Stock Pick of the Week: W. E. 13 Apr. 2018

[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.

[clarkrl2]

Long CNC (Centene Corporation - Healthcare)

From the earnings beat MRQ with recent upward estimate revisions screen. The weekly chart still looks OK. schrts.co/jGeDMz

[uncle23]

Changed my mind

I’ll ride with VKTX ....long

[ModE98]

BBW (Short).  Build A Bear Workshops.  (Now watch it go UP )

[architecto25]

        FENC      (long)       Fennec Pharmaceuticals Inc.

This stock closed Friday at $14.07 per share.

Hdq. in Durham, NC.

Very small company;

52 wk. highs/lows:            $14.3399/ $3.00

[kadee79]

VUZI, long....

Vuzix Corporation is a manufacturer of consumer electronic products. The company is engaged in the design, manufacture, marketing, and sale of wearable display devices, that are generally worn like eyeglasses, and are also referred to as head mounted displays, in the form of augmented Reality glasses. Its products provide the user with a virtual viewing experience that emulates viewing a large screen television or desktop computer monitor.

[clarkrl2]

uncle23 appears to be back in form and takes the early lead. architeco25 is second and kadee73 third. These are the only players beating the benchmark. I'm involved with some time consuming commitments and could be late posting again on Wednesday.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
uncle.23	L	VKTX	$4.46	$4.70	5.38%
architecto25	L	FENC	$14.24	$14.33	0.63%
kadee73	L	VUZI	$5.40	$5.40	0.00%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$158.01	$157.73	-0.18%
clarkrl2	L	CNC	$107.27	$106.58	-0.64%
Mod E	S	BBW	$9.45	$9.65	-2.12%

[clarkrl2]

kadee73 goes to the whip on day two and surges into first. uncle23 is second and those are the only players beating the benchmark.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
kadee73	L	VUZI	$5.40	$6.35	17.59%
uncle.23	L	VKTX	$4.46	$4.90	9.87%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$158.01	$161.21	2.03%
clarkrl2	L	CNC	$107.27	$107.96	0.64%
Mod E	S	BBW	$9.45	$9.75	-3.17%
architecto25	L	FENC	$14.24	$13.62	-4.35%

[kadee79]

WOW!  What a shock, last I'd looked today I was only up about 6%!

[clarkrl2]

kadee73 is still leading with two days to go. uncle23 is a closer second and those two are the only players beating the pesky benchmark.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
kadee73	L	VUZI	$5.40	$6.10	12.96%
uncle.23	L	VKTX	$4.46	$4.81	7.85%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$158.01	$160.28	1.44%
clarkrl2	L	CNC	$107.27	$105.93	-1.25%
architecto25	L	FENC	$14.24	$13.95	-2.04%
Mod E	S	BBW	$9.45	$9.75	-3.17%

[clarkrl2]

uncle23 has surged to a half length lead entering the home stretch. kadee73 is second and the benchmark is third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
uncle.23	L	VKTX	$4.46	$5.06	13.45%
kadee73	L	VUZI	$5.40	$6.10	12.96%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$158.01	$162.21	2.66%
clarkrl2	L	CNC	$107.27	$106.02	-1.17%
architecto25	L	FENC	$14.24	$14.05	-1.33%
Mod E	S	BBW	$9.45	$9.80	-3.70%

[uncle23]

Apr 7, 2018 10:19:38 GMT -5 ModE98 said:

BBW (Short).  Build A Bear Workshops.  (Now watch it go UP )

ModeE94....many times when I pick a stock I am correct... until I buy ...then I'm I'm wrong...

[clarkrl2]

uncle23 wins this week's nail biter. kadee73 is second and the benchmark third

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
uncle.23	L	VKTX	$4.46	$5.02	12.56%
kadee73	L	VUZI	$5.40	$6.05	12.04%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$158.01	$161.37	2.13%
clarkrl2	L	CNC	$107.27	$106.64	-0.59%
Mod E	S	BBW	$9.45	$9.55	-1.06%
architecto25	L	FENC	$14.24	$13.85	-2.74%

[clarkrl2]

2018 results

Name	Games	Win	Place	Show	>Bench	Return
architecto25	15	4	5	1	8	2.33
tyfighter3	5	1	0	0	1	0.95
BenchMark	15	0	2	8	0	0.16
clarkrl2	15	1	4	2	7	-0.07
kadee72	15	4	2	0	6	-0.42
Value Buy	3	0	0	0	0	-0.58
Mod E	15	0	0	3	3	-2.11
uncle.23	15	5	2	1	8	-2.95

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
damnotagain	20	2	3	3	10	0.83
Value Buy	144	26	12	15	67	0.79
clarkrl2	224	29	29	33	113	0.46
Mod E	222	30	32	32	111	0.39
2kids10horses	10	0	2	1	4	0.33
BenchMark	224	3	22	45	0	0.26
Ombud	108	8	11	17	53	0.19
kadee72	213	36	34	19	100	0.13
architecto25	222	46	22	16	98	-0.12
tyfighter3	86	7	4	11	31	-0.55
Bluerobin	6	2	0	0	3	-0.66
uncle.23	224	28	41	20	93	-1.24
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]

CONGRATS to uncle and kadee for the week's Win & Place.

[kadee79]

Congrats Uncle!  

I was up/down today.  What will happen next week with DT sending in strikes in Syria?