THIS THREAD IS NOW CLOSED - PLEASE USE THE NEW "FTSE COMPETITION 2010"

 

 

The person whose prediction is closest to the FTSE100 at close of business on the last day of each month

 will win 50 in Oddbin Vouchers, kindly donated by MoneyAM

Entries will be accepted for the following month from anyone (one entry per person) who wishes to take part. Duplicate "predictions" will be allocated to the first person. The next person with the same prediction will then be recorded as 1 point higher.

 - until market open 0800 first day of the month which is also the deadline if you want to change your entry Holder of the yellow jersey  SilvestJPrevious holders

	December 2008: Elaine November 2008: Bristlelad October 2008: ExexLine September 2008: Bristlelad August 2008: little woman July 2008: ValueMax June 2008: Big Ted May 2008: johnc376 April 2008: fahel March 2008: Belinda February 2008: geoff444 January 2008: Stan	December 2005: AdieH November 2005: Stockbunny October 2005: Splat September 2005: predateur August 2005: AdieH July 2005: orion June 2005: Paddington Bear May 2005: Stable April 2005: Richgit69 March 2005: patsym February 2005: Skg83239 January 2005: petesteve
April 2010:SilvestJ March 2010:unluckyboy February 2010:Balerboy January 2010:Richgit69	December 2007:fliper November 2007: geoff444 October 2007:robertalexander September 2007: lanayel August 2007:lanayel July 2007: KEAYDIAN June 2007:PAPERMAN May 2007:neil777 April 2007: squirrel103 March 2007:Goal February 2007:Orion January 2007:Mitzy	December 2004: petesteve November 2004: Kayak October 2004: seb190774 September 2004: Douggie August 2004: Limbowagon July 2004: baffled June 2004: Fundamentalist May 2004: owl April 2004: SueHelen March 2004: Ruth February 2004: optomistic January 2004: beardy
December 2009:ahoy November 2009:Limbowagon October 2009:ValueMax September 2009:required field August 2009:prodman July 2009:stable June 2009:Richgit69 May 2009:robinhood April 2009:required field March 2009: XSTEFFX February 2009: splat January 2009: lizard	December 2006: Farmer Kent November 2006: Big Al October 2006: Photomad September 2006: Starfrog August 2006: Sheba July 2006: prodman June 2006: apu May 2006: little woman April 2006: petesteve March 2006: Mega Bucks February 2006: Seb190774 January 2006: Klal	December 2003: little woman November 2003: Iain October 2003: Iain September 2003: owl August 2003: 8 Ball July 2003: stable June 2003: Beeblebrox May 2003: kajman April 2003: Jeroo March 2003: bionicdog February 2003: bionicdog January 2003: Juzzle

 

Entries for April 2010 (Closed) 4554 Plateman 4871 2517GEORGE 5270 Chris Carson 5299 greekman 5321 XSTEFFX 5350 Limbowagon 5380 Balerboy 5436 Paddington Bear 5444 fine one 5477 catta 5465 robinhood 5497 patsym 5500 Richgit69 5513 mitzy 5535 Belinda 5555 SilvestJ 5556 optomistic 5588 BATLIS 5600 splat 5606 Donald Duck 5625 latics3 5626 ValueMax 5650 panic 5666 Gerbil6 5680 Joe Say 5692 stable 5698 Stan 5700 robertalexander 5725 farmer kent 5751 photomad 5760 MightyMicro 5777 johnc376 5802 Clubman3509 5805 Just Jean 5817 required field 5825 Elaine 5833 kimoldfield 5851 lizard 5860 Orion 5865 unluckyboy 5888 Mr Turbot 5899 smarty 5906 Adacol 5926 little woman 5952 Clubman3509 5976 midknight 6002 blanche

Entries for May 2010 (Open) 4802 Plateman 5050 midknight 5127 2517GEORGE 5250 robertalexander 5350 seb190774 5400 Richgit69 5451 Orion 5477 catta 5479 beardy 5500 lizard 5513 mitzy 5546 Paddington Bear 5565 Elaine 5570 optomistic 5580 alex6378 5588 BAYLIS 5620 Limbowagon 5629 farmer kent 5646 colombo 5666 fine one 5691 robinhood 5710 Chris Carson 5726 little woman 5738 required field 5750 Balerboy 5760 MightMicro 5789 latics3 5801 splat 5825 panic 5858 Petesteve 5869 Master RSI 5888 johnc376 5904 smarty 5950 sutherlh1 5999 Mr Turbot 6009 fliper 6050 tyketto 6066 Gerbil6 6100 greekman 6242 Clubman3509 6989 ahoj

Entries for June 2010 (Open) 5300 Richgit69 5666 fine one

6510 for jan please

6390 for Jan 2008 please
Happy New Year to all

6379 for Jan please.

5850 for Jan please, and well played Fliper.

6222 please, well done fliper.

6300 please

well done fliper..

6696 again if i'm not too late and a happy new year to all

Well played fliper.

6635 for Jan please

Nice call Flipper, well done.

