Rules for Pick of The Year (PoTY) 2024

[Louetta]

"Stop the presses! Batten down the hatches!! Man the ramparts!!! [Insert your favorite vociferation here]!!!! We have big changes on the leaderboard. After months of holding down the first spot, we have a new leader … and that leader is … [drum roll] … Molly’s ARM! That’s right, the new leader is same as the old leader. We’ve come full cycle from the early days of the contest when ARM ruled supreme. The new leaderboard looks like this: Molly’s ARM in 1st, BillyJoe’s MNKD in 2nd, and Mr. Market’s CLRPF in 3rd. What a ride it’s been. There’s only a little more than two weeks remaining, but what other changes are we going to see? We’ll just have to wait."

Thank the good Lord.

[billyjoe]

Watch out for Mankind! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oygmqzUl-Yg


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

[jiesen]

Watch out for Mankind! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oygmqzUl-Yg


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

Oh, man, Mick Foley! I do remember that guy's matches. What a beast! The things he'd do to entertain the crowd... nobody else went as far as he did. It's amazing that he's still alive!

[Louetta]

Watch out for Mankind! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oygmqzUl-Yg


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

Looks like MKND. Molly is preparing a concession speech.

Merry Christmas to all! Happy holidays.

[BlueWolf]

My apologies for disappearing for the last two weeks, but the holidays and the usual familial Christmas time drama garnered all of my attention. I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas. Now, onto the PotY contest …

Oh my, oh my! Changes, changes, changes!! As the markets hover on the brink of exhaustion and a major correction, we have a complete shake up on our leaderboard. The new order is as follows: BillyJoe’s MNKD in 1st, Molly’s ARM in 2nd, and Antioch’s TSM in 3rd. Welcome to the leaderboard Antioch!

Only two days left, pickers. Will ARM surge back into 1st? Will NVDA drop to 1/3 of its value and vault into 1st? Will ChatGPT ask to be in next year’s contest? Will the fruit cake my cousin sent me ever arrive? These are the secrets of the universe, and only time and some good investigative reporting will reveal the truth. Good luck with the last two days, pickers.

	2024 PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, Dec 27
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss
💔Riverbabe And Karel We Miss You 💔
1	BillyJoe	MNKD	Long	1/29/2024	$3.35	$ 6.82		103.58%
2	Molly	ARM	Long	1/29/2024	$71.17	$ 129.20		81.54%
3	Antioch	TSM	Long	1/29/2024	$117.26	$ 201.63		71.95%
4	Mr. Market	CLRPF	Long	1/29/2024	$1.655	$ 2.71		63.44%
5	Minni17	HALO	Long	1/29/2024	$34.21	$ 48.13		40.69%
6	Jimmy W	XMTR	Long	1/29/2024	$32.27	$ 44.18		36.91%
7	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	1/29/2024	$423.81	$ 522.56		23.30%
8	S&P	SPY	Long	1/29/2024	$487.41	$ 595.01		22.08%
9	Dow	DIA	Long	1/29/2024	$381.09	$ 430.00		12.83%
10	Blue Wolf	MNDY	Long	1/29/2024	$208.63	$ 233.22		11.79%
11	Antioch’s Dad	$Treasury Bill$	Long	1/29/2024	$1.00	$ 1.05		4.78%
12	Gary611	KVUE	Long	1/29/2024	$20.84	$ 21.53		3.31%
13	Louetta	DKNG	Long	1/29/2024	$38.48	$ 37.92		-1.46%
14	JohnHenry	FROG	Long	1/29/2024	$32.90	$ 29.56		-10.15%
15	Peanuts	JMPLY	Long	1/29/2024	$42.10	$ 33.51		-20.42%
16	Massimo	TMGEF	Long	1/29/2024	$0.2005	$ 0.1341		-33.12%
17	Jiesen	NVDA	Short	1/29/2024	$61.03	$ 137.01		-124.49%

[Louetta]

Looks like MKND. Molly is preparing a concession speech.

Merry Christmas to all! Happy holidays.

Molly's speech is ready. Happy New Year everyone!

[mrmarket]

Quite a year...and actually not bad for the stock market...I really don't know how much longer it can ascend at this clip...5 out of 6 years of pretty insane returns. I'm not into predicting, but I know that gravity is undeniable.

• 2024 22.08%
• 2023 24.23%
• 2022 (18.11%)
• 2021: 26.89%
• 2020: 18.40%
• 2019: 31.74%
• 2018 -4.41%

[BlueWolf]

Well it’s over, it’s over, it’s all over. The standings are unofficial until certified by John Henry, but here is the final leaderboard:

1st: BillyJoe’s MNKD
2nd: Molly’s ARM
3rd: Antioch’s TSM

Congratulations to our 2024 winners! Huzzah! Here are the complete final results:

	2024 PotY FINAL Contest Standings As of Market Close, Dec 31
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss
💔Riverbabe And Karel We Miss You 💔
1	BillyJoe	MNKD	Long	1/29/2024	$3.35	$ 6.43		91.94%
2	Molly	ARM	Long	1/29/2024	$71.17	$ 123.36		73.33%
3	Antioch	TSM	Long	1/29/2024	$117.26	$ 197.46		68.40%
4	Mr. Market	CLRPF	Long	1/29/2024	$1.655	$ 2.71		63.44%
5	Minni17	HALO	Long	1/29/2024	$34.21	$ 47.81		39.75%
6	Jimmy W	XMTR	Long	1/29/2024	$32.27	$ 42.66		32.20%
7	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	1/29/2024	$423.81	$ 511.23		20.63%
8	S&P	SPY	Long	1/29/2024	$487.41	$ 586.08		20.24%
9	Blue Wolf	MNDY	Long	1/29/2024	$208.63	$ 235.44		12.85%
10	Dow	DIA	Long	1/29/2024	$381.09	$ 425.50		11.65%
11	Antioch’s Dad	$Treasury Bill$	Long	1/29/2024	$1.00	$ 1.05		4.78%
12	Gary611	KVUE	Long	1/29/2024	$20.84	$ 21.35		2.45%
13	Louetta	DKNG	Long	1/29/2024	$38.48	$ 37.20		-3.33%
14	JohnHenry	FROG	Long	1/29/2024	$32.90	$ 29.41		-10.61%
15	Peanuts	JMPLY	Long	1/29/2024	$42.10	$ 33.09		-21.41%
16	Massimo	TMGEF	Long	1/29/2024	$0.2005	$ 0.1347		-32.84%
17	Jiesen	NVDA	Short	1/29/2024	$61.03	$ 134.29		-120.04%

Happy new year to one and all!

[JohnHenry]

Well it’s over, it’s over, it’s all over. The standings are unofficial until certified by John Henry, but here is the final leaderboard:

1st: BillyJoe’s MNKD
2nd: Molly’s ARM
3rd: Antioch’s TSM

Congratulations to our 2024 winners! Huzzah! Here are the complete final results:

	2024 PotY FINAL Contest Standings As of Market Close, Dec 31
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss
Riverbabe And Karel We Miss You 
1	BillyJoe	MNKD	Long	1/29/2024	$3.35	$ 6.43		91.94%
2	Molly	ARM	Long	1/29/2024	$71.17	$ 123.36		73.33%
3	Antioch	TSM	Long	1/29/2024	$117.26	$ 197.46		68.40%
4	Mr. Market	CLRPF	Long	1/29/2024	$1.655	$ 2.71		63.44%
5	Minni17	HALO	Long	1/29/2024	$34.21	$ 47.81		39.75%
6	Jimmy W	XMTR	Long	1/29/2024	$32.27	$ 42.66		32.20%
7	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	1/29/2024	$423.81	$ 511.23		20.63%
8	S&P	SPY	Long	1/29/2024	$487.41	$ 586.08		20.24%
9	Blue Wolf	MNDY	Long	1/29/2024	$208.63	$ 235.44		12.85%
10	Dow	DIA	Long	1/29/2024	$381.09	$ 425.50		11.65%
11	Antioch’s Dad	$Treasury Bill$	Long	1/29/2024	$1.00	$ 1.05		4.78%
12	Gary611	KVUE	Long	1/29/2024	$20.84	$ 21.35		2.45%
13	Louetta	DKNG	Long	1/29/2024	$38.48	$ 37.20		-3.33%
14	JohnHenry	FROG	Long	1/29/2024	$32.90	$ 29.41		-10.61%
15	Peanuts	JMPLY	Long	1/29/2024	$42.10	$ 33.09		-21.41%
16	Massimo	TMGEF	Long	1/29/2024	$0.2005	$ 0.1347		-32.84%
17	Jiesen	NVDA	Short	1/29/2024	$61.03	$ 134.29		-120.04%

Happy new year to one and all!

Happy New Year!

Congratulations to BillyJoe. The 2024 Pick of The Year Winner with a whopping 91.94 percent.

Molly in Second Place with a huge gain of 73.33 percent.
Antioch in Third Place with nice gain of 68.40 percent.

Thank you everyone for participating.

Many thanks to BlueWolf for running the contest and the weekly updates.

[billyjoe]

Somewhere Riverbabe is looking down upon us. She posted about MNKD in her RiverBabe's Baby Biotech thread in 2010. Incidentally, Riverbabe and Mrs. billyjoe both had similar hospital chemistry lab jobs. Mrs. billy for 42 years. Riverbabe went on get a PhD and had varied interests in Patent law etc.

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

[BlueWolf]

Somewhere Riverbabe is looking down upon us. She posted about MNKD in her RiverBabe's Baby Biotech thread in 2010. Incidentally, Riverbabe and Mrs. billyjoe both had similar hospital chemistry lab jobs. Mrs. billy for 42 years. Riverbabe went on get a PhD and had varied interests in Patent law etc.

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

Wow, this web site seems to attract some smart and talented people.

[Louetta]

Many thanks to BlueWolf for running the contest and the weekly updates.

Indeed, thank you!

[jiesen]

Many thanks to BlueWolf for running the contest and the weekly updates.

Indeed, thank you!

Yes, thank you BlueWolf for the fun and exciting 2024 PoTY contest! Congrats to Billyjoe, Molly and Antioch for the amazing picks!

You all are HUUUUUGGGGGEEEEE!!!!

[billyjoe]

Thanks to BlueWolf and, Jiesen, I'm really looking forward to your next pick!

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

[mrmarket]

Congrats to Billy Joe...great pick! Thank you Bluewolf and John Henry for running the contest. Best of luck to all in 2025.