Today in Focus: NXT, VELO, NBIS

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Market Condition: Extended but Stocks Following Through

Commentary: We had a small shakeout day yesterday. Might be enough to continue going who knows…. Setups continue to present themselves and we continue to see follow through. I will just be as basic as that for now until that ceases to be the case. I am cautious with size on new positions and want to be selective in anything I open from here. That being said the individual charts we’re looking at are picture perfect so it’s difficult to turn them down.

Follow your sell rules and know that if you want to get the big winners then giving back some profit is a feature in that not a bug.

In Play

VELO:  Turn Around Earnings Inflection

Key Metrics VELO: Industry Group: Computer Hardware, Market Cap: 418.83M, Float: 13.76M, Short Interest: 29.30%, Days to Cover: 1.76, Sales Y/Y TTM: 12.12%, EPS Y/Y TTM: 95.72%, Earnings: May 12 AMC, Exchange: NASDAQ

Catalyst: 70% Debt Reduction, Large Beat on Revs, Massive Gross Margin Inflection. Big EPS Beat (Non-GAAP). 3D Print Company, others have moved well this earnings. Reiterated rev guidance but also guided GMs to exceed 30% in H2. Nice turnaround weekly chart. Downtrend broke and flat base.

One caveat here is the cash position of the company is not great vs CAPEX growth so dilution may be on the table.

"We achieved positive gross margin this quarter, a key inflection point that validates our operating model as we scale production and continue to drive cost efficiency." — Arun Jeldi, CEO (Prepared Remarks)

"Demand remains particularly strong in defense and aerospace, where customers are prioritizing scalable, high-performance additive manufacturing solutions." — Jeldi (Prepared Remarks)

NXT:  Large $1.8b Contract Win, Accelerating AI Story

Key Metrics NXT: Industry Group: Solar, Market Cap: 20.95B, Float: 146.44M, Short Interest: 6.00%, Days to Cover: 4.65, Sales Y/Y TTM: 30.02%, EPS Y/Y TTM: 1.97%, Earnings: May 12 AMC, Exchange: NASDAQ

Catalyst:

This is a company I’ve watched since IPO. Nice growing theme from Solar Tracking Software to Energy Infrastructure play. Solid Beat and Raise on all metrics. Record Backlog of $5.2B. Strong Raise for FY27. Nice base on the chart. This one does have a history of being somewhat choppy but I like the theme and the pivot.

"Fiscal 2026 marked a defining inflection point for Nextpower as we accelerated our evolution from the solar tracker leader over the last decade to an integrated utility-scale energy technology platform" — Dan Shugar

"Our bookings and backlog are based solely on firm orders and contracts — we do not include awards or late-stage negotiations" — Howard Wenger, President

NBIS:  Large $1.8b Contract Win, Accelerating AI Story

Key Metrics NBIS: Industry Group: Internet Content & Information, Market Cap: 52.07B, Float: 201.25M, Short Interest: 21.44%, Days to Cover: 2.65, Sales Y/Y TTM: 354.32%, EPS Y/Y TTM: 373.88%, Earnings: May 13 BMO, Exchange: NASDAQ

Catalyst:

A lot of eyes on this one. Solid beat on Revs, big beat on Operating EPS and GMs. Revs up 684% YoY. Stellar growth. Huge swing in Operating Cashflow to positive however CAPEX is up massively along with SBC. Revs guide only reaffirmed. I think this one is worth looking at it but it’s definitely somewhat appreciated already and the expectations coming in were high. I will consider it today but I prefer it on a Delayed Reaction for sure.

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_{Note: This is my methodology for identifying stocks in play. There are many valid approaches to trading catalysts—find the setups, timeframes, and risk parameters that align with your strategy.}