2018 Predictions Contest

Discuss your favourite picks, broker, and trading or investment style.

What is your mood for 2018?

Poll ended at 30 Jan 2018 10:40

I am optimistic
14
33%
I am pessimistic
10
23%
Stay the course baby. No surprises
19
44%
 
Total votes: 43

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2018 Predictions Contest
The predictions contest is on again! I am shifting the US from Dow to S&P 500 as a better measure of the market.

Please enter your guesses or forecasts for the values on December 31, 2018 in the following format:

S&P500:
TSX:
GOLD:
OIL:
CAD:

with the dollar amounts in USD. The index is just that. No dollar value. The deadline is January 29 at 9:30 EST and the first results will be published after market close in January.

Results will be published monthly. If you decide to change your submission, please just edit the original submission before then. Good luck and happy investing.
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I predict:
S&P 500: 2800
TSX: 16500
GOLD:$1,275.00
OIL: $60.00
CAD: $0.73
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S&P500: 2,850
TSX: 17,150
GOLD: $1,430
OIL: $62.50
CAD: $0.83
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OK, I'm in.

S&P500: 3011
TSX: 18500
GOLD: 1200
OIL: 67.32
CAD: 84.50 cents or .845 US dollars
I don't intend to offend anyone, that part is just a bonus.

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S&P500: 3210.98
TSX: 16789
GOLD: 1313
OIL: 61.24
CAD: 0.8123

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S&P500: 2950
TSX:17500
GOLD: $1500
OIL: $70
CAD: $0.82
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S&P500: 2924
TSX:17345
GOLD: $1350
OIL: $ 66
CAD: $0.795
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Two weeks to go to get your guesses in for 2018.
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S&P500: 3065
TSX:16350
GOLD: $1340
OIL: $ 68
CAD: $0.729
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I think it will either be a really good year or really bad one. I'm leaning towards a good one.

S&P500: 3,300
TSX: 18,000
GOLD: $1,400
OIL: $69
CAD: 0.81
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S&P500: 2919
TSX: 17919
GOLD: $1591.9
OIL: $ 79.19
CAD: $0.919

Let the lucky numbers roll once again.

Thanks for running the contest kcowan. Fun to watch.
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S&P500: 2700
TSX: 18000
GOLD: $1320
OIL: $ 55
CAD: $0.78
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Hi,

S&P500: 3000
TSX: 16000
GOLD: 1300
OIL: 70
CAD: .80
Cheers

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3 days to go to deadline.
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S&P500: 3150
TSX: 17100
GOLD: $1300
OIL: $75
CAD: $0.85

Thanks for organising.

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S&P500: 2888
TSX: 18888
GOLD: $1588
OIL: $88
CAD: $0.88
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S&P500: 2911
TSX: 17911
GOLD: $1391.1
OIL: $69.11
CAD: $0.7911
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S&P500: 2500
TSX: 15000
GOLD: $1400
OIL: $55
CAD: $0.70

The sky is falling.... someday.
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S&P500: 2584
TSX: 17375
GOLD: 1487
OIL: 76
CAD: 0.72
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S&P 500 3300
TSX 17000
GOLD 1425
OIL 65
CAD 0.80
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The hardest part with coming up with guesses/predictions? I have almost a zero change of guessing the current values of any of these measures, so how am I supposed to predict their future values? My investment philosophy and strategy has always been bottom up, looking for great companies with great management.
adrian2 wrote: 25 Jan 2018 14:50 S&P500: 2888
TSX: 18888
GOLD: $1588
OIL: $88
CAD: $0.88
That's crazy but well played in 2018 :wink:

My wild guesses are:
S&P500: 2888
TSX: 17205
GOLD: $1389
OIL: $66.81
CAD: $0.7917

I'm hoping for an average finish :wink:

Updated my guesses due to new participants.
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Round and round she goes, where she stops, nobody knows...

S&P500: 3303
TSX: 17222
GOLD: 1444
OIL: 66.77
CAD: 0.7777

Thanks kcowan for setting this up again.

Good luck to all
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S&P500: 2,900
TSX: 17,750
GOLD: $1,280
OIL: $58.00
CAD: $0.8100
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My Predictions are as follows:

S&P 500 3050
TSX 17702
Gold 1420
Oil 67
Ca $ 76
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S&P 500 1919
TSX 16161
GOLD 1313
OIL 61.61
CAD 81.81
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