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CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge - Friday, Week 9
[Scroll to the bottom for answers to today's Bonus Bucks trivia questions.]
Check back this afternoon for the first reallocation for Week 10.
Update: Expect our newfound volatility to continue on Tuesday - Inauguration Day and the first day of the contest's final, holiday-shortened week.
Accordingly, we'll kick things off with our twin financials-heavy volatility plays, according to birth month:
- Jan-Jun: URE, UWM, UYG, RFL (Financial/Real Estate Ultrabull)
- Jul-Dec: SRS, TWM, SKF, RFN (Financial/Real Estate Ultrabear)
Have a great long weekend!
Consider all of the above to be for entertainment purposes and not meant to be used as real-world investment recommendations. The goals and strategies of the Portfolio Challenge are not to be confused with those of sensible investing.
See all related posts in the CNBC Portfolio Challenge archive.
Week 9: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Week 8: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Week 7: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Week 6: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Week 5: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Week 4: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Week 3: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Week 2: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Pre-game: CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge Is Back, Strategy Primer
Extra Stuff: The Biggest Loser, Interview With Bradford Pine
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Friday January 16th
Throughout the contest, each day's answers will be at the top of the CNBC Portfolio Challenge archive as soon as the questions are published, so bookmark accordingly.
Daily Trivia:
Squawk Box: Question: What stock(s) did Fast Money trader Joe Terranova recommend Thursday to play a gasoline price bottom?
Answer: Valero
Squawk On the Street: Question: In Cramer's Dec. 22 "outrage" over ultra-short ETFs, where was UltraShort Financials ProShares?
Answer: up 1.4%
The Call: During Doug Hirschhorn's Jan. 15 CNBC interview, what "Breaking News" headline(s) appeared on-screen?
Answer: Dow Dips Below 8000
Power Lunch: Question: According to the article "Is Microsoft's Songsmith Video Campy...", what hated TV show was the promo video compared to?
Answer: Cop Rock
Street Signs: Question: In Cliff Mason's blog post about legalizing narcotics, which economist does he refer to?
Answer: Milton Friedman
Closing Bell: Question: In the installment of "Pros Say" called "We Need More Bailouts, Bigger TARP", who praised Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke?
Answer: Michael Spence
Weekly Quiz:
Question: If the S&P 500 goes down 1%, how much does SDS go up?
Answer: 2%
Handcrafted by Flip on January 16, 2009 |
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