Single Stock Pick for 2008

[TyFenn]

Originally Posted by TerryBPP

ISIS. Good buy at $15. Med stocks are scary but this company has some good drugs in stage 3 testing.

--is that a quote from Boiler Room?

[kstar]

Updated:

kstarnes with AAPL @ $198.08

MRM with TCB @ $17.93

John_AZ with FSLR @ $267.14

MichiganMat with CF @ $110.06

Moses with BTU @ $61.64

P-O-P with WCG @ $42.41

LubeMaster with XOM @ $93.69

TerryBPP with ISIS @ $15.75

Chocaholic with ISRG @ $323.00

craigster59 with MASI @ $39.45

TyFenn with POT @ $143.96 (NYSE Price)

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*closing prices on 12/31/2007, US Exchanges

[TyFenn]

Originally Posted by Chocaholic

ISRG. Robotic Surgery. Look at it's history. An unstoppable trend...

--has somebody been reading Motley Fool? Hahaha. Just kidding.

Great stock. took a quick look...too steep for my blood. Seems like they are due for a split - no?

[kstar]

Originally Posted by kstarnes

Updated:

kstarnes with AAPL @ $198.08

MRM with TCB @ $17.93

John_AZ with FSLR @ $267.14

MichiganMat with CF @ $110.06

Moses with BTU @ $61.64

P-O-P with WCG @ $42.41

LubeMaster with XOM @ $93.69

TerryBPP with ISIS @ $15.75

Chocaholic with ISRG @ $323.00

craigster59 with MASI @ $39.45

TyFenn with POT @ $143.96 (NYSE Price)

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*closing prices on 12/31/2007, US Exchanges

Well, we got 11 folks picking stocks for 2008; anyone else?

It sure seems like a lot folks here have a winner after the fact.

Best,

Kurt

[TerryBPP]

Originally Posted by TyFenn

--is that a quote from Boiler Room?

LOL! No, its the real deal. I bought it at $9 in May of 07. Heard about it from a doctor I play poker with. Shot up to $18 with a new contract deal in November. I sold.

Its been a pretty good performer so far. Next quarter should be profitable so I'm betting it will hit $19. Buy at $15 sell at $19. Make 26%.

[MichiganMat]

Time to back up the truck boys, its a fire-sale on the Street today

[kstar]

Here's the "PPOT Portfolio" as of about 8:30 Pacific this morning:



1 share of stock purchased at close on 12/31/07, no comms.

[WI wide body]

Originally Posted by kstarnes

Well, we got 11 folks picking stocks for 2008; anyone else?

It sure seems like a lot folks here have a winner after the fact.

Best,

Kurt

Is shorting the entire S & P a stock pick?

[TerryBPP]

ISIS @ 21.15 today!!!!!!!!! Was that a quick enough 27% turnaround for you hot shots. SELLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!

[dhoward]

Esrx

[MRM]

I am delighted to be the hands down leader. 8 days into the new year and I am down precisely $2 on a stock that cost just under $18!

I did say it might go down a little further.....maybe I'll buy more with this spring's Keough contribution.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

How about puts on CFC and BSC?

I have a feeling that shorts/puts on those are going to be very, very good plays in the coming weeks. . .

[Shadetree930]

I am in for XRAY

[white85carrera]

*sigh* August 2003 sitting at the Seneca Lodge having dinner after a Trackmaster DE and ISRG came up in discussion. I was amazed at what they were working on and the price seemed too good to be true ( $15+/-).....watched a while then forgot about it until a year later when it was double. Thought I missed the boat then.......

[kstar]

I will add the new participants picks, but so far here is the current PPOT Portfolio as of the close Friday.

[kstar]

Updated:

kstarnes with AAPL @ $198.08

MRM with TCB @ $17.93

John_AZ with FSLR @ $267.14

MichiganMat with CF @ $110.06

Moses with BTU @ $61.64

P-O-P with WCG @ $42.41

LubeMaster with XOM @ $93.69

TerryBPP with ISIS @ $15.75

Chocaholic with ISRG @ $323.00

craigster59 with MASI @ $39.45

TyFenn with POT @ $143.96 (NYSE Price)

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New:

prials with XRAY @ $45.02

dhoward with ESRX @ $73.00

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*closing prices on 12/31/2007, US Exchanges

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Let's keep this to equities only; no options, shorts, etc.

Best,

Kurt

[kstar]

Updated as of today, 01/13/2008:



Based on 1 share bought at closing price on 12/31/2007.

[TyFenn]

Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile

How about puts on CFC and BSC?

I have a feeling that shorts/puts on those are going to be very, very good plays in the coming weeks. . .

--oddly enough, P-O-P, the calls were the money. trading at roughly .65 (cents) a few days later, the merger was announced, those same options were/are trading in the $3.00 range!! That is some quick money!

[the]

How about an update on that chart.

How low can AAPL go?

[MichiganMat]

Time to back up the truck on AAPL, they've got plenty of room for growth.

WCG has seen some good returns in recent days! Bravo to the caller on that one