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Joseph Vafi (Canaccord Genuity): analyst track record on stock perps

Joseph Vafi of Canaccord Genuity on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars4.8★
Success43%
Excess return+17.7%
rank#603
Ratings491
ratings on stock perps156

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings126337
Stock3041
Buy / hold / sell118 / 8 / 0295 / 42 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations0 / 1 / 32 / 5 / 14
Price targets hit / missed17 / 107 (14%)81 / 253 (24%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-31.0%-1.0%
Best / worst call+68.1% / -73.0%+832.3% / -95.8%

After buy calls: median 21-day move -2.7% · vs S&P 500 -3.1% · targets hit within a year 77% (n = 148)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$MSTR MicroStrategy IncorporatedBuy · Maintained$179+39.2%Sep 8, 2026
$IREN IREN LimitedBuy · Maintained$79.00+81.0%Aug 28, 2026
$CRCL Circle Internet Group, Inc.Buy · Reiterated$130+43.9%Aug 6, 2026
$GLXY Galaxy DigitalBuy · Maintained$50.00+107.2%Aug 6, 2026
$CIFR Cipher Mining Inc.Buy · Maintained$27.00+69.4%Aug 5, 2026
$HUT Hut 8 Corp.Buy · Maintained$130+43.5%Aug 4, 2026
$CORZ Core Scientific, Inc.Buy · Maintained$36.00+107.3%Jul 29, 2026
$PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.Hold · Maintained$55.00+3.2%Jul 29, 2026
$COIN Coinbase Global, Inc.Buy · Maintained$300+74.1%May 11, 2026
$HIVE HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd.Buy · Maintained$10.00+234.4%Apr 23, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Sep 8, 2026 $MSTR: Maintained · Buy · $179 · article
  • Aug 28, 2026 $IREN: Maintained · Buy · $79.00 · article
  • Aug 25, 2026 $MSTR: Maintained · Buy · $175 · article
  • Aug 6, 2026 $GLXY: Maintained · Buy · $50.00 · article
  • Aug 6, 2026 $CRCL: Reiterated · Buy · $130 · article
  • Aug 4, 2026 $HUT: Maintained · Buy · $130 · article
  • Aug 5, 2026 $CIFR: Maintained · Buy · $27.00 · article
  • Jul 29, 2026 $PYPL: Maintained · Hold · $55.00 · article
  • Jul 29, 2026 $CORZ: Maintained · Buy · $36.00 · article
  • Jul 23, 2026 $GLXY: Maintained · Buy · $50.00 · article
  • Jul 21, 2026 $HUT: Maintained · Buy · $130 · article
  • Jul 21, 2026 $IREN: Maintained · Buy · $79.00 · article
  • Jul 16, 2026 $PYPL: Maintained · Hold · $55.00 · article
  • Jul 1, 2026 $MSTR: Maintained · Buy · $130 · article
  • Jun 3, 2026 $IREN: Reiterated · Buy · $79.00 · article
  • Jun 3, 2026 $MSTR: Reiterated · Buy · $163 · article
  • May 19, 2026 $PYPL: Maintained · Hold · $42.00 · article
  • May 11, 2026 $COIN: Maintained · Buy · $300 · article
  • May 12, 2026 $CRCL: Maintained · Buy · $160 · article
  • May 8, 2026 $IREN: Maintained · Buy · $70.00 · article

Joseph Vafi4.8★ · 43% success · +17.7% 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.