Rules for Pick of The Year (PoTY) 2021

[JohnHenry]

Oops. I almost forgot to post an update this week. Well, there was a continued river of blood in the market as the correction continued. It pushed a lot of people into negative territory, and propelled our only short into first place. The year is young, however, and there’s a lot of change left.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, March 5, 2021
	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start Date	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss with Penalty
Remembering Last Year’s Winner Riverbabe 
1	Jiesen	TSLA	Short	2/8/2021	$852.23	$‎ 597.95		29.84%
2	Louetta	SAN	Long	2/8/2021	$3.35	$‎ 3.68		9.85%
3	Peanuts	EBON	Long	2/8/2021	$5.83	$‎ 6.16		5.66%
4	Dow	DIA	Long	2/8/2021	$311.54	$‎ 315.24		1.19%
5	S&P	SPY	Long	2/8/2021	$387.71	$‎ 383.63		-1.05%
6	Karel	MED	Long	2/8/2021	$251.01	$‎ 243.16		-3.13%
7	Minni17	TKC	Long	2/8/2021	$5.83	$‎ 5.50		-5.66%
8	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/8/2021	$331.36	$‎ 308.68		-6.84%
9	Vixtt	ABNB	Long	2/8/2021	$195.31	$‎ 179.81		-7.94%
10	Paco	ETSY	Long	2/8/2021	$231.12	$‎ 200.30		-13.34%
11	Blind Squirrel	KNSL	Long	2/8/2021	$189.82	$‎ 162.57		-14.36%
12	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/8/2021	$15.06	$‎ 11.70		-22.31%
13	John Henry	AYRO	Long	2/8/2021	$7.17	$‎ 5.45		-23.99%
14	Mr. Market	TRUP	Long	2/8/2021	$119.22	$‎ 85.88		-27.97%
15	BlueWolf	TDOC	Long	2/8/2021	$285.03	$‎ 189.69		-33.45%
16	Billy Joe	ROOT	Long	2/8/2021	$21.77	$‎ 12.95		-40.51%

Hi Jiesen, I don’t know what you know, but I know you know something.

[jiesen]

TSLA has dropped 300 from its peak. It's only got another 300 to go before it approaches a fair valuation. That's what uncle Warren B has taught me. Funny thing is I tried to short this at $840 or so, but my brokerage account wouldn't let me at that time.... I feel as cheated as all those GME traders who couldn't buy $100 GME.

[jiesen]

Also, the market is overheated, and ought to correct at some point. The best way to win this game is to short when everyone else goes long, at the same time as the big crash.

[JohnHenry]

Thanks Jiesen.

[BlueWolf]

Congrats, Peanuts, on a big move this week that vaulted you into the lead. Now it’s up to rest of us to play some catch-up. This a crazy market right now, so anything can happened. We have many adventures in front of us.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, March 12, 2021
	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start Date	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss with Penalty
Remembering Last Year’s Winner 💔Riverbabe 💔
1	Peanuts	EBON	Long	2/8/2021	$5.83	$‎ 10.40		78.39%
2	Jiesen	TSLA	Short	2/8/2021	$852.23	$‎ 693.73		18.60%
3	Louetta	SAN	Long	2/8/2021	$3.35	$‎ 3.60		7.46%
4	Vixtt	ABNB	Long	2/8/2021	$195.31	$‎ 206.74		5.85%
5	Dow	DIA	Long	2/8/2021	$311.54	$‎ 328.31		5.38%
6	Karel	MED	Long	2/8/2021	$251.01	$‎ 257.76		2.69%
7	S&P	SPY	Long	2/8/2021	$387.71	$‎ 394.06		1.64%
8	John Henry	AYRO	Long	2/8/2021	$7.17	$‎ 7.00		-2.37%
9	Paco	ETSY	Long	2/8/2021	$231.12	$‎ 221.14		-4.32%
10	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/8/2021	$331.36	$‎ 315.46		-4.80%
11	Minni17	TKC	Long	2/8/2021	$5.83	$‎ 5.50		-5.66%
12	Blind Squirrel	KNSL	Long	2/8/2021	$189.82	$‎ 173.71		-8.49%
13	Mr. Market	TRUP	Long	2/8/2021	$119.22	$‎ 93.23		-21.80%
14	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/8/2021	$15.06	$‎ 11.51		-23.57%
15	BlueWolf	TDOC	Long	2/8/2021	$285.03	$‎ 197.95		-30.55%
16	Billy Joe	ROOT	Long	2/8/2021	$21.77	$‎ 10.99		-49.52%

[BlueWolf]

