I'm in. Appreciate the work and time that goes in. Some where out there, is a destroyed , metals mining, oil/gas/coal stock that will go up 2000% next year, if it doesn't go bankrupt first.
I combined some highly volatile derivative bets with a couple of undercapitalized market darlings and got...............slow-moving, uneventful, boring, below-average performance!
I won't make THAT mistake again. I'll make some other stupid mistake.
Thanks, WR!!
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I swung for the fences with options and struck out, even though one of the underlying stocks went up 13% yesterday and another 4% today (high beta) they still need another white swan to break even or move positive for the year. Have fun every year, did well last year, so maybe next year will be another winner in the game. Thanks to WR! I still say we all participants send him a silver dime or quarter and he keeps some and distributes the rest to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place if he's game enough for a 2015 contest
I still can't believe I screwed up posting my %'s. I would be in the top 5 right now with a balance of $10981.21 even with Twitter's nosedive...... Oh well, there's always next year to try to screw up again.....
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I had three picks this year, I had one huge dog, down 90%, that might file BK any minute, KWK. Got blown out of that position earlier in the year by plummeting price action ( One speculative micro cap that held it's own, OXYS , that I sold when it ran up a 80-100% in a couple of days a month ago, pump and dump apparently, now it's almost back to the Mendoza One that has done extremely well, TTPH which I still own, but it's getting pricey. probably overvalued, but the superbug antibiotic space is all pricey.
Not much longer to get the new picks ready, but I feel good about my chances though, because I think I'm going to consult Stan this year ;~
I am still kicking myself for not buying any of the stock that I picked for this contest. Still not as bad as selling stock options in the company I work for only to see the value triple in a years time
<< <i>Certainly you didn't sell them ALL SlangNRox, right? So you're happy about the rise in the value of the portion you held...
No one ever went broke taking a profit; it could have gone the other way. >>
Sadly they are all gone Still have shares in my company, but the options were all sold. Some I had to sell within the year, but most I could've held onto for another 4-5 years. Who would've thought WAG would go from the high 20s to mid 70s so quickly. I was just happy that they were in the money.
Didn't play 2014 but it's kind of cool to see that 35 of 51 people made or didn't lose money (hypothetically) in a year that wasn't all that fruitful. Nice job guys.
To forgive is to free a prisoner, and to discover that prisoner was you.
Thanks again for running this contest and keeping track of everything. Unfortunately I didn't have an idea of what to pick for the 2015 contest so I didn't enter.
<< <i>Didn't play 2014 but it's kind of cool to see that 35 of 51 people made or didn't lose money (hypothetically) in a year that wasn't all that fruitful. Nice job guys. >>
Am I missing smoething here? It looks like only 18 of 53 were in-the-black to me.
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Thanks comrade wingsrule for taking the time to keep us entertained throughout the year.
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<< <i>ny interest in doing this again for 2015? >>
Why not...I always like to embarrass myself in public.
Some where out there, is a destroyed , metals mining, oil/gas/coal stock that will go up 2000% next year, if it doesn't go bankrupt first.
<< <i>Any interest in doing this again for 2015? >>
Yes, but only if everyone ahead of me drops out!
My Adolph A. Weinman signature
(Thx wingsrule)
<< <i>At the end of the contest, I will donate a 1 oz silver bar, ASE, etc. to the person with the lowest portfolio balance. >>
Looks like WR will save some money on postage this year.
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<< <i>At the end of the contest, I will donate a 1 oz silver bar, ASE, etc. to the person with the lowest portfolio balance. >>
Looks like WR will save some money on postage this year.
That might get you on the 'naughty list' and banned for 2015.
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<< <i>At the end of the contest, I will donate a 1 oz silver bar, ASE, etc. to the person with the lowest portfolio balance. >>
Looks like WR will save some money on postage this year.
That might get you on the 'naughty list' and banned for 2015. >>
Guess I will have to short coal.
THAT was funny!
I won't make THAT mistake again. I'll make some other stupid mistake.
Thanks, WR!!
I knew it would happen.
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.
and still kickin'
I might go with a Baley pick next year.
Knowledge is the enemy of fear
<< <i>I swung for the fences with options and struck out, >>
That is the best way to go for the win as no real money is involved.
I will probably pick another short this year (if the contest is on). Even a home run will never be better than third place or so.
I had one huge dog, down 90%, that might file BK any minute, KWK. Got blown out of that position earlier in the year by plummeting price action (
One speculative micro cap that held it's own, OXYS , that I sold when it ran up a 80-100% in a couple of days a month ago, pump and dump apparently, now it's almost back to the Mendoza
One that has done extremely well, TTPH which I still own, but it's getting pricey. probably overvalued, but the superbug antibiotic space is all pricey.
