Energy Standouts: Affordable $10 Breakouts You Can’t Miss

U.S. stocks moved higher on Friday as Wall Street worked to recover from a volatile start to the new year. Tech stocks led the charge, with Nvidia climbing more than 3% and CrowdStrike adding 2.6%. In the consumer discretionary sector, homebuilder PulteGroup rose over 2%, providing additional momentum.

At 11:27 AM ET, the Dow was up 213.89 points, or 0.5045%, at $42606.17. The Nasdaq Composite added 185.23 points, or 0.8831%, at $21160.8552. The S&P 500 rose 50.33 points, or 0.8576%, at $5918.89. Among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, 8 showed positive movement, with Consumer Defensive leading with a 0.54% increase.

Despite Friday’s gains, the major averages remain on track to close the week with losses. Both the Dow and the S&P 500 are down approximately 0.7%, while the Nasdaq Composite has dropped 0.9%.

News from Washington, D.C., drove some notable stock moves. U.S. Steel shares fell 5% after President Joe Biden announced plans to block its proposed acquisition by Nippon Steel. Meanwhile, alcohol-related stocks faced pressure following a U.S. surgeon general advisory highlighting cancer risks linked to alcohol consumption.

Top Movers: Under $10

N2OFF Inc (NITO) is up 193.27% today to trade at the current level of $3.14. This comes after the company announced that it has signed a binding LOI with Solterra Ltd’s subsidiary ,Soltera Brand Services Italy, a company that specializes in the origination and development of renewable energy projects in Italy.

Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc (CYCC) zoomed 33.49% in today’s trade to $0.50 after announcing agreement for the acquisition of preferred stock by David Lazar.

In current trading, Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc (NUS) stock is at $8.10 after announcing strategic transaction of Mavely for $250 million.

Ondas Holdings Inc (ONDS) rose 20.88% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $3.18. The company announced that its Ondas Autonomous Systems Inc. business unit's American Robotics subsidiary has secured an additional Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Beyond Visual Line of Sight waiver.

In the current trading session, LeddarTech Holdings Inc (LDTC) jumped 16.31% to $1.49 over a previous close of $1.28. The company will showcase its powerful LeddarVision Surround-View (LVS-2+) at CES 2025.

Ex-Dividends Stocks

Acme United Corp (ACU) 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 $0.15 per share. The company has fixed January 06 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on January 27. Last year, the company distributed a total of $0.60 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, ACU has a trailing yield of 1.62% on the current stock price of $37.01.

Shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM) will be the talk of stock market on Monday as the stock will turn ex-dividend. The company's next dividend payment will be $1.25 per share, and in the last 12 months, the company paid a total of $4.60 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that JPM has a trailing yield of 1.91% on the current share price of $241.23.

Match Group Inc (MTCH) is also set to go ex-dividend on Monday. The next dividend payment from MTCH will amount to $0.19 per share. January 06 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for January 21.

Xcel Energy, Inc (XEL) will be paying out a dividend of $0.55 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of the business hours on the record date of January 06. Over the past 12 months, XEL has paid out a total of $2.16 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, XEL boasts an impressive trailing yield of 3.22% on the current share price of $67.07.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Ethena is set to launch a new crypto-based product, iUSDe, aimed at attracting traditional finance institutions, with a planned release in February.

• XRP has surpassed Tether’s USDt stablecoin to become the third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, behind Bitcoin and Ether.

• Virtuals Protocol, a blockchain firm specializing in AI agents, discovered a bug in an audited smart contract, promptly issuing a fix and relaunching its bug bounty program.

• Digital asset brokerage FalconX has acquired crypto derivatives platform Arbelos Markets in one of the first major crypto acquisition deals of 2025, financial terms undisclosed 

• Stuart Hoegner, legal chief of Tether and Bitfinex, has retired, with Michael Hilliard, his long-time colleague, appointed as the new general counsel.

Most Shorted Stocks

Canoo Inc (GOEV) was one of the most shorted stocks as of latest short interest figures, with 13.34% 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 0.3. This represents a change of -13824700 shares, which corresponds to a -95.54% decrease in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $0.84 million. The average daily volume stands at 2.23M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $18.84M.

The Landsea Homes Corporation with the symbol LSEA currently has a short interest of 4.16%. The short interest has changed by -470100 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 3.2. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $7.28 million. On an average day, 292.98K shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $296.86M.

For the stock Revolve Group Inc (RVLV), the current short interest is at 11.83%. This represents a significant short interest change of 400000 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of +5.02%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 8.9. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $282.65 million.

With the symbol XPON, the stock currently has a short interest of 14.91%. The short interest change is 174500 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of +136.12%. It would take approximately 0.2 days to cover all the short positions. The shares short value is estimated to be around $17.66 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 2.15M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $4.42M.

The stock WOLF has a current short interest of 30.14%. The short interest percentage has experienced decrease of -1.30% while there was a change of -500000 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 2.9. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $2.11 million. Trading activity averages at 13.39M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $891.77M.

Energy Stocks to Watch

According to our ST Score evaluation, Denison Mines Corp (DNN) emerges as a high-quality stock in the Energy industry, attaining an impressive score of 52. The stock's profitability, and financial strength are strong. However, its performance, growth, and Piotroski Score are weak. Additionally, it is neutral in terms of stock sentiment, and forecast.

Our ST Score also classifies Dynagas LNG Partners LP (DLNG) as a high-quality Energy stock today, presenting a Score of 71. The stock has strong fundamentals in terms of profitability, performance, financial strength, and Piotroski Score. However, it has weak growth. The stock sentiment, and forecast are neutral.

Another stock in the category, NCS Multistage Holdings Inc (NCSM) has the ST Score of 67, which means that the stock carries the potential for higher returns. The stock is strong in profitability, performance, financial strength, and Piotroski Score. Growth, stock sentiment, and forecast suggest a neutral outlook.

PrimeEnergy Resources Corp (PNRG) stock has the ST Score of 66 which implies that the Energy company has a high probability of beating the market. The stock's strengths lie in its profitability, performance, and Piotroski Score. However, it shows neutral outlook in growth, financial strength, stock sentiment, and forecast.

Scorpio Tankers Inc (STNG) currently has the ST Score of 66, which signifies a huge upward potential. The Energy stock's strong points are its profitability, financial strength, and Piotroski Score, while its weak points are its performance. The stock's growth, stock sentiment, and forecast indicate a neutral outlook.

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

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