On Friday, technology stocks were on the rise thanks to strong earnings reports from Amazon.com and Intel.

Meanwhile, September's inflation rate stood at 3.7%, showing a cooling trend compared to a year ago, based on the Federal Reserve's favored price-growth metric. This data is expected to play a significant role in shaping discussions about the future trajectory of interest rates.

As of 11:35 AM ET, the Dow was down -127.8008 points, or -0.3898%, at $32656.5. The Nasdaq Composite added 163.4971 points, or 1.1588%, at $14273.07. The S&P 500 rose 6.3799 points, or 0.1542%, at $4143.61. Among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, 9 showed negative movement, with Energy leading the way with a -1.79% decrease.

Top Movers: Under $10

Apollomics Inc (APLM) is up 62.06% today to trade at the current level of $0.92 following the release of recent study results.

Nerdwallet Inc (NRDS) zoomed 39.08% in today’s trade to $9.23 after reporting financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

In current trading, Bio-Key International Inc. (BKYI) stock is at $0.23 following news that ALPI Portugal Lda. has deployed AuthControl Sentry company-wide for enhanced data access security through BIO-key.

ImmunityBio Inc (IBRX) rose 14.14% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $2.34. The company recently declared that FDA has accepted ImmunityBio’s BLA Resubmission.

In the current trading session, Cybin Inc (CYBN) jumped 10.38% to $0.61 over a previous close of $0.55 after announcng that the European Patent Office has granted a patent protecting Cybin’s proprietary deuterated psilocybin analog and N, N-dimethyltryptamine programs.

Ex-Dividends Stocks

Alcoa Corp (AA) is about to trade ex-dividend Monday, meaning that investors who buy the stock after Monday will not be eligible for the next dividend payment. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.1 per share. The company has fixed October 31 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on November 17. Last year, the company distributed a total of $0.50 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, AA has a trailing yield of 2.12% on the current stock price of $23.58.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends on Monday is Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI), having a market capitalization of $36.55B. It will pay a dividend of $0.28 per share, the payment date of which is November 15. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 6.87%.

Shares of Morgan Stanley (MS) will be the talk of stock market on Monday as the stock will turn ex-dividend. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.85 per share, and in the last 12 months, the company paid a total of $3.27 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that MS has a trailing yield of 4.58% on the current share price of $71.29.

NiSource Inc (NI) is also set to go ex-dividend on Monday. The next dividend payment from NI will amount to $0.25 per share. October 31 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for November 20. In the previous year, NI distributed a total of $1.01 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for NI stands at 3.95% based on the current stock price of $25.50.

SL Green Realty Corp. (SLG) will be paying out a dividend of $0.27 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of the business hours on the record date of October 31. Over the past 12 months, SLG has paid out a total of $3.25 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, SLG boasts an impressive trailing yield of 10.72% on the current share price of $30.31.

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Most Shorted Stocks

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc (WHLR) was one of the most shorted stocks as of latest short interest figures, with 48.32% 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 0.2. This represents a change of 66400 shares, which corresponds to a +29.12% increase in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $0.26 million. The average daily volume stands at 1.60M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $0.88M.

The Beyond Meat Inc with the symbol BYND currently has a short interest of 40.70%. The short interest has changed by -460000 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 12.4. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $151.97 million. On an average day, 2.03M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $396.00M.

For the stock Upstart Holdings Inc (UPST), the current short interest is at 39.67%. This represents a significant short interest change of 940000 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of +3.45%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 3.7. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $663.17 million.

The stock SPWR has a current short interest of 38.32%. The short interest percentage has experienced increase of +4.88% while there was a change of 1540000 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 6.4. Trading activity averages at 5.05M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $717.63M.

Energy Stocks to Watch

According to our ST Score evaluation, Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (PTEN) emerges as a high-quality stock in the Energy industry, attaining an impressive score of 60.0. The stock's profitability, growth, stock sentiment, and Piotroski Score are strong. Additionally, it is neutral in terms of value, performance, financial strength, and forecast.

Our ST Score also classifies Superior Drilling Products Inc (SDPI) as a high-quality Energy stock today, presenting a Score of 59.0. The stock has strong fundamentals in terms of profitability, and Piotroski Score. However, it has weak financial strength. The value, performance, growth, stock sentiment, and forecast are neutral.

Another stock in the category, Sandridge Energy Inc (SD) has the ST Score of 57.0, which means that the stock carries the potential for higher returns. The stock is strong in profitability, financial strength, and stock sentiment but weak in growth. Value, performance, piotroski score, and forecast suggest a neutral outlook.

Mexco Energy Corp (MXC) stock has the ST Score of 59.0 which implies that the Energy company has a high probability of beating the market. The stock's strengths lie in its financial strength, stock sentiment, and Piotroski Score. However, it shows neutral outlook in value, profitability, performance, growth, and forecast.

Viper Energy Partners LP (VNOM) currently has the ST Score of 58.0, which signifies a huge upward potential. The Energy stock's strong points are its profitability, growth, financial strength, and stock sentiment, while its weak points are its value. The stock's performance, Piotroski Score, and forecast indicate a neutral outlook.