Well, another bloodily week left a lot of us in the red. If this continues, Jiesen’ s TSLA short is going to look better and better.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, March 19, 2021
	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start Date	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss with Penalty
Remembering Last Year’s Winner 💔Riverbabe 💔
1	Peanuts	EBON	Long	2/8/2021	$5.83	$‎ 10.60		81.82%
2	Jiesen	TSLA	Short	2/8/2021	$852.23	$‎ 654.87		23.16%
3	Dow	DIA	Long	2/8/2021	$311.54	$‎ 326.01		4.64%
4	Louetta	SAN	Long	2/8/2021	$3.35	$‎ 3.47		3.58%
5	S&P	SPY	Long	2/8/2021	$387.71	$‎ 389.48		0.46%
6	Vixtt	ABNB	Long	2/8/2021	$195.31	$‎ 194.39		-0.47%
7	John Henry	AYRO	Long	2/8/2021	$7.17	$‎ 6.91		-3.63%
8	Karel	MED	Long	2/8/2021	$251.01	$‎ 238.34		-5.05%
9	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/8/2021	$331.36	$‎ 313.14		-5.50%
10	Minni17	TKC	Long	2/8/2021	$5.83	$‎ 5.49		-5.83%
11	Paco	ETSY	Long	2/8/2021	$231.12	$‎ 215.41		-6.80%
12	Blind Squirrel	KNSL	Long	2/8/2021	$189.82	$‎ 170.27		-10.30%
13	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/8/2021	$15.06	$‎ 10.15		-32.60%
14	Mr. Market	TRUP	Long	2/8/2021	$119.22	$‎ 80.33		-32.62%
15	BlueWolf	TDOC	Long	2/8/2021	$285.03	$‎ 190.98		-33.00%
16	Billy Joe	ROOT	Long	2/8/2021	$21.77	$‎ 12.00		-44.88%

[BlueWolf]

Another week with a lot of underwater positions. As it stands we only have three picks in the green. Here’s hoping things pick up soon.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, March 26, 2021
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start Date	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss with Penalty
Remembering Last Year’s Winner 💔Riverbabe 💔
1	Peanuts	EBON	Long	2/8/2021	$5.83	$‎ 7.80		33.79%
2	Jiesen	TSLA	Short	2/8/2021	$852.23	$‎ 618.71		27.40%
3	Dow	DIA	Long	2/8/2021	$311.54	$‎ 330.61		6.12%
4	Louetta	SAN	Long	2/8/2021	$3.35	$‎ 3.46		3.28%
5	S&P	SPY	Long	2/8/2021	$387.71	$‎ 395.98		2.13%
6	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/8/2021	$331.36	$‎ 316.00		-4.64%
7	John Henry	AYRO	Long	2/8/2021	$7.17	$‎ 6.75		-5.86%
8	Karel	MED	Long	2/8/2021	$251.01	$‎ 224.52		-10.55%
9	Vixtt	ABNB	Long	2/8/2021	$195.31	$‎ 174.40		-10.71%
10	Blind Squirrel	KNSL	Long	2/8/2021	$189.82	$‎ 167.88		-11.56%
11	Paco	ETSY	Long	2/8/2021	$231.12	$‎ 202.32		-12.46%
12	Minni17	TKC	Long	2/8/2021	$5.83	$‎ 4.68		-19.73%
13	Billy Joe	ROOT	Long	2/8/2021	$21.77	$‎ 14.34		-34.13%
14	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/8/2021	$15.06	$‎ 9.73		-35.39%
15	Mr. Market	TRUP	Long	2/8/2021	$119.22	$‎ 76.07		-36.19%
16	BlueWolf	TDOC	Long	2/8/2021	$285.03	$‎ 176.89		-37.94%

[BlueWolf]

Another pretty dull week in terms of the standings, although, not surprisingly, Jiesen’s TSLA took over the top spot. A big reason for the mostly in-the-red standings is the NASDAQ, which still seems to be in a bit of a rut. Oh well, we have a long way to go and a lot can happen in that time.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, April 1, 2021
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start Date	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss with Penalty
Remembering Last Year’s Winner 💔Riverbabe 💔
1	Jiesen	TSLA	Short	2/8/2021	$852.23	$‎ 661.75		22.35%
2	Peanuts	EBON	Long	2/8/2021	$5.83	$‎ 7.03		20.58%
3	Dow	DIA	Long	2/8/2021	$311.54	$‎ 331.45		6.39%
4	S&P	SPY	Long	2/8/2021	$387.71	$‎ 400.61		3.33%
5	Louetta	SAN	Long	2/8/2021	$3.35	$‎ 3.42		2.09%
6	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/8/2021	$331.36	$‎ 324.57		-2.05%
7	Vixtt	ABNB	Long	2/8/2021	$195.31	$‎ 188.24		-3.62%
8	John Henry	AYRO	Long	2/8/2021	$7.17	$‎ 6.58		-8.23%
9	Paco	ETSY	Long	2/8/2021	$231.12	$‎ 208.20		-9.92%
10	Karel	MED	Long	2/8/2021	$251.01	$‎ 222.30		-11.44%
11	Blind Squirrel	KNSL	Long	2/8/2021	$189.82	$‎ 167.64		-11.68%
12	Minni17	TKC	Long	2/8/2021	$5.83	$‎ 4.75		-18.52%
13	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/8/2021	$15.06	$‎ 10.39		-31.01%
14	Mr. Market	TRUP	Long	2/8/2021	$119.22	$‎ 78.38		-34.26%
15	BlueWolf	TDOC	Long	2/8/2021	$285.03	$‎ 182.79		-35.87%
16	Billy Joe	ROOT	Long	2/8/2021	$21.77	$‎ 12.19		-44.01%

