Stock Pick of the Week: W. E. 30 Aug. 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 "djAdvocate".

[uncle23]

SPRY.... long

Changed my mind ...I'll go for RGLT

[djAdvocate]

GBTC long
i got crushed the last time i took this.
let's see if i do better this time.

[uncle23]

Aug 23, 2024 18:45:37 GMT -5 uncle23 said:

SPRY.... long

Changed my mind ...I'll go for RGLT

[clarkrl2]

Long MGPI (MGP Ingredients - Food and Beverages)
The chart is beginning to look a little overbought, but I will try it for another week. weekly bars

[kadee79]

BLNK, short

I've almost given up on this one in RL.  I just may have to cash out & suck up my losses.

[clarkrl2]

uncle23 I could not find a symbol RGLT but I seem to recall you using RLGT before so I used that. If this is not correct, please let me know.

[clarkrl2]

kadee79 has the early lead. clarkrl2 is second and uncle23 is third. I used symbol RLGT for uncle23, however, if that is not correct let me know.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
kadee79	S	BLNK	$2.1200	$2.0800	1.89%
clarkrl2	L	MGPI	$91.7200	$91.8700	0.16%
uncle.23	L	RLGT	$6.3300	$6.3200	-0.16%
djAdvocate	L	GBTC	$50.8900	$50.5000	-0.77%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$479.5800	$475.3400	-0.88%

 

[uncle23]

..

Its RLGT...

[clarkrl2]

kadee79 widens the lead on day two. The benchmark is second and clarkrl2 has a nose in front of uncle23 for third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
kadee79	S	BLNK	$2.1200	$2.0000	5.66%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$479.5800	$476.7600	-0.59%
clarkrl2	L	MGPI	$91.7200	$90.3500	-1.49%
uncle.23	L	RLGT	$6.3300	$6.2300	-1.58%
djAdvocate	L	GBTC	$50.8900	$49.5100	-2.71%

 

[clarkrl2]

kadee79 has a lead of fourteen lengths with two days to go. uncle23 is second and the benchmark has the edge over clarkrl2 for third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
kadee79	S	BLNK	$2.1200	$1.8300	13.68%
uncle.23	L	RLGT	$6.3300	$6.3000	-0.47%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$479.5800	$471.3500	-1.72%
clarkrl2	L	MGPI	$91.7200	$90.0000	-1.88%
djAdvocate	L	GBTC	$50.8900	$46.9400	-7.76%

 

[clarkrl2]

kadee79 maintains the fourteen lengths lead going into the final day. uncle23 is second and clarkrl2 third. 

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
kadee79	S	BLNK	$2.1200	$1.8300	13.68%
uncle.23	L	RLGT	$6.3300	$6.3000	-0.47%
clarkrl2	L	MGPI	$91.7200	$90.3800	-1.46%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$479.5800	$470.6600	-1.86%
djAdvocate	L	GBTC	$50.8900	$47.2100	-7.23%

 

[djAdvocate]

really? everyone was basically unchanged today?

[clarkrl2]

kadee79 garnered a double-digit gain for the week to earn the winner's trophy. uncle23 also had a gain to finish second and the benchmark was third.

Player	L or S	Symbol	$ Open	$ Close	% Close
kadee79	S	BLNK	$2.1200	$1.8600	12.26%
uncle.23	L	RLGT	$6.3300	$6.3700	0.63%
BenchMark	L	QQQ	$479.5800	$476.2700	-0.69%
clarkrl2	L	MGPI	$91.7200	$89.5900	-2.32%
djAdvocate	L	GBTC	$50.8900	$46.7500	-8.14%

 

[clarkrl2]

2024	results
Name	Return	Games	Win	Place	Show	>Bench	points	ppg
kadee79	2.97	29	11	4	4	15	60	2.07
djADVOCATE	1.96	33	10	2	5	15	54	1.64
clarkrl2	0.71	35	4	13	5	17	60	1.71
BenchMark	0.45	35	4	7	14	0	40	1.64
uncle.23	-0.62	35	6	9	6	18	60	1.71

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	0.36	557	35	90	135	0	698.5	1.25
djADVOCATE	0.34	190	37	20	28	71	250	1.32
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
kadee79	0.15	532	104	74	51	226	737	1.39
clarkrl2	0.01	557	69	97	97	261	759	1.36
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	-1.09	556	89	103	66	248	787	1.42
D. I.	-1.84	102	4	11	11	51	96	0.94
alliesmom	-6.82	2	0	0	0	1	1	0.50

[djAdvocate]

bitcoin has not been good to me for this game.
i am zero for two on that one.
maybe i should short it.