Portfolio of the Week

[peanuts]

uh oh

Sell GMKT

Buy APKT

[skiracer]

uh ski, I don't see much of a difference between what you said and what I currently do with Yahoo!

For now, the daily portfolio tracking is simply a screen shot of the Yahoo! portfolio. I save the screen shot and then just paste the imageshack link to this thread. It is really easy for me to do this, and it is the fewest steps involved to get the information posted.

Sorry that I've lowered the bar that Rob has established... keep up the suggestions and tips... I can use them!

No, it's ok with me an it's your's to do what you want to do with it. Rob spoiled us to a degree. I was just trying to help. I'm teaching myself to write VBA code in Excel and am currently in the middle of a couple of tutorials on learnig to do that. It won't be to much longer before I get the gist of setting up something similar to what Rob had written into his spreadsheet. It's much harder to do than one would imagine but it's not prohibitive. Keep plugging along in your own fashion bud you're doing a good job. No problemo.

[Rob]

I'm teaching myself to write VBA code in Excel and am currently in the middle of a couple of tutorials on learnig to do that. It won't be to much longer before I get the gist of setting up something similar to what Rob had written into his spreadsheet. It's much harder to do than one would imagine but it's not prohibitive.

Does that also come under heading of: It's-tough-to-teach-an-old-dog-new-tricks?

With a little persistence, Ski, I have little doubt that you will accomplish a great deal in learning some cool VBA tricks, and I congratulate you for your willingness to submit yourself to a little brain torture in order to achieve your goal.

[riverbabe]

Hi Peanuts. Please sell UAUA now! Thanks! Riverbabe

[skiracer]

Does that also come under heading of: It's-tough-to-teach-an-old-dog-new-tricks?

With a little persistence, Ski, I have little doubt that you will accomplish a great deal in learning some cool VBA tricks, and I congratulate you for your willingness to submit yourself to a little brain torture in order to achieve your goal.

Looking back on my post I wouldn't want to anyone think that the only reason I'm studying up on writing VBA code was the POTW. It is part of it because I am in awe of the way you set up your scorekeeping sheet when you were running the game. I'm also very interested in writing code for some of my own indicators, for my stock chart analysis, and setting up trigger points and stops. I'm also going to be able to put it to good work in making my Excel workbooks more accessable an easier to manipulate.
Like yourself I'm inquisitive, love a challenge, an am always looking to broaden my horizons as I move through life. I see no gain in remaining stagnant even knowing how hard it is to teach an old dog like myself new tricks. As long as my mental facilities remain intact I hope I will continue to do so. To me there is no greater satisfaction than overcoming the frustrations encountered in teaching yourself something new an then having it in your arsenal and at your disposal. Then lighting up a big spliff and relaxing in knowing that you perservered through the ordeal.

[peanuts]

Ski,

Your FORG is flying, dude!!!!

[skiracer]

Ski,

Your FORG is flying, dude!!!!

I don't like to count the money while I'm still sitting at the table because whenever I do you know what happens. But it does look good right now. I'm holding a big position because it is a cheapo.

[peanuts]

week 1, 2007 results

Skiracer was slowed this week only by the moguls of Wednesday and Thursday. Friday was like a freshly groomed trail and he raced his way right in the Gold position. Excellent pick, skiracer. You are mighty $$$HUGE$$$

Riverbabe says the heck with blue skies and paints her week green with an excellent pick of, wait, WHAT!!! United Airlines!!!!! woah, baby!!!! If you had taken the gold, I'd say that qualifies you for the mile high club!

Jiesen clandestinely remained in the shadows then mounted a miny takeover of the world by whipping AMLN into shape on Friday and scores a healthy third place!

Way to go Greenies!!!!!

[New-born baby]

CONGRATS and CA$$$$H

Ski, River, and Jiesen: mucho congrats to you all! Your green is better than my red!

CA$$H please, Mr. Peanuts!

[stenzrob]

Start me up

Hey, I'd like to start doing the POTW. I can make multiple picks, right? And split my stake 50% each? If so, put me down for CRDN and SCLD for next week.

[skiracer]

Ski,

Your FORG is flying, dude!!!!

A friend brought this stock to my attention when it was just below 1.00. He's owned it since it was down around .45/.50 and he owns 30/40 thousand shares of it. I started to watch it and over the course of a couple of months it went to 1.55 range and I was kicking myself in the butt for not buying a little bit of it but I thought that I didn't want to chase it and figured I had missed out. Then I changed my mind about playing it in the POTW and dropped MED and took FORG in it's place but I like to own them if I play them in the POTW. I was checking out a site ,that I check out everynow and then, called www.technicaltrader.net an it was on their board as one of their top picks. When it dropped to 1.30 range the first couple of days I bought it up between 1.30 and 1.40 and was thinking that I was going to hold on to it for awhile. I own a large quantitiy of it because it is so cheap and 10000 shares fits right into my full position sizing in the range I bought it. The final couple of hours today was a pleasant surprise and the volume today was definitely an institutional accumulation day. They waited right until the end of the week which leads me to believe the beginning of next week will be strong. It's been over 3 in the past. I think there is alot of gas left in the tank here and even at this level is cheap. Decent fundamentals and product line with great exposure internationally. It is definitely worth a look.

[IIC]

Congrats Ski, River and J...IIC

[peanuts]

Hey, I'd like to start doing the POTW. I can make multiple picks, right? And split my stake 50% each? If so, put me down for CRDN and SCLD for next week.

stenzrob,

It's good to see you around here, again. It will be great for you to play! And you will be a welcome addition to the group of players.

Could you read the rules, first, please, before posting your picks. Just so we don't have to go back and forth explaining everything, ya know?

The rules are linked in my signature

[riverbabe]

Congratulations Ski (= Dude = Camel's Gonads!)

Yeah, I thought I finally would get the GOLD! But you skied by with barely a track in the snow (rain)! So, the CAMEL "ate" my FISH, while the APE just sat there and laughed! Let the WARS begin!!! You shall NOT prevail!!!

(PS. The language in this post has been tremendously cleaned up to pass PG13 standards!)

(PPS. I already belong to the Mile High Club! jejejejeje!)

Riverbabe

[stenzrob]

peanuts, Sorry, I was going by the original Portfolio rules (shows how long I've been gone), rather than the newer Pick rules. "I'll take SCLD for $1000, please, Alex."