i have to buy 3 stocks from either the NYSE or Nasdaq for a school project. The object is try to get the most money from those 3 stocks over a certain period of time (1 month). Does anyone have any ideas on any stocks that are going to do good in the next month.
2007-03-04 09:08:18 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
MRH. Montpelier Re. It's on the New York exchange. It hasn't done all that well recently but on March 8, Credit Suisse has an agreement to buy a bunch of shares so I think it may go up significantly after that.
That is purely a guess.
Federal Express - FedEx. FDX. - Also on the New York Exchange. It's just a good stock.
2007-03-04 09:52:56 · answer #1 · answered by Faye H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While I am by no means a trader, I think if you pick a few good companies your odds of success go up greatly regardless of how you time them. If you want to do a bit of reading (or just steal the tickers) there are two reports at http://www.valuestockreports.com/stockreports.htm that you can consult. If you want to hedge against a downturn, I recommend a leveraged short ETF, such as QID. If you can use options, then we have a whole new ballgame... generally, I would call for puts on tech stocks like RIMM or maybe calls to set you up as long volatility if that comes back down a bit.
If you can't use options, and can only pick three stocks, I would go with HW-ASPV-QID, which might overhedge you considering this is a short game, but I think the two stocks have a low correlation to that Nasdaq so you should do fine.
Hope this helps.
2007-03-04 14:54:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a most excellent project. It's a real world situation that requires much research. There is a multi billion dollar industry that includes hundreds of companies and thousands of people who devote their whole existence to finding 3 stocks that will do good in the next month. Frankly, if you do your homework, your opinion is probably just at good as everyone else.
Look at following websites for research information
morningstar.com
tradingday.com
finance.yahoo.com
Look for things like top performers, top 10%, highest performers, biggest returns, what's hot what's not etc. and go for it. Good luck!
2007-03-04 11:19:33 · answer #3 · answered by philsky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might want to check out what the best investors are buying at http://www.top10traders.com - this is a free site that lets you create a portfolio of stocks with $100,000 in "play" money. Each day the site ranks the best performing portfolios, so you can see how your picks perform compared to other investors. You can read posts on investing from the best traders, as well as share your own investing ideas. There is a charting feature, so you can see how your portfolio performs compared to the S&P 500. Also, you can create your own "group" so that you can see how you are doing compared to your friends.
Here are this month's best traders:
http://www.top10traders.com/Top10Standings.aspx
Good luck in your project.
2007-03-04 13:14:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you playing the online stock market game? My class had to play that and our group bought Google. It's expensive, but it made 15%. So of the 50k we put in, when we sold it we got like 60K. Don't buy Walmart, fast food chains, or clothing stores. Another group bought Abercrombie, because it was their favorite store, and they lost almost everything. Check the Yahoo Finance page every day, and they usually have an article about the biggest gainers and losers of the day.
2007-03-04 09:17:18 · answer #5 · answered by Christina H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im doing this too. ( im a student )
the problem is the simulation is based on the real stocks
and the stock market took a dive again so most of the entire stock market simulation went down too. other words it is a 5% chance out of millions that you find one the went up $1...
in my class one of our groups is 1st in the region...
i hate them!!! lol
hope i helped
2007-03-04 09:14:03 · answer #6 · answered by ♥ Jess ♥ I dream, I wish, I love 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 09:23:53 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do a search for some stock tips. check clarkhoward.com and other blogs. check out the financial shows on cable.
2007-03-04 09:11:02 · answer #8 · answered by Webber 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've heard HP (Hewlett Packard) is on its way up. Even that one guy on TV was commenting about it, so it's worth a try.
2007-03-05 09:46:06 · answer #9 · answered by Jason M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would try Geico
2007-03-04 09:10:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