Stock Market Game – Yalicoo
Is it possible to earn money in a declining market?

By Yinon Arieli | October 22, 2007

Apparently it is. Once again, Yalicoo expert players are proving that one can beat the indexes and gain positive returns by wisely managing his portfolio and choosing stocks with positive momentum. Keep in mind that these experts are only choosing among the 750 largest NASDAQ companies, so it is a much harder task. Regardless, they succeed in doing just that.

Obviously, while main indexes are yielding negative returns, not all stocks included in those indexes are trending down; some are actually increasing their value. Using intelligent investing methods can assist you to spot these rising stocks. For example, gold, the current leader of the Quarterly competition, currently has a return of almost 10% after only 3 weeks of investments; this investor seems to have a consistent investing method. One of the basic principles of his method which caught my eyes is selecting stocks from the ZACKS internet site top rated stock list. This has probably lead him to choose companies such as TBS International Limited (TBSI) or DryShips Inc. (DRYS), which yielded more then 40% and 20%, respectively, in the period since gold has entered them into his portfolio.

genibus, who is currently ranked second in this competition, also benefits from the above-mentioned stocks. Other Yalicoo investors who are diligent to monitor the moves of the leaders have entered these winning stocks into their own portfolios. As I have said repeatedly before, by following the leaders and winners of previous competitions one can improve his skills and learn how to increase the value of his financial nest.

The bottom line is…

Think how simple it is; following the leaders moves already can place you at the top of the score board. Then, by adding your own chosen winning stocks to your portfolio can increase your ranking on that board and place you among the three leaders. The quarterly competition has began 3 weeks ago, and there is plenty of time for you to join, follow the leaders, add your winning stocks and be among the leaders in this competition. Remember, there are $6,500 in cash prizes waiting for the winners of this competition!

One week to go in the monthly game

Fortunately, the current monthly game is crowded with many great traders. This makes the competition more challenging but very interesting. genibus continues to lead with a return of 6.9%. Following genibus we have a new player, Trader420 (6.5%) who is in second place. Among the leaders is the familiar Iverson (5.8%) who is in third place. It may be hard to pass these three with only one week left, but it is not impossible. By choosing a few rapidly rising stocks such as those we described earlier, you can easily place yourself on the score board and hopefully take some cash prizes home with you.

A new winner every week.

It was a declining week for the market, but the new Yalicoo player fieldGoals still managed to gain an impressive return of 3.3%, taking home the winning prize of $400. Two additional new winners, MSpurrier and BULLitPROOF, also managed to be on the green side of the returns, collecting the second and third cash prizes.

For those of you who ended with a negative return in this competition, please read carefully the next section and learn how you can boost your chances for positive returns next time.

Yalicoo is like real life trading, but better …

Last Friday marked the 20th anniversary of the 1987 stock market crash, known as Black Monday. On that October day, the Dow Jones index plummeted 22.6%. Nowadays, the market is totally different but theoretically such a significant drop can happen again. Well, not if you participate in Yalicoo. Let me remind you that in Yalicoo you have the “Reset Portfolio” option. What does it do? It allows you to reset your portfolio (yes, all of your holding and possibly losses will be erased!) and start playing again without experiencing any losses. This is a big advantage that Yalicoo has over real market trading. But remember, “Reset” can be done only once in each competition, so use this option wisely and when the time is right.

I hope that by now you understand why I told you that Yalicoo is better option then real life trading in order to develop your own investment style…


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