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A rotation into defensive consumer staples amid weakness in tech and AI-related shares is driving attention, with traders highlighting XLPs rebound from support and move to fresh highs. Some see the rally continuing, while others warn the trade is crowded and stretched, raising concerns about a pullback.

XPeng, Inc. is a global physical AI company, which engages in bringing artificial intelligence into the physical world to reshape future mobility and smart living. It developed a full-stack physical AI architecture spanning Turing AI chips, world foundation models, and integrated software and hardware applications. The firm's product portfolio includes smart EVs, robotaxis, and humanoid robots. The company's sales and services drives continuous technological innovation and fosters an open physical AI ecosystem, making life smarter, safer, and better for users worldwide. XPeng, Inc. was founded by Xiao Peng He, Heng Xia, and Tao He in 2015 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.

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XPengs October delivery growth is drawing attention, with traders debating whether the stronger month-over-month pace can support its ambitious fourth-quarter delivery outlook. The reaction is cautious: some see evidence of a growth rebound, while others worry that execution and weak Chinese EV sentiment could keep pressure on the shares.

Rivian Automotive, Inc. engages in the design, development, and manufacture of category-defining electric vehicles and accessories. It operates through following segments: Automotive, Software and Services. The company was founded by Robert J. Scaringe in June 2009 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Rivian Automotive Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

Rivian Automotive Inc

Rivians better-than-expected third-quarter results and raised delivery outlook, supported by the R2 ramp, are driving discussion. Bulls see improving execution and a possible recovery, while skeptics point to continued cash burn and a muted share-price reaction despite the strong report.

Circle Internet Group, Inc. is a financial technology company that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of digital currencies and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications worldwide. The company was founded by Jeremy J. Allaire and Patrick Sean Neville in August 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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Circles CFO plans to step down, and co-founder Sean Neville has resigned from the board, prompting concern about leadership stability as shares fall. Traders are split between viewing the departures as a warning sign and an orderly transition, while also debating USDC growth and competition.

Candel Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical stage biotechnology company, which engages in the development and commercialization of viral immunotherapies. Its pipeline includes CAN-2409 and CAN-3110. The company was founded by Estuardo Aguilar-Cordova in 2002 and is headquartered in Needham, MA.

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CADL is drawing attention amid a sharp, thinly traded pullback, with traders debating whether broad biotech weakness or concerns about CEO share sales, potential dilution, and uncertainty around the planned fourth-quarter CAN-2409 prostate-cancer BLA are weighing on sentiment. Bulls are focused on the filing and upcoming SITC data presentations, while skeptics question managements transparency and the regulatory timeline.

Almonty Industries, Inc. engages in the mining, processing, and shipment of tungsten concentrates. Its projects include Almonty Korea Tungsten, Panasquiera mine, Gentung, Almonty Korea Moly, Los Santos mine, and Valtreixal. The company was founded on September 28, 2009 and is headquartered in Dillon, MT.

Almonty Industries Inc

Almonty is drawing attention amid a sharp, volatile pullback, with traders debating whether the weakness reflects broader market pressure or doubts about the Sangdong mines production ramp and near-term sales. Bullish voices point to tungstens tight-supply outlook and the mines move into production, while others want clearer evidence of steady output and revenue.

Coinbase Global, Inc. engages in the provision of a trusted platform that serves as a compliant on-ramp to the onchain economy and enables users to engage in a wide variety of activities with their crypto assets in both proprietary and third-party product experiences enabled by access to decentralized applications. It offers consumers primary financial account for the cryptoeconomy, institutions a full-service prime brokerage platform with access to deep pools of liquidity across the crypto marketplace, and developers a suite of products granting access to build onchain. The company was founded by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ernest Ehrsam in May 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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Coinbase Global Inc

Coinbase is selling off after quarterly results renewed concern about weaker underlying trading activity, with traders arguing that headline profit was largely supported by gains on crypto holdings; the Binance hack and broader crypto-market weakness added pressure. The community is split between viewing the decline as a buying opportunity and expecting further downside amid security and confidence concerns.

MARA Holdings, Inc. is a digital asset technology company, which engages in mining cryptocurrencies with a focus on the Bitcoin ecosystem. It also deals with owning and operating bitcoin mining facilities or data centers, selling proprietary software or technology to third parties operating in the Bitcoin ecosystem, offering advisory and consulting services to support Bitcoin mining ventures in domestic and international jurisdictions, and generating electricity from renewable energy resources or methane gas capture to power Bitcoin mining projects. The company was founded on February 23, 2010 and is headquartered in Hallandale Beach, FL.

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Marathon Digital Holdings Inc

MARAs steep selloff toward multiyear lows has traders focused on the lack of signed AI/data-center tenants and uncertainty around the Long Ridge project, alongside its sensitivity to Bitcoin and concerns about debt, dilution, and management execution. Some traders see the shares as oversold and are buying the dip, while others expect further losses without concrete lease or project updates.

SentinelOne, Inc. engages in the provision of endpoint security software that detects, models, and predicts threat behavior to block attacks on any computing device. Its services include vigilance, support, and training. The company was founded by Tomer Weingarten and Almog Cohen in 2013 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

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SentinelOne Inc

SentinelOne is drawing attention around bullish analyst actions and product momentum tied to its AI-driven cybersecurity push, including new autonomous-security offerings discussed at its OneCon conference. Traders see rising AI-enabled cyber threats and the stocks valuation discount to peers as potential tailwinds, while takeover talk remains speculation and some remain cautious about execution and volatility.

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. engages in the provision of construction solutions. It operates through the following segments: Transportation Solutions, E-Infrastructure Solutions, and Building Solutions. The Transportation Solutions segment provides infrastructure and rehabilitation services for highways, roads, bridges, airports, ports, light rail systems, water and wastewater facilities, and storm drainage systems. The E-Infrastructure Solutions segment develops advanced, large-scale site development systems and services for data centers, e-commerce distribution centers, warehousing facilities, transportation projects, energy infrastructure, and other specialized developments. The Building Solutions segment provides residential and commercial concrete foundation services for single-family and multi-family homes, as well as parking structures, elevated slabs, and other concrete construction projects. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, TX.

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Sterlings strong Q3 results and raised full-year outlook are colliding with a sharp selloff, leaving traders questioning why the stock is falling despite the beat. The debate centers on whether high expectations, margin pressure from the CEC acquisition, and a dip in signed backlog outweigh continued data-center demand and substantial unsigned awards; some see profit-taking or broader weakness in AI-infrastructure stocks instead.

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Xcel Energy Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Increase Y/Y

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Xcel Energy Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Report

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$XEL Q3 &#39;26 Earnings Results &amp; Recap

• Reported GAAP EPS of $1.52 up 22.58% YoY
• Reported revenue of $4.17B up 6.56% YoY
• Xcel Energy narrowed 2026 ongoing EPS guidance to $4.10 to $4.16 per share from $4.04 to $4.16 and initiated 2027 guidance of $4.48 to $4.62 per share.

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 Q3 '26 Earnings Results & Recap

• Reported GAAP EPS of $1.52 up 22.58% YoY
• Reported revenue of $4.17B up 6.56% YoY
• Xcel Energy narrowed 2026 ongoing EPS guidance to $4.10 to $4.16 per share from $4.04 to $4.16 and initiated 2027 guidance of $4.48 to $4.62 per share.

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• Reported GAAP EPS of $1.52 up 22.58% YoY
• Reported revenue of $4.17B up 6.56% YoY
• Xcel Energy narrowed 2026 ongoing EPS guidance to $4.10 to $4.16 per share from $4.04 to $4.16 and initiated 2027 guidance of $4.48 to $4.62 per share.

Xcel Energy reported higher interest charges tied primarily to higher debt levels, Smokehouse Creek Fire claims that could exceed its $$525M insurance coverage, and increased O&M expenses.

Xcel Energy reported higher ongoing EPS with increased infrastructure recovery and equity-method earnings, forecast $$70B in 2027-2031 capital spending, and cited potential $$1.1B customer benefits if Google's agreement is approved.

Xcel Energy, Inc. is an electric and natural gas delivery company. It operates through the following three segments: Regulated Electric, Regulated Natural Gas Utility and All Others. The Regulated Electric segment focuses on generating, purchasing, transmitting, and distributing electricity. The Regulated Natural Gas Utility segment includes purchases, transport, stores, distribution, and sales. The All Others segment involves steam, appliance repair services, non-utility real estate activities, revenues associated with processing solid waste into refuse-derived fuel, investments in rental housing projects that qualify for low-income housing tax credits and equity method investments in energy impact partners funds. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Xcel Energy Stock Slides Toward 3-Month Lows As Texas Files Lawsuit Over ‘Largest Wildfire’ In State History

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>The state alleged negligence and tied the fire to aging utility equipment.</li><li>Damage was extensive, with major losses to land, livestock and communities.</li><li>Analysts trimmed targets earlier, while keeping ratings mostly intact.</li></ul><p>Xcel Energy shares slid on Tuesday, putting the stock on track to hit its lowest levels in nearly three months, after Texas filed a lawsuit accusing the&nbsp;utilities company of causing the largest wildfire in the state’s history.</p><p>The stock declined 2% at the time of writing.&nbsp;</p><h2 class="st-heading-2"><strong>Texas Files Lawsuit Over Smokehouse Creek Fire</strong></h2><p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he has filed a lawsuit against Southwestern Public Service Company, which operates in Texas as Xcel Energy, over the 2024 Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas Panhandle. The fire, described as the largest wildfire ever recorded in Texas, killed three people, according to the suit.</p><p>Paxton said the blaze was sparked by Xcel’s utility equipment and could have been avoided, accusing the company of failing to fix aging infrastructure despite known wildfire risks.</p><h2 class="st-heading-2"><strong>Allegations Of Negligence And Infrastructure Failures</strong></h2><p>The attorney general’s office&nbsp;said Xcel previously admitted one of its utility poles caused the fire in public statements. The lawsuit alleges the company failed to replace aging poles, some nearly a century old, far beyond their expected 40-year