Portfolio of the Week

[mimo_100]

You will be missed billyjoe.

[skiracer]

Peanuts,
I'll take HAL long. Thanks Can you put me in ca$h for weeks 1/8 1/15 1/22 1/29 ? Just saw the "carved in stone". You can keep me in ca$h or give me the HAL . This will be my last post for a while.

----------billyjoe

Billyjoe,
We'll be praying for your successful surgery and speedy recovery. God bless you bud.

[peanuts]

Peanuts,
I'll take HAL long. Thanks Can you put me in ca$h for weeks 1/8 1/15 1/22 1/29 ? Just saw the "carved in stone". You can keep me in ca$h or give me the HAL . This will be my last post for a while.

----------billyjoe

Ok, billyjoe. Ive got you for HAL long this week and then CA$H for the next 4 weeks. You will not be able to post any picks between now and then. Your next opportunity to enter the contest will be the after close of the trading day on February 2nd.

Get better faster. I hope all goes well for you. You'll be missed

[billyjoe]

Peanuts,
I'll take HAL long. Thanks Can you put me in ca$h for weeks 1/8 1/15 1/22 1/29 ? Just saw the "carved in stone". You can keep me in ca$h or give me the HAL . This will be my last post for a while.

----------billyjoe

[peanuts]

At the time of this posting, you have 45 minutes to place a pick for this week if you haven't done so already and want to avoid a 3% penalty for the week.

[peanuts]

That's Jack Webb. I reckon you're too young to remember Dragnet.

Dragnet? Isn't that what they pull behind the tug boats when some jaggoff jumps off the Roberto Clemente Bridge?

Where'd you get that super cool black and white photo?

[Rob]

ma'am?

That's Jack Webb. I reckon you're too young to remember Dragnet.

[peanuts]

I'm simply reporting the facts, Peanuts. To borrow a phrase from FNC, "I report. You decide."

ma'am?

[Rob]

Just the Facts, Ma'am

Rob, are you trying to say that we stink?

I'm simply reporting the facts, Peanuts. To borrow a phrase from FNC, "I report. You decide."

[spikefader]

Peanuts,
I'm going in for surgery and might not be back until Feb. Can you place me on medical leave from the contest? Thanks

----------------billyjoe

Prayers with ya for a speedy recovery, billyjoe

[peanuts]

Rob ............. 52.55%
Gatorman ........ 42.02%
Gwhiz ........... 41.60%
Jblaze71 ........ 27.50%
Dow Ind. ........ 18.32%
IIC ............. 15.35%
S&P 500 ......... 12.85%
Nasdaq ........... 8.87%
Mary ............ -9.24%
RL ............. -12.81%
Karel .......... -13.98%
Riverbabe ...... -14.04%
Jiesen ......... -19.22%
StkyTreat ...... -23.60%
Spikefader ..... -25.00%
Gary611 ........ -26.47%
Diogenes ....... -27.35%
Dmk112 ......... -31.34%
Peter Hansen ... -40.29%
Skiracer ....... -42.35%
NB Baby ........ -45.56%
Lyehopper ...... -49.42%
Eliaskane ...... -53.46%
MickyMouse ..... -54.05%
Mimo_100 ....... -57.61%
Alice4321us .... -64.66%
Peanuts ........ -69.89%
The Photon ..... -73.72%
Quasi-Ernie .... -74.26%
Scifos ......... -74.72%
Runner ......... -74.90%
Gerihearne ..... -75.20%
BillyJoe ....... -75.23%
Websman ........ -75.96%
Ninner ......... -79.49%
B.J ............ -79.58%
Jim Smith ...... -79.85%
BoSox Jon ...... -80.46%
Bean Stocks .... -80.70%
ParkTwain ...... -81.21%
TFred .......... -82.70%
Dakat69 ........ -82.75%
Stock Girl ..... -84.54%
Bjdj ........... -85.03%
Grebnet ........ -86.67%
Shadow ......... -87.99%
NY4Ever ........ -89.10%
Sowers ......... -89.74%
An2n33 ......... -90.21%
Sekto .......... -91.06%
Sisterwin ...... -92.03%
SledDawg ....... -93.40%
[/SIZE]

geez, I've got a pet monkey that did better than most of us

Rob, are you trying to say that we stink?

[Rob]

POTW 2006 Results

Here are the results for the 2006 POTW, with each player's totals compounded at the end of each week. Of course, a lot of players near the bottom are there because of non-participation and the 5% weekly penalty.



And here are the actual numerical totals:

Rob ............. 52.55%
Gatorman ........ 42.02%
Gwhiz ........... 41.60%
Jblaze71 ........ 27.50%
Dow Ind. ........ 18.32%
IIC ............. 15.35%
S&P 500 ......... 12.85%
Nasdaq ........... 8.87%
Mary ............ -9.24%
RL ............. -12.81%
Karel .......... -13.98%
Riverbabe ...... -14.04%
Jiesen ......... -19.22%
StkyTreat ...... -23.60%
Spikefader ..... -25.00%
Gary611 ........ -26.47%
Diogenes ....... -27.35%
Dmk112 ......... -31.34%
Peter Hansen ... -40.29%
Skiracer ....... -42.35%
NB Baby ........ -45.56%
Lyehopper ...... -49.42%
Eliaskane ...... -53.46%
MickyMouse ..... -54.05%
Mimo_100 ....... -57.61%
Alice4321us .... -64.66%
Peanuts ........ -69.89%
The Photon ..... -73.72%
Quasi-Ernie .... -74.26%
Scifos ......... -74.72%
Runner ......... -74.90%
Gerihearne ..... -75.20%
BillyJoe ....... -75.23%
Websman ........ -75.96%
Ninner ......... -79.49%
B.J ............ -79.58%
Jim Smith ...... -79.85%
BoSox Jon ...... -80.46%
Bean Stocks .... -80.70%
ParkTwain ...... -81.21%
TFred .......... -82.70%
Dakat69 ........ -82.75%
Stock Girl ..... -84.54%
Bjdj ........... -85.03%
Grebnet ........ -86.67%
Shadow ......... -87.99%
NY4Ever ........ -89.10%
Sowers ......... -89.74%
An2n33 ......... -90.21%
Sekto .......... -91.06%
Sisterwin ...... -92.03%
SledDawg ....... -93.40%

[Rob]

For $110 you could have participated in the run up for a $6500 gain (per contract).

You also risk a 100% loss of that $110 investment, or at least a high percentage of it assuming the tide turns against you, and you manage to get out in a timely manner. That's the trouble with playing options vs. the underlying stock itself. Sure, stocks can lose it all too, but virtually always giving you a very long time to escape with a sizable portion of your initial investment intact.

[New-born baby]

yup, it could also really help you if the earnings report is stellar. That's what I was talking about... holding through earnings. I'm not sure I'll do that as a trading technique in 07. I got burned by AEY last year....

Use options and limit risk. Example: last quarter RIMM was selling a $75 option at $1.10 the day before earnings. The stock was then $73.75 or so. For $110 you could have participated in the run up for a $6500 gain (per contract).

[peanuts]

On the other hand, a gain greater than 3% would help pretty well. Of course, the same could be said of any pick, could it not?

yup, it could also really help you if the earnings report is stellar. That's what I was talking about... holding through earnings. I'm not sure I'll do that as a trading technique in 07. I got burned by AEY last year....