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May.22
10:19 AM ET
Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge:  Trades of the Day
Posted By:Ariel Nelson | Gina Francolla

Nearly 2.1 billion shares and $43 billion traded yesterday in CNBC's Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge.  Here are the bets being made today...

AMR Corp. [AMR  Loading...      ()   ] moved into the 19th spot in the most widely helds after falling more than 24% Wed on news of cutting capacity and charging passengers for checked bags due to high fuel costs.  Yamana Gold [AUY  Loading...      ()   ] took the 20th spot in the widely helds as gold prices have moved up over 7% this week.  AMR and Yamana replaced Sprint [S  Loading...      ()   ] and National City [NCC  Loading...      ()   ]. in the top widely held list.

Financials still comprise 25% of the widely helds, but there is now a three-way tie for second with Consumer Discretionary, Industrials and Information Technology all comprising 15% of the top widely held stocks.   The Financials are  the worst performing sector in 2008 down over 15 % YTD.

Sample of Top Trades in the Leaderboard:  Dominated by alternative energy and solar companies

  • LDK Solar, [LDK  Loading...      ()   ] - If you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on  Wednesday, you made  7.77%.
  • Cheniere Energy [CQP  Loading...      ()   ] - was held for a second day by many of our leaders and if you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on  Wednesday, you made 7.30%, but if you held since Monday, you made 13.15%.
  • Trico Marine Services [TRMA  Loading...      ()   ] - if you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on  Wednesday, you made  6.81%

Sample of Losing Trades from the Leaderboard:

  • Evergreen Solar [ESLR  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on Wednesday, you lost -4.51%
  • USEC [USU  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on Wednesday, you lost -3.60%
  • Motorola [MOT  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on  Wednesday, you lost -4.48%

Bets being made for today (May 22):  

  • AMR [AMR  Loading...      ()   ]
  • UAL Corp. [UAUA  Loading...      ()   ]
  • Barr Pharma [BRL  Loading...      ()   ]
  • Hologic [HOLX  Loading...      ()   ]
  • FuelCell Energy [FCEL  Loading...      ()   ]
  • Sun Hydraulics Corp. [SNHY  Loading...      ()   ]
  • LDK Solar [LDK  Loading...      ()   ]
  • Suntech Power [STP  Loading...      ()   ]
  • Solarfun [SOLF  Loading...