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  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Impressive results gentlemen!

    About one-third are above +20% so far, with 3 of you above +30%, and almost 2/3 beating the YTD returns for boring ole gold, including one of the randomly picked portfolios.

    We're seeing some picks moving up or down several ranks week-to-week, but the top 10 and bottom 10 have been pretty consistent.

    Looking forward to the 2-month timepoint on Wednesday image How can the year be 1/6 over already?? Tempis Fugit!

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  • derrybderryb Posts: 36,118 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ounce of gold from all participants to the year end winner, right?

    The decline from democracy to tyranny is both a natural and inevitable one.

  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,104 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>ounce of gold from all participants to the year end winner, right? >>



    I've got my 1 oz 100 mill bar readyimage
    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,658 ✭✭✭✭✭

    derryb
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    Saturday January 28, 2012 10:13 AM



    I'm not saying anything because I know from experience that silver can go down twice as much as well as it went up twice as much.

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    gold/silver on the BST
    “I predict future happiness for Americans if they prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." ~ Thomas Jefferson




    derryb
    Founding Father of Baleyville

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    Joined: Aug 2006
    Sunday February 26, 2012 9:01 AM



    ounce of gold from all participants to the year end winner, right?

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    gold/silver on the BST
    “I predict future happiness for Americans if they prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." ~ Thomas Jefferson


    hmmmmm image

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  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,658 ✭✭✭✭✭

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  • jmski52jmski52 Posts: 22,308 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's an interesting AGQ chart, Baley. Leverage can be exhilarating in both directions - that is for sure. Eh, derryb?image
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  • derrybderryb Posts: 36,118 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It's only a forum game. My real money is in 3X leverage: USLV.
    Right or wrong, and unlike some here, I put my money where my mouth is. image

    The decline from democracy to tyranny is both a natural and inevitable one.

  • jmski52jmski52 Posts: 22,308 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Derryb, you just might be in the right place at the right time. I hope you do well. I was only teasing you about your bet in the game, not the real one. I know that you know how to manage money, so I'm not too worried about mixing you and leverage together.image
    Q: Are You Printing Money? Bernanke: Not Literally

    I knew it would happen.
  • derrybderryb Posts: 36,118 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Stacking and speculating are two different animals and each require their own pile of cash. My stacking is funded by speculation profits. While the speculation pile of money moves up and down (losses, gains and transfers to stacking) the stack of physical metal only grows and at a rate much better than just purchasing physical on payday.

    The decline from democracy to tyranny is both a natural and inevitable one.

  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,515 ✭✭✭✭✭
    XTOG

    ADNY

    Both companies are upstarts in the oil fracking biz.

    My WAG.

    bobimage

    edited: if I'm too late to the party, that's okay.
    Registry: CC lowballs (boblindstrom), bobinvegas1989@yahoo.com
  • WingsruleWingsrule Posts: 2,977 ✭✭✭✭
    DrBuster moves up 7 notches thanks to a nice run by XPO this week. TwinTurbo's SHLD pick was excellent (it's up 160% so far this year). Unfortunately, he took the wrong side of the trade.image

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  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ouch! got to be tough to not be beating Gold, and doubly surprising on one of the leading PM forums...

    "but, but, but... what about the Fed, and all the fiat money???" image

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  • streeterstreeter Posts: 4,312 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Heyimage
    Have a nice day
  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Anyone got a stamp? I need to mail a crate of milk! image

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  • WingsruleWingsrule Posts: 2,977 ✭✭✭✭
    In all fairness to MJ, I haven't been able to find a source that gives a current price of milk, so he is stuck with the 12/31/11 value so far.
  • My comment is
    My insider info appeared to be complete opposite of whats happened oh well... Thankfully in reallife the only stock I own is facebook. And I got those for a couple bucks a share, cant wait for the IPO
  • tydyetydye Posts: 3,894 ✭✭✭
    The first thing I wanted to do when I got home from work today was to check my rank. Thanks wingsrule - this is fun. Damn i wish I actually bought apple this fall when I was thinking about it.

    Twinturbo - we have something in common - we work for the same rotten company
  • DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Pedal to go, woot!
  • WingsruleWingsrule Posts: 2,977 ✭✭✭✭
    Why do i sense that there will be 50+ participants next year?image
  • CoulportCoulport Posts: 1,087 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Why do i sense that there will be 50+ participants next year?image >>



    Could be all the work you put into the charts. You might want to consider in passing the baton and take a well deserved break. image
    The most money I made are on coins I haven't sold.

    Got quoins?
  • jmski52jmski52 Posts: 22,308 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm not sure what units milk is priced in...

    CME Daily Milk Prices
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    I knew it would happen.
  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm not sure what units milk is priced in...

    we get it in a box of 3 half gallons of organic 1% at Costco.

    I think it's about 10 bucks, but will get an exact figure from my wife next time, divide by three, multiply by two, and text the answer to Wingsrule

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  • WingsruleWingsrule Posts: 2,977 ✭✭✭✭
    Ahhh, but tthat's not the same "milk" that MJ originally proposed.

    Worst case, we'll have to wait until the end of 2012 to update his based on his pricing source (it was a calendar year chart).
  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ok, but we might as well let him have some fun in the meantime; how about if everyone occasionally posts what they paid for milk that week, as an informal inflation-meter?

    Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry

  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,104 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Ok, but we might as well let him have some fun in the meantime; how about if everyone occasionally posts what they paid for milk that week, as an informal inflation-meter? >>



    3/2...$3.89 per gal. (2% fat milk)
    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
  • WingsruleWingsrule Posts: 2,977 ✭✭✭✭
    You guys are getting ripped off. It was $2.49/gal this morning at Kroger, all versions.
  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well, it's that time of the year, and companies are reporting their 4th quarter results and 2011 profit/loss, and forecasting for 2012.

    Guess I'll pour myself a nice glass of milk in to my silver cup, and read about some of these organizations' operations and income, and outlook for future growth..

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  • streeterstreeter Posts: 4,312 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't eat very many milk products. The thought of drinking and/or eating another animal's secretions broke me of the habit.

    But I'm extremely happy that cows need to eat.
    Have a nice day
  • DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Pretty sure I dropped a spot or 4 with the xpo profit taking.
  • WingsruleWingsrule Posts: 2,977 ✭✭✭✭
    Here we go...

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  • tydyetydye Posts: 3,894 ✭✭✭
    I wish I put my money where my mouth was.

    milk is 3.67
  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    uh oh! did we peak in late February? Gains slip sliding away?

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  • zrlevinzrlevin Posts: 734 ✭✭✭
    If I can survive the fall-out from the stress test tomorrow morning, I'm going to kick some serious butt this week. :-)
    Zach
  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,104 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>If I can survive the fall-out from the stress test tomorrow morning, I'm going to kick some serious butt this week. :-) >>



    They only missed it by 1/10% point. I also was hoping they would make it since I own 500 (used to be 5000 before they decided on that 1-10 reverse split) shares. imageimageimage
    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
  • WingsruleWingsrule Posts: 2,977 ✭✭✭✭
    A quick glance shows 4 of the group's picks up 6% or better today.
  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow, that triple leveraged silver AGQ was really the Hare out of the gate of this race, wasn't it?

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  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,104 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Wow, that triple leveraged silver AGQ was really the Hare out of the gate of this race, wasn't it? >>



    Yes, but who ended up coming in first at the finish line...the Tortoise or the Hare? image
    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
  • jmski52jmski52 Posts: 22,308 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This week's gonna hurt.image
    Q: Are You Printing Money? Bernanke: Not Literally

    I knew it would happen.
  • cohodkcohodk Posts: 18,554 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>This week's gonna hurt.image >>



    Why? The Nasdaq, SPX and DOW are at multi year highs.image
    Excuses are tools of the ignorant

    Knowledge is the enemy of fear

  • jmski52jmski52 Posts: 22,308 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The Nasdaq, SPX and DOW are at multi year highs.image

    Hey, I hedged with oil production. I won't be a pushover, ya know!image
    Q: Are You Printing Money? Bernanke: Not Literally

    I knew it would happen.
  • mikliamiklia Posts: 1,295 ✭✭✭
    so, I'm throwing a big stack of my YTD (real) gains to short AAPL today. insanity? terrible move? just might work? only looking for a short-term move back to 550 or so..then time to ride AGQ again!
  • WingsruleWingsrule Posts: 2,977 ✭✭✭✭
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  • DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Musical chairs in the top ten this week.
  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like this seat better image

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  • zrlevinzrlevin Posts: 734 ✭✭✭
    I got my top spot back from the silverbugs. image
    Zach
  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    With the end of the first quarter approaching, what an interesting 3 months.

    Here's Wingsrule's post of January 4th:



    << <i>I had a few minutes....

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    As a numbers guy and part time statistician at work, got to say this is an increasingly interesting set of data, look how the distribution naturally broke into thirds right at the outset, and the sub groups now somewhat punctuated by the bluegray metals bars (get it, metal bars?) Gold at about 6% ytd, not quite down at barbarous relic status yet but it's early image

    halfstrike has his own bellcurve within his 3 picks currently, with one up 28%, one flat at 0%, and one down 28% so far this year

    There tends to be rotation within a third, but movement from one to another is expected to grow more difficult as the year progresses.

    A market crash later in the year would scramble these all up, of course, and maybe we'll see a nice correction somewhere along the way to see how different asset classes perform

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  • streeterstreeter Posts: 4,312 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Red Tiger at 19 got left out of the last update.
    Have a nice day
  • WingsruleWingsrule Posts: 2,977 ✭✭✭✭
    I 'pasted' instead of 'inserting'. Chart above has been corrected.
  • streeterstreeter Posts: 4,312 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The investment ALLSTARS are at the bottom of the packimage
    Have a nice day
  • Tiggs2012Tiggs2012 Posts: 167 ✭✭✭


    << <i>so, I'm throwing a big stack of my YTD (real) gains to short AAPL today. insanity? terrible move? just might work? only looking for a short-term move back to 550 or so..then time to ride AGQ again! >>



    Looks like it was probably a terrible move with the big cash announcement Monday morning that just got announced. Expecting another new ATH again on this crazy AAPL train.
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