📈 The 5 Stocks Under $10 That Are Skyrocketing Right Now...

U.S. stocks rose on Monday, with the Dow gaining 0.4% and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each up 0.6%, as investors balanced cautious optimism ahead of a pivotal week that includes a Federal Reserve rate decision and earnings from several Big Tech heavyweights.

A weakening dollar helped propel gold above $5,000 an ounce for the first time, highlighting demand for safe-haven assets amid rising political and trade uncertainty.

Markets are closely watching upcoming results from Microsoft, Meta, Tesla, and Apple, particularly for signals on AI spending, while the Fed is widely expected to hold interest rates steady as speculation grows over the timing of future cuts and potential changes in central bank leadership.

Top Movers: Under $10 

Battalion Oil Corp (BATL) is up 269.92% today to trade at the current level of $4.74. This comes after the company announced several operational updates related to its gas treating arrangements and production performance.

Envirotech Vehicles Inc (EVTV) zoomed 39.95% in today’s trade to $2.71 after announcing a major milestone with AZIO AI Corporation, completing the delivery, installation, and connection of a 40-foot immersion-cooled AI data center container.

In current trading, Namib Minerals (NAMM) stock is at $5.16 following a historic surge in gold prices to $5,100.

Check-Cap Ltd (MBAI) rose 59.84% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $2.38 after receiving official notification from Nasdaq's Listing Qualifications Department confirming it now meets the minimum shareholders' equity threshold under Listing Rule 5550(b), resolving a prior deficiency notice.

In the current trading session, Nauticus Robotics Inc (KITT) jumped 21.35% to $1.1 over a previous close of $0.91 as anticipation of the January 28 special stockholder meeting drove this surge.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

Conagra Brands Inc (CAG) 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 $0.35 per share. It has fixed January 27 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on February 26. Last year, the company distributed a total of $1.40 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, CAG has a trailing yield of 7.80% on the current stock price of $17.95.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends tomorrow is Carpenter Technology Corp (CRS), having a market capitalization of $16.83B. It will pay a dividend of $0.2 per share, the payment date of which is March 05. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 0.24%.

Shares of Greenbrier Cos., Inc (GBX) 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 $0.32 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $1.26 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that GBX has a trailing yield of 2.45% on the current share price of $51.4.

Innsuites Hospitality Trust (IHT) is also set to go ex-dividend tomorrow. The next dividend payment from IHT will amount to $0.01 per share. January 27 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for February 09. In the previous year, IHT distributed a total of $0.02 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for IHT stands at 1.68% based on the current stock price of $1.19.

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp (MCB) will be paying out a dividend of $0.2 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of business hours on the record date of January 27. Over the past 12 months, MCB has paid out a total of $0.30 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, MCB boasts an impressive trailing yield of 0.33% on the current share price of $90.5.

Crypto Market Highlights

• A new UKCBC survey found that transfers between UK bank accounts and crypto exchanges are often blocked, delayed, or refused, even when customers are using regulated platforms.

• Researchers uncovered a 149 million-credential infostealer malware dump, including 420,000 Binance logins, underscoring growing security risks for crypto users.

• Michael Saylor’s Strategy disclosed the purchase of 2,932 Bitcoin for $264.1 million last week, adding to its holdings as prices fell during a broader market sell-off.

• Crypto investment products reversed from inflows to one of the largest outflow weeks on record, with crypto exchange-traded products seeing $1.73 billion in outflows amid bearish market sentiment.

• Tokyo-listed Metaplanet raised its 2025 revenue and operating income forecasts and sharply increased its 2026 guidance, while flagging a large non-cash Bitcoin write-down; the company now expects 2025 revenue of ¥8.9 billion (about $58 million) and operating income of $40 million.

Most Shorted Stocks

Sweetgreen Inc (SG) was one of the most shorted stocks as of the latest short interest figures, with 26.07% 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 5.6. This represents a change of 1374111 shares, which corresponds to a 5.88% increase in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $171.58 million. The average daily volume stands at 5.61M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $820.15M.

The Akanda Corp with the symbol AKAN currently has a short interest of 41.59%. The short interest has changed by -751842 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 0.0. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $0.23 million. On an average day, 1.30M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $3.04M.

For the stock ARS Pharmaceuticals Inc (SPRY), the current short interest is at 31.20%. This represents a significant short interest change of -1079223 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage decrease of -5.00%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 14.7. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $212.68 million.

With the symbol ONDS, the stock currently has a short interest of 20.76%. The short interest change is -488279 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of -0.62%. It would take approximately 1.2 days to cover all the short positions. The shares short value is estimated to be around $237.29 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 100.88M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $4.69B.

The stock SERV has a current short interest of 26.10%. The short interest percentage has experienced an increase of 12.03% while there was a change of 1641413 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 2.7. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $961.06 million. Trading activity averages at 7.06M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $912.68M.

Upcoming IPOs

GigCapital9 Corp. (GIX) is all set for its debut on the NASDAQ exchange on January 27. The shares will be offered at a fixed price of $10.00 per share. With a total of 22,000,000 shares available, the company aims to raise approximately $220.00M through this IPO.

Ethos Technologies Inc. (LIFE) will be entering the market with its IPO on January 29, on the NASDAQ exchange. They are offering shares in the price range of $18.00 to $20.00. They plan to offer 10,526,315 shares, targeting a deal size of $200.00M.

PicS N.V. (PICS) is also scheduled to make its debut on the NASDAQ exchange on January 29. They are offering shares in the price range of $16.00 to $19.00. The IPO includes 22,857,143 shares, aiming for a deal size of $400.00M.

York Space Systems, Inc. (YSS) is set to join the NYSE on January 29. They are offering shares in the price range of $30.00 to $34.00. They are offering 16,000,000 shares, with an estimated deal size of $512.00M.

Bob’s Discount Furniture, Inc. (BOBS) is preparing to go public on February 05, with its shares set to trade on the NYSE exchange. The company plans to offer shares in the price range of $17.00 to $19.00. A total of 19,450,000 shares will be issued, with the IPO targeting proceeds of approximately $350.10M.

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