Nah, I've probably seen the majority of the gains as premium compression (erosion) will soon take hold. I could flirt with 250% but it would be very short lived.
<< <i>Four contestants are now in the "Double" club. I beleive Dr. Buster's total is the highest ever recorded since the contest began a few years ago. Also note pragmaticgoat and roadrunner have the same pick (NUGT), which I did not notice during the initial setup. Can't change it now...
Pragmaticgoat picked it first so he will get all the glory for whatever NUGT does in 2014. I'm just a bystander more interested in results than glory. After the 2013 epic washout....how could 2014 not be better? I should have chosen JNUG but it really didn't cross my mind at the time....JNUG is about 14% ahead of NUGT. >>
JNUG indeed, I didn't even know it existed when I sent in my pick for this year.
BST references: jdimmick;Gerard;wondercoin;claychaser;agentjim007;CCC2010;guitarwes;TAMU15;Zubie;mariner67;segoja;Smittys;kaz;CARDSANDCOINS;FadeToBlack; jrt103;tizofthe;bronze6827;mkman;Scootersdad;AllCoinsRule;coindeuce;dmarks;piecesofme; and many more
Some huge swings in the last two weeks as some investors here have seen 30-40% or more knocked off their portfolio. The average portfolio is about 11% smaller than it was in mid-March.
<< <i>Working hard to be among the select group who has been both in both first and last place in the same year contest.. one more week ought to do it...
A random walk is your friend!
All hail the renski!!!! King for a day! >>
Thank you! Thank you! In all modesty...kneel suckers! All Hail Comrade Renski!!!!! Nothing can go wrong now....hahahaha....
I did commit to a minimum of once per month, but this is pushing it just a little too much. The last month has seen some major moves in both directions.
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Knowledge is the enemy of fear
Need a soft market this week.
<< <i>Four contestants are now in the "Double" club. I beleive Dr. Buster's total is the highest ever recorded since the contest began a few years ago. Also note pragmaticgoat and roadrunner have the same pick (NUGT), which I did not notice during the initial setup. Can't change it now...
Pragmaticgoat picked it first so he will get all the glory for whatever NUGT does in 2014. I'm just a bystander more interested in results than glory.
After the 2013 epic washout....how could 2014 not be better? I should have chosen JNUG but it really didn't cross my mind at the time....JNUG is about 14% ahead of NUGT. >>
JNUG indeed, I didn't even know it existed when I sent in my pick for this year.
jdimmick;Gerard;wondercoin;claychaser;agentjim007;CCC2010;guitarwes;TAMU15;Zubie;mariner67;segoja;Smittys;kaz;CARDSANDCOINS;FadeToBlack;
jrt103;tizofthe;bronze6827;mkman;Scootersdad;AllCoinsRule;coindeuce;dmarks;piecesofme; and many more
But there is still a long way to go.
Today 03/28/14
Rank Prev Rank Rank Chg Total YTD % Chg
1 1 0 DrBuster 21,444 138.27
2 2 0 cohodk 12,750 41.67
3 12 9 renman95 12,554 39.49
4 15 11 s4ny 12,155 35.06
5 3 -2 pragmaticgoat 12,103 34.48
6 4 -2 roadrunner 12,103 34.48
7 33 26 botanist 11,438 27.09
8 9 1 Zubie 11,321 25.79
9 5 -4 Crazy4Coins 10,668 18.53
10 13 3 Mercfan 10,531 17.01
11 14 3 Overdate 10,372 15.24
12 23 11 MGLICKER 10,365 15.17
13 18 5 joefro 10,244 13.82
14 20 6 3stars 10,195 13.28
15 11 -4 SlangNRox 10,173 13.03
16 17 1 CollectorBob 10,172 13.02
