🚀 These Sub-$10 Stocks Are Exploding While the Market Sinks

U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday as escalating tensions in the Middle East rattled global markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.1% (over 500 points), while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite each dropped about 1% amid a broad retreat from risk assets.

Oil prices surged after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran were followed by counterattacks, with Brent crude briefly jumping 13% above $82 a barrel before easing below $80, and West Texas Intermediate climbing about 8% to near $73.

Investors are increasingly concerned about the inflationary impact of higher energy costs and potential disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, especially with Iran being OPEC’s fourth-largest producer.

Gold prices rallied to around $5,400 an ounce as investors sought safe havens, while Treasury yields rose as markets pared expectations for near-term interest rate cuts.

Attention now turns to Friday’s U.S. jobs report, where economists forecast February payroll growth of 60,000, down from January’s stronger 130,000 gain.

Top Movers: Under $10 

Turbo Energy S.A. ADR (TURB) is up 74.74% today to trade at the current level of $1.18. This comes after the company disclosed a $53 million industrial backlog in signed contracts for AI-driven solar-plus-storage systems.

Rallybio Corp (RLYB) zoomed 30.24% in today’s trade to $9.82 after announcing a definitive agreement with Candid Therapeutics, Inc. pursuant to which Rallybio will acquire Candid through a merger transaction.

In current trading, Sabre Corp (SABR) stock is at $1.48 after announcing that its Board of Directors has approved the adoption of a limited-duration shareholder rights plan to protect the interests of Sabre and its shareholders.

T3 Defense Inc (DFNS) rose 26.70% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $2.23 after reporting that it is seeing an increased demand for integrated air and missile defense and counter-UAS capabilities amid the ongoing Iran conflict and broader geopolitical developments.

In the current trading session, Aeries Technology Inc (AERT) jumped 27.26% to $0.4 over a previous close of $0.32 after announcing $5.0 million share repurchase authorization.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

Analog Devices Inc (ADI) 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 $1.1 per share. It has fixed March 03 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on March 17. Last year, the company distributed a total of $3.96 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, ADI has a trailing yield of 1.12% on the current stock price of $354.2.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends tomorrow is Cass Information Systems Inc (CASS), having a market capitalization of $585.59M. It will pay a dividend of $0.32 per share, the payment date of which is March 13. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 2.79%.

Shares of Rush Enterprises Inc (RUSHA) 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 $0.19 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $0.74 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that RUSHA has a trailing yield of 1.04% on the current share price of $71.35.

Avnet Inc (AVT) is also set to go ex-dividend tomorrow. The next dividend payment from AVT will amount to $0.35 per share. March 04 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for March 18. In the previous year, AVT distributed a total of $1.36 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for AVT stands at 2.11% based on the current stock price of $64.45.

BGC Group Inc (BGC) will be paying out a dividend of $0.02 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of business hours on the record date of March 04. Over the past 12 months, BGC has paid out a total of $0.08 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, BGC boasts an impressive trailing yield of 0.83% on the current share price of $9.69.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Strategy purchased 3,015 BTC at $67,700 per Bitcoin in its 101st acquisition, increasing total holdings to 720,737 BTC, with the buy coming in below its cost basis.

• Foom Cash suffered a $2.26 million exploit due to a Groth16 verifier misconfiguration, though a white-hat hacker successfully recovered $1.84 million of the stolen funds.

• Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) recorded $1 billion in inflows last week, including $787 million into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, snapping a five-week outflow streak totaling nearly $4 billion.

• Sony Bank and JPYC announced plans to explore real-time payment integration, allowing customers to purchase the yen-pegged stablecoin JPYC directly from their bank accounts.

• The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, alongside Shanghai partners, will examine a blockchain-based cross-border platform connecting cargo trade data, electronic bills of lading, and trade finance under Project Ensemble.

Most Shorted Stocks

KalVista Pharmaceuticals Inc (KALV) was one of the most shorted stocks as of the latest short interest figures, with 40.92% 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 28.8. This represents a change of -268783 shares, which corresponds to a -1.34% decrease in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $319.86 million. The average daily volume stands at 1.09M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $816.65M.

The Intellia Therapeutics Inc with the symbol NTLA currently has a short interest of 40.32%. The short interest has changed by -59810 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 11.9. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $654.46 million. On an average day, 4.55M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $1.71B.

For the stock Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (ACHC), the current short interest is at 35.89%. This represents a significant short interest change of 6093211 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of 23.12%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 7.3. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $745.45 million.

With the symbol HIMS, the stock currently has a short interest of 43.24%. The short interest change is 4248309 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of 5.53%. It would take approximately 1.7 days to cover all the short positions. The shares' short value is estimated to be around $507.89 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 22.43M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $3.57B.

Upcoming IPOs

The IPO market is heating up with two notable listings scheduled for March 5, 2026. MiniMed Group, Inc. (MMED) is set to debut on the NASDAQ with a proposed price range of $25.00 to $28.00 per share. The company plans to offer 28,000,000 shares, aiming to raise approximately $742.00 million in what is expected to be one of the larger healthcare offerings of the quarter.

Also going public on March 10, 2026, is FreeCast, Inc. (CAST), which will list on the NASDAQ. The company plans to offer 19,782,084 shares and is entering the public markets with an anticipated market capitalization of $5.57 billion. The offering is drawing attention as a significant media and technology sector debut.

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

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Stocks Telegraph Team

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