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I realized we need a dedicated thread for talking smack about our picks   This is that thread! All in good fun of course!!   Only one rule here: No smiting someone for busting on your stock!

Also feel free to use this thread to discuss the stocks picks in a mature manner as well. Post updated DD, charts, whatever.

QuoteIs there a special Board where stock picks of contestants are discussed, as many of the picks are new to 3SOF and it would be nice to get connected to streams on the stocks themselves.

This is the place!

QuoteBooyah!! (although I hate the Man Cramer! he did pump up BMD)

It's a mixed bag Defender. Stocks Cramer pumps often get dumped after a few days/weeks. Ideally for you Cramer would have waited two weeks to pump BMD so you could get a late surge. By the time this contest is nearing an end the Cramerits may be falling over themselves to escape BMD. Look at CPST!!

Here's the GTE chart, currently holding 5th place out of 56 in the 3SoF Challenge! Breakout of bullish flag today. My target is the 200 dma at $2.83. Hoping it gets there by the end of the contest.

With week 1 almost over, 19 traders are in the money and 36 are underwater on their positions. That ratio isn't pretty especially considering the market as a whole is up this week. We should at least be at 50/50.  33/67 is completely unacceptable! Will Randolph offer a remedial trading course to those who finish in the bottom 10?

I have crush on AOB and had not there been the risk of negative earning surprise I would have seconded the pick. At the moment I am standing by CKCM and I think elite's ERI may move past many and I'll be licking my humble profits.

CKCM is a nice stock, especially over the last month, but I don't think she'll win this contest because she's 10% away from a double top scenario. I don't think we'll see a breakthrough of that on the first attempt.

Agreeance that elite's ERI looks dangerous.

Hmmmm........ I am too late for the contest but that doesn't stop me from taking advantage from all the good stocks that nicely have been served for all of us

I would have loved too go for VPHM, AOB,SVA, CRYP or CKCM (I can't see that double top  ) but I already have them.

I have spent my weekend going through all the picks to find the sexy once. So here U are:

The short list of the picks of the picks:

SYNC

Great stock. I missed it the first time around due to the insider selling but I like the fundamentals

UBET

Gorgeous fundamentals but I am a bit concerned about the litigation.

QLTI

Lovely balance sheet, good earnings but competition is around the corner.

I will try to buy at least one of these stocks on Monday.

Mike

Quote from: stocky on November 12, 2005, 04:46:33 PM
I have crush on AOB and had not there been the risk of negative earning surprise I would have seconded the pick. At the moment I am standing by CKCM and I think elite's ERI may move past many and I'll be licking my humble profits.

AOB does look nice stocky and great job on CKCM.. nice performance so far 

I feel that it may be too high priced to move enough in this contest.  I'm thinking it will take 50%..prolly higher to win it all    but I may be way off especially if the stock market makes a turn south.  Thx for the nod on ERI    It will be very interesting to see where everybody is a month from now    Goodluck stocky.

Quote from: Lucas Scott on November 13, 2005, 03:04:19 AM
Agreeance that elite's ERI looks dangerous.

yo lucas, you guys are making me think I should put some money on ERI    GTE came up on my G-pattern study a bunch of times.  If its got fuel in the tank for one of those again  but that 200ma is tellin me there is some unhappy supply above.. Let the best ma.. let the luckiest bastard win    Goodluck man.

Quote from: Michael on November 13, 2005, 02:02:27 PM
Hmmmm........ I am too late for the contest but that doesn't stop me from taking advantage from all the good stocks that nicely have been served for all of us

I would have loved too go for VPHM, AOB,SVA, CRYP or CKCM (I can't see that double top  ) but I already have them.

I have spent my weekend going through all the picks to find the sexy once. So here U are:

The short list of the picks of the picks:

SYNC

Great stock. I missed it the first time around due to the insider selling but I like the fundamentals

UBET

Gorgeous fundamentals but I am a bit concerned about the litigation.

QLTI

Lovely balance sheet, good earnings but competition is around the corner.

I will try to buy at least one of these stocks on Monday.

Mike

Hey Michael, the beer smileys are great!.. had to save that  thx
.. and of course I always pay attention to your great fundamental analysis.  Looking forward to seeing your pick in the next contest. 

My favourite "unknown" for me at least from the contest is WGAT, which has shown an awesome break of a long term descending trendline.  Looks potenially set for the second leg of a G-pattern, but haven't quite seen the associated volume explosion... yet.  Good enough that I took a position on Thursday.  No thread with any recent content on 3SOF,  so will have to update.

All fun and games though.  Would be interested to see what others think 

Have to say that I almost went in with GTE as my pick Lucas, as it has been one I've been following for a few weeks, and I really like the chart, but CNXT just looks too good, and with a potential gap fill for an 80+% gain, I couldn't resist.  Right now I'm gutted I didn't go for my first instinct, and left it to you, as GTE seems to be doing pretty well in the standings, while CNXT is near the bottom in red territory for the week, but all may change....

Anyway, good luck to all, let the luckiest bastard win

QuoteRight now I'm gutted I didn't go for my first instinct, and left it to you, as GTE seems to be doing pretty well in the standings, while CNXT is near the bottom in red territory for the week, but all may change....

Scot, I bought CNXT on Friday for my portfolio. I like the way the chart is setting up. I think you'll get a nice run out of it before this contest is over. GO CNXT!!

From first to worst!!  I think actrader's SMTX was in first place Thursday morning. Two days later it's dead last. Things change on a dime here!

LukeQ

I got some "Smack Talkin" for you....
12 Stocks up today in the contest.....as of now! and mine is not one of them
We are doing great,,,,

I was trying to choose between three (VIAC, SWIR, and CYTO) ... and I chose the wrong one  .  Woohoo! 

$1000 Contest Update: 11/15/05

17 traders have a gain of > 1%
35 traders have a loss of 1% or more

Not good!! I reiterate that I hope David will offer a special remedial TA course to those who finish in the bottom 10!

Suggestion to Randolph/Ramsburg for future contests. Rather than winner-take-all I think the prize could be spread out a little.

Example:
1st place: Free year's subscription + $250
2nd place: $150
3rd place: $100

If the game ended today I'd be the winner with a return on GTE of 26.5%. But I'd feel bad for tugsinav, Right Side, vic666 and stocky, whose picks are only a few percentage points behind. I'd feel real bad if it's me who finishes a percentage point behind!

Also there will be months where the winner is obvious after a week or two, like if someone's pick shoots up 50% in a day. In a situation like that where the best the rest of the group can hope for is 2nd place, it would be cool if there was a prize for 2nd.