🚀 Wall Street Falls... Yet These Stocks Are Soaring Today

US stocks fell sharply on Monday as oil prices surged past $100 per barrel amid fears of a prolonged Middle East conflict and disruptions to global supply. The Dow dropped more than 800 points (1.7%), while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq declined 1.5% and 1.3%, respectively.

Crude prices spiked as tensions involving Iran and reduced output from major producers tightened supply, with concerns heightened by the near closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

In response, G7 ministers are set to discuss a potential coordinated release of emergency oil reserves. Investors are also looking ahead to key US inflation data later this week, while earnings from companies like Oracle and Adobe remain in focus.

Top Movers: Under $10 

Autozi Internet Technology (Global) Ltd (AZI) is up 126.50% today to trade at the current level of $0.6. This comes after the company announced that its controlling shareholder has fulfilled its previous commitment by injecting $7 million, with all funds now fully received.

AN2 Therapeutics Inc (ANTX) zoomed 50.18% in today’s trade to $4.28 after announcing $40 million private placement financing.

In current trading, Relmada Therapeutics Inc (RLMD) stock is at $5.85 after announcing oversubscribed $160.0 million private placement financing.

La Rosa Holdings Corp (LRHC) rose 11.88% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $1.13. The company signed a non-binding LOI to acquire 100% of Consensus Core Technologies, an AI and high-performance computing infrastructure provider.

In the current trading session, Editas Medicine Inc (EDIT) jumped 20.00% to $2.40 over a previous close of $2.0 after announcing fourth quarter and full year 2025 results.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

CME Group Inc (CME) 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 $7.45 per share. It has fixed March 10 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on March 26. Last year, the company distributed a total of $5.00 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, CME has a trailing yield of 1.58% on the current stock price of $315.95.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends tomorrow is CRA International Inc (CRAI), having a market capitalization of $1.14B. It will pay a dividend of $0.57 per share, the payment date of which is March 20. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 1.17%.

Shares of ARKO Corp (ARKO) 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 $0.03 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $0.12 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that ARKO has a trailing yield of 2.06% on the current share price of $5.81.

Auburn National Bancorp Inc (AUBN) is also set to go ex-dividend tomorrow. The next dividend payment from AUBN will amount to $0.27 per share. March 10 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for March 25. In the previous year, AUBN distributed a total of $1.08 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for AUBN stands at 4.35% based on the current stock price of $24.8.

Evergy Inc (EVRG) will be paying out a dividend of $0.69 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of business hours on the record date of March 10. Over the past 12 months, EVRG has paid out a total of $2.70 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, EVRG boasts an impressive trailing yield of 3.29% on the current share price of $81.98.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Bithumb, South Korea’s second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, may face a partial business suspension of up to six months as regulators intensify enforcement over anti-money-laundering compliance.

• Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the largest public holder of Bitcoin, bought 17,994 BTC for $1.28 billion last week, pushing its total holdings to over 738,000 BTC.

• Stablecoin payments firm Kast has raised $80 million in funding, reaching a $600 million valuation, according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the deal.

• Reform UK leader Nigel Farage invested £215,000 (~$286,000) in London-listed Bitcoin treasury company Stack BTC, gaining a 6.31% stake through his media vehicle Thorn In The Side.

• Nasdaq is expanding into tokenized equities through a partnership with crypto exchange Kraken and blockchain infrastructure firm Backed.

Most Shorted Stocks

Absci Corp (ABSI) was one of the most shorted stocks as of latest short interest figures, with 29.29% 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 12.2. This represents a change of 2168464 shares, which corresponds to a 5.82% increase in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $93.05 million. The average daily volume stands at 3.33M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $354.12M.

The Solaris Energy Infrastructure Inc with the symbol SEI currently has a short interest of 23.68%. The short interest has changed by 182339 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 3.8. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $618.13 million. On an average day, 2.82M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $3.11B.

For the stock EVgo Inc (EVGO), the current short interest is at 27.65%. This represents a significant short interest change of 921273 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of 2.70%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 9.2. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $73.0 million.

With the symbol NNE, the stock currently has a short interest of 37.46%. The short interest change is 997757 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of 8.23%. It would take approximately 8.1 days to cover all the short positions. The shares short value is estimated to be around $781.61 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 1.88M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $1.16B.

The stock PLAY has a current short interest of 26.40%. The short interest percentage has experienced an increase of 6.73% while there was a change of 565898 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 10.6. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $173.4 million. Trading activity averages at 1.16M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $458.31M.

Upcoming IPOs

On March 10, 2026, FreeCast, Inc. (CAST) is expected to list on the NASDAQ. The company plans to offer 19,782,084 shares and will enter the public markets with an anticipated market capitalization of $5.57 billion.

PayPay Corporation (PAYP) is all set for its debut on the NASDAQ exchange on March 12. The shares will be offered in a price range of $17.00 to $20.00 per share. With a total of 54,987,214 shares available, the company aims to raise approximately $1.02B through this IPO.

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

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Stocks Telegraph Team

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