Anyone Interested In A New Weekly Contest?

[Rob]

Question: Would anyone be interested in participating in a second POTW contest? It would run concurrently with the original POTW, but with some different rules. I've thought about doing this for a while but never brought it up till now. Here's how I see it working:

1. All picks must come from either the NYSE, the NASDAQ, or the AMX.
2. NO SHORT plays, long only.
3. No picks allowed after market open on first trading day of the week or prior to the market close on the last day of the current trading week. (The same "carved-in-stone" rule would apply for any player who genuinely needs to make their pick for the coming week(s) prior to the close of trading, but again, this allowance must not be abused.)
4. Once posted, no changing of one's pick for the week will be allowed. (Anyone caught editing the post in which they made their pick will be banned from the contest.)
5. The stock will be sold at the price of the final tick during regular market hours on the last day of the trading week.
6. Stocks that closed at less than 5.00 on the last trading day are not allowed.
7. No Bulletin Board or Pink Sheet stocks, etc.
8. The same stock may be played by multiple players.
9. Any player who fails to post a stock pick will incur a 2.5% penalty for the week.

This would be the basic framework; other rules might be needed. If enough people respond positively, I'll go ahead and start the contest in a new thread sometime after the market closes today. I have a number in mind for the number of people I would like to see in order to start this contest, but I'll keep that number under wraps. Let me know!

[IIC]

I'm not...thx...Doug(IIC)

[Rob]

I'm not...thx...Doug(IIC)

I didn't think you would be.

Next!

[Lyehopper]

I didn't think you would be.

Next!

I'm in....

[jiesen]

I'd participate, but I'd likely pick the same stock as I would in the regular POTW...

[Rob]

I'd participate, but I'd likely pick the same stock as I would in the regular POTW...

No problemo there, Jiesen.

That reminds me ... another rule I forgot to include in the original message: Only one pick per week.

But, Jiesen, haven't you ever been undecided between two stocks you'd like to play in the contest? I know I have. With a second game going on you could play 'em both!

Lye: Thanks, I thought you might be a player.

[peanuts]

I'm in....

I'm just going to pick whatever Lye picks every week

Seriously, I like this idea. I think I'll use this opportunity to put my IBD screen to work

Can I also play the other POTW, or is it one or the other?

[Karel]

OK, I'll just post my POTW pick over here (or wherever it is) too!

Regards,

Karel

[skiracer]

Question: Would anyone be interested in participating in a second POTW contest? It would run concurrently with the original POTW, but with some different rules. I've thought about doing this for a while but never brought it up till now. Here's how I see it working:

1. All picks must come from either the NYSE, the NASDAQ, or the AMX.
2. NO SHORT plays, long only.
3. No picks allowed after market open on first trading day of the week or prior to the market close on the last day of the current trading week. (The same "carved-in-stone" rule would apply for any player who genuinely needs to make their pick for the coming week(s) prior to the close of trading, but again, this allowance must not be abused.)
4. Once posted, no changing of one's pick for the week will be allowed. (Anyone caught editing the post in which they made their pick will be banned from the contest.)
5. The stock will be sold at the price of the final tick during regular market hours on the last day of the trading week.
6. Stocks that closed at less than 5.00 on the last trading day are not allowed.
7. No Bulletin Board or Pink Sheet stocks, etc.
8. The same stock may be played by multiple players.
9. Any player who fails to post a stock pick will incur a 2.5% penalty for the week.

This would be the basic framework; other rules might be needed. If enough people respond positively, I'll go ahead and start the contest in a new thread sometime after the market closes today. I have a number in mind for the number of people I would like to see in order to start this contest, but I'll keep that number under wraps. Let me know!

Rob,
Count me in but I would like to make a suggestion. So as not take anything away from the original POTW make one of the rules that "at no time can a contestant have the same pick in both games. That way it will not take anything away from the either.

[Karel]

Rob,
Count me in but I would like to make a suggestion. So as not take anything away from the original POTW make one of the rules that "at no time can a contestant have the same pick in both games. That way it will not take anything away from the either.

I am not sure about the logic of this. It will take *ME* from one or the other.

Regards,

Karel

[IIC]

I am not sure about the logic of this. It will take *ME* from one or the other.

Regards,

Karel

I see the point...but I'd like to see the other contest increased to a total max of 5 trades per week...although I don't expect that since it would be too much tracking work...Doug

[Lyehopper]

.....I'd like to see the other contest increased to a total max of 5 trades per week...although I don't expect that since it would be too much tracking work...Doug

I expect you are right....

Hey Doug, I know you'll play the new contest. You can't resist.

[Gatorman]

I would be interested in participating. My pick may or may not be the same as for the original POTW since, although the rules basically reflect how I play the present POTW, I usually have 2 or more possible picks each week and would sometimes like to play more than one.

[New-born baby]

I would play

Rob,
I'd play.
I like your new rules with just one suggestion: Pick of the Month instead of Pick of the Week.

[IIC]

I expect you are right....

Hey Doug, I know you'll play the new contest. You can't resist.

Yeah...I probably will...but don't expect me to win all that often...Anything more than 3 days is a long term hold for me...Doug(IIC)