Announcing the bigger and better than ever, 2025 Pick of the Year (PotY) contest!

[BlueWolf]

This might work. I uploaded the table as a JPEG image. Is this readable?

[BlueWolf]

OK, I’m gonna try one more time to post the standings. Unfortunately, it looks like the formatting info is now getting stripped, so the table will be less readable. I apologize for this, but I haven’t figured out a way to fix this yet.

	2025 PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, Mar 7
#	Contestant	Stock	L or S	Start	Open	Current	Penalty	Gain/Loss
In Loving Memory of Riverbabe And Karel
1	Antioch	BJ	Long	2/3/2025	$99.05	$ 115.50		16.61%
2	Minni17	ATAT	Long	2/3/2025	$27.41	$ 30.11		9.85%
3	BillyJoe	BP	Long	2/3/2025	$31.06	$ 32.07		3.25%
4	Massimo	XBOTF	Long	2/3/2025	$0.259	$ 0.26		-1.51%
5	Dow	DIA	Long	2/3/2025	$445.39	$ 428.26		-3.85%
6	S&P	SPY	Long	2/3/2025	$601.82	$ 575.92		-4.30%
7	Antioch’s Dad	SPY	Long	2/3/2025	$601.82	$ 575.92		-4.30%
8	NASDAQ	QQQ	Long	2/3/2025	$522.29	$ 491.79		-5.84%
9	Louetta	ORCL	Long	2/3/2025	$170.06	$ 157.47		-7.40%
10	Jimmy W	RXRX	Long	2/3/2025	$7.24	$ 6.59		-8.98%
11	Jiesen	BBAI	Long	2/3/2025	$4.24	$ 3.34		-21.23%
12	JohnHenry	VNET	Long	2/19/2025	$13.04	$ 11.47	20.00%	-26.70%
13	Blue Wolf	PSTG	Long	2/3/2025	$67.79	$ 49.22		-27.39%
14	Molly	ANET	Long	2/3/2025	$115.23	$ 83.36		-27.66%
15	Mr. Market	VST	Long	2/3/2025	$168.03	$ 114.32		-31.96%
16	Peanuts	RUM	Long	2/3/2025	$12.38	$ 8.38		-32.31%

[BlueWolf]

This is a test post. My posts seem to keep disappearing. Let’s see if this one sticks.

[mrmarket]

Testing testing testing

[Louetta]

That's readable. Amazing what's happened to old favorites like ANET and VST.

[BlueWolf]

Is everybody?s neck OK. That was quite a whiplash in the market. Nasty, nasty stuff. Needless to say, there were a lot of reversal in our picks as a result. I did my best to convert a slightly abbreviated version of the standings chart (missing some columns) into text so I could post it. It?s probably going to be pretty difficult to read because the spacing will be lost, but with a little mental interpolation, you should be able to get the gist of it.

2025 PotY Contest Standings As of Market Close, Feb 28
# Contestant Stock Current Penalty Gain/Loss


1 Jiesen BBAI $5.16 +21.70%
2 Minni17 ATAT $30.71 +12.04%
3 BillyJoe BP $33.12 +6.63%
4 Jimmy W RXRX $7.51 +3.73%
5 Antioch BJ $101.26 +2.23%
6 Massimo XBOTF $0.2634 +1.70%
7 S&P SPY $594.18 -1.27%
8 Antioch?s Dad SPY $594.18 -1.27%
9 Dow DIA $438.37 -1.58%
10 Louetta ORCL $166.06 -2.35%
11 NASDAQ QQQ $508.17 -2.70%
12 Molly ANET $93.05 -19.25%
13 Mr. Market4 VST $133.66 -20.45%
14 Blue Wolf PSTG $52.47 -22.60%
15 Peanuts RUM $9.32 -24.72
16 JohnHenry VNET $11.73 20.00%. -25.04%

[mrmarket]

Sorry I don't know what the issue is...I know Richard wanted to switch over to a new server. Hang in there...at least we know what everyone's picks are!

[BlueWolf]

Glad to know it is not just me and that it can be reproduced.

[jiesen]

I can press it, but then it takes me to a bunch of error codes instead of an advanced editor page.

[BlueWolf]

Can anyone else press ?Go Advanced? while posting a new message? I cannot.

[Louetta]

I have an unofficial Yahoo portfolio made up. Shows Jiesen's BBAI +60%, Jimmy W RXRX +28%, Massimo XBOTF +19%. I have no price info on VNET which was added late. 6 picks are in plus territory, 6 in minus.

[BlueWolf]

Also can?t go into advanced mode while creating a post.

[BlueWolf]

I can?t even post the diagnostic message I?m getting. I can only post directly typed in text. The question marks are being substituted for single quotes.

[mrmarket]

Don't know.

[BlueWolf]

Can?t seem to post the leaderboard this week. Not sure what?s up.