Pick Of The Year Contest

[jiesen]

I like it!!!

I'll make my "what-if" a short sell on AZZ

done! You are now Short-AZZ for the 'what if' list.

[MEA_1956]

MEA / Blaze Const.

You got it, Marlin! BLDR long. By the way, welcome back! It's been awhile since I've seen you around these parts!

I started a new Construction Co. and my free time has gone by the wayside. Still stop in and catch up on the post once in awhile.

[Lyehopper]

I started a new Construction Co. and my free time has gone by the wayside. Still stop in and catch up on the post once in awhile.

Commercial or residential?

[Lyehopper]

I'll take ECOL again this year....

[jiesen]

I'll take ECOL again this year....

Got it Lye, ECOL long!

[ms-star]

my pick is MRVL long

[jiesen]

my pick is MRVL long

you got it, honey! MRVL long for Mrs. Jiesen.

(yes, that was my wife's very first post to the forum. it took some arm twisting, but I got her to enter the contest)

[skiracer]

Got it Lye, ECOL long!

Nice pick Lye. I was looking at it myself.

[MEA_1956]

Commercial or residential?

Mostly on the residential side, siding, windows, doors, remoldels and additions. Going to stay away from shingling, had my fill of that in 05's hail storm. Building a headache rack for my truck this week. Next week gutters and facia on a two story vick, 24ft. eve hight. back to work, wipe her down and start painting maybe yet tonight. Marlin

[jiesen]

...

Also, just for kicks, and to make things a little more interesting, I'm allowing anyone else who wants to enter another pick by next Friday to enter a "what if" pick. Same general rules as before apply, except that it can be any stock at all, as long as you can prove that it traded on ANY exchange on Friday Jan 19th. I'll give you the price you show it last trading on that day. The results of this second choice, or "what if" pick will only be used in the event that a tiebreaker is needed, or verbal abuse needs one more outlet.

Oh, and one other thing, "what if" shorts will get a double score (i.e. max gain will be 200% instead of 100%) in order to encourage at least some shorting in this contest.

(see what happens when you make me the scorekeeper?)

Ok, I'm making my "what if" pick TTH.TO long.

C'mon eveyone, you've got half an hour left to make a second pick!

[peanuts]

Ok, I'm making my "what if" pick TTH.TO long.

C'mon eveyone, you've got half an hour left to make a second pick!

The deadline killed my short AZZ pick!!!! ARRRRGHH

[jiesen]

The deadline killed my short AZZ pick!!!! ARRRRGHH

damn, peanuts! you shoulda played that one for the POTW! well, there's still almost 50 weeks left in the year, and plenty more room for it to fall. besides you've only got a few players competing with you for the "what if" prize...

[Tatnic]

By the way, anyone whose pick I might have bungled, please let me know.

I picked hmc back in december...it closed the 12th at 38.5.

[jiesen]

is this pick allowed? Technically, it trades on the pink sheets because its a foreign owned company. If it doesn't qualify, I'll take HMC even though its a little expensive right now and I'm hoping to buy it on sale again in January (most likely right after the deadline for entries).

Good point. You're in with HMC long! (at 38.50)

[RL]

I'll go with RAD