#66 Alpha Score 95.0

Martin Shkreli

Investor / Podcast host
@MartinShkreli · tracked since Nov 2025
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Alpha Score 95.0
Calls
25
Win Rate
70.8%
return
+14.7%
Calls 25 3735 Posts tracked · 13.2/day
Calls
7d 0
30d 6
90d 14
Best Calls
CPHI Short +88.1%
JLHL Short +59.1%
CAPR Short +44.1%
Worst Calls
QCLS Long -58.5%
EVMN Long -28.3%
AGEN Short -21.8%
Most Mentioned
QCLS ×3
NVDA ×2
CAPR ×2
Recent Calls
LITE Long 3 weeks ago
CRWV Short 3 weeks ago
DOCS Short 3 weeks ago
Win Rate 71% Long 10 Short 15
Win Rate
7d 52%
30d 42%
90d 80%
Average Return +14.7% Long Return -4.5% Short Return +26.2%
Average Return
7d +13.0%
30d +5.2%
90d +10.6%
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Long
Dec 03
$4.65
-58.5%
1. THE FACT: The speaker states, "we bought a photonic/optical computing stock: $QCLS. i'm convinced that the answer to frontier computing is optical, not quantum. we're calling it 'quantum class' so investors understand it. $100 is my near-term target." 2. THE BRIDGE: The speaker has made a direct investment in QCLS, believes optical computing is the future of frontier computing over quantum, and has a specific, aggressive near-term price target of $100. This indicates strong conviction and a clear bullish outlook. 3. THE VERDICT: Long QCLS based on the speaker's conviction that optical computing is the future, their personal investment, and a near-term price target of $100.
1. THE FACT: The speaker states, "we bought a photonic/optical computing stock: $QCLS. i'm convinced that the answer to frontier computing is optical, not quantum. we're calling it 'quantum class' so investors understand it. $100 is my near-term target." 2. THE BRIDGE: The speaker has made a direct investment in QCLS, believes optical computing is the future of frontier computing over quantum, and has a specific, aggressive near-term price target of $100. This indicates strong conviction and a clear bullish outlook. 3. THE VERDICT: Long QCLS based on the speaker's conviction that optical computing is the future, their personal investment, and a near-term price target of $100.
AI Photonics
Short
Jul 27
$17.79
+44.1%
Short CAPR; Shkreli explicitly labels the company a complete fraud, implying terminal structural impairment beyond valuation criticism, though no specific mechanism is stated and no personal short position is disclosed.
Short CAPR; Shkreli explicitly labels the company a complete fraud, implying terminal structural impairment beyond valuation criticism, though no specific mechanism is stated and no personal short position is disclosed.
Pharma & Biotech
Long
Dec 26
$191.98
+17.2%
1. THE FACT: Martin Shkreli states that "quantum will continue to sink as $NVDA buys Groq, showing no interest in QC." He also states "the need for compute is still real. i think we have to think about a path past transistor-based computing, or we will actually cover the world (and space?) in data centers". 2. THE BRIDGE: NVDA's acquisition of Groq, a company focused on AI inference chips, indicates a strategic move to strengthen its position in the high-performance computing and AI sector, rather than quantum computing. This suggests NVDA is doubling down on a proven and growing market (AI/compute) where demand is "still real," while Shkreli believes quantum computing will "sink." 3. THE VERDICT: NVDA is making strategic acquisitions to solidify its leadership in the high-demand compute sector, specifically AI, which is a positive indicator for its continued growth.
1. THE FACT: Martin Shkreli states that "quantum will continue to sink as $NVDA buys Groq, showing no interest in QC." He also states "the need for compute is still real. i think we have to think about a path past transistor-based computing, or we will actually cover the world (and space?) in data centers". 2. THE BRIDGE: NVDA's acquisition of Groq, a company focused on AI inference chips, indicates a strategic move to strengthen its position in the high-performance computing and AI sector, rather than quantum computing. This suggests NVDA is doubling down on a proven and growing market (AI/compute) where demand is "still real," while Shkreli believes quantum computing will "sink." 3. THE VERDICT: NVDA is making strategic acquisitions to solidify its leadership in the high-demand compute sector, specifically AI, which is a positive indicator for its continued growth.
AI Compute
Long
Aug 17
$3.98
+27.6%
OABI poised for growth on ramantamig royalty
Author is bullish on OABI, citing strong management, a recent LLY deal, and a highly valuable royalty on ramantamig.
