Stock Pick of the Week: W. E. 7 Dec. 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 "clarkrl2".



Moderators please pin the thread.

[ModE98]

LH (Short)).  Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings.  Lowered earnings projection for 2018 and projected a modest increase in 2019.

www.finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=LH

[uncle23]

VKTX....long

[uncle23]

sorry to share my sorrow---RIP for last brother after a long illness...he was 78...

[clarkrl2]

uncle23 I'm sorry to hear of the loss of your brother.

[clarkrl2]

Long DAL (Delta Airlines - Airline)

From my favorite value screen. Lower oil prices should continue to benefit transportation companies. schrts.co/xyQegw 

[architecto25]

         APPS       (long)      Digital Turbine Inc.

This stock closed Friday at $1.93 (but after hours at $1.99)

Founded 6 Nov. 1998. Hdq. in Austin, TX. 161 employees

[kadee79]

My sympathies to you & your family Uncle.  

[kadee79]

OPK, long...taking a HUGE chance.

[ModE98]

Uncle, sorry for your loss.  But he is now in heaven, a better place than this crazy world we have to endure these  days,  God bless.

[tyfighter3]

OAS Long

Uncle, sorry for loss. In my prayers.

[ModE98]

Oh well, it was only a guess, S or L, and wrong guess, looks like a "BUMMER" for this week if the market stays positive. .

What a market drop this Tuesday!  Guess it was not too bad a guess after all.  Got to learn to play the whole week out, so much can happen for some reason or another.

[clarkrl2]

tyfighter3 jumps out to an early lead. kadee83 and arcitecto25 are in a dead heat for second. Those are the only players beating the benchmark.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
tyfighter3	L	OAS	$7.53	$7.75	2.92%
kadee73	L	OPK	$3.77	$3.77	0.00%
architecto25	L	APPS	$1.98	$1.98	0.00%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$173.10	$172.33	-0.44%
clarkrl2	L	DAL	$61.00	$60.12	-1.44%
Mod E	S	LH	$144.74	$148.07	-2.30%
uncle.23	L	VKTX	$11.52	$11.19	-2.86%

  

[kadee79]

Too funny....dead heat at "0" ! 

[clarkrl2]

architecto25 takes over the lead on day two. ModE95 is second and tyfighter3 third. Those are the only players beating the benchmark.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
architecto25	L	APPS	$1.98	$2.00	1.01%
Mod E	S	LH	$144.74	$143.33	0.97%
tyfighter3	L	OAS	$7.53	$7.40	-1.73%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$173.10	$165.72	-4.26%
clarkrl2	L	DAL	$61.00	$56.94	-6.66%
kadee73	L	OPK	$3.77	$3.49	-7.43%
uncle.23	L	VKTX	$11.52	$10.26	-10.94%

 

[kadee79]

What a difference a day makes!

[ModE98]

kadeee, that's a fact!  The market is full of surprises.

[clarkrl2]

ModE95 rides his short into the lead. architecto25 is second and the benchmark third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
Mod E	S	LH	$144.74	$143.59	0.79%
architecto25	L	APPS	$1.98	$1.98	0.00%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$173.10	$166.89	-3.59%
clarkrl2	L	DAL	$61.00	$58.08	-4.79%
tyfighter3	L	OAS	$7.53	$6.86	-8.90%
uncle.23	L	VKTX	$11.52	$10.06	-12.67%
kadee73	L	OPK	$3.77	$3.25	-13.79%

  

[clarkrl2]

ModE95 rode his short to the winner's circle in this week's turbulent market. architechto25 was second and the benchmark third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
Mod E	S	LH	$144.74	$141.96	1.92%
architecto25	L	APPS	$1.98	$1.89	-4.55%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$173.10	$161.38	-6.77%
clarkrl2	L	DAL	$61.00	$56.07	-8.08%
tyfighter3	L	OAS	$7.53	$6.89	-8.50%
kadee73	L	OPK	$3.77	$3.28	-13.00%
uncle.23	L	VKTX	$11.52	$9.63	-16.41%

 

[clarkrl2]

2018	results
Name	Return	Games	Win	Place	Show	>Bench	points	ppg
kadee72	3.08	47	13	5	3	20	72	1.53
tyfighter3	0.28	17	4	0	4	6	22	1.29
clarkrl2	0.11	49	7	11	11	27	81	1.65
BenchMark	-0.03	49	2	8	18	0	64.5	1.32
Value Buy	-0.58	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Mod E	-0.72	48	5	7	5	19	53	1.10
architecto25	-1.36	49	8	10	6	22	72	1.47
uncle.23	-3.26	49	10	8	2	20	68	1.39

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	0.73	245	45	37	22	114	345	1.41
clarkrl2	0.42	258	35	36	42	133	352	1.36
2kids10horses	0.33	10	0	2	1	4	9	0.90
Mod E	0.32	255	35	39	34	127	344	1.35
BenchMark	0.21	258	5	28	55	0	255	0.99
Ombud	0.19	108	8	11	17	53	116	1.07
tyfighter3	-0.49	98	10	4	15	36	89	0.91
architecto25	-0.50	256	50	27	21	112	337	1.32
Bluerobin	-0.66	6	2	0	0	3	9	1.50
uncle.23	-1.52	258	33	47	21	105	319	1.24
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, architecto, for your Place this week!

[kadee79]

Congrats Mod & Arch!  Uncle, you stole my bottom place!