A Small-Cap Consumer Stock Gets Big Institutional Confidence, Shares Soar 60%

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So, apparently, during the third quarter, Findell upped its game by snagging 90,000 shares of TPB, which in the world of financial wizardry, translates to about $8.9 million-more or less. This move-what some fancy folks call a “new position”-represents a modest 3.5% slice of their $253.4 million pot of U.S. equities. The fact that they now have 15 positions in their portfolio might seem impressive until you realize I’m still obsessively counting the number of stocks I own, which is currently too many. Anyway, the key takeaway? Some smart money is hedging its bets on this tiny titan as it surges-up 60% over the past year-leaving the S&P 500 scratching its head at a mere 13% gain. Simply put, it’s what we’d call a “red flag” wrapped in a rally hat.

Penn Capital Sells BGC Stake as Market Groans with 31% Surge

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Penn’s folks filed their quarterly confession-more formally known as a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) form-and it said they cut their stake in BGC pretty dramatically. The number: 1,615,590 fewer shares, estimated to be worth roughly $17.1 million at the average price in the last quarter. After the shuffle, they still hold 622,783 shares, valued at a modest $5.9 million-more pocket change in the grand ledger of investing. So it goes.

Moment of Silence for Traditional Banking: DWF Labs Drops $75M on DeFi Dreams (No, They’re Not Gonna Save Your 401k)

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These folks are eyeballing the next wave of DeFi projects-because who doesn’t want a decentralized exchange that doesn’t crash every two seconds? Think: money markets, yield protocols, and perpetual DEXs-basically the financial version of assembling Ikea furniture but with more complicated screws. Managing Partner Andrei Grachev (try saying that three times fast) says DeFi is now entering its “institutional phase.” Translation? The big kids are finally showing up to the party, and they’ve brought enough capital to make it rain.

Solana’s $36M Hack: Will Bulls Ever Clear $150 or Just Cry at the $145 Wall?

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So, here’s the plot twist: A massive $36 million hack on Upbit involving Solana has thrown a wet blanket on the entire market. Talk about ruining the vibe! Early reports say the breach was due to unauthorized access to user accounts, and not a flaw in Solana’s core protocol (phew, sort of?). But does that stop the panic? Nope. Traders are losing their cool anyway. 🙄

🤑 Robinhood & Susquehanna Snatch 90% of MIAX’s LedgerX – Miami Holds Onto 10% Like a Lifeboat! 🚀

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Miami International Holdings (MIAX) has announced the sale of a whopping 90% equity stake in MIAXdx (formerly known as LedgerX, because who doesn’t love a good rebrand? 🎨) to Robinhood Markets and Susquehanna International Group. This deal, set to close in the first quarter of 2026 (or whenever the CFTC stops napping 😴), involves MIAXdx, a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)-approved Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) that specializes in fully collateralized futures, options, and swaps. Fancy, right? 🎩✨

🚨 MERL’s 22% Rally: Bullish Bliss or Bearish Blunder? 🚨

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So, the million-dollar question (or should I say, the 0.31-dollar question?): Is this rally the real deal, or just a flashy illusion? The charts, my friends, are not pulling any punches. They’re whispering-no, shouting-“bull trap!” And let’s just say, it’s not the good kind of trap, like the one that catches your neighbor’s cat. 🐱