Rules for Pick of The Year (PoTY) 2021

[blindsquirrel]

KNSL may go green before the finish line!

[Louetta]

I'm prepared to concede (I won't, but I'm prepared). The rest of the year is usually a bullish period. ETSY can gain 5% in a day. No bank is going to do that.

Change of 16.5% in ETSYs favor today.

[BlueWolf]

Now that’s what I call a week! We don’t have any picks beating the indices, but we do have five, that’s right five, picks in the green! Yowzah. Louetta’s SAN is till holding on to first place, followed by PACO’s ETSY in second and Mr. Market’s TRUP in third. The gap between first and second is pretty narrow at this point, and the spread between the first five picks is not that much. I therefore think it’s safe to say that we are going to see some shakeups at the top before this thing is over. In any event, we’re in the home stretch now, so giddyup little doggies.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, November 5, 2021
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start Date	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss with Penalty
Remembering Last Year’s Winner 💔Riverbabe 💔
1	S&P	SPY	Long	2/8/2021	$387.71	$‎ 459.25		18.45%
2	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/8/2021	$331.36	$‎ 386.11		16.52%
3	Dow	DIA	Long	2/8/2021	$311.54	$‎ 358.23		14.99%
4	Louetta	SAN	Long	2/8/2021	$3.35	$‎ 3.78		12.84%
5	Paco	ETSY	Long	2/8/2021	$231.12	$‎ 260.12		12.55%
6	Mr. Market	TRUP	Long	2/8/2021	$119.22	$‎ 128.66		7.92%
7	Blind Squirrel	KNSL	Long	2/8/2021	$189.82	$‎ 204.36		7.66%
8	Vixtt	ABNB	Long	2/8/2021	$195.31	$‎ 201.62		3.23%
9	Karel	MED	Long	2/8/2021	$251.01	$‎ 222.19		-11.48%
10	Antioch’s Dad	AMZN	Long	5/3/2021	$3,484.73	$‎ 3518.99	20.00%	-15.85%
11	Antioch	PGR	Long	5/3/2021	$101.79	$‎ 95.84	20.00%	-21.54%
12	Minni17	TKC	Long	2/8/2021	$5.83	$‎ 4.32		-25.90%
13	Jiesen	TSLA	Short	2/8/2021	$852.23	$‎ 1222.09		-43.40%
14	BlueWolf	TDOC	Long	2/8/2021	$285.03	$‎ 146.24		-48.69%
15	John Henry	AYRO	Long	2/8/2021	$7.17	$‎ 2.99		-58.30%
16	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/8/2021	$15.06	$‎ 5.94		-60.56%
17	Peanuts	EBON	Long	2/8/2021	$5.83	$‎ 2.09		-64.15%
18	Billy Joe	ROOT	Long	2/8/2021	$21.77	$‎ 4.90		-77.49%

[mrmarket]

awesome graphics wolfie

[BlueWolf]

awesome graphics wolfie

Thank you, huge one.

[BlueWolf]

As Gomer Pyle used to say, “Surprise, surprise, surprise!” This week saw some more shakeups at the top as Paco’s ETSY made a solid move to take over first place. Moreover, ETSY is now beating two of the three indices. Mr.Market’s TRUP also made a nice move and now holds down second place. Following that, Louetta’s long green SAN is in third place. Behind the top three, Blind Squirrel’s KNSL and Vixtt’s ABNB stand poised to make an assault on the top three. This is getting real interesting, folks. We have a real race here. Stay tuned!

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, November 12, 2021
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start Date	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss with Penalty
Remembering Last Year’s Winner 💔Riverbabe 💔
1	S&P	SPY	Long	2/8/2021	$387.71	$‎ 459.25		18.45%
2	Paco	ETSY	Long	2/8/2021	$231.12	$‎ 272.15		17.75%
3	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/8/2021	$331.36	$‎ 386.11		16.52%
4	Dow	DIA	Long	2/8/2021	$311.54	$‎ 358.23		14.99%
5	Mr. Market	TRUP	Long	2/8/2021	$119.22	$‎ 129.99		9.03%
6	Louetta	SAN	Long	2/8/2021	$3.35	$‎ 3.64		8.66%
7	Blind Squirrel	KNSL	Long	2/8/2021	$189.82	$‎ 203.65		7.29%
8	Vixtt	ABNB	Long	2/8/2021	$195.31	$‎ 206.54		5.75%
9	Karel	MED	Long	2/8/2021	$251.01	$‎ 227.20		-9.49%
10	Antioch’s Dad	AMZN	Long	5/3/2021	$3,484.73	$‎ 3525.15	20.00%	-15.70%
11	Jiesen	TSLA	Short	2/8/2021	$852.23	$‎ 1033.42		-21.26%
12	Antioch	PGR	Long	5/3/2021	$101.79	$‎ 96.17	20.00%	-21.27%
13	Minni17	TKC	Long	2/8/2021	$5.83	$‎ 4.36		-25.21%
14	BlueWolf	TDOC	Long	2/8/2021	$285.03	$‎ 136.42		-52.14%
15	John Henry	AYRO	Long	2/8/2021	$7.17	$‎ 2.89		-59.69%
16	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/8/2021	$15.06	$‎ 5.98		-60.29%
17	Peanuts	EBON	Long	2/8/2021	$5.83	$‎ 2.08		-64.32%
18	Billy Joe	ROOT	Long	2/8/2021	$21.77	$‎ 5.59		-74.32%

