Rules for Pick of The Year (PoTY) 2019

[jiesen]

My unofficial standings as of right now as opposed to month end are:

DG +39.2% Antioch
AAPL +34.1% Antioch's Dad
MPW +9.5% Gary611

So in other words, all the greatest picks in the contest this year are concentrated in a single family?

[billyjoe]

Who could have guessed that SHOS would be a retail juggernaut? I just saw it on a list of retailers that might be out of business in a year.

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

[Louetta]

My unofficial standings as of right now as opposed to month end are:

DG +39.2% Antioch
AAPL +34.1% Antioch's Dad
MPW +9.5% Gary611

[blindsquirrel]

My pick, FIVE, is moving back up again, breaking the Summer highs. If it goes on above the $133 level we might just see the run I was expecting when I picked it towards $200.

[BlueWolf]

My God! I have a shot at third from last. I’m coming for you Billy!

[JohnHenry]

As of 08-30-19

[blindsquirrel]

Antioch's dad is pulling away from the pack!

[jiesen]

wow, that 20% hit to Vixitt is just like adding insult to injury!

[JohnHenry]

As of 08-02-19

[Louetta]

Well, I’ve learned my lesson. Since it wasn’t real money, I picked a stock I don’t own because it was cheap and I thought I could leverage any gains for a bigger percentage than with an expensive stock. My original pick was FB, which I do own and believe in, and I should have stuck with it. As it is, NIO looks like it is headed for the Pink Sheets. I should have stuck with what I know, picking stocks that will add value over time, instead of swinging for the fences and trying to pick a stock that will have the most gains, even in a paper trading contest. Honestly (and obviously), I don’t know how to pick the stock with the most gains. If I ever did, it would be purely by accident.

Per Schwab data NIO is up 40% since about June 14.

[JohnHenry]

JohnHenry, when I try to send you a private message I'm getting a message I can't send to you until you clear some space from your stored message folder.

Hi Louetta, I deleted some emails. Happy July 4th. Thanks

[Louetta]

JohnHenry, when I try to send you a private message I'm getting a message I can't send to you until you clear some space from your stored message folder.

[JohnHenry]

As of 06-28-19

Finally, the embedding the results works.

[JohnHenry]

I should have stuck with what I know, picking stocks that will add value over time, instead of swinging for the fences and trying to pick a stock that will have the most gains, even in a paper trading contest. Honestly (and obviously), I don’t know how to pick the stock with the most gains. If I ever did, it would be purely by accident.

I have a similar situation. I suck at picking stocks with the most gains. And if I did picked a stock with a 20 percent gain or greater it was by luck.

Accident or luck, I’m OK with it as long as I’m making money – That’s the best part about stock picking.

[BlueWolf]

Well, I’ve learned my lesson. Since it wasn’t real money, I picked a stock I don’t own because it was cheap and I thought I could leverage any gains for a bigger percentage than with an expensive stock. My original pick was FB, which I do own and believe in, and I should have stuck with it. As it is, NIO looks like it is headed for the Pink Sheets. I should have stuck with what I know, picking stocks that will add value over time, instead of swinging for the fences and trying to pick a stock that will have the most gains, even in a paper trading contest. Honestly (and obviously), I don’t know how to pick the stock with the most gains. If I ever did, it would be purely by accident.