Beat the Street: Energy Longs Drive Leaders

TheStreet.com's Beat the Street contest, received a jolt from energy plays yesterday.

Leader AZaharias' portfolio climbed to $274,878 on five energy longs, including Sunoco(SUN Quote), Alon Energy(ALJ Quote), Western Refining(WNR Quote), Tesoro(TSO Quote) and Valero(VLO Quote).

Right behind AZaharias is CraigRusso, who boosted the $250,000 seed money into $274,509, DawnBrzezicki at $273,699, Daneric40 at $272,463 and Forfun at $272,115.

Under the rules of the weekly contest, players will be able to switch one of their five stocks between Tuesday's market close and Wednesday's market open.

Contestants looking to research their changes should take a look at Patrick Schultz's weekly Power Stock Rankings, which features a rare all-buy list.

Players should also consult Stockpickr's Beat the Street forum, Fast Money's Pops and Drops, and Mad Money Recap.

Readers should also consult Jim Cramer's take on what investors can learn from the game.