ECB Bancorp Inc

ECBK remains in a Stage 2 advancing uptrend with rising EMAs and volume confirming higher highs, and despite extreme overbought readings, the active Lockout Rally dynamics support further upside; initiate Buy Now to capture continuation momentum, using shallow pullbacks into the 9/21 EMAs as participation zones. Primary risk is a single‐bar exhaustion signal and failure to hold above the EMAs.

• ↑Q1 2026 net income $3.1M (+140.7% YoY), EPS $0.38
• ↑Net interest income $9.8M (+47.9%), NIM widened to 2.49%
• ↓P/E ratio 17.41× vs small-cap peers; avg target near $10