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Post by clarkrl2 on Mar 20, 2020 17:58:55 GMT -5
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
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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 "ModE96".
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Post by clarkrl2 on Mar 20, 2020 18:13:28 GMT -5
Short QQQ (Nasdaq 100 etf and our benchmark) I don't see any reason to come off this pick. The weekly chart is just now looking somewhat oversold but the market trend is bearish. People can spin the corona virus concerns anyway they want but this is a black swan event that will have global economic impact. The market will eventually recover but I think it is unlikely to happen this week. schrts.co/VIZhxpXY |
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Post by uncle23 on Mar 20, 2020 18:44:00 GMT -5
UBER....long
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Post by ModE98 on Mar 21, 2020 7:41:46 GMT -5
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Post by kadee79 on Mar 21, 2020 14:52:32 GMT -5
SPCE, short....who knows?
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc., formerly Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp., is an aerospace company that provides human spaceflight for private individuals and researchers. The Company is focused on developing a spaceflight system to offer customers a multi-day experience culminating in a spaceflight that includes several minutes of weightlessness and views of earth from space. Through its aerospace development subsidiary, The Spaceship Company, LLC, the Company manufactures its space vehicles in Mojave, California. Its spaceflight system consists of three primary components: its carrier aircraft, WhiteKnightTwo; its spaceship, SpaceShipTwo, and its hybrid rocket motor. SpaceShipTwo is a spaceship with the capacity to carry pilots and customers or payloads, into space and return them to earth.WhiteKnightTwo is a twin-fuselage aircraft designed to carry SpaceShipTwo up to an altitude of approximately 45,000 feet where the spaceship is released for its flight into space.
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Post by djAdvocate on Mar 21, 2020 22:49:52 GMT -5
NUGT Long (again)
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Post by clarkrl2 on Mar 23, 2020 19:10:03 GMT -5
uncle23 rides his UBER to the early lead. djAdvocate is second and clarkrl2 third. | Player | L or S | Symbol | $ Open | $ Close | % Close | | uncle.23 | L | UBER | $21.07 | $22.40 | 6.31% | | djADVOCATE | L | NUGT | $6.20 | $6.30 | 1.61% | | clarkrl2 | S | QQQ | $170.92 | $170.46 | 0.27% | | BenchMark | L | QQQ | $170.92 | $170.46 | -0.27% | | Mod E | L | MSFT | $137.01 | $135.98 | -0.75% | | kadee75 | S | SPCE | $11.46 | $12.97 | -13.18% |
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Post by kadee79 on Mar 23, 2020 20:40:32 GMT -5
Just think if I'd gone long....  |
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Post by djAdvocate on Mar 23, 2020 20:42:30 GMT -5
Just think if I'd gone long.... it's only day one, k. a lot can happen in a week, these days.
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Post by Value Buy on Mar 24, 2020 9:49:51 GMT -5
Hello everyone!
Hope everyone is safe and healthy!
I guess I am back as of today, although, to be honest other than the investing threads i have not really missed all the negativity of most of the threads I participated in.
Just wanted to check in, I might start playing next week, although evey headline seems to blow up the game by the day. Sort of like a game of musical chairs with the last person sitting, wins,
I am hoping I can get back to what I was involved in within two months, but like much of America, I have been sidelined (not sick) from participation as our work was so hands on with the public and was curtailed.
Hope everone's portfolio held up under this disaster.
I will probably get sort of active on the board later this week. Right now trying to be there for family (adult kids and grandkids) and some of our neighbors if they need some assistance. So far all family members are ok. Surprisingly, the neighbors are all in good spirits and claim they are all fine, and all returned the idea of helping us out...... my wife told me they were all pretty good, but I have been away for most of this outbreak.
We are having a block long get together on our cul de sac sitting in our lawn chairs in the driveways tonight where we can talk to our immediate neighbors OR walk down the middle of the street to talk to others at a good distance apart.
Brave new world out there!
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Post by ModE98 on Mar 24, 2020 15:59:48 GMT -5
WELCOME BACK, VB...What a day this has been! Big rally.
Enjoy your cul-de -sac get-together.