[BlueWolf]

I will keep my comments brief this week as I am burdened with sadness over the loss of Karel. God bless you and your family in these difficult times, Karel.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, November 19, 2021
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start Date	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss with Penalty
Remembering Last Year’s Winner 💔Riverbabe💔 And Our Terrific Admin 💔Karel💔
1	Paco	ETSY	Long	2/8/2021	$231.12	$‎ 294.38		27.37%
2	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/8/2021	$331.36	$‎ 403.99		21.92%
3	S&P	SPY	Long	2/8/2021	$387.71	$‎ 468.89		20.94%
4	Mr. Market	TRUP	Long	2/8/2021	$119.22	$‎ 136.52		14.51%
5	Dow	DIA	Long	2/8/2021	$311.54	$‎ 355.91		14.24%
6	Blind Squirrel	KNSL	Long	2/8/2021	$189.82	$‎ 209.07		10.14%
7	Louetta	SAN	Long	2/8/2021	$3.35	$‎ 3.44		2.69%
8	Vixtt	ABNB	Long	2/8/2021	$195.31	$‎ 196.42		0.57%
9	Karel	MED	Long	2/8/2021	$251.01	$‎ 220.84		-12.02%
10	Antioch’s Dad	AMZN	Long	5/3/2021	$3,484.73	$‎ 3676.57	20.00%	-12.08%
11	Antioch	PGR	Long	5/3/2021	$101.79	$‎ 90.30	20.00%	-26.07%
12	Minni17	TKC	Long	2/8/2021	$5.83	$‎ 4.07		-30.19%
13	Jiesen	TSLA	Short	2/8/2021	$852.23	$‎ 1137.06		-33.42%
14	BlueWolf	TDOC	Long	2/8/2021	$285.03	$‎ 116.99		-58.96%
15	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/8/2021	$15.06	$‎ 5.54		-63.21%
16	John Henry	AYRO	Long	2/8/2021	$7.17	$‎ 2.38		-66.81%
17	Peanuts	EBON	Long	2/8/2021	$5.83	$‎ 1.77		-69.64%
18	Billy Joe	ROOT	Long	2/8/2021	$21.77	$‎ 4.49		-79.38%

[BlueWolf]

Oh Boy, what a difference a virus makes. The market took it on the chin this week and sent some of our green positions back into the red. Paco’s ETSY remained strong, however, and continues to beat all three indices. It is followed by our remaining two green positions, Blind Squirrel’s KNSL and Mr. Market’s TRUP. Mercifully, it’s getting close to the end of the year, but we still have to see if there are any surprises left for us. I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, November 27, 2021
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start Date	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss with Penalty
Remembering Last Year’s Winner 💔Riverbabe 💔And Our Terrific Admin 💔Karel💔
1	Paco	ETSY	Long	2/8/2021	$231.12	$‎ 291.38		26.07%
2	S&P	SPY	Long	2/8/2021	$387.71	$‎ 458.97		18.38%
3	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/8/2021	$331.36	$‎ 391.20		18.06%
4	Dow	DIA	Long	2/8/2021	$311.54	$‎ 349.02		12.03%
5	Blind Squirrel	KNSL	Long	2/8/2021	$189.82	$‎ 201.89		6.36%
6	Mr. Market	TRUP	Long	2/8/2021	$119.22	$‎ 126.79		6.35%
7	Louetta	SAN	Long	2/8/2021	$3.35	$‎ 3.20		-4.48%
8	Vixtt	ABNB	Long	2/8/2021	$195.31	$‎ 173.86		-10.98%
9	Karel	MED	Long	2/8/2021	$251.01	$‎ 210.97		-15.95%
10	Antioch’s Dad	AMZN	Long	5/3/2021	$3,484.73	$‎ 3504.56	20.00%	-16.19%
11	Antioch	PGR	Long	5/3/2021	$101.79	$‎ 94.59	20.00%	-22.56%
12	Jiesen	TSLA	Short	2/8/2021	$852.23	$‎ 1081.92		-26.95%
13	Minni17	TKC	Long	2/8/2021	$5.83	$‎ 3.74		-35.85%
14	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/8/2021	$15.06	$‎ 6.42		-57.37%
15	BlueWolf	TDOC	Long	2/8/2021	$285.03	$‎ 109.61		-61.54%
16	John Henry	AYRO	Long	2/8/2021	$7.17	$‎ 2.31		-67.78%
17	Peanuts	EBON	Long	2/8/2021	$5.83	$‎ 1.52		-73.93%
18	Billy Joe	ROOT	Long	2/8/2021	$21.77	$‎ 4.08		-81.26%

[Louetta]

I'm prepared to concede (I won't, but I'm prepared). The rest of the year is usually a bullish period. ETSY can gain 5% in a day. No bank is going to do that.

Now I will concede.

[jiesen]

Don't concede! You still have all of December to make up the 10% that separates you from the podium.

I'm not giving up, either. TSLA may be over $1000 today, but it could just as well be $420 tomorrow. All it takes is one more tweet from Elon saying that's what it's worth (and I still doubt the veracity of that claim).