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Bill Papanastasiou (Chardan Capital): analyst track record on stock perps

Bill Papanastasiou of Chardan Capital on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars5★

Success72%

Excess return+82.9%

rank#91

Ratings89

ratings on stock perps101

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP

	12 months	3 years
Ratings	11	113
Stock	9	18
Buy / hold / sell	8 / 3 / 0	100 / 11 / 2
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations	0 / 0 / 9	2 / 1 / 19
Price targets hit / missed	1 / 9 (10%)	61 / 49 (55%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)	-33.9%	+69.4%
Best / worst call	+22.6% / -83.7%	+1,060.0% / -90.8%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -2.9% · vs S&P 500 -2.4% · targets hit within a year 71% (n = 101)

Current calls on stock perps

Stock	Call	Target	vs last close	Date
$CIFR Cipher Mining Inc.	Buy · Initiated	$32.00	+100.8%	Jul 26, 2026
$WULF TeraWulf Inc.	Buy · Initiated	$32.00	+98.3%	Jul 26, 2026
$GLXY Galaxy Digital	Buy · Initiated	$35.00	+45.0%	Apr 26, 2026
$KEEL Keel Infrastructure Corp.	Buy · Initiated	$4.50	+30.8%	Apr 26, 2026
$RIOT Riot Platforms, Inc.	Buy · Initiated	$27.50	+31.3%	Apr 26, 2026

Recent ratings

Jul 26, 2026 $WULF: Initiated · Buy · $32.00 · article
Jul 26, 2026 $CIFR: Initiated · Buy · $32.00 · article
Apr 26, 2026 $KEEL: Initiated · Buy · $4.50 · article
Apr 26, 2026 $GLXY: Initiated · Buy · $35.00 · article
Apr 26, 2026 $RIOT: Initiated · Buy · $27.50 · article
Sep 29, 2025 $CIFR: Maintained · Buy · $13.00 · article
Aug 20, 2025 $HIVE: Maintained · Buy · $11.00 · article
Aug 15, 2025 $WULF: Maintained · Hold · $9.50 · article
Aug 11, 2025 $WULF: Maintained · Hold · $6.50 · article
Aug 8, 2025 $CIFR: Maintained · Buy · $6.50 · article
Aug 8, 2025 $CLSK: Maintained · Buy · $18.50 · article
Aug 8, 2025 $GLXY: Maintained · Buy · $43.00 · article
Jul 29, 2025 $MSTR: Maintained · Buy · $645 · article
Jul 8, 2025 $CORZ: Maintained · Buy · $19.00 · article
Jun 27, 2025 $HIVE: Maintained · Buy · $11.00 · article
May 16, 2025 $HIVE: Maintained · Buy · $11.00 · article
May 8, 2025 $CORZ: Maintained · Buy · $19.00 · article
May 12, 2025 $GLXY: Maintained · Buy · $25.84 · article
May 12, 2025 $WULF: Maintained · Hold · $6.50 · article
May 9, 2025 $HUT: Maintained · Buy · $30.00 · article

Bill Papanastasiou5★ · 72% success · +82.9% excess return · TipRanks data via FMP · Source headlines via TheFly/StreetInsider (FMP). Reaction = venue-median perp move after our detection — an observation, not investment advice.