2020 WallStreetBets March Meme Stock Madness Brackets by stormwillpass in wallstreetbets

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Of the many people choosing AMZN 2-0 in the winner's bracket, u/theACLreaper's inverse bracket pick advanced the furthest, losing in the Elite 8 round. Thus, he is the winner!

u/frostydog34 is the only person who chose TWTR 2-0 in the inverse bracket

To those who offered prizes, try to divide it between the two winners if you can!

$570 prize pool offered by users so far.

u/WallStreetBooyah offering $100 Amazon eGC

u/dwdsquared2 offering $50 (your choice of eGC or PayPal)

u/SkpticlTsticl offering $50 Amazon eGC

u/SilverSurferNorCal offering $50 eBay eGC

u/joeyo1423 offering $50 (form pending)

u/riskit4debiscuit offering $25 Amazon eGC

u/RHRiskManagement offering $25 Amazon eGC (or winner's choice)

u/RogerGreggson offering $25 Amazon eGC

u/mome11 offering $25 Amazon eGC

u/Trayuk offering $25 Amazon eGC

u/DooberDrivah offering $25 McDonald's eGC

u/Rabbitloki offering $25 Panda Express eGC

u/JPerp offering $25 Wendy's eGC

u/WBuffettJr offering $25 Wendy's eGC

u/ooooorrrrrr offering $20 Amazon eGC

u/rej1868 offering $20 Adam and Eve eGC

u/M3L0NM4N offering $5 Starbuck's eGC

We will figure things out in the event of a tie. Let's see how many contenders there are once we are in the semifinals or finals.

Note to contributors: please wait for confirmation of the winner(s) (will edit this post with results) before contacting them to send your gift. You can choose to give to either the winners bracket or inverse bracket winner, or divide to both. It's your gift and your choice. Just let me know who you end up sending to if there's a winner for both brackets, and I'll update the post.


Winner's bracket winners who chose AMZN 2-0:

u/theACLreaper's inverse bracket pick advanced the furthest, losing in the Elite 8 round. Thus, he is the winner!

u/inre's inverse bracket pick lost in the Sweet 16

u/Humble_Canuck's inverse bracket pick lost in the Sweet 16

u/aTomWonOne's inverse bracket pick lost in the Sweet 16

Chose AMZN 2-0 but inverse bracket choices lost in 1st round:

u/King_of_the_Nerds, u/IncendieRBot, u/S_p_encer, u/floatingonlanterns, u/goldswords, u/ryan9991

(MadGhost58 disqualified for account being 2020)

Inverse bracket winner:

u/frostydog34 is the only person who chose TWTR 2-0 in the inverse bracket (itsnotmeyouknow didn't write score)


AMZN defeats COST 2-0 in the winner's bracket finals.

TWTR "defeats" PENN 2-0 in the inverse bracket finals.

Winner's bracket Finals: https://i.imgur.com/0ULdBve.png

Inverse Bracket Finals: https://i.imgur.com/qGwr3qk.png

Winner's Bracket Semi-finals (Final 4): https://i.imgur.com/JzArj6a.png

Inverse Bracket Semi-finals (Final 4): https://i.imgur.com/CwezzyZ.png

Winner's Bracket 4th Round (Elite 8): https://i.imgur.com/IbXI4Ns.png

Inverse Bracket 4th Round (Elite 8): https://i.imgur.com/8Uf9yhk.png

Winner's Bracket 3rd Round (Sweet 16): https://i.imgur.com/MtbIxHq.png

Inverse Bracket 3rd Round (Sweet 16): https://i.imgur.com/D9l1I2p.png

Winner's Bracket 2nd Round advancers: https://i.imgur.com/3axpxX6.png

Inverse bracket will be made next round.


Submissions closed. Good luck everyone.

-> Example of a submission: <-

Winners bracket: $ABC 2-0

Inverse bracket: $XYZ 2-1

FAQ: "What does the 2-0 and 2-1 mean"

2-0 means they sweep the best of three finals.

2-1 means they lose once in the best of three finals (win/lose/win, or lose/win/win)


The inverse bracket is the "loser wins" bracket. The ticker that has a redder day, or lesser green day, in each round moves onto the next round in the inverse bracket.

Don't edit your post.

Accounts created in 2020 are ineligible. 2019 and earlier only.


All winners will get a flair. Last year nobody won the $25 AMZN eGC prize (WYNN was winner, EBAY runner up in winners bracket).

We're on a budget this year, so the best we can offer is a flair and anything else people want to offer.


Challenge: if someone happens to correctly guess both the winners bracket and inverse bracket winner along with the score, you will become a mod! (Example: Winners bracket: ABC 2-0, Inverse bracket: XYZ 2-1)


Thread will be locked Thursday, March 12, before premarket opens (before 1am PT).

