Portfolio of the Week

[IIC]

Don't "tug on my rug Doug".... Settle for 2% and get 0.5%.... I want 5%!!!!

0.5% a week compounded is 26% a yr...My realistic goals are higher than that and I've done much better...but over 20 yrs...I think many would be happy???

I also realize that most people have a life besides stocks...But for me...I've always loved the markets...so I think that I spend much more time than most on it...Sort of my hobby...which my wife doesn't mind as long as her accounts grow...Geez...If they don't...Does that mean I have to look for a new one?...Of course w/ an avatar like mine...I doubt that it would be much of a problem...

[spikefader]

Some laughter to ease the pain of a red day folks.

http://www.chumfm.com/MorningShow/bits/march24.swf

It's an audio recording (no video billyjoe hehe) of guy who is on the phone when he witnesses a car accident involving a carful of old ladies. Gave me a laff anyway!

[billyjoe]

Spike,
Thanks , that more than makes up for the other one.

billyjoe

[Lyehopper]

0.5% a week compounded is 26% a yr...My realistic goals are higher than that and I've done much better...but over 20 yrs...I think many would be happy???

I also realize that most people have a life besides stocks...But for me...I've always loved the markets...so I think that I spend much more time than most on it...Sort of my hobby...which my wife doesn't mind as long as her accounts grow...Geez...If they don't...Does that mean I have to look for a new one?...Of course w/ an avatar like mine...I doubt that it would be much of a problem...

LOL.... she's a lucky woman I'm sure.

[Lyehopper]

Wednesday's Score....

This exercise should really make all players here reflect on their past trading experiences.

We've all lost money in the market, RIGHT?.... And if you are like me those losses are all charged to, and written off as TUITION at the "Stock Market School of Hard Knocks".... Or SMSOHK-U....

Now just think if we were all SMART and savy enough to have played all those stocks we loved and lost on .... SHORT!!!! think about it fellas.... I don't want to hammer this too hard here guys.... BUT.... why NOT? WELL? Why aren't any of you cats short this week?!!!!

Look at this score.... LOOK AT MY PICK! Next week I want all players back here and I want even more to Join the contest. Now I Don't want the same-ol-same-ol either!... I want to see some NEW PICKS and I want to see 25-30% of the players (Minimum) Short selling next week!

GOAL next week.... 20 players total.... with 6-10 players selling short.... REGUARDLESS OF MARKET CONDITIONS!!!! ARE YOU WITH ME?!!!!

I posted a list of prospective shorts on Spikes thread yesterday review it. Webs has a thread just for short picks... Post there! Get some short ideas rolling here.

I want my freakin 5% fellas, I ain't playin here! don't make come after you!

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Good Job Ray! So far you and Sowers have earned your pay this week as both are over 5% Good Job! Take tomorrow off with pay. The rest of you are on MANDANTORY OVER TIME!.... AND YOU WILL BE WORKING BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY....

Sorry got a little carried away there.... You see I worked today at my Machine shop, Helped quote a big project.... and as I'm no longer involved in DIRECT shop floor management of my company, I've had to bite my tounge HARD all day.... and the only thing I'm actually in charge of right now is this POTW.... WHEW! that felt good! thanks for listening....hehehehehe

[IIC]

LOL.... she's a lucky woman I'm sure.

Well, I don't necessarilly think she is...But what's my opinion against millions of others???

[spikefader]

Did I ever tell you why I love stops, Lye? haha Sheesh. I'll volunteer to short next week. I think it's easier!

[Karel]

[...] WHEW! that felt good! thanks for listening....hehehehehe

One can always hope. We sure heard you, though

[mimo_100]

Hey Lye,

I'll try to find a short candidate. We need some trading rules to follow to

unearth some good ones. Any suggestions? Or should I continue to use

my proprietary fractal indicator. LOL.

BTW, how is your new computer system?



Tim

[Lyehopper]

Here's an idea to find short candidates....

Hey Lye,

I'll try to find a short candidate. We need some trading rules to follow to
unearth some good ones. Any suggestions? Or should I continue to use
my proprietary fractal indicator. LOL.
BTW, how is your new computer system?

Tim

Hey Tim.... Check out Spike's thread, starting with post #5199.... These are negative growth stocks. I sorted them by RV (Relative Value) lowest listed first. Then I resorted them by GRT (growth rate) lowest listed first.... Removed the drug stocks and newer issues and came up with the top five.

Another good short search is to find highly over-hyped stocks that run fast and continue to run up as volume declines. As they start looking "toppy" short the crap out of them!

Here's some homework for you (and anyone else interested).... Find a handfull of stocks (not bb issues) that have run up lately, ones with horrible earnings but are "pounced on" by retail investors and day traders and run up with hype... LIST THEM HERE and we'll check them out.... Might make you a handsome return on the short side if you find the right ones and hit them at the right time!

An example of two I made out on recently are ENER and DSTI.... Both alternitive energy companies with poor earnings and low RV's. The fuel shortage hype drove them up too far too fast. They came onto my short radar and I watched them.... stalked them like ol Runner does.lol.... As they retraced off the highs their secondary run-up's fell short and they started forming SHS patterns I shorted them there. Used Fibonacci retracement lines (and lower gaps) as my short targets.

BTW my satellite internet and wireless router are working great! I bought my wireless ready laptop last year with the goal of going wireless.... Wish I had done this months ago!

My Satellite internet is from.... http://www.wildblue.com/

My router is a Linksys (Cisco Systems) Dual-Band 2.4 GHz Wireless A+G Broadband Wireless Router.... Got it at BBY.

[spikefader]

MPWR! Yowza!

[RL]

MPWR In the toilet some mutual fund had to dump It at this time trying to come back however there will be a lot of holders bailing. So goes life playing the market FUN FUN FUN I'm going to crack open a cold one. Catch you later.Maybe someone shorted for fun

[spikefader]

POTW needs the fear of the

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to keep the averages good!

[Lyehopper]

MPWR! Yowza!

Don't that just freakin SUCK! they're screwin around with the wrong portfolio manager here! lol
MAN!.... REALLY.... screwing up my POTW averages SHEESH!!!!

[billyjoe]

Lye,
I can see it now class action law suit POTW members et al* vs. MPWR and NAS . We'll get some $$ out of this yet.



* Lyehopper Hollow LLC