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how can you make the most money in the stock market possible in 2 months?

I am playing a stock market simulation game for school and i need to know how to make the most money possible in 2 months! in the game i will have 100,000 thousand fake dollars starting money. these stocks have to cost less than $1,000 because the stocks can only be sold in quantities of 100. Above that, the stocks you can purchase increase in increments of 50!

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1. Your best bet would be to make an accurate prediction regarding a stock, preferably one that is about to explode upward, and ride it up. In other words, it's a gamble, but at least you would have a reason for it. There is a drug stock that is awaiting make or break news. ITMN (Intermune) is a drug company that has the sole rights to sell a certain drug for an incurrable lung disease. Right now this company is awaiting a decision from the FDA. Based upon FDA's approval this drug could jet rocket this company into great wealth. It could make them billions. (See the reference below for the full story). The stock is selling at around $11 to $12. What have you got to lose? You only have two months and so you need something that has the potential for great gains or large losses. ITMN is currently going up as it has already been down due to past problems with other drugs. They may not go down a whole lot more if FDA says no, but they may jump up dramatically. I hope this helps. How exciting for you.
2. you can always try to take on as much risk as possible. OTM options offer pretty good leverage, and can really juice your returns, if you can use derivatives.
3. Read the Wall Street Journal, Barron's or Investor's Daily (preferably all three!) and pick stocks which sound like they will take off in a few days: Win a lawsuit Expected to post a VERY good earnings report Expected to close a lucrative contract You can also play with penny stocks. While these have a great return if they even move a few pennies, the odds are against you in making any money on them. You could also buy some Leveraged 3x Exchange Traded Funds (3x ETF's). Search around, there are about 7 or 8 of them and 15+ of 2x ETF's. Remember, this isn't real money, so if you are unsure if something will work, try it anyway. The worst that will happen is you lose the money. The best that could happen is you discovered a new investment strategy not seen on Wall Street before....and you'd be rich! Good luck, and remember to have fun and experiment so you can learn how to invest better when you do it with real money.
4. This is the earnings season for many companies. If you go to yahoo and search for earnings calendar, you'll find a calendar which lists which companies will be posting their earnings each day. So today is the 29th, so look on the calendar at the 30th and see who reports tomorrow. Most retailers will suffer in this quarter so take a look around and see whose reporting. Buy or Short the underlying stock as necessary.