Stocks in Play - August 12th 2025

Stocks in Play: DRONES, CRYPTO, SE, GDOT

Welcome to today's Stocks in Play report. Below are the key stocks to watch, along with brief x-ray and analysis.

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1) Green Dot Corporation (GDOT) (Rating: B+, Multi-Day)

X-Ray GDOT: Industry Group: Credit Services, Market Cap: 545.07M, Float: 47.96M Short Interest 3.20%, Days to Cover: 2.09, Exchange: NYSE

Solid Beat on EPS ($0.40 vs est. $0.33), Solid Beat on Revs (28% YoY), BaaS Revs Soared with partnerships with Samsung Pay & Credit Sesame, Neglected Stock, Flat Base, Lower volume NYSE name (wider spread caution), Has potential to make a sustained run.

Honorable Mention to:

SE: Slight Beat on EPS ($0.65 vs est. $0.64), Up 360% YoY, Solid Beat on Revs (38% YoY Growth), Strong margins and profits, All KPIS performing strongly especially Digital Financial Services, Strong results in a leading name, Nice chart and potential for today plus delayed reaction.

X-Ray SE: Industry Group: Internet Retail, Market Cap: 79.91B, Float: 538.45M Short Interest 4.08%, Days to Cover: 5.05, Exchange: NYSE

CRYPTO - CRCL/ATNF: Solid earnings for CRCL, Strong Rev Growth beating Estimates (53% YoY), USDC Circulation surged 90% YoY, Net loss due to IPO. in Theme. Bullish management commentary targeting 40% CAGR over multiple years. ATNF - Another crypto treasury, high profile investors: Peter Thiel. Holding ETH. Large Pre Market Volume, Solid Chart. Raised $150m to buy ETH.

DRONES - ZENA/ONDS: Huge results from both of these Drone Stocks. ZENA: Revs 500% YoY Growth, Drone as a Service contributed a large amount of the Growth. No EPS or Margin Data provided (safe to assume they’re heavily negative anyway), Several contract wins in H1, Pursuing DoD Supplier Status. ONDS: 555% YoY Rev Growth, 53% GMs (comp to loss of 20% YoY), $22m Backlog, Reaffirmed 2025 Rev Target, New Contracts. ONDS is less neglected in the short term but both of these have the ability to make sustained moves. Big 2025 Theme. I like the ZENA Chart better but both can work.

X-Ray ZENA: Industry Group: Software - Infrastructure, Market Cap: 122.69M, Float: 8.36M Short Interest 14.03%, Days to Cover: 0.26, Exchange: NASDAQ

X-Ray ONDS: Industry Group: Communication Equipment, Market Cap: 599.43M, Float: 154.07M Short Interest 6.66%, Days to Cover: 0.48, Exchange: NASDAQ

Delayed Reaction Watchlist (click here Tradingview)

Market Awareness

Failure at all time high yesterday. Not exactly a surprise. I’m still not bearish here. Plenty of good setups today and stocks moving well pre market. There will still be plenty of chop. Beware of the daily fade that has become the norm recently.

Cannabis on Theme watch. Yesterday I took an MSOS trade. I think this is probably the easiest way to play this rather than looking at the individual names because most of them are complete trash and will likely use every opportunity to nail stock offerings. This is early and may still fade like every other cannabis pump. The MSOS ETF is an easy way to look at this sector.

Cautiously Bullish, Peeling Faster. I think we continue to grind up slowly.

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• Finviz - Short Interest, Float, Articles, Fundamentals (Free)

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• Tradingview - Charting & Scanning (Paid)

• Koyfin - Fundamental Data (Paid)

• EarningsWhispers - Earnings Calendar (Free)

• Tradersync - Trade Journal (Paid)

_{PS: There are many ways to trade stocks in play. It does not have to be the one that keeps going straight up and sometimes it doesn’t even have to be day one of the catalyst. Everyone must find a setup, timeframe and method that works for them. This list is supposed to educate on the criteria I use and the methods in which I find Stocks in Play. Yours may differ and that is completely okay.}