Stock Pick of the Week: W. E. 27 Oct. 2023

[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 "djAdvocate".

[uncle23]

CLSK …..long

[djAdvocate]

taking a senior gold miner this week.  another "commodity laggard":

IAG, long
target: $3

[clarkrl2]

Long CI (Cigna Corp. - Insurance)
The weekly bars chart looks OK. weekly bars

[kadee79]

SPTN, long

SpartanNash Company distributes and retails grocery products. It operates through Wholesale and Retail segments. The Wholesale segment offers grocery products and perishable food products, such as dry groceries, produce, dairy products, meat, delicatessen items, bakery goods, frozen food, seafood, floral products, general merchandise, beverages, tobacco products, health and beauty care, and pharmacy products to independent retailers, national accounts, food service distributors, e-commerce providers, and corporate owned retail stores. This segment also offers various value-added services to retailers. The Retail segment operates retail supermarkets, pharmacies, fuel centers, and convenience stores primarily under the banners of Family Fare, Martin's Super Markets, D&W Fresh Market, VG's Grocery, and Dan's Supermarket. It also distributes grocery products to military commissaries. The company was formerly known as Spartan Stores, Inc. and changed its name to SpartanNash Company in November 2013. SpartanNash Company was founded in 1917 and is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.TN


Now, watch it go down again.

  

[clarkrl2]

I think the plan now is monthly treatments. They only give me a schedule each month. Some days are better than others but overall I am feeling better than I was when I started. 

[kadee79]

Sorry I messed up Clark.  But glad you are feeling better!  

[clarkrl2]

uncle23 is off to a good start in this week's contest and takes an early three length lead. The benchmark is second and djAdvocate third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
uncle.23	L	CLSK	$4.1000	$4.2550	3.78%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$353.2600	$355.6700	0.68%
djAdvocate	L	IAG	$2.4150	$2.3800	-1.45%
kadee78	L	SPTN	$22.8900	$22.5100	-1.66%
clarkrl2	L	CI	$306.4100	$301.0500	-1.75%

 

[clarkrl2]

uncle23 is the day's big gainer and he extends his lead on day two. The benchmark is second and djAdvocate third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
uncle.23	L	CLSK	$4.1000	$4.7000	14.63%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$353.2600	$359.1300	1.66%
djAdvocate	L	IAG	$2.4150	$2.4400	1.04%
clarkrl2	L	CI	$306.4100	$304.6400	-0.58%
kadee78	L	SPTN	$22.8900	$22.2800	-2.66%

 

[clarkrl2]

uncle23 still leads with two days to go. djAdvocate is second and kadee78 third. clarkrl2 is also beating the benchmark.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
uncle.23	L	CLSK	$4.1000	$4.6200	12.68%
djAdvocate	L	IAG	$2.4150	$2.4200	0.21%
kadee78	L	SPTN	$22.8900	$22.7500	-0.61%
clarkrl2	L	CI	$306.4100	$303.8900	-0.82%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$353.2600	$350.3400	-0.83%

 

[clarkrl2]

uncle23 still has the lead with one day to go. djAdvocate is a closer second and kadee78 third. All players are beating the benchmark.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
uncle.23	L	CLSK	$4.1000	$4.3600	6.34%
djAdvocate	L	IAG	$2.4150	$2.4800	2.69%
kadee78	L	SPTN	$22.8900	$22.9500	0.26%
clarkrl2	L	CI	$306.4100	$304.2200	-0.71%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$353.2600	$343.6600	-2.72%

 

[clarkrl2]

djAdvocate rallied down the stretch to win this week's championship. uncle23 is second and clarkrl2 third. All players beat the benchmark.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
djAdvocate	L	IAG	$2.4150	$2.5800	6.83%
uncle.23	L	CLSK	$4.1000	$4.1500	1.22%
clarkrl2	L	CI	$306.4100	$303.2400	-1.03%
kadee78	L	SPTN	$22.8900	$22.6100	-1.22%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$353.2600	$345.3100	-2.25%

 

[clarkrl2]

2023	results
Name	Return	Games	Win	Place	Show	>Bench	points	ppg
BenchMark	0.63	43	6	17	13	0	65	1.51
kadee78	-0.48	42	6	6	7	13	50	1.19
clarkrl2	-0.61	43	5	11	14	15	66	1.53
djADVOCATE	-0.75	41	10	2	5	13	52	1.27
uncle.23	-1.48	43	14	7	5	20	81	1.88

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	0.57	226	45	21	22	104	303	1.34
BenchMark	0.33	513	29	79	119	0	620.5	1.21
2kids10horses	0.33	10	0	2	1	4	9	0.90
Mod E	0.31	429	58	73	64	214	598	1.39
djADVOCATE	0.26	148	26	18	21	55	190	1.28
Ombud	0.24	120	12	13	18	61	141	1.18
kadee78	0.13	495	91	70	46	209	668	1.35
clarkrl2	-0.04	513	64	80	89	240	681	1.33
architecto25	-0.36	406	83	46	39	177	557	1.37
tyfighter3	-0.53	108	11	4	17	40	98	0.91
Bluerobin	-0.66	6	2	0	0	3	9	1.50
uncle.23	-1.13	512	80	93	59	226	711	1.39
D. I.	-1.84	102	4	11	11	51	96	0.94
alliesmom	-6.82	2	0	0	0	1	1	0.50

[djAdvocate]

congrats to uncle and clark!

[uncle23]

Congrats Dj....that was an exciting race..

[djAdvocate]

Oct 28, 2023 10:00:14 GMT -5 uncle23 said:

Congrats Dj....that was an exciting race..

truthfully, i gave up on Wednesday.
your pick is super volatile!
i had a look at that chart.
it is a wild one.