Don’t Blink: These Under-$10 Stocks Just Took Off 🚀💥

U.S. stocks started September with losses, as the Dow fell 0.8%, the S&P 500 dropped over 1%, and the Nasdaq slid 1.3%, led by declines in Big Tech stocks like Alphabet and Amazon. Treasury yields rose, with the 30-year nearing 5% and the 10-year around 4.3%.

Investors are now focused on Friday’s August jobs report, which could influence whether the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates this month. Gold briefly surged past $3,500 on hopes of a rate cut, with markets pricing in a 90% chance of a 25 basis point cut.

Political uncertainty added to market concerns, including a court ruling against Trump's tariffs and legal questions about the Fed's independence.

Top Movers: Under $10 

Universal Safety Products Inc (UUU) is up 83.33% today to trade at the current level of $6.05. This comes after the company announced that its Board of Directors has declared a one-time special cash dividend of $1.00 per share of the Company’s outstanding common stock.

SHF Holdings Inc (SHFS) zoomed 54.68% in today’s trade to $3.72 after announcing the official launch of its Fully Managed Cannabis Banking Program, the industry’s first and only solution offering complete operational and compliance outsourcing for financial institutions.

In current trading, SmartKem Inc (SMTK) stock is at $1.11 following news that the company has hired Anthony Amato and his firm, Bridge Associates International Pharmaceutical Consulting, to help with key long-term growth plans.

Yoshiharu Global Co (YOSH) rose 37.03% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $1.74 after announcing that, effective September 3, 2025, it has changed its corporate name to Vestand Inc.

In the current trading session, Actelis Networks Inc (ASNS) jumped 29.48% to $0.47 over a previous close of $0.36 after announcing that it has received an approximately $0.5 million order from the Federal Aviation Administration (the “FAA”) to provide advanced hybrid-fiber networking solutions for critical air traffic control infrastructure modernization.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

AMKOR Technology Inc (AMKR) is about to trade ex-dividend tomorrow, meaning that investors who buy the stock after tomorrow will not be eligible for the next dividend payment. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.08 per share. It has fixed September 03 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on September 23. Last year, the company distributed a total of $0.33 to its shareholders. Based on last year's payments, AMKR has a trailing yield of 1.38%, and the current stock price is $23.64.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends tomorrow is Fox Corporation (FOX), having a market capitalization of $25.64B. It will pay a dividend of $0.28 per share, the payment date of which is September 24. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 0.98%.

Shares of HarborOne Bancorp Inc (HONE) will be the talk of the stock market on Wednesday as the stock will turn ex-dividend. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.09 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $0.34 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that HONE has a trailing yield of 2.65% on the current share price of $12.82.

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc (ODFL) is also set to go ex-dividend tomorrow. The next dividend payment from ODFL will amount to $0.28 per share. September 03 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for September 17. In the previous year, ODFL distributed a total of $1.08 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for ODFL stands at 0.72% based on the current stock price of $150.85.

WillScot Holdings Corp (WSC) will be paying out a dividend of $0.07 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of business hours on the record date of September 03. Over the past 12 months, WSC has paid out a total of $0.14 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, WSC boasts an impressive trailing yield of 0.59% on the current share price of $23.82.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Yunfeng Financial Group, linked to Jack Ma, acquired 10,000 ETH (~$44 million) to boost its Web3 expansion efforts.

• Avalanche and Toyota Blockchain Lab are collaborating on blockchain infrastructure for autonomous robotaxi fleets, signaling future transportation innovations.

• Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck is entering the European Economic Area by acquiring Paris-based Aplo, a regulated digital asset broker.

• Michael Saylor’s Strategy increased its Bitcoin holdings amid a price dip, acquiring 4,048 BTC for $449.3 million between August 25 and September 1.

• The Ether Machine raised $654 million in a private round, receiving 150,000 ETH from Ethereum advocate Jeffrey Berns.

Most Shorted Stocks

Expion360 Inc (XPON) was one of the most shorted stocks as of the latest short interest figures, with 11.48% short interest. The days to cover ratio, a measure of how long it would take for all the short positions to be covered based on average trading volume, is 0.4. This represents a change of 289400 shares, which corresponds to a +336.12% increase in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $0.54 million. The average daily volume stands at 7.93M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $5.04M.

The Trinity Biotech Plc ADR with the symbol TRIB currently has a short interest of 2.12%. The short interest has changed by -13900 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 0.4. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $0.54 million. On an average day, 5.06M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $5.27M.

For the stock Asset Entities Inc (ASST), the current short interest is at 41.34%. This represents a significant short interest change of 1550000 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of +33.48%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 0.5. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $39.43 million.

With the symbol KSS, the stock currently has a short interest of 32.24%. The short interest change is -15140000 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of -30.40%. It would take approximately 2.8 days to cover all the short positions. The shares' short value is estimated to be around $92.45 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 12.61M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $1.68B.

The stock PBM has a current short interest of 0.86%. The short interest percentage has experienced decrease of -52.71% while there was a change of -6800 shares in short interest. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $96.73 million. Trading activity averages at 1.63M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $1.99M.

EV Stocks to Watch

According to our ST Score evaluation, Cirrus Logic, Inc (CRUS) emerges as a high-quality stock in the EV industry, attaining an impressive score of 62. The stock's profitability, financial strength, and Piotroski Score are strong. However, its growth is weak. Additionally, it is neutral in terms of performance, stock sentiment, and forecast.

Our ST Score also classifies Aptiv PLC (APTV) as a high-quality EV stock today, presenting a Score of 58. The stock has strong fundamentals in terms of profitability, performance, and Piotroski Score. However, it has weak financial strength. The growth, stock sentiment, and forecast are neutral.

Another stock in the category, General Motors Company (GM) has the ST Score of 58, which means that the stock carries the potential for higher returns. The stock is strong in profitability, performance, and Piotroski Score, but weak in growth, and financial strength. Stock sentiment and forecast suggest a neutral outlook.

Honda Motor ADR (HMC) stock has the ST Score of 57, which implies that the EV company has a high probability of beating the market. The stock's strengths lie in its profitability, performance, financial strength, and Piotroski Score, but its weaknesses lie in its growth. However, it shows a neutral outlook in stock sentiment and forecast.

Enersys (ENS) currently has the ST Score of 56, which signifies a huge upward potential. The EV stock's strong points are its profitability, performance, and Piotroski Score, while its weak points are its growth. The stock's financial strength, stock sentiment, and forecast indicate a neutral outlook.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading. Good luck out there!

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Stocks Telegraph Team

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