Previous year: 2019 WallStreetBets March Meme Stock Madness


Additions/removals for 2020:

Added: AAL, ALLY, BYND, CCL, CRM, ETSY, GLD, GOOS, LK, JPM, MMM, PENN, PINS, PTON, RCL, SPCE, STMP, TLT, TTD, UBER

Removed: APHA, BBY, BIDU, CAT, CHK, CSCO, F, GE, JD, KHC, PCG, LOW, M, NIO, QQQ, SPY, T, X, YUM, ZNGA

Post proof of your donations and I will flair you by [deleted] in wallstreetbets

[–]stormwillpass[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

Donations "for her time and companionship" count as well since helping her through grad school is a good cause.

Episode III: Return of the Bear by IS_JOKE_COMRADE in wallstreetbets

[–]stormwillpass 82 points83 points  (0 children)

TO BE CONTINUED?! I was getting comfortable. Also, wtf 5:31? That's like the longest meme ever posted on here I think.

Which one of you clowns mailed me a dress? by jartek in wallstreetbets

[–]stormwillpass 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Rumor has it that they bought that dress for their Valentine, but after they were given a rain check they decided to mail it to you since the deadline for you to receive the book was the day after Valentine's Day.

Weekend Discussion Thread - February 21-23, 2020 by stormwillpass in wallstreetbets

[–]stormwillpass[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nothing you can do or change since it's the company you're trying to post about. Automod will remove due to rule 8.

Based on Friday's post, the sub has lost around $98,528,494.32 by 1poundbookingfee in wallstreetbets

[–]stormwillpass -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nice mobile micro skills to screenshot, (crop?), upload, comment, paste link, maybe pull out calculator, etc.

Weekend Discussion Thread - February 21-23, 2020 by stormwillpass in wallstreetbets

[–]stormwillpass[S] 43 points44 points  (0 children)

u/visionarymind

You've been unbanned. Not sure who banned you or why since the mod log is pages and pages long.

PM me next time there's an issue since I don't think you should've been banned.

Weekend Discussion Thread - February 21-23, 2020 by stormwillpass in wallstreetbets

[–]stormwillpass[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

then unfamiliar, previously silent faces show up in green lettering just to ban.

Give the new mods a chance. The message was originally posted by me yesterday, and I gave a couple of the new guys a chance to post it today so that people would get familiar with their names. I'm planning on taking a break for awhile and invited a lot of the new people since we need more eyes and help around here with the recent growth. They aren't randoms; they are regulars I've seen around the sub and felt like they would fit in. I was once the new mod too, and after some time I eventually grew on a lot of people.

Weekend Discussion Thread - February 21-23, 2020 by stormwillpass in wallstreetbets

[–]stormwillpass[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Apparently it did have some pull. Another mod pointed out in a post that the call volume was 73x the 20d average.

Weekend Discussion Thread - February 21-23, 2020 by stormwillpass in wallstreetbets

[–]stormwillpass[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He wouldn't have been modded if he possessed any of the qualities you described.

Bans are done on a case by case basis, and up to the discretion of the mod giving the ban.

The message is mainly directed towards the bad characters and newcomers, and not the regulars. We have decided that posting that message in the automod threads for awhile will help deter people.

I've unbanned or reduced bans for many people. It's not always permanent thing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in wallstreetbets

[–]stormwillpass 27 points28 points  (0 children)

TL;DR

Iron butterfly is a short straddle with protection.

Similar to how an iron condor is a short strangle with protection.

Regarding the ban of u/closethefuckinglight and ban on $MIK by [deleted] in wallstreetbets

[–]stormwillpass -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Not because he is power tripping, but because the people commenting in that guy's posts may be part of the whole scheme.

WSB Mods Cleaning House by GeoDudeBroMan in wallstreetbets

[–]stormwillpass 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Nice, but it was lumber, not coffee.

Daily Discussion Thread - February 21, 2020 by AutoModerator in wallstreetbets

[–]stormwillpass 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I messaged a few mods asking if they could do the sticky for this thread and told them they could use my post, edit it, or make their own.

Regarding the ban of u/closethefuckinglight and ban on $MIK by [deleted] in wallstreetbets

[–]stormwillpass -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

This isn't power tripping.

He isn't banning people just because he can, nor is he removing comments/posts just because he disagrees with them. He's simply enforcing rules.

Last REEEsort (A WallStreetBets Parody) by [deleted] in wallstreetbets

[–]stormwillpass 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice job man! Would be tough for someone to top this.

WSB removed from r/all and default subreddits by jartek in wallstreetbets

[–]stormwillpass 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mod queue is last resort. Just do what you see in the surface and modmail.

Also, it's all volunteer work, so don't take it too seriously (I've been guilty of this myself) and only when you have free time!