Ticker Reports for September 29th
2 AI Stocks With Record Breaking Rallies: Can They Continue?
September has been a record-breaking month for stocks as the S&P 500 hit new all-time highs last week following the Federal Reserve’s first rate cut since 2024. In fact, it’s hard to find an asset that isn’t near a record: stocks, gold, cryptocurrencies, housing, and trading cards have all soared to new heights lately.
Even Pokémon cards are having a renaissance moment, so no one would blame you for scouring your children’s rooms for a rare Charizard.
When markets are rallying almost every day, it’s tempting to take on extra risk in search of speculative opportunities with outsized gain potential. Over the last month, positive catalysts have triggered massive rallies in the two stocks we’re discussing today.
And as you might’ve guessed, an investment theme links them: artificial intelligence.
Nebius Group: Microsoft Deal Solidifies Strategic Pivot
AI's insatiable appetite for energy is one of the worst-kept secrets in the tech sector. If you’ve noticed your electricity bills on the rise lately, you can place part of the blame on the ever-growing needs of AI data centers.
Data centers suck up almost as much power as they do capex, and Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ: NBIS) has emerged as a ‘picks and shovels’ play on this trend.
NBIS is a specialized AI infrastructure company that has developed a “neo cloud” platform and provides computing solutions. The company operates highly optimized data centers (equipped with the latest NVIDIA GPUs) and rents them to AI hyperscalers.
Nebius wants to be a sleeker, more nimble competitor to dominant cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services, and its recent deal with Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has solidified the company’s staying power.
On September 9, Nebius inked an enterprise-altering deal with Microsoft worth $17.4 billion, with an option for an additional $2 billion if more compute is needed.
The deal was worth more than the entire market cap of NBIS at the time, and shares surged more than 47% in the aftermath of the news. Nebius now has a firm place amongst the major AI infrastructure providers.
The company’s Q2 2025 earnings release and favorable technical tailwinds provided several indications that the stock was poised to take off. The stock began its uptrend by breaking above the 50-day and 200-day SMAs in June, followed by a Golden Cross, which occurred when those two indicators flipped their positions.
On August 7, Q2 EPS and revenue figures both came in well above expectations, and the executives raised full-year annualized run rate (ARR) guidance to a range of $900 million to $1.1 billion. NBIS is up more than 120% in the last three months, and now has technical support along the 50-day SMA.
The risk remains high here, as a significant portion of the company’s revenue now depends on a single agreement. However, pullbacks can likely be bought with strength as long as support at the 50-day SMA holds.
Hut 8: Expanding Beyond Bitcoin Mining into Digital Infrastructure
Hut 8 Corp. (NASDAQ: HUT) had humble beginnings as a small-cap Canadian Bitcoin miner that went public in 2018. The stock nearly reached $80 per share during the 2021 crypto rally, but faded back under $4 by the end of 2022.
Hut 8 is back again in 2025, but this time its rally is due to an AI infrastructure pivot similar to that of the Nebius Group. While there’s no multi-billion-dollar deal with a Magnificent 7 company here, the company has reformed itself as a diversified AI infrastructure platform, and its revenue rebound is gathering attention from investors.
Hut 8 reported Q2 2025 earnings before the market opened on August 7 and reported a narrower-than-expected EPS loss (14-cent loss per share vs. 15 cents projected). While revenue slightly missed expectations, the turnaround from the previous year has been impressive.
The $41.3 million in quarterly revenue was a 17% year-over-year (YOY) gain, and the company spun off its volatile Bitcoin mining operation to focus on stable, long-term energy contracts.
The roadmap for growth is already taking shape, with four new U.S. sites announced and a five-year deal signed with the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO). Plus, it still has more than $200 million worth of digital assets in its treasury.
Since its Q2 earnings release, the stock has received four different analyst price target boosts, including one from Roth Capital to $60, which would represent more than a 50% increase from current levels. Thanks to these fundamental factors, shares are up more than 60% in the last month alone, but technical signals are painting a murkier picture.
A Golden Cross in August ignited the rally and pushed the stock above its previous support level at the 50-day SMA. However, shares could now be getting overextended.
The last few sessions have been volatile, and now the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is starting to lean into Overbought territory. It may be wise to wait for a pullback before investing new capital in HUT shares.
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Memes Are Back: Retail Investors Are Piling Into 3 Quantum Stocks
Are family and friends starting to discuss their favorite stocks with you again? Speculation is beginning to reemerge in the market, and retail investors are again leading the charge. Now that the major indices have recovered and reached new highs, retail traders are becoming increasingly bold, moving from safer bets to riskier, options-fueled strategies.
And one theme that’s beginning to emerge is quantum computing, which many retail investors consider the ‘next wave’ investment theme.
Today, we’ll look at three stocks receiving significant retail attention and assess whether their outlook justifies the hype.
Retail Investors Are Leveraging Up as Markets Soar
Once the market drawdown brought on by Trump’s tariffs subsided, many institutional investors were caught off guard by the quick policy reversal. A resetting of ‘smart money’ expectations has been one of the biggest reasons markets rebounded so quickly, but one less heralded group never left: retail.
Retail investors have been consistently buying the dip for several years, not just in the tech sector.
If markets fall 10%, you can now bet a wave of retail investment is about to enter the fray. You might want to mock the gamblers posting their favorite stocks on social media.
Still, retail investors have actually learned important investment lessons, such as dollar-cost averaging (DCA) and buying when sentiment is low.
Of course, speculation remains a key driver of the retail mindset, and more active traders are entering the small-cap market with risky moonshots.
Goldman Sachs has several tools that track interest from retail traders, including the Speculative Trading Indicator and the Retail Favorites index. These tools are hitting new highs as retail traders leverage on meme-able stocks. How can you find a potential meme stock in the making?
- Elevated Volume - The first and most easily identified signal is volume. Is a relatively unknown stock seeing a massive influx in daily trading volume? Significant volume increases are usually a sign that ‘someone knows something’, which draws extra attention from retail crowds.
- Heightened Options Activity - Remember, the most active retail traders are looking for moonshots, not a steady 10% annual gain. Active traders often use derivatives, such as options, for leverage, as options trading doesn’t require a margin account. Short-dated options are risky, but can sometimes juice returns exponentially if timed correctly.
- Viral Social Media Sentiment - If a meme stock jumps 100% weekly and no one talks about it, does it make a sound? For better or worse, social media has become an essential driver of retail sentiment. Social media sentiment can create a feedback loop, generating more activity in a stock and contributing to a volatile trading atmosphere.
One clear theme emerging from Goldman’s Retail Favorites list is renewed interest in quantum computing stocks.
3 Quantum Computing Stocks Riding the Meme Stock Wave
Stocks in the quantum computing space are starting to show the hallmarks of a retail frenzy: headline-driven rallies, overwhelming options activity, and concentrated ownership on retail-friendly platforms like Robinhood. Just remember, trading meme stocks is a risky endeavor, even with a strong retail following. Never put more capital into speculative plays than you can afford to lose, and always perform due diligence to make sure the companies you buy aren’t houses of cards.
Righetti Computing: Another Go on the Meme Stock Rollercoaster
Righetti Computing Inc. (NASDAQ: RGTI) is no stranger to meme stock mania. The stock is up more than 4,000% over the last 12 months, but its path has been anything but straightforward. In the summer of 2024, the company was floundering as a penny stock before a series of breakthroughs and new contracts helped strengthen its fundamentals.
But despite these tailwinds, RGTI remains beholden to retail speculation. The company generated only $1.8 million in revenue in Q2 2025, making it challenging to justify a $10 billion market cap. However, the stock’s technical signals have been strong, with a sturdy support base at the 50-day simple moving average (SMA). Retail investors have been buying the dip in RGTI, and you can bet they will again on any declines.
D-Wave Quantum: A Risky Technical Setup
Another rags-to-riches story, D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) has built a $9 billion market cap with a 2,500% stock gain in the last 12 months. Despite annual sales of less than $9 million, QBTS has garnered nothing but Buy ratings from analysts due to its new contracts with NASA, narrowing EPS losses, and significant bookings growth.
The company also has a pipeline of catalysts; however, the stock chart suggests a potentially risky trading environment. The uptrend has support at the 50-day SMA, but the RSI has reached Overbought levels for the third time this year.
Each of the two preceding Overbought signals triggered a drawdown, so it might be wiser to wait for a drop before buying shares.
IonQ: Matching Revenue with Memeability
The largest company on our list, IonQ Inc. (NYSE: IONQ), has a market capitalization of nearly $20 billion and annual sales exceeding $43 million. Established in 2015, the company sells quantum computing systems nationwide and has several prominent clients, including Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft’s Azure.
IonQ reported revenue growth of 81.6% year-over-year (YOY) during its Q2 2025 earnings release, and closed out its acquisitions of LightSync and Capella to expand its roadmap. IonQ isn’t just a retail darling; institutional investors have bought $1.45 billion worth of stock over the last 12 months, including $787 million in Q2 alone.