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Post by clarkrl2 on Mar 24, 2020 21:55:08 GMT -5
djAdvocate takes over the lead on day two. uncle23 is a strong second and ModE96 third. I adjusted the Monday opens for QQQ and SPCE based on Yahoo historical data. | Player | L or S | Symbol | $ Open | $ Close | % Close | | djADVOCATE | L | NUGT | $6.20 | $8.63 | 39.19% | | uncle.23 | L | UBER | $21.07 | $26.39 | 25.25% | | Mod E | L | MSFT | $137.01 | $148.34 | 8.27% | | BenchMark | L | QQQ | $170.70 | $183.66 | 7.59% | | clarkrl2 | S | QQQ | $170.70 | $183.66 | -7.59% | | kadee75 | S | SPCE | $11.73 | $16.32 | -39.13% |
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Post by clarkrl2 on Mar 24, 2020 21:59:40 GMT -5
Sorry about the late update tonight.
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Post by djAdvocate on Mar 25, 2020 11:06:50 GMT -5
Hello everyone! Hope everyone is safe and healthy! I guess I am back as of today, although, to be honest other than the investing threads i have not really missed all the negativity of most of the threads I participated in. Just wanted to check in, I might start playing next week, although evey headline seems to blow up the game by the day. Sort of like a game of musical chairs with the last person sitting, wins, I am hoping I can get back to what I was involved in within two months, but like much of America, I have been sidelined (not sick) from participation as our work was so hands on with the public and was curtailed. Hope everone's portfolio held up under this disaster. I will probably get sort of active on the board later this week. Right now trying to be there for family (adult kids and grandkids) and some of our neighbors if they need some assistance. So far all family members are ok. Surprisingly, the neighbors are all in good spirits and claim they are all fine, and all returned the idea of helping us out...... my wife told me they were all pretty good, but I have been away for most of this outbreak. We are having a block long get together on our cul de sac sitting in our lawn chairs in the driveways tonight where we can talk to our immediate neighbors OR walk down the middle of the street to talk to others at a good distance apart. Brave new world out there! this is a rough market for long term investors like you, VB.
though I have to say this feels to me like the market is considering bottoming.
glad to see you again, old friend.
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Post by ModE98 on Mar 25, 2020 14:06:42 GMT -5
Now if architecto gets moved and settled in his new abode and is again free to participate here, we will have a greater group of participants in the weekly contest. So Arch, here's hoping it will not be too much longer.  |
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Post by clarkrl2 on Mar 25, 2020 17:57:44 GMT -5
djAdvocate had the hot hand today and still leads with two days to go. uncle23 is a clear second and ModE96 third. | Player | L or S | Symbol | $ Open | $ Close | % Close | | djADVOCATE | L | NUGT | $6.20 | $9.37 | 51.13% | | uncle.23 | L | UBER | $21.07 | $26.19 | 24.30% | | Mod E | L | MSFT | $137.01 | $146.92 | 7.23% | | BenchMark | L | QQQ | $170.70 | $182.30 | 6.80% | | clarkrl2 | S | QQQ | $170.70 | $182.30 | -6.80% | | kadee75 | S | SPCE | $11.73 | $16.00 | -36.40% |
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Post by architecto25 on Mar 26, 2020 3:21:39 GMT -5
(3:15am / Tex. time/ Thur./ 26 Mar. 2020) ModE96, thanks, Sir, for the thoughtful post. My "sitting out of the contest" has lasted much longer than I expected. I have not moved one item yet into my new quarters. I'm using one of my computers at my son's house (a few miles from where I expect to finally hang my hat). Due to my age, the chores of moving items are thoughtfully shared with others. I'm very glad I picked my moving effort to be during a serious bear market. Pure Luck. Arch. |
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Post by clarkrl2 on Mar 26, 2020 16:30:09 GMT -5
djAdvocate leads the way going into the final day of the week. uncle23 is second and ModE96 third. | Player | L or S | Symbol | $ Open | $ Close | % Close | | djADVOCATE | L | NUGT | $6.20 | $9.05 | 45.97% | | uncle.23 | L | UBER | $21.07 | $28.12 | 33.46% | | Mod E | L | MSFT | $137.01 | $156.11 | 13.94% | | BenchMark | L | QQQ | $170.70 | $191.90 | 12.42% | | clarkrl2 | S | QQQ | $170.70 | $191.90 | -12.42% | | kadee75 | S | SPCE | $11.73 | $17.06 | -45.44% |
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Post by Value Buy on Mar 26, 2020 21:34:48 GMT -5
Okay you people are scaring me.
