📉 Wall Street Is Panicking — But These 5 Energy Plays Are Still Winning

U.S. stocks slipped Friday, extending a tech-led sell-off as investors weighed labor market signals and doubts about the AI boom’s payoff. The Nasdaq Composite dropped about 0.7%, leading declines in the S&P 500 (-0.5%) and Dow (-0.4%).

All three indexes are set to close the week in the red, with the Nasdaq on track for its steepest weekly loss since April amid renewed fears of an AI bubble.

Tesla shares edged lower after shareholders approved a $1 trillion pay package for CEO Elon Musk, while broader sentiment soured on data showing October job cuts hit a 20-year high.

With official jobs data delayed by the ongoing government shutdown, traders are looking to consumer sentiment readings and potential catalysts — including a December rate cut, Nvidia’s earnings, and an end to the shutdown — to steady the market mood.

Top Movers: Under $10 

Bio-Key International Inc (BKYI) is up 85.90% today to trade at the current level of $1.18. This comes after the company reported that it has secured a significant new deployment with a major defense-sector security organisation in the Middle East.

Holley Inc (HLLY) zoomed 36.26% in today’s trade to $3.72 after announcing financial results for its third quarter ended September 28, 2025. Net Sales increased 3.2% to $138.4 million compared to $134.0 million last year

In current trading, MetaVia Inc (MTVA) stock is at $0.99 after sharing positive results from its Phase 2a trial of vanoglipel (DA-1241), a GPR119 agonist being developed to treat MASH.

Autozi Internet Technology (Global) Ltd (AZI) rose 13.98% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $0.11. The stock surged following the release of positive FY2024 financial results, highlighting strong revenue growth and improved profitability.

In the current trading session, Motorsport Games Inc (MSGM) jumped 75.57% to $3.85 over a previous close of $2.19 after reporting third quarter 2025 financial results.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

Apple Inc (AAPL) is about to trade ex-dividend Monday, meaning that investors who buy the stock after Monday will not be eligible for the next dividend payment. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.26 per share. It has fixed November 10 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on November 13. Last year, the company distributed a total of $1.02 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, AAPL has a trailing yield of 0.38% on the current stock price of $271.59.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends on Monday is American Electric Power Company Inc (AEP), having a market capitalization of $64.60B. It will pay a dividend of $0.95 per share, the payment date of which is December 10. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 3.08%.

Shares of Cheesecake Factory Inc (CAKE) will be the talk of the stock market on Monday as the stock will turn ex-dividend. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.27 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $1.08 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that CAKE has a trailing yield of 2.28% on the current share price of $47.46.

Carlyle Group Inc (CG) is also set to go ex-dividend on Monday. The next dividend payment from CG will amount to $0.35 per share. November 10 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for November 19. In the previous year, CG distributed a total of $1.40 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for CG stands at 2.70% based on the current stock price of $51.84.

Exelon Corp (EXC) will be paying out a dividend of $0.4 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of business hours on the record date of November 10. Over the past 12 months, EXC has paid out a total of $1.58 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, EXC boasts an impressive trailing yield of 3.41% on the current share price of $46.28.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Kazakhstan is reportedly exploring the conversion of part of its National Fund assets and gold/foreign exchange reserves to create a cryptocurrency reserve.

• Ripple has decided not to pursue an IPO, with President Monica Long confirming there are no plans or timeline for going public after its legal battle with the SEC.

• Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has approved a project by the country’s largest banks to issue yen-backed stablecoins jointly.

• Seven crypto firms have teamed up to set standards for cross-chain stablecoin transfers, after 2024 saw transfer volumes exceed Visa and Mastercard.

• ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood has revised her long-term Bitcoin forecast downward by $300,000, citing stablecoins’ growing role as a store of value in emerging markets.

Most Shorted Stocks

Plug Power Inc (PLUG) was one of the most shorted stocks as of the latest short interest figures, with 29.10% 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 3.3. This represents a change of -52390000 shares, which corresponds to a -13.65% decrease in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $808.54 million. The average daily volume stands at 107.10M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $3.01B.

The Novavax, Inc with the symbol NVAX currently has a short interest of 28.50%. The short interest has changed by 2380000 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 7.5. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $342.35 million. On an average day, 5.68M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $1.21B.

For the stock Indie Semiconductor Inc (INDI), the current short interest is at 28.49%. This represents a significant short interest change of -620000 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage decrease of -1.11%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 12.5. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $260.02 million.

With the symbol SEI, the stock currently has a short interest of 36.78%. The short interest change is 1630000 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of +15.44%. It would take approximately 4.2 days to cover all the short positions. The shares short value is estimated to be around $2.72 billion. The company boasts an average daily volume of 3.11M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $3.34B.

The stock APLD has a current short interest of 33.95%. The short interest percentage has experienced an increase of +4.94% while there was a change of 3560000 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 2.3. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $356.44 million. Trading activity averages at 30.49M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $8.18B.

Energy Stocks to Watch

According to our ST Score evaluation, HF Sinclair Corp (DINO) emerges as a high-quality stock in the Energy industry, attaining an impressive score of 65. 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 Par Pacific Holdings Inc (PARR) as a high-quality Energy stock today, presenting a Score of 65. The stock has strong fundamentals in terms of profitability, performance, growth, and Piotroski Score. However, it has weak financial strength. The stock sentiment, and forecast are neutral.

Another stock in the category, National Presto Industries, Inc (NPK) has the ST Score of 64, which means that the stock carries the potential for higher returns. The stock is strong in profitability, performance, and financial strength. Growth, stock sentiment, Piotroski score, and forecast suggest a neutral outlook.

Sandridge Energy Inc (SD) stock has the ST Score of 64, which implies that the Energy company has a high probability of beating the market. The stock's strengths lie in its profitability, performance, financial strength, and Piotroski Score. However, it shows neutral outlook in growth, stock sentiment, and forecast.

Dynagas LNG Partners LP (DLNG) currently has the ST Score of 63, which signifies a huge upward potential. The Energy stock's strong points are its profitability, financial strength, and Piotroski Score, while its weak points are its growth. The stock's performance, 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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