Stock Picking Expert: GoMaxGo
Gomaxgo’s “Risky Business” Portfolio
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My expert portfolio is meant to be a game-winner, not a 401k strategy. Risky, volatile stocks, usually from the same industry, that can thrust you into a competitive position—or send you into a tailspin.
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Portfolio Holdings
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Company Name |
Date Picked |
Close Date |
Pick Details |
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| GM |
General Motors |
12/07/2008 |
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Details |
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| F |
Ford Motors |
12/07/2008 |
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Details |
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| OEH |
Oriental Express Hotel |
11/24/2008 |
12/01/2008 |
Details |
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| DRYS |
DryShips |
11/24/2008 |
12/01/2008 |
Details |
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| STV |
China Digital TV Holdings |
11/03/2008 |
11/17/2008 |
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| CI |
Cigna Corp. |
11/03/2008 |
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| AIZ |
Assurant Inc. |
11/03/2008 |
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| RF |
Regions Financial Corp. |
10/27/2008 |
11/03/2008 |
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| DM |
Dolan Media Company |
10/27/2008 |
11/07/2008 |
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| UAUA |
UAL Corp. |
10/20/2008 |
10/22/2008 |
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| NWA |
Northwest Airline Corp. |
10/20/2008 |
10/22/2008 |
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| AIG |
American International Group |
10/6/2008 |
10/27/2008 |
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| ABK |
Ambac Financial Group |
10/6/2008 |
11/03/2008 |
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| SPF |
Standard Pacific Corp. |
9/29/2008 |
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| LEN |
Lennar Corp. |
9/22/2008 |
10/06/2008 |
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| KBH |
KB Homes Inc. |
9/22/2008 |
10/06/2008 |
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| MBI |
MBIA Inc. |
9/22/2008 |
9/25/2008 |
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| MBHI |
Midwest Banc Holdings Inc. |
9/15/2008 |
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Details |
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| HOV |
Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. |
9/15/2008 |
11/03/2008 |
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| GS |
Goldman Sachs. |
9/15/2008 |
9/18/2008 |
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| GBTS |
Gateway Financial Holdings Inc. |
9/15/2008 |
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| MS |
Morgan Stanley Inc. |
9/15/2008 |
9/18/2008 |
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| TMA |
Thornburg Mortgage Inc. |
9/8/2008 |
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| CMC |
Commercial Metals Company |
9/2/2008 |
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| CPSL |
China Precision Steel Inc. |
9/2/2008 |
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| USAP |
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products |
9/2/2008 |
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| PKX |
Posco (ADR) |
9/2/2008 |
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Portfolio Performance
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Brad Halvorsen is popularly known by the name of gomaxgo on Wall Street Survivor. He does PR work for a non profit organization in Phoenix, AZ. He has won nine prizes at WSS, including first and third place overall finishes. He believes that he’s getting good practice trading stocks on WSS, as he recently parlayed his lessons learned at WSS to finish with 11th largest portfolio at the CNBC Stock Portfolio Challenge out of more than 750,000 competing portfolios.
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Performance data for Open stock picks is calculated weekly (Monday) based on the opening price on the date the stock was recommended or the start of the selected period, to the closing price on the Friday ( or last trading day previous to Monday).
Performance data for Closed stock picks is calculated weekly (Monday) based on the opening price on the date the stock was recommended or the start of the selected period, to the closing price as picked by portfolio manager or closing price as on the Friday at Market Close ( or last trading day previous to Monday).
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Hi Gomaxgo,
I find your stock tips very useful.
“Expert”….that’s a heady title. Especially since I’ve never purchased a stock in my life. I’m honored to be here, alongside a real expert like Peter Navarro. It’s important for Survivors to understand that there are essentially two ways to play this game. One is to learn the market and gain experience in preparation for real-world trading. The other is to go after prizes. They involve completely different strategies. Peter represents the first approach; I’m the second. If I’m an expert at anything, it’s playing stock-market contests, not the stock market itself.
But shouldn’t this be the same thing? Why not just use the same strategies with real stocks? Some day, when I have a bit more disposable time, I’d like to give it a try. But I also realize that these two don’t equate. Real-world trading involves taxes, commissions, and, most importantly, real money on the line. The difference in behavior between a simulation and the real thing cannot be underestimated.
As WSS has made it easy for people to invest in the same stocks that I’ve chosen here, I’ll offer a warning to any takers: be prepared for a roller-coaster ride. I like to go with stocks that are moving, sometimes wildly. The result can be rewarding or humiliating. At this contest, you really have everything to gain and nothing to lose. But whether you play my way or Peter’s, you can’t help but learn tremendously about the market–and that’s an enormously valuable benefit.
what does “short” mean for a newby like me
france, technically it involves selling shares of stocks that you don’t own, and then “covering” by buying them back, hopefully at a lower price. But all you need to know is that shorting acts like the opposite of buying a stock…you are betting that its share price will fall.
Mr. Halverson,
I am a reporter for Canwest - a Canadian national newspaper chain. I am writing a story for a special Online Trading section about online market simulation games. When I spoke to Montreal-based Stock-Trak, I asked if it would be possible to speak to an enthusiastic online market simulation player, and they suggested I contact you.
Please let me know if you would be interested a short interview of about 10 minutes’ duration on Wednesday or Thursday of this week to discuss that topic, and if so, a time and number it would be convenient to reach you at.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Jeff Buckstein
Canwest News
Ottawa, Canada
Phone #: (613) 599-2498
E-Mail: JBuckst358@aol.com
I’m coming back here. Thanks, WSS, for encouraging gomaxgo to have this blog going…
hi there, i just got started at this in the third week of Oct. One of my portfolios ended up ranked 112 for the month, the other 121 for the last week of this month. Am I doing really well or is this simply some beginner’s luck?
Hey, sounds like you’re doing well indeed. Report back after the November game, and I bet you’ll be able to answer your own question!
is the news a good place to find stock picks?
The news is a great place to find trading ideas!
I agree with Mark…the news is where I find most of my ideas, typically more so than the charts. Staying on top of headlines can be very helpful in piecing together the puzzle of where the market may move next.
Can these portfolios be updated ? … I know I cant say to match THESE TIMES… SIGH… but its a nice feature to offer players and why not promote GoMaxGo & Mr Navarro? Thank you for reading,
aliasannie, thanks for your message. WSS told me they will get back to updating these portfolios after rolling out a new CMS that will show these picks as they’re made, rather than being posted once a week, which had been the case. That’ll make this feature of more value to the community, so I’m looking forward to the upgrade. I’m kinda glad my recent picks weren’t posted…my portfolio may be in need of a bailout!