Pick of the Month (2014)

[JohnHenry]

Congratulations JohnHenry.

Typical Mr. Market contest, one's pick gains 20% plus or minus in a month and you lose.

Would you please give me an example?

[JohnHenry]

September

[Louetta]

Would you please give me an example?

Well, this month's POTM. Both mimo and I pick stocks which gain essentially 20% in a month, normally a very good performance. But it is not good enough to win a contest here. (With like only 8 people in it.)

Or, the classic example, the contest where we had to pick a stock under $10 and the goal was to get to $15 in some time period, a 50% gain. Three prizes were offered. My stock got over $15 in like six weeks or something like that. I finished fourth.

Actually, I was being ironical. It's supposed to show how good the competition is.

[JohnHenry]

Update BABA




Please have your picks in for the month of October by the end of Tuesday, September 30th. Thanks

[riverbabe]

Happy Birthday JohnHenry!

[JohnHenry]

Happy Birthday JohnHenry!

Thank you Doctor

Do you have Alibaba shares for me?

[riverbabe]

Thank you Doctor

Do you have Alibaba shares for me?

Sure. But you can probably buy them cheaper in the market this week. Gotta tell you, I was so elated at getting them I probably had too many martinis, and ended up calling an old flame in Hermosa Beach to tell him. Yikes. He said "what is Alibaba?" I said "when you get home from the RE office today, turn on the news!"

[Louetta]

Oops.

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[billyjoe]

SHLD short of course.

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

[JohnHenry]

Oops.

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What was that?

[JohnHenry]

I will take FB again. Please have your picks in by Tuesday night. Thanks

[Phoenix7]

John HIMX Long for me .........thanx for doing a great job! Your efforts are deeply appreciated!

[jiesen]

I will take FB again. Please have your picks in by Tuesday night. Thanks

and i'll take it short again. Thx, JH!!

[riverbabe]

JBLU please. MrM might be on to something!

[JohnHenry]

Results - September



Only two people were in the black with single digit gains this month. This was a close race for first place. Congratulation to Louetta for taking first place for the month of September with a 5.65 percent. JohnHenry taking second with a gain of 5.64 percent. Riverbabe taking third with a negative 5.37 percent.