Not much longer to get the new picks ready, but I feel good about my chances though, because I think I'm going to consult Stan this year ;~
<< <i> Still not as bad as selling stock options in the company I work for only to see the value triple in a years time
Man, that has got to be the worst as everyone around you is gloating.
No one ever went broke taking a profit; it could have gone the other way.
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
<< <i>Certainly you didn't sell them ALL SlangNRox, right? So you're happy about the rise in the value of the portion you held...
No one ever went broke taking a profit; it could have gone the other way. >>
Sadly they are all gone
Still have shares in my company, but the options were all sold. Some I had to sell within the year, but most I could've held onto for another 4-5 years. Who would've thought WAG would go from the high 20s to mid 70s so quickly. I was just happy that they were in the money.
Today 12/31/14
Rank Prev Rank Rank Chg Total YTD % Chg
1 1 0 renman95 19,376 115.29
2 2 0 s4ny 14,279 58.66
3 4 1 SlangNRox 13,282 47.58
4 13 9 bluelobster 12,047 33.86
5 9 4 MGLICKER 10,996 22.18
6 5 -1 coinrollhunter 10,820 20.22
7 7 0 Cnote 10,797 19.97
8 3 -5 DrBuster 10,730 19.22
9 8 -1 jfloomis 10,653 18.37
10 6 -4 Zubie 10,455 16.17
11 18 7 bronco2078 10,422 15.80
12 11 -1 vpr 9,830 9.22
13 10 -3 CollectorBob 9,668 7.42
14 12 -2 Barndog 9,346 3.84
15 14 -1 JohnnyCache 9,268 2.98
16 17 1 SurfinxHI 9,187 2.08
17 16 -1 streeter 9,185 2.06
18 15 -3 Mercfan 9,066 0.73
19 19 0 Coulport 8,881 -1.32
20 23 3 Staircoins 8,758 -2.69
21 35 14 wayneme 8,690 -3.44
22 22 0 calleocho 8,447 -6.14
23 24 1 NamesJay 8,396 -6.71
24 21 -3 mhammerman 8,339 -7.34
25 25 0 OPA 8,161 -9.32
26 26 0 OperationButter 7,807 -13.26
27 20 -7 3stars 7,395 -17.83
28 31 3 SmallTownCoins 7,244 -19.51
29 30 1 joefro 7,044 -21.73
30 27 -3 guitarwes 7,016 -22.04
31 32 1 C0INB0Y 6,832 -24.09
32 33 1 jmski52 6,803 -24.41
33 28 -5 fishcooker 6,653 -26.08
34 34 0 Overdate 6,543 -27.30
35 29 -6 Crazy4Coins 6,287 -30.14
36 36 0 CuKevin 5,497 -38.92
37 41 4 Baley 5,481 -39.10
38 38 0 Metalsman 5,409 -39.90
39 40 1 Mesquite 5,344 -40.62
40 37 -3 66tbird 5,182 -42.42
41 39 -2 Justacommeman 4,723 -47.52
42 43 1 Spooly 4,429 -50.79
43 42 -1 FranklinFactory 4,206 -53.27
44 48 4 derryb 3,780 -58.00
45 47 2 WRM 3,769 -58.12
46 44 -2 tydye 3,721 -58.66
47 45 -2 pragmaticgoat 3,664 -59.29
48 46 -2 roadrunner 3,664 -59.29
49 49 0 TwoSides2aCoin 2,914 -67.62
50 50 0 LukeMarshall 1,366 -84.82
51 52 1 botanist 433 -95.19
52 51 -1 cohodk 300 -96.67
53 53 0 Wingsrule 105 -98.83
Average 7,409 -17.68
Platinum -11.84
Silver -19.19
Gold -1.87
Crude Oil -45.58
Rhodium 18.57
Palladium 11.56
I knew it would happen.
Thank you for keeping track of the show.
Congrats to the top 4 and a bottle of fine Cognac tonight for the fifth place finisher.
Happy new year everyone and have a prosperous 2015
BST Transactions (as the seller): Collectall, GRANDAM, epcjimi1, wondercoin, jmski52, wheathoarder, jay1187, jdsueu, grote15, airplanenut, bigole
Thanks for doing this every year, good stuff.
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
Outstanding
Happy New Year.
Knowledge is the enemy of fear
<< <i>Didn't play 2014 but it's kind of cool to see that 35 of 51 people made or didn't lose money (hypothetically) in a year that wasn't all that fruitful. Nice job guys. >>
Am I missing smoething here? It looks like only 18 of 53 were in-the-black to me.
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Thanks comrade wingsrule for taking the time to keep us entertained throughout the year.
Btw, I'm gunning to repeat.
Comrade, well played sir, well played!
The 3rd annual PM forum investment contest thread!
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry