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    #62
    irish_major
    Registered Users Posts: 525 ✭✭✭irish_major


    Kilboor wrote: »
    Last year you mean I'd say ;)

    Indeed. And it may not have even been 4 dollars i sold it for. It was probably less. Spent like 200 on it on revolut and very nearly forgot about it as i never trade stocks. Wish i had forgotten about it be worth nearly 20k


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    #63
    testtech05
    Registered Users Posts: 1,965 ✭✭✭testtech05


    irish_major wrote: »
    Indeed. And it may not have even been 4 dollars i sold it for. It was probably less. Spent like 200 on it on revolut and very nearly forgot about it as i never trade stocks. Wish i had forgotten about it be worth nearly 20k

    This stock was one of my 1st buys aswell only a small holding by most peoples standards and was delighted to more than double my money when i sold @ about $12.

    It's crazy to see how high it has gone since but well done to anyone who held on in there, not jealous at all!! :)


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    #64
    Kilboor
    Registered Users Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭Kilboor


    Damn you TimeToShine :p:p

    Edit: Wahoo nevermind


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    #65
    hottipper
    Registered Users Posts: 242 ✭✭hottipper


    Kilboor wrote: »
    Damn you TimeToShine :p:p

    Edit: Wahoo nevermind

    TimetoShine on the verge of breaking 100% not bad at all for a few weeks work :D .

    Anybody know the new ticker for STOB maybe @codrulz might know


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    #66
    cc87
    Registered Users Posts: 1,368 ✭✭✭cc87


    hottipper wrote: »
    TimetoShine on the verge of breaking 100% not bad at all for a few weeks work :D .

    Anybody know the new ticker for STOB maybe @codrulz might know

    ESKN.L


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    #67
    Shedite27
    Registered Users Posts: 9,364 ✭✭✭Shedite27


    One of my pics changed ticker, OAC became HIMS (spac merger). Can i get that updated please


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    #68
    mickotoole
    Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭mickotoole


    From zero to hero. Thank you Ocugen!


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    #69
    AmberGold
    Registered Users Posts: 1,284 ✭✭✭AmberGold


    Mental watching the swings here over the last few weeks.... one day you're a hero, next day.....


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    #70
    Timmaay
    Registered Users Posts: 11,394 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    Absolutely everyone in profit, average return is 34.7%, whats this, a month later?


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    #71
    the butcher
    Registered Users Posts: 591 ✭✭✭the butcher


    AEZS jumped up on the news of cash secured until 2024, also announcement last week of oral covid vaccine ->
    https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/02/02/2168043/0/en/Aeterna-Zentaris-Announces-Evaluation-and-Potential-Development-of-an-Oral-Prophylactic-Bacterial-Vaccine-Against-COVID-19-Through-Exclusive-Option-Agreement-with-Julius-Maximilian.html


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    #72
    jive
    Registered Users Posts: 5,762 ✭✭✭jive


    Timmaay wrote: »
    Absolutely everyone in profit, average return is 34.7%, whats this, a month later?

    Hedge funds HATE them

    Click here to learn more


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    #73
    mickotoole
    Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭mickotoole


    Anyone else feel like everything is going to go belly up in the next few months? Feels to me like we're on the precipice of a major market correction.


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    #74
    Wingman2010
    Registered Users Posts: 416 ✭✭Wingman2010


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    the butcher wrote: »
    AEZS jumped up on the news of cash secured until 2024, also announcement last week of oral covid vaccine ->
    https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/02/02/2168043/0/en/Aeterna-Zentaris-Announces-Evaluation-and-Potential-Development-of-an-Oral-Prophylactic-Bacterial-Vaccine-Against-COVID-19-Through-Exclusive-Option-Agreement-with-Julius-Maximilian.html

    It had an unbelievable day and a massive surge at the end of the day. Up 200% today. I luckily managed to get in last week at .95. I regret not dropping it here now. Still not a bad entry point if it keeps going up.


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    #75
    TimeToShine
    Registered Users Posts: 4,881 ✭✭✭TimeToShine


    mickotoole wrote: »
    Anyone else feel like everything is going to go belly up in the next few months? Feels to me like we're on the precipice of a major market correction.

    As long as the stimulus money keeps coming and people are still getting welfare/paid while WFH I can see it holding until after the summer. The real loser is currency deflation, if you have cash sitting in a bank it is taking a hammering.


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    #76
    the butcher
    Registered Users Posts: 591 ✭✭✭the butcher


    hottipper wrote: »
    This is a quarterly stock picking contest.

    Everyone gets to pick 3 stocks per quarter.

    Will you be adding another 3 sheets at the bottom for Q2/Q3/Q4 instead of separate google sheet links?

    Is the idea at the end of Q1 to stop the tickers current prices and give the final gains/prices for the picks?

    Personally think we should ALSO keep the Q1 (+ eventually Q2/Q3) picks going until year end so people can see how long those picks play out for and for others they can just see the results at the end of Q1 etc. Would be able to tally for the full year too then.


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    #77
    Treppen
    Registered Users Posts: 4,555 ✭✭✭Treppen


    mickotoole wrote: »
    Anyone else feel like everything is going to go belly up in the next few months? Feels to me like we're on the precipice of a major market correction.

    Been talking about market correction for yonks. I don't think it'll happen just on its own without some event, as my parish priest used to say "what we need is another world war to calm the people down". Guy was crazy in the coconut.


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    #78
    hottipper
    Registered Users Posts: 242 ✭✭hottipper


    the butcher wrote: »
    Will you be adding another 3 sheets at the bottom for Q2/Q3/Q4 instead of separate google sheet links?

    Is the idea at the end of Q1 to stop the tickers current prices and give the final gains/prices for the picks?

    Personally think we should ALSO keep the Q1 (+ eventually Q2/Q3) picks going until year end so people can see how long those picks play out for and for others they can just see the results at the end of Q1 etc. Would be able to tally for the full year too then.

    yes & yes
    I'm not sure if i can disable editing for 1 sheet and make the other available though, would be great if we can, will check it out and let you know. Either way will leave Q1 running for the year anyways - no harm. I think Q2 should be a new sheet starting from 0% but you can always choose the same stocks again :D


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    #79
    retalivity
    Registered Users Posts: 13,999 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    The fact I am 35th out of 46 by only having a gain of 7% in 6-7 weeks shows what a state the stock market is in!
    Beating the S&P but behind the nasdaq index.


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    #80
    jams100
    Registered Users Posts: 766 ✭✭✭jams100


    retalivity wrote: »
    The fact I am 35th out of 46 by only having a gain of 7% in 6-7 weeks shows what a state the stock market is in!
    Beating the S&P but behind the nasdaq index.

    The fact that everyone of the 46 are positive also tells you the same. You could pick a stock out of your a**se over the past 9 months and it would be up 20+%


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    #81
    cefh17
    Registered Users Posts: 990 ✭✭✭cefh17


    Of course the day the competition closes one of my picks (LTR) is currently +17% in the days trading and +17% overall. As it happened I bought a tranche of shares in them during the competition at 45.5c.

    One of the drilling results from exploration at their Moora site returned very favourable gold concentrations. More drilling results to come and a new CEO in May, I may go buy some more


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    #82
    breadmonster
    Registered Users Posts: 220 ✭✭breadmonster


    cefh17 wrote: »
    Of course the day the competition closes one of my picks (LTR) is currently +17% in the days trading and +17% overall. As it happened I bought a tranche of shares in them during the competition at 45.5c.

    One of the drilling results from exploration at their Moora site returned very favourable gold concentrations. More drilling results to come and a new CEO in May, I may go buy some more

    your fine, its got the rest of the month to run


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    #83
    cefh17
    Registered Users Posts: 990 ✭✭✭cefh17


    breadmonster wrote: »
    your fine, its got the rest of the month to run

    You're right.. that is how time/quarters work :o


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    #84
    Timmaay
    Registered Users Posts: 11,394 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    From being something like 80% up 3wks ago to being -18% (and in last place lol) now, ok picking a pure pennystock and 2 other very speculative growth companies definitely was a risk move that hasn't paid off haha.


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    #85
    Cute Hoor
    Registered Users Posts: 1,788 ✭✭✭Cute Hoor


    Timmaay wrote: »
    From being something like 80% up 3wks ago to being -18% (and in last place lol) now, ok picking a pure pennystock and 2 other very speculative growth companies definitely was a risk move that hasn't paid off haha.

    Thanks for stepping in and moving me off the bottom, no sudden jumps now before term ends.


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    #86
    mickotoole
    Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭mickotoole


    OCGN saving my ass. Funnily enough they are doing what I expected VBIV to do for me. Worse luck is that I actually sold my OCGN shares to purchase more VBIV :(


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    #87
    Irishder
    Registered Users Posts: 926 ✭✭✭Irishder


    will there be any recovery before the end of the month, crazy swings in such a short period.


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    #88
    mickotoole
    Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭mickotoole


    Irishder wrote: »
    will there be any recovery before the end of the month, crazy swings in such a short period.
    It's carnage at the minute. Hard to know if we will see any recovery before month end


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    #89
    hottipper
    Registered Users Posts: 242 ✭✭hottipper


    Ive added a new sheet to the existing spreadsheet for Q2

    At the bottom you will see the new sheet/tab titled Q2 2021
    Still time for existing one to run but also think of the next ones


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    #90
    Timmaay
    Registered Users Posts: 11,394 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    The average gain for everyone is 20.37%, s&p 5% in the same time, not bad given the last 3wks or so growth stocks carnage.


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    #91
    connie147
    Registered Users Posts: 2,836 ✭✭✭connie147


    hottipper wrote: »
    Ive added a new sheet to the existing spreadsheet for Q2

    At the bottom you will see the new sheet/tab titled Q2 2021
    Still time for existing one to run but also think of the next ones

    can any poster join or is it just confined to those in Q!?

    Connie


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