Stock Pick of the Week: W. E. 23 Feb. 2024

[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 "kadee79".

US Markets will be closed Monday January 19 for George Washington's birthday and Presidents Day. After I raise my glass to Washington, I will toast John A Macdonald as well because this is an international competition.   The contest will begin Tuesday at the market open.

[uncle23]

NOK …..long

[kadee79]

SPTN, long....time for them to make a come-back!


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.

[clarkrl2]

Long CI (Cigna Corp. - Healthcare Plans)
It's a little overbought but I still like the chart with weekly bars. weekly bars 

[djAdvocate]

CA:FSY long

this is the one i should have picked last week.

[clarkrl2]

kadee79 is out of the gate first in this week's contest. clarkrl2 is second and the benchmark third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
kadee79	L	SPTN	$21.0600	$22.1000	4.94%
clarkrl2	L	CI	$340.4400	$341.3500	0.27%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$428.5500	$427.3200	-0.29%
uncle.23	L	NOK	$3.5100	$3.4900	-0.57%
djAdvocate	L	FSY.TO	$0.9900	$0.9800	-1.01%

 

[clarkrl2]

kadee79 still leads at the halfway point. djAdvocate is seccond and clarkrl2 third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
kadee79	L	SPTN	$21.0600	$21.3200	1.23%
djAdvocate	L	FSY.TO	$0.9900	$1.0000	1.01%
clarkrl2	L	CI	$340.4400	$343.3800	0.86%
uncle.23	L	NOK	$3.5100	$3.5300	0.57%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$428.5500	$425.6100	-0.69%

 

[djAdvocate]

all within two lengths!

[clarkrl2]

The benchmark takes over the lead with one day to go. uncle23 is second and clarkrl2 third. 

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$428.5500	$438.0700	2.22%
uncle.23	L	NOK	$3.5100	$3.5800	1.99%
clarkrl2	L	CI	$340.4400	$342.1600	0.51%
kadee79	L	SPTN	$21.0600	$20.7600	-1.42%
djAdvocate	L	FSY.TO	$0.9900	$0.9600	-3.03%

 

[clarkrl2]

The benchmark is this week's winner. clarkrl2 is second and uncle23 is third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$428.5500	$436.7800	1.92%
clarkrl2	L	CI	$340.4400	$344.2400	1.12%
uncle.23	L	NOK	$3.5100	$3.5400	0.85%
kadee79	L	SPTN	$21.0600	$20.9300	-0.62%
djAdvocate	L	FSY.TO	$0.9900	$0.9500	-4.04%

 

[clarkrl2]

2024	results
Name	Return	Games	Win	Place	Show	>Bench	points	ppg
djADVOCATE	3.48	8	3	1	1	5	17	2.13
uncle.23	2.81	8	2	2	3	5	18	2.25
kadee79	2.00	7	1	0	2	2	7	1.00
BenchMark	0.92	8	1	2	1	0	8	1.50
clarkrl2	0.39	8	1	3	1	4	14	1.75

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	0.37	530	32	85	122	0	653	1.23
2kids10horses	0.33	10	0	2	1	4	9	0.90
Mod E	0.31	429	58	73	64	214	598	1.39
Ombud	0.24	120	12	13	18	61	141	1.18
djADVOCATE	0.17	165	30	19	24	61	213	1.29
kadee79	0.01	510	94	70	49	213	684	1.34
clarkrl2	-0.03	530	66	87	93	248	713	1.35
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	-1.06	529	85	96	63	235	745	1.41
D. I.	-1.84	102	4	11	11	51	96	0.94
alliesmom	-6.82	2	0	0	0	1	1	0.50

[kadee79]

Congrats to Clark & Uncle.  And DJ, thanks for being a gentleman & taking the bottom for me!