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August 23, 2026 Podcast · STOCK PICKS BY JOE COTTON CHAMPION STOCK PICKER

• 0:02
  SPEAKER_00: Hi, and welcome to my podcast.
• 0:05
  SPEAKER_00: My name is Joe Cotton, and I'm a champion stock picker and expert market timer.
• 0:11
  SPEAKER_00: I won three national stock contests and came in second in two others.
• 0:17
  SPEAKER_00: My 2020 winning pick was up 742% within one year.
• 0:22
  SPEAKER_00: My 2021 second place pick was up over 500% within a year.
• 0:27
  SPEAKER_00: The Wall Street's best stock picking contest, sponsored by Cabot Wealth Management, ended in 2021.
• 0:35
  SPEAKER_00: Now some of my stock picks have doubled in 30 days.
• 0:38
  SPEAKER_00: Go to my website, www.cottonstocks.net to see some examples.
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  SPEAKER_00: My stock picks are not investment advice, and nothing I say in this podcast is investment advice.
• 0:51
  SPEAKER_00: For investment advice, contact a registered investment advisor or certified financial planner.
• 0:56
  SPEAKER_00: We have two stocks of interest today.
• 0:58
  SPEAKER_00: One is D Wave Quantum, symbol QBTS, and Pro QR Therapeutics, symbol PRQR.
• 1:07
  SPEAKER_00: Both are speculative stocks.
• 1:09
  SPEAKER_00: The first stock, D Wave Quantum, closed Friday at$20.39.
• 1:15
  SPEAKER_00: It provides quantum computing services.
• 1:18
  SPEAKER_00: I don't know what quantum computing is.
• 1:21
  SPEAKER_00: On August 21st, BMO Capital Markets gave it an outperform rating and a$35 price target.
• 1:28
  SPEAKER_00: On August 3rd, Wedbush gave it an outperform rating also with a$40 price target.
• 1:34
  SPEAKER_00: In October of 2025, it sold for$45 and has been making a large base for the last 12 months.
• 1:45
  SPEAKER_00: It looks like it's going to cross above its 50-day moving average of$20.62 sometime next week, a classic buy signal.
• 1:54
  SPEAKER_00: Per finvis.com, there are about 368 million shares outstanding and a float of 359 million.
• 2:02
  SPEAKER_00: There's a large short interest of about 65.91 million shares and a short float of 18.34%.
• 2:10
  SPEAKER_00: That's a high number.
• 2:11
  SPEAKER_00: There are no earnings.
• 2:13
  SPEAKER_00: Our second stock is Pro-QR Therapeutics, symbol PRQR.
• 2:18
  SPEAKER_00: It closed at$2.34 on Friday.
• 2:22
  SPEAKER_00: It's a risky stock with no earnings.
• 2:25
  SPEAKER_00: Bank of America gave it a buy rating on August 20th and a price target of$8.
• 2:30
  SPEAKER_00: It has good insider buying.
• 2:33
  SPEAKER_00: The CEO, Daniel Anton, bought his first shares, 500,000 shares, in July at prices ranging from$1.59 to$1.77 per share.
• 2:46
  SPEAKER_00: We like the chart.
• 2:56
  SPEAKER_00: Never buy a stock before you read about it at finbiz.com and never look at a chart on stockcharts.com.
• 3:06
  SPEAKER_00: You can watch my YouTube video to see what my chart settings are.
• 3:11
  SPEAKER_00: Go to YouTube, put in Best Stock Investment Letter, then choose the blue-green icon that says Joe Cotton, champion stock picker, shows you how he's able to pick stocks that have doubled in 30 days.
• 3:24
  SPEAKER_00: He will show you how I adjust my chart settings.
• 3:27
  SPEAKER_00: We are cautious about the market because of the Iran War, and we would be selling if the Dow closed below its 50 day moving average of about$52,589.
• 3:41
  SPEAKER_00: Best regards and good luck, and thanks for listening.