Rules for Pick of The Year (PoTY) 2023

[JohnHenry]

John Henry, thank you for managing POTY again. Much appreciated!

Please put me down for AUPH, long. (Hoping for a buyout in 2023.)

Thank you and good luck to all.

Oh, you have to thank BlueWolf, too. He's writing the weekly updates.

[JohnHenry]

NVDA, short please. Go big or go home right.

[BlueWolf]

OK, we’re off to the races fellow pickers. Here are the picks I have. If you see any errors or omissions, please let me know. Your pick will be assigned today’s closing price as a starting point as per the content rules.

Antioch	SONY	Long
Antioch’s Dad	Treasury Bill	N/A
BillyJoe	SQ	Long
Blue Wolf	HUBS	Long
Jiesen	OMGA	Long
JohnHenry	NVDA	Short
Louetta	NVDA	Long
Maximo	IPA	Long
Minni17	KLIC	Long
Mr. Market	RAVE	Long
Peanuts	DDD	Long
RickFlyBoy	ZIM	Long
Tiedyed1	AUPH	Long

[billyjoe]

I bought SQ today in real life so I'm all in this year's contest.

-----------------billy

[jiesen]

I decided not to buy OMGA today, but was considering doing so. I decided it's too risky, and not something I should put real money on. Instead, I bought NOK. This one is safer in the long run, imo. I'm still not changing my pick, though. NOK would not likely win this contest, but it's more likely to make me money in 10-15 years than OMGA. Risky stocks are risky!

[Louetta]

I own NVDA in real life.

[BlueWolf]

And they’re off! Welcome all to the 2023 edition of the Mr. Market Pick of the Year contest. After the first week, RickFlyBoy (ZIM) has jumped to an impressive lead. Peanuts (DDD) follows closely in second followed by Minni17 (KLIC) in third. Great work pickers! Keep up the good work and here’s hoping we have a green year after last year’s disaster.

	2023 PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, Feb 3, 2023
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss
Remembering 💔Riverbabe And Karel💔
1	RickFlyBoy	ZIM	Long	1/30/2023	$18.72	$‎ 22.85		22.06%
2	Peanuts	DDD	Long	1/30/2023	$10.30	$‎ 12.02		16.70%
3	Minni17	KLIC	Long	1/30/2023	$50.54	$‎ 56.53		11.85%
4	Louetta	NVDA	Long	1/30/2023	$191.62	$‎ 211.00		10.11%
5	BillyJoe	SQ	Long	1/30/2023	$79.79	$‎ 84.71		6.17%
6	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	1/30/2023	$290.27	$‎ 306.18		5.48%
7	Blue Wolf	HUBS	Long	1/30/2023	$348.99	$‎ 365.76		4.81%
8	Antioch	SONY	Long	1/30/2023	$89.33	$‎ 93.13		4.25%
9	Antioch’s Dad	$Treasury Bill$	N/A	1/30/2023	$1.00	$‎ 1.04		3.89%
10	S&P	SPY	Long	1/30/2023	$400.59	$‎ 412.35		2.94%
11	Tiedyed1	AUPH	Long	1/30/2023	$8.94	$‎ 9.05		1.23%
12	Dow	DIA	Long	1/30/2023	$337.06	$‎ 338.98		0.57%
13	Mr. Market	RAVE	Long	1/30/2023	$1.68	$‎ 1.64		-2.38%
14	Maximo	IPA	Long	1/30/2023	$4.51	$‎ 4.39		-2.55%
15	Jiesen	OMGA	Long	1/30/2023	$7.70	$‎ 7.22		-6.23%
16	JohnHenry	NVDA	Short	1/30/2023	$191.62	$‎ 211.00		-10.11%

[BlueWolf]

Week two is in the books, and despite a bit of a market pull back, many of our picks continue to do quite well. RickFlyBoy (ZIM) still has a lock on first with an impressive 20% gain. Louetta (NVDA) moved into second while Minni17 (KLIC) held on to third. All we can do now is hold our breath while we wait to see if the market has run out of steam or will resume its recent upward movement.

	2023 PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, Feb 10, 2023
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss
Remembering 💔Riverbabe And Karel💔
1	RickFlyBoy	ZIM	Long	1/30/2023	$18.72	$‎ 22.46		19.98%
2	Louetta	NVDA	Long	1/30/2023	$191.62	$‎ 212.65		10.97%
3	Minni17	KLIC	Long	1/30/2023	$50.54	$‎ 53.82		6.49%
4	Peanuts	DDD	Long	1/30/2023	$10.30	$‎ 10.75		4.37%
5	Antioch’s Dad	$Treasury Bill$	N/A	1/30/2023	$1.00	$‎ 1.04		3.89%
6	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	1/30/2023	$290.27	$‎ 299.70		3.25%
7	S&P	SPY	Long	1/30/2023	$400.59	$‎ 408.04		1.86%
8	Antioch	SONY	Long	1/30/2023	$89.33	$‎ 90.12		0.88%
9	Dow	DIA	Long	1/30/2023	$337.06	$‎ 338.73		0.50%
10	Blue Wolf	HUBS	Long	1/30/2023	$348.99	$‎ 345.45		-1.01%
11	BillyJoe	SQ	Long	1/30/2023	$79.79	$‎ 75.23		-5.72%
12	Tiedyed1	AUPH	Long	1/30/2023	$8.94	$‎ 8.40		-6.04%
13	Mr. Market	RAVE	Long	1/30/2023	$1.68	$‎ 1.57		-6.55%
14	Maximo	IPA	Long	1/30/2023	$4.51	$‎ 4.21		-6.55%
15	JohnHenry	NVDA	Short	1/30/2023	$191.62	$‎ 212.65		-10.97%
16	Jiesen	OMGA	Long	1/30/2023	$7.70	$‎ 5.94		-22.92%

