Stock Pick of the Week: W. E. 2 Nov. 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 "benchmark".



Moderators please pin the thread.





Happy Halloween!!!  

[ModE98]

JEF (Long).  Jefferies Financial Grouo Inc.

Hoping the market turns around after last week's fiasco.

[kadee79]

CLSN, long


Celsion Corp is active in the biotechnology market. The company acts as a drug developer with product candidates like ThermoDox, a heat-activated liposomal encapsulation of doxorubicin. It is in Phase III clinical trial for the treatment of primary liver cancer and a Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of recurrent chest wall breast cancer. Its pipeline also includes GEN-1, a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) mediated immunotherapy for the localized treatment of ovarian and brain cancers.

[uncle23]

...DDD.....long

[clarkrl2]

Long SH (This is the short S&P 500 etf) 

I hope the correction is over but I think it may go on for a while. 

[architecto25]

      NATI      long       National Instruments Corp.

This stock closed Friday at $50.11 per share.

52 wk. high/low       $53.57/$38.78

Founded May 1976;    Hdq. in Austin, TX.;     7,412 employees

Designs, manufactures, & sells systems to Engineers & Scientists that

accelerate productivity, innovation & discovery.

[clarkrl2]

clarkrl2 rides his bear to the early lead. ModE95 is second and the benchmark third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
clarkrl2	L	SH	$29.48	$30.06	1.97%
Mod E	L	JEF	$20.50	$20.58	0.39%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$169.16	$163.23	-3.51%
architecto25	L	NATI	$50.73	$47.55	-6.27%
uncle.23	L	DDD	$16.82	$15.63	-7.07%
kadee73	L	CLSN	$2.26	$2.04	-9.73%

 

[kadee79]

Well, looks like I have taken my spot for the week AGAIN!  I'm getting tired of the bottom spot...who wants it? 

[uncle23]

LETS ALL GANG UP ON THE BENCHMARK FOR KADEE....

[clarkrl2]

ModE95 leaps into the lead after day two. uncle23 is second and clarkrl2 third. Those are the only players beating the benchmark.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
Mod E	L	JEF	$20.50	$21.03	2.59%
uncle.23	L	DDD	$16.82	$16.96	0.83%
clarkrl2	L	SH	$29.48	$29.61	0.44%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$169.16	$165.92	-1.92%
architecto25	L	NATI	$50.73	$49.27	-2.88%
kadee73	L	CLSN	$2.26	$2.06	-8.85%

 

[clarkrl2]

ModE95 is rolling along with two days to go. The benchmark is second and clarkrl2 third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
Mod E	L	JEF	$20.50	$21.47	4.73%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$169.16	$169.82	0.39%
clarkrl2	L	SH	$29.48	$29.27	-0.71%
architecto25	L	NATI	$50.73	$48.97	-3.47%
kadee73	L	CLSN	$2.26	$2.11	-6.64%
uncle.23	L	DDD	$16.82	$12.08	-28.18%

 

[ModE98]

kadee, looks like you are movin' on up!  Two days to go.  There is always hope.

[kadee79]

Yes, but Uncle took a beating today...looks like mine last week!

[clarkrl2]

ModE95 has the lead with one day to go. The benchmark is second and kadee73 is third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
Mod E	L	JEF	$20.50	$21.41	4.44%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$169.16	$172.06	1.71%
kadee73	L	CLSN	$2.26	$2.28	0.88%
clarkrl2	L	SH	$29.48	$28.98	-1.70%
architecto25	L	NATI	$50.73	$49.28	-2.86%
uncle.23	L	DDD	$16.82	$11.83	-29.67%

 

[uncle23]

        

glad i dont have any DDDshares anymore...

[clarkrl2]

ModE95 wins this week's contest and is the only player with a gain. The benchmark was second and had a small gain. clarkrl2 finished third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
Mod E	L	JEF	$20.50	$21.24	3.61%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$169.16	$169.38	0.13%
clarkrl2	L	SH	$29.48	$29.16	-1.09%
architecto25	L	NATI	$50.73	$49.67	-2.09%
kadee73	L	CLSN	$2.26	$2.21	-2.21%
uncle.23	L	DDD	$16.82	$12.93	-23.13%

 

[clarkrl2]

2018	results
Name	Return	Games	Win	Place	Show	>Bench	points	ppg
kadee72	3.18	43	11	5	3	18	64	1.49
tyfighter3	1.37	15	4	0	4	6	22	1.47
clarkrl2	0.38	44	6	11	10	25	75	1.70
BenchMark	0.13	44	2	8	14	0	58	1.32
Value Buy	-0.58	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Mod E	-0.82	43	4	5	5	16	43	1.00
architecto25	-1.45	44	8	7	6	19	63	1.43
uncle.23	-3.24	44	9	8	2	19	64	1.45

Lifetime	results
Name	Return	Games	Win	Place	Show	>Bench	points	ppg
bimetalaupt	2.78	4	1	0	0	1	4	1.00
m2w	1.15	8	2	1	0	3	11	1.38
damnotagain	0.83	20	2	3	3	10	25	1.25
Value Buy	0.79	144	26	12	15	67	184	1.28
kadee72	0.71	241	43	37	22	112	337	1.40
clarkrl2	0.47	253	34	36	41	131	346	1.37
Mod E	0.33	250	34	37	34	124	334	1.34
2kids10horses	0.33	10	0	2	1	4	9	0.90
BenchMark	0.24	253	5	28	51	0	248.5	0.98
Ombud	0.19	108	8	11	17	53	116	1.07
tyfighter3	-0.33	96	10	4	15	36	89	0.93
architecto25	-0.50	251	50	24	21	109	328	1.31
Bluerobin	-0.66	6	2	0	0	3	9	1.50
uncle.23	-1.48	253	32	47	21	104	315	1.25
D. I.	-1.84	102	4	11	11	51	96	0.94
alliesmom	-6.82	2	0	0	0	1	1	0.50
djADVOCATE	-12.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

[ModE98]

CONGRATS to clarkrl for his Show finish this week!

[kadee79]

Congrats to Mod & Clark.  Better luck to me next week.