Rules for Pick of The Year (PoTY) 2022

[BlueWolf]

Wolfie...thanks for keeping this going. As one might gather, this market has been less than interesting. I need to see where the inflation and interest rate levers end up, and what it does to earnings, before any stocks clear the hurdles of my momentum model. Right now the dumps are pretty skinny.

My pleasure, huge one. As for the market, the trend is your friend and right now all three indices are screaming stay away. There are going to be some incredible buys eventually, but the way things stand right now, I’m afraid eventually could be pretty far down the road.

[BlueWolf]

Ugh, yet another down week for the market. It didn’t shake up the contest standings, however, and the same three picks held the top three spots. Well, for now let’s keep the candle in the window burning, just in case the market decides to come home.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, July 1, 2022
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss
Remembering 💔Riverbabe And Karel💔
1	BillyJoe	UTHR	Long	2/1/2022	$201.87	$ 238.00		17.90%
2	Minni17	OGN	Long	2/1/2022	$31.91	$ 34.25		7.33%
3	Jiesen	QDEL	Long	2/1/2022	$103.36	$ 97.11		-6.05%
4	Dow	DIA	Long	2/1/2022	$351.08	$ 310.85		-11.46%
5	S&P	SPY	Long	2/1/2022	$449.91	$ 381.24		-15.26%
6	Antioch’s Dad	AAPL	Long	5/25/2022	$140.81	$ 138.93	20.00%	-17.78%
7	Blind Squirrel	HZO	Long	2/1/2022	$47.06	$ 36.83		-21.74%
8	Antioch	GRBK	Long	5/25/2022	$21.93	$ 20.59	20.00%	-21.76%
9	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/1/2022	$363.05	$ 282.13		-22.29%
10	BlueWolf	DOCN	Long	2/1/2022	$57.34	$ 41.54		-27.55%
11	Tiedyed1	AUPH	Long	2/1/2022	$16.66	$ 11.39		-31.63%
12	Mr. Market	TLPPF	Long	2/1/2022	$4.90	$ 3.06		-37.52%
13	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/1/2022	$6.18	$ 3.84		-37.86%
14	Peanuts	OZON	Long	2/1/2022	$20.67	$ 11.60		-43.88%
15	JohnHenry	RBLX	Long	2/1/2022	$65.86	$ 35.07		-46.75%
16	Louetta	GBTC	Long	2/1/2022	$26.24	$ 12.25		-53.32%
17	Vixtt’s	SFT	Long	2/1/2022	$2.29	$ 0.87		-62.11%

[BlueWolf]

I just read an article that said the stock market has just suffered it’s worst first half of the year since 1872. Yikes! We should award special prizes this year to any stock that finishes in the green.

[JohnHenry]

Louetta stole my second to last place. HAHAHAhahah


Happy 4th of July!

Ugh, yet another down week for the market. It didn’t shake up the contest standings, however, and the same three picks held the top three spots. Well, for now let’s keep the candle in the window burning, just in case the market decides to come home.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, July 1, 2022
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss
Remembering Riverbabe And Karel
1	BillyJoe	UTHR	Long	2/1/2022	$201.87	$ 238.00		17.90%
2	Minni17	OGN	Long	2/1/2022	$31.91	$ 34.25		7.33%
3	Jiesen	QDEL	Long	2/1/2022	$103.36	$ 97.11		-6.05%
4	Dow	DIA	Long	2/1/2022	$351.08	$ 310.85		-11.46%
5	S&P	SPY	Long	2/1/2022	$449.91	$ 381.24		-15.26%
6	Antioch’s Dad	AAPL	Long	5/25/2022	$140.81	$ 138.93	20.00%	-17.78%
7	Blind Squirrel	HZO	Long	2/1/2022	$47.06	$ 36.83		-21.74%
8	Antioch	GRBK	Long	5/25/2022	$21.93	$ 20.59	20.00%	-21.76%
9	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/1/2022	$363.05	$ 282.13		-22.29%
10	BlueWolf	DOCN	Long	2/1/2022	$57.34	$ 41.54		-27.55%
11	Tiedyed1	AUPH	Long	2/1/2022	$16.66	$ 11.39		-31.63%
12	Mr. Market	TLPPF	Long	2/1/2022	$4.90	$ 3.06		-37.52%
13	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/1/2022	$6.18	$ 3.84		-37.86%
14	Peanuts	OZON	Long	2/1/2022	$20.67	$ 11.60		-43.88%
15	JohnHenry	RBLX	Long	2/1/2022	$65.86	$ 35.07		-46.75%
16	Louetta	GBTC	Long	2/1/2022	$26.24	$ 12.25		-53.32%
17	Vixtt’s	SFT	Long	2/1/2022	$2.29	$ 0.87		-62.11%