[BlueWolf]

Hello pickers and welcome back to another edition of whose stock is that! RickFlyBox (ZIM) continues to hold onto first place with a solid performer this week, but in a minor shakeup my very own pick (HUBS) zoomed into second place after a strong earnings report. Minni17 (KLIC) remains in third place with another solid performer. Here’s hoping more picks turn green in the coming weeks.

	2023 PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, Feb 17, 2023
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss
Remembering 💔Riverbabe And Karel💔
1	RickFlyBoy	ZIM	Long	1/30/2023	$18.72	$‎ 22.16		18.38%
2	Blue Wolf	HUBS	Long	1/30/2023	$348.99	$‎ 404.65		15.95%
3	Louetta	NVDA	Long	1/30/2023	$191.62	$‎ 213.88		11.62%
4	Peanuts	DDD	Long	1/30/2023	$10.30	$‎ 11.16		8.35%
5	Minni17	KLIC	Long	1/30/2023	$50.54	$‎ 53.54		5.94%
6	Antioch’s Dad	$Treasury Bill$	N/A	1/30/2023	$1.00	$‎ 1.04		3.89%
7	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	1/30/2023	$290.27	$‎ 301.16		3.75%
8	S&P	SPY	Long	1/30/2023	$400.59	$‎ 407.26		1.67%
9	Dow	DIA	Long	1/30/2023	$337.06	$‎ 338.29		0.36%
10	Antioch	SONY	Long	1/30/2023	$89.33	$‎ 85.06		-4.78%
11	Mr. Market	RAVE	Long	1/30/2023	$1.68	$‎ 1.59		-5.36%
12	BillyJoe	SQ	Long	1/30/2023	$79.79	$‎ 75.02		-5.98%
13	Tiedyed1	AUPH	Long	1/30/2023	$8.94	$‎ 8.19		-8.39%
14	Maximo	IPA	Long	1/30/2023	$4.51	$‎ 4.10		-8.99%
15	JohnHenry	NVDA	Short	1/30/2023	$191.62	$‎ 213.88		-11.62%
16	Jiesen	OMGA	Long	1/30/2023	$7.70	$‎ 6.10		-20.78%

[BlueWolf]

I’m knee deep in an assortment of problems here, so I’m going to keep this brief. Here are the latest standings:

	2023 PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, Feb 24, 2023
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss
Remembering 💔Riverbabe And Karel💔
1	RickFlyBoy	ZIM	Long	1/30/2023	$18.72	$‎ 23.98		28.10%
2	Louetta	NVDA	Long	1/30/2023	$191.62	$‎ 232.86		21.52%
3	Blue Wolf	HUBS	Long	1/30/2023	$348.99	$‎ 386.13		10.64%
4	Minni17	KLIC	Long	1/30/2023	$50.54	$‎ 52.53		3.94%
5	Antioch’s Dad	$Treasury Bill$	N/A	1/30/2023	$1.00	$‎ 1.04		3.89%
6	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	1/30/2023	$290.27	$‎ 291.85		0.54%
7	S&P	SPY	Long	1/30/2023	$400.59	$‎ 396.38		-1.05%
8	Dow	DIA	Long	1/30/2023	$337.06	$‎ 328.12		-2.65%
9	BillyJoe	SQ	Long	1/30/2023	$79.79	$‎ 77.36		-3.05%
10	Peanuts	DDD	Long	1/30/2023	$10.30	$‎ 9.98		-3.11%
11	Mr. Market	RAVE	Long	1/30/2023	$1.68	$‎ 1.61		-4.17%
12	Maximo	IPA	Long	1/30/2023	$4.51	$‎ 4.27		-5.22%
13	Antioch	SONY	Long	1/30/2023	$89.33	$‎ 82.71		-7.41%
14	Tiedyed1	AUPH	Long	1/30/2023	$8.94	$‎ 8.19		-8.39%
15	JohnHenry	NVDA	Short	1/30/2023	$191.62	$‎ 232.86		-21.52%
16	Jiesen	OMGA	Long	1/30/2023	$7.70	$‎ 5.74		-25.45%