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September 09, 2008 – Comments (55)

I am currently #1 in CAPS! Yay!

If I am no longer #1 when you read this, see this image to verify my claims.

Queen - We are the Champions

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#1) On September 09, 2008 at 11:23 AM, TDRH (99.85) wrote:

Congratulations!

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#2) On September 09, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Niteski (< 20) wrote:

Congratulations. I like Queen.

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#3) On September 09, 2008 at 11:45 AM, rabid999 (55.43) wrote:

Congrats! And you have a great sense of humor!

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#4) On September 09, 2008 at 11:45 AM, rabid999 (55.43) wrote:

Congrats! And you have a great sense of humor!

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#5) On September 09, 2008 at 11:46 AM, anchak (99.84) wrote:

Nope you still are ...last time I checked :)

All the best!

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#6) On September 09, 2008 at 11:46 AM, anchak (99.84) wrote:

Nope you still are ...last time I checked :)

All the best!

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#7) On September 09, 2008 at 11:55 AM, LordZ wrote:

Long live the new King.

or queen ?

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#8) On September 09, 2008 at 12:13 PM, socalsy (92.65) wrote:

Congratulations. And nice short of Fannie and Freddie yesterday.

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#9) On September 09, 2008 at 12:15 PM, TMFYoung (99.98) wrote:

Nice work, you really shot up the ranks these last few weeks.

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#10) On September 09, 2008 at 12:19 PM, dinodelaurentis (57.09) wrote:

DANG BO!

rareified air up there, yes?

i am in awe, everydayinvestor!

you da man! or woman!

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#11) On September 09, 2008 at 12:20 PM, TMFCrocoStimpy (93.72) wrote:

The Force is strong within you, Padawan. Congratulations!

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#12) On September 09, 2008 at 12:38 PM, feiled (31.75) wrote:

Congrats!!

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#13) On September 09, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Zanibel17 (98.37) wrote:

Good job, Everyday.

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#14) On September 09, 2008 at 12:44 PM, mysoftballcoach (57.28) wrote:

Congrats! Awesome job!

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#15) On September 09, 2008 at 1:10 PM, deathdealer562 (28.97) wrote:

sweet deal!

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#16) On September 09, 2008 at 1:42 PM, kdakota630 (33.34) wrote:

Congratulations! First time at #1, or did you hit it once before?

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#17) On September 09, 2008 at 2:13 PM, dexion10 (28.26) wrote:

Congratulations Everyday Investor - your bulletin board picks have been very amusing - thanks for the ideas!

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#18) On September 09, 2008 at 2:56 PM, EverydayInvestor (< 20) wrote:

okay the invevitable happened and I am back to #2. I'm still happy, though.

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#19) On September 09, 2008 at 3:59 PM, LurkyLurky (99.89) wrote:

Nice orange star!

Nice red ribbon!

Nice white shorts!!

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#20) On September 09, 2008 at 5:32 PM, goldminingXpert (30.95) wrote:

nice to see the CAPS Top Fool club that I will soon be joining populated with another amazing stock picker. I must say the paying Timothy Sykes $2,000 still annoys me though.

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#21) On September 09, 2008 at 8:02 PM, scrillawill (< 20) wrote:

I Think Bull Market Is Number 1 but we will see hes gaining on you 88% correct

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#22) On September 09, 2008 at 8:36 PM, MaskedMan2007 (99.36) wrote:

congratulation and thank you for your contribution to the community.

good luck for the future.

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#23) On September 09, 2008 at 8:59 PM, JoyofMoney (71.56) wrote:

Congratulations Michael, after your recent stint where you were commenting about doing everything right at the wrong time, I am so happy to see you make it to the top! WTG and keep going!

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#24) On September 09, 2008 at 8:59 PM, JoyofMoney (71.56) wrote:

Congratulations Michael, after your recent stint where you were commenting about doing everything right at the wrong time, I am so happy to see you make it to the top! WTG and keep going!

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#25) On September 09, 2008 at 9:13 PM, Tastylunch (29.93) wrote:

well done Reaper!

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#26) On September 09, 2008 at 9:17 PM, abitare (99.42) wrote:

Nice work. FNM and FRE, great move there too. Are you back home yet?

Careful, now that you are #1, some wisdom from Kool Moe Dee

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#27) On September 09, 2008 at 9:30 PM, EverydayInvestor (< 20) wrote:

Thanks for all the kind comments, everyone. Yes, I've been back from vacation for awhile ... I've been having a few good weeks trading.

I would write more but time constraints and my physical condition (not good wrists) mean that I should avoid typing too much.

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#28) On September 09, 2008 at 9:57 PM, TheGarcipian (87.68) wrote:

Cool. Congrats on your Arrival!

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#29) On September 09, 2008 at 10:46 PM, Tastylunch (29.93) wrote:

FWIW, I used to have chronic wrist pain from too much mouse use. I now use an ergonomic mouse pad , it cured my wrist pain within a couple days. I'm still shocked by how well it worked.

I also rotate left and right hands(some days I'll use my opposite hand) , that helps a ton. I've been pain free for two years now using these methods..

good luck

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#30) On September 09, 2008 at 11:25 PM, BradAllenton (31.74) wrote:

I did see the change of the guard this afternoon, so I can vouch for ya. Sorry it didn't hold, still a very impressive feat.

