throwaway_20357 3 hours ago

Flat compared to 2 months ago. Chart looks like a pump-and-dump. 50% up and back. Is there any precedence in history for a swing like this over a two month period for the IBM stock?

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alephnerd 2 hours ago | parent [-]

The 50% increase was due in part to IBM's acquisition of Confluent under the assumption that it would help IBM derive additional business from the datalake segment.

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throwaway_20357 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Wasn't that acquisition announced in December 2025 and closed in March 2026? Hard to imagine it created a sudden spike in the share price only in late May.

	▲	alephnerd 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It impacted IBM's projected sales pipeline for the quarter.