2009 will certainly be remembered as the year of the recovery. At TWI we saw 70+% returns from the 4 stocks to buy in 2009 and continuing stock pick after stock pick experiencing double digit returns.
After the crash in 2008, the market seemed to have bottomed out around March and continued on a 4,000 point jump from those lows.
TWI’s Best Stock Picks In 2009
Trying to determine your favorite stock picks from the others is like trying to say which kid you like better. Below are some of the top performing picks made on TWI this year.
- Amazon (AMZN)- After initially recommending this stock at $64, in March, the stock hasn’t looked back topping out at $145.
- Netflix (NFLX) - I’ve been tracking this stock since before 2008 and continued that wave into 2009 as the stock more than doubled.
- AK Steel (AKS) - The initial criticism I faced for continually staying with this stock pretty much gave me the last laugh as the stock more than doubled since initially recommending it.
- Schlumberger Limited (SLB) – Once gain we seem to find a stock I have been backing all year perform well. Although it didn’t go crazy, oil prices did head higher for the year which helped this stock to a 45% return.
- Saia (SAIA) – This stock pretty much performed actually like the chart had forecasted: going from $14 to and topping out at $20 in around 3 months.
- Check out a bunch of other great stock picks.
TWI’s Worst Stock Picks In 2009
It was hard trying to find some stock picks that didn’t work out well (Don’t believe me? Try it your self.), but below are some of the stock picks I completely whiffed on.
- Energy Conversion Devices (ENER) – What was considered one of my best stock picks in 2008 didn’t pan out as much in 2009 as many of the solars pretty much took a back seat in 2009. Thankfully my recommended support level left losses to a minimum.
A key reason there are not many bad picks here is that I use simple technical analysis to spot possible support positions. Unless a stock shows me some sort of bounce or life, then I don’t need to execute a trade and I continue to make one profitable stock pick after the next. Learn how I do it here.
TWI Most Read Articles in 2009
Below is a list of the most read articles on The Wild Investor in 2009.
- 4 Stocks To Buy In 2009
- 40 Stock Traders To Follow On Twitter
- Twitter – One Of The Best Financial Tools
- 4 Stocks To Buy In 2009 – Q2 Results
- 4 Stocks To Buy In 2009 – Q3 Results
- 10 Must Have Stock Trading Applications For The iPhone
Top Traffic Sources In 2009
Excluding search engines and social network sites, below are a list of the top blogs and websites that sent traffic my way in 2009. Make sure to check out these sites as well. Thanks.
- Trader’s Blog
- WallStreetFighter.com
- Intelligent Speculator
- Four Pillars
- Zero Hedge
- Stock Trading To Go
TWI Community Grows
Besides all the great things that were happening around this site, there were also a handful of resources specially created by TWI that have seen some growth as well. Be sure to check them out if you haven’t yet.
- Chart Pattern Manifest – Learn how to read stock charts and use technical analysis to accurately predict stock price movement.
- Financial Dictionary – Search through the database of commonly searched investing terms.
- Stock Brokerage Reviews – Stay up-to-date with all the latest brokerage reviews, deals, and news.
Overall 2009 was a great year for The Wild Investor and its readers. Now lets hope we can carry that same success and energy into the new year. Let me know what you want to see more of (or less) in 2010.