S&P 500 Best and Worst, October 2017

[gesile]

Here's the best and worst of the S&P 500 for October. If people find this useful, I’ll try to keep this going each month.

S&P 500, October 2017:

• 1 Month: +2.33%
• 1 Year: +23.6%
• Added: Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH)
• Removed: Level 3 (LVLT)

Top 10 Performers, October 2017

• Align (ALGN) +28.3%
• FLIR Systems (FLIR) +20.3%
• Intel (INTC) +19.5%
• Adobe (ADBE) +17.4%
• NVIDIA (NVDA) +15.7%
• Amazon (AMZN) +15.0%
• Mylan (MYL) +13.8%
• QuintilesIMS (Q) +13.7%
• Paypal (PYPL) +13.3%
• Entergy (ETR) +13.0%

Worst 10 Performers, October 2017

• Celgene (CELG) -30.8%
• Under Armour (UA/UAA) -23.2%/-24.0%
• Advance Auto Parts (AAP) -17.6%
• General Electric (GE) -16.6%
• Nordstrom (JWN) -15.9%
• PG&E (PCG) -15.2%
• CVS Health (CVS) -15.1%
• Alexion (ALXN) -14.7%
• Walgreens (WBA) -14.1%
• Baker Hughes (BHGE) -14.1%

Top 10 Performers, Past Year

• NVIDIA (NVDA) +192.0%
• Align (ALGN) +178.1%
• Micron (MU) +158.2%
• NRG Energy (NRG) +136.6%
• Lam Research (LRCX) +118.2%
• FMC (FMC) +99.9%
• Applied Materials (AMAT) +96.1%
• Vertex (VRTX) +92.8%
• United Rentals (URI) +87.0%
• Boeing (BA) +86.4%

Worst 10 Performers, Past Year

• Under Armour (UA/UAA) -55.4%/-59.7%
• Foot Locker (FL) -53.8%
• Mattel (MAT) -52.8%
• Range Resources (RRC) -46.2%
• Macy’s (M) -45.6%
• TripAdvisor (TRIP) -41.8%
• Advance Auto Parts -41.5%
• SCANA (SCG) -38.9%
• L Brands (LB) -37.5%
• Viacom (VIAB) -34.5%

 

[swilson]

@gesile Excellent post, I like it.. Keep doing good stuff

 

[oakenshield]

@gesile Wow, I knew NVDA was flying insanely high but didn't realize they were leading the pack. Now that analysts have finally upped their projections it'll be interesting to see what they report.

 

[resjudicata]

@oakenshield I'm this close to just investing in the tried-and-true memes like NVDA, INTC, BABA etc.

 

[resjudicata]

I plan to dump quite a bit of money into Nvidia. My issue is that I don't know how much more they can grow. 200% in a single year doesn't seem sustainable for long, but maybe it could be.

 

[natsumilam32]

@resjudicata Look at AAPL 2007 to now and ask yourself again.

 

[resjudicata]

@natsumilam32 You have a point there.

 

[resjudicata]

Sometimes you just have to YOLO it.

 

[struggling4jesus]

@resjudicata I avoid going full HAM on a single stock in one purchase. Best to put more in over time in my opinion; like 25% now and see how things go. Then again I'm new to investing so I still just play it safe.

 

[resjudicata]

@struggling4jesus This is actually bad advice

 

[nosparrowfalls]

@struggling4jesus Time in market beats dollar cost averaging most times.

 

[resjudicata]

INTC

Intel is not a meme. Intel is a company that will continue to exist for decades as they're the clear genuine matured leader. Their P/E is still relatively low and pay a solid dividend- which no other tech stock can relate to (outside of MSFT)

 

[resjudicata]

Oh don't get me wrong, they're a fantastic firm, but one of the most common names floated on WSB

 

[thetruthisoutthere]

@oakenshield Would it be wise to purchase them on such a high point?

 

[oakenshield]

@thetruthisoutthere Maybe, maybe not. Contrary to popular opinion, it's often a good idea to purchase a stock at it's all time high. New highs breed new highs. it's much wiser than e.g. trying to call a low.

 

[jsheaven]

@oakenshield Crypto mining really helped them out.

 

[resjudicata]

@jsheaven Nvidia cards are infamously awful for mining.

 

[def1968]

@gesile The Boeing ride was crazy this year. It was my single biggest part of my portfolio, and just went insane. Practically changed my life.

 

[thudomi1582]

@def1968 What happened to make it skyrocket like that? That's crazy performance!

 

[def1968]

@thudomi1582 I'm not entirely sure, they have always performed well, and don't really have too much in the way of competition. Only a rare few other companies make planes, rockets, and aerospace equipment, but they are very well run, and have had great financials. For why it's doubled in the past year though, I can't say.