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Strategy Lab Open Week Fourteen: We've been down this road before.
Microsoft's not buying Yahoo, Ford may be getting a boost, investors are worried about inflation, and the stock markets are all over the place. Through it all, our intrepid stock pickers are managing their portfolios...and making some nice profits too! Here's your look at the stocks on the move in Strategy Lab Open this week:
The top five most popular stocks in the competition remained the same: Apple Computer (AAPL) held on to its lock on the top spot on the list, as even more people added the stock to their portfolios. Google (GOOG) reclaimed the number two spot, followed by Microsoft (MSFT), Potash (POT) and General Electric (GE).
Of course, Apple and Google stay popular because people keep making money with them! They led the list of the most profitable stocks in the competition for the last week. Public Storage Inc (PSA), Visa (V) and SLO Round 1 favorite Research-in-Motion (RIMM) rounded out the top five most profitable stocks list. Visa was also one of the most purchased stocks in the competition.
What our stock pickers are buying and selling this week
The top five most purchased stocks in the Strategy Lab Open for the last week cover a wide spectrum of companies. As mentioned above, Visa led the list, followed by steel and iron producer Mechel Open Joint Stock Company (MTL), mining giant Companhia Vale ADS (RIO), biotech company Celgene (CELG) and internet information provider Akamai Technologies Inc (AKAM).
The five most sold positions in the competition were the UltraShort Financials ProShares ETF (SKF), Trinity Industries Inc (TRN), biotech company Gilead Sicences (GILD) the Ultra Short Oil and Gas ProShares ETF (DUG) and Graham Corp (GHM).
Money Miser Matthew Tansey started off the month of May by taking profits in some of his more successful positions, pruning back his holdings in some less profitable stocks, and moving money in to some new picks. Find out why he owns some of the most popular stocks in the competition, including Visa and GE, and where he's putting his new money now in Freeing up some cash.
Aknaten of Maybe a Pine Tree been saying to sell Yahoo (YHOO) all along, convinced that Microsoft was overpaying and that the stock would drop. Well, guess who was right?! Get his take on what the future holds for Yahoo, and what to do with the stock now in Balmer falls short, You should too!
Russ of RD's Picks was one of those who sold Graham Corp, exercising discipline and locking in profits when the stock hit his fair value estimate. Read all about his newest pick, a stock he thinks could be a double over the next year, in Growth? Value? Income? How 'bout a stock with all three?
Don Moncrief of I Eat Bear takes a look at risk tolerance, investing time horizons and how both Strategy Lab Open and investing in general are like the Kentucky Derby. Get his recommendations for stocks that make sense for short term investors and longer term investors in Akin to the Kentucky Derby.
And finally, Stock Surfer Randal LaBine is back from his honeymoon (congratulations, Randal!) and has a new perspective on investing after taking a break from the market. Find out why he's feeling increasingly bearish, and how his new attitude is going to affect his investing strategy going forward in Randomness Thoughts from a Bear.
Until next week,
Jamie Dlugosch,
Executive Editor, InvestorPlaceBlogs.com
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