🚨🦃 Thanksgiving Market Surprise: Tiny Stocks Make the BIGGEST Moves!

US stocks climbed on Wednesday ahead of Thanksgiving, with the Dow up 0.3%, the S&P 500 rising nearly 0.5%, and the Nasdaq gaining more than 0.6%. The advance follows Tuesday’s strong rally, highlighted by a 660-point jump in the Dow and Alphabet hitting a record high.

Markets are pricing in an 80%+ probability of a December quarter-point rate cut, helped by softer retail and inflation data, while jobless claims fell to their lowest since April.

Political attention is growing as President Trump weighs five finalists to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell, with Kevin Hassett emerging as the frontrunner.

In earnings, big-box retailers beat expectations, while Deere shares slipped after its full-year outlook missed forecasts.

Top Movers: Under $10 

Pasithea Therapeutics Corp (KTTA) is up 132.18% today to trade at the current level of $1.13. This comes after the company announced that the ALS Association has awarded a Hoffman ALS Clinical Trial Award grant worth ~$1 million to study PAS-004 in ALS patients.

Amber International Holding Ltd. ADR (AMBR) zoomed 58.23% in today’s trade to $2.5 after reporting Q3 2025 results and authorizing up to $50M share repurchase program.

In current trading, SciSparc Ltd (SPRC) stock is at $3.04 after the company agreed to acquire Xylo Technologies Ltd.’s IP for endoscopic systems and medical cameras, including the MUSE™ system.

Amaze Holdings Inc (AMZE) rose 20.81% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $0.43 after announcing that CEO Aaron Day purchased 335,440 shares of the Company’s stock in the open market following the release of the Company’s third quarter 2025 results.

In the current trading session, Iveda Solutions Inc (IVDA) jumped 21.92% to $1.1 over a previous close of $0.9 after announcing that it has received formal notice from Nasdaq that it is once again in full compliance with the minimum $2.5 million stockholders’ equity requirement as of November 25, 2025.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) is about to trade ex-dividend Friday, 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 $0.15 per share. It has fixed November 28 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on December 12. Last year, the company distributed a total of $0.54 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, PRDO has a trailing yield of 1.92% on the current stock price of $28.06.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends Friday is Newell Brands Inc (NWL), having a market capitalization of $1.49B. It will pay a dividend of $0.07 per share, the payment date of which is December 15. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 7.88%.

Shares of CSX Corp (CSX) 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 $0.13 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $0.51 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that CSX has a trailing yield of 1.45% on the current share price of $35.28.

EBay Inc (EBAY) is also set to go ex-dividend Friday. The next dividend payment from EBAY will amount to $0.29 per share. November 28 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for December 12. In the previous year, EBAY distributed a total of $1.14 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for EBAY stands at 1.37% based on the current stock price of $83.17.

Kraft Heinz Co (KHC) will be paying out a dividend of $0.4 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of the business hours on the record date of November 28. Over the past 12 months, KHC has paid out a total of $1.60 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, KHC boasts an impressive trailing yield of 6.25% on the current share price of $25.59.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Santiago Roel Santos claims crypto lacks real network effects and is overpriced, while other experts argue Layer-1 chains do show strong network effects.

• Strategy maintains it has a 70-year dividend runway despite Bitcoin’s drop and introduces a new credit-rating metric to calm concerns about DAT liquidation risks.

• Blockrise gains a MiCA license in the Netherlands, enabling regulated Bitcoin custody and trading and opening the door to BTC-backed business loans across Europe.

• Eunice will pilot standardized crypto disclosure templates with major exchanges, providing real-world data for the UK’s 2026 regulatory framework.

• Naver Financial will acquire Dunamu in a $10.3B stock-swap, issuing 87.56M new shares to make the crypto firm a wholly owned subsidiary.

Most Shorted Stocks

Xerox Holdings Corp (XRX) was one of the most shorted stocks as of the latest short interest figures, with 19.48% 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 4.8. This represents a change of 1770000 shares, which corresponds to an 8.48% increase in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $60.93 million. The average daily volume stands at 4.77M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $344.43M.

The Canadian Solar Inc with the symbol CSIQ currently has a short interest of 25.08%. The short interest has changed by 2739263 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 1.4. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $335.11 million. On an average day, 4.22M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $1.70B.

For the stock Green Plains Inc (GPRE), the current short interest is at 20.07%. This represents a significant short interest change of 593819 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of 4.78%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 5.5. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $131.45 million.

With the symbol CRNC, the stock currently has a short interest of 18.77%. The short interest change is 1221839 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of 17.06%. It would take approximately 6.1 days to cover all the short positions. The shares short value is estimated to be around $135.61 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 1.94M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $468.04M.

The stock PHAT has a current short interest of 24.22%. The short interest percentage has experienced decrease of -3.60% while there was a change of -488041 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 14.3. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $124.9 million. Trading activity averages at 1.13M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $1.06B.

AI Stock to Watch

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

Our ST Score also classifies Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW) as a high-quality AI stock today, presenting a Score of 55. The stock has strong fundamentals in terms of profitability, performance, and Piotroski Score. However, it has weak growth. The financial strength, stock sentiment, and forecast are neutral.

Another stock in the category, Medtronic Plc (MDT) has the ST Score of 55, which means that the stock carries the potential for higher returns. The stock is strong in profitability, performance, and Piotroski Score, but weak in growth. Financial strength, stock sentiment, and forecasts suggest a neutral outlook.

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

ASML Holding NV (ASML) currently has the ST Score of 56, which signifies a huge upward potential. The AI stock's strong points are its profitability, performance, and Piotroski Score, while its weak points are its financial strength. 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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Stocks Telegraph Team

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