Under $10 but Up Huge 💰 The Wildest Movers Today

U.S. stocks rose on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing more than 1% (over 500 points), the S&P 500 gaining 0.5%, and the Nasdaq Composite adding 0.8%, as oil and tech stocks led the advance.

Energy shares jumped after the U.S. military strike and capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, with Chevron up nearly 4% and Halliburton surging over 7%, while crude prices rose about 1%.

Meanwhile, renewed optimism around AI demand boosted tech names, as TSMC shares rallied on a higher Goldman Sachs price target and Foxconn reported record Q4 revenue.

Treasury yields slipped to around 4.17%, gold and the dollar strengthened, and investors now look ahead to the CES tech conference and Friday’s U.S. jobs report, where payroll growth of roughly 55,000 is expected.

Top Movers: Under $10 

VerifyMe Inc (VRME) is up 95.02% today to trade at the current level of $1.32. This comes after VerifyMe and Open World Ltd. announced entry into a letter of intent to complete a strategic merger.

Momentus Inc (MNTS) zoomed 63.86% in today’s trade to $9.41 after announcing the development of an additive-manufactured fuel tank.

In current trading, Uni Fuels Holdings Ltd (UFG) stock is at $1.05 after announcing the next phase of its global expansion strategy, focused on scaling its global operations through disciplined organic growth across key maritime markets.

Redhill Biopharma Ltd. ADR (RDHL) rose 21.84% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $1.25 after reporting progress on RHB-102 (Bekinda®), a once-daily oral therapy being developed to treat GI side effects from GLP-1/GIP treatments that limit growth in the GLP-1 market.

In the current trading session, JE Cleantech Holdings Ltd (JCSE) jumped 22.43% to $1.31 over a previous close of $1.07 after announcing the declaration of a cash dividend.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

Cricut Inc (CRCT) 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 $0.1 per share. It has fixed January 06 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on January 20. Last year, the company distributed a total of $0.19 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, CRCT has a trailing yield of 3.82% on the current stock price of $4.97.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends tomorrow is First Bancorp Inc (ME) (FNLC), having a market capitalization of $308.86M. It will pay a dividend of $0.37 per share, the payment date of which is January 16. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 5.30%.

Shares of Match Group Inc (MTCH) 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 $0.76 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that MTCH has a trailing yield of 2.34% on the current share price of $32.54.

Preferred Bank (Los Angeles, CA) (PFBC) is also set to go ex-dividend tomorrow. The next dividend payment from PFBC will amount to $0.8 per share. January 06 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for January 20. In the previous year, PFBC distributed a total of $3.00 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for PFBC stands at 3.07% based on the current stock price of $97.8.

Landstar System, Inc (LSTR) will be paying out a dividend of $2 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of business hours on the record date of January 06. Over the past 12 months, LSTR has paid out a total of $1.56 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, LSTR boasts an impressive trailing yield of 1.04% on the current share price of $150.49.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Strategy purchased 1,283 BTC for $116 million, pushing total holdings above 673,000 BTC, while disclosing a $17.4 billion unrealized loss for Q4 in a Monday SEC filing.

• Ledger addressed a recent data incident, clarifying that the issue involved its e-commerce partner Global-e rather than Ledger’s core systems.

• Starknet, Ethereum’s ZK-rollup layer-2 network, is facing renewed mainnet disruptions as the project moves into 2026.

• Japan is signaling tighter integration of cryptocurrencies into traditional financial regulations, favoring established exchanges and securities-style oversight over a parallel crypto system.

• Bank of America is expanding crypto access in its U.S. wealth business, enabling advisers across Merrill, Private Bank, and Merrill Edge to proactively recommend spot Bitcoin ETFs.

Most Shorted Stocks

KalVista Pharmaceuticals Inc (KALV) was one of the most shorted stocks as of the latest short interest figures, with 31.81% 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 9.4. This represents a change of 961622 shares, which corresponds to a 6.67% increase in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $233.74 million. The average daily volume stands at 1.30M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $767.60M.

The Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc with the symbol IOVA currently has a short interest of 33.80%. The short interest has changed by 1403348 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 12.7. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $298.45 million. On an average day, 14.54M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $986.47M.

For the stock Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc (RXRX), the current short interest is at 32.30%. This represents a significant short interest change of 1863226 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of 1.23%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 8.2. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $661.08 million.

With the symbol TECK, the stock currently has a short interest of 1.73%. The short interest change is 719614 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of 9.51%. It would take approximately 2.4 days to cover all the short positions. The shares short value is estimated to be around $7.56 billion. The company boasts an average daily volume of 4.02 million shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $ 24.01 billion.

The stock HIMS has a current short interest of 34.60%. The short interest percentage has decreased by 3.73%, while there was a change of -2,510,647 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 4.6. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $280.13 million. Trading activity averages at 22.42M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $7.70B.

Upcoming IPOs

AI Assets Ltd (AIAS) has announced plans to go public on the NASDAQ exchange, with the IPO date yet to be announced. The company expects to price its offering within a range of $4.00 to $5.00 per share. AI Assets Ltd intends to offer 4,000,000 shares, targeting a total deal size of approximately $18.00 million.

Aigo Holding Limited (AIGO) is preparing for its upcoming IPO on the NASDAQ, with the official listing date still to be announced. The company has set an expected price range of $4.00 to $6.00 per share and plans to offer 2,000,000 shares. This offering is projected to raise around $10.00 million.

Akston Biosciences Corporation (AXTN) is set to list on the NYSE American exchange, with its IPO date to be announced. The company anticipates pricing its shares between $8.00 and $10.00, offering a total of 2,222,222 shares. The deal is expected to generate approximately $20.00 million in proceeds.

Altech Digital Co., Ltd. (ALD) has filed for an IPO on the NASDAQ exchange, with the launch date yet to be determined. The offering is priced at $4.00 per share, with 1,500,000 shares being offered. The total deal size is expected to be $6.00 million.

Amatuhi Holdings, Inc. (AMTU) is planning to go public on the NASDAQ, with the IPO date still pending announcement. The company has set a price range of $4.00 to $6.00 per share and will offer 1,000,000 shares. The IPO is expected to raise approximately $5.00 million.

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

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