Micro-Cap Mayhem! 🔥 These Cheap Stocks Just Doubled Overnight

U.S. stocks were mixed Tuesday as the Nasdaq slipped 0.5% and the S&P 500 stalled, while the Dow rose 0.6%. Tech sentiment weakened after Nvidia fell more than 5% on reports that Meta may shift billions toward Alphabet’s AI chips, sending Alphabet up over 1%.

This followed Monday’s strong rebound—highlighted by a record-setting jump in Alphabet and a surge in Broadcom—though all three major indexes remain on track for a losing month amid questions over AI-driven valuations.

Meanwhile, traders are increasingly betting on a December Fed rate cut, with odds climbing above 80% after comments from top Fed officials signaled openness to easing in the near term.

Top Movers: Under $10 

PharmaCyte Biotech Inc (PMCB) is up 67.68% today to trade at the current level of $1.09. This comes after the company announced that it has successfully monetized its stake in Femasys Inc. (FEMY), reinforcing its capital strategy and strengthening its strong financial position.

Clean Energy Technologies Inc (CETY) zoomed 67.18% in today’s trade to $1.79 after announcing that it has secured a $10 million Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in New York State.

In current trading, Barnes & Noble Education Inc (BNED) stock is at $9.05 after announcing preliminary full-year fiscal 2025 and year-to-date fiscal 2026 unaudited financial results.

Nukkleus Inc (NUKK) rose 22.24% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $6.43 after announcing that Rimon, an Israeli supplier of key Iron Dome components, is expected to benefit significantly from the recently approved multi-billion-dollar Iron Dome expansion.

In the current trading session, Rubico Inc (RUBI) jumped 44.27% to $0.22 over a previous close of $0.15 after announcing time charter extensions and contracted revenue backlog of $120.8 million.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

AAON Inc (AAON) 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 $0.1 per share. It has fixed November 26 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on December 18. Last year, the company distributed a total of $0.38 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, AAON has a trailing yield of 0.41% on the current stock price of $93.74.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends tomorrow is BGC Group Inc (BGC), having a market capitalization of $4.05B. It will pay a dividend of $0.02 per share, the payment date of which is December 10. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 0.93%.

Shares of Phibro Animal Health Corp (PAHC) 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 $0.12 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $0.48 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that PAHC has a trailing yield of 1.10% on the current share price of $43.73.

T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS) is also set to go ex-dividend tomorrow. The next dividend payment from TMUS will amount to $1.02 per share. November 26 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for December 11. In the previous year, TMUS distributed a total of $3.52 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for TMUS stands at 1.69% based on the current stock price of $208.77.

AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC) will be paying out a dividend of $0.12 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of business hours on the record date of November 28. Over the past 12 months, AGNC has paid out a total of $1.44 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, AGNC boasts an impressive trailing yield of 13.99% on the current share price of $10.3.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Standard Chartered has been selected by 21Shares as its digital asset custodian, signaling a possible shift away from a crypto-native provider.

• South Korea is poised to finish the year without a domestic stablecoin framework due to disputes over how much involvement banks should have in stablecoin issuance.

• VanEck’s updated BNB ETF filing removes all staking components, distancing the product from BNB staking amid regulatory concerns—unlike its Solana ETF.

• Metaplanet, listed in Tokyo, secured another $130M in Bitcoin-backed credit, expanding its collateralized borrowing strategy to accelerate BTC accumulation, generate income, and potentially fund share buybacks.

• Despite outflows from Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, Solana saw $369M in inflows this month, as investors increasingly view SOL as a yield-generating asset rather than a speculative play, according to Everstake COO Bohdan Opryshko.

Most Shorted Stocks

Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd (ZIM) was one of the most shorted stocks as of the latest short interest figures, with 19.89% 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 6.3. This represents a change of 22745 shares, which corresponds to a 0.10% increase in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $441.02 million. The average daily volume stands at 4.52M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $2.25B.

The Sally Beauty Holdings Inc with the symbol SBH currently has a short interest of 19.89%. The short interest has changed by 629741 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 10.9. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $307.8 million. On an average day, 2.25M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $1.55B.

For the stock Beam Therapeutics Inc (BEAM), the current short interest is at 20.24%. This represents a significant short interest change of -600787 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage decrease of -2.94%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 7.6. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $476.95 million.

With the symbol SMR, the stock currently has a short interest of 11.64%. The short interest change is 3033572 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of 10.29%. It would take approximately 1.3 days to cover all the short positions. The shares short value is estimated to be around $370.1 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 22.00M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $5.57B.

The stock CLSK has a current short interest of 19.89%. The short interest percentage has experienced an increase of 0.36% while there was a change of 209802 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 1.9. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $357.97 million. Trading activity averages at 31.88M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $3.28B.

EV Stock to Watch

According to our ST Score evaluation, Alphabet Inc (GOOG) emerges as a high-quality stock in the EV industry, attaining an impressive score of 54. The stock's profitability, performance, and Piotroski Score are strong. However, its growth is weak. Additionally, it is neutral in terms of financial strength, stock sentiment, and forecast.

Our ST Score also classifies Baidu Inc ADR (BIDU) as a high-quality EV stock today, presenting a Score of 50. The stock has strong fundamentals in terms of profitability and performance. However, it has weak growth. The financial strength, stock sentiment, Piotroski Score, and forecast are neutral.

Another stock in the category, Ford Motor Co (F) has the ST Score of 52, which means that the stock carries the potential for higher returns. The stock is strong in profitability, performance, and Piotroski Score, but weak in financial strength, stock sentiment, and forecast. Growth suggests a neutral outlook.

QuantumScape Corp (QS) stock has the ST Score of 52, which implies that the EV company has a high probability of beating the market. The stock's strengths lie in its performance and financial strength, but its weaknesses are in its profitability and growth. However, it shows neutral outlook in stock sentiment, Piotroski Score, and forecast.

ST Microelectronics (STM) currently has the ST Score of 51, which signifies a huge upward potential. The EV stock's strong points are its profitability and Piotroski Score, while its weak points are its performance. The stock's growth, 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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