From Panic to Pop: How Markets Shook Off the Chaos ⚡📊

US stocks found a foothold on Monday after a dramatic sell-off in gold and silver unnerved investors, shaking off AI trade worries as earnings flooded in and Federal Reserve uncertainty swirled.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose around 0.7%%, while the S&P 500 added roughly 0.5%. Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite moved up 0.7%, shaking off the premarket maliaise for techs. All three indexes suffered a sharp reversal on Friday as precious metals skidded.

Wall Street is heading into a new month digesting fresh uncertainty around Nvidia (NVDA) and the broader artificial intelligence trade. CEO Jensen Huang played down the chipmaker's pledge to invest $100 billion in OpenAI after The Wall Street Journal reported the plan was on ice. Shares dipped.

Investors are also wondering what comes next after President Trump chose Kevin Warsh as his nominee to lead the Fed. That move is seen as reviving efforts to reduce the Fed's $6.6 trillion balance sheet, even as it opened the door to speculation on the path of interest rates. Most traders are still pricing in two rate cuts by the end of the year.

On the macro front, the week's highlight is Friday's all-important monthly jobs report. Economists expect payrolls to have added 65,000 jobs in January, and the unemployment rate to hold at 4.4%.

Top Movers: Under $10 

Darkiris Inc (DKI) is up 110.87% today to trade at the current level of $0.70. This comes after the company reported 27.3% revenue growth and positive operating cash flow for fiscal year 2025.

Fusemachines Inc (FUSE) zoomed 91.70% in today’s trade to $3.03 after announcing a strategic partnership with ModulAIre, an IBM Platinum Partner recognized for its deep expertise in AI-driven enterprise transformation and IBM technologies.

In current trading, Aquestive Therapeutics Inc (AQST) stock is at $4.3 after announcing FDA issuance of a complete response letter for Anaphylm.

China SXT Pharmaceuticals Inc (SXTC) rose 31.29% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $0.04 after announcing share consolidation.

In the current trading session, Perspective Therapeutics Inc (CATX) jumped 17.91% to $4.47 over a previous close of $3.79 after announcing the pricing of $175 million underwritten offering of common stock and pre-funded warrants.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

Amalgamated Financial Corp (AMAL) 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 $0.17 per share. It has fixed February 03 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on February 19. Last year, the company distributed a total of $0.56 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, AMAL has a trailing yield of 1.45% on the current stock price of $38.68.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends tomorrow is Apogee Enterprises Inc (APOG), having a market capitalization of $796.30M. It will pay a dividend of $0.27 per share, the payment date of which is February 18. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 2.81%.

Shares of 1st Source Corp (SRCE) will be the talk of the stock market on Tuesday as the stock will turn ex-dividend. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.4 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $1.52 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that SRCE has a trailing yield of 2.25% on the current share price of $67.41.

Independent Bank Corporation (Ionia, MI) (IBCP) is also set to go ex-dividend tomorrow. The next dividend payment from IBCP will amount to $0.28 per share. February 03 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for February 13. In the previous year, IBCP distributed a total of $1.04 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for IBCP stands at 2.96% based on the current stock price of $35.1.

Banner Corp (BANR) will be paying out a dividend of $0.5 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of the business hours on the record date of February 03. Over the past 12 months, BANR has paid out a total of $1.94 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, BANR boasts an impressive trailing yield of 3.12% on the current share price of $62.15.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Michael Saylor’s Strategy bought 855 BTC for $75.3 million last week, taking advantage of a brief dip below $75,000, reinforcing its position as the world’s largest public Bitcoin holder.

• South Korea’s financial watchdog expanded the use of AI-driven surveillance to monitor digital asset markets, signaling a shift toward more automated and data-driven enforcement.

• Binance purchased its first 1,315 Bitcoin as part of its conversion plan for the Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU).

• Ether treasury firms are feeling pressure from the market downturn, with Trend Research selling $77 million worth of ETH at a loss, while other firms continue to hold despite paper losses.

• Nomura, Japan’s banking giant, is reportedly scaling back its crypto exposure, citing challenging market conditions and weaker overseas profits in the third quarter.

Most Shorted Stocks

Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc (RXRX) was one of the most shorted stocks as of the latest short interest figures, with 34.32% 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 8.2. This represents a change of -2350314 shares, which corresponds to a -1.42% decrease in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $673.13 million. The average daily volume stands at 25.08M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $2.15B.

The Applied Digital Corporation with the symbol APLD currently has a short interest of 34.09%. The short interest has changed by 10007152 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 1.9. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $2.87 billion. On an average day, 31.22M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $9.29B.

For the stock Cleanspark Inc (CLSK), the current short interest is at 32.91%. This represents a significant short interest change of 1796678 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of 2.23%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 2.8. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $928.89 million.

With the symbol INBS, the stock currently has a short interest of 30.76%. The short interest change is 240852 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of 187.28%. It would take approximately 0.1 days to cover all the short positions. The shares short value is estimated to be around $704.71 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 2.36M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $10.40M.

The stock CBRL has a current short interest of 21.32%. The short interest percentage has experienced decrease of -12.63% while there was a change of -676904 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 3.4. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $11.2 million. Trading activity averages at 1.91M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $676.65M.

Upcoming IPOs

Jaguar Uranium Corp. (JAGU) is also scheduled to make its debut on the NYSEAMERICAN exchange on February 03. They are offering shares in the price range of $4.00 to $6.00. The IPO includes 6,000,000 shares, aiming for a deal size of $30.00M.

Veradermics, Incorporated (MANE) is set to join the NYSE on February 04. They are offering shares in the price range of $14.00 to $16.00. They are offering 13,350,000 shares, with an estimated deal size of $200.25M.

Bob’s Discount Furniture, Inc. (BOBS) is all set for its debut on the NYSE exchange on February 05. They are offering shares in the price range of $17.00 to $19.00. With a total of 19,450,000 shares available, the company aims to raise approximately $350.10M through this IPO.

Eikon Therapeutics, Inc. (EIKN) will be entering the market with its IPO on February 05, on the NASDAQ exchange. The shares will be offered in a price range of $16.00 to $18.00 per share. They plan to offer 17,648,000 shares, targeting a deal size of $300.02M.

Forgent Power Solutions, Inc. (FPS) is preparing to go public on the NYSE exchange on February 05. The company plans to offer shares priced between $25.00 and $29.00. A total of 56,000,000 shares will be offered, with the IPO targeting an estimated deal size of $1.51B.

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

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Stocks Telegraph Team

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