Stockpickr: How to Win a Stock-Picking Contest

If I were to enter one of the many stock-picking contests out there (including TheStreet.com's own contest in a few weeks), here's how I would try to game it.

Simply put: You want stocks that are most likely to make quick moves in short periods of time, because most contests don't last for more than a couple of months.

On Stockpickr, we set up a portfolio called How to Win a Stock-Picking Contest, which contains a list of possible stocks for the CNBC challenge that's currently running. I plan on updating this portfolio column many times to identify the latest fallen angels that make for good contest stocks; watch for those columns and more information about TheStreet.com's own stock-picking contest. ...