I went back and checked the last four games, and now I see this week's.
If you do not gain or lose at least 50% you do not seem like you are in the game. (Or out of it)
This is crazy!
The markets are not even this crazy.......
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Post by djAdvocate on Mar 27, 2020 14:32:48 GMT -5
it is high stakes gambling right now.
novice investors.
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Post by clarkrl2 on Mar 27, 2020 16:05:29 GMT -5
uncle23 was the leader on day one and retakes the lead on the final day to win this week's championship. djAdvocate was second with a double digit return and ModE96 had a solid gain to finish third. | Player | L or S | Symbol | $ Open | $ Close | % Close | | uncle.23 | L | UBER | $21.07 | $27.28 | 29.47% | | djADVOCATE | L | NUGT | $6.20 | $7.60 | 22.58% | | Mod E | L | MSFT | $137.01 | $149.70 | 9.26% | | BenchMark | L | QQQ | $170.70 | $185.30 | 8.55% | | clarkrl2 | S | QQQ | $170.70 | $185.30 | -8.55% | | kadee75 | S | SPCE | $11.73 | $15.38 | -31.12% |
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Post by clarkrl2 on Mar 27, 2020 16:18:32 GMT -5
| 2020 | results | | Name | Return | Games | Win | Place | Show | >Bench | points | ppg | | djADVOCATE | 5.90 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 2.50 | | kadee75 | 4.66 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 1.38 | | uncle.23 | 3.58 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 2.46 | | BenchMark | 0.84 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.46 | | Mod E | 0.24 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 1.46 | | clarkrl2 | -1.29 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 1.15 | | architecto25 | -3.93 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Lifetime | results | | Name | Return | Games | Win | Place | Show | >Bench | points | ppg | | djADVOCATE | 3.27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 2.14 | | 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 | 0.52 | 195 | 39 | 15 | 19 | 90 | 256 | 1.31 | | Mod E | 0.52 | 323 | 46 | 57 | 44 | 169 | 465 | 1.44 | | kadee75 | 0.49 | 311 | 56 | 43 | 27 | 137 | 418 | 1.34 | | 2kids10horses | 0.33 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0.90 | | BenchMark | 0.30 | 326 | 8 | 36 | 69 | 0 | 328 | 1.01 | | Ombud | 0.26 | 111 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 123 | 1.11 | | clarkrl2 | 0.11 | 326 | 39 | 42 | 53 | 156 | 410 | 1.26 | | architecto25 | -0.53 | 318 | 62 | 33 | 31 | 141 | 424 | 1.33 | | tyfighter3 | -0.53 | 108 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 40 | 98 | 0.91 | | Bluerobin | -0.66 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1.50 | | uncle.23 | -1.11 | 326 | 42 | 67 | 30 | 139 | 429 | 1.32 | | D. I. | -1.84 | 102 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 51 | 96 | 0.94 | | alliesmom | -6.82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
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Post by kadee79 on Mar 27, 2020 18:01:36 GMT -5
Congrats to Uncle, DJ & Mod!
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Post by djAdvocate on Mar 27, 2020 18:06:02 GMT -5
side note to everyone:
I took a gander at the market winners for 2020, and culled out the "special situations". here is what I found:
1) the telecom companies are doing great. esp those that have streaming services.
2) SOME of the food companies are doing well. I think that also makes sense. if you like the sector, PBJ might be a good one to buy right now.
3) consumer staples like paper and cleaning products are also doing quite well.
4) delivery service companies are doing well.
5) grocery stores are doing well.
6) gold is doing well, but miners are underperforming.
I bought some REIT ETF shares on Friday. this Sector was -90% before the stimulus package passed. it is now off "only" about 70% for the year. I have no idea where the dividends in this sector are heading, but I would be shocked if they fell 70%.
good luck next week!
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Post by djAdvocate on Mar 27, 2020 18:06:49 GMT -5
Congrats to Uncle, DJ & Mod! I own some shares of SPCE, which is why I didn't comment before now. 
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Post by ModE98 on Mar 27, 2020 18:07:35 GMT -5
CONGRATS to uncle u& ADVOCATE for Win & Plqace . |
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