Mid-Session Update | May 8
Indicative prices at mid-session, May 8, 2026. Portfolio average performance from start, less than seven weeks ago: +18.3%.
The session is constructive. After the volatility of yesterday, the tape is stabilising and several positions are resuming their advance.
The fundamentals that drove the original theses have not changed. In several cases, they have been materially upgraded overnight.
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Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI): +39.1% (day: -5.1%) from entry at $107.45, current $149.46. Yesterday evening, AAOI reported a record Q1 : revenue of $151.1 million, up 51% year-over-year, with non-GAAP gross margin of 29.2% and first volume shipments of 800G transceivers at nearly 100,000 units per month of capacity. Q2 guidance was raised to $180 million to $198 million. Full-year 2026 guidance stands at above $1.1 billion. The market sold the news after a +66% run into the print — that is textbook. The structural thesis is intact. Target $372.
Bloom Energy (BE): +46.3% (day: -0.1%) from entry at $176.67, current $258.50. Steady. The re-rating continues. Target $526, a further +84.3% ahead.
Planet Labs (PL): +19.0% (day: +7.5%) from entry at $31.83, current $37.88. A strong session today, resuming the constructive progression. Target $68.50, a further +72.6% ahead.
Five more positions. A new pick published today. A process that averages +18.3% from entry. Paid subscribers are already in.
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