17 25 8 fishcooker 10,087 12.08
18 16 -2 Coulport 10,056 11.73
19 8 -11 Metalsman 9,840 9.33
20 30 10 OperationButter 9,548 6.09
21 19 -2 OPA 9,491 5.46
22 7 -15 WRM 9,403 4.48
23 40 17 calleocho 9,198 2.20
24 22 -2 SmallTownCoins 9,168 1.87
25 31 6 coinrollhunter 9,152 1.69
26 29 3 JohnnyCache 9,131 1.46
27 10 -17 derryb 9,104 1.16
28 39 11 streeter 9,012 0.13
29 37 8 wayneme 8,923 -0.86
30 26 -4 NamesJay 8,901 -1.10
31 27 -4 Cnote 8,865 -1.50
32 35 3 Mesquite 8,736 -2.93
33 28 -5 FranklinFactory 8,732 -2.98
34 24 -10 Staircoins 8,710 -3.22
35 32 -3 jmski52 8,672 -3.64
36 34 -2 jfloomis 8,617 -4.26
37 38 1 Barndog 8,481 -5.77
38 44 6 Justacommeman 8,452 -6.09
39 41 2 mhammerman 8,438 -6.24
40 6 -34 Wingsrule 7,980 -11.33
41 36 -5 vpr 7,979 -11.34
42 42 0 Spooly 7,784 -13.51
43 46 3 bluelobster 7,544 -16.18
44 45 1 SurfinxHI 7,518 -16.47
45 43 -2 guitarwes 7,487 -16.81
46 49 3 C0INB0Y 7,440 -17.33
47 48 1 bronco2078 7,129 -20.79
48 47 -1 66tbird 6,996 -22.27
49 21 -28 Baley 6,815 -24.28
50 50 0 CuKevin 6,106 -32.16
51 51 0 tydye 5,845 -35.06
52 52 0 TwoSides2aCoin 5,382 -40.20
53 53 0 LukeMarshall 3,541 -60.66
Average 9,299 3.32
Platinum 2.83
Silver 1.94
Gold 7.41
Crude Oil 3.01
Rhodium 13.33
Palladium 8.36
<< <i> The average portfolio is about 11% smaller than it was in mid-March. >>
Not mine!
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
<< <i>Damn...I have slipstreamed 10 spots behind Renski,
Need a soft market this week.
Tuck in tighter and ride the wave up wit me bruddah mg. It be a long wave tho. Be careful of da shore break.
Edt4spelling
I had to take it to a decimal point to break the tie for 3rd palce.
Today 04/04/14
Rank Prev Rank Rank Chg Total YTD % Chg
1 1 0 DrBuster 15,691 74.34
2 3 1 renman95 15,162 68.47
3 4 1 s4ny 12,682 40.91
4 2 -2 cohodk 12,682 40.91
5 5 0 pragmaticgoat 12,320 36.89
6 6 0 roadrunner 12,320 36.89
7 8 1 Zubie 11,543 28.26
8 12 4 MGLICKER 10,710 19.00
9 9 0 Crazy4Coins 10,571 17.46
10 11 1 Overdate 10,500 16.67
11 13 2 joefro 10,386 15.40
12 14 2 3stars 10,167 12.97
13 18 5 Coulport 10,136 12.62
14 16 2 CollectorBob 10,108 12.31
15 17 2 fishcooker 10,057 11.74
16 19 3 Metalsman 10,030 11.44
17 10 -7 Mercfan 10,003 11.14
18 22 4 WRM 9,885 9.83
19 20 1 OperationButter 9,810 9.00
20 21 1 OPA 9,755 8.39
21 15 -6 SlangNRox 9,676 7.51
22 28 6 streeter 9,408 4.53
23 27 4 derryb 9,251 2.79
24 24 0 SmallTownCoins 9,216 2.40
25 23 -2 calleocho 9,198 2.20
26 25 -1 coinrollhunter 9,116 1.29
27 26 -1 JohnnyCache 9,093 1.03
28 32 4 Mesquite 8,903 -1.08
29 35 6 jmski52 8,842 -1.76
30 31 1 Cnote 8,827 -1.92
31 30 -1 NamesJay 8,774 -2.51
32 33 1 FranklinFactory 8,756 -2.71
33 36 3 jfloomis 8,439 -6.23
34 40 6 Wingsrule 8,310 -7.67
35 34 -1 Staircoins 8,274 -8.07
36 39 3 mhammerman 8,223 -8.63
37 37 0 Barndog 8,197 -8.92
38 41 3 vpr 8,065 -10.39
39 43 4 bluelobster 8,046 -10.60
40 38 -2 Justacommeman 7,961 -11.54
41 42 1 Spooly 7,767 -13.70
42 29 -13 wayneme 7,451 -17.21
43 44 1 SurfinxHI 7,250 -19.44
44 46 2 C0INB0Y 7,149 -20.57
45 48 3 66tbird 7,106 -21.04
46 45 -1 guitarwes 6,911 -23.21
47 47 0 bronco2078 6,574 -26.96
48 50 2 CuKevin 6,173 -31.41
49 7 -42 botanist 6,000 -33.33
50 52 2 TwoSides2aCoin 5,434 -39.62
51 51 0 tydye 5,318 -40.91
52 49 -3 Baley 4,992 -44.53
53 53 0 LukeMarshall 3,885 -56.83
Average 9,077 0.86
Platinum 5.59
Silver 2.66
Gold 8.04
Crude Oil 2.39
Rhodium 18.10
Palladium 10.31
9 stayed the same.
