iBankcoin Presents March Madness!
Welcome to the annual iBC stock tournament. We will have 64 stock picks competing against one another, each week, for the championship prize. To enter, simply leave your name and stock pick in the comment section.
Rules: Your stock must outperform your opponent for the week to advance. Contest will run for six weeks with the championship falling on the same week as the NCAA tournament.
Note: Stock must be over $5
Contest starts Monday, and no duplicates. Spaces are limited, make sure to enter soon.
Here is the bracket, feel free to place you bets.
Update:
Wow, I did not expect such a quick response to the contest. I’m curious to know if some of the names are made up, as people try to enter two stock picks. I will leave registration open for 2 more days with Financial bloggers getting first dibs to the tournament. After that, it’s on a first come first serve basis.
Date Bump: Contest starts Monday!
Cajun, can we choose one today, to hold it so no one else can grab it, but then switch before March 1st if we want?
Woody, maybe.
Ragin -
I’ll take DNDN
btw – cool idea RC
I choose TC on the NYSE, not to be confused with the legendary Trader Caddy who hails from Florida.
APWR is my pick.
Kindly accept Bilderberg’s choice: CSWC
Good day,
Rag
trust an etf is ok – I choose or chose: GDX
please advise if etf is not ok
BIDU short is my choice
PTR
BOTD picks COST.
looking for a week 1/first round earnings pop.
Mar 5, 2008 Q2 2008 Earnings Conference Call.
DUG
GOOG short
if you have a website let me know. I will show you some link love!
I’ll take ASIA and I’ll link to the contest tomorrow
Shane
Short WM
I’ll take MTL
looking for link love too.
My Choice is PWRD! Lots of Catalysts!
MMR please
Lots of insider buying, energy play.
I’ll take HANS. what the hell, right?
TGT
I’ll take slow and steady MO!
JOYG short
I’ll go with GIGM.
RJA long
I choose GS.
BOOM is my pick.
naturally
GG for the win!
LOGI
Good Idear Cajun—Let me take on the Fly…this Mid Major has no fears. You have to beat the best to be the best!
ISRG short
mrkcbill,
if you win the first round The Fly will be next.
Long RIO
UA is my symbol. Yeah under armor
Long pbr for me
long GRMN. No matter where you go, there you are.
Let me get long MA
povn, fuck it
My pick is to sell short all available shares of BZH
Long Mosaic. Ag baby!
Dan Johnson
Stock Pick: Wynn
And here I thought we’re running an actual bracket.
Oh well, I guess I’ll have to spank you all with my ‘personal’ stock instead (thanks for the inspiration, Boomer): DPZ.
short BCE
Great idea. I’ll take AEM. There can only be
One Shining Moment
Hmmm, a stock that will trend in 6 weeks? I’ll say short LULU.
-gio
Steady for 6 weeks? Somethig in gold for me.
I’ll go with CEF
Steady for 6 weeks? Somethig in gold for me.
I’ll go with CEF
I’ll take DRYS, see you in March!
I’m trying to decide between mmab.pk and nbix…
this is a tough one. nbix was still over 5 for part of yesterday (lol) and I believe the gnrh news will be announced, but who knows when that is…
so mmab.pk for me. (technically, a pink sheet stock but imo for all intents and purposes, a big board stock)
I’ll take GOOG long.
MVIS…Go Wazzu cougs and Go Zags!
ROLL
letsdoit
BZH
FSLR
Long WNR.
Wait, I want to change that to short SWC. It’ll be more fun that way.
-DT
Long SOV
Short SMN. Stick with the trend.
I’ll take arsd.
RUSHA for me.
If no one took SLW, I’ll take that one.
Although I like GG here, but some piker stole it.
Oh yeah, and I’ll take Louisville over North Carolina in the final, 72-66.
You should do a hoop pool too.
ETFC
Long MBI
I’ll go out a limb and say SHORT MON
Short MON is a good one.
Hey Rage, let me change my pick to long HOC, unless I can have two? (ggg)
I’ll take NYX long
Rage,
Long MOS
No matter what Shorticus says.
WFR
Long VLO
Short DECK
Who owns this shithole?
Please cease and desist the using of the word Final Four. Also please remove that logo. We will not tolerate this with out a licensing fee.
And furthermore get me long FXP if available.
long YGE
I’ll take UNP dawgs
long MA. if that’s taken or whatnot, then i’ll go long POT
TBSI – Go BDIndex!
Send me a sign regardless of outcome. Taking this much time to play a stupid game entitles me to at least a dozen.
I just bought a new house in Utah and need some thing to decorate my yard & to beleive in.
Long HOC for me RC, if that is taken then long AKS
Ragin,
On the bracket you have me as picking BIDU long, but I want to play it short as stated in my previous post.
I’ll take DOW Chemical
short CMG
Not only am I gonna spank Jose with his JOYG pick, I will have the highest return of all yous. Mark it. You will be my bitches. I will rule with an explosively clad fist. I want to face Fly in the finals.
Comin for you Fly.
Jus starting the trash talk.
just curious Boom, the fact that Easter falls pre Final 4 this year allowing you to do this?
IMB Shortstacked
RC-Please make sure that’s long BZH-Thanks
by the way, I am long TBSI
I’ll say two of the final four will be long both COIN and WLT. If I have to take one I’ll go with long WLT.
my pick is to go long Rite-Aid (RAD)
If there are still slots, and if otc stocks are allowed, I’d like Nintendo (NTDOY.PK).
I’ll take Goldman Sachs long
birdman – its all fun, so I’m good. you afraid to face me in the contest?
(more trash talking)
long XOM
short FFH for the contest
Long GMO
Long ELRN
Long VNR
Long GU
long RIO
Meanwhile, this is about % moves, correct?
-DT
AAPL !! all the way
Sorry my bad, i mean ERTS All the way!!
Dt, correct
a little doom to match a missed 3 pointer in the final seconds, make mine SKF
VLNC
Nevermind I missed the above $5. Scratch VLNC.
I’ll take some YGE
HPQ Hewlett-Packard Co.
DTIG = Dinosaur Trader’s Gay Limited FTW!
Everybody wants to win that sign!!! I predict a Fly landslide in the Guam primary next week.
BOOM Long GL
Cajun :
I want TSO
Wathen
tso for wathen
long fxp
I’ll take IVN
short MA !!!!!!!!!
Hello RC-You have me down as BZE in the brackets. That should be BZH-thanks.
Long MGM
Booya Cajun!!! Put me down for Enron.
Do I get Nintendo? Or do I need a blog to participate?
skot,
pick something else, and maybe if there is a slot left
rc,
missed the over $5…if available I’ll go long CSCO. tnx
TRMB if you can squeeze me in.
Thanks.
Actually I’ll take SYK. Feeling good with the SCOTUS decision.
GRS long
ABH long
long MR, please place me on the west (as I saw there is a slot open).
hey RC, my entry (SMN) doesn’t say short in the “West” tab. is that going to cause my g/l to be reversed? thanks for the entry btw.
Ill take AAPL short
Long CAF.
drys long