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Far below the surface, where light no longer reaches and noise collapses into silence, the Sperm Whale endures.  It does not rely on speed or spectacle. It survives through mass, intelligence, and absolute awareness of its surroundings.  This project is shaped by the same principle — strength formed under pressure, movement guided by understanding, and conviction built where others cannot remain.  While the surface reacts, the deep decides.

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SPERMWHALE is trending as a highly speculative meme coin, triggering intense debate between traders hoping for rapid gains and community members warning of a potential rug pull due to extreme holder concentration. While some enthusiasts highlight its volatile price movements and aggressive social media promotion, many skeptics view the asset as a classic pump-and-dump scheme with no inherent utility.

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biotechnology company. It engages in the provision of structure-guided drug design with the goal of developing oral small-molecule and protein therapeutics to target difficult-to-treat rare diseases. The company was founded by William M. Spencer III, Charles E. Bugg, and John A. Montgomery in 1986 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Biocryst Pharmaceuticals is currently trending due to unconfirmed but persistent market speculation regarding a potential multibillion-dollar acquisition by a larger biopharmaceutical player. Investors are actively debating the company's valuation, comparing recent pipeline advancements and commercial performance to previous sector buyouts while awaiting further news to validate the significant uptick in trading volume and price action.

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. engages in the provision of health care coverage, software, and data consultancy services. It operates through the following segments: UnitedHealthcare, OptumHealth, OptumInsight, and OptumRx. The UnitedHealthcare segment utilizes Optum's capabilities to help coordinate patient care, improve affordability of medical care, analyze cost trends, manage pharmacy benefits, work with care providers more effectively, and create a simpler consumer experience. The OptumHealth segment provides health and wellness care, serving the broad health care marketplace including payers, care providers, employers, government, life sciences companies, and consumers. The OptumInsight segment focuses on data and analytics, technology, and information to help major participants in the healthcare industry. The OptumRx segment offers pharmacy care services. The company was founded by Richard T. Burke in January 1977 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Unitedhealth Group Inc

UnitedHealth Group is currently trending as investors react to a new shelf registration filing, sparking debate about potential financial stress versus strategic capital management. The community remains deeply divided, with some traders actively betting on a bullish breakout toward key resistance levels, while others highlight concerns over regulatory pressures, margin compression, and persistent downward price action.

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The Fundrise Innovation Fund, trading as VCX, has experienced significant volatility and massive price premiums over its net asset value since its recent IPO, with investors heavily focused on its portfolio of private AI giants like Anthropic and SpaceX. Much of the community conversation is centered on the six-month lockup period affecting early shareholders, fueling heated debates between those holding for long-term growth and others bracing for a potential price correction.

CBIZ, Inc. is a professional services advisor to middle market businesses and organizations nationwide. It offers its services in accounting, tax, advisory, benefits, insurance, and technology. The firm delivers forward-thinking insights and actionable solutions to help clients anticipate what's next and discover new ways to accelerate growth. It operates through the following segments: Financial Services, Benefits and Insurance Services and National Practices. The Financial Services segment offers accounting, tax, government health care consulting, financial advisory, valuation, and risk advisory services. The Benefits and Insurance Services segment includes group health benefits consulting, property and casualty brokerage, retirement plan services, and payroll. The National Practices segment deals with managed networking and hardware, and healthcare consulting. The company was founded by Michael G. DeGroote Sr. in 1987 and is headquartered in Independence, OH.

Cbiz Inc

CBIZ is facing significant downward pressure and intense community scrutiny following repeated audit failures and missed reporting deadlines. Investors are actively discussing the stock's weakness as a potential opportunity for short sellers, while voicing frustration over the company's deteriorating operational reliability and growth prospects.

Merlin, Inc. is an aerospace and defense technology company focused on developing autonomous flight solutions. The company is building an operating system of record for autonomous aviation, with its Merlin Pilot system enabling a wide range of aircraft and mission profiles. Its technology has been validated through hundreds of autonomous flights conducted at test facilities worldwide. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

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Marlin Business Services Corp. is trending as investors grapple with confusion surrounding the ticker symbol, which some are associating with Merlin Labs in the AI aviation sector while others track it as a historical microcap. The community is actively debating the stock's potential for high volatility and momentum-based moves, driven by discussions of low float and speculative comparisons to other recent market runners.

Coinbase Wrapped BTC ("cbBTC") is a token that is backed 1:1 by native Bitcoin (BTC) held by Coinbase, meaning that for all cbBTC in circulation, there is an equivalent amount of BTC held in a secure custody solution (including cold storage) provided by Coinbase. Wrapped assets, like cbBTC, are transferable tokens that are redeemable for the underlying asset. Coinbase customers can unwrap cbBTC and redeem a corresponding amount of the underlying BTC simply by depositing the cbBTC into their Coinbase accounts. cbBTC is built to be seamlessly compatible with DeFi applications, giving customers the option to tap into DeFi and unlock financial utility. cbBTC removes a key point of friction by allowing customers to use Bitcoin they already hold in new ways onchain. cbBTC is built to be seamlessly compatible with DeFi applications, so users can now tap into novel DeFi use cases like providing their Bitcoin as liquidity to DeFi protocols, using it as collateral to borrow other crypto assets, or spending it as a payment method. Wrapped assets like cbBTC are a mature concept in the crypto world, helping to bring more liquid assets onchain and facilitate an expansive financial ecosystem.

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Investors are focused on CBBTC due to its role in yield-generating partnerships with tokens like BTCB, which provide periodic bitcoin rewards to holders. The community is actively discussing the potential of these mining collaborations and the utility of holding CBBTC within the broader Base ecosystem.

TMC the metals co., Inc. is a deep-sea minerals exploration company focused on the collection and processing of polymetallic nodules found on the seafloor in international waters of the Clarion Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean (CCZ). These nodules contain high grades of four metals (nickel, copper, cobalt, manganese) which can be used as (i) feedstock for battery cathode precursors (nickel, cobalt and manganese sulfates, or intermediate nickel-copper-cobalt matte) for electric vehicles (EV) and renewable energy storage markets, (ii) copper cathode for EV wiring, energy transmission and other applications and (iii) manganese silicate for manganese alloy production required for steel production. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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TMC is currently trending as investors focus on the company's progress toward regulatory compliance and potential government support for deep-sea mining. The community is actively debating the significance of recent operational milestones and the impact of the upcoming TMCR listing, with many traders holding firm despite recent price volatility.

Fastly, Inc. provides real-time content delivery network services. It offers edge compute, edge delivery, edge security, edge applications like load balancing and image optimization, video on demand, and managed edge delivery. The company was founded by Artur Bergman, Tyler McMullen, Simon Wistow, and Gil Penchina in March 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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Fastly Inc

Fastly is currently generating intense debate among retail traders, with bulls pointing to edge computing and AI exposure as catalysts for a massive run, while bears warn of extreme overvaluation and heavy insider selling. The community is sharply divided between those who believe the stock is undergoing a legitimate short squeeze and those convinced it is a manipulated pump-and-dump scheme.

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UVIX is trending as traders speculate on geopolitical escalation in the Middle East, with intense community debate over whether recent market moves are authentic reactions to regional conflict or artificial volatility driven by political statements. Investors are actively discussing the risks of decay inherent in leveraged volatility ETFs while weighing whether to capitalize on high-fear scenarios or fade the price swings caused by headline-driven trading.

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Biotech stocks remain a hot sector for retail traders on Stocktwits,&nbsp;which collectively boast over 3.45 million followers.&nbsp;In January, several biotech names saw explosive gains as investors bet on breakthrough treatments, key partnerships, and regulatory milestones.According to Stocktwits data, these five biotech stocks saw the highest surge in retail following this month.CARGO Therapeutics Inc. (CRGX) – 445% Jump In FollowersCARGO Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company focused on cancer treatments, saw its stock collapse even as retail interest surged.&nbsp;In January, the FDA cleared its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for CRG-023, a novel tri-specific CAR T therapy designed to tackle relapse factors in B-cell malignancies.&nbsp;However, the company later announced it would discontinue a Phase II trial of its lead candidate, firi-cel, after an ad hoc safety analysis revealed an unfavorable benefit-risk profile.&nbsp;Wall Street analysts issued downgrades, and CARGO’s stock is on track to plunge more than 76% in January — its worst month since going public in November 2023.&nbsp;Short interest stands at 15.1%, according to Koyfin data.Sana Biotechnology Inc. (SANA) – 185% Jump In FollowersSana Biotechnology, which focuses on engineered cell therapies, captured investor attention with a potential&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/sana-biotech-stock-triples-after-type-1-diabetes-trial-data/chGBWsVRZO">breakthrough</a> in type 1 diabetes.&nbsp;The company demonstrated earlier this month that its hypoimmune edits allowed islet cell transplant survival without immunosuppression.&nbsp;Analysts praised the findings, driving the stock up roughly 114% in January — its best month since its March 2021 market debut.&nbsp;Short interest is at 16.6%.Silexion Therapeutics Corp. (SLXN) – 92% Jump In FollowersSilexion, an oncology-focused biotech developing RNA interference therapies, gained momentum after releasing preclinical data on a second-generation siRNA candidate, SIL-204.&nbsp;The treatment&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/slxn-stock-hits-record-low-after-pricing-5m-offering/chGtwKoRng">showed</a> synergistic efficacy when combined with first-line chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer.&nbsp;Although the stock gained just 2% in January, it marked its best month since November.&nbsp;Short interest remains low at 2.4%.AEON Biopharma Inc. (AEON) – 81% Jump In FollowersAEON Biopharma is developing ABP-450, a botulinum toxin complex similar to Evolus’ Jeuveau, for medical indications such as chronic migraine.&nbsp;Retail traders appeared to buy the dip after AEON priced a $20 million public offering earlier this month, which initially sent shares tumbling.&nbsp;The stock is headed for a 77% drop in January, its worst month since going public via a SPAC merger in July 2023.&nbsp;Short interest is just 0.2%, according to Koyfin.Kairos Pharma (KAPA) – 78% Jump In FollowersKairos Pharma, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, saw retail interest soar this month after breaking key resistance levels and securing crucial investments.&nbsp;The company is testing its lead candidate, ENV105 — which targets a protein linked to resistance in cancer treatments — in Phase 2 trials for castrate-resistant prostate cancer and Phase 1 trials for lung cancer.The stock gained momentum following CEO John Yu’s positive comments at an investor healthcare summit this month and the completion of a $3.5 million PIPE transaction.&nbsp;Kairos shares are set to decline 2.6% in January, marking their worst month since October.&nbsp;Short interest remains&nbsp;negligible at 0.1%.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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Retail Traders Flocked To These 5 Biotech Stocks In January — Here’s Why

Biotech remains a high-risk, high-reward sector, and this month’s top draws reflect retail’s appetite for stocks with major clinical and regulatory catalysts.

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Biotech remains a high-risk, high-reward sector, and this month’s top draws reflect retail’s appetite for stocks with major clinical and regulatory catalysts.


