Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge: Trades of the Day

Nearly 1.3 billion shares and $13.5 billion traded yesterday in CNBC's Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge. The top currency trader has more than doubled his money making over $480,000 since currency trading began. Check out Sue Herrera'scurrency tips here and for daily currency updates, go tohttp://www.cnbc.com/id/22618039 .

Contest Widely Helds and Actives:

• The top currency traderis currently holding the first spot in the overall leader board

• Our currency leader continues to be profitable by making fast trades on the EUR/USD pair, holding positions for only minutes at a time avoiding large moves, as he managed to make massive profits chalking up another one day gain of almost $8,500

• On Tuesday, the euro hit a record highagainst the dollar of $1.6036 per euro, according to Reuters Dealing data, but the 4.4% drop in crude oil prices helped the dollar move off its lows

• USD/JPY continues to be popular, as one of our leaders racked up a one day gain of $20,000 in this pair, followed by another leader who made $10,000 closing out one position.

• Although the most actively traded currency pairs remainthe EUR/USD, USD/JPY, and GBP/USD, the GBP/CHF cross entered the top 10 most actively traded currency pairs in the contest displacing the EUR/GBP cross

• Sirius Satellite Radiois not in the Top 5 Most Actives, perhaps for the first time in the contest. However, Sirius continues to lead in the Widely Helds, followed by Raid Aid

  • The Contest Actives are dominated by Financialswith Ambac Financial (ABK), Washington Mutual (WM), Freddie Mac (FRE), and Fannie Mae (FNM) in the top 5

  • Industrialsrepresent 35% of the top Widely Helds, with Financialsat 25%

  Sample of Top Trades in the Leaderboard:

  • First Horizon Nationalif you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you made 16.87%
  • Washington Mutual if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you made 11.76%
  • Evergreen Solar if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you made 7.09%
  • State Street if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you made 11.46%

    Sample of Losing Trades from the Leaderboard:

    • GGif you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you lost -5.98%
    • Mosaicif you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you lost -5.84%
    • Chesapeake Energyif you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you lost -5.57%

    • CF Industriesif you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you lost -3.66%

    Bets for today (July 16th):

    • Altera

    • Western Union

    • Lufkin Industries

    • Nordson

    • Gorman Rupp

    • Auxilium Pharmaceuticals

    • JA Solar

    • First Solar

    • SunPower

    • Energy Conversion Devices

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