Silicon Investor - 2024 Biotech Charity Contest

[technetium] Another obituary/blast from the past: beyondchron.org It came to mind because ...

technetium — 8/30/2025 2:12:41 PM

Another obituary/blast from the past:

beyondchron.org

It came to mind because the Alameda County Community Food Bank sent me a solicitation for money/donation.

[keokalani'nui] Bulbaman was the glue here at SI from its early years. Am so sorry to hear this...

keokalani'nui — 3/10/2025 8:41:54 PM

Bulbaman was the glue here at SI from its early years. Am so sorry to hear this news.

[technetium] Fare you well. youtube.com

technetium — 2/21/2025 7:41:09 PM

[technetium] I am very sad to learn that he passed away. Thank you for letting us know. I’m ...

technetium — 2/21/2025 3:19:22 PM

I am very sad to learn that he passed away. Thank you for letting us know.

I’m glad that I was able to keep this contest running for a few more years after he passed the torch, but it was his inspiration to donate funds to charity while we each posted our best guesses as to what might thrive in the future that kept this message board running over the years, and kept the conversations going between a variety of individuals who would probably never meet in real life.

Thank you Marty for setting up a great adventure for all of us.

;-(

[FiloF] Thanks for posting that great tribute, Jim. Marty was quite a unique guy, and s...

FiloF — 2/18/2025 2:29:13 PM

Thanks for posting that great tribute, Jim. Marty was quite a unique guy, and seemed liked a really good dude. RIP

[Steve Lokness] Wow! Nice read. His influence even reached the PNW where winning one time meant ...

Steve Lokness — 2/15/2025 5:29:37 PM

Wow! Nice read. His influence even reached the PNW where winning one time meant a difference to the local food bank community. He made a difference. A positive difference.

[A.J. Mullen] I wish I had known him better! Thanks for posting, Ashley

A.J. Mullen — 2/14/2025 6:24:57 PM

[rkrw] This is the obit for Bulbaman AKA Marty or Marty AKA Bulbaman, the founder of th...

rkrw — 2/14/2025 5:29:16 PM

This is the obit for Bulbaman AKA Marty or Marty AKA Bulbaman, the founder of the SI Biotech Charity contest

berkeleyside.org

[kathleen] My sister's house didn't burn, but the Eaton fire came really close. My niece is...

kathleen — 2/7/2025 2:00:06 PM

My sister's house didn't burn, but the Eaton fire came really close. My niece is doing better. I was so worried. She got some new clothes from a donation site. She's back at work at another site. Her sisters started a GoFundme for her. It made her feel better that she got so many donations. Some parents at the school she was teaching, started a GoFundme for the teachers whose places burned and collected quite a bit.
Such a catastrophic event for so many.

[kathleen] I'm so sorry. That must have been a beautiful place. Are you okay?

kathleen — 2/7/2025 1:37:47 PM

[Arthur Radley] Marty: For those of you who missed this article back in 2015---obviously he woul...

Arthur Radley — 2/6/2025 6:05:16 PM

Marty:
For those of you who missed this article back in 2015---obviously he would be someone you would like to be around, often!

'To the man who has been taking my Wall Street Journal'

[rkrw] Sad news today, I found out Marty passed away last night. Marty was one of a kin...

rkrw — 2/6/2025 1:17:44 PM

Sad news today, I found out Marty passed away last night. Marty was one of a kind and a remarkably nice guy.

This is from the San Francisco Chronicle in 1989 and, a badge of honor for him, when he was fighting against rising housing costs in Berkeley.

Marty Schiffenbauer does not appear to be a man who could rile up a city so easily.

Short, sprouting a mass of curly 'hair and a beard, he is a 51-year-old aging hippie who rides a bicycle and does not have a conventional job. A car, he says,would be "unecological," and besides, he thinks it is a waste of money.

Asked about what he really wants of life, he grabs the Wall Street Journal, points to a line and appropriates it. "I want to be the antithesis of Donald Trump," Schiffenbauer says.

[technetium] Stunning photo amidst utter devastation. Best wishes.

technetium — 1/27/2025 5:16:10 PM

[diegosan] Very sorry for you. Diego

diegosan — 1/18/2025 11:48:35 PM

[Aloner] My Home in Malibu... ain't here no more [graphic]

Aloner — 1/17/2025 10:18:48 PM

My Home in Malibu... ain't here no more

[technetium] I’m very sorry to hear that. I know fires are normal in California, but somethin...

technetium — 1/15/2025 5:19:36 PM

I’m very sorry to hear that. I know fires are normal in California, but something on this scale is unimaginable.

It won’t get better any time soon, as the fires aren’t out yet, and there is no place else for most people to go. Supposedly, landlords aren’t allowed to increase rents by more than 10% in California during an emergency, such as this one, but I’ve read that hasn’t stopped bidding wars on places to stay.

If you go to charitynavigator.org and search on Los Angeles fires, it will give you a list of reputable places to donate money.

It can also indicate where you can go for help

I’ve already donated to the LA fire department foundation.

charitynavigator.org

[Bladerunner17] Thank you Tecnetium for all your work during the year. Bladerunner

Bladerunner17 — 1/12/2025 6:23:23 PM

[kathleen] Thank you Tecnetium for hosting the contest. I donated to Tomato's charity. I tr...

kathleen — 1/11/2025 6:35:23 PM

Thank you Tecnetium for hosting the contest. I donated to Tomato's charity. I tried to donate to West End House but they asked too many questions.

I wanted to post my niece's GoFund.me page but can't get the link to work. Her apartment and the school she was working at, in Pacific Palisades, burned down. She lost all her things and her job. She has Tourette's and worked very hard to overcome all the problems it caused her. She is very discouraged and despondent. My sister's house is very close to the Eaton Fire, but hasn't burned yet.

[technetium] Thank you, and thanks again. To everyone who participated.

technetium — 1/7/2025 1:27:08 PM

[ErikOtto] Thank you again for running the contest. I donated to West End House.

ErikOtto — 1/6/2025 1:50:29 PM

[technetium] westendhouse.org

technetium — 1/6/2025 11:02:49 AM

[Tomato] I ushered at the Circle Star Theater in San Carlos and saw Judy Garland circa 19...

Tomato — 1/4/2025 9:18:52 PM

I ushered at the Circle Star Theater in San Carlos and saw Judy Garland circa 1964 (who might have been on drugs).

Saw The Lovin' Spoonful at the Greek in 1966. Ears rang for days afterwards.

The Stones at Winterland or was it the Filmore? (too stoned to remember anything about the concert, except it was loud).

Wish I'd seen Dylan. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend the DVD The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan live at the Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965.

I guess we're off topic, although Owsley Stanley around that time had an LSD producing lab near Berkeley, in Orinda...and he was a pioneer in biotech....sort of. :-)

[technetium] I paid $160/month for rent. My major hobbies were bicycling, jogging, and white...

technetium — 1/4/2025 5:08:32 PM

I paid $160/month for rent. My major hobbies were bicycling, jogging, and white water rafting. Occasionally skiing on weekdays, using a discount coupon from a local supermarket. (Not sure why they offered discount ski passes, other than to draw in shoppers.)

And friends of mine sang a cappella music, so I got to hear them practice and attended a few of their concerts.

Served as an unpaid usher for the Nutcracker Suite in SF, guiding flocks of school children into the correct aisle.

Not very expensive.

Went to a bunch of rock concerts in Berkeley and SF, including the US Festival in Southern California in 1982.

$40 for twenty bands in three days, Got up to 113 degrees in the shade, but it was a dry heat, and they made sure that water was plentiful, including showers. Thank you Steve Wozniak, Apple cofounder.

[Tomato] Speaking of guilt, I forgot to thank you for all your hard work running the cont...

Tomato — 1/4/2025 2:01:45 PM

Speaking of guilt, I forgot to thank you for all your hard work running the contest!

And speaking of Berkeley and rent, here's an article you might be interested in:

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/berkeley-housing-unit-adus-20012244.php

$2700 for rent? When I went to Cal the rent for a 1 bedroom apt was $125.

[technetium] Tomato, Congratulations!!! Don’t feel guilty about your win. The only time I w...

technetium — 1/4/2025 1:15:35 PM

Tomato, Congratulations!!! Don’t feel guilty about your win. The only time I won, I squeaked by at the last minute.

I donated $200 to your charity. I tried to name it in honor of you, but they wanted an e-mail address, and wouldn’t accept a link to this website instead.

FWIW, I have a PHD from UC Berkeley, so am familiar with Alameda county. Fortunately, I lived in a rent controlled apartment at the time, long ago, so my living expenses were minimal.

There is a vast disparity in the well being of residents of Alameda depending upon where they live and their circumstances.

[A.J. Mullen] Congratulations to Tomato. I'm donating to his and Technetium's charities, and t...

A.J. Mullen — 1/2/2025 3:14:01 PM

Congratulations to Tomato. I'm donating to his and Technetium's charities, and thank them both for good nominations.

[BulbaMan] I just donated to Tomato's charity (Alameda County Community Food Bank) and to T...

BulbaMan — 1/2/2025 2:16:05 PM

I just donated to Tomato's charity (Alameda County Community Food Bank) and to Technetium's charity (West End House).
All the best to my biotech investor buddies in 2025!
Peace & good health,
Bulba

[Steve Lokness] <<<< interest seems to be dwindling anyway due to the sector being so tough.>>>>...

Steve Lokness — 1/2/2025 12:39:45 PM

<<<< interest seems to be dwindling anyway due to the sector being so tough.>>>>

It has been a long and fun ride. Thanks to all who contributed to it.

Todays biotech enthusiasm and the comment above (as contrary indicator) suggest to me that now is maybe a time to put a little money into biotechs. My take is that as prices have drifted down on many biotechs they might be ripe for take over. Couple to this the huge amount of data generated by AI in this field may result in some money making possibilities. I will miss the contest!

[ErikOtto] I tried posting this yesterday but for some reason it didn't go through. Congra...

ErikOtto — 1/1/2025 2:42:22 PM

I tried posting this yesterday but for some reason it didn't go through.

Congrats to Tomato for the win and thanks so much to Technetium for running the contest. Sad to see the end of the contest but interest seems to be dwindling anyway due to the sector being so tough. I found Tomato's charity but not Technetiums- Gwen would you mind reposting your charity of choice? I have donated to Tomato's but I would like to contribute to yours as well.

Good luck in 2025 everyone - I can be found on X at the handle @erikotto2.

[Tomato] Thanks. I feel guilty that I won after you were kicking tuchus for most of the ...

Tomato — 12/31/2024 8:54:41 PM

Thanks. I feel guilty that I won after you were kicking tuchus for most of the year...and when you were overdue for a win.

And thanks to rkrw and Mark Baum, ceo of HROW for making my win possible.

[BulbaMan] Gwen, Many, many thanks for keeping the Contest going for a few more years after...

BulbaMan — 12/31/2024 8:39:57 PM

Gwen,
Many, many thanks for keeping the Contest going for a few more years after I retired.
I will of course donate to your charity and to Tomato's charity.
All the best in 2025!
Peace & good health,
Bulba

[BulbaMan] Mazel Tov, Tomato! Close to a 50% gain in a tough biotech year is commendable. A...

