Nearly 1.5 billion shares and $23 billion traded yesterday in CNBC's Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge. The top currency trader has more than doubled his money making over $171 thousand since currency trading opened and has held his lead for eight 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:
IvanhoeEnergy ,Ford, Solarfun Power , US Airways , Yahoo changed positions on the Widely Held list, with a new company, Oilsands Quest Inc. , entering the list.
- 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 Solar Energy Stocks
Ivanhoe Energy if you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on Wednesday, you made 12.2%
InternationalCoalGroup if you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on Wednesday, you made 8.94%
GMX Resources if you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on Wednesday, you made 6.20%
Sample of Losing Trades from the Leaderboard:
Excel Maritime Carriers if you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on Wednesday, you lost -5.59%
Sadia if you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on Wednesday, you lost -2.73%.
Bets for today (June 19):
Canadian Solar
Consol Energy
St. Mary Land & Exploration
PetroQuest Energy
Goodrich Petroleum
Continental Resources
Alpha Natural Resources
Yahoo
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