Rules for Pick of The Year (PoTY) 2022

[BlueWolf]

And they’re off! The 2022 PotY contest has begun. It was a bit off a rough first week, but we still have a few picks that are off to a good start. Congrats to Louetta and her pick, GBTC, for becoming our first leader. Closely behind are Tiedyed1’s AUPH and Minni17’s OGN. Keep those gains coming!

BTW, Mr. Market, there may be an issue with your pick TLPPF. It doesn’t seem to have updated this week. Has this symbol changed by any chance?

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, February 4, 2022
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss
Remembering 💔Riverbabe And Karel💔
1	Louetta	GBTC	Long	2/1/2022	$26.24	$‎ 27.96		6.55%
2	Tiedyed1	AUPH	Long	2/1/2022	$16.66	$‎ 17.62		5.76%
3	Minni17	OGN	Long	2/1/2022	$31.91	$‎ 33.12		3.79%
4	Mr. Market	TLPPF	Long	2/1/2022	$4.90	$‎ 4.90		0.00%
5	Dow	DIA	Long	2/1/2022	$351.08	$‎ 350.87		-0.06%
6	BillyJoe	UTHR	Long	2/1/2022	$201.87	$‎ 201.59		-0.14%
7	BlueWolf	DOCN	Long	2/1/2022	$57.34	$‎ 57.22		-0.21%
8	S&P	SPY	Long	2/1/2022	$449.91	$‎ 448.70		-0.27%
9	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/1/2022	$363.05	$‎ 358.01		-1.39%
10	Peanuts	OZON	Long	2/1/2022	$20.67	$‎ 20.26		-1.98%
11	Blind Squirrel	HZO	Long	2/1/2022	$47.06	$‎ 45.63		-3.04%
12	JohnHenry	RBLX	Long	2/1/2022	$65.86	$‎ 63.74		-3.22%
13	Jiesen	QDEL	Long	2/1/2022	$103.36	$‎ 98.87		-4.34%
14	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/1/2022	$6.18	$‎ 5.70		-7.77%
15	Vixtt’s	SFT	Long	2/1/2022	$2.29	$‎ 2.02		-11.79%

[Louetta]

Oh goody, I'm winning!

[jiesen]

TLPPF is a fairly thinly traded stock, with an average of just 3500 shares traded daily. Probably the reason it hasn't moved lately is that nobody's traded it this month yet.

[Louetta]

TLPPF is a fairly thinly traded stock, with an average of just 3500 shares traded daily. Probably the reason it hasn't moved lately is that nobody's traded it this month yet.

Correct, it seems. Per Schwab and Yahoo it has not traded since Monday.

[BlueWolf]

Oops! I forgot to post the updated standings. Well, a strong down week in the market hit our positions pretty hard, but we still have a number of positions in the green and/or beating the market. The top three remained the same this week, with Louetta’s GBTC continuing to look strong. Here’s hoping the new week will bring better returns and no new wars.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, February 11, 2022
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss
Remembering 💔Riverbabe And Karel💔
1	Louetta	GBTC	Long	2/1/2022	$26.24	$‎ 29.61		12.84%
2	Tiedyed1	AUPH	Long	2/1/2022	$16.66	$‎ 18.28		9.72%
3	Minni17	OGN	Long	2/1/2022	$31.91	$‎ 34.72		8.81%
4	BlueWolf	DOCN	Long	2/1/2022	$57.34	$‎ 59.18		3.21%
5	JohnHenry	RBLX	Long	2/1/2022	$65.86	$‎ 66.81		1.44%
6	BillyJoe	UTHR	Long	2/1/2022	$201.87	$‎ 203.57		0.84%
7	Mr. Market	TLPPF	Long	2/1/2022	$4.90	$‎ 4.86		-0.82%
8	Blind Squirrel	HZO	Long	2/1/2022	$47.06	$‎ 46.58		-1.02%
9	Dow	DIA	Long	2/1/2022	$351.08	$‎ 347.29		-1.08%
10	S&P	SPY	Long	2/1/2022	$449.91	$‎ 440.46		-2.10%
11	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/1/2022	$363.05	$‎ 347.06		-4.40%
12	Peanuts	OZON	Long	2/1/2022	$20.67	$‎ 19.23		-6.97%
13	Jiesen	QDEL	Long	2/1/2022	$103.36	$‎ 96.03		-7.09%
14	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/1/2022	$6.18	$‎ 5.27		-14.72%
15	Vixtt’s	SFT	Long	2/1/2022	$2.29	$‎ 1.90		-17.03%

[JohnHenry]

BlueWolf, I meant to short RBLX. Looks like I am done for the year. HAHAHA

[BlueWolf]

BlueWolf, I meant to short RBLX. Looks like I am done for the year. HAHAHA

The year is long and many things can happen. They got downgraded a little, but I personally think it’s still a good pick. Besides, I think that there’s a high risk that a lot of our picks are going to get beaten down pretty badly if the Ukraine crisis doesn’t resolve peacefully.

[BlueWolf]

Wow, just wow! What a week, and as a result we had quite a shake up in the standings. Our only three picks in the green are at the top of the leaderboard with Minni17’s OGN running counter to the market and vaulting into first place. Tiedyed1’s AUPH is in second followed my last week’s leader, Louetta’s GBTC. If this market gloom and doom continues, we could be in for another long and rough year.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, February 18, 2022
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss
Remembering 💔Riverbabe And Karel💔
1	Minni17	OGN	Long	2/1/2022	$31.91	$‎ 36.09		13.10%
2	Tiedyed1	AUPH	Long	2/1/2022	$16.66	$‎ 17.44		4.68%
3	Louetta	GBTC	Long	2/1/2022	$26.24	$‎ 27.30		4.04%
4	Blind Squirrel	HZO	Long	2/1/2022	$47.06	$‎ 46.65		-0.87%
5	BillyJoe	UTHR	Long	2/1/2022	$201.87	$‎ 196.50		-2.66%
6	Dow	DIA	Long	2/1/2022	$351.08	$‎ 340.98		-2.88%
7	S&P	SPY	Long	2/1/2022	$449.91	$‎ 434.23		-3.49%
8	Jiesen	QDEL	Long	2/1/2022	$103.36	$‎ 97.84		-5.34%
9	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/1/2022	$363.05	$‎ 341.51		-5.93%
10	Peanuts	OZON	Long	2/1/2022	$20.67	$‎ 18.95		-8.32%
11	BlueWolf	DOCN	Long	2/1/2022	$57.34	$‎ 52.08		-9.17%
12	Mr. Market	TLPPF	Long	2/1/2022	$4.90	$‎ 4.25		-13.27%
13	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/1/2022	$6.18	$‎ 5.18		-16.18%
14	Vixtt’s	SFT	Long	2/1/2022	$2.29	$‎ 1.79		-21.83%
15	JohnHenry	RBLX	Long	2/1/2022	$65.86	$‎ 49.72		-24.51%

[jiesen]

Wow, just wow! ..... If this market gloom and doom continues, we could be in for another long and rough year.

Yeah no kidding! Only 3 weeks in and already down 3% across the board. If this keeps up, the market would be down >50% by the year end....

Hopefully nobody gets hurt over in the Ukraine. That is probably the biggest question looming for stock trader's peace of mind... and for everyone else's as well.

[BlueWolf]

Yikes! Thank goodness for a late bounce because the market sure got clobbered earlier in the week as the crisis in the Ukraine reached a boiling point. My hearts and prayers go out to the poor people caught in the middle. As for the PotY contest, we had another shakeup at the top although Minni17’s OGN still looks pretty strong and remains in first place by a comfortable margin. Unbelievably, there are still three other green positions in the mix (my very own DOCN, Jiesen’s QDEL, and Louetta’s GBTC), all of which are clustered closely behind the leader. Oh well, something tells me this is going to be a volatile year. Better fasten your seat belts.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, February 25, 2022
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss
Remembering 💔Riverbabe And Karel💔
1	Minni17	OGN	Long	2/1/2022	$31.91	$‎ 37.57		17.74%
2	BlueWolf	DOCN	Long	2/1/2022	$57.34	$‎ 59.88		4.43%
3	Jiesen	QDEL	Long	2/1/2022	$103.36	$‎ 107.74		4.24%
4	Louetta	GBTC	Long	2/1/2022	$26.24	$‎ 27.18		3.56%
5	Blind Squirrel	HZO	Long	2/1/2022	$47.06	$‎ 45.89		-2.49%
6	Tiedyed1	AUPH	Long	2/1/2022	$16.66	$‎ 16.24		-2.52%
7	S&P	SPY	Long	2/1/2022	$449.91	$‎ 437.75		-2.70%
8	Dow	DIA	Long	2/1/2022	$351.08	$‎ 340.54		-3.00%
9	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/1/2022	$363.05	$‎ 345.77		-4.76%
10	BillyJoe	UTHR	Long	2/1/2022	$201.87	$‎ 168.00		-16.78%
11	Vixtt’s	SFT	Long	2/1/2022	$2.29	$‎ 1.90		-17.03%
12	Mr. Market	TLPPF	Long	2/1/2022	$4.90	$‎ 3.79		-22.65%
13	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/1/2022	$6.18	$‎ 4.70		-23.95%
14	JohnHenry	RBLX	Long	2/1/2022	$65.86	$‎ 50.05		-24.01%
15	Peanuts	OZON	Long	2/1/2022	$20.67	$‎ 11.60		-43.88%