PDQ — Paradigm Gold Corporation — closed the week at CAD 0.115, a fresh earnings print in the rearview and a month's worth of gains now partially unwound.
The stock had climbed more than 21% over the prior month, an unusually strong run for a micro-cap junior gold explorer on the TSXV. The past week reversed some of that momentum. PDQ shed 8% across five sessions, with Tuesday adding a further 4.2% decline on the day the company reported its fiscal year 2025 results on April 24. That single-day reaction — down 4.2% — follows a notably harsh prior earnings print in December 2025, when the stock fell 15.4% the day after results and held that loss through the following week. The most recent report produced a softer reaction by comparison, though still negative.
Earnings reactions at PDQ have been asymmetric. Of the four recorded events in the history, three produced negative next-day moves — the worst being that December 2025 drop of over 15%. The one exception was a brief 10% spike in late November 2025, which was also fully retained over the following week. The pattern points to an event-driven stock where reactions tend to be sharp in either direction, with the downside outcomes outnumbering the positive ones.
Short interest is not a meaningful angle here. Estimated shorts amount to a negligible fraction of the float — effectively zero — and borrowing costs at 0.68% (last reported January 2026, now stale) reflect no meaningful demand for the borrow. This is not a stock that short sellers are targeting. That absence of short pressure also means there is no squeeze dynamic to explain any future upside.
What is notable on the ownership side is that Lawrence Page holds roughly 5.8% of shares — and added 166,666 shares in his last reported transaction (February 2026), bringing his total to just over one million shares. With a holder count of only four recorded names, the shareholder base is extremely concentrated. That concentration can amplify price moves on thin volume, which likely explains some of the volatility seen around both the month-long rally and this week's pullback.
The ORTEX short score ranks PDQ in the 94th percentile for its sector — but this reflects the near-zero short interest rather than any squeeze or stress signal. There is no analyst coverage on record, no earnings call transcript, and no upcoming scheduled events on the calendar.
The next read on PDQ's direction will come from any corporate announcement — exploration results, a financing, or an operational update — given the lack of scheduled catalysts and the concentrated ownership structure that tends to move this stock on news rather than broader market flows.
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