Pharma & Biotech
Long
Aug 13
$934.50
-7.0%
Shkreli bought LITE post-earnings print
Shkreli discloses he purchased LITE following its earnings print, correcting the parent's characterization of him as short AI/photonics names; low conviction due to rhetorical phrasing but reads as a genuine position disclosure.
AI Photonics
Short
Aug 12
$107.10
+24.5%
CRWV structurally trapped in perpetual debt cycle
Short CRWV — Shkreli argues the business is structurally trapped in perpetual re-levering: delevering would kill growth, so the company must keep tapping debt markets indefinitely, a model he explicitly frames as unsustainable using the Valeant analogy.
NeoCloud
Short
Aug 07
$39.58
+33.5%
DOCS short on pod blowup, weak quarter
Short DOCS as a forced-seller catalyst (a pod shop blowing up) creates technical selling pressure, while the underlying quarter was uninspiring — offering a clean entry on the short side.
Healthcare Services
Short
Aug 07
$141.88
+27.4%
Short AAOI pop — commodity bottleneck not durable
Short AAOI into the recent price pop; the revenue tailwind from a one-year supply bottleneck is temporary and does not reflect durable competitive advantage in what remains a commodity product business.
AI Photonics
Long
Aug 05
$361.83
-6.5%
GOOGL too big to fail on leadership exits
Buy GOOGL because the company's institutional scale transcends any individual leadership; engineer departures may pressure the board to demand management changes or strategic course corrections that unlock value.
Hyperscalers
Short
Jul 23
$34.22
+16.1%
Short HIMS on the basis that its peptide-based product lines (likely compounded GLP-1/semaglutide offerings) lack legitimate medical efficacy — author argues the core growth driver is scientifically unfounded, implying structural revenue risk if regulatory or clinical scrutiny intensifies.
Short HIMS on the basis that its peptide-based product lines (likely compounded GLP-1/semaglutide offerings) lack legitimate medical efficacy — author argues the core growth driver is scientifically unfounded, implying structural revenue risk if regulatory or clinical scrutiny intensifies.
GLP-1 / Obesity
Long
Jul 23
$169.75
-7.2%
Buy RDDT into the rumor-driven selloff linked to GOOGL; Shkreli expresses personal conviction at current levels and is conducting an expert call with a former RDDT executive, suggesting fundamental due diligence supports the bullish view.
Buy RDDT into the rumor-driven selloff linked to GOOGL; Shkreli expresses personal conviction at current levels and is conducting an expert call with a former RDDT executive, suggesting fundamental due diligence supports the bullish view.
Internet Platforms
Short
Jul 22
$7.07
+88.1%
Short CPHI as fair value is $0.10, implying extreme overvaluation and expected decline.
Short CPHI as fair value is $0.10, implying extreme overvaluation and expected decline.
Pharma & Biotech
Short
Jul 13
$6.62
-21.8%
Short AGEN; a recent PIPE financing fails to alter the company's fundamentally weak outlook, and the stock should revert to the PIPE offering price, implying meaningful downside from current levels.
Short AGEN; a recent PIPE financing fails to alter the company's fundamentally weak outlook, and the stock should revert to the PIPE offering price, implying meaningful downside from current levels.
Pharma & Biotech
Short
Jul 10
$16.12
+59.1%
Short JLHL; Shkreli discloses an active short position, citing CEO Jiaqi Hu's control of BJIDE — a related party accounting for 53% of revenue — as a structural red flag consistent with a pump-and-dump scheme now in the dump phase.
Short JLHL; Shkreli discloses an active short position, citing CEO Jiaqi Hu's control of BJIDE — a related party accounting for 53% of revenue — as a structural red flag consistent with a pump-and-dump scheme now in the dump phase.
Construction & Infrastructure
Long
Jun 29
$17.27
-28.3%
Buy EVMN on the dip following a drug failure, as the overhang clears and market attention can now re-rate the IL-18 program, a potentially differentiated asset in the autoimmune space.
Buy EVMN on the dip following a drug failure, as the overhang clears and market attention can now re-rate the IL-18 program, a potentially differentiated asset in the autoimmune space.
Pharma & Biotech
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Martin Shkreli has 25 trade ideas tracked on Buzzberg across 25 tickers since November 2025. Win rate 71% across 24 evaluated calls, average return +14.7%. Ranked #66 on the Buzzberg Alpha leaderboard. Most covered: QCLS, NVDA, CAPR.