This week was all about differentiation within the Family Stock Index, with some phenomenal performers and some phenomenal stinkers. The FSX closed on 4/30 at 1048.47, and its five-day gain of 2.0% was in contrast to the 2.5% drop in the S&P 500 over that time. I would attribute this outperformance primarily to the FSX being underweight financials relative to the S&P, but maybe it’s just that my family is awesomer than yours. Also, if anyone is wondering whether Goldman Sachs is a buy here at $145, the answer is NO. The jig is up. GS is not a value play, it is a falling knife. Someone’s got to take the fall, fair or unfair. Maybe JPM and MS are just as guilty but I don’t think it’s going to matter. Arthur Andersen, anyone?
Most up:
- LEI (Lucas) +66% (On top of 14% last week. Did he perfect cold fusion recently?)
- THOR (Justin) +30% (The market likes journalism? Since when?)
- WILC (Wilson) +3.9% (The market is betting Lulu will be the focus of the Pet Nasty War. I wouldn’t be so sure.)
Most down:
- JOE (Jo-Jo) -9.8% (Maybe the chicken is planning something nefarious.)
- LEE -12.7% (The market doesn’t like my prospects in the Pet Nasty War.)
- LULU -13.8% (It likes hers even less.)
Here are the details for those interested:
| Name | 4/30/10 | Change |
| Charlotte | $7.50 | -$0.30 |
| Dustin | $42.45 | -$2.24 |
| Icarus | $0.045 | $0.00 |
| Jenny | $0.25 | -$0.01 |
| Jo-Jo | $33.04 | -$3.58 |
| Justin | $44.76 | $10.41 |
| Katie | $22.60 | $0.76 |
| Lee | $3.78 | -$0.55 |
| Lisa | $9.80 | -$0.64 |
| Lucas | $2.04 | $0.81 |
| Lulu | $37.62 | -$6.02 |
| Machis | $8.05 | -$0.30 |
| Marcus | $12.85 | -$0.86 |
| Mario | $116.75 | $1.00 |
| Marisa | $11.41 | -$0.50 |
| Nicole | $31.81 | -$1.32 |
| Reagan | $25.53 | $0.76 |
| Wilson | $6.07 | $0.23 |
| Zero | $0.49 | -$0.01 |
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