What’s Driving These Tiny Stocks Up 70%, 100%, Even 174% Today?

Stocks bounced back from early declines on Thursday, as investors once again bought the dip despite a hotter-than-expected wholesale inflation report. The S&P 500 ended flat after being down 0.4% earlier, while the Nasdaq rose 0.2%. The Dow closed down 71 points, or 0.2%, after briefly falling more than 200 points.

The market's recovery was driven by a renewed rotation into big tech. Names like Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft helped lift the broader indexes off their lows, signaling continued investor confidence in the sector despite inflation concerns.

The July producer price index rose 0.9%, sharply above expectations of 0.2%, suggesting that a Fed rate cut may not be imminent. However, markets looked past the headline figure, noting the jump was driven by isolated categories like portfolio management and airfare. Traders still see a 93% chance of a rate cut in September, although a larger half-point move is now off the table.

Top Movers: Under $10 

Trinity Biotech Plc ADR (TRIB) is up 174.67% today to trade at the current level of $2.78. This comes after the company announced that its New York lab has received approval from the NY State Department of Health to offer the FDA-cleared PreClara™ Ratio test for preeclampsia risk.

Aeries Technology Inc (AERT) zoomed 71.31% in today’s trade to $1.2 after reporting record Q1 FY2026 results.

In current trading, TeraWulf Inc (WULF) stock is at $7.86 after announcing two 10-year high-performance computing (HPC) colocation agreements with Fluidstack, a premier AI cloud platform that builds and operates HPC clusters for some of the world’s largest companies.

Inspire Veterinary Partners Inc (IVP) rose 46.19% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $1.19 after reporting financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025.

In the current trading session, OneMedNet Corp (ONMD) jumped 32.54% to $0.64 over a previous close of $0.48 after announcing a greater than 25% expansion of its proprietary iRWD™ network and platform, underscoring the Company’s strategic execution and market responsiveness.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

Bankfinancial Corp (BFIN) 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 August 15 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on August 29. Last year, the company distributed a total of $0.40 to its shareholders. Based on last year's worth of payments, BFIN has a trailing yield of 3.42% on the current stock price of $11.7.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends tomorrow is Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST), having a market capitalization of $726.21M. It will pay a dividend of $0.14 per share, the payment date of which is August 31. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 2.29%.

Shares of eXp World Holdings Inc (EXPI) will be the talk of the stock market on Friday as the stock will turn ex-dividend. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.05 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $0.20 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that EXPI has a trailing yield of 1.93% on the current share price of $10.39.

Honeywell International Inc (HON) is also set to go ex-dividend tomorrow. The next dividend payment from HON will amount to $1.13 per share. August 15 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for September 05. In the previous year, HON distributed a total of $4.47 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for HON stands at 2.04% based on the current stock price of $218.64.

Karooooo Ltd (KARO) will be paying out a dividend of $1.25 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of the business hours on the record date of August 15. Over the past 12 months, KARO has paid out a total of $1.08 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, KARO boasts an impressive trailing yield of 2.23% on the current share price of $48.34.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Military Bank (MB) of Vietnam plans to launch a regulated crypto exchange in collaboration with Dunamu, the parent company of South Korea’s Upbit.

• BtcTurk, a Turkish crypto exchange, has suspended withdrawals following reports of a major hack and potential loss of funds.

• Spar grocery stores in Switzerland will now accept stablecoin and crypto payments, claiming the first nationwide digital asset payment rollout in retail.

• Thumzup Media Corporation aims to expand its crypto holdings and enter mining after raising $50 million from investors.

• Canary Capital has registered a crypto ETF that tracks a memecoin linked to US President Donald Trump.

Most Shorted Stocks

ChargePoint Holdings Inc (CHPT) was one of the most shorted stocks as of latest short interest figures, with 19.39% 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 5.1. This represents a change of -69400000 shares, which corresponds to a -93.87% decrease in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $52.96 million. The average daily volume stands at 919.17K shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $273.14M.

The Microbot Medical Inc with the symbol MBOT currently has a short interest of 23.49%. The short interest has changed by 180000 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 4.6. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $24.66 million. On an average day, 1.77M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $138.00M.

For the stock Foot Locker Inc (FL), the current short interest is at 20.59%. This represents a significant short interest change of -290000 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage decrease of -1.56%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 3.5. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $469.25 million.

With the symbol REAL, the stock currently has a short interest of 20.95%. The short interest change is 1770000 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of +8.76%. It would take approximately 6.2 days to cover all the short positions. The shares' short value is estimated to be around $146.09 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 3.29M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $917.86M.

The stock LOVE has a current short interest of 20.56%. The short interest percentage has experienced an increase of +1.89% while there was a change of 50000 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 8.2. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $420.07 million. Trading activity averages at 319.20K shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $278.25M.

Biotech Stocks to Watch

According to our ST Score evaluation, Nephros Inc (NEPH) emerges as a high-quality stock in the Biotech industry, attaining an impressive score of 69. 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 Optex Systems Holdings Inc (OPXS) as a high-quality Biotech stock today, presenting a Score of 69. The stock has strong fundamentals in terms of performance, financial strength, and Piotroski Score. However, it has weak profitability. The growth, stock sentiment, and forecast are neutral.

Another stock in the category, REX American Resources Corp (REX) has the ST Score of 69, which means that the stock carries the potential for higher returns. The stock is strong in profitability, performance, growth, financial strength, and Piotroski Score. Stock sentiment and forecast suggest a neutral outlook.

iHuman Inc ADR (IH) stock has the ST Score of 68 which implies that the Biotech company has a high probability of beating the market. The stock's strengths lie in its profitability, performance, growth, and financial strength. However, it shows a neutral outlook in stock sentiment, Piotroski Score, and forecast.

Zhihu Inc ADR (ZH) currently has the ST Score of 68, which signifies a huge upward potential. The Biotech stock's strong points are its profitability, performance, growth, and financial strength. The stock's stock sentiment, Piotroski Score, 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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