Thanks chaps , its nice to finish 2007 on a high .

6393 for January please

here's some thoughts for you for 2008 ..... this is also to be found on FTSE thread

at lex100's instigation, the following would be my 6 choices ahead of PET, of which he is champion

absolutely SCHE and PFC followed by ORE, CEY, TAN, BRR and alternates of EO., PVCS, CRA, and perhaps even VIY (almost no downside left!)

i could have picked out some heavyweights, but i know most of you don't like those.

===========

SCHE = Southern Cross Healthcare
first rate company in a good sector (healthcare), and less likely to be hit badly if the market goes sour.
sp can be a bit volatile and is certainly having trouble breaking and holding 600, but am sure that will happen.
see thread for charts et al.


PFC = Petrofac
one of the leaders in its field of oil-well services.
time and again the company comes up with new contracts and positive trading results.
as long as oil stays strong, which is likely for the foreseeable future, there will be strong demand for PFC's services.
in this scenario, many of the more marginal wells will become economic once more and their (perhaps) elderly installations will require TLC from PFC.
plenty of charts on the thread.


ORE - Aricom
thread still shows the EPIC as TIO from which it changed about 3 months ago.
one of the Peter Hambro progeny which i have traded quite successfully in the past, but looking like a very good prospect with iron ore prices predicted to rise 35/50% in 2008.
has made a successful transition from AIM to full market listing.
downside is the inherent risk of being based in russia, but the company and sp should prosper in its own rights, and must surely be quite a tempting morsel for one of the mining giants.


CEY = Centamin
a dinky little gold producer based in egypt with decent proven reserves.
after a recent dip, chart is now showing good upward momentum again.
could arguably have picked POG instead, but that is too hefty for most of you.


TAN = Tanfield
a if not the leader in the field of electric delivery vans and other slightly more esoteric vehicles and the like, similarly powered - another good sector in which to invest.
sp has come off well off its high of about 200, and now languishes around 130.
probably all got rather ahead of itself, but has consolidated well at the current levels and there should be plenty of upside to come.


BRR - Braemore Resourcesi am a recent convert to this stock.
sounds like a mining stock, but is not in the true sense of the word.
BRR has protected rights for the next 10 years for a patented and now proven - i.e. past the theoretical, blue sky and even preliminary trial stages - cheap and clean method of extracting the considerable and valuable mineral residues in the tailings.
it is always a good sign when these trials etc are completed to time and the management seems to understand the importance of keeping shareholders properly informed.
assuming timetable maintained, company should be truly profitable within 3 years.


EO. = Encore Oil
something of a blue sky E&P oily, though at least its licences etc are all based in UK waters - at least eliminates the risks inherent in places like iraq and fsu territories.
looks to have good institutional following, which is always a comfort, and 9 wells (partnerships) scheduled for drilling in 2008.
what chances of hitting commercial hydrocarbons? ...... still no better than 1 in 5, so certainly a risky play.


PVCS = PV Crystalox Solar
what a mouthful, but at least this is in "flavour of the month/year" sector
company has been around 25 years and is certainly a much safer bet that SOLA
rns 3rd Dec was extremely bullish, which may not yet be discounted in the share price.
figures prob due mid March but not yet announced


CRA = Corac
a bit of a tiddler, but a good secondary stock alongside its big brother PFC
company is pretty well advanced in developing a method of underground natural gas compression which will enhance flows and significantly extend the lifespan of wells
still a bit speculative, but if good news is forthcoming in 2008, then expect some significant upside


VIY = Vialogy
the joker in the pack
i do not really understand the product, but seemingly it is rocket science software or similar
VIY certainly has some impressive collaborators, but so far no confirmed orders
if VIY actually gets off the starting blocks, then it could be a very exciting stock indeed
have included the stock here on the basis of the above and that at only 5/6p there is not much downside!



and that completes my story!

Got lost cynic? LOL

no .... just thought it was worth posting here ..... as and when there is a sensible 2008 thread (qv), i'll transfer it there

Cynic,
the only sensible thread on MAM is under the EPIC NOWT.
Nobody on there pretends to know anything about anything, so it is therefore accurate and honest.
Due to its reputation as a thread of insanity, you can write whatever you wish without recourse, cos no-one will take anything seriously.
Enjoy it.

hi alan and HNY to you .... my comment was based on the spoiling posts elsewhere by some arsehole called hithere2

Thanks Cynic, keep up the good work, I enjoy reading other peoples tips, although new to this thread writing thing here are mine for 2008 :
1) Tullow Oil heading for ten pounds,
2) Kyrso Resources, gold in some far off country,
3) Meridian Petroleum, gas and oil production in the USA,
4) Zenergy Power, to do with semi-conductors,
5) Nighthawk Energy, oil production in the USA,
6) Aminex, gas in the USA and oil and gas in Tanzania.
The epic codes are in order : TLW, KYS, MRP, ZEN, HAWK, AEX.

concur re TLW and HAWK, but reckon MRP stinks - don't know the others