Out of more than 23,000 participants, one reader just walked away with $50,000.

His name is Ron. He’s from Tennessee.

And yes… I know it’s May 6th and the challenge technically ended a few days ago.

But here’s the deal.

Legally, we had to contact the winner before announcing it publicly.

And let’s just say Ron wasn’t exactly easy to reach this weekend…

He was busy working the Kentucky Oaks and Derby.

Not a bad excuse.

But now it’s official.

Ron is your $50,000 Top Trader Challenge winner.

The Winning Pick: Edesa Biotech (EDSA)

Ron’s pick was Edesa Biotech (EDSA).

This is a small biotech company that develops treatments for serious inflammatory and immune-related diseases.

Think things like lung conditions, skin disorders, and other illnesses where the body’s immune system overreacts.

Stocks like this can move fast because everything comes down to clinical trial results and FDA progress.

If the data looks promising, the stock can explode higher.

That’s exactly what happened to EDSA in April.

The company announced that enrollment for its Phase 2 clinical study was about to begin. Plus, insiders were buying large chunks of stock at the same time.

This caused the stock to surge 237.80% during the challenge.

That was enough to beat out second place – Axe Compute (AGPU) – which still had an incredible 219% return.

Here’s what’s even more interesting.

19 readers picked EDSA as their Top Trader stock.

So this wasn’t some obscure, one-off idea.

It was a crowded trade that meant the winner ultimately came down to tiebreakers.

And Ron came out on top.

Here’s How the Editors Performed

Now let’s talk about how the “pros” did.

Because there were some strong showings.

Top Trader host Greg “Gunner” Guenthner took the win.

Not surprising if you’ve followed his track record.

His pick was the Defiance Daily Target 2X Long LUNR ETF (LUNL) – a leveraged ETF tied to Intuitive Machines (LUNR).

That trade returned 59% in April.

A very solid performance.

Right behind him was James Altucher.

He picked Micron (MU), which returned 48% during the challenge.

Strong, steady, and tech-focused is exactly the kind of setup James tends to find.

As for me…

I went with the leveraged Meta ETF (METU).

For most of the month, it looked like a contender. I was up around 35% at one point.

Then earnings hit.

The stock sold off and the leveraged ETF amplified that move.

That’s the risk with leverage.

It works both ways.

That said, my view hasn’t changed.

I still like Meta (META) as a long-term investment here.

And I think Micron (MU) looks attractive for a shorter-term trade as well.

Final Thoughts

This was a fun one.

Big moves. Real competition. And a $50,000 prize on the line.

Hopefully you enjoyed the friendly competition.

More importantly, I hope you learned something.

Because that’s the real goal.

If I had to guess, this won’t be the last time we do something like this.

For more details on the Top Trader Challenge, including some interesting stats, click here.

And again, congrats to Ron.