Pick of the Year 2009

[Odysseus]

Greetings Everyone !

I'm taking over the Pick of the Year contest from John Henry so he can continue his studies. However, I wasn't planning on changing too much unless others would prefer. I've listed the rules below, so bring on the picks or rule critiquing ! And thank you John Henry and Jiesen for your POTY contributions !!

Rules

1. Entries can be made anytime between now and February 1st at 11:59pm.
2. Short and long entries are allowed
3. You cannot pick the same stock as someone else
4. Open prices on February 2nd will be used as your entry price for the year.
5. You can change your pick any number of times between now and January 31s
6. Only stocks listed on Google Finance will be allowed

If I missed any rule, please let me know. I've listed the scoreboard below my name as POTY Scoreboard. Please use that link or bookmark it for the current status of the contest. I will also be posting an update each week in this thread.

[New-born baby]

My Pick of 2009

I think it's a gonna be a lousy year. Could be wrong, ya know.

I'll take GooG long for 2009.

[ninner]

i will enter and pick the DGP long for 2009./

[Rob]

2009 Pick o' the Year Pick

I'll take GooG long for 2009.

Well, ya coulda knocked me down with a feather! (Not really ... but maybe with a hockey stick.)

I'll pick JASO for 2009. Thanks, Ody.

[mimo_100]

I am going with Western Geopower (WGP.V) on the TSX Venture Exchange.

[hags]

FRE Long for me Ody...Penny stock w/ Uncle Sam backing and the Fed giving money away...now all I need is the banks to start lending again and the housing sales, refinance, and mortgages will pick up again.....I may be early, but more and more are talking about the "bargains" they saw or heard about...sooner or later it's gonna get to them and their gonna go in debt to get one of them there "bargains"....

hags

[billyjoe]

Hags,
I'm rooting for you because I've got a ton of FNM and they seem to mirror each other. Your logic seems perfectly reasonable but then we're talking U.S. Govt. so maybe logic doesn't count.

---------------billy

[New-born baby]

Well, ya coulda knocked me down with a feather! (Not really ... but maybe with a hockey stick.)

I'll pick JASO for 2009. Thanks, Ody.

What? No IMCL? I'm feeling faint . . . . lol

[Rob]

What? No IMCL? I'm feeling faint . . . . lol

IMCL was bought out in November by Eli Lilly (LLY) for $70 a share. Where you been, man?

[jiesen]

My pick for 2009

Ody, please put me down for LJPC long. Thanks!

[jiesen]

Greetings Everyone !

I'm taking over the Pick of the Year contest from John Henry so he can continue his studies. However, I wasn't planning on changing too much unless others would prefer. I've listed the rules below, so bring on the picks or rule critiquing ! And thank you John Henry and Jiesen for your POTY contributions !!

Rules

1. Entries can be made anytime between now and January 31st at 11:59pm.
2. Short and long entries are allowed
3. You cannot pick the same stock as someone else
4. Open prices of the following day will be used as your entry price for the year.
5. You can change your pick any number of times between now and January 31st

If I missed any rule, please let me know. I've listed the scoreboard below my name as POTY Scoreboard. Please use that link or bookmark it for the current status of the contest. I will also be posting an update each week in this thread.

Just checking, but I get tomorrow's price for my entry on LJPC, right?

[Odysseus]

ah ! Thank you Jiesen, that be one of the things I missed. I meant to say:

Open prices of February 2nd will be used as your entry price.

Sorry for the confusion, going to fix now.

[jiesen]

ah ! Thank you Jiesen, that be one of the things I missed. I meant to say:

Open prices of February 2nd will be used as your entry price.

Sorry for the confusion, going to fix now.

aw, geez. that sux, seeing as how LJPC is up 100% today:

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=LJPC

man, I'm always getting the short end of the rules these days...
ah well, maybe I can pull another 100% gainer out of my butt next week.

[Odysseus]

I know I saw that Sorry.

But congrats on a great pick !

[skkinvest]

I am going with Abb
Thanks