Rules for Pick of The Year (PoTY) 2022

[BlueWolf]

PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, May 13, 2022

Well, we still have three picks beating the indices, but only one pick in the green. What can I say. It’s grim out there, and word is that we’re headed into a recession. Ugh. This contest is turning into survival of the fittest. We’ll see.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, May 13, 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	$ 34.94		9.50%
2	Jiesen	QDEL	Long	2/1/2022	$103.36	$ 100.60		-2.67%
3	Blind Squirrel	HZO	Long	2/1/2022	$47.06	$ 43.39		-7.80%
4	Dow	DIA	Long	2/1/2022	$351.08	$ 322.23		-8.22%
5	BillyJoe	UTHR	Long	2/1/2022	$201.87	$ 183.44		-9.13%
6	S&P	SPY	Long	2/1/2022	$449.91	$ 401.72		-10.71%
7	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/1/2022	$363.05	$ 301.94		-16.83%
8	Louetta	GBTC	Long	2/1/2022	$26.24	$ 19.70		-24.92%
9	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/1/2022	$6.18	$ 4.45		-27.99%
10	Tiedyed1	AUPH	Long	2/1/2022	$16.66	$ 11.17		-32.95%
11	BlueWolf	DOCN	Long	2/1/2022	$57.34	$ 37.80		-34.08%
12	Peanuts	OZON	Long	2/1/2022	$20.67	$ 11.60		-43.88%
13	Mr. Market	TLPPF	Long	2/1/2022	$4.90	$ 2.69		-45.10%
14	Vixtt’s	SFT	Long	2/1/2022	$2.29	$ 1.20		-47.60%
15	JohnHenry	RBLX	Long	2/1/2022	$65.86	$ 32.97		-49.94%

[antioch6]

Can you put me and my dad in with the 20% penalty? I want GRBK and my dad wants AAPL.

[BlueWolf]

Can you put me and my dad in with the 20% penalty? I want GRBK and my dad wants AAPL.

John Henry, is this OK?

[jiesen]

John Henry, is this OK?

He has a history of going in with the handicap... I'd say let him in with the penalty-- that's been the rule for a while now.

Also, could be exciting, if Antioch pulls out a win even with a -20% penalty out the gate!

[billyjoe]

Happy New Year!

You have until January 30, 2022 up to 11:59 PM PST to make a pick – Starting price will be January 31, 2022 closing price (per Google, unless it's shown that the Google price is incorrect). The contest will start on February 1, 2022. Any stocks trading on the NASDAQ, AMEX, NYSE or, OTC – Long or short.

We welcome IPOs if picked by the end of January 30, 2022 – Starting price will be the closing price of the IPO.

Picks submitted after January 30, 2022 are welcome – A 20% penalty of the closing price.

Short share price – Price when delisted plus a 20% penalty of the closing price.

A reverse split, split, or, symbol change – OK if you let us know prior to or on January 30, 2022. A 20% penalty for the extra research after January 30, 2022.

BlueWolf will continue to provide weekly comments and updates. Thank you BlueWolf.

Discussions and concerns are welcome. Good Luck!

Rules don't mention any additional penalties other than the 20%.

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

[BlueWolf]

OK, I’m adding Antioch and his dad with the 20% penalty. Since the request was made yesterday during market hours. I’ll use today’s opening price. If John Henry objects later, we’ll deal with it, but I can’t imagine why he would mind.

[BlueWolf]

PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, May 27, 2022

Sorry about missing last week’s update, but things are pretty hectic in my life right now. It’s a long story. Anyway, the market showed some gains this week and pushed three picks above the indices and into the green. Minni17’s OGN remains comfortably in first place followed by BillyJoe’s bottle rocket UTHR (what a week!) and Jiesen’s QDEL. Here’s hoping the market can build on these gains.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, May 27, 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	$ 38.90		21.91%
2	BillyJoe	UTHR	Long	2/1/2022	$201.87	$ 235.83		16.82%
3	Jiesen	QDEL	Long	2/1/2022	$103.36	$ 103.45		0.09%
4	Dow	DIA	Long	2/1/2022	$351.08	$ 332.07		-5.41%
5	Antioch	GRBK	Long	5/25/2022	$21.93	$ 24.58	20.00%	-6.60%
6	S&P	SPY	Long	2/1/2022	$449.91	$ 415.26		-7.70%
7	Antioch’s Dad	AAPL	Long	5/25/2022	$140.81	$ 149.64	20.00%	-11.44%
8	Blind Squirrel	HZO	Long	2/1/2022	$47.06	$ 41.60		-11.60%
9	BlueWolf	DOCN	Long	2/1/2022	$57.34	$ 50.58		-11.79%
10	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/1/2022	$6.18	$ 5.30		-14.24%
11	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/1/2022	$363.05	$ 309.10		-14.86%
12	Louetta	GBTC	Long	2/1/2022	$26.24	$ 18.96		-27.74%
13	Tiedyed1	AUPH	Long	2/1/2022	$16.66	$ 11.93		-28.39%
14	Mr. Market	TLPPF	Long	2/1/2022	$4.90	$ 3.05		-37.76%
15	Peanuts	OZON	Long	2/1/2022	$20.67	$ 11.60		-43.88%
16	JohnHenry	RBLX	Long	2/1/2022	$65.86	$ 31.81		-51.70%
17	Vixtt’s	SFT	Long	2/1/2022	$2.29	$ 1.07		-53.28%

[jiesen]

Sorry about missing last week’s update, but things are pretty hectic in my life right now. It’s a long story. Anyway, the market showed some gains this week and pushed three picks above the indices and into the green. Minni17’s OGN remains comfortably in first place followed by BillyJoe’s bottle rocket UTHR (what a week!) and Jiesen’s QDEL. Here’s hoping the market can build on these gains.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, May 27, 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	$ 38.90		21.91%
2	BillyJoe	UTHR	Long	2/1/2022	$201.87	$ 235.83		16.82%
3	Jiesen	QDEL	Long	2/1/2022	$103.36	$ 103.45		0.09%
4	Dow	DIA	Long	2/1/2022	$351.08	$ 332.07		-5.41%
5	Antioch	GRBK	Long	5/25/2022	$21.93	$ 24.58	20.00%	-6.60%
6	S&P	SPY	Long	2/1/2022	$449.91	$ 415.26		-7.70%
7	Antioch’s Dad	AAPL	Long	5/25/2022	$140.81	$ 149.64	20.00%	-11.44%
8	Blind Squirrel	HZO	Long	2/1/2022	$47.06	$ 41.60		-11.60%
9	BlueWolf	DOCN	Long	2/1/2022	$57.34	$ 50.58		-11.79%
10	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/1/2022	$6.18	$ 5.30		-14.24%
11	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/1/2022	$363.05	$ 309.10		-14.86%
12	Louetta	GBTC	Long	2/1/2022	$26.24	$ 18.96		-27.74%
13	Tiedyed1	AUPH	Long	2/1/2022	$16.66	$ 11.93		-28.39%
14	Mr. Market	TLPPF	Long	2/1/2022	$4.90	$ 3.05		-37.76%
15	Peanuts	OZON	Long	2/1/2022	$20.67	$ 11.60		-43.88%
16	JohnHenry	RBLX	Long	2/1/2022	$65.86	$ 31.81		-51.70%
17	Vixtt’s	SFT	Long	2/1/2022	$2.29	$ 1.07		-53.28%

Congrats on the winning picks, Minni and Billyjoe! Doing great in a tough market!

[BlueWolf]

PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, June 3, 2022

Well, so much for any market recovery as the market quickly followed its up week with another downer as jobs data came in mixed and rumors of another rate hike rattled investors. We still have two picks in the green and beating the three indices, which is a bit of a minor miracle. Minni17’s OGN remained in first place followed by BillyJoe’s UTHR in second. In third place this week is Antioch’s GRBK despite a 20% late penalty, although given the start the market has gotten off to this year, picking later in the year may prove to be an advantage even with a 20% penalty. Only time will tell.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, June 3, 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	$ 37.18		16.52%
2	BillyJoe	UTHR	Long	2/1/2022	$201.87	$ 228.64		13.26%
3	Dow	DIA	Long	2/1/2022	$351.08	$ 329.35		-6.19%
4	Antioch	GRBK	Long	5/25/2022	$21.93	$ 24.35	20.00%	-7.47%
5	S&P	SPY	Long	2/1/2022	$449.91	$ 410.54		-8.75%
6	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/1/2022	$6.18	$ 5.54		-10.36%
7	Jiesen	QDEL	Long	2/1/2022	$103.36	$ 89.94		-12.98%
8	Blind Squirrel	HZO	Long	2/1/2022	$47.06	$ 40.51		-13.92%
9	Antioch’s Dad	AAPL	Long	5/25/2022	$140.81	$ 145.38	20.00%	-13.96%
10	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/1/2022	$363.05	$ 306.20		-15.66%
11	BlueWolf	DOCN	Long	2/1/2022	$57.34	$ 47.67		-16.86%
12	Louetta	GBTC	Long	2/1/2022	$26.24	$ 19.26		-26.60%
13	Tiedyed1	AUPH	Long	2/1/2022	$16.66	$ 11.38		-31.69%
14	Mr. Market	TLPPF	Long	2/1/2022	$4.90	$ 2.98		-39.11%
15	Peanuts	OZON	Long	2/1/2022	$20.67	$ 11.60		-43.88%
16	JohnHenry	RBLX	Long	2/1/2022	$65.86	$ 30.00		-54.45%
17	Vixtt’s	SFT	Long	2/1/2022	$2.29	$ 1.01		-55.90%

[BlueWolf]

Well, here’s another week gone by and guess what? The market is down! Big! What a surprise. They’re going to be some great buying opportunities here some day, but right now trying to call bottom is like catching a falling knife. As for the contest, Minni17’s OGN and BillyJoe’s UTHR remain our only two green entries. Jiesen’s QDEL is now in third place, and despite being in the red, is still ahead of all three market indices. Keep the faith, and don’t look at your 401K statements.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, June 10, 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	$ 35.46		11.13%
2	BillyJoe	UTHR	Long	2/1/2022	$201.87	$ 220.65		9.30%
3	Jiesen	QDEL	Long	2/1/2022	$103.36	$ 97.49		-5.68%
4	Dow	DIA	Long	2/1/2022	$351.08	$ 314.37		-10.46%
5	S&P	SPY	Long	2/1/2022	$449.91	$ 389.80		-13.36%
6	Antioch	GRBK	Long	5/25/2022	$21.93	$ 22.45	20.00%	-14.69%
7	Blind Squirrel	HZO	Long	2/1/2022	$47.06	$ 39.61		-15.83%
8	Antioch’s Dad	AAPL	Long	5/25/2022	$140.81	$ 137.13	20.00%	-18.84%
9	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/1/2022	$363.05	$ 288.84		-20.44%
10	BlueWolf	DOCN	Long	2/1/2022	$57.34	$ 42.45		-25.97%
11	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/1/2022	$6.18	$ 4.51		-27.02%
12	Louetta	GBTC	Long	2/1/2022	$26.24	$ 18.68		-28.81%
13	Tiedyed1	AUPH	Long	2/1/2022	$16.66	$ 11.69		-29.83%
14	Mr. Market	TLPPF	Long	2/1/2022	$4.90	$ 2.92		-40.50%
15	Peanuts	OZON	Long	2/1/2022	$20.67	$ 11.60		-43.88%
16	JohnHenry	RBLX	Long	2/1/2022	$65.86	$ 27.76		-57.85%
17	Vixtt’s	SFT	Long	2/1/2022	$2.29	$ 0.77		-66.51%

[BlueWolf]

PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, June 17, 2022

Well another week and another round of market bloodletting. At least we still have three picks beating the indices, although we have a new leader this week. BillyJoe’s UTHR moved into first place by holding its own against the sinking tide. Our previous leader for the past several weeks, Minni17’s OGN, is still in the green in second place. In third place is Jiesen’s surging QDEL, which actually had a pretty decent week. Keep up the good work, leaders. See you next week. Same firesign, same fire station.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, June 17, 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	$ 219.38		8.67%
2	Minni17	OGN	Long	2/1/2022	$31.91	$ 33.17		3.95%
3	Jiesen	QDEL	Long	2/1/2022	$103.36	$ 101.06		-2.23%
4	Dow	DIA	Long	2/1/2022	$351.08	$ 298.72		-14.91%
5	S&P	SPY	Long	2/1/2022	$449.91	$ 365.86		-18.68%
6	Blind Squirrel	HZO	Long	2/1/2022	$47.06	$ 37.09		-21.19%
7	Antioch’s Dad	AAPL	Long	5/25/2022	$140.81	$ 131.56	20.00%	-22.14%
8	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/1/2022	$363.05	$ 274.69		-24.34%
9	BlueWolf	DOCN	Long	2/1/2022	$57.34	$ 41.96		-26.82%
10	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/1/2022	$6.18	$ 4.45		-27.99%
11	Antioch	GRBK	Long	5/25/2022	$21.93	$ 17.65	20.00%	-32.93%
12	Tiedyed1	AUPH	Long	2/1/2022	$16.66	$ 10.63		-36.19%
13	Mr. Market	TLPPF	Long	2/1/2022	$4.90	$ 2.75		-43.88%
14	Peanuts	OZON	Long	2/1/2022	$20.67	$ 11.60		-43.88%
15	Louetta	GBTC	Long	2/1/2022	$26.24	$ 12.47		-52.48%
16	JohnHenry	RBLX	Long	2/1/2022	$65.86	$ 26.87		-59.20%
17	Vixtt’s	SFT	Long	2/1/2022	$2.29	$ 0.64		-72.17%

[jiesen]

Well another week and another round of market bloodletting. At least we still have three picks beating the indices, although we have a new leader this week. BillyJoe’s UTHR moved into first place by holding its own against the sinking tide. Our previous leader for the past several weeks, Minni17’s OGN, is still in the green in second place. In third place is Jiesen’s surging QDEL, which actually had a pretty decent week. Keep up the good work, leaders. See you next week. Same firesign, same fire station.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, June 17, 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	$ 219.38		8.67%
2	Minni17	OGN	Long	2/1/2022	$31.91	$ 33.17		3.95%
3	Jiesen	QDEL	Long	2/1/2022	$103.36	$ 101.06		-2.23%
4	Dow	DIA	Long	2/1/2022	$351.08	$ 298.72		-14.91%
5	S&P	SPY	Long	2/1/2022	$449.91	$ 365.86		-18.68%
6	Blind Squirrel	HZO	Long	2/1/2022	$47.06	$ 37.09		-21.19%
7	Antioch’s Dad	AAPL	Long	5/25/2022	$140.81	$ 131.56	20.00%	-22.14%
8	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/1/2022	$363.05	$ 274.69		-24.34%
9	BlueWolf	DOCN	Long	2/1/2022	$57.34	$ 41.96		-26.82%
10	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/1/2022	$6.18	$ 4.45		-27.99%
11	Antioch	GRBK	Long	5/25/2022	$21.93	$ 17.65	20.00%	-32.93%
12	Tiedyed1	AUPH	Long	2/1/2022	$16.66	$ 10.63		-36.19%
13	Mr. Market	TLPPF	Long	2/1/2022	$4.90	$ 2.75		-43.88%
14	Peanuts	OZON	Long	2/1/2022	$20.67	$ 11.60		-43.88%
15	Louetta	GBTC	Long	2/1/2022	$26.24	$ 12.47		-52.48%
16	JohnHenry	RBLX	Long	2/1/2022	$65.86	$ 26.87		-59.20%
17	Vixtt’s	SFT	Long	2/1/2022	$2.29	$ 0.64		-72.17%

I think the big story here is the indices... all 3 down between 15 and 25%! What a brutal first half of the year!!! Let's hope we see a turnaround at least sometime in the second half!