The biotech sector remains a hotbed for retail investor interest, with over 3.4 million users following these stocks on Stocktwits. Last week, the below three companies saw the highest increases in retail following:Kairos Pharma Ltd. (+83%)Kairos Pharma, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on cancer therapeutics, saw the most spike in retail chatter.&nbsp;The company is testing its lead candidate, ENV105 — which targets a protein linked to resistance in cancer treatments — in Phase 2 trials for castrate-resistant prostate cancer and Phase 1 trials for lung cancer.Retail interest soared last week after Kairos broke key resistance levels and secured crucial investments.&nbsp;The stock surged nearly 120% last Monday following positive comments from CEO John Yu at an investor healthcare summit.&nbsp;Additionally, the company completed a $3.5 million PIPE transaction, which the CEO said would ensure the continued progress of its clinical trials and asset development.&nbsp;Despite these gains, Kairos has lost 21% of its value since its NYSE debut in September.OS Therapies Inc. (+39%)Shares of OS Therapies jumped after the company reported positive clinical trial data for its OST-HER2 candidate, which targets a rare bone cancer that spreads to the lungs.&nbsp;Following the announcement, Maxim analyst Jason McCarthy raised the firm’s price target to $15 from $8, maintaining a ‘Buy’ rating.&nbsp;The data has positioned OS Therapies to meet with the FDA by the end of the first quarter of 2025 to discuss the possibility of filing for accelerated approval.The company is focused on oncology treatments, with OST-HER2 being its lead immunotherapy asset. It leverages listeria bacteria’s immune-stimulatory effects to target the HER2 protein in cancer cells.AEON Biopharma Inc. (+19%)AEON Biopharma is a company developing the proprietary botulinum toxin complex ABP-450, a biosimilar to Evolus’ Jeuveau, approved for cosmetic use, but AEON is developing it for medical indications.&nbsp;The company’s manufacturing partner, Daewoong, produces ABP-450 in FDA-approved facilities under current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).Although there were no specific catalysts driving the recent spike, it appears that retail investors were buying the dip after the company priced a public offering to raise $20 million earlier this month, which had caused the stock to slide.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

Kairos, OS Therapies, AEON See Highest Weekly Spike In Retail Following Among Biotechs: Here's Why

Cancer treatments, FDA breakthroughs, and other developments fueled a sharp spike in interest for these biotech players, as investors bet on promising clinical data and strategic moves.

Cryptocurrencies were on fire last week and therefore it should come as no surprise that Stocktwits users turned their attention increasingly toward the crypto and allied space. Among the 10 stocks that saw the biggest increase in watcher count on Stocktwits, four were cryptocurrencies and two were Bitcoin miners.Here’s a compilation of stocks/cryptos that were closely followed by retail last week along with their watcher count:<ul><li>Dogecoin (<a class="mention" data-mention="$DOGE.X" data-symbol-id="DOGE.X" href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/DOGE.X" target="_blank">$DOGE.X</a>) (336,178)</li><li>SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (<a class="mention" data-mention="$SPY" data-symbol-id="SPY" href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/SPY" target="_blank">$SPY</a>) (537,941)</li><li>Bitcoin (<a class="mention" data-mention="$BTC.X" data-symbol-id="BTC.X" href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/BTC.X" target="_blank">$BTC.X</a>) ($601,174)</li><li>Ripple (<a class="mention" data-mention="$XRP.X" data-symbol-id="XRP.X" href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/XRP.X" target="_blank">$XRP.X</a>) (174,221)</li><li>Innovation Beverage Group Ltd. (<a class="mention" data-mention="$IBG" data-symbol-id="IBG" href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IBG" target="_blank">$IBG</a>) (1,260)</li><li>Tesla, Inc. (<a class="mention" data-mention="$TSLA" data-symbol-id="TSLA" href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/TSLA" target="_blank">$TSLA</a>) (980,127)</li><li>PepeCoin (<a class="mention" data-mention="$PEPE.X" data-symbol-id="PEPE.X" href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/PEPE.X" target="_blank">$PEPE.X</a>) (17,692)</li><li>Kairos Pharma Ltd. (<a class="mention" data-mention="$KAPA" data-symbol-id="KAPA" href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/KAPA" target="_blank">$KAPA</a>) (1,076)</li><li>Mara Holdings Ltd. (<a class="mention" data-mention="$MARA" data-symbol-id="MARA" href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MARA" target="_blank">$MARA</a>) (147,043)</li><li>BTC Digital Ltd. (<a class="mention" data-mention="$BTCT" data-symbol-id="BTCT" href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/BTCT" target="_blank">$BTCT</a>) (4,228)</li></ul>Dogecoin:&nbsp;Dogecoin, a meme coin, was on a tear last week as it went past the $0.40 level before pulling back since the mid-week. The retail crowd are factoring in the meme crypto breaking above its May 2021 highs of $0.74.&nbsp;SPY: The SPY, which is an exchange-traded fund that tracks the broader S&amp;P 500 Index, closed at a record high of $598.76 last Monday. The ETF has come under pressure since then amid fears that the Federal Reserve may give rate cuts a pass at the December meeting. As the year draws to the close and the market enters a seasonally strong period, retail interest in the ETF has been on the rise.Bitcoin:&nbsp;Donald Trump’s victory in the Nov. 5 election has set in motion broad-based buying in the crypto space amid hopes his policies would be more crypto-friendly. Bitcoin rose to a record high past the $93K level last week before pulling back to the $90K level. It has started the new week on a firmer note and has rebounded toward the $92K level.Ripple: Blockchain company Ripple’s native coin, the XRP, rallied past the $1 against the U.S. dollar last week amid hopes that SEC Chair Gary Gensler would be replaced. The current SEC Chair has gone after Ripple and the regulator has an ongoing lawsuit against the company for raising&nbsp;more than $1.3 billion in 2013 by selling XRP in an unregistered public offering.&nbsp;Innovation Beverage: Australian beverage maker Innovation Beverage, which sells domestically and in the U.S., saw its Nasdaq-listed shares jump 40% last week. The gains have been accompanied by a surge in volumes traded. Following a recent initial public offering, the stock was listed on Sept. 26.Retailers on the Stocktwits see scope for further upside as some of them pointed to the stock being a subject of interest on WallStreetBets reddit forum.Tesla: Trump’s victory led to a surge in Tesla shares past the $350 mark (on an intraday basis) last week but they have pulled back since then. Tesla investors view Elon Musk’s closeness to Trump as a positive for the stock even as the company’s electric-vehicle business is awaiting an inflection.PepeCoin:&nbsp;PepeCoin, another meme coin that has generated interest among retailers, more than doubled in the seven sessions that ended Nov. 9, coinciding with the presidential election. It topped $5 on Nov. 9 but has retreated since then and traded around the $4 mark.&nbsp;&nbsp;Kairos Pharma: Shares of California-based nano-cap oncology-focused clinical-stage biotech Kairos surged past $2 on Tuesday on above-average volume, with retail frenzy propping up the stock.. The buying continued in the next session before moderating. Kairos is a newly public company and was listed in mid-September.&nbsp;Mara Holdings:&nbsp;Bitcoin miner Mara’s shares plunged on Wednesday after the company reported a third-quarter revenue miss. Retail, however, is betting on the company in the hopes that the Bitcoin rally could help the miner stage a comeback.BTC Digital:&nbsp; BTC Digital shares soared over 950% to $19.27 in the week ended Nov. 15, rising from under $2 in the previous week. Retailers on the Stocktwits are bullish on the bitcoin miner.Read Next:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/10-stocks-with-biggest-message-volume-on-stocktwits/cJ4HwPIRQP">10 Most Active Stocks On Stockwits Last Week With Message Volume Spurt</a>For updates and corrections email newsroom@stocktwits.com&nbsp;

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10 Stocks/Cryptos With Biggest Increases In Followers On Stocktwits Last Week

Dogecoin, SPY, Bitcoin, Ripple and Innovation Beverage were among the securities that drew retail attention last week.

Kairos Pharma Ltd. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of novel and transformative drug therapies to treat cancer. It focuses on the research and development of immunotherapies for oncology. The company was founded by John S. Yu on June 17, 2013 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

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