Single Stock Pick for 2008

[the]

Nah, not counting chips early, I'd just take my 20% now, put it all in a 5.5% CD, kick back and end up at the end of the year with a guaranteed 25% return on the year!

[WI wide body]

Originally Posted by kstarnes

WI WB - What's your best single stock pick? Let me know and I will add you to the PPOT Port!

Best,

Kurt

Well, with the market as it is now...I'll go with GE.

[tabs]

MSFT....

XOM CVX..F..MOT.. 1st 2 short term, 2nd 2 longer term.

[WI wide body]

Originally Posted by tabs

MSFT....

XOM CVX..F..MOT.. 1st 2 short term, 2nd 2 longer term.

What about shorting the entire S & P 500?

[WI wide body]

Originally Posted by tabs

MSFT....

XOM CVX..F..MOT.. 1st 2 short term, 2nd 2 longer term.

Well actually..........I shorted the entire S & P 500 in early Jan.

[competentone]

Originally Posted by kstarnes

Starting at Monday's closing price, state your single best stock pick for the 2008 calendar year.

Late to the party; not sure what the early January price was; and don't like the idea of having to pick just one stock for the whole year, but will stick with a poorly performing choice from last year: GSS (Golden Star Resources, a small gold miner that I still think is likely to be acquired at some point -- maybe not this year -- by a larger mining company.)

Top short choices (disclosure: am short with puts): GOOG, BIDU, FSLR

[kstar]

Updated Participants list - Submit your pick by 01/31!!!:




Updated PPOT Port as of close 01/22/2007:

[TerryBPP]

Didnt I already win this thing when ISIS hit $21?

[kstar]

PPOT Port Closing prices 01/23/2008:

[kstar]

Amazing 600 point swing on the DOW!

Dead cat or not?

Best,

Kurt

[Shadetree930]

Hey, wait a minute ... can I just wait and pick my stock on Dec 31st of 2008?

Some of these late picks look mighty clairvoiant 3 1/2 weeks into the year. Might be a little fairer if the late picks had to start at the close price of the day they posted their pick?

[kstar]

Originally Posted by prials

Hey, wait a minute ... can I just wait and pick my stock on Dec 31st of 2008?

Some of these late picks look mighty clairvoiant 3 1/2 weeks into the year. Might be a little fairer if the late picks had to start at the close price of the day they posted their pick?

Perhaps, but I don't think a one month head start will make that big of a difference as we make our way to the end of the year.

One goal of mine was to see who could pick the best performing stock for the calendar year.

Cut-off date for new entries is next Thursday, the 31st.

Here is today's PPOT Port:

[kstar]

Anybody get into this? - P/E looks a little rich at 2.28 billion.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

WCG was doing well until yesterday (took a 12% dip just yesterday, which kinda' sucked). I'm sticking with it for a while though.

POT looks decent right now.

[Rich76_911s]

I don't know if I am too late to the game, but my pick for the year would be Tenet Health Care THC. It's my, "if the dems win it could see a nice bump pick."

[kstar]

Originally Posted by Rich76_911s

I don't know if I am too late to the game, but my pick for the year would be Tenet Health Care THC. It's my, "if the dems win it could see a nice bump pick."

You're in w/ THC at 01/31/07 closing price of $5.08.

Good luck!

Best,

Kurt

[kstar]

PPOT Port - 01/28/2008 Close.

I'm the biggest loser w/ AAPL at this point! :O

[kstar]

PPOT Port Update - Closing 02/01/2008

[hytem]

any big oil company. Exxon, Conoco Phillips, etc.

[Drew001]

Originally Posted by kstarnes

PPOT Port - 01/28/2008 Close.

I'm the biggest loser w/ AAPL at this point! :O

At this point - yes, but last Wednesday Piper Jaffray reiterated their buy rating and $250 price target on AAPL.

It's a great buying opportunity right now. I just added a chunk on Friday.

Go long on AAPL.