Stock Pick of the Week - W.E. 13 May 2011

[rovo]

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 complex trading vehicles. Only stocks and ETFs.

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 -- architecto25

[ModE98]

9:05 am Monday.... changing my pick from CMFO (afraid it may jump out too far at the gun).

Will go long with TPI (Pharmaceuticals in China) as it looks weak to start and I did not make last place last week. It feels too strange not to be running last. This should make sure I stay in the lower group at least, so things will feel more normal.

[yclept]

NANO long
I bought some of this today on a late-fill limit. It is a new pick by one of my best value screens. I also read that Cramer denigrated NANO in favor of CREE, and can hardly think of a better reason to own a stock than to go opposite to that dolt. I don't see anything to dislike about the following fundamentals:
P/E 6.31
PEG 0.32
Price/Revenue 1.84
Price/Cash Flow 5.64
Price/Book (MRQ) 1.99
ROA 30.46%
ROE 40.31%
Current Ratio (MRQ) 5.18
Total Debt/Equity (MRQ) 0.06

[uncle23]

....


SCSS......Select Comfort.... short ....the chart tells me to take profit, so i'll short it....

[clarkrl2]

long AAPL (Apple - Personal Computers)

It looks to have some support below it's current price and if it moves a dollar or two up it shouldn't have any resistance until 360 and then the trendline should be around 390. I'm thinking of adding a position this week using call options but reserve the right to back out.

[burger]

Long ZSL. Looking for silver to move down a little more before coming back up.

[architecto25]

AXTI (AXT, Inc.) (long)
Closed Friday at $8.27
52 week high/low = $12.23/$3.87
Company is in Fremont, CA.; 1,302 employees
The company is a developer and producer of high-performance
compound & single element semiconductor substrates.
..........please read that back to me, as I'm a chartist and don't
understand all the fundamentals......

[Bluerobin]

DYN, Short. Company reported a loss. They are a holding company for utility companies, sorta a small Enron. Gotta be bad to lose money with a captive audience.

[2kids10horses]

Long URTY

Got kicked last week. Ouch!

[rovo]

I'm going to take a chance on the semiconductor industry. This sector is in very good shape with the exception of the Japan problem. The chart appears to be indicating the beginning of a rise. Also, since this is just a game, I might as well go all the way with a leveraged play. SOXL is a 3X ETF and SOXS is a -3X ETF.

rovo Long SOXL

[rovo]

Here are this week's selections and opening prices:

Player

L or S

Symbol

$ Open

$ Close

% Close

[/b][/tr]
[tr][td] architecto25 [/td][td] L [/td][td] AXTI [/td][td] $8.30 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] uncle.23 [/td][td] S [/td][td] SCSS [/td][td] $16.68 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] rovo [/td][td] L [/td][td] SOXL [/td][td] $59.10 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] bluerobin [/td][td] S [/td][td] DYN [/td][td] $6.36 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] burger [/td][td] L [/td][td] ZSL [/td][td] $20.23 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] BenchMark [/td][td] L [/td][td] QQQ [/td][td] $58.56 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] ModE [/td][td] L [/td][td] TPI [/td][td] $2.19 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 2kids10horses [/td][td] L [/td][td] URTY [/td][td] $92.57 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] D.I. [/td][td] L [/td][td] CME [/td][td] $292.73 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] clarkrl2 [/td][td] L [/td][td] AAPL [/td][td] $347.86 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] yclept [/td][td] L [/td][td] NANO [/td][td] $15.44 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] -100.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr][/table]

[ModE98]

Well, it was great pick... TPI is fading after a few steps. Will need to visit the Vet as soon as this race is over. This is an old street cart horse posing as a thoroughbred. What a useless piece of horse manure.

[rovo]

The leading three are looking fairly strong but ModE is just holding back and waiting to make his move.

Player

L or S

Symbol

$ Open

$ Close

% Close

[/b][/tr]
[tr][td] 2kids10horses [/td][td] L [/td][td] URTY [/td][td] $92.57 [/td][td] $96.19 [/td][td] 3.91% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] yclept [/td][td] L [/td][td] NANO [/td][td] $15.44 [/td][td] $15.83 [/td][td] 2.53% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] bluerobin [/td][td] S [/td][td] DYN [/td][td] $6.36 [/td][td] $6.28 [/td][td] 1.26% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] D.I. [/td][td] L [/td][td] CME [/td][td] $292.73 [/td][td] $295.01 [/td][td] 0.78% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] BenchMark [/td][td] L [/td][td] QQQ [/td][td] $58.56 [/td][td] $58.69 [/td][td] 0.22% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] clarkrl2 [/td][td] L [/td][td] AAPL [/td][td] $347.86 [/td][td] $347.60 [/td][td] -0.07% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] rovo [/td][td] L [/td][td] SOXL [/td][td] $59.10 [/td][td] $58.59 [/td][td] -0.86% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] architecto25 [/td][td] L [/td][td] AXTI [/td][td] $8.30 [/td][td] $8.21 [/td][td] -1.08% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] uncle.23 [/td][td] S [/td][td] SCSS [/td][td] $16.68 [/td][td] $17.02 [/td][td] -2.04% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] ModE [/td][td] L [/td][td] TPI [/td][td] $2.19 [/td][td] $2.12 [/td][td] -3.20% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] burger [/td][td] L [/td][td] ZSL [/td][td] $20.23 [/td][td] $19.33 [/td][td] -4.45% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr][/table]

[2kids10horses]

What? This is a horse race? I've been doing this all wrong!

I've been thinking this is a rodeo, and I've been picking the best broncs!

Riding one of these things for 5 days sure is harder than holding on for 8 seconds!

[ModE98]

Since my eyesight is so bad, believe I mistakenly entered a mule. He will only be half way by the time the race is over.

[rovo]

The only change in position is ModE moving up one spot. 2&10 appears to be full of energy this week and is widening the gap between himself and Bluerobin in second place.

Player

L or S

Symbol

$ Open

$ Close

% Close

[/b][/tr]
[tr][td] 2kids10horses [/td][td] L [/td][td] URTY [/td][td] $92.57 [/td][td] $100.43 [/td][td] 8.49% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] bluerobin [/td][td] S [/td][td] DYN [/td][td] $6.36 [/td][td] $6.10 [/td][td] 4.09% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] yclept [/td][td] L [/td][td] NANO [/td][td] $15.44 [/td][td] $16.04 [/td][td] 3.89% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] D.I. [/td][td] L [/td][td] CME [/td][td] $292.73 [/td][td] $298.79 [/td][td] 2.07% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] BenchMark [/td][td] L [/td][td] QQQ [/td][td] $58.56 [/td][td] $59.19 [/td][td] 1.08% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] clarkrl2 [/td][td] L [/td][td] AAPL [/td][td] $347.86 [/td][td] $349.45 [/td][td] 0.46% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] rovo [/td][td] L [/td][td] SOXL [/td][td] $59.10 [/td][td] $59.35 [/td][td] 0.42% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] architecto25 [/td][td] L [/td][td] AXTI [/td][td] $8.30 [/td][td] $8.20 [/td][td] -1.20% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] ModE [/td][td] L [/td][td] TPI [/td][td] $2.19 [/td][td] $2.16 [/td][td] -1.37% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] uncle.23 [/td][td] S [/td][td] SCSS [/td][td] $16.68 [/td][td] $17.59 [/td][td] -5.46% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] burger [/td][td] L [/td][td] ZSL [/td][td] $20.23 [/td][td] $18.79 [/td][td] -7.13% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr][/table]

We seem to be missing two regulars ... SBS and ValueBuy. Might be a little hanky-panky taking place in the stable.

[yclept]

Actually the 2nd place honors through today are riding with Bluerobin -- I should have saddled SOL instead of NANO -- could have made a better race out of it. Those solar stocks were pretty hot today (pun intended) and SOL was particularly so.
In real ports I threw a leg over COW today -- this one might be able to run with the horses next week. Hah; probably a first-ever, a cow and horse race.

Gwine to run all night!
Gwine to run all day!
I'll bet my money on de bob-tail cow,
Somebody bet on de bay.

[Bluerobin]

I could swear that was SBS going up to the hay loft!!!

[burger]

Watch out for my horse today! Could have a worst to first in one day if things hold as they are right now.

[rovo]

Bluerobim rockets into the lead with Burger in hot pursuit.

Player

L or S

Symbol

$ Open

$ Close

% Close

[/b][/tr]
[tr][td] bluerobin [/td][td] S [/td][td] DYN [/td][td] $6.36 [/td][td] $5.85 [/td][td] 8.02% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] burger [/td][td] L [/td][td] ZSL [/td][td] $20.23 [/td][td] $21.70 [/td][td] 7.27% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] yclept [/td][td] L [/td][td] NANO [/td][td] $15.44 [/td][td] $16.03 [/td][td] 3.82% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 2kids10horses [/td][td] L [/td][td] URTY [/td][td] $92.57 [/td][td] $95.12 [/td][td] 2.75% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] D.I. [/td][td] L [/td][td] CME [/td][td] $292.73 [/td][td] $297.04 [/td][td] 1.47% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] BenchMark [/td][td] L [/td][td] QQQ [/td][td] $58.56 [/td][td] $58.76 [/td][td] 0.33% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] clarkrl2 [/td][td] L [/td][td] AAPL [/td][td] $347.86 [/td][td] $347.23 [/td][td] -0.18% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] rovo [/td][td] L [/td][td] SOXL [/td][td] $59.10 [/td][td] $57.99 [/td][td] -1.88% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] architecto25 [/td][td] L [/td][td] AXTI [/td][td] $8.30 [/td][td] $8.00 [/td][td] -3.61% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] ModE [/td][td] L [/td][td] TPI [/td][td] $2.19 [/td][td] $2.11 [/td][td] -3.66% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] uncle.23 [/td][td] S [/td][td] SCSS [/td][td] $16.68 [/td][td] $17.34 [/td][td] -3.96% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr]
[tr][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] 0 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] $0.00 [/td][td] 0.00% [/td][/tr][/table]

[mtntigger]

No hanky panky. I was busy mucking out the stables over the weekend.

Jiminy! You guys are letting Blue win? Yclept is only placing? And Mod is NOT in last place? Arch... tsk, tsk... are you trying to prove what goes up, must come down? rovo... well we won't speak about your performance; you obviously need me around to encourage you not to dawdle.

[ModE98]

Uncle, get out of the way! Coming on down!!!!

[uncle23]

i need to re-energize my horse........

[2kids10horses]

My horse is back to being a bucking bronco! YeeHaaa!!!

[Bluerobin]

I really don't understand. I haven't been this far out front since last year! I usually hold things up with Mod E.

[architecto25]

SlowbutSure,....you really are watching this great race from the stands; & probably with frequent trips to the $2. window.

[burger]

You are going to have to crack that whip, blue. My horse is coming on strong!

[Bluerobin]

burger, yep, he just bit mine in the butt! I will fade in the home stretch, so you still have a chance.

[architecto25]

All of you are way in front of me this race;.....but that horse I recently ran (JAMN) must be the energizer bunny in disguise... I thought by now, surely the "dumping" would have started.... LOL

[ModE98]

It appears, with luck, my horse my move up a notch today. But it could get weary toward the day's close. Hang on TPI, hang on!