Author

@MichaelKudrna MichaelKudrna

Bottom-up restaurant/QSR analyst fusing unit economics with a stagflation macro lens

Writes detailed fundamental theses on restaurant and QSR equ

trader score
-1.17
hit rate
25%
mean α
-0.82%
signals 14d
44

Grade = how their written analysis reads (A best). Trader score = how their last-20 timestamped calls performed vs SPY.

Their picks, scored

Across their last 20 scored bets: 25% hit rate, -0.82% mean alpha, trader score -1.17. Their last-14d mentions, direction-adjusted, have moved -3.1% since posting (mean over 24 mentions with price data).

Recent signals15receipts included
date (PT)tickerauthorsentwhat they saidsince thenreceipt
2026-10-15·@MichaelKudrna·States that restaurants in Schaumburg, Illinois faced a 12.25% rate as of last August.·
2026-10-14·@MichaelKudrna·Author argues government policy favors concentrated corporations over small-business ownership.·
2026-10-14·@MichaelKudrna·Author argues large businesses can outlast cost pressure while independents suffer disproportionately.·
2026-10-14·@MichaelKudrna·Author warns conditions favor survival of the fittest and urges defensiveness.·
2026-10-14·@MichaelKudrna·Author argues rising electricity, rent, insurance, and security costs threaten small-business formation.·
2026-10-14·@MichaelKudrna·Reports the author's electricity expense has risen 50% in two years.·
2026-10-14·@MichaelKudrna·Expects persistent insurance, rent and electricity inflation.·
2026-10-14·@MichaelKudrna·Aggressive promotions are presented as evidence retail chains hold excess holiday inventory.·
2026-10-14ASTS@MichaelKudrna-0.25Says ASTS needs to recover roughly $66 to repair momentum after a technical breakdown.-5.6%
2026-10-14·@MichaelKudrna·Highlights wage-driven cost inflation in food service.·
2026-10-14·@MichaelKudrna·Reports hotter-than-expected CPI, rising hike odds and negative index futures.·
2026-10-13WING@MichaelKudrna-0.20Mocking criticism of Wingstop executives implies dissatisfaction with management.-4.9%
2026-10-13·@MichaelKudrna·Trimming and closing positions ahead of CPI due to hot-inflation risk. — Author is reducing exposure before CPI, expecting renewed rate-hike talk and market volatility.·
2026-10-13DPZ@MichaelKudrna-0.65Argues weak profit, openings and comps validate the short thesis despite potential covering rallies.+5.9%
2026-10-13DPZ@MichaelKudrna-0.65Argues coupons failed to generate real sales growth as pricing exceeded comps and tickets declined.+5.9%

Grade is our human read-worthiness rating; trader score is a rolling 20-bet hit-rate/alpha composite — different things, often disagreeing. “Since then” is direction-unaware in the table; the summary line above adjusts for which way they leaned.