[JohnHenry]

Maybe, we should change the contest to the Worst Pick of The Year (WPoTY).

[jiesen]

Maybe, we should change the contest to the Worst Pick of The Year (WPoTY).

Well, at any rate this is definitely the Worst Year to Pick (WYtP)!!!

[Louetta]

Louetta stole my second to last place. HAHAHAhahah


Happy 4th of July!

Don't worry, JH, I will soon vacate second last to take over last. Hope you are doin' OK.

[BlueWolf]

PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, July 8, 2022

OMG! Sound the alarm! Head to the safe room! Call the FBI! Bring in Jesse Ventura to do a conspiracy investigation!! Somehow, the market had an up week. How is this magic possible? No one will ever know for sure, but whatever the case, we had a minor shakeup at the top of our contest. Jiesen’s QDEL had a banner week and not only popped up into green territory, it vaulted into second place. BillyJoe’s UTHR remains firmly in first place, and Minni17’s OGN slipped slightly into third place. The good news is that we have three picks in the green each of which is beating all three of the major indices. Congratulations to our top three pickers! **** Applause **** What will the future hold? Where will the market go from here? Will Bill Shatner solve the mystery of Loch Ness? Stay tuned.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, July 8, 2022
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss
Remembering 💔Riverbabe And Karel💔
1	BillyJoe	UTHR	Long	2/1/2022	$201.87	$ 244.17		20.95%
2	Jiesen	QDEL	Long	2/1/2022	$103.36	$ 106.53		3.07%
3	Minni17	OGN	Long	2/1/2022	$31.91	$ 32.75		2.63%
4	Dow	DIA	Long	2/1/2022	$351.08	$ 313.46		-10.72%
5	Antioch’s Dad	AAPL	Long	5/25/2022	$140.81	$ 147.04	20.00%	-12.98%
6	S&P	SPY	Long	2/1/2022	$449.91	$ 388.67		-13.61%
7	Blind Squirrel	HZO	Long	2/1/2022	$47.06	$ 39.16		-16.79%
8	Antioch	GRBK	Long	5/25/2022	$21.93	$ 21.43	20.00%	-18.57%
9	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/1/2022	$363.05	$ 295.35		-18.65%
10	BlueWolf	DOCN	Long	2/1/2022	$57.34	$ 46.30		-19.25%
11	Mr. Market	TLPPF	Long	2/1/2022	$4.90	$ 3.78		-22.86%
12	Tiedyed1	AUPH	Long	2/1/2022	$16.66	$ 12.39		-25.63%
13	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/1/2022	$6.18	$ 4.18		-32.36%
14	JohnHenry	RBLX	Long	2/1/2022	$65.86	$ 41.25		-37.37%
15	Peanuts	OZON	Long	2/1/2022	$20.67	$ 11.60		-43.88%
16	Louetta	GBTC	Long	2/1/2022	$26.24	$ 13.77		-47.52%
17	Vixtt’s	SFT	Long	2/1/2022	$2.29	$ 0.98		-57.41%

[BlueWolf]

Bad inflation report out today. Looks like another market bloodbath.

