$POET just pulled off one of the wildest rug-pull moves in recent memory.
$POET Technologies Inc(POET)$ 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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- eddie321·04-28 00:22TOPsince they intend to ship against marvell next month , marvell on the other hand insisted to cancel shows that they are not really committed to poet , even as an existing partner , they would have given poet the minimum order if that's the case , currently we only lose validation from a big customer like marvell but that doesn't mean poet engines are failing , if we believe in the tech , nothing changes . I bought the dip anyway3Report
- Ah_Meng·04-27 22:35TOPSo you don’t intend to pounce?? Waiting for the CFO to be fired?! They should… right thing to do…2Report
- 1PC·04-28 20:48Nice Sharing 😁 Maybe 🤔 the CFO short or Buy Put [Chuckle] [Chuckle] [Chuckle]. @Barcode @Shyon @koolgal @Aqa @JC888 @DiAngelLikeReport
- Shernice軒嬣 2000·04-27 22:30@Ah_Meng CFO mouth too big2Report
- jakeblehh·04-28 17:48Great article, would you like to share it?1Report
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