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Nearly 1.6 billion shares and $27 billion traded yesterday in CNBC's Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge.  Additionally, the top currency trader has made over $90 thousand since currency trading opened.  Adding a few thousand dollars could make the difference in the contest leaderboard.  Check out Sue Herrera's currency tips here.

Contest Widely Helds:

  • Ivanhoe Energy [IVAN  Loading...      ()   ] has moved up into the 9th spot in the widely helds ranks as the company held a conference call to discuss its acquisition of Athabasca oil sands assets from Talisman energy. IVAN has also held the top spot in the Most Actives in the real market on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

  • The most widely held stock today remains Sirius [SIRI  Loading...      ()   ], with over 1.8B shares held and 98M shares traded today
  • Financials & Industrials each comprise 25% of the top widely helds

Sample of Top Trades in the Leaderboard: Energy and Airlines

  • Toll Brothers [TOL  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you made 3.05%

  • Western Refining [WNR  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you made 4.64%

  • EnerSys [ENS  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you made 3.22%

  • UAL [UAUA  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you made 8.25%

  • US Airways [LCC  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you made 7.98%

Sample of Losing Trades from the Leaderboard: 

  • Lululemon Athletica [LULU  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you lost -6.08%

  • Canadian Superior Energy [SNG  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you lost -3.77%

Bets being made for today (June 3):

  • Tesoro [TSO  Loading...      ()   ]
  • Valero [VLO  Loading...      ()   ]

  • Frontier Oil [FTO  Loading...      ()   ]

  • Holly Corp [HOC  Loading...      ()   ]

  • Arch Coal [ACI  Loading...      ()   ]

  • Foundation Coal [FCL  Loading...      ()   ]

  • Gulf Island Fabrication [GIFI  Loading...      ()   ]

  • T-3 Energy Services [TTES  Loading...      (