Pre-Presidential Election Stock Picking Tournament

[billyjoe]

The market is open and no more entries will be accepted. Opening prices for all contestants will be posted shortly.
billyjoe

[billyjoe]

These are the entries and opening prices for their picks listed in the order they submitted to the contest:
1.Michaelk005 COP 84.08 CSCO 19.21

2.scifos ULTE 3.54 OTD 1.80

3.jiesen LJPC 3.09 MSFT 28.42

4.dave UTSI 17.12 NEW 62.00

5.Mr.Market AVCA 3.95 HWG 82.95

6.Photon UHAL 38.73 PETD 43.90

7.Tsevni98 ATRM 5.65 BABY 7.00

8.Mea1956 CWEI 22.29 CUPY 4.30

9.IIC LTON 8.53 WITS 16.94

10.billyjoe UNT 35.85 BMHC 30.51

11.RL JOBS 26.71 QCOM 40.77

12.thebign1 JMDT 29.12 CAM 55.99

13.New-born baby SBUX 47.48 CVT 4.86

14.mmaarrkk88 FMD 48.11 RMBS 16.49

15.grebnet HURC 15.23 EFJI 7.30

16.ridemhigher ELOS 18.02 MTEX 14.51

An interesting note, there are no duplicates, 32 different picks

billyjoe p.s. these numbers will be the basis for % gains or loss 1st postings tonight

[jiesen]

though I was considering switching my VP to QCOM, but part of the reason was because it was also RL's pick, so I thought that would be uncool, and didn't.

[scifos]

2.scifos ULTE 3.54 OTD 1.80

Darn, ULTE closed on friday at 3.25 and I was hoping you'd use that cuz then I'd have an 8% gain.

[Websman]

Dang!!!

I'm too late to enter! That's what I get for going to Orlando!

Hey...I was offered free tickets to go see John Kerry while I was there. He stayed at the same Hotel as me.

Now you may be wondering..."Webs..who are you for??? Bush or Kerry? Well folks I'm voting for....uh...I'll keep that to myself. It's not wise to mix stocks and politics.

Good luck on your picks guys!!!

[billyjoe]

The contest is off and running. First day results have been tabulated. Did anyone notice someone trying to start a stock picking contest on the IBD forums? They've been talking about it for 5 days now and name calling has started. I'll bet there will be no contest. If you want to get results, $$mrmarketishuge.com is the place to go.
Day 1, only 20 trading days left. 13 picks advanced, 19 declined. Only 5 vp picks advanced. Three picked all winners, Mr.Market, Photon, and ridemhigher. Six unnamed guys picked all losers.

5 BEST PRESIDENTIAL PICKS
1. jiesen LJPC + 11.3%
2. dave UTSI + 6.9
3. mr.mkt AVCA + 1.6
4.ridemhigher ELOS + 1.6
5.mmaarrkk88 FMD + 1.3


5 BEST VP PICKS
1.ridemhigher MTEX + 12.3%
2. Photon PETD + 1.3
3. Mr.Market HWG + 1.1
4. IIC WITS + 1
5. RL QCOM + .5

5 TOP TEAMS
1. jiesen $10510
2.ridemhigher 10396
3. dave 10305
4.Mr.Market 10108
5. Photon 10053

6 MIDDLE TEAMS
6.mmaarrkk88 10015
7. rl 10011
8. IIC 9980
9.michaelk005 9970
10.New-born baby 9945
11. Tsevni 98 9890

5 BOTTOM TEAMS
12. Mea 1956 9785
13. grebnet 9735
14. billyjoe 9665
15. scifos 9415
16. thebign1 9200
If you have any questions just ask. Probably next report Wednesday evening.
billyjoe

p.s. am sick of politics so we wont be dividing into groups of elephants, donkeys, and independents as mentioned earlier

[jiesen]

I am HUGE!

[Websman]

I am HUGE!

Thats the attitude!!!

ROCK ON!!!

[grebnet]

Some fools market order at the open killed me in HURC , but it will return

[Websman]

I'm placing my vote on IIC and his WITS pick.

Go WITS!!!

[scifos]

My picks are either going to win big or lose big.

[IIC]

I'm placing my vote on IIC and his WITS pick.

Go WITS!!!

Heck...I mised USNA, TASR, TZOO...I caught MIDD last Fall but cashed at 25.92 and 25.95...Maybe WITS will....jk...My trim price is about 18.

PS...I did get Resorts Int'l circa 1978 though...IIC

[ridemhigher]

Can I impeach my president and have my VP take over command? OUCH!

[billyjoe]

ridemhigher, Only if ELOS has committed high crimes or misdemeanors against
our country.
billyjoe

p.s. were you thinking of replacing ELOS with FORD?

[Websman]

Heck...I mised USNA, TASR, TZOO...I caught MIDD last Fall but cashed at 25.92 and 25.95...Maybe WITS will....jk...My trim price is about 18.

PS...I did get Resorts Int'l circa 1978 though...IIC

Yea, I missed all them too. I actually considered TZOO when it was at $15, but I figured it was too risky! Man I hate that!

My new risky canidate is CLRK. I think it may be making another run and I may bite the bullet and buy some of it.