2012 Stock Picks Contest

[Zewind]

Originally posted by Sugarphreak
I usually have trouble picking stocks past about 6 months, but I suppose these would be the stocks I would bank on for 1 year for a decent return.


Either this is really going to pay off... or it is going to sink you, lol

I know, lol, go big or go home!

[tch7]

Going with somewhat more conservative picks this year...

NML.T - New Millennium Iron
TLM.T - Talisman
CNR.T - CN Rail

[KappaSigma]

Originally posted by Type_S1
RRL

SCS

PMT

I already called PMT!

[Hi-Psi]

Originally posted by tch7
Going with somewhat more conservative picks this year..

I'm sort of banking on the fact that the market always seems to do the opposite of what people think it will. Last year everyone thought small caps would soar and thus everyone put most of their money in riskier stocks and ended up getting killed.

Now this year everyone is looking to more conservative stocks, I'm sticking to mostly small caps in hopes that the market will do the opposite again and reward the riskier stocks.

It's a gamble but I'm young and willing to take the risk, hopefully it pays off haha

[Go4Long]

Originally posted by tch7
CNR.T - CN Rail

CP vs CN...IT'S ONNNNNNNNNNNNN

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CVE - Cenovus Energy (TSE)
TOT - Total (NYSE)
GM - General Motors (NYSE)

[Sugarphreak]

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[EG STyLeZ]

What determines the top pick? The largest gain between the date of pick and the last trading day of the year? Or the largest gain within the year timeframe, regardless of stock price at year end? Or neither?

[Hi-Psi]

Last contest we did it as the highest gain at the end of the year, I'm sure whoever is keeping track of the stats this year could add in a highest gain throughout the year column or something.

[tch7]

Originally posted by Hi-Psi

Now this year everyone is looking to more conservative stocks, I'm sticking to mostly small caps in hopes that the market will do the opposite again and reward the riskier stocks.

If I weren't saving for a large house downpayment for this fall, I'd do the same. I'm hanging onto a bunch of penny stocks from last year in the hopes that they turn around, but any new positions I add will be low-risk.

Originally posted by Go4Long

CP vs CN...IT'S ONNNNNNNNNNNNN

For longer-term investments, most of the railroad companies are a safe bet. I actually think CP has more of an upside since it had a relatively bad 2011. However, my company just lost its contract with CP, so I've got to support the other guys.

[in*10*se]

energy picks, no particular order.

TOL.V
DTX.TO
STO.TO
WCP.TO

[Feruk]

Originally posted by in*10*se
energy picks, no particular order.

TOL.V
DTX.TO
STO.TO
WCP.TO

That's 4, but that aside your picks interested me as I play a lot of oil & gas juniors and have owned WCP for a while despite it being slightly overvalued IMO now. From what I saw though, DTX has had some crappy luck with Alberta Bakken, and TOL's position isn't very impressive (Cardium is a play I don't invest in spare WCP cuz of how pricy the wells are and how fast they decline). Most of all though, I think you're gonna get killed on STO (the one I looked at closely). My estimate's $1.45/share current value if they met year end guidance, so you've paid $1.92 for upside. Their operated Bakken position sucks, so you're betting on one legacy Cardium pool. Stock's 60% hype, so as soon as management misses a target, investors here are gonna get eaten alive. I saw on Stockhouse that Raymond James raised the target to $6 on "upside"?? Insanity. I like my upside free. Just my thoughts.

Ever looked at REL.V? One of my picks. Dirt cheap and recovering from a couple years of suck and massive overvalue. Really interesting junior in the Manitoba Bakken play.

[Go4Long]

Originally posted by tch7

For longer-term investments, most of the railroad companies are a safe bet. I actually think CP has more of an upside since it had a relatively bad 2011. However, my company just lost its contract with CP, so I've got to support the other guys.

We had a really good first couple days of 2012, don't know if anyone reads the Globe & Mail or the Herald blogs...but if you search for Pershing Square you'll see some entertaining correspondence.

[Euro_Trash]

Originally posted by Feruk



Ever looked at REL.V? One of my picks. Dirt cheap and recovering from a couple years of suck and massive overvalue. Really interesting junior in the Manitoba Bakken play.

REL is one I hold in my portfolio as well. Thinking of picking up some more if it dips into the low 0.2's again.

[cloud7]

LEG.TO - Legacy Oil + Gas
WTG.TO - White Tiger Gold
SWKS - Skyworks Solutions

[[GaGe]]

1) III - Information Services Group
2) SANW - S&W Seed Co.
3) GNOM - Complete Genomics Inc.

[davidI]

Since I can't decide between Large Caps and Small Caps, I'm going to go with a Large, Mid, and Small this year...let's hope it's a good year for commodities!

SU.TO
ELD.TO
RPT.V

(I may regret this...I had chosen WSX.V but decided to gamble on a penny stock insted).

[93mr2gt]

BAC
UUU.to
GM

[Sugarphreak]

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[Euro_Trash]

Originally posted by Sugarphreak


One of my all time favorites, and I think it is going to be a very good year with an extremely ambitious new CEO

I try to like them, but some of their operating practices I have seen in the field just makes me shake my head (ie. terribly unoptimized equipment, projects rolling way over budget, etc). Their decreasing dividend doesn't help