Both institutional and retail interest in IONQ shares are at all-time highs, and the uptrend appears to have strong momentum. Just watch the Overbought signal on the RSI.
Nvidia CEO Issues Bold Tesla Call
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3 Emerging Stocks You Haven't Heard Much From This Cycle
Most investors find overseas stocks appealing, sparking curiosity alongside reasonable fears. Trusting a company with one's hard-earned money requires a compelling thesis, which allows trust to be built and capital to be put to work outside the United States.
This is a crucial perspective today, as the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 indexes are trading near all-time high valuations.
Analysts at Goldman Sachs recently reiterated their bullish case for emerging equities. They expect them to continue outperforming as central banks worldwide begin what could be a multi-year easing cycle. A downtrend in the dollar index also acts as a strong tailwind for overseas valuations.
This is where investors can build an emerging market watchlist featuring some of the strongest names in the technology sector, holding significant market shares and carrying sufficient growth momentum to deliver on these upside promises. Names like NIO Inc. (NYSE: NIO), MercadoLibre Inc. (NASDAQ: MELI), and Telecom Argentina (NYSE: TEO) best fit this description and are under the radar of most big players, giving retail traders a significant edge.
NIO’s Financials Run Away From Its Price Today
Digging into NIO's latest quarterly earnings results will reveal to retail investors what is happening behind the scenes for this emerging Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker. In competition with other big brands across Asia’s powerhouse, NIO often falls behind in attention and coverage, but that’s an opportunity for everyone else.
This $18.2 billion company is far from being asleep, as its press release reported deliveries rising to 72,056 vehicles for the second quarter of 2025. Compared to the same quarter in 2024, which delivered only 57,373 units, a 25% increase in demand should be sufficient evidence for investors to see that this is a proven product that consumers increasingly seek.
One issue most face when considering NIO stock is that the company has yet to make a net profit, which creates a ticking clock for it to reach profitability before issues start to arise. However, the momentum seen in deliveries and demand is sufficient for markets to confidently project profitability in the coming quarters and years.
That is why NIO trades at a price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 18.6x compared to the auto sector’s 2.9x average. A willingness to overpay to access the company’s book value demonstrates confidence in its future potential. This is expected to be realized through a few more quarters of growing deliveries and economies of scale, leading to increased efficiency and a potential net profit.
MercadoLibre’s Market Share Can’t be Ignored
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is the leader in North American e-commerce sales; there’s no debating that. However, South America’s leader is MercadoLibre, exposing this name to one of the fastest-growing middle classes in the region.
As disposable income grows in countries like Brazil, Argentina, and other large economies in the region, MercadoLibre’s revenue and earnings expectations are also expected to rise. Far from just being a good story, MercadoLibre shows this future momentum in earnings per share (EPS) forecasts for the coming quarters.
MarketBeat’s consensus shows MercadoLibre delivering $13.79 in EPS for the fourth quarter of 2025, roughly 34% above today’s reported $10.31 in earnings. For a $126.3 billion company, achieving double-digit EPS growth is not common, indicating to investors the upside theme now present in the company.
Some Wall Street analysts shared this opinion, such as Deepak Mathiavanan from Cantor Fitzgerald, who raised his rating to "Overweight" and a price target of $2,900 on the stock in September 2025. Compared to the consensus of $2,828.33 today, this view implies an additional 16% upside potential in the company.
Telecom Argentina’s Near Monopoly Status
With a population of just under 47 million, Argentina’s population is now being exposed to the growth in 5G and fiber technology at a rapid rate. For personal or business purposes, introducing new services will help increase productivity and profits in companies that meet this new demand.
That’s where Telecom Argentina becomes an interesting setup, as its latest investor presentation shows the company serves 34.6 million active users; investors can quickly see that this company is tapped into 74% of the total population in Argentina. By all standards, this is another strong “near monopoly” status company showing much promise.
As President Javier Milei initiates a multi-year reform of the country’s economy, some expect the net result to be increased disposable income and the privatization of specific companies, providing a tailwind for corporate earnings nationwide. In other words, communications technology will play a central role in this revolution.
Savvy institutions see the writing on the wall, as Mirae Asset Global ETFs Holdings built up a stake worth $21.9 million in August 2025, alongside BNP Paribas, which held a $1.3 million position. Wall Street analysts have set a target price of $10.23 per share, representing a 36.2% upside compared to today’s prices.
All told, it makes little sense for this company to be trading at only $3.2 billion in market capitalization while holding almost three-fourths of an industry that is reeling in billions per year, and that’s an opportunity for retail investors to take advantage of.
An $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater
An $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater
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