[BlueWolf]

Well, what a sorry bunch of stock pickers we are, especially me. There is currently only one long in the green (Congrats, Louetta)! Oh well, it’s still early in the year, and the NASDAQ is starting to show signs of life. Let’s just wait and see where this goes.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, April 9, 2021
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start Date	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss with Penalty
Remembering Last Year’s Winner 💔Riverbabe 💔
1	Jiesen	TSLA	Short	2/8/2021	$852.23	$‎ 677.02		20.56%
2	Dow	DIA	Long	2/8/2021	$311.54	$‎ 337.86		8.45%
3	S&P	SPY	Long	2/8/2021	$387.71	$‎ 411.49		6.13%
4	Louetta	SAN	Long	2/8/2021	$3.35	$‎ 3.46		3.28%
5	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/8/2021	$331.36	$‎ 337.11		1.74%
6	Paco	ETSY	Long	2/8/2021	$231.12	$‎ 218.57		-5.43%
7	Vixtt	ABNB	Long	2/8/2021	$195.31	$‎ 179.50		-8.09%
8	Blind Squirrel	KNSL	Long	2/8/2021	$189.82	$‎ 169.74		-10.58%
9	Karel	MED	Long	2/8/2021	$251.01	$‎ 221.23		-11.86%
10	Peanuts	EBON	Long	2/8/2021	$5.83	$‎ 5.08		-12.95%
11	John Henry	AYRO	Long	2/8/2021	$7.17	$‎ 5.90		-17.71%
12	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/8/2021	$15.06	$‎ 12.28		-18.46%
13	Minni17	TKC	Long	2/8/2021	$5.83	$‎ 4.72		-19.04%
14	BlueWolf	TDOC	Long	2/8/2021	$285.03	$‎ 181.26		-36.41%
15	Mr. Market	TRUP	Long	2/8/2021	$119.22	$‎ 75.62		-36.57%
16	Billy Joe	ROOT	Long	2/8/2021	$21.77	$‎ 11.86		-45.52%

[BlueWolf]

There isn’t much new to say about the standings this week. Things remained pretty much the same with Jiesen’s TSLA short still in first place by a comfortable margin. Louetta’ s SAN continues to hold down second while the rest of us ... well ... let’s just say we’re in line for participation trophies. Still a very long way to go, though, so who knows what is going to happen.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, April 16, 2021
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start Date	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss with Penalty
Remembering Last Year’s Winner 💔Riverbabe 💔
1	Jiesen	TSLA	Short	2/8/2021	$852.23	$‎ 739.78		13.19%
2	Dow	DIA	Long	2/8/2021	$311.54	$‎ 341.86		9.73%
3	S&P	SPY	Long	2/8/2021	$387.71	$‎ 417.26		7.62%
4	Louetta	SAN	Long	2/8/2021	$3.35	$‎ 3.46		3.28%
5	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/8/2021	$331.36	$‎ 342.01		3.21%
6	Paco	ETSY	Long	2/8/2021	$231.12	$‎ 219.99		-4.82%
7	Karel	MED	Long	2/8/2021	$251.01	$‎ 237.09		-5.55%
8	Vixtt	ABNB	Long	2/8/2021	$195.31	$‎ 178.69		-8.51%
9	Blind Squirrel	KNSL	Long	2/8/2021	$189.82	$‎ 168.47		-11.25%
10	Peanuts	EBON	Long	2/8/2021	$5.83	$‎ 4.82		-17.32%
11	Minni17	TKC	Long	2/8/2021	$5.83	$‎ 4.72		-19.04%
12	Mr. Market	TRUP	Long	2/8/2021	$119.22	$‎ 81.19		-31.90%
13	John Henry	AYRO	Long	2/8/2021	$7.17	$‎ 4.87		-32.08%
14	BlueWolf	TDOC	Long	2/8/2021	$285.03	$‎ 192.10		-32.60%
15	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/8/2021	$15.06	$‎ 10.10		-32.93%
16	Billy Joe	ROOT	Long	2/8/2021	$21.77	$‎ 11.11		-48.97%