All the rest positive. (I managed to get in this group)
Got quoins?
edt4sp
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Got quoins?
Glad to see that Amazon delivered this week.
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I see what I did, I switched the 1st & 3rd code,
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da dum, da dum.....
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
(Okay, I better shut up before I get my arse handed to me.)
Edit: Guess the market is no longer buying it. Down 10% today!
<< <i>Woo-hoo - Looks like my guys finally figured out what a profit is, and how to pay taxes on it.
fc, nice big pop on a down day!
Rank Prev Rank Rank Chg Total YTD % Chg
1 2 1 renman95 17,513 94.59
2 1 -1 DrBuster 13,870 54.11
3 3 0 s4ny 12,579 39.77
4 5 1 pragmaticgoat 12,497 38.86
5 6 1 roadrunner 12,497 38.86
6 4 -2 cohodk 12,341 37.12
7 15 8 fishcooker 11,893 32.14
8 8 0 MGLICKER 11,143 23.81
9 7 -2 Zubie 11,141 23.79
10 12 2 3stars 11,103 23.37
11 14 3 CollectorBob 10,823 20.26
12 11 -1 joefro 10,655 18.39
13 9 -4 Crazy4Coins 10,084 12.04
14 13 -1 Coulport 10,033 11.48
15 20 5 OPA 10,002 11.13
16 19 3 OperationButter 9,827 9.19
17 10 -7 Overdate 9,798 8.87
18 16 -2 Metalsman 9,777 8.63
19 25 6 calleocho 9,619 6.88
20 17 -3 Mercfan 9,356 3.96
21 18 -3 WRM 9,248 2.76
22 22 0 streeter 9,204 2.27
23 26 3 coinrollhunter 9,116 1.29
24 24 0 SmallTownCoins 9,111 1.23
25 27 2 JohnnyCache 9,102 1.13
26 28 2 Mesquite 8,937 -0.70
27 23 -4 derryb 8,887 -1.26
28 29 1 jmski52 8,857 -1.59
29 21 -8 SlangNRox 8,806 -2.16
30 31 1 NamesJay 8,551 -4.99
31 30 -1 Cnote 8,510 -5.44
32 39 7 bluelobster 8,394 -6.73
33 37 4 Barndog 8,388 -6.80
34 33 -1 jfloomis 8,083 -10.19
35 36 1 mhammerman 7,923 -11.97
36 42 6 wayneme 7,803 -13.30
37 40 3 Justacommeman 7,789 -13.46
38 32 -6 FranklinFactory 7,778 -13.58
39 38 -1 vpr 7,727 -14.14
40 44 4 C0INB0Y 7,597 -15.59
41 45 4 66tbird 7,313 -18.74
42 43 1 SurfinxHI 7,012 -22.09
43 35 -8 Staircoins 6,968 -22.58
44 46 2 guitarwes 6,789 -24.57
45 47 2 bronco2078 6,766 -24.82
46 34 -12 Wingsrule 6,690 -25.67
47 41 -6 Spooly 6,578 -26.91
48 51 3 tydye 5,421 -39.77
49 48 -1 CuKevin 5,275 -41.39
50 50 0 TwoSides2aCoin 3,854 -57.18
51 53 2 LukeMarshall 3,483 -61.30
52 52 0 Baley 3,131 -65.21
53 49 -4 botanist 0 -100.00
Average 8,786 -2.38
Platinum 3.70
Silver 1.48
Gold 8.15
Crude Oil 2.02
Rhodium 11.90
Palladium 13.23
A random walk is your friend!
All hail the renski!!!! King for a day!
I knew it would happen.
<< <i>Working hard to be among the select group who has been both in both first and last place in the same year contest.. one more week ought to do it...
A random walk is your friend!
All hail the renski!!!! King for a day! >>
Thank you! Thank you! In all modesty...kneel suckers! All Hail Comrade Renski!!!!! Nothing can go wrong now....hahahaha....
