Nearly 1.8 billion shares and $27 billion traded yesterday in CNBC's Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge.  The top currency trader has more than doubled his money making over $174 thousand since currency trading opened and has held his lead for seven straight days.  Check out Sue Herrera's currency tips here and for daily currency updates, go to http://www.cnbc.com/id/22618039.

Contest Widely Helds and Actives:

• U.S. Airways Group [LCC  Loading...      ()   ] and Solarfun [SOLF  Loading...      ()   ] changed positions which was the only change in the Widely Held list. Over 213M shares held of each company.

• Industrials continue to make up 30% of the top widely helds and Financials again make up 25%.

Sample of Top Trades in the Leaderboard: Coal and Energy Stocks

• Goodrich Petroleum Corp [GDP  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you made 8.04%

• Denbury Resources Inc [DNR  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you made 7.56%

• James River Coal Co [JRCC  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you made 6.52%

Sample of Losing Trades from the Leaderboard: 

• Energy Conversion Devices Inc [ENER  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you lost -2.08%

• Patriot Coal Corp [PCX  Loading...      ()   ] if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you lost -0.69%.

Bets for today (June 18):

• Gulfmark Offshore Inc [GLF  Loading...      ()   ]
• Companhia Siderurgica Nacional [SID  Loading...      ()   ]
• Sadia SA [SDA  Loading...      ()   ]
• Exide Technologies [XIDE  Loading...      ()   ]
• James River Coal Co [JRCC  Loading...      ()   ]
• Massey Energy Co [MEE  Loading...      ()   ]
• Patriot Coal Corp [PCX  Loading...      ()   ]
• Petroquest Energy Inc [PQ  Loading...      ()   ]
• Concho Resources Inc [CXO  Loading...      ()   ]

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