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December 28, 2025 For precisely 48 hours in mid-December 2025, it looked like the "Alex Chriss Turnaround" at PayPal was about to shift into overdrive. On December 15, the payments giant finally pulled the trigger on a strategy investors had whispered about for years: it filed to become a bank.

Originally published by the Woodworth Contrarian Fund here: https://www.woodworth.fund/news/swiped-left-by-wall-street-the-bmbl-rebound-trade Bumble looks like another “dead app” stock at first glance—revenue rolling over, consensus price targets drifting down, and big tech funds ghosting it like a bad first date. Under the hood, it is a turnaround in mid‑flight: cutting costs hard, consolidating assets like Fruitz and Geneva, and putting the founder back in charge at a price that bakes in way more heartbreak than the current business performance justifies.​ From busted IPO to rebound candidate When Bumble went public in February of 2021, it was the market’s shiny new match—women‑first, high‑growth, all vibes.

December 27, 2025 It is a scenario that frustrates traders but delights long-term investors: A company crushes its earnings report, posting record revenue and user growth, yet the stock plummets 20% overnight. This is exactly what happened to Duolingo (NASDAQ: DUOL) in early November.