<< <i>Looks like Botanist didn't see much growth this week. >>
Good luck botanist in race from worst to first by EOY
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
2012 thread
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
<< <i>2013 thread
2012 thread >>
Quite a bit of truculence in the 2013 event.
<< <i>
<< <i>2013 thread
2012 thread >>
Quite a bit of truculence in the 2013 event. >>
adjective 1. fierce; cruel; savagely brutal. 2. brutally harsh; vitriolic; scathing: his truculent criticism of her work. 3. aggressively hostile; belligerent.
How so comrade?
: aggressively self-assertive : belligerent
Things got pretty heated on page 7.
Lol, I don't see tiggs2012 on p.7 at all!
I knew it would happen.
Knowledge is the enemy of fear
<< <i>What happened? >>
I got a letter from an attorney wanting to know if i wanted to join a class action against one of my picks. The one that has me near the bottom.
<< <i>Ahem!!!
Do tell.
<< <i>Looks like Rollo may be living on Ramen Noodles for the rest of the year.
For a second there I thought you typed Renman Noodles.
<< <i>
<< <i>Looks like Rollo may be living on Ramen Noodles for the rest of the year.
For a second there I thought you typed Renman Noodles.
Meant to type Renminbi Noodles.
...isn't it about time for an update!
Today 05/31/14
Rank Prev Rank Rank Chg Total YTD % Chg
1 1 0 renman95 19,089 112.10
2 2 0 DrBuster 13,258 47.31
3 7 4 fishcooker 12,602 40.02
4 10 6 3stars 12,341 37.12
5 12 7 joefro 11,588 28.76
6 8 2 MGLICKER 10,946 21.62
7 3 -4 s4ny 10,718 19.09
8 11 3 CollectorBob 10,451 16.12
9 9 0 Zubie 10,244 13.82
10 13 3 Crazy4Coins 10,018 11.31
11 14 3 Coulport 9,594 6.60
12 22 10 streeter 9,589 6.54
13 4 -9 pragmaticgoat 9,529 5.88
14 5 -9 roadrunner 9,529 5.88
15 23 8 coinrollhunter 9,495 5.50
16 17 1 Overdate 9,383 4.26
17 25 8 JohnnyCache 9,327 3.63
18 15 -3 OPA 9,311 3.46
19 29 10 SlangNRox 9,194 2.16
20 31 11 Cnote 9,168 1.87
21 16 -5 OperationButter 8,799 -2.23
22 34 12 jfloomis 8,729 -3.01
23 24 1 SmallTownCoins 8,696 -3.38
24 33 9 Barndog 8,671 -3.66
25 28 3 jmski52 8,566 -4.82
26 20 -6 Mercfan 8,525 -5.28
27 18 -9 Metalsman 8,459 -6.01
28 35 7 mhammerman 8,267 -8.14
29 19 -10 calleocho 8,241 -8.43
30 26 -4 Mesquite 8,213 -8.74
31 39 8 vpr 7,991 -11.21
32 36 4 wayneme 7,965 -11.50
33 37 4 Justacommeman 7,950 -11.67
34 43 9 Staircoins 7,935 -11.83
35 30 -5 NamesJay 7,913 -12.08
36 32 -4 bluelobster 7,876 -12.49
37 21 -16 WRM 7,777 -13.59
38 27 -11 derryb 7,583 -15.74
39 6 -33 cohodk 7,377 -18.03
40 42 2 SurfinxHI 7,354 -18.29
41 38 -3 FranklinFactory 7,353 -18.30
42 48 6 tydye 7,282 -19.09
43 40 -3 C0INB0Y 7,203 -19.97
44 45 1 bronco2078 6,702 -25.53
45 47 2 Spooly 6,496 -27.82
46 41 -5 66tbird 6,475 -28.06
47 49 2 CuKevin 6,213 -30.97
48 44 -4 guitarwes 6,046 -32.82
49 50 1 TwoSides2aCoin 4,619 -48.68
50 52 2 Baley 3,881 -56.88
51 46 -5 Wingsrule 3,870 -57.00
52 51 -1 LukeMarshall 2,941 -67.32
53 53 0 botanist 0 -100.00
Average 8,440 -6.22
BST Transactions (as the seller): Collectall, GRANDAM, epcjimi1, wondercoin, jmski52, wheathoarder, jay1187, jdsueu, grote15, airplanenut, bigole