BulbaMan — 12/31/2024 8:34:50 PM

Mazel Tov, Tomato!
Close to a 50% gain in a tough biotech year is commendable.
And I hope you had a great 2024 in the real world.
All the best in 2025!
Peace & good health,
Bulba

[technetium] Well the last two days of trading weren’t all that special. The indices were do...

technetium — 12/31/2024 7:52:47 PM

Well the last two days of trading weren’t all that special. The indices were down. At the end of the year, the S&P Biotech Index was in the black for the year (+$980), which was OK, though tiny compared to a $100k invested in the NASDAQ Composite (yielding +$27k).

Only KATHLEEN managed to make money in the last two days of the year (thanks to positions in the second, third, and fourth place stocks for those days), everyone else in the red.
Now in terms of the portfolio final rankings, all of them from 1st to 17th were unchanged from the end of last week.
Which means the TOMATO held on to their first place position, returning +$47k. They were joined by five other portfolios that made money for the year: BLADERUNNER (+$33k), ALONER (+$31k), BULBAMAN (+$28k), ERIKOTTO (+$23k), and TRACE I11 (+$17k), showing that with luck or foresight you can make a decent return investing in Biotech. Most of the fourth quarter was disappointing, as when it started the best portfolio was returning +$90k, and more than half contestant portfolios were in the black.
It’s been an interesting run. I hope that the contestants enjoyed reading the interim status reports and associated discussions as much as we did writing them.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2024 Biotech Charity Stock Picking Contest Final Report
					*From*	To
				Recent	12/27/24	12/31/2024 FINAL
				YTD	12/31/2023	12/31/2024 FINAL
Index Portfolios’ Performance
				*Symbol*	*Recent P/L*	*Recent %*	*YTD P/L*
				^IXIC	-$2,739.53	-2.1%	$28,641.24
				^NBI	-$1,042.00	-1.0%	-$1,371.88
				^SPSIBI	-$1,345.15	-1.3%	$983.52
Share Performance
*Recent Performance*						*YTD Performance*
	Top Five			Bottom Five			Top Five			Bottom 5
Symbol		P/L / Initial Price	Symbol		P/L / Initial Price	Symbol		YTD P/L / Initial Price	Symbol		YTD P/L/ Initial Price
CDTX		20.1%	KZIA		-29.6%	CRVS		204.0%	GRTS		-100.0%
SCYX		9.5%	ACRS		-23.8%	HROW		199.6%	CNSP		-99.8%
ONVO		8.4%	TARA		-12.3%	CRDF		193.2%	TCON		-99.1%
CRVS		8.0%	JSPR		-11.0%	TARA		181.6%	EYEN		-93.0%
VYNE		7.7%	ATYR		-8.5%	JSPR		171.0%	GLYC		-89.4%
Average and Median Portfolio Performance
	*Recent P/L*						*YTD P/L*
	Avg.	Median					Avg	Median
	-$954.26	-$829.36	RAJU_BIJLEE				-$3,281.41	-$12,606.36	STEVE LOKNESS
Top Nine Portfolio Performances
*Top Recent Performers*						*Top YTD Performers*
Contestant (Prev. Rank)			Recent P/L	P/L vs. ^SPSIBI	YTD P/L (Rank)	Contestant (Prev. Rank)		YTD P/L	vs. Top Portfolio	P/L vs. ^SPSIBI	Rec. P/L (Rank)
1 - KATHLEEN (3)			$618.85	$1,964.00	-$20,035.77 (12)	1 - TOMATO (1)		$46,721.30	——	$45,737.79	-$1,943.41 (15)
2 - JR_95 (1)			-$20.39	$1,324.75	-$3,030.28 (7)	2 - BLADERUNNER (2)		$33,215.79	$13,505.51	$32,232.27	-$555.73 (6)
3 - ARTHUR RADLEY (7)			-$63.05	$1,282.09	-$45,547.61 (17)	3 - ALONER (3)		$30,775.40	$15,945.90	$29,791.88	-$1,974.77 (16)
4 - DART LANZER (5)			-$284.48	$1,060.67	-$38,382.43 (16)	4 - BULBAMAN (4)		$28,370.20	$18,351.10	$27,386.69	-$2,320.38 (17)
5 - STEVE LOKNESS (16)			-$436.84	$908.30	-$12,606.36 (9)	5 - ERIKOTTO (5)		$23,250.16	$23,471.14	$22,266.64	-$1,903.17 (14)
6 - BLADERUNNER (6)			-$555.73	$789.41	$33,215.79 (2)	6 - TRACE I11 (6)		$17,169.81	$29,551.49	$16,186.29	-$621.72 (8)
7 - NOTABOT (8)			-$586.96	$758.18	-$24,134.62 (13)	7 - JR_95 (7)		-$3,030.28	$49,751.58	-$4,013.80	-$20.39 (2)
8 - TRACE I11 (14)			-$621.72	$723.42	$17,169.81 (6)	8 - JACK HARTMANN (8)		-$4,802.05	$51,523.36	-$5,785.57	-$988.93 (10)
9 - RAJU_BIJLEE (9)			-$829.36	$515.78	-$16,224.15 (10)	9 - STEVE LOKNESS (9)		-$12,606.36	$59,327.66	-$13,589.88	-$436.84 (5)
Top Portfolios’ Contents
*Top Recent Performance Portfolio (KATHLEEN)*						*Top YTD Performance Portfolio (TOMATO)*
Symbol (Rank)	Initial Allocation	Value/Total \| ROI	YTD Stock P/L	Recent Stock P/L	% Current Price Change for $1,000 P/L	Symbol (Rank)	Initial Allocation	Value/Total \| ROI	YTD Stock P/L	Recent Stock P/L	% Current Price Change for $1,000 P/L
CNSP	10.00%	0.0% \| -99.8%	-$9,981.04	$1.18	5274.1%	BTAI	10.00%	0.9% \| -87.3%	-$8,732.54	-$67.46	78.9%
CRVS	10.00%	38.0% \| 204.0%	$20,397.73	$795.45	3.3%	CCCC	10.00%	4.3% \| -36.3%	-$3,628.32	-$336.28	15.7%
ITRM	10.00%	11.2% \| -10.2%	-$1,015.23	-$659.90	11.1%	HROW	20.00%	40.8% \| 199.6%	$39,910.71	$89.29	1.7%
LXRX	10.00%	6.0% \| -51.7%	-$5,173.20	-$228.10	20.7%	NVAX	10.00%	11.4% \| 67.5%	$6,750.00	-$500.00	6.0%
ONVO	10.00%	5.2% \| -58.6%	-$5,856.76	$836.94	24.1%	NVCT	10.00%	4.4% \| -35.1%	-$3,513.19	$227.82	15.4%
PSTV	10.00%	8.2% \| -34.3%	-$3,428.57	-$57.14	15.2%	OCUL	10.00%	13.1% \| 91.5%	$9,147.98	$224.22	5.2%
SCYX	10.00%	6.8% \| -45.7%	-$4,573.99	$945.29	18.4%	TARA	10.00%	19.2% \| 181.6%	$18,158.50	-$1,226.60	3.6%
SLDB	10.00%	8.1% \| -34.9%	-$3,485.34	-$390.88	15.4%	TCON	10.00%	0.1% \| -99.1%	-$9,908.05	$0.00	1087.6%
VERU	10.00%	11.3% \| -9.7%	-$965.28	-$351.39	11.1%	TERN	10.00%	5.8% \| -14.6%	-$1,463.79	-$354.39	11.7%
VERV	10.00%	5.1% \| -59.5%	-$5,954.09	-$272.60	24.7%

Other Numbers: Contestant stock selections alphabetically and by return:

Stock	# Portfolios	Initial Investment	Initial Share Price ($)	Current Share Price ($)	YTD %Change
ACRS	1	$5,000.00	$1.0500	$2.7300	160.0%
AFMD	1	$20,000.00	$6.2500	$1.2900	-79.4%
AKYA	1	$15,000.00	$4.8800	$2.3900	-51.0%
ALLO	1	$10,000.00	$3.2100	$2.1900	-31.8%
ALNY	1	$5,000.00	$196.8700	$237.9700	20.9%
ALT	2	$22,500.00	$11.2500	$7.6700	-31.8%
AMGN	1	$11,111.11	$288.0200	$262.6500	-8.8%
AMLX	2	$22,500.00	$14.7200	$3.8700	-73.7%
APGE	1	$10,000.00	$27.9400	$45.8100	64.0%
ARDX	1	$10,000.00	$6.2000	$5.2100	-16.0%
ARGX	1	$10,000.00	$380.4300	$626.3100	64.6%
ARWR	2	$20,000.00	$30.6000	$18.9600	-38.0%
ATYR	2	$25,000.00	$1.4100	$3.7400	165.2%
AUPH	1	$10,000.00	$8.9900	$9.2000	2.3%
AVIR	1	$5,000.00	$3.0500	$3.3300	9.2%
BCAB	1	$10,000.00	$2.4600	$0.6380	-74.1%
BEAM	1	$10,000.00	$27.2200	$26.5900	-2.3%
BGNE	1	$10,000.00	$180.3600	$181.8900	0.8%
BLUE	1	$10,000.00	$27.6000	$8.7800	-68.2%
BNTX	3	$26,111.11	$105.5400	$113.9500	8.0%
BRNS	1	$10,000.00	$3.6900	$1.0600	-71.3%
BTAI	1	$10,000.00	$2.9500	$0.3938	-86.7%
CBUS	1	$10,000.00	$19.6400	$2.3600	-88.0%
CCCC	1	$10,000.00	$5.6500	$3.7900	-32.9%
CDTX	1	$20,000.00	$15.8800	$23.6900	49.2%
CLRB	1	$10,000.00	$2.7700	$0.3088	-88.9%
CLSD	1	$5,000.00	$1.1700	$0.9500	-18.8%
CMPS	1	$10,000.00	$8.7500	$3.9900	-54.4%
CNSP	1	$10,000.00	$63.5000	$0.1129	-99.8%
CRDF	1	$20,000.00	$1.4800	$4.3200	191.9%
CRIS	2	$20,000.00	$12.7500	$3.2500	-74.5%
CRSP	1	$11,111.11	$62.6000	$40.0200	-36.1%
CRVS	2	$30,000.00	$1.7600	$5.2100	196.0%
CU6.AX	1	$20,000.00	$1.2943	$2.6437	104.3%
CYTH	1	$10,000.00	$1.5900	$0.5980	-62.4%
CYTK	1	$10,000.00	$83.4900	$47.3600	-43.3%
DSGN	1	$10,000.00	$2.6500	$6.2500	135.8%
EDIT	1	$11,111.11	$10.1300	$1.2100	-88.1%
ENTA	1	$20,000.00	$9.4100	$6.0100	-36.1%
EOLS	1	$10,000.00	$10.5300	$11.0900	5.3%
EXAI	1	$10,000.00	$6.4100	$4.8400	-24.5%
EYEN	1	$20,000.00	$2.0800	$0.0942	-95.5%
FHTX	1	$10,000.00	$6.4500	$4.8200	-25.3%
FRLN	1	$20,000.00	$6.3700	$6.5000	2.0%
GILD	1	$11,111.11	$81.0100	$94.1100	16.2%
GLTO	1	$10,000.00	$18.0000	$5.1500	-71.4%
GLYC	3	$30,000.00	$2.3600	$0.2364	-90.0%
GRTS	1	$10,000.00	$2.0400	$0.0000	-100.0%
GTHX	1	$20,000.00	$3.0500	$7.1500	134.4%
HALO	1	$10,000.00	$36.9600	$48.1300	30.2%
HROW	1	$20,000.00	$11.2000	$33.5000	199.1%
IMCR	1	$10,000.00	$68.3200	$29.1800	-57.3%
IMMP	1	$10,000.00	$2.4000	$2.0100	-16.3%
IMTX	1	$10,000.00	$10.5300	$7.1300	-32.3%
IMUX	1	$12,500.00	$1.5000	$1.0300	-31.3%
INSM	1	$10,000.00	$30.9900	$69.6100	124.6%
IONS	1	$11,111.11	$50.5900	$35.9100	-29.0%
IOVA	3	$42,500.00	$8.1300	$7.3700	-9.3%
ITRM	1	$10,000.00	$1.9700	$1.9000	-3.6%
JSPR	1	$10,000.00	$7.8900	$22.2500	182.0%
KALV	1	$20,000.00	$12.2500	$8.5300	-30.4%
KRYS	1	$15,000.00	$124.0600	$159.2900	28.4%
KZIA	1	$20,000.00	$4.3950	$3.0700	-30.1%
LAB	1	$10,000.00	$2.2793	$1.8200	-20.2%
LPTX	1	$10,000.00	$4.1450	$2.9500	-28.8%
LQDA	2	$20,000.00	$12.0300	$11.5700	-3.8%
LRMR	2	$25,000.00	$4.5500	$3.9600	-13.0%
LXRX	1	$10,000.00	$1.5300	$0.7734	-49.5%
MRNA	5	$41,111.11	$99.4500	$40.1300	-59.6%
NBIX	2	$22,500.00	$131.7600	$139.4400	5.8%
NERV	1	$12,500.00	$6.1500	$2.2600	-63.3%
NTLA	1	$10,000.00	$30.4900	$11.9700	-60.7%
NVAX	1	$10,000.00	$4.8000	$8.2800	72.5%
NVCR	1	$10,000.00	$14.9300	$30.7000	105.6%
NVCT	1	$10,000.00	$8.3400	$5.2200	-37.4%
OABI	1	$5,000.00	$6.1700	$3.5900	-41.8%
OCUL	4	$45,000.00	$4.4600	$8.4400	89.2%
ONT.L	1	$12,500.00	$2.6510	$1.5968	-39.8%
ONVO	1	$10,000.00	$1.1100	$0.3670	-66.9%
PACB	1	$12,500.00	$9.8100	$1.8600	-81.0%
PFE	1	$10,000.00	$28.7900	$26.6200	-7.5%
PMN	1	$10,000.00	$1.1500	$0.9000	-21.7%
PSTV	1	$10,000.00	$1.7500	$1.1600	-33.7%
PYXS	1	$5,000.00	$1.8000	$1.5900	-11.7%
RARE	1	$5,000.00	$47.8200	$43.4200	-9.2%
REGN	2	$31,111.11	$878.2900	$712.4000	-18.9%
REPL	1	$10,000.00	$8.4300	$12.2600	45.4%
ROIV	1	$10,000.00	$11.2300	$11.8000	5.1%
RVNC	3	$42,500.00	$8.7900	$3.0600	-65.2%
SCLP.L	1	$12,500.00	$0.1337	$0.1384	3.5%
SCYX	2	$20,000.00	$2.2300	$0.9992	-55.2%
SEER	1	$10,000.00	$1.9400	$2.2600	16.5%
SERA	1	$5,000.00	$5.9800	$8.0000	33.8%
SLDB	1	$10,000.00	$6.1400	$4.2400	-30.9%
SNGX	1	$10,000.00	$12.1600	$2.8900	-76.2%
SPRO	1	$10,000.00	$1.4700	$1.0300	-29.9%
STRO	1	$10,000.00	$4.2900	$1.8900	-55.9%
STTK	1	$10,000.00	$7.1300	$1.2400	-82.6%
SYRE	1	$10,000.00	$21.5200	$23.6700	10.0%
TARA	1	$10,000.00	$1.8751	$5.5100	193.9%
TCON	2	$20,000.00	$3.5020	$0.0322	-99.1%
TDOC	1	$12,500.00	$21.5500	$9.4500	-56.1%
TERN	1	$10,000.00	$6.4900	$5.7700	-11.1%
TLX.AX	1	$15,000.00	$6.8665	$15.5200	126.0%
TMDX	1	$10,000.00	$81.0800	$61.0200	-24.7%
TMO	1	$12,500.00	$530.7900	$526.0700	-0.9%
TNYA	1	$10,000.00	$3.2400	$1.5000	-53.7%
TPST	1	$15,000.00	$4.4000	$0.8410	-80.9%
TWST	2	$17,500.00	$36.8600	$48.1650	30.7%
URGN	1	$10,000.00	$15.0000	$10.7600	-28.3%
VERU	1	$10,000.00	$0.7200	$0.6758	-6.1%
VERV	1	$10,000.00	$13.9400	$6.0200	-56.8%
VINC	1	$5,000.00	$1.1800	$0.1940	-83.6%
VIR	1	$20,000.00	$10.0600	$7.4650	-25.8%
VKTX	4	$42,500.00	$18.6100	$41.1600	121.2%
VRTX	2	$23,611.11	$406.8900	$408.7600	0.5%
VYNE	1	$10,000.00	$2.3300	$3.1700	36.1%
XENE	1	$12,500.00	$46.0600	$38.8300	-15.7%
ZLAB	1	$10,000.00	$27.3300	$26.6100	-2.6%
ZYXI	1	$10,000.00	$10.8900	$8.2100	-24.6%

