Tiny Stocks, Massive Moves 🚀 5 Under-$10 Plays Making Noise

U.S. stocks mostly fell as markets digested tech-heavy earnings and macro uncertainty, with the Nasdaq Composite down 0.8% and the S&P 500 slipping 0.4%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.1%.

Attention shifted to AI spending concerns ahead of AMD’s earnings, with Nvidia and OpenAI reportedly at odds over next-generation chips.

In commodities, gold jumped over 6%—its biggest daily gain since 2008—while silver surged more than 13% amid heightened volatility.

Top Movers: Under $10 

Tian Ruixiang Holdings Ltd (TIRX) is up 142.06% today to trade at the current level of $0.18. This comes after the company announced a transformative strategic agreement with a prominent global digital asset investor and industry trailblazer.

Gaxos.AI Inc (GXAI) zoomed 73.74% in today’s trade to $2.45 after reporting that Amazon Web Services will fund early development of Gaxos Labs’ AI-powered sales coaching platform, helping position Gaxos to compete in the multibillion-dollar sales tech market.

In current trading, Palladyne AI Corp (PDYN) stock is at $8.1 after reporting that it secured a contract with a major U.S. defense contractor to provide a mission-critical missile propulsion subsystem for an existing U.S. missile program.

Cyngn Inc (CYN) rose 18.26% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $1.98 after announcing progress in its collaboration with NVIDIA through the development of a simulation environment built on NVIDIA Isaac Sim

In the current trading session, PowerBank Corporation (SUUN) jumped 15.16% to $1.78 over a previous close of $1.55 after announcing that it raised $13.68 million USD by issuing common shares through its previously announced at-the-market offering program.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

Princeton Bancorp Inc (BPRN) 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 February 04 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on February 27. Last year, the company distributed a total of $1.25 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, BPRN has a trailing yield of 3.35% on the current stock price of $37.28.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends tomorrow is Kearny Financial Corp (KRNY), having a market capitalization of $529.56M. It will pay a dividend of $0.11 per share, the payment date of which is February 18. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 5.38%.

Shares of MetroCity Bankshares Inc (MCBS) 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 $0.25 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $0.96 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that MCBS has a trailing yield of 3.28% on the current share price of $29.25.

Peoples Bancorp Of North Carolina Inc (PEBK) is also set to go ex-dividend tomorrow. The next dividend payment from PEBK will amount to $0.17 per share. February 04 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for February 13. In the previous year, PEBK distributed a total of $0.80 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for PEBK stands at 2.13% based on the current stock price of $37.56.

Plumas Bancorp (PLBC) will be paying out a dividend of $0.33 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of the business hours on the record date of February 04. Over the past 12 months, PLBC has paid out a total of $1.20 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, PLBC boasts an impressive trailing yield of 2.29% on the current share price of $52.38.

Crypto Market Highlights

• MetaMask is rolling out access to tokenized U.S. stocks, ETFs, and commodities via Ondo Global Markets, expanding beyond crypto-native assets.

• Rails launched “Institutional-Grade Vaults” on the Stellar network, enabling intermediaries to access crypto perpetuals through a single backend, with options trading targeted for Q2 2026.

• Fireblocks added support for the Canton Network, allowing financial institutions to custody and settle assets on a privacy-enabled blockchain built for regulated markets.

• Spanish Red Cross is deploying RedChain, a privacy-preserving blockchain system that provides donors with cryptographic proof of aid impact while protecting beneficiary identities.

• Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $562 million in inflows on Monday, partially offsetting last week’s $1.5 billion in outflows, while Ether ETFs continued to see net outflows.

Most Shorted Stocks

Novavax, Inc (NVAX) was one of the most shorted stocks as of the latest short interest figures, with 33.12% 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 10.8. This represents a change of -1444530 shares, which corresponds to a -2.64% decrease in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $470.97 million. The average daily volume stands at 4.62M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $1.44B.

The Tango Therapeutics Inc with the symbol TNGX currently has a short interest of 24.75%. The short interest has changed by 1427623 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 10.3. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $389.21 million. On an average day, 2.94M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $1.70B.

For the stock C3.ai Inc (AI), the current short interest is at 38.92%. This represents a significant short interest change of 820165 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of 2.08%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 6.5. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $434.09 million.

With the symbol IOVA, the stock currently has a short interest of 32.89%. The short interest change is -1971713 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of -1.66%. It would take approximately 10.1 days to cover all the short positions. The shares short value is estimated to be around $108.32 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 14.58M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $1.07B.

The stock SEI has a current short interest of 25.55%. The short interest percentage has experienced decrease of -8.52% while there was a change of -1284522 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 5.8. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $6.89 billion. Trading activity averages at 3.11M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $4.03B.

EV Stocks 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 55. 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 Sociedad Quimica Y Minera de Chile S.A. ADR (SQM) as a high-quality EV stock today, presenting a Score of 55. The stock has strong fundamentals in terms of profitability, performance, growth, and Piotroski Score. The financial strength, stock sentiment, and forecast are neutral.

Another stock in the category, Cirrus Logic, Inc (CRUS) has the ST Score of 52, which means that the stock carries the potential for higher returns. The stock is strong in profitability, financial strength, and Piotroski Score, but weak in performance and growth. Stock sentiment, and forecasts suggest a neutral outlook.

Enersys (ENS) 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 profitability, performance, and Piotroski Score, but its weaknesses are in its growth. However, it shows neutral outlook in financial strength, stock sentiment, and forecast.

Alphabet Inc (GOOG) currently has the ST Score of 51, which signifies a huge upward potential. The EV stock's strong points are its profitability, performance, and Piotroski Score. 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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