Brightest, smallest, Flood available for $150

What is the brightest, smallest, Floodiest light for an 1 x 18650 light available right now for ~$150? D-mini VX?

Lumapower D-mini EX is floodier, and has almost the same throw as VX Ultra.

So the D-mini is the best light that has come out in the last 8 months (that fits my criteria)??

I'm in the same boat.
The dereelight something or other NOHS might be what your looking for. But the tech behind it gives me ideas.

I'm going to try something when I get home from work. I have an DX ultrafire 502. that I'm going to try and mod well I come up with some funds for others attempts.
I'm going to take some tape and cover the reflector. I will try scotch tape or electrical, and if I can get a little cash some form of reflective tape. All I'm looking to do is reduce the throw and get a beam like the NOHS, but with a little more power!

Other things that might fit your bill, without knowing all that you want (i.e. modes?) would be Malkoff flood, also the liger (SP) from nailbender could do it. They are both P60 drop ins only one mode IIRC.

Try Download's SST50+18650 Pocket Rocket, I had one for a while and it puts out a wall of light.

https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/266193&highlight=download

nailbender's SST-90 drop-in with your choice of p60 host.
Nailbender's linger special floods nicely too. and much cheaper than the SST-90.
moddoo/oveready triple XP-G drop-in, if you can find one.
Zebralight SC60, at 4 inches long, uses a XP-G that puts out about 270 lumens. fair to say this is the smallest single 18650 torch ever.

I Love the Zebra but I want something greater than 500 Lumens.

Elektro Lumens EDC-MCE
may go for this myself