2009 is gone, 2010 is here…which means its time to announce the winners of the fourth anniversary stockpicking contest.  
#1 overall:  Dave's long pick on December 7, 2009 of TransEnergy (TENG.OB).  In less than a month, the stock was up almost 71%.  Way to go Dave!

prizes: $75 amazon gift certificate, 2 month subscription to Timothy Sykes' TimAlerts, [...]

 
There is still plenty of time to get your picks in for the stock-picking contest.  The contest goes until the end of the year, and picks may be submitted at any time.  The prize pool, so far, includes:
- a $75 Amazon.com gift certificate

- a 2-month subscription to Tim Sykes’ TIMalerts service

- 3-month subscriptions to Ian [...]

Like many microcap traders, jumping in and out of the dozens of U.S.-traded Chinese microcaps has been my bread-and-butter over the past few years.
Until now.  Something has changed, and until I get a better sense of how severe the change is I am staying away from China stocks.  Today I sold my last positions, HQ [...]