Stock	2024 % Change	# Portfolios	Initial Investment	Initial Share Price ($)	Current Share Price ($)
HROW	199.1%	1	$20,000.00	$11.2000	$33.5000
CRVS	196.0%	2	$30,000.00	$1.7600	$5.2100
TARA	193.9%	1	$10,000.00	$1.8751	$5.5100
CRDF	191.9%	1	$20,000.00	$1.4800	$4.3200
JSPR	182.0%	1	$10,000.00	$7.8900	$22.2500
ATYR	165.2%	2	$25,000.00	$1.4100	$3.7400
ACRS	160.0%	1	$5,000.00	$1.0500	$2.7300
DSGN	135.8%	1	$10,000.00	$2.6500	$6.2500
GTHX	134.4%	1	$20,000.00	$3.0500	$7.1500
TLX.AX	126.0%	1	$15,000.00	$6.8665	$15.5200
INSM	124.6%	1	$10,000.00	$30.9900	$69.6100
VKTX	121.2%	4	$42,500.00	$18.6100	$41.1600
NVCR	105.6%	1	$10,000.00	$14.9300	$30.7000
CU6.AX	104.3%	1	$20,000.00	$1.2943	$2.6437
OCUL	89.2%	4	$45,000.00	$4.4600	$8.4400
NVAX	72.5%	1	$10,000.00	$4.8000	$8.2800
ARGX	64.6%	1	$10,000.00	$380.4300	$626.3100
APGE	64.0%	1	$10,000.00	$27.9400	$45.8100
CDTX	49.2%	1	$20,000.00	$15.8800	$23.6900
REPL	45.4%	1	$10,000.00	$8.4300	$12.2600
VYNE	36.1%	1	$10,000.00	$2.3300	$3.1700
SERA	33.8%	1	$5,000.00	$5.9800	$8.0000
TWST	30.7%	2	$17,500.00	$36.8600	$48.1650
HALO	30.2%	1	$10,000.00	$36.9600	$48.1300
KRYS	28.4%	1	$15,000.00	$124.0600	$159.2900
ALNY	20.9%	1	$5,000.00	$196.8700	$237.9700
SEER	16.5%	1	$10,000.00	$1.9400	$2.2600
GILD	16.2%	1	$11,111.11	$81.0100	$94.1100
SYRE	10.0%	1	$10,000.00	$21.5200	$23.6700
AVIR	9.2%	1	$5,000.00	$3.0500	$3.3300
BNTX	8.0%	3	$26,111.11	$105.5400	$113.9500
NBIX	5.8%	2	$22,500.00	$131.7600	$139.4400
EOLS	5.3%	1	$10,000.00	$10.5300	$11.0900
ROIV	5.1%	1	$10,000.00	$11.2300	$11.8000
SCLP.L	3.5%	1	$12,500.00	$0.1337	$0.1384
AUPH	2.3%	1	$10,000.00	$8.9900	$9.2000
FRLN	2.0%	1	$20,000.00	$6.3700	$6.5000
BGNE	0.8%	1	$10,000.00	$180.3600	$181.8900
VRTX	0.5%	2	$23,611.11	$406.8900	$408.7600
TMO	-0.9%	1	$12,500.00	$530.7900	$526.0700
BEAM	-2.3%	1	$10,000.00	$27.2200	$26.5900
ZLAB	-2.6%	1	$10,000.00	$27.3300	$26.6100
ITRM	-3.6%	1	$10,000.00	$1.9700	$1.9000
LQDA	-3.8%	2	$20,000.00	$12.0300	$11.5700
VERU	-6.1%	1	$10,000.00	$0.7200	$0.6758
PFE	-7.5%	1	$10,000.00	$28.7900	$26.6200
AMGN	-8.8%	1	$11,111.11	$288.0200	$262.6500
RARE	-9.2%	1	$5,000.00	$47.8200	$43.4200
IOVA	-9.3%	3	$42,500.00	$8.1300	$7.3700
TERN	-11.1%	1	$10,000.00	$6.4900	$5.7700
PYXS	-11.7%	1	$5,000.00	$1.8000	$1.5900
LRMR	-13.0%	2	$25,000.00	$4.5500	$3.9600
XENE	-15.7%	1	$12,500.00	$46.0600	$38.8300
ARDX	-16.0%	1	$10,000.00	$6.2000	$5.2100
IMMP	-16.3%	1	$10,000.00	$2.4000	$2.0100
CLSD	-18.8%	1	$5,000.00	$1.1700	$0.9500
REGN	-18.9%	2	$31,111.11	$878.2900	$712.4000
LAB	-20.2%	1	$10,000.00	$2.2793	$1.8200
PMN	-21.7%	1	$10,000.00	$1.1500	$0.9000
EXAI	-24.5%	1	$10,000.00	$6.4100	$4.8400
ZYXI	-24.6%	1	$10,000.00	$10.8900	$8.2100
TMDX	-24.7%	1	$10,000.00	$81.0800	$61.0200
FHTX	-25.3%	1	$10,000.00	$6.4500	$4.8200
VIR	-25.8%	1	$20,000.00	$10.0600	$7.4650
URGN	-28.3%	1	$10,000.00	$15.0000	$10.7600
LPTX	-28.8%	1	$10,000.00	$4.1450	$2.9500
IONS	-29.0%	1	$11,111.11	$50.5900	$35.9100
SPRO	-29.9%	1	$10,000.00	$1.4700	$1.0300
KZIA	-30.1%	1	$20,000.00	$4.3950	$3.0700
KALV	-30.4%	1	$20,000.00	$12.2500	$8.5300
SLDB	-30.9%	1	$10,000.00	$6.1400	$4.2400
IMUX	-31.3%	1	$12,500.00	$1.5000	$1.0300
ALLO	-31.8%	1	$10,000.00	$3.2100	$2.1900
ALT	-31.8%	2	$22,500.00	$11.2500	$7.6700
IMTX	-32.3%	1	$10,000.00	$10.5300	$7.1300
CCCC	-32.9%	1	$10,000.00	$5.6500	$3.7900
PSTV	-33.7%	1	$10,000.00	$1.7500	$1.1600
CRSP	-36.1%	1	$11,111.11	$62.6000	$40.0200
ENTA	-36.1%	1	$20,000.00	$9.4100	$6.0100
NVCT	-37.4%	1	$10,000.00	$8.3400	$5.2200
ARWR	-38.0%	2	$20,000.00	$30.6000	$18.9600
ONT.L	-39.8%	1	$12,500.00	$2.6510	$1.5968
OABI	-41.8%	1	$5,000.00	$6.1700	$3.5900
CYTK	-43.3%	1	$10,000.00	$83.4900	$47.3600
LXRX	-49.5%	1	$10,000.00	$1.5300	$0.7734
AKYA	-51.0%	1	$15,000.00	$4.8800	$2.3900
TNYA	-53.7%	1	$10,000.00	$3.2400	$1.5000
CMPS	-54.4%	1	$10,000.00	$8.7500	$3.9900
SCYX	-55.2%	2	$20,000.00	$2.2300	$0.9992
STRO	-55.9%	1	$10,000.00	$4.2900	$1.8900
TDOC	-56.1%	1	$12,500.00	$21.5500	$9.4500
VERV	-56.8%	1	$10,000.00	$13.9400	$6.0200
IMCR	-57.3%	1	$10,000.00	$68.3200	$29.1800
MRNA	-59.6%	5	$41,111.11	$99.4500	$40.1300
NTLA	-60.7%	1	$10,000.00	$30.4900	$11.9700
CYTH	-62.4%	1	$10,000.00	$1.5900	$0.5980
NERV	-63.3%	1	$12,500.00	$6.1500	$2.2600
RVNC	-65.2%	3	$42,500.00	$8.7900	$3.0600
ONVO	-66.9%	1	$10,000.00	$1.1100	$0.3670
BLUE	-68.2%	1	$10,000.00	$27.6000	$8.7800
BRNS	-71.3%	1	$10,000.00	$3.6900	$1.0600
GLTO	-71.4%	1	$10,000.00	$18.0000	$5.1500
AMLX	-73.7%	2	$22,500.00	$14.7200	$3.8700
BCAB	-74.1%	1	$10,000.00	$2.4600	$0.6380
CRIS	-74.5%	2	$20,000.00	$12.7500	$3.2500
SNGX	-76.2%	1	$10,000.00	$12.1600	$2.8900
AFMD	-79.4%	1	$20,000.00	$6.2500	$1.2900
TPST	-80.9%	1	$15,000.00	$4.4000	$0.8410
PACB	-81.0%	1	$12,500.00	$9.8100	$1.8600
STTK	-82.6%	1	$10,000.00	$7.1300	$1.2400
VINC	-83.6%	1	$5,000.00	$1.1800	$0.1940
BTAI	-86.7%	1	$10,000.00	$2.9500	$0.3938
CBUS	-88.0%	1	$10,000.00	$19.6400	$2.3600
EDIT	-88.1%	1	$11,111.11	$10.1300	$1.2100
CLRB	-88.9%	1	$10,000.00	$2.7700	$0.3088
GLYC	-90.0%	3	$30,000.00	$2.3600	$0.2364
EYEN	-95.5%	1	$20,000.00	$2.0800	$0.0942
TCON	-99.1%	2	$20,000.00	$3.5020	$0.0322
CNSP	-99.8%	1	$10,000.00	$63.5000	$0.1129
GRTS	-100.0%	1	$10,000.00	$2.0400	$0.0000

