Every week we dig up US and Canadian small and mid caps that are putting out real news while nobody is looking. We ask retail what they would hold. Then we keep score on what happens next.
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An orphan is a stock nobody picks. When Reddit runs its "if you could only hold one stock" threads, these names get close to zero votes, even with contracts, earnings and filings landing every week.
Small and mid caps from $300M to $3B with real press releases and flat price or volume reaction. Hand picked, every week.
The Perception Poll drops orphans next to household names in a pick-one vote. The gap between the news and the votes is the story.
Every orphan goes into the Orphan Index, tracked against the Russell 2000 with a press release reaction column. Wins and losses stay on the board.
Every name we cover, how the market reacted to its news, and how it has run against the Russell 2000 since it hit the sheet.
| Ticker | Sector | Mkt cap | Added | PR reaction | vs Russell 2000 | Poll picks |
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One three paragraph post to our Reddit community, March 2026: 118,000 views, 150 shares, $0 spent.
Every name ships with the risks the bulls skip: dilution, debt, cash burn, thin volume. If it costs us a reader, fine.
The index tracks every pick against the benchmark. Bad calls stay up. That is the whole point.
If a company ever pays for placement, the post says so, up top, with what was paid. Editorial picks are never for sale.
If you run IR at a US or Canadian listed company above $300M and your press releases land flat, you are exactly what the Orphan Sheet covers. Send us your ticker. If it fits the sheet, it goes in the queue.
Submission does not guarantee coverage. Editorial picks are not for sale.