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PRESS-RELEASE ·Filed Mar 9, 2026

CLDI

Calidi Biotherapeutics, Inc
BEARISH
Impact 7/10
Horizonimmediate Processed7mo ago WireGlobeNewswire
Press release · Offering
Actionable Insight ▼ Bearish

Traders should anticipate significant downward pressure on share price due to extreme dilution risk; warrant overhang and low current valuation suggest high speculative risk. Monitor for insider selling or further capital raises.

DirectionBearish
Confidencehigh
Horizonimmediate
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d
CLDI ▼ -53.89% at T+60d
SHORT call ✓ call won +53.89% · α vs SPY +65.57% · entry $0.3600 → $0.1660
Entry = T+0 close
Mar 9, 2026
via day close
T+1d
-3.89%
call +3.89% · α +3.78%
$0.3460
settled 8mo ago
T+5d
-12.78%
call +12.78% · α +11.87%
$0.3140
settled 7mo ago
T+20d
-31.11%
call +31.11% · α +30.96%
$0.2480
settled 7mo ago
T+60d
-53.89%
call +53.89% · α +65.57%
$0.1660
settled 5mo ago

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Executive Summary

Calidi Biotherapeutics (CLDI) has closed a public offering, raising approximately $6.0 million in gross proceeds by selling over 12 million shares and accompanying warrants. The offering included three series of warrants with varying expiration terms and reset provisions, indicating significant potential future dilution.

Key Financial Metrics

Deal Value
$6.0M

Key Facts

  • Closed underwritten public offering with full over-allotment exercise, raising $6.0 million in gross proceeds.
  • Sold 12,094,631 shares (or pre-funded warrants) and three series of warrants (J, K, L), each exercisable for 12,094,631 shares at $0.50 per share.
  • Warrants have expiration terms of 6 months (L), 1 year (K), and 5 years (J), with reset provisions on exercise price.
  • Market cap is only $3M while gross proceeds are $6M, suggesting substantial dilution for existing shareholders.
  • Company is on OTC exchange and in early development stage with lead candidate CLD-401 still in IND-enabling studies.

Financial Impact

Approximately $6.0 million in gross proceeds, but with potential for over 36 million additional shares upon warrant exercise, representing massive dilution relative to current market cap of $3M.

dilutionmarket_capshare_countequity_value

Risk Factors

  • Extreme share dilution from over 36 million potential new shares from warrants.
  • Low market cap ($3M) relative to offering size ($6M) increases volatility and downside risk.
  • Forward-looking statements about drug development carry high uncertainty; no clinical data or revenue yet.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
OTC

Investment Themes

Biotech & Drug Discovery

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 press release from GlobeNewswire.

DocumentAccession Number
PRESS-RELEASE Data (Synthetic)press-3252397
12 reports for CLDI
Performance horizon
75% Hit rate @ T+20 3 of 4 directional calls Went positive at some point 4 of 5 best @ T+60▲ +51.27%May 22, 2026
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Reports for CLDI — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Sep 25, 2026
4w ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$1.07awaiting T+20—$0.6450 (+39.72%)
Sep 22, 2026
4w ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$1.09 $0.7680▲ +29.54%▲ +30.23%$0.6450 (+40.83%)
Sep 17, 2026
5w ago
424B5
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$1.10 $0.8370▲ +23.91%▲ +24.11%$0.6450 (+41.36%)
Aug 13, 2026
10w ago
8-K
MIXED ★ 6/10
$1.59 $1.22▼ −23.27%▼ −21.28%$0.6450 (−59.43%)
Aug 13, 2026
10w ago
Press Release
MIXED ★ 5/10
$1.59 $1.22▼ −23.27%▼ −21.28%$0.6450 (−59.43%)
Jun 29, 2026
16w ago
3
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$0.1700 $0.0933▼ −45.12%▼ −42.80%$0.6450 (+279.41%)
May 26, 2026
21w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$2.83 $2.51▼ −11.30%▼ −9.24%$0.6450 (−77.22%)
May 22, 2026
22w ago
Press Release
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$2.83 $2.51▲ +11.30%▲ +9.24%$0.6450 (+77.22%)
Apr 20, 2026
27w ago
Press Release
BULLISH ★ 7/10
$0.2500 $0.1830▼ −26.80%▼ −31.00%$0.6450 (+158.00%)
Mar 27, 2026
30w ago
Press Release
MIXED ★ 5/10
$0.2390 $0.2240▼ −6.28%▼ −18.87%$0.6450 (+169.87%)
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Report published Mar 9, 2026