And finally the entire contest portfolios giving the individual returns from their picks.

Contestant	Stock Symbol	Initial Shares	Initial Investment	Current Shares	Current Investment	Current Redistrib	Current P/L
A. J. MULLEN	IMUX	8333.33	$12,500.00	8333.33	$12,500.00	$0.00	-$3,916.67
A. J. MULLEN	NBIX	94.87	$12,500.00	94.87	$12,500.00	$0.00	$728.60
A. J. MULLEN	ONT.L	4715.24	$12,500.00	4715.24	$12,500.00	$0.00	-$4,970.48
A. J. MULLEN	PACB	1274.21	$12,500.00	1274.21	$12,500.00	$0.00	-$10,129.97
A. J. MULLEN	SCLP.L	93496.42	$12,500.00	93496.42	$12,500.00	$0.00	$441.66
A. J. MULLEN	TDOC	580.05	$12,500.00	580.05	$12,500.00	$0.00	-$7,018.56
A. J. MULLEN	TWST	339.12	$12,500.00	339.12	$12,500.00	$0.00	$3,833.76
A. J. MULLEN	XENE	271.39	$12,500.00	271.39	$12,500.00	$0.00	-$1,962.11
ALONER	ACRS	4761.90	$5,000.00	4761.90	$5,000.00	$0.00	$8,000.00
ALONER	AFMD	3200.00	$20,000.00	3200.00	$20,000.00	$0.00	-$15,872.00
ALONER	CDTX	1259.45	$20,000.00	1259.45	$20,000.00	$0.00	$9,836.27
ALONER	CLSD	4273.50	$5,000.00	4273.50	$5,000.00	$0.00	-$940.17
ALONER	CRVS	11363.64	$20,000.00	11363.64	$20,000.00	$0.00	$39,204.55
ALONER	KZIA	4550.63	$20,000.00	4550.63	$20,000.00	$0.00	-$6,029.58
ALONER	MRNA	50.28	$5,000.00	50.28	$5,000.00	$0.00	-$2,982.40
ALONER	TWST	135.65	$5,000.00	135.65	$5,000.00	$0.00	$1,533.51
ARTHUR RADLEY	AKYA	3073.77	$15,000.00	3073.77	$15,000.00	$0.00	-$7,653.69
ARTHUR RADLEY	EOLS	949.67	$10,000.00	949.67	$10,000.00	$0.00	$531.81
ARTHUR RADLEY	EYEN	9615.38	$20,000.00	9615.38	$20,000.00	$0.00	-$19,094.23
ARTHUR RADLEY	KALV	1632.65	$20,000.00	1632.65	$20,000.00	$0.00	-$6,073.47
ARTHUR RADLEY	LQDA	831.26	$10,000.00	831.26	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$382.38
ARTHUR RADLEY	OABI	810.37	$5,000.00	810.37	$5,000.00	$0.00	-$2,090.76
ARTHUR RADLEY	STTK	1402.52	$10,000.00	1402.52	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$8,260.87
ARTHUR RADLEY	ZYXI	918.27	$10,000.00	918.27	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$2,460.97
BLADERUNNER	BCAB	4065.04	$10,000.00	4065.04	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$7,406.50
BLADERUNNER	CRDF	13513.51	$20,000.00	13513.51	$20,000.00	$0.00	$38,378.38
BLADERUNNER	CRIS	784.31	$10,000.00	784.31	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$7,450.98
BLADERUNNER	GLYC	4237.29	$10,000.00	4237.29	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$8,998.31
BLADERUNNER	IMMP	4166.67	$10,000.00	4166.67	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$1,625.00
BLADERUNNER	IOVA	2460.02	$20,000.00	2460.02	$20,000.00	$0.00	-$1,869.62
BLADERUNNER	JSPR	1267.43	$10,000.00	1267.43	$10,000.00	$0.00	$18,200.25
BLADERUNNER	REPL	1186.24	$10,000.00	1186.24	$10,000.00	$0.00	$4,543.30
BULBAMAN	CU6.AX	15452.63	$20,000.00	15452.63	$20,000.00	$0.00	$20,852.01
BULBAMAN	CYTH	6289.31	$10,000.00	6289.31	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$6,238.99
BULBAMAN	LRMR	2197.80	$10,000.00	2197.80	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$1,296.70
BULBAMAN	PMN	8695.65	$10,000.00	8695.65	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$2,173.91
BULBAMAN	SNGX	822.37	$10,000.00	822.37	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$7,623.36
BULBAMAN	TCON	2855.51	$10,000.00	2855.51	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$9,908.05
BULBAMAN	TLX.AX	2184.52	$15,000.00	2184.52	$15,000.00	$0.00	$18,903.88
BULBAMAN	VKTX	806.02	$15,000.00	806.02	$15,000.00	$0.00	$18,175.71
DART LANZER	BLUE	362.32	$10,000.00	362.32	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$6,818.84
DART LANZER	CRIS	784.31	$10,000.00	784.31	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$7,450.98
DART LANZER	GRTS	4901.96	$10,000.00	4901.96	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$10,000.00
DART LANZER	HALO	270.56	$10,000.00	270.56	$10,000.00	$0.00	$3,022.19
DART LANZER	IMCR	146.37	$10,000.00	146.37	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$5,728.92
DART LANZER	LPTX	2412.55	$10,000.00	2412.55	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$2,882.99
DART LANZER	LQDA	831.26	$10,000.00	831.26	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$382.38
DART LANZER	MRNA	100.55	$10,000.00	100.55	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$5,964.81
DART LANZER	NBIX	75.90	$10,000.00	75.90	$10,000.00	$0.00	$582.88
DART LANZER	TMDX	123.33	$10,000.00	123.33	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$2,474.10
DEW_DILIGENCE	AVIR	1639.34	$5,000.00	1933.92	$6,275.51	$0.00	$164.44
DEW_DILIGENCE	BNTX	47.38	$5,000.00	61.36	$6,275.51	$0.00	$715.91
DEW_DILIGENCE	ENTA	2125.40	$20,000.00	2524.31	$25,102.04	$0.00	-$9,930.96
DEW_DILIGENCE	FRLN	3139.72	$20,000.00	0.00	$20,000.00	$20,408.16	$408.16
DEW_DILIGENCE	MRNA	50.28	$5,000.00	64.94	$6,275.51	$0.00	-$3,669.50
DEW_DILIGENCE	RVNC	2275.31	$20,000.00	3201.27	$25,102.04	$0.00	-$15,306.15
DEW_DILIGENCE	VIR	1988.07	$20,000.00	2486.80	$25,102.04	$0.00	-$6,538.04
DEW_DILIGENCE	VKTX	268.67	$5,000.00	304.36	$6,275.51	$0.00	$6,252.00
ERIKOTTO	GLTO	555.56	$10,000.00	555.56	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$7,138.89
ERIKOTTO	INSM	322.68	$10,000.00	322.68	$10,000.00	$0.00	$12,462.08
ERIKOTTO	ATYR	10638.30	$15,000.00	10638.30	$15,000.00	$0.00	$24,787.23
ERIKOTTO	LRMR	3296.70	$15,000.00	3296.70	$15,000.00	$0.00	-$1,945.05
ERIKOTTO	OCUL	3363.23	$15,000.00	3363.23	$15,000.00	$0.00	$13,385.65
ERIKOTTO	PYXS	2777.78	$5,000.00	2777.78	$5,000.00	$0.00	-$583.33
ERIKOTTO	SERA	836.12	$5,000.00	836.12	$5,000.00	$0.00	$1,688.96
ERIKOTTO	TNYA	3086.42	$10,000.00	3086.42	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$5,370.37
ERIKOTTO	TPST	3409.09	$15,000.00	3409.09	$15,000.00	$0.00	-$12,132.95
JACK HARTMANN	APGE	357.91	$10,000.00	357.91	$10,000.00	$0.00	$6,395.85
JACK HARTMANN	ARWR	326.80	$10,000.00	326.80	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$3,803.92
JACK HARTMANN	AUPH	1112.35	$10,000.00	1112.35	$10,000.00	$0.00	$233.59
JACK HARTMANN	BNTX	94.75	$10,000.00	94.75	$10,000.00	$0.00	$796.85
JACK HARTMANN	BRNS	2710.03	$10,000.00	2710.03	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$7,127.37
JACK HARTMANN	CMPS	1142.86	$10,000.00	1142.86	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$5,440.00
JACK HARTMANN	MRNA	100.55	$10,000.00	100.55	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$5,964.81
JACK HARTMANN	NVCR	669.79	$10,000.00	669.79	$10,000.00	$0.00	$10,562.63
JACK HARTMANN	PFE	347.34	$10,000.00	358.19	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$465.02
JACK HARTMANN	SYRE	464.68	$10,000.00	464.68	$10,000.00	$0.00	$999.07
JR_95	AMLX	679.35	$10,000.00	679.35	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$7,370.92
JR_95	ARWR	326.80	$10,000.00	326.80	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$3,803.92
JR_95	BGNE	55.44	$10,000.00	55.44	$10,000.00	$0.00	$84.83
JR_95	CLRB	3610.11	$10,000.00	3610.11	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$8,885.20
JR_95	GLYC	4237.29	$10,000.00	4237.29	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$8,998.31
JR_95	ATYR	7092.20	$10,000.00	7092.20	$10,000.00	$0.00	$16,524.82
JR_95	OCUL	2242.15	$10,000.00	2242.15	$10,000.00	$0.00	$8,923.77
JR_95	URGN	666.67	$10,000.00	666.67	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$2,826.67
JR_95	VYNE	4291.85	$10,000.00	4291.85	$10,000.00	$0.00	$3,605.15
JR_95	ZLAB	365.90	$10,000.00	365.90	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$263.45
KATHLEEN	CNSP	157.48	$10,000.00	157.48	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$9,982.22
KATHLEEN	CRVS	5681.82	$10,000.00	5681.82	$10,000.00	$0.00	$19,602.27
KATHLEEN	ITRM	5076.14	$10,000.00	5076.14	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$355.33
KATHLEEN	LXRX	6535.95	$10,000.00	6535.95	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$4,945.10
KATHLEEN	ONVO	9009.01	$10,000.00	9009.01	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$6,693.69
KATHLEEN	PSTV	5714.29	$10,000.00	5714.29	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$3,371.43
KATHLEEN	SCYX	4484.30	$10,000.00	4484.30	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$5,519.28
KATHLEEN	SLDB	1628.66	$10,000.00	1628.66	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$3,094.46
KATHLEEN	VERU	13888.89	$10,000.00	13888.89	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$613.89
KATHLEEN	VERV	717.36	$10,000.00	717.36	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$5,681.49
NOTABOT	AMGN	38.58	$11,111.11	39.18	$11,111.11	$0.00	-$820.37
NOTABOT	BNTX	105.28	$11,111.11	105.28	$11,111.11	$0.00	$885.39
NOTABOT	CRSP	177.49	$11,111.11	177.49	$11,111.11	$0.00	-$4,007.81
NOTABOT	EDIT	1096.85	$11,111.11	1096.85	$11,111.11	$0.00	-$9,783.92
NOTABOT	GILD	137.16	$11,111.11	140.15	$11,111.11	$0.00	$2,078.37
NOTABOT	IONS	219.63	$11,111.11	219.63	$11,111.11	$0.00	-$3,224.18
NOTABOT	MRNA	111.73	$11,111.11	111.73	$11,111.11	$0.00	-$6,627.56
NOTABOT	REGN	12.65	$11,111.11	12.65	$11,111.11	$0.00	-$2,098.65
NOTABOT	VRTX	27.31	$11,111.11	27.31	$11,111.11	$0.00	$51.06
RAJU_BIJLEE	ALLO	3115.26	$10,000.00	3115.26	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$3,177.57
RAJU_BIJLEE	ALT	888.89	$10,000.00	888.89	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$3,182.22
RAJU_BIJLEE	ARDX	1612.90	$10,000.00	1612.90	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$1,596.77
RAJU_BIJLEE	CBUS	509.16	$10,000.00	509.16	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$8,798.37
RAJU_BIJLEE	GLYC	4237.29	$10,000.00	4237.29	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$8,998.31
RAJU_BIJLEE	IMTX	949.67	$10,000.00	949.67	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$3,228.87
RAJU_BIJLEE	IOVA	1230.01	$10,000.00	1230.01	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$934.81
RAJU_BIJLEE	OCUL	2242.15	$10,000.00	2242.15	$10,000.00	$0.00	$8,923.77
RAJU_BIJLEE	RVNC	1137.66	$10,000.00	1137.66	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$6,518.77
RAJU_BIJLEE	VKTX	537.35	$10,000.00	537.35	$10,000.00	$0.00	$12,117.14
STEVE LOKNESS	BEAM	367.38	$10,000.00	367.38	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$231.45
STEVE LOKNESS	DSGN	3773.58	$10,000.00	3773.58	$10,000.00	$0.00	$13,584.91
STEVE LOKNESS	EXAI	1560.06	$10,000.00	1560.06	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$2,449.30
STEVE LOKNESS	FHTX	1550.39	$10,000.00	1550.39	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$2,527.13
STEVE LOKNESS	NTLA	327.98	$10,000.00	327.98	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$6,074.12
STEVE LOKNESS	SCYX	4484.30	$10,000.00	4484.30	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$5,519.28
STEVE LOKNESS	SEER	5154.64	$10,000.00	5154.64	$10,000.00	$0.00	$1,649.48
STEVE LOKNESS	LAB	4387.35	$10,000.00	4387.35	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$2,015.02
STEVE LOKNESS	SPRO	6802.72	$10,000.00	6802.72	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$2,993.20
STEVE LOKNESS	STRO	2331.00	$10,000.00	2331.00	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$5,594.41
TECHNETIUM	ALT	1111.11	$12,500.00	1111.11	$12,500.00	$0.00	-$3,977.78
TECHNETIUM	AMLX	849.18	$12,500.00	849.18	$12,500.00	$0.00	-$9,213.65
TECHNETIUM	IOVA	1537.52	$12,500.00	1537.52	$12,500.00	$0.00	-$1,168.51
TECHNETIUM	NERV	2032.52	$12,500.00	2032.52	$12,500.00	$0.00	-$7,906.50
TECHNETIUM	RVNC	1422.07	$12,500.00	1422.07	$12,500.00	$0.00	-$8,148.46
TECHNETIUM	TMO	23.55	$12,500.00	23.57	$12,500.00	$0.00	-$102.49
TECHNETIUM	VKTX	671.68	$12,500.00	671.68	$12,500.00	$0.00	$15,146.43
TECHNETIUM	VRTX	30.72	$12,500.00	30.72	$12,500.00	$0.00	$57.45
TOMATO	BTAI	3389.83	$10,000.00	3389.83	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$8,665.08
TOMATO	CCCC	1769.91	$10,000.00	1769.91	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$3,292.04
TOMATO	HROW	1785.71	$20,000.00	1785.71	$20,000.00	$0.00	$39,821.43
TOMATO	NVAX	2083.33	$10,000.00	2083.33	$10,000.00	$0.00	$7,250.00
TOMATO	NVCT	1199.04	$10,000.00	1199.04	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$3,741.01
TOMATO	OCUL	2242.15	$10,000.00	2242.15	$10,000.00	$0.00	$8,923.77
TOMATO	TARA	5333.05	$10,000.00	5333.05	$10,000.00	$0.00	$19,385.10
TOMATO	TCON	2855.51	$10,000.00	2855.51	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$9,908.05
TOMATO	TERN	1540.83	$10,000.00	1540.83	$10,000.00	$0.00	-$1,109.40
TRACE I11	ALNY	25.40	$5,000.00	36.13	$7,930.33	$0.00	$666.43
TRACE I11	ARGX	26.29	$10,000.00	37.36	$15,860.66	$0.00	$7,540.50
TRACE I11	CYTK	119.77	$10,000.00	224.54	$15,860.66	$0.00	-$5,226.36
TRACE I11	GTHX	6557.38	$20,000.00	0.00	$20,000.00	$46,885.25	$26,885.25
TRACE I11	KRYS	120.91	$15,000.00	169.01	$23,790.98	$0.00	$3,130.28
TRACE I11	RARE	104.56	$5,000.00	155.79	$7,930.33	$0.00	-$1,166.00
TRACE I11	REGN	22.77	$20,000.00	33.06	$31,721.31	$0.00	-$8,166.43
TRACE I11	ROIV	890.47	$10,000.00	1378.86	$15,860.66	$0.00	$409.89
TRACE I11	VINC	4237.29	$5,000.00	8496.49	$7,930.33	$0.00	-$6,282.01

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technetium — 12/31/2024 7:20:11 PM

[technetium] Well the last two days of trading weren’t all that special. The indices were do...

technetium — 12/31/2024 7:16:40 PM

2024 Biotech Charity Stock Picking Contest Final Report
					*From*	To
				Recent	12/27/24	12/31/2024 FINAL
				YTD	12/31/2023	12/31/2024 FINAL
Index Portfolios’ Performance
				*Symbol*	*Recent P/L*	*Recent %*	*YTD P/L*
				^IXIC	-$2,739.53	-2.1%	$28,641.24
				^NBI	-$1,042.00	-1.0%	-$1,371.88
				^SPSIBI	-$1,345.15	-1.3%	$983.52
Share Performance
*Recent Performance*						*YTD Performance*
	Top Five			Bottom Five			Top Five			Bottom 5
Symbol		P/L / Initial Price	Symbol		P/L / Initial Price	Symbol		YTD P/L / Initial Price	Symbol		YTD P/L/ Initial Price
CDTX		20.1%	KZIA		-29.6%	CRVS		204.0%	GRTS		-100.0%
SCYX		9.5%	ACRS		-23.8%	HROW		199.6%	CNSP		-99.8%
ONVO		8.4%	TARA		-12.3%	CRDF		193.2%	TCON		-99.1%
CRVS		8.0%	JSPR		-11.0%	TARA		181.6%	EYEN		-93.0%
VYNE		7.7%	ATYR		-8.5%	JSPR		171.0%	GLYC		-89.4%
Average and Median Portfolio Performance
	*Recent P/L*						*YTD P/L*
	Avg.	Median					Avg	Median
	-$954.26	-$829.36	RAJU_BIJLEE				-$3,281.41	-$12,606.36	STEVE LOKNESS
Top Nine Portfolio Performances
*Top Recent Performers*						*Top YTD Performers*
Contestant (Prev. Rank)			Recent P/L	P/L vs. ^SPSIBI	YTD P/L (Rank)	Contestant (Prev. Rank)		YTD P/L	vs. Top Portfolio	P/L vs. ^SPSIBI	Rec. P/L (Rank)
1 - KATHLEEN (3)			$618.85	$1,964.00	-$20,035.77 (12)	1 - TOMATO (1)		$46,721.30	——	$45,737.79	-$1,943.41 (15)
2 - JR_95 (1)			-$20.39	$1,324.75	-$3,030.28 (7)	2 - BLADERUNNER (2)		$33,215.79	$13,505.51	$32,232.27	-$555.73 (6)
3 - ARTHUR RADLEY (7)			-$63.05	$1,282.09	-$45,547.61 (17)	3 - ALONER (3)		$30,775.40	$15,945.90	$29,791.88	-$1,974.77 (16)
4 - DART LANZER (5)			-$284.48	$1,060.67	-$38,382.43 (16)	4 - BULBAMAN (4)		$28,370.20	$18,351.10	$27,386.69	-$2,320.38 (17)
5 - STEVE LOKNESS (16)			-$436.84	$908.30	-$12,606.36 (9)	5 - ERIKOTTO (5)		$23,250.16	$23,471.14	$22,266.64	-$1,903.17 (14)
6 - BLADERUNNER (6)			-$555.73	$789.41	$33,215.79 (2)	6 - TRACE I11 (6)		$17,169.81	$29,551.49	$16,186.29	-$621.72 (8)
7 - NOTABOT (8)			-$586.96	$758.18	-$24,134.62 (13)	7 - JR_95 (7)		-$3,030.28	$49,751.58	-$4,013.80	-$20.39 (2)
8 - TRACE I11 (14)			-$621.72	$723.42	$17,169.81 (6)	8 - JACK HARTMANN (8)		-$4,802.05	$51,523.36	-$5,785.57	-$988.93 (10)
9 - RAJU_BIJLEE (9)			-$829.36	$515.78	-$16,224.15 (10)	9 - STEVE LOKNESS (9)		-$12,606.36	$59,327.66	-$13,589.88	-$436.84 (5)
Top Portfolios’ Contents
*Top Recent Performance Portfolio (KATHLEEN)*						*Top YTD Performance Portfolio (TOMATO)*
Symbol (Rank)	Initial Allocation	Value/Total \| ROI	YTD Stock P/L	Recent Stock P/L	% Current Price Change for $1,000 P/L	Symbol (Rank)	Initial Allocation	Value/Total \| ROI	YTD Stock P/L	Recent Stock P/L	% Current Price Change for $1,000 P/L
CNSP	10.00%	0.0% \| -99.8%	-$9,981.04	$1.18	5274.1%	BTAI	10.00%	0.9% \| -87.3%	-$8,732.54	-$67.46	78.9%
CRVS	10.00%	38.0% \| 204.0%	$20,397.73	$795.45	3.3%	CCCC	10.00%	4.3% \| -36.3%	-$3,628.32	-$336.28	15.7%
ITRM	10.00%	11.2% \| -10.2%	-$1,015.23	-$659.90	11.1%	HROW	20.00%	40.8% \| 199.6%	$39,910.71	$89.29	1.7%
LXRX	10.00%	6.0% \| -51.7%	-$5,173.20	-$228.10	20.7%	NVAX	10.00%	11.4% \| 67.5%	$6,750.00	-$500.00	6.0%
ONVO	10.00%	5.2% \| -58.6%	-$5,856.76	$836.94	24.1%	NVCT	10.00%	4.4% \| -35.1%	-$3,513.19	$227.82	15.4%
PSTV	10.00%	8.2% \| -34.3%	-$3,428.57	-$57.14	15.2%	OCUL	10.00%	13.1% \| 91.5%	$9,147.98	$224.22	5.2%
SCYX	10.00%	6.8% \| -45.7%	-$4,573.99	$945.29	18.4%	TARA	10.00%	19.2% \| 181.6%	$18,158.50	-$1,226.60	3.6%
SLDB	10.00%	8.1% \| -34.9%	-$3,485.34	-$390.88	15.4%	TCON	10.00%	0.1% \| -99.1%	-$9,908.05	$0.00	1087.6%
VERU	10.00%	11.3% \| -9.7%	-$965.28	-$351.39	11.1%	TERN	10.00%	5.8% \| -14.6%	-$1,463.79	-$354.39	11.7%
VERV	10.00%	5.1% \| -59.5%	-$5,954.09	-$272.60	24.7%

Other Numbers: Contestant stock selections alphabetically and by return:

Stock	# Portfolios	Initial Investment	Initial Share Price ($)	Current Share Price ($)	YTD %Change
ACRS	1	$5,000.00	$1.0500	$2.7300	160.0%
AFMD	1	$20,000.00	$6.2500	$1.2900	-79.4%
AKYA	1	$15,000.00	$4.8800	$2.3900	-51.0%
ALLO	1	$10,000.00	$3.2100	$2.1900	-31.8%
ALNY	1	$5,000.00	$196.8700	$237.9700	20.9%
ALT	2	$22,500.00	$11.2500	$7.6700	-31.8%
AMGN	1	$11,111.11	$288.0200	$262.6500	-8.8%
AMLX	2	$22,500.00	$14.7200	$3.8700	-73.7%
APGE	1	$10,000.00	$27.9400	$45.8100	64.0%
ARDX	1	$10,000.00	$6.2000	$5.2100	-16.0%
ARGX	1	$10,000.00	$380.4300	$626.3100	64.6%
ARWR	2	$20,000.00	$30.6000	$18.9600	-38.0%
ATYR	2	$25,000.00	$1.4100	$3.7400	165.2%
AUPH	1	$10,000.00	$8.9900	$9.2000	2.3%
AVIR	1	$5,000.00	$3.0500	$3.3300	9.2%
BCAB	1	$10,000.00	$2.4600	$0.6380	-74.1%
BEAM	1	$10,000.00	$27.2200	$26.5900	-2.3%
BGNE	1	$10,000.00	$180.3600	$181.8900	0.8%
BLUE	1	$10,000.00	$27.6000	$8.7800	-68.2%
BNTX	3	$26,111.11	$105.5400	$113.9500	8.0%
BRNS	1	$10,000.00	$3.6900	$1.0600	-71.3%
BTAI	1	$10,000.00	$2.9500	$0.3938	-86.7%
CBUS	1	$10,000.00	$19.6400	$2.3600	-88.0%
CCCC	1	$10,000.00	$5.6500	$3.7900	-32.9%
CDTX	1	$20,000.00	$15.8800	$23.6900	49.2%
CLRB	1	$10,000.00	$2.7700	$0.3088	-88.9%
CLSD	1	$5,000.00	$1.1700	$0.9500	-18.8%
CMPS	1	$10,000.00	$8.7500	$3.9900	-54.4%
CNSP	1	$10,000.00	$63.5000	$0.1129	-99.8%
CRDF	1	$20,000.00	$1.4800	$4.3200	191.9%
CRIS	2	$20,000.00	$12.7500	$3.2500	-74.5%
CRSP	1	$11,111.11	$62.6000	$40.0200	-36.1%
CRVS	2	$30,000.00	$1.7600	$5.2100	196.0%
CU6.AX	1	$20,000.00	$1.2943	$2.6437	104.3%
CYTH	1	$10,000.00	$1.5900	$0.5980	-62.4%
CYTK	1	$10,000.00	$83.4900	$47.3600	-43.3%
DSGN	1	$10,000.00	$2.6500	$6.2500	135.8%
EDIT	1	$11,111.11	$10.1300	$1.2100	-88.1%
ENTA	1	$20,000.00	$9.4100	$6.0100	-36.1%
EOLS	1	$10,000.00	$10.5300	$11.0900	5.3%
EXAI	1	$10,000.00	$6.4100	$4.8400	-24.5%
EYEN	1	$20,000.00	$2.0800	$0.0942	-95.5%

[tracel11] Thank you, technetium. And congrats to the winner! happy to donate. Will anyone ...

tracel11 — 12/31/2024 5:29:55 PM

Thank you, technetium. And congrats to the winner! happy to donate. Will anyone be replacing technetium with new thread/contest? Happy New Year to all!

[technetium] There is no link to next year’s contest because I am stepping down and nobody ha...

technetium — 12/31/2024 2:26:12 PM

There is no link to next year’s contest because I am stepping down and nobody has stepped up to take my place.

Many thanks to Bulbaman for running this well meaning contest for so many years.

Happy New Years everyone.

The latest update will occur within a few hours.

[BulbaMan] Thanks for the donation, Jack! Hesperian does important work. Although I was in ...

BulbaMan — 12/31/2024 1:11:53 PM

Thanks for the donation, Jack!
Hesperian does important work.
Although I was in first place most of the year Tomato is likely to win the 2024 Contest.
As for a 2025 Contest, with Technetium retiring it doesn't seem she'll be replaced.
But the Contest has had a great run for a couple of decades and raised tens of thousands of dollars for worthwhile charitable organizations.
All the best in 2025!
Peace & good health,
Bulba

[Jack Hartmann] [graphic] Congrats.

Jack Hartmann — 12/31/2024 11:21:17 AM

Congrats.

[FIFO_kid2] Maybe this why there is not a contest and it has been like this since 2021 x.co...

FIFO_kid2 — 12/31/2024 7:33:31 AM

Maybe this why there is not a contest and it has been like this since 2021

x.com

Please see the picture and SGMO is getting absolutely killed as we speak.

All you can hope for is the Fed to print money at a 21% rate again.

[Jack Hartmann] I did not see a link to the 2025 contest. What is the link to Bubla's charity.

Jack Hartmann — 12/30/2024 7:37:41 PM

[technetium] “Stock market enters final stretch of 2024” finance.yahoo.com Where's Santa?Ma...

technetium — 12/29/2024 11:43:28 AM

“Stock market enters final stretch of 2024”

finance.yahoo.com

Where's Santa?

Markets are three days into the highly anticipated "Santa Claus" rally, which is statistically one of the most consistent seven-day positive stretches of the year for the S&P 500.

But stocks have not been in the holiday spirit. All three major averages sold off Friday, with the Nasdaq falling nearly 1.5%.

Since 1950, the S&P 500 has risen 1.3% during the seven trading days beginning Dec. 24, well above the typical seven-day average of 0.3%, according to LPL Financial chief technical strategist Adam Turnquist. History has shown that if Santa does come and the S&P 500 posts a positive return during the time period, then January is typically a positive month for the benchmark index and the rest of the year averages a 10.4% return.

When the S&P 500 is negative during that time frame, January usually doesn't end in the green, and the return for the upcoming full year averages just 5%, per Turnquist. Three days into this year's Santa Claus period, which will close on Friday, Jan. 3, the S&P 500 is down less than 0.1%

While history may be flashing a warning sign, it's notable that last year the Santa Claus rally didn't materialize. January started poorly too. Still, the S&P 500 is still set to end the year up more than 20%.

[technetium] Well this is about it for the 2024 Biotech Values Charity Stock Picking Contest....

technetium — 12/28/2024 1:40:45 PM

Well this is about it for the 2024 Biotech Values Charity Stock Picking Contest. There will be a final report after the close of markets on New Year’s Eve, but with only a single day of trading (and historically a very quiet one), I think the story won’t change that much from today.

This last week wasn’t one for lots of big swings either. The NASDAQ Composite showed a respectable +0.8% gain, as did the NASDAQ Biotech Index with +0.6%. The individual stocks were pretty much “Not much to talk about", with a range from -16% to +29%. The average portfolio gained +$570 for the week, though YTD the average is underwater by -$2.3k.
At the moment, TOMATO’s top rank for YTD (+$49k) seems unassailable, with a lead of $15k over second place BLADERUNNER. However, the second through fourth positions are still in play, with a spread of $3.1k. BULBAMAN had a bad week, moving him from second down to fourth. JR_95 turned in the best return for the week (+$5.8) which improved his YTD standing ( a $3k loss for the year) from eighth to seventh.
The final report will include the overall performance for all the portfolios’ holdings, a few comments on the year, and a “so long, and thanks for all the fish” finish.

2024 Biotech Charity Stock Picking Contest Interim Report
					*From*	To
				Recent	12/20/24	12/27/24
				YTD	12/31/2023	12/27/24
Index Portfolios’ Performance
				*Symbol*	*Recent P/L*	*Recent %*	*YTD P/L*
				^IXIC	$995.47	0.8%	$31,380.77
				^NBI	$627.83	0.6%	-$329.88
				^SPSIBI	$59.53	0.1%	$2,328.66
Share Performance
*Recent Performance*						*YTD Performance*
	Top Five			Bottom Five			Top Five			Bottom 5
Symbol		P/L / Initial Price	Symbol		P/L / Initial Price	Symbol		YTD P/L / Initial Price	Symbol		YTD P/L/ Initial Price
VYNE		28.8%	CU6.AX		-15.6%	HROW		199.1%	GRTS		-100.0%
ATYR		27.7%	SERA		-13.0%	CRVS		196.0%	CNSP		-99.8%
CRVS		12.5%	BEAM		-8.9%	TARA		193.9%	TCON		-99.1%
ALLO		10.0%	NVAX		-8.8%	CRDF		191.9%	EYEN		-95.5%
JSPR		8.6%	LAB		-7.9%	JSPR		182.0%	GLYC		-90.0%
Average and Median Portfolio Performance
	*Recent P/L*						*YTD P/L*
	Avg.	Median					Avg	Median
	$568.35	$475.08	RAJU_BIJLEE				-$2,327.16	-$12,169.51	STEVE LOKNESS
Top Nine Portfolio Performances
*Top Recent Performers*						*Top YTD Performers*
Contestant (Prev. Rank)			Recent P/L	P/L vs. ^SPSIBI	YTD P/L (Rank)	Contestant (Prev. Rank)		YTD P/L	vs. Top Portfolio	P/L vs. ^SPSIBI	Rec. P/L (Rank)
1 - JR_95 (11)			$5,840.17	$5,780.64	-$3,009.89 (7)	1 - TOMATO (1)		$48,664.72	——	$46,336.05	-$1,058.83 (15)
2 - ALONER (17)			$4,086.87	$4,027.34	$32,750.17 (3)	2 - BLADERUNNER (3)		$33,771.52	$14,893.19	$31,442.86	$1,215.09 (6)
3 - KATHLEEN (16)			$3,456.24	$3,396.71	-$20,654.62 (12)	3 - ALONER (4)		$32,750.17	$15,914.55	$30,421.51	$4,086.87 (2)
4 - ERIKOTTO (10)			$2,750.97	$2,691.44	$25,153.33 (5)	4 - BULBAMAN (2)		$30,690.58	$17,974.14	$28,361.92	-$4,441.31 (17)
5 - DART LANZER (3)			$1,301.48	$1,241.95	-$38,097.95 (16)	5 - ERIKOTTO (5)		$25,153.33	$23,511.39	$22,824.67	$2,750.97 (4)
6 - BLADERUNNER (1)			$1,215.09	$1,155.56	$33,771.52 (2)	6 - TRACE I11 (6)		$17,791.53	$30,873.18	$15,462.87	-$1,022.15 (14)
7 - ARTHUR RADLEY (6)			$798.80	$739.28	-$45,484.56 (17)	7 - JR_95 (8)		-$3,009.89	$51,674.61	-$5,338.55	$5,840.17 (1)
8 - NOTABOT (8)			$636.29	$576.76	-$23,547.66 (14)	8 - JACK HARTMANN (7)		-$3,813.12	$52,477.84	-$6,141.79	-$672.58 (12)
9 - RAJU_BIJLEE (12)			$475.08	$415.56	-$15,394.78 (11)	9 - STEVE LOKNESS (9)		-$12,169.51	$60,834.23	-$14,498.18	-$1,971.81 (16)
Top Portfolios’ Contents
*Top Recent Performance Portfolio (JR_95)*						*Top YTD Performance Portfolio (TOMATO)*
Symbol (Rank)	Initial Allocation	Value/Total \| ROI	YTD Stock P/L	Recent Stock P/L	% Current Price Change for $1,000 P/L	Symbol (Rank)	Initial Allocation	Value/Total \| ROI	YTD Stock P/L	Recent Stock P/L	% Current Price Change for $1,000 P/L
AMLX	10.00%	2.7% \| -73.7%	-$7,370.92	-$122.28	38.0%	BTAI	10.00%	0.9% \| -86.7%	-$8,665.08	$178.98	74.9%
ARWR	10.00%	6.4% \| -38.0%	-$3,803.92	-$160.13	16.1%	CCCC	10.00%	4.5% \| -32.9%	-$3,292.04	-$283.19	14.9%
BGNE	10.00%	10.4% \| 0.8%	$84.83	$298.85	9.9%	HROW	20.00%	40.2% \| 199.1%	$39,821.43	-$1,285.71	1.7%
CLRB	10.00%	1.1% \| -88.9%	-$8,885.20	$266.43	89.7%	NVAX	10.00%	11.6% \| 72.5%	$7,250.00	-$875.00	5.8%
GLYC	10.00%	1.0% \| -90.0%	-$8,998.31	$10.59	99.8%	NVCT	10.00%	4.2% \| -37.4%	-$3,741.01	$839.33	16.0%
ATYR	10.00%	27.3% \| 165.2%	$16,524.82	$2,765.96	3.8%	OCUL	10.00%	12.7% \| 89.2%	$8,923.77	-$134.53	5.3%
OCUL	10.00%	19.5% \| 89.2%	$8,923.77	-$134.53	5.3%	TARA	10.00%	19.8% \| 193.9%	$19,385.10	$639.97	3.4%
URGN	10.00%	7.4% \| -28.3%	-$2,826.67	$80.00	13.9%	TCON	10.00%	0.1% \| -99.1%	-$9,908.05	$0.00	1087.6%
VYNE	10.00%	14.0% \| 36.1%	$3,605.15	$2,875.54	7.4%	TERN	10.00%	6.0% \| -11.1%	-$1,109.40	-$138.67	11.2%
ZLAB	10.00%	10.0% \| -2.6%	-$263.45	-$40.25	10.3%

[Jack Hartmann] Good experiment on the randomness of biotech picks.

Jack Hartmann — 12/27/2024 8:04:52 PM

[technetium] In addition, although I wasn’t sure I should share this, NOTABOT was a set of pi...

technetium — 12/24/2024 11:46:37 AM

In addition, although I wasn’t sure I should share this, NOTABOT was a set of picks from an AI chat bot. It’s in third to last place. Dart LANZAR, i.e., “dart thrower” if you translate from the Spanish, is in dead last. It was generated by randomly picking letters from the alphabet, then searching on corresponding biotech stocks that started with the same letter. In some cases, I did intentionally drop penny stocks that seemed on the road to nowhere. In others, I generated another random number to pick the stock.

I think way back when the Wall Street Journal ran an article that described throwing darts at their stock listings a seeing how the resulting “portfolio” compared to the market in general. IIRC, that method of picking fared better than mine did.

Clearly, you were all much better at stock picking than these two methods.

Regardless, both “fake” accounts will donate $50 to the charity of the winners choice, and my account will donate $100.

I hope you are not offended by my increasing the number of contestants in the pool.

[technetium] Well, things are drawing to the end of the contest. After this only one more fu...

technetium — 12/21/2024 12:37:33 PM

Well, things are drawing to the end of the contest. After this only one more full-week report and then a quick final status, including the changes from New Year’s Eve trading on the following Monday.

Today is the winter solstice. The days should only get longer and brighter for the next six months, unless you live in the southern hemisphere.

It was a generally negative week, the only four portfolios in the black. It trimmed -$10.1k from the average portfolio, pushing the YTD average portfolio into a loss for the year (-$2.9k).

CRVS had a particularly bad week. Even after a month of steady losses, it was still the top performing stock YTD last week. But this week it dropped an additional -136% of its initial price, which pushed its YTD return to fourth place (+180%). A pretty good return, but not the stratospheric $400% return it had reached at one point this year.

It should be no surprise that the portfolio that had a 20% stake in CRVS would also show a pretty bad hit to their performance: ALONER lost -$64k for the week, so he dropped past TOMATO, BULBAMAN, and BLADERUNNER from the top to fourth place in the YTD rankings. So now TOMATO is in the top position (+$50k) with BULBAMAN in second with $15k separation. Otherwise the relative top YTD performances were unchanged, other than welcoming JR_95 to the best YTD performance list in eighth, -$8.9k, up from tenth.

2024 Biotech Charity Stock Picking Contest Interim Report
					*From*	To
				Recent	12/13/24	12/20/24
				YTD	12/31/2023	12/20/24
Index Portfolios’ Performance
				*Symbol*	*Recent P/L*	*Recent %*	*YTD P/L*
				^IXIC	-$2,359.06	-1.8%	$30,385.30
				^NBI	-$2,679.32	-2.6%	-$957.71
				^SPSIBI	-$2,274.74	-2.2%	$2,269.13
Share Performance
*Recent Performance*						*YTD Performance*
	Top Five			Bottom Five			Top Five			Bottom 5
Symbol		P/L / Initial Price	Symbol		P/L / Initial Price	Symbol		YTD P/L / Initial Price	Symbol		YTD P/L/ Initial Price
DSGN		24.5%	CRVS		-135.8%	HROW		205.5%	CNSP		-99.8%
CRDF		23.0%	ACRS		-47.6%	CRDF		187.8%	TCON		-99.1%
ATYR		20.6%	LRMR		-47.5%	TARA		187.5%	GRTS		-98.4%
JSPR		12.3%	TNYA		-33.3%	CRVS		183.5%	EYEN		-95.9%
APGE		11.5%	TARA		-31.5%	JSPR		173.4%	CLRB		-91.5%
Average and Median Portfolio Performance
	*Recent P/L*						*YTD P/L*
	Avg.	Median					Avg	Median
	-$10,111.11	-$7,055.45	TRACE I11				-$2,895.51	-$10,197.70	STEVE LOKNESS
Top Nine Portfolio Performances
*Top Recent Performers*						*Top YTD Performers*
Contestant (Prev. Rank)			Recent P/L	P/L vs. ^SPSIBI	YTD P/L (Rank)	Contestant (Prev. Rank)		YTD P/L	vs. Top Portfolio	P/L vs. ^SPSIBI	Rec. P/L (Rank)
1 - BLADERUNNER (1)			$13,851.69	$16,126.43	$32,556.43 (3)	1 - TOMATO (2)		$49,723.54	——	$47,454.41	-$1,441.94 (4)
2 - JACK HARTMANN (2)			$9,138.22	$11,412.96	-$3,140.54 (7)	2 - BULBAMAN (3)		$35,131.89	$14,591.65	$32,862.76	-$26,319.62 (15)
3 - DART LANZER (7)			-$1,290.68	$984.06	-$39,399.43 (16)	3 - BLADERUNNER (4)		$32,556.43	$17,167.11	$30,287.30	$13,851.69 (1)
4 - TOMATO (3)			-$1,441.94	$832.80	$49,723.54 (1)	4 - ALONER (1)		$28,663.30	$21,060.24	$26,394.17	-$63,835.46 (17)
5 - A. J. MULLEN (5)			-$1,710.32	$564.42	-$22,667.62 (12)	5 - ERIKOTTO (5)		$22,402.36	$27,321.18	$20,133.23	-$7,741.91 (10)
6 - ARTHUR RADLEY (8)			-$3,364.88	-$1,090.14	-$46,283.36 (17)	6 - TRACE I11 (6)		$18,813.69	$30,909.86	$16,544.55	-$7,055.45 (9)
7 - STEVE LOKNESS (9)			-$3,672.52	-$1,397.78	-$10,197.70 (9)	7 - JACK HARTMANN (7)		-$3,140.54	$52,864.08	-$5,409.67	$9,138.22 (2)
8 - NOTABOT (6)			-$5,162.58	-$2,887.84	-$24,183.95 (14)	8 - JR_95 (10)		-$8,850.06	$58,573.60	-$11,119.19	-$8,000.71 (11)
9 - TRACE I11 (11)			-$7,055.45	-$4,780.71	$18,813.69 (6)	9 - STEVE LOKNESS (12)		-$10,197.70	$59,921.25	-$12,466.84	-$3,672.52 (7)
Top Portfolios’ Contents
*Top Recent Performance Portfolio (BLADERUNNER)*						*Top YTD Performance Portfolio (TOMATO)*
Symbol (Rank)	Initial Allocation	Value/Total \| ROI	YTD Stock P/L	Recent Stock P/L	% Current Price Change for $1,000 P/L	Symbol (Rank)	Initial Allocation	Value/Total \| ROI	YTD Stock P/L	Recent Stock P/L	% Current Price Change for $1,000 P/L
BCAB	10.00%	2.1% \| -71.9%	-$7,185.77	-$3,567.89	35.5%	BTAI	10.00%	0.8% \| -88.4%	-$8,844.07	-$569.49	86.5%
CRDF	20.00%	43.4% \| 187.8%	$37,567.57	$24,459.46	1.7%	CCCC	10.00%	4.7% \| -30.1%	-$3,008.85	-$530.97	14.3%
CRIS	10.00%	1.8% \| -75.8%	-$7,584.31	-$745.10	41.4%	HROW	20.00%	40.8% \| 205.5%	$41,107.14	-$15,500.00	1.6%
GLYC	10.00%	0.7% \| -90.1%	-$9,008.90	-$351.27	100.9%	NVAX	10.00%	12.1% \| 81.3%	$8,125.00	$479.17	5.5%
IMMP	10.00%	6.4% \| -15.4%	-$1,541.67	$437.50	11.8%	NVCT	10.00%	3.6% \| -45.8%	-$4,580.34	-$695.44	18.5%
IOVA	20.00%	13.7% \| -9.2%	-$1,845.02	-$2,878.23	5.5%	OCUL	10.00%	12.7% \| 90.6%	$9,058.30	-$739.91	5.2%
JSPR	10.00%	20.6% \| 173.4%	$17,338.40	-$608.37	3.7%	TARA	10.00%	19.2% \| 187.5%	$18,745.13	$15,999.15	3.5%
REPL	10.00%	11.2% \| 48.2%	$4,816.13	-$2,894.42	6.7%	TCON	10.00%	0.1% \| -99.1%	-$9,908.05	$7.71	1087.6%
						TERN	10.00%	6.0% \| -9.7%	-$970.72	$107.86	11.1%

[technetium] CRVS Says Data From Atopic Dermatitis Study Shows Favorable Safety Profile; Shar...

technetium — 12/20/2024 5:26:53 PM

CRVS Says Data From Atopic Dermatitis Study Shows Favorable Safety Profile; Shares Fall Pre-Bell

finance.yahoo.com

Something that will weigh upon this week’s standings. ;-(

[technetium] Not a great week for the sector, with only four portfolios in the black for the ...

technetium — 12/15/2024 9:08:09 AM

Not a great week for the sector, with only four portfolios in the black for the week. A poor week for ALONER and TOMATO coming in third for their week’s performance, Means the TOMATO has narrowed the YTD gap with first place ALONER. to less than $5k. BLADERUNNER turned in the best week (+$13.3k), which did not go unrecognized as it boosted their YTD performance past both TRACE I11 and ERIKOTTO to make it to fourth place YTD.

We’re coming down through the home stretch now.

2024 Biotech Charity Stock Picking Contest Interim Report
					*From*	To
				Recent	12/6/24	12/13/24
				YTD	12/31/2023	12/13/24
Index Portfolios’ Performance
				*Symbol*	*Recent P/L*	*Recent %*	*YTD P/L*
				^IXIC	$446.01	0.3%	$32,744.36
				^NBI	-$4,247.46	-4.0%	$1,721.61
				^SPSIBI	-$6,548.87	-5.9%	$4,543.87
Share Performance
*Recent Performance*						*YTD Performance*
	Top Five			Bottom Five			Top Five			Bottom 5
Symbol		P/L / Initial Price	Symbol		P/L / Initial Price	Symbol		YTD P/L / Initial Price	Symbol		YTD P/L/ Initial Price
CRDF		108.8%	ACRS		-68.6%	CRVS		319.3%	CNSP		-99.8%
NVCR		36.5%	CRVS		-50.0%	TARA		218.9%	TCON		-99.1%
SERA		21.2%	CU6.AX		-49.4%	HROW		217.0%	GRTS		-98.4%
LXRX		6.9%	ITRM		-45.7%	ACRS		206.7%	EYEN		-96.0%
AUPH		4.9%	CLRB		-40.8%	CRDF		164.9%	CLRB		-90.6%
Average and Median Portfolio Performance
	*Recent P/L*						*YTD P/L*
	Avg.	Median					Avg	Median
	-$3,993.37	-$3,638.71	STEVE LOKNESS				$3,222.23	-$7,305.23	TECHNETIUM
Top Nine Portfolio Performances
*Top Recent Performers*						*Top YTD Performers*
Contestant (Prev. Rank)			Recent P/L	P/L vs. ^SPSIBI	YTD P/L (Rank)	Contestant (Prev. Rank)		YTD P/L	vs. Top Portfolio	P/L vs. ^SPSIBI	Rec. P/L (Rank)
1 - BLADERUNNER (15)			$13,316.03	$19,864.90	$32,020.78 (4)	1 - ALONER (1)		$63,953.15	——	$59,409.28	-$28,545.62 (17)
2 - JACK HARTMANN (2)			$11,425.36	$17,974.23	-$853.40 (7)	2 - TOMATO (2)		$58,994.36	$4,958.79	$54,450.49	$7,828.88 (3)
3 - TOMATO (1)			$7,828.88	$14,377.75	$58,994.36 (2)	3 - BULBAMAN (3)		$44,653.26	$19,299.89	$40,109.39	-$16,798.25 (16)
4 - ERIKOTTO (3)			$834.45	$7,383.32	$30,978.72 (5)	4 - BLADERUNNER (6)		$32,020.78	$31,932.37	$27,476.91	$13,316.03 (1)
5 - A. J. MULLEN (5)			-$188.70	$6,360.16	-$21,146.00 (14)	5 - ERIKOTTO (4)		$30,978.72	$32,974.43	$26,434.85	$834.45 (4)
6 - NOTABOT (7)			-$849.60	$5,699.27	-$19,870.97 (13)	6 - TRACE I11 (5)		$19,394.64	$44,558.51	$14,850.77	-$6,474.49 (11)
7 - DART LANZER (10)			-$1,475.81	$5,073.06	-$39,584.56 (16)	7 - JACK HARTMANN (9)		-$853.40	$64,806.55	-$5,397.27	$11,425.36 (2)
8 - ARTHUR RADLEY (13)			-$2,960.50	$3,588.36	-$45,878.98 (17)	8 - KATHLEEN (7)		-$5,474.18	$69,427.33	-$10,018.05	-$8,569.89 (14)
9 - STEVE LOKNESS (6)			-$3,638.71	$2,910.16	-$10,163.89 (12)	9 - TECHNETIUM (11)		-$7,305.23	$71,258.38	-$11,849.10	-$5,701.35 (10)
Top Portfolios’ Contents
*Top Recent Performance Portfolio (BLADERUNNER)*						*Top YTD Performance Portfolio (ALONER)*
Symbol (Rank)	Initial Allocation	Value/Total \| ROI	YTD Stock P/L	Recent Stock P/L	% Current Price Change for $1,000 P/L	Symbol (Rank)	Initial Allocation	Value/Total \| ROI	YTD Stock P/L	Recent Stock P/L	% Current Price Change for $1,000 P/L
BCAB	10.00%	4.5% \| -41.1%	-$4,105.69	-$487.80	17.0%	ACRS	5.00%	9.4% \| 206.7%	$10,333.33	-$2,761.90	6.5%
CRDF	20.00%	40.1% \| 164.9%	$32,972.97	$19,864.86	1.9%	AFMD	20.00%	4.2% \| -65.6%	-$13,120.00	-$1,504.00	14.5%
CRIS	10.00%	2.1% \| -72.0%	-$7,200.00	-$360.78	35.7%	CDTX	20.00%	17.6% \| 44.1%	$8,816.12	$3,123.43	3.5%
GLYC	10.00%	0.8% \| -89.9%	-$8,988.14	-$330.51	98.8%	CLSD	5.00%	2.7% \| -12.8%	-$641.03	-$256.41	22.9%
IMMP	10.00%	6.9% \| -9.2%	-$916.67	$1,062.50	11.0%	CRVS	20.00%	51.2% \| 319.3%	$63,863.64	-$17,840.91	1.2%
IOVA	20.00%	14.6% \| -3.7%	-$738.01	-$1,771.22	5.2%	KZIA	20.00%	9.9% \| -19.2%	-$3,845.28	-$10,056.88	6.2%
JSPR	10.00%	19.8% \| 161.1%	$16,109.00	-$1,837.77	3.8%	MRNA	5.00%	1.3% \| -57.9%	-$2,896.93	$36.20	47.5%
REPL	10.00%	11.3% \| 48.9%	$4,887.31	-$2,823.25	6.7%	TWST	5.00%	3.9% \| 28.9%	$1,443.30	$714.87	15.5%

[technetium] My pick, if people wish to give, is The West End House. westendhouse.org

technetium — 12/11/2024 10:40:07 AM

[BulbaMan] Despite being in first place most of the year, odds are now very, very low I'll ...

BulbaMan — 12/8/2024 8:08:47 PM

Despite being in first place most of the year, odds are now very, very low I'll wind up there at year-end.
But maybe I can overtake my buddy Tomato for the Number 2 spot.
As for my charity, it's Hesperian Health Guides. They publish health education materials in many languages for communities that often have little or no other access to medical care. Here's the link:
hesperian.org
And Gwen, as you know, I greatly appreciate your taking my place as the biotech contest scorekeeper.
Hopefully, some else will take the baton from you.
Peace & good health,
Bulba