Portfolio of the Week

[IIC]

I did this on Thursday. Today, DWCH went up strong, and ERS left brown streaks all over the place... not fair!

Peanuts...Did you ever notice that ERS never made the IIC 100?

[peanuts]

Peanuts...Did you ever notice that ERS never made the IIC 100?

I did notice that, and that whole time I was thinking to myself, "geez, Doug seems like he knows what he's doing, but he sure has missed the boat on ERS"

Now I see that there is no gennie in your genius. Good call... for now. Let me know when it gets into the IIC 100.

:^)

[Lyehopper]

WTG BillyJoe!!!! You were HUUUUGE!!!! this week DUDE!!!!

Pete!!!! You're HUUUUGE too my man! And you are also the current overall points leader!

Huge 3rd place finish for you too "J".... Impressive!.....

Photon, BJ, DEF and Dio.... Nice play for you fellas too....

Rockin'Rob great job with the scorekeeping as always! Without your efforts this contest just would not be the same! YOU ARE Freakin' HUUUUGE!!!!

$$MM$$ Members!!!! have a great (and safe) weekend/holiday!!!!

[spikefader]

Now that really was sweet billyjoe! Congrats to a fine pick. Ray is right; ya can't keep a good man down!
Pete and Jiesen; agree with Lye. Same goes for Rob, thank you. The effort adds shine to the thread.

[B.J]

WTG BillyJoe!!!! You were HUUUUGE!!!! this week DUDE!!!!

Pete!!!! You're HUUUUGE too my man! And you are also the current overall points leader!

Huge 3rd place finish for you too "J".... Impressive!.....

Photon, BJ, DEF and Dio.... Nice play for you fellas too....

Rockin'Rob great job with the scorekeeping as always! Without your efforts this contest just would not be the same! YOU ARE Freakin' HUUUUGE!!!!

$$MM$$ Members!!!! have a great (and safe) weekend/holiday!!!!

Thanks for the mention, Lye, but, compared to Billy Joe, I'm rather puny - jeje.

Agree with all that you say. Billy Joe is really huge, and Peter and Jiesen are somewhat huge. And thanks to Rob. This has really evolved into a fun contest, with all the rule changes allowing trading.

[Bean Stocks]

MDTL long. May the force be with me.

[skiracer]

Rob,
I'm a bull to start off this week. Put me in WIRE - long to start off the week. I'll also be stalking it for an entry Tuesday a.m.

[IIC]

I did notice that, and that whole time I was thinking to myself, "geez, Doug seems like he knows what he's doing, but he sure has missed the boat on ERS"

Now I see that there is no gennie in your genius. Good call... for now. Let me know when it gets into the IIC 100.

:^)

I wouldn't look for ERS to be in the IIC 100 any time in the near future. The only reason it never made it before was due to lack of eps projections...That is one of my criteria...Now, the latest quarter eps was under the min...Doug(IIC)

[Gatorman]

Wrestling with the Market for a Winner

I'll take WWE long.

[Rob]

POTW Rules

POTW 2006 Rules & Regulations

(1) To participate in the contest, enter your stock pick (long or short) or enter a cash position, between the close of trading on the last day of the trading week and no later than 3:59 p.m. Eastern on the first day of the next trading week. If you fail to state either "long" or "short" (or "buy" or "sell") on your pick, then your pick will default to a long position.

(2) If you wish to start in cash, meaning $$$ and not Meta Financial Group, whose symbol is CASH, you must so indicate by use of the dollar sign ($). Examples: $, $$$, Ca$h, etc. The idea is to eliminate any ambiguity. Failure to include the dollar sign in opening a "cash" position will result in your opening a position in Meta Financial Group.

(3) You may change a previously posted pick any time before the market opens on the first day of the trading week.

(4) Over the counter, bulletin board & pink sheet stocks are not allowed.

(5) Any stock sold for a short position must have shares available to be actually sold short. Please use the Interactive Brokers site to make that determination. If you attempt to short a stock that is listed on IB as unavailable for shorting, it will count as one of your two plays for the week. If you just closed a position to attempt to open such an invalid short position, then you will have to wait until the following week to make your next play.

(6) Try to play stocks with good volume. Example: 50k+ shares per day average would be nice, 100k+ would be better. This is not a disqualifying rule, but a suggestion.

(7) No limit orders are allowed.

( If you enter a pick before the market opens, you will get the opening price. If you enter a pick during the trading day, your opening price will be determined by the time stamp on your post. Your price will be the opening price of the minute in which your post is made. Important: do not edit your post in which you make your stock pick! If you do, then the prices at the time of the post and of the edit will be compared, and you will get the higher of the two in the case of a long position, or the lower of the two in the case of a short position. (The opposite of these holds true for a post in which you close a position.)

(9) You may close your play any time you like and enter a second pick, or you may simply stay in cash until you are ready to take your second position. You may decide to stay in cash the entire week and not play a stock long or short; that's fine too. (A cash position does not count as one of your two positions for the week.)

(10) Each player's percentage is being tracked in a "points style" race. You may win the points race and never place first in the competition. The goal is to pick nice, solid gainers that will move upward the week you play them. Volatile, risky picks may damage your score.

(11) Failure to enter a stock pick or a cash position prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern on the first day of the trading week will result in a 5% penalty for the week.

(12) All picks must be entered after the market closes on the last day of the trading week (usually Friday) and prior to the market close on the first day of the next trading week (usually Monday—see rule #1 above). If a player anticipates being unable to post during that 72-hour window, he or she may make this known and make a pick for the following week(s) prior to the close of the current week's trading. However, in doing so the player understands and agrees that this pick is "carved in stone," and under no circumstances whatsoever may it be changed. Important: this allowance is intended as a matter of necessity, and not as a matter of convenience! Please do not abuse this allowance. If you're too disinterested to post your pick during the 72-hour window, then please come back when your interest level rises to the challenge.

(13) Only one player may play a given stock position at one time. The only way two players can play the same stock simultaneously is if one plays it long and the other plays it short. (See rule #5 above.)

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Hints & Tips:
The danger of playing thinly-traded stocks

[IIC]

Disclaimer: This list is intended to serve as a guide to see what positions have already been spoken for. Though a sincere effort goes into regularly updating this list, keeping it accurate and current, there are no guarantees that it is 100% accurate. Therefore, caution is recommended in selecting your picks, as no two players may play the same stock simutaneously (unless they are on opposite sides of the trade, i.e. long and short).

Mr. Rob...I need a rule clarification. What if LYE picked BRK-A long...Would I be permitted to pick BRK-B long at the same time??? Seems like they move pretty much in tandem %-wise.

Thx...Doug

P.S. Can we pick warrants?

[B.J]

$$ca$hola$$

[Rob]

Yo, Doug

What if LYE picked BRK-A long...Would I be permitted to pick BRK-B long at the same time???

I don't see why not.

P.S. Can we pick warrants?

Nahhhh, to much like leaps, and this contest isn't geared for playing options and the like.

Trying to keep things as uncomplicated as possible.

[Rob]

Hola

$$ca$hola$$

B.J., I'm sure the sunny state of CA would like to shout a big "Hola" back at you!

[B.J]

Rob,
I'm a bull to start off this week. Put me in WIRE - long to start off the week. I'll also be stalking it for an entry Tuesday a.m.

Thanks Ski! I've been holding it for a while, and I know that it's also a Poorman, and former $$MM$$ pick. Your trade gives me a triple confirmation that it's good to be in.

Rob, LOL! That's right. I need to take up a second language. So much for me being fancy putting a $ in the word "cashola"