🔔 Before the Opening Bell - March 8, 2026

In case you missed it...

The Live Draft Night was pure high-beta drama. 12 Coaches just finalized their $1M portfolios, and the strategies range from Kevin's short only basket to Michael Nauss' health stocks galore.

— Here are  some of the rosters currently shaking up the bracket:

🏀 Mitch (Team Aura): MSFT, AMD, VST, NVAX, PATH

🏀 Michael Nauss (The Quants): LLY, UNH, ZTS, GEHC, OSC

🏀 Jane (The Cougars): AAPL, XOM, SNAP, XLE, BITO

🏀 Tony B. (Coach Team): TSLL, NVDA, AVGO, FSLY, BBAI

🏀 Joe (The Fomo Sapiens): META, SNDK, AAOI, BMNR, ORCL

You can watch the replay here: Draft Replay

The Draft is settled. Now, it’s time to build your team.

🏀 Challenge #1: Pick Your Coach

Select the Coach you believe has the strongest "Starting Five" to survive the bracket — Win a 5K trading account.

🏀 Challenge #2: Build Your Own Team
Think you can outplay the pros? Draft your own "Core Five." Outperform the Tournament Champion — Win a 5K trading account + Champion Slayer status.

🏆 The $2M Prize Pool

We are putting a total prize pool of up to $2,000,000 on the line.

Double the Pool: Sign up as a team of 5 and if you win, we will double the prize pool for everyone. Teamwork gets rewarded.

Don't wait on the sidelines!

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Let’s make Trade The Pool better, together.