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#31) On September 10, 2008 at 9:20 AM, EverydayInvestor (< 20) wrote:

Tasty - I am currently using two mice (simultaneously hooked up), switching between left and right hand. I just ordered a Wacom tablet and will try using that.

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#32) On September 10, 2008 at 10:15 AM, Tastylunch (29.93) wrote:

Yikes yeah it does sound likeyou need to get more aggressive then. hope the wacom works for you. I hear they are pretty slick but take an adjustment period...

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#33) On September 10, 2008 at 11:55 AM, Capsperson wrote:

Congratulations, Everyday !! Nice going.

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#34) On September 10, 2008 at 12:08 PM, etamar2 (54.35) wrote:

Congratulations!!! Just for your sense of humor it's wonderful to see such a person at the top - you rock!

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#35) On September 10, 2008 at 12:22 PM, etamar2 (54.35) wrote:

Congratulations!!! Just for your sense of humor it's wonderful to see such a person at the top - you rock!

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#36) On September 10, 2008 at 1:42 PM, cmgerace (< 20) wrote:

Congratulations, enjoy the moment. It is good to not see Spec Bear in lead, I thought my connection was not refreshing he was there for so long

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#37) On September 10, 2008 at 6:30 PM, Tastylunch (29.93) wrote:

and now you actually ended the day as number 1

Long live the Reaper!

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#38) On September 10, 2008 at 10:08 PM, kurtisj (51.34) wrote:

Of your 155 picks, it looks like 140 of them are deeply in the red. How is that #1 score determined?

Nonetheless, congrats.

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#39) On September 11, 2008 at 5:13 AM, etamar2 (54.35) wrote:

Hi 0x4b6a (19306!?)

The score is computed from the sum of all his picks (including ended ones) and the overall precision of his calls.

Note that EverydayInvestor closes positions when they are in the GREEN and patiently waits with those that are in the RED.

Hope this helps :-) -- Etamar

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#40) On September 11, 2008 at 9:45 AM, EverydayInvestor (< 20) wrote:

You are correct Etamar. This would be a poor strategy in real life, But it is a great way to rack up accuracy points in CAPS.

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#41) On September 11, 2008 at 11:02 AM, TheParadox (81.77) wrote:

hey reaper - as they say down here in aussie land "spot on mate! spot on!"

good on you...

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#42) On September 11, 2008 at 4:25 PM, LurkyLurky (99.89) wrote:

EverydayInvestor, I'm happy that you're number one, not in small part because reading the SAME Top Fool Taunt from SpecBear, OVER and OVER again, was beginning to make me feel physically ill.

Now, I like your taunt. But then, "...ask yourself, 'what do others know that I know to be false?'," is beginning to sound a bit like studying falsehoods. And I don't know if I can take much more falsehood studying. I think I'm just all studied out on falsehoods. If I ever become top fool, I may have to put a temporary moratorium on the entire subject of falseness.

In the meantime, best wishes to you!

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#43) On September 11, 2008 at 5:32 PM, finabuddy (98.40) wrote:

Much better quote. Its retorical if you arent working on the banking side of the chinese wall.

As for studying falsehoods of man? Probably more having something to do with shorting every stock individually and the long index trackers. Specbear's shrewed bet on a website game forced everyone read garbage posts.Everydayinvestor, the bar is set pretty low. I look forward to a new #1 CAP dude.

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#44) On September 11, 2008 at 10:51 PM, tengrandchicago (37.92) wrote:

Rock on...

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#45) On September 11, 2008 at 11:53 PM, dwot (99.57) wrote:

Congrats!

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#46) On September 12, 2008 at 12:54 AM, mgiv (99.57) wrote:

great quote, its nice to see something different up there.

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#47) On September 12, 2008 at 11:33 AM, LimoDriver1971 (65.31) wrote:

Congrats! It was a tough couple weeks. And to come out on top is no small feat! Keep it up!

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#48) On September 12, 2008 at 12:57 PM, chk999 (99.98) wrote:

Congrats!

And thanks for the better quote.

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#49) On September 12, 2008 at 3:43 PM, EverydayInvestor (< 20) wrote:

Lurkylurky - that is not a taunt. It is what I myself ask myself whenever I buy or short an invidual stock. 99.9% of the time I have no advantage. I am a big fan of index funds.

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#50) On September 14, 2008 at 5:42 PM, LurkyLurky (99.89) wrote:

I appreciate you--and SpecBear, too--sharing your thought processes :-)

I'm a big fan of index funds, too. I'm afraid that when I buy individual securities, the dollar signs in my eyes are bigger than my knowledge of what I'm getting into.

But does one have to have an advantage over other investors in order to do well in the stock market? It's not a zero-sum game. How about just buying and holding companies that are shareholder-friendly, make money, and will continue to do so for a long time?

That's my naive plan, anyway... I'm no old hand at investing, and am learning as I go. I can tell you that investing was more fun during the bull market, when the rising tide was lifting most boats.

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#51) On September 14, 2008 at 10:21 PM, abitare (99.42) wrote:

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#52) On September 15, 2008 at 9:56 AM, EverydayInvestor (< 20) wrote:

Lurkylurky - to get the market return (the positive sum game of sharing in growing profits), buy index funds. Trying to beat the index funds by buying individual stocks is a zero-sum game.

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#53) On September 19, 2008 at 7:54 PM, abitare (99.42) wrote: