US stocks declined on Tuesday as hotter-than-expected inflation strengthened expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike. 

At 11:10 AM ET, the Dow Jones and S&P 500 each fell 0.6%, while the Nasdaq dropped 0.77%. October CPI rose 0.4% month-over-month, exceeding the 0.3% forecast but slowing from September’s 0.6%. 

Markets largely anticipate a 25-basis-point Fed hike, with some expecting 50 basis points. 

Nvidia shares continued falling after a 4% decline Monday, while Anthropic advanced its IPO plans, targeting a $1.4 trillion valuation. Meanwhile, Brent and WTI crude prices dropped approximately 3%.

Top Movers: Under $10 

PepGen Inc (PEPG) is up 141.21% today to trade at the current level of $5.76. This comes after the company reported positive Phase 2 results for PGN-EDODM1 in patients with DM1.

Nano X Imaging Ltd (NNOX) zoomed 39.55% in today’s trade to $0.32 after announcing that its subsidiary, Nanox.AI, is working with Thailand-based Dosy Health to bring its CT-based cardiac solution to the Thai market.

In current trading, Mind C.T.I Ltd (MNDO) stock is at $1.26 following the announcement of its all-cash acquisition by Enghouse Systems.

Humacyte Inc (HUMA) rose 27.70% in the early hours of today's trading to move at $0.58 after reporting third-quarter 2026 results.

In the current trading session, KULR Technology Group Inc (KULR) jumped 30.37% to $2.13 over a previous close of $1.63 after reporting third-quarter 2026 revenue of $7.4 million, up 197% year-over-year, as product sales nearly quadrupled.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

Apple Inc (AAPL) is about to trade ex-dividend Thursday, meaning that investors who buy the stock after Thursday will not be eligible for the next dividend payment. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.27 per share. It has set November 12 as the record date for the same and will pay the actual dividend on November 16. Last year, the company distributed a total of $1.06 to its shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, AAPL has a trailing yield of 0.30% on the current stock price of $349.37.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends Thursday is Expand Energy Corp (EXE), having a market capitalization of $19.80B. It will pay a dividend of $0.57 per share, the payment date of which is December 03. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 2.68%.

Shares of Diamondback Energy Inc (FANG) will be the talk of the stock market on Thursday as the stock will turn ex-dividend. The company's next dividend payment will be $1.18 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $4.25 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that FANG has a trailing yield of 2.39% on the current share price of $178.17.

LPL Financial Holdings Inc (LPLA) is also set to go ex-dividend Thursday. The next dividend payment from LPLA will amount to $0.3 per share. November 12 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for November 30. In the previous year, LPLA distributed a total of $1.20 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for LPLA stands at 0.39% based on the current stock price of $305.49.

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp (PGC) will be paying out a dividend of $0.05 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of the business hours on the record date of November 12. Over the past 12 months, PGC has paid out a total of $0.20 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, PGC boasts an impressive trailing yield of 0.43% on the current share price of $46.53.

Crypto Market Highlights

• Poland passed a bill expanding its sanctions framework to include crypto assets that authorities can freeze.

• Coinbase, Kalshi and four other firms backed the CFTC in a legal dispute over stock-linked perpetual futures.

• Binance warned that an iOS flaw could expose crypto wallet recovery phrases and private keys through malicious apps.

• BlackRock-backed Securitize agreed to acquire River One to expand into asset-backed lending.

• PNC Bank launched a pilot enabling eligible institutional clients to receive USDC payments through Coinbase.

Most Shorted Stocks

BigBear.ai (BBAI) was one of the most shorted stocks as of latest short interest figures, with 28.63% short interest. The days-to-cover ratio, a measure of how long it would take to cover all short positions based on average trading volume, is 6.8. This represents a -4,366,735 share decrease, or -3.10%, in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $317.36 million. The average daily volume stands at 17.89M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $1.18B.

The JetBlue Airways with the symbol JBLU currently has a short interest of 29.05%. The short interest has changed by 9,016,203 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 4.4. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $336.99 million. On an average day, 25.04M shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $1.51B.

For the stock Array Technologies Inc (ARRY), the current short interest is at 28.09%. This represents a significant short interest change of 4,912,319 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of 12.90%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 6.6. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $153.45 million.

With the symbol XRX, the stock currently has a short interest of 28.74%. Short interest fell by -1,842,884 shares, a 4.72% change. It would take approximately 14.9 days to cover all the short positions. The short interest value is estimated to be around $99.63 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 4.13M shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $143.87M.

The stock RIG has a current short interest of 31.00%. The short interest percentage has experienced an increase of 4.57% while there was a change of 13,653,250 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 8.6. The calculated value of the shorted shares amounts to around $1.72 billion. Trading activity averages 43.16M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $5.74B.

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EV Stocks to Watch

According to our ST Score evaluation, NIO Inc ADR (NIO) emerges as a high-quality stock in the EV industry, attaining an impressive score of 57. The stock's sentiment, Piotroski Score, and forecast are strong. However, its profitability, growth, and financial strength are weak. Additionally, it is neutral in terms of performance.

Our ST Score also classifies Enersys (ENS) as a high-quality EV stock today, presenting a Score of 64. The stock has strong fundamentals in terms of profitability, performance, growth, and Piotroski Score. The financial strength, stock sentiment, and forecast are neutral.

Another stock in the category, Texas Instruments Inc (TXN) has the ST Score of 62, which means that the stock carries the potential for higher returns. The stock is strong in profitability and Piotroski Score but weak in performance. Growth, financial strength, stock sentiment, and forecast suggest a neutral outlook.

ST Microelectronics (STM) stock has the ST Score of 54, which implies that the EV company has a high probability of beating the market. The stock's strengths lie in its growth and Piotroski Score, but its weaknesses are in its profitability and performance. However, it shows a neutral outlook in financial strength, stock sentiment, and forecast.

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera de Chile SA ADR (SQM) currently has the ST Score of 61, which signifies a huge upward potential. The EV stock's strong points are its profitability, performance, growth, stock sentiment, Piotroski Score, and forecast. The stock's financial strength indicates a neutral outlook.

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

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