Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge:  Trades of the Day

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Over 1.4 billion shares and $16.5 billion traded yesterday in CNBC's Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge. The top currency trader has more than doubled his money making over $560,000 since currency trading began. 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:

  • The Contest Actives were dominated by Financials and Airlines taking 7 of the top 10 spots.

  • Sirius continues to lead in the Widely Helds, followed by Raid Aid

  • Industrials represent 35% of the top Widely Helds, with Financials at 30%

Sample of Top Trades in the Leaderboard:

  • UAL Corp if you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on Wednesday, you made 41.53%

  • Continental Airlines if you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on Wednesday, you made 38.20%

  • Delta Airlines if you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on Wednesday, you made 26.55%

  • Washington Mutual if you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on Wednesday, you made 25.48%

  • Altera if you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on Wednesday, you made 12.13%

  • SunPower if you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on Wednesday, you made 6.13%

  • Nordson if you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on Wednesday, you made 5.11%

  • Auxilium Pharmaceuticals if you bought on Tuesday before 4pET and held/sold on Wednesday, you made 4.90%

Sample of Losing Trades from the Leaderboard: Note - The losing trades were the leaders that sold out of their positions on Tuesday and missed Wednesday's big rally. A few of them were knocked from Top 5 leaderboard positions out of the top 10. You gotta be in it to win it.

Bets for today (July 17th): Some have expectations of a continued rally in Financials while others are reducing their risk by betting on Blue Chips as they coast to the finish line.

  • Fannie Mae

  • Freddie Mac

  • MBIA

  • Ambak

  • Trueblue Inc

  • Johnson Controls

  • Smith AO

  • JP Morgan

  • General Electric

  • IBM

  • Disney

  • United Tech

  • Google

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