$POET Technologies Inc(POET)$ stock crashed over 40% today — after already getting cut in half from last week’s peak.
This is the kind of market whiplash that leaves retail stunned:
🚀 Why it pumped (hard)
Around April 22, CFO Thomas Mika went public saying:
They had secured a purchase order tied to Marvell Technology (via Celestial AI)
Product: 800G optical engines for AI data centers
Shipments expected in Q3
Deal size already above $5M
Add in potential deals with Foxconn and Luxshare Precision Industry
Plus the hottest theme in markets right now: AI + photonics
👉 Result:
Stock doubled in a week, hit an 11-year high, volume went insane.
💥 Why it crashed (even harder)
Today, the company dropped a bomb:
All prior orders from Celestial AI are CANCELLED
Why?
The CFO allegedly disclosed order details publicly
That may have violated NDA terms
$Marvell Technology(MRVL)$ pulled the plug
👉 Market reaction:
Opened above $15
Instantly collapsed to $8–9 range
Down ~46% intraday
Billions in market cap wiped out
📉 What now?
Company says other orders are still in progress
AI optical business is not dead
But credibility? Severely damaged
This wasn’t just volatility.
This was:
“Order confirmed → hype explodes → order cancelled → trust destroyed”
⚠️ The real takeaway
In the AI gold rush, narrative moves faster than fundamentals.
But one slip — especially around confidential deals —
can erase billions overnight.
This isn’t just a stock drop. It’s a case study in how hype, disclosure, and trust collide.
@MillionaireTiger @TigerStars @TigerObserver @TigerPM @Daily_Discussion
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