[Louetta]

Well another week and another round of market bloodletting. At least we still have three picks beating the indices, although we have a new leader this week. BillyJoe’s UTHR moved into first place by holding its own against the sinking tide. Our previous leader for the past several weeks, Minni17’s OGN, is still in the green in second place. In third place is Jiesen’s surging QDEL, which actually had a pretty decent week. Keep up the good work, leaders. See you next week. Same firesign, same fire station.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, June 17, 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	$ 219.38		8.67%
2	Minni17	OGN	Long	2/1/2022	$31.91	$ 33.17		3.95%
3	Jiesen	QDEL	Long	2/1/2022	$103.36	$ 101.06		-2.23%
4	Dow	DIA	Long	2/1/2022	$351.08	$ 298.72		-14.91%
5	S&P	SPY	Long	2/1/2022	$449.91	$ 365.86		-18.68%
6	Blind Squirrel	HZO	Long	2/1/2022	$47.06	$ 37.09		-21.19%
7	Antioch’s Dad	AAPL	Long	5/25/2022	$140.81	$ 131.56	20.00%	-22.14%
8	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/1/2022	$363.05	$ 274.69		-24.34%
9	BlueWolf	DOCN	Long	2/1/2022	$57.34	$ 41.96		-26.82%
10	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/1/2022	$6.18	$ 4.45		-27.99%
11	Antioch	GRBK	Long	5/25/2022	$21.93	$ 17.65	20.00%	-32.93%
12	Tiedyed1	AUPH	Long	2/1/2022	$16.66	$ 10.63		-36.19%
13	Mr. Market	TLPPF	Long	2/1/2022	$4.90	$ 2.75		-43.88%
14	Peanuts	OZON	Long	2/1/2022	$20.67	$ 11.60		-43.88%
15	Louetta	GBTC	Long	2/1/2022	$26.24	$ 12.47		-52.48%
16	JohnHenry	RBLX	Long	2/1/2022	$65.86	$ 26.87		-59.20%
17	Vixtt’s	SFT	Long	2/1/2022	$2.29	$ 0.64		-72.17%

JohnHenry and Vixtt are making it tough for me to complete my first to last run.

[BlueWolf]

PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, June 24, 2022

As Gomer Pyle used to say, surprise, surprise, surprise! The market actually had an up week, and a pretty strong one at that. It wasn’t enough to break any indice downtrends, but it felt good for the longs all the same. As for the contest, the order remains the same as last week: BillyJoe’s UTHR is in first place followed by Minni17’s OGN and Jiesen’s QDEL. UTHR and OGN remain the only two picks in the green, but QDEL is getting close. The top three picks are the only ones that are beating all three indices. Here’s hoping that the market continues it’s upward trend next week so that a few more picks can approach break even.

	PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, June 24, 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	$ 238.95		18.37%
2	Minni17	OGN	Long	2/1/2022	$31.91	$ 35.86		12.38%
3	Jiesen	QDEL	Long	2/1/2022	$103.36	$ 100.18		-3.08%
4	Dow	DIA	Long	2/1/2022	$351.08	$ 315.02		-10.27%
5	S&P	SPY	Long	2/1/2022	$449.91	$ 390.08		-13.30%
6	Antioch’s Dad	AAPL	Long	5/25/2022	$140.81	$ 141.66	20.00%	-16.16%
7	BlueWolf	DOCN	Long	2/1/2022	$57.34	$ 47.75		-16.72%
8	Blind Squirrel	HZO	Long	2/1/2022	$47.06	$ 38.43		-18.34%
9	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/1/2022	$363.05	$ 294.61		-18.85%
10	Antioch	GRBK	Long	5/25/2022	$21.93	$ 19.52	20.00%	-25.82%
11	Tiedyed1	AUPH	Long	2/1/2022	$16.66	$ 11.20		-32.77%
12	Massimo	IPA	Long	2/1/2022	$6.18	$ 4.15		-32.93%
13	Mr. Market	TLPPF	Long	2/1/2022	$4.90	$ 2.88		-41.22%
14	Peanuts	OZON	Long	2/1/2022	$20.67	$ 11.60		-43.88%
15	JohnHenry	RBLX	Long	2/1/2022	$65.86	$ 36.42		-44.70%
16	Louetta	GBTC	Long	2/1/2022	$26.24	$ 13.85		-47.22%
17	Vixtt’s	SFT	Long	2/1/2022	$2.29	$ 0.91		-60.23%

[mrmarket]

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.