The FINAL standings of the stock picking contest after 52 weeks.
The top three performers were: LIPO, BANY, and ATHM
The worst three performers were: OLEX, BCMD, and OZON.
Nine stocks were UP for the year and 34 stocks weree DOWN for the year, with one unchanged.
This final week, 16 stocks went UP and 19 went DOWN.
The average change was 0.6 % DOWN for the typical entrant.
Big losers for the week were: OLEX, MDMI,AVBC,IKAR,NUTK
Big winners for the week were: RFID,LIPO,MPTV,MDCE The index GAINED 4.7 % for the week, bringing the index UP to
30,808 for the year, from the 29,428 level of last week. The index
started at 44,000 at the start of the year and finished DOWN 30 % for the year.
ENTRANTS IN THE CSMA THREAD'S STOCK PICK OF 1998 CONTEST % Change________ Week________ Annual Yield BEST >>>>>>>> 228.0% _____________ 37.5 %________ 228.0% AVERAGE >>>> -30.0% _______ -0.6%________ -30.0% WORST >>>>> -98.3% ________ -50.0%______ -98.3% SPLITS:AVBC:1-5;CVIA:1-300;RFID:1-4.5;BCMD: 1-10;OLEX: 1-20;
VINF: 1-2 ACCY ->CSGC;NOFF ->CITN; NETZ->ZULU
CSMA:credited for spinoffs; BANY: credited for stock dividend
Rank 52 weeks this last ___________________ 12/31/97 12/31/98 % Change in Price wk wk SI Name Stock ASK Bid Wk YTD Annual Yield
1 3 Poor Pete___________ LIPO 4.6875 15.3750 37.43% 228.00% 228.00% 2 2 David R Hayes_______ BANY 0.2700 0.8610 19.42% 218.89% 218.89% 2 2 James h. Snyder______ BANY 0.2700 0.8610 19.42% 218.89% 218.89% 3 1 Ken Schumacher_____ ATHM 25.1250 73.6250 -8.96% 193.03% 193.03% 4 4 George D. (*)________ IMGN 0.8438 2.1875 12.90% 159.26% 159.26% 5 5 AmirFeinsilber_______ CITN 0.3500 0.8200 17.14% 134.29% 134.29% 6 7 Albig______________ CCUR 2.3438 3.4688 3.74% 48.00% 48.00% 7 6 Bruce (*)____________ DCTC 1.9688 2.6000 -11.49% 32.06% 32.06% 7 6 WARD (*)___________ DCTC 1.9688 2.6000 -11.49% 32.06% 32.06% 8 8 Dick Jaffe___________ LGOV 0.0950 0.1100 -8.33% 15.79% 15.79% 9 10 Walt_______________ VINF 7.5625 7.7500 5.53% 2.48% 2.48% 10 9 CIMA_______________ MINE 0.1500 0.1500 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 10 9 Jackel______________ MINE 0.1500 0.1500 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 11 11 ROD (*)____________ VRGN 1.1563 0.7813 4.17% -32.43% -32.43% 12 12 Bob Walters_________ IAUS 3.4375 2.1250 0.00% -38.18% -38.18% 13 21 Tom Rolfer (*)________ MPTV 0.0114 0.0070 37.25% -38.60% -38.60% 14 17 CHARLES W. FISHER__ ZULU 0.2700 0.1500 7.14% -44.44% -44.44% 15 20 Phill_______________ EMPE 0.8125 0.4375 16.67% -46.15% -46.15% 16 23 Carole_____________ RFID 1.0350 0.5500 37.50% -46.86% -46.86% 17 13 M Chen_____________ RNTK 1.3125 0.6875 -12.00% -47.62% -47.62% 18 15 Brian H. (*)___________ SETO 0.4100 0.2000 -9.09% -51.22% -51.22% 18 15 CleveNoyes__________ SETO 0.4100 0.2000 -9.09% -51.22% -51.22% 18 15 Jan_Mike____________ SETO 0.4100 0.2000 -9.09% -51.22% -51.22% 18 15 KZAP_______________ SETO 0.4100 0.2000 -9.09% -51.22% -51.22% 18 15 TraderGreg___________ SETO 0.4100 0.2000 -9.09% -51.22% -51.22% 19 19 James Randall Ingram_ NPEC 0.0440 0.0210 0.00% -52.27% -52.27% 20 16 FTJoe______________ LXR 2.5000 1.1250 -14.29% -55.00% -55.00% 21 14 PRATT9999__________ AVBC 0.3400 0.1400 -24.32% -58.82% -58.82% 22 22 edward shapiro______ FIXC 3.1250 1.1875 -7.32% -62.00% -62.00% 23 18 Heidi (*)____________ MDMI 0.0800 0.0290 -27.50% -63.75% -63.75% 24 25 hoffy______________ ESRS 0.0650 0.0200 0.00% -69.23% -69.23% 25 26 Jeffrey C. Garland_____ ARET 0.0200 0.0060 3.45% -70.00% -70.00% 26 24 John Vollke (*)_______ NHMCF 2.8125 0.8125 -13.33% -71.11% -71.11% 27 27 Mike Wood__________ TCTCF 1.5000 0.4250 3.76% -71.67% -71.67% 28 28 Kurt N.____________ USMC 0.1100 0.0300 0.00% -72.73% -72.73% 29 30 Charger____________ EVRE 1.3750 0.3300 0.00% -76.00% -76.00% 30 34 RBM________________ MDCE 0.2100 0.0500 25.00% -76.19% -76.19% 31 32 BJCooke____________ CVIA 9.7500 2.1563 -4.17% -77.88% -77.88% 32 31 Big Al_____________ CSMA 1.0100 0.2164 -8.46% -78.57% -78.57% 32 31 charles messick______ CSMA 1.0100 0.2164 -8.46% -78.57% -78.57% 32 31 David Smith_________ CSMA 1.0100 0.2164 -8.46% -78.57% -78.57% 32 31 IRVINESULLY________ CSMA 1.0100 0.2164 -8.46% -78.57% -78.57% 32 31 LONGfellow(*)_______ CSMA 1.0100 0.2164 -8.46% -78.57% -78.57% 32 31 RGrant26 (*)_________ CSMA 1.0100 0.2164 -8.46% -78.57% -78.57% 32 31 SJ - Stephen_________ CSMA 1.0100 0.2164 -8.46% -78.57% -78.57% 32 31 StevenDurrington_____ CSMA 1.0100 0.2164 -8.46% -78.57% -78.57% 33 29 Pease (*)____________ NUTK 0.2600 0.0500 -23.08% -80.77% -80.77% 33 29 YOYO_______________ NUTK 0.2600 0.0500 -23.08% -80.77% -80.77% 34 33 emergencyops_______ NVXE 0.1600 0.0300 -14.29% -81.25% -81.25% 35 35 CHRIS B____________ EUTO 0.0475 0.0084 -1.18% -82.32% -82.32% 35 35 Doug Gallian_________ EUTO 0.0475 0.0084 -1.18% -82.32% -82.32% 36 37 Jimbo______________ MIDL 0.5938 0.1000 0.00% -83.16% -83.16% 37 36 Sam I am____________ NTAH 0.5000 0.0800 -5.88% -84.00% -84.00% 38 39 Jodi Segal-Lankry____ CSGC 0.2400 0.0350 0.00% -85.42% -85.42% 39 41 Blackie _____________ ICCN 3.0000 0.3750 0.00% -87.50% -87.50% 40 38 Jurgen Rosch (*)_____ IKAR 2.5625 0.2900 -23.68% -88.68% -88.68% 41 40 VBH________________ FAMH 0.3100 0.0325 -18.75% -89.52% -89.52% 42 42 WR61499____________ OZON 1.3750 0.1200 14.29% -91.27% -91.27% 43 44 Bob M._____________ BCMD 10.0000 0.1875 13.64% -98.13% -98.13% 44 43 Ajay_______________ OLEX 1.0000 0.0175 -50.00% -98.25% -98.25% |