We’re two months into the CEO.CA stock picking contest and there is definitely a storm brewing. It appears the average user is not performing as well as we had expected.
As of yesterday, at market close, the average user gain/loss was -9%. That’s not what we like to hear when the TSX Venture Composite Index is up 1.15% year to date, but do not fret, there are still ten months to go and a heck of a lot more news releases to come.
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Still congratulations to the top three current performers:
1. @medvic1 (+138.7%)
2. @SeaOfGreen (+100.7%)
3. @Copperhead5 (+89%)
We'll have to wait and see if @HMcDuckHughes maintains the rightful seat on the throne. A sly little shoutout to @rawhide who’s only down 76.7%. We can understand it’s a tough market. Hopefully, you'll emerge from these rough waters and secure a spot among the top performers by year's end.
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Let’s take a dive into the top 2024 stock contest picks posted in our previous article and below to see what their current returns are (as of Feb 29th close):
$NILI: -33%
$BIG: +2.44%
$MDMA: +23.33%
$VPT: -11.29%
$AMQ: +8.33%
$EMO: -11.11%
$GRAT: +3.57%
$HUT: -31.31%
$BRW: -47.47%
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Below is a list of the top performers within the 2024 Stock Picking Contest. Although crypto-related stocks ($BLOX, $METX, $BTCW) are in the top 3, mining stocks and other categories are not far behind.
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With PDAC just around the corner, the sentiment could change and bump some of those underperformers into winners. Keep checking in on the leaderboard to see where you stand: https://ceo.ca/?tab=stockpickingcontest&sub_tab=2024
Good luck to everyone, and may the markets favor us all.