8/15/08 update Score another week for the Bulls. At Friday's close, the Nasdaq Composite Index was down -7.53% YTD (vs. -8.98% YTD a week ago), while the Nasdaq Biotech Index was up 11.11% YTD (vs. up 8.73% YTD a week ago). The Contest portfolios were also up for the week, although by just a smidgen, with the median closing down -6.19% YTD (vs. down -6.85% YTD a week ago). At week's end, 14 of the 33 Contest portfolios were in the black YTD with a mere 5 of the portfolios beating the NBI. Our leader, GENE's portfolio, had another hot week, closing with a stupendous 105.8% YTD gain. ROBERT's portfolio remained in second place with a 46.0% YTD gain. Have a terrific weekend people! Below is the Top Ten list on 8/15/08:
8/15/08 Rank Name Total 1 GENE 105,839 2 ROBERT 46,015 3 JACK 30,885 4 CASA 17,550 5 HAMMER 14,613 6 ROCKY9 10,838 7 RCMAC 9,936 8 LJM 9,264 9 SJEMM 8,836 10 BULBA 8,382
(All corrections, especially adjustments for splits, greatly appreciated.) |