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U.S. stocks fell sharply on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping about 1.5% (more than 700 points), the S&P 500 down 1.4%, and the Nasdaq Composite sliding 1.6%, as President Trump reignited U.S.-EU trade tensions over Greenland. 

Investors were rattled by threats of new tariffs—including a proposed 10% duty on imports from eight NATO countries and a potential 200% tariff on French wine—prompting the EU to consider retaliatory measures worth up to $108 billion and raising fears of broader fallout estimated at $8 trillion in U.S. assets. 

Treasury yields climbed to four-month highs amid a global bond sell-off, the dollar fell to a two-week low, and gold and silver hit fresh records as markets braced for a Supreme Court ruling on tariff powers and a busy earnings week led by Netflix.

Top Movers: Under $10 

Top Wealth Group Holding Ltd (TWG) is up 63.22% today to trade at the current level of $5.68. This comes after the company announced a material definitive agreement to acquire Airentity International’s wine authentication, tracking, and trading business for approximately US$125 million via issuance of 17.98 million new shares.

ImmunityBio Inc (IBRX) zoomed 40.58% in today’s trade to $7.76 after announcing a Type B End-of-Phase meeting with the U.S. FDA to discuss the ANKTIVA® plus BCG sBLA.

In current trading, Rockwell Medical Inc (RMTI) stock is at $1.22 after reporting preliminary unaudited fourth quarter and full-year 2025 financial results.

MAIA Biotechnology Inc (MAIA) rose 23.57% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $2.15 after providing a corporate update on 2025 achievements and highlighting key targeted milestones and growth catalysts for 2026.

In the current trading session, AlphaTON Capital Corp (ATON) jumped 23.35% to $0.93 over a previous close of $0.75 after announcing a landmark agreement with the Midnight Foundation.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL) 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 $0.52 per share. It has fixed January 21 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on February 13. Last year, the company distributed a total of $2.06 to its shareholders. Based on last year's worth of payments, CL has a trailing yield of 2.45% on the current stock price of $84.14.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends tomorrow is Dynex Capital, Inc (DX), having a market capitalization of $2.11B. It will pay a dividend of $0.17 per share, the payment date of which is February 02. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 12.85%.

Shares of Gladstone Land Corp (LAND) will be the talk of the stock market on Friday as the stock will turn ex-dividend. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.05 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $0.56 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that LAND has a trailing yield of 5.77% on the current share price of $9.78.

JE Cleantech Holdings Ltd (JCSE) is also set to go ex-dividend tomorrow. The next dividend payment from JCSE will amount to $0.44 per share. January 21 has been designated as the record date for this dividend.

Lowe's Cos., Inc (LOW) will be paying out a dividend of $1.2 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of business hours on the record date of January 21. Over the past 12 months, LOW has paid out a total of $4.70 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, LOW boasts an impressive trailing yield of 1.73% on the current share price of $272.37.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Chainalysis launched a new automation feature called Workflows, enabling investigators and compliance teams to run predefined onchain analyses without coding, expanding access beyond technical users.

• Michael Saylor’s Strategy surpassed 700,000 BTC in total holdings after purchasing 22,305 Bitcoin for $2.13 billion, at an average price of $95,284 per BTC, according to an SEC filing.

• A Coinbase Institute report says the key divide in global finance is shifting from rich vs. poor to “brokered” vs. “unbrokered” access to capital markets.

• South Korean financial regulators are reviewing the rule that links each crypto exchange to a single banking partner as part of a wider competition review in the crypto sector.

• Hungary and Portugal have moved to restrict access to the crypto prediction market Polymarket, increasing regulatory pressure on the platform across Europe.

Most Shorted Stocks

Oxford Industries, Inc (OXM) was one of the most shorted stocks as of the latest short interest figures, with 24.17% 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 6.9. This represents a change of 555270 shares, which corresponds to a 19.65% increase in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $132.45 million. The average daily volume stands at 490.51K shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $582.84M.

The Neurogene Inc with the symbol NGNE currently has a short interest of 25.10%. The short interest has changed by -36618 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 18.1. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $61.29 million. On an average day, 214.09K shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $271.08M.

For the stock Verastem Inc (VSTM), the current short interest is at 26.03%. This represents a significant short interest change of 296074 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of 1.77%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 9.3. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $114.7 million.

With the symbol NVTS, the stock currently has a short interest of 32.00%. The short interest change is -938878 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of -1.78%. It would take approximately 5.2 days to cover all the short positions. The shares short value is estimated to be around $171.54 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 26.40M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $2.32B.

The stock WULF has a current short interest of 32.27%. The short interest percentage has experienced decrease of -3.65% while there was a change of -3996028 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 2.3. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $685.08 million. Trading activity averages at 35.52M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $5.55B.

EV Stock to Watch

According to our ST Score evaluation, Honda Motor ADR (HMC) emerges as a high-quality stock in the EV industry, attaining an impressive score of 56. The stock's profitability, performance, financial strength, and Piotroski Score are strong. Additionally, it is neutral in terms of growth, stock sentiment, and forecast.

Our ST Score also classifies Cirrus Logic, Inc (CRUS) as a high-quality EV stock today, presenting a Score of 53. The stock has strong fundamentals in terms of profitability, financial strength, and Piotroski Score. However, it has weak performance and growth. The stock sentiment, and forecast are neutral.

Another stock in the category, Sociedad Quimica Y Minera de Chile S.A. ADR (SQM) has the ST Score of 54, which means that the stock carries the potential for higher returns. The stock is strong in profitability, performance, growth, and Piotroski Score. Financial strength, stock sentiment, and forecasts suggest a neutral outlook.

Enersys (ENS) stock has the ST Score of 53, which implies that the EV company has a high probability of beating the market. The stock's strengths lie in its profitability, performance, and Piotroski Score, but its weaknesses lie in its growth. However, it shows neutral outlook in financial strength, stock sentiment, and forecast.

Teck Resources Ltd (TECK) 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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