November 2008
November 30, 2008 –
11/26/08 CAPS Community Call: 66% of you thought that the S&P would end down for the day. At market close, the S&P was up 3.53% to 887.68. [more]
November 26, 2008 –
No, I'm not talking about following the top picks of CAPS All Stars, I'm talking about the new Follow feature that we release last night! [more]
November 25, 2008 –
11/25/08 CAPS Community Call: 64% of you thought that the S&P would end down for the day. At market close, the S&P was up .66% to 857.39. [more]
November 25, 2008 –
No, I'm not talking about China's transition to a market economy but I'm referring to the new Guns N' Roses cd, 15 years in the making. And, actually, I'm not talking about it since I haven't listened to it yet. However, I did listen over the weekend to the new CD, Pay The Price, from our some times critic, sometimes biggest fan, the recklessly passionate, Hollywood Dan. [more]
November 24, 2008 –
11/24/08 CAPS Community Call: 51% of you thought that the S&P would end up for the day. At market close, the S&P was up 6.47% to 851.81. [more]
November 23, 2008 –
11/21/08 CAPS Community Call: 58% of you thought that the S&P would end up for the day. At market close, the S&P was up 6.32% to 800.03. Ugh. [more]
November 20, 2008 –
11/20/08 CAPS Community Call: 60% of you thought that the S&P would end up for the day. At market close, the S&P was down 6.71% to 752.44. Ugh. [more]
November 19, 2008 –
11/19/08 CAPS Community Call: 66% of you thought that the S&P would end down for the day. At market close, the S&P was down 6.12% to 806.58. Ugh. [more]
November 18, 2008 –
11/18/08 CAPS Community Call: 56% of you thought that the S&P would end up for the day. At market close, the S&P was down .098% to 859.12. [more]
November 17, 2008 –
11/17/08 CAPS Community Call: 55% of you thought that the S&P would end down for the day. At market close, the S&P was down 2.58% to 850.75. [more]
November 14, 2008 –
***Free offer below my touchy feely preamble***
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I hope that participation in CAPS is its own reward. Personally, I know CAPS has become essential to my own investment research, and is even more valuable to me because I am an active contributor. The laboratory of CAPS helps me to sharpen my thinking as I test out ideas, some of which I invest in with real $$, others are pure speculative bets... I hope you feel the same way your involvement in CAPS.
But it gets even better. :) To show you our appreciation for your willingness to share your ideas with the Motley Fool CAPS Community, we have a special offer just for CAPS members:
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November 13, 2008 –
11/13/08 CAPS Community Call: 65% of you thought that the S&P would end down for the day. At market close, the S&P was up 6.92% to 911.29. [more]
November 12, 2008 –
11/12/08 CAPS Community Call: 68% of you thought that the S&P would end down for the day. At market close, the S&P was down 5.19% to 852.30--oy. [more]
November 11, 2008 –
11/11/08 CAPS Community Call: 58% of you thought that the S&P would end down for the day. At market close, the S&P was down 2.20% to 898.95. [more]
November 10, 2008 –
11/10/08 CAPS Community Call: 67% of you thought that the S&P would end up for the day. At market close, the S&P was down 1.27% to 919.21. [more]
November 09, 2008 –
11/07/08 CAPS Community Call: 65% of you thought that the S&P would end up for the day. At market close, the S&P was up 2.89% to 930.99. [more]
November 07, 2008 –
11/06/08 CAPS Community Call: 67% of you thought that the S&P would end down for the day. At market close, the S&P was down 5.03% to 904.88. [more]
November 05, 2008 –
11/05/08 CAPS Community Call: 56% of you thought that the S&P would end up for the day. At market close, the S&P was down 5.27% to 952.77. [more]
November 04, 2008 –
11/04/08 CAPS Community Call: 71% of you thought that the S&P would end up for the day--never before have we had consensus this strong. At market close, the S&P was up 4.08% to 1,005.75. [more]
November 03, 2008 –
11/03/08 CAPS Community Call: 52% of you thought that the S&P would end down for the day. At market close, the S&P was down .25% to 966.30. Essentially flat, but it goes in the win column. [more]
November 02, 2008 –
10/31/08 CAPS Community Call: 63% of you thought that the S&P would end down for the day. At market close, the S&P was up 1.54% to 968.75.
Historical Accuracy: 66.6% (6 for 9). [more]