfighter3]

OAS long

[kadee79]

CYCC, long  Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc

[architecto25]

     ENTG     (long)     Entegris Inc.

This stock closed Friday at $20.95 per share

Founded Mar. 2005; Headquartered Billerica, MA.

[clarkrl2]

Disinfranchised Investor gets the hole shot in this week's contest. ModE93 is second and architecto25 has a head out front of kadee72 for third. Four of seven are beating the benchmark.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
D. I.	S	SHLD	$6.89	$6.40	7.11%
Mod E	L	AAOI	$33.53	$33.92	1.16%
architecto25	L	ENTG	$21.20	$21.35	0.71%
kadee72	L	CYCC	$5.12	$5.15	0.59%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$127.77	$128.10	0.26%
uncle.23	L	NKE	$56.17	$56.09	-0.14%
clarkrl2	L	WTW	$12.75	$12.73	-0.16%
tyfighter3	L	OAS	$14.20	$14.08	-0.85%

[clarkrl2]

ModE93 takes over the lead on day two. tyfighter3 leads architecto25 by a neck for third. Those are the only players beating the benchmark.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
Mod E	L	AAOI	$33.53	$36.38	8.50%
tyfighter3	L	OAS	$14.20	$14.50	2.11%
architecto25	L	ENTG	$21.20	$21.60	1.89%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$127.77	$128.53	0.59%
uncle.23	L	NKE	$56.17	$56.45	0.50%
kadee72	L	CYCC	$5.12	$5.13	0.20%
clarkrl2	L	WTW	$12.75	$12.77	0.16%
D. I.	S	SHLD	$6.89	$7.10	-3.05%

[clarkrl2]

ModE93 is still the leader as the race moves past halfway. architecto25 is second and clarkrl2 leads a five-wide group battling for third that includes tyfighter3, kadee72, the benchmark, and uncle23.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
Mod E	L	AAOI	$33.53	$35.97	7.28%
architecto25	L	ENTG	$21.20	$21.80	2.83%
clarkrl2	L	WTW	$12.75	$12.95	1.57%
tyfighter3	L	OAS	$14.20	$14.41	1.48%
kadee72	L	CYCC	$5.12	$5.19	1.37%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$127.77	$129.29	1.19%
uncle.23	L	NKE	$56.17	$56.64	0.84%
D. I.	S	SHLD	$6.89	$7.58	-10.01%

[ModE98]

I wonderi if AAOI is in the process of topping out near term?  Gave up a little ground today.  Will the lead remain strong enough?  Two days to go.

[clarkrl2]

ModE93 is still the frontrunner with one day to go. architecto25 is second and the benchmark third. It was a tough day to be long.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
Mod E	L	AAOI	$33.53	$35.79	6.74%
architecto25	L	ENTG	$21.20	$21.75	2.59%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$127.77	$129.25	1.16%
uncle.23	L	NKE	$56.17	$56.29	0.21%
tyfighter3	L	OAS	$14.20	$14.10	-0.70%
kadee72	L	CYCC	$5.12	$5.05	-1.37%
clarkrl2	L	WTW	$12.75	$12.57	-1.41%
D. I.	S	SHLD	$6.89	$7.39	-7.26%

[clarkrl2]

ModE93 cruises to a seven length victory in this week's contest. architecto25 was the only other player beating the benchmark which edged out kadee72 and uncle23.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
Mod E	L	AAOI	$33.53	$37.27	11.15%
architecto25	L	ENTG	$21.20	$21.95	3.54%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$127.77	$129.81	1.60%
kadee72	L	CYCC	$5.12	$5.19	1.37%
uncle.23	L	NKE	$56.17	$56.75	1.03%
clarkrl2	L	WTW	$12.75	$12.60	-1.18%
tyfighter3	L	OAS	$14.20	$13.93	-1.90%
D. I.	S	SHLD	$6.89	$7.54	-9.43%

[clarkrl2]

2017 results

Name	Games	Win	Place	Show	>Bench	Return
kadee72	7	1	1	1	2	5.34
uncle.23	7	3	1	1	5	3.09
clarkrl2	7	1	3	0	4	1.55
Mod E	7	2	0	1	3	1.36
BenchMark	7	0	1	3	0	1.29
tyfighter3	5	0	0	0	1	-0.11
architecto25	7	0	1	1	2	-1.60
Value Buy	4	0	0	0	0	-2.38
D. I.	3	0	0	0	0	-5.38
djADVOCATE	1	0	0	0	0	-12.50

lifetime results

Name	Games	Win	Place	Show	>Bench	Return
bimetalaupt	4	1	0	0	1	2.78
m2w	8	2	1	0	3	1.15
Value Buy	111	24	7	10	50	1.01
damnotagain	20	2	3	3	10	0.83
Mod E	162	23	25	23	89	0.63
2kids10horses	10	0	2	1	4	0.33
clarkrl2	164	19	20	24	82	0.31
BenchMark	164	3	15	26	0	0.25
Ombud	108	8	11	17	53	0.19
kadee72	156	22	26	15	75	0.10
tyfighter3	69	5	3	9	26	-0.45
Bluerobin	6	2	0	0	3	-0.66
uncle.23	164	19	29	13	65	-1.11
architecto25	162	30	11	12	67	-1.15
D. I.	102	4	11	11	51	-1.84
alliesmom	2	0	0	0	1	-6.82
djADVOCATE	1	0	0	0	0	-12.50

[ModE98]

Congratulations to achitecto for the Place this week.   Too bad, kadee, the troublesome BenchMark just had to nose you out.