Portfolio of the Week

[peanuts]

Rob,

buy USLM, thanks

[Rob]

Week 51 (12), Day 3—“Dancin’ Pete’s Happy Feet”

Just look at Dancin' Pete go!!!!


Just what are them Chinee people doing with all that aluminum anyways? Looks suspicious to me.

Spirited Spike and his Diamond Hill boys have cut and polished another winner it looks like.

And Bill Nye, the Scifos Guy, done done his due diligence on DD, El DuPont de Nemours, based in Wilmington, Delaware, the birthplace of yours truly.

[Websman]

Tomorrow, I make my comeback...

[mimo_100]

Hey Rob, can I sell IAAC in the pre-market? Wow.

[riverbabe]

I've been trying an experiment with the POTW - picking RevShark's stock of the week, with very mixed results. Momo has really dried up the last couple of weeks. So much for the Rev. Time to check out IIC! Riverbabe

[riverbabe]

Out of the gate, please sell NEM and buy AM. Gotta get out of this hole! River

[riverbabe]

Out of the gate, please sell NEM and buy AM. Gotta get out of this hole! River

Dear Sir Rob, please CANCEL that request. Please sell NEM
and BUY MAMA.

[Rob]

Week 51 (12), Day 4—“Spike Spikes the Ball”

Well, smack my jaws! Yesterday when I said that Dancin' Pete just can't be beat, obviously I was just caught up in the spirit of the moment. I say that because suddenly we have a new leader! Spirited Spike and his Diamond Hill Gang have commandeered the list and are taking no prisoners!

Nevertheless, Dancin' Pete Hansen has dropped to second by a mere 0.53%, so this this contest is far from over.

JBlaze has kept the bed of coals fiery hot and has managed to burn his way into third place, ahead of Scifos by a whopping, practically insurmountable 0.01%!

Personally, I have found this to be a rather punishing week. But in the words of Websman, tomorrow I make my comeback.

[Rob]

Week 51 (12), Day 5—“The Empire Spikes Back”

It was banishment to a cold and distant, barren asteroid in a galaxy far, far away for us this week, as Spike Vader, distant cousin to the Lord of the Sith (and every bit as mean), exacted his vengeance and unleashed his violent fury upon us!!! Diamond Hill (DHIL) was an awsomely great pick in a week where it was tough to make a thin dime! Excellent, Spike!!! Give our regards to the Emperor.

Dancin' Pete's Aluminum Corp. of China (ACH) was another beauty of a pick!! Even after giving back a good chunk of its gains since Wednesday, it still totals a very handsome 4.68%!! Nice stock, Pete! Strong sales growth, 1.94 P/E, 12.8% dividend! Wow!

Johnny JBlaze Storm's pick this week, Barrier Therapeutics (BRTX), makes topical ointments for diaper rash, which it gave all the rest of us a case of. Great pick, Johnny! You are hereby bedecked with the bronze medal for a beauty of a pick that netted you 3.09% in a rough week!

Riverbabe, you gave ol' Mimo a run for his money, but he still beat you to the bottom of the heap! Boy! Those high-flyers can cut you to ribbons, can't they?

With a -5.02% it was an awful week for the group as a whole. As bad as it seems, it isn't the worst week we've had in the contest. In fact it ranks number 4 on the list of the worst weeks, behind week 19 (-7.71%), week 5 (-5.94%), and week 23 (-5.40%). Maybe we should take odd-numbered weeks off. What do you think?

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[IIC]

Congrats to Spike, Peter and Blaze...Doug

[jiesen]

Way to go Spike, Pete, and Jblaze! You are HUGE!

Mimo and Riverbabe, what happened there?!?

[New-born baby]

Congrats and CA$$$H

Way to go, Spike, Pete and JBLAZE. Hey, that doctor is pretty good, isn't he?

I'll start the week in ca$$$$$h money again.

[dmk112]

put me in cas$h

[peanuts]

Dear John,

Rob, welcome to the last week of scorekeeping. It's been a blast. Maybe this coming year you can make a few guest host appearances for skiggles? I hope so.

Just when everyone begins to think that you can't make money in last week's market, Spike comes up with some fresh ideas, and shows us all just how $$$HUGE$$$ he is. Great pick, dude, that stock looks almost as huge as you!

Peter Hansen and Jblaze71, when Spike is on top of his game, there is just no way to beat him. It was a valient effort, especially you Jblaze71, but the 2 of you are only BIG for the week, which is better the the rest of us puny players.

For the last week of the year, Rob, I want to go long on AEIS. Thank you very much and keep up the great work!

[scifos]

I will try out PFE short. I think that it is going into a short-term down trend lasting a few days.