Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge: Trades of the Day

Nearly 1.4 billion shares and $20 billion traded yesterday in CNBC's Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge.  The top currency trader has more than doubled his money making over $178 thousand since currency trading opened and has surpassed the previous nine day leader.  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:

• 3Com jumped 6 positions with 210M shares now held.

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

Sample of Top Trades in the Leaderboard: Not too many winners yesterday 

• Cleveland-Cliffs if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you made 2.90%

Sample of Losing Trades from the Leaderboard: 

• GMX Resources if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you lost -7.64%

• Petrohawk Energy if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you lost -5.81%

• Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile if you bought on Monday before 4pET and held/sold on Tuesday, you lost -4.28%

Bets for today (June 25):

• Foundation Coal

• Alliance Resource Partners

• Patriot Coal

• GMX Resources

• Comstock Resources

• Goodrich Petroleum

• Massey Energy

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