[BlueWolf]

PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, July 15, 2022

You’ll never believe what happened. The market had another down week! Go figure. Anyway, at least we now have four picks beating the indices, although only two are in the green. BillyJoe’s UTHR continues to lead, with Minni17’s OGN returning to second place. Last week’s second place finisher, Jiesen’s QDEL, fell slightly but still holds on to third place. And so it goes in the land of bear markets.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, July 15, 2022
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss
Remembering 💔Riverbabe And Karel💔
1	BillyJoe	UTHR	Long	2/1/2022	$201.87	$ 240.08		18.93%
2	Minni17	OGN	Long	2/1/2022	$31.91	$ 31.97		0.19%
3	Jiesen	QDEL	Long	2/1/2022	$103.36	$ 101.45		-1.85%
4	Antioch	GRBK	Long	5/25/2022	$21.93	$ 23.92	20.00%	-9.10%
5	Dow	DIA	Long	2/1/2022	$351.08	$ 312.66		-10.94%
6	Antioch’s Dad	AAPL	Long	5/25/2022	$140.81	$ 150.17	20.00%	-11.12%
7	S&P	SPY	Long	2/1/2022	$449.91	$ 385.13		-14.40%
8	Blind Squirrel	HZO	Long	2/1/2022	$47.06	$ 39.31		-16.47%
9	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/1/2022	$363.05	$ 291.87		-19.61%
10	Mr. Market	TLPPF	Long	2/1/2022	$4.90	$ 3.89		-20.71%
11	Tiedyed1	AUPH	Long	2/1/2022	$16.66	$ 10.49		-37.03%
12	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/1/2022	$6.18	$ 3.80		-38.51%
13	BlueWolf	DOCN	Long	2/1/2022	$57.34	$ 35.24		-38.54%
14	JohnHenry	RBLX	Long	2/1/2022	$65.86	$ 39.77		-39.61%
15	Peanuts	OZON	Long	2/1/2022	$20.67	$ 11.60		-43.88%
16	Louetta	GBTC	Long	2/1/2022	$26.24	$ 13.70		-47.79%
17	Vixtt’s	SFT	Long	2/1/2022	$2.29	$ 1.08		-52.84%

[Louetta]

I'm closing in on last.

[billyjoe]

I'm closing in on last.

Louetta, Thank God you are young and have time to recover. Maybe not this year.

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

[mrmarket]

this market sucks

[BlueWolf]

PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, July 22, 2022

Well, it wasn’t exactly a banner week, but the good news is that we now have seven picks beating the major indices. Only two of these are in the green, but a couple are pretty close. Our top three spots remain unchanged this week with BillyJoe’s UTHR in first, Minni17’s OGN in second, and Jiesen’s QDEL in third. Keep up the good work market beaters. See you next week.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, July 22, 2022
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss
Remembering 💔Riverbabe And Karel💔
1	BillyJoe	UTHR	Long	2/1/2022	$201.87	$ 225.45		11.68%
2	Minni17	OGN	Long	2/1/2022	$31.91	$ 31.96		0.16%
3	Jiesen	QDEL	Long	2/1/2022	$103.36	$ 103.26		-0.10%
4	Mr. Market	TLPPF	Long	2/1/2022	$4.90	$ 4.85		-1.02%
5	Antioch	GRBK	Long	5/25/2022	$21.93	$ 25.20	20.00%	-4.24%
6	Antioch’s Dad	AAPL	Long	5/25/2022	$140.81	$ 154.09	20.00%	-8.80%
7	Blind Squirrel	HZO	Long	2/1/2022	$47.06	$ 42.85		-8.95%
8	Dow	DIA	Long	2/1/2022	$351.08	$ 319.06		-9.12%
9	S&P	SPY	Long	2/1/2022	$449.91	$ 395.09		-12.18%
10	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/1/2022	$363.05	$ 301.99		-16.82%
11	BlueWolf	DOCN	Long	2/1/2022	$57.34	$ 39.16		-31.71%
12	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/1/2022	$6.18	$ 3.99		-35.44%
13	Tiedyed1	AUPH	Long	2/1/2022	$16.66	$ 10.37		-37.76%
14	JohnHenry	RBLX	Long	2/1/2022	$65.86	$ 39.40		-40.18%
15	Peanuts	OZON	Long	2/1/2022	$20.67	$ 11.60		-43.88%
16	Louetta	GBTC	Long	2/1/2022	$26.24	$ 14.48		-44.82%
17	Vixtt’s	SFT	Long	2/1/2022	$2.29	$ 1.02		-55.46%

[minni17]

Wooo Man. The huge guy's TLPPF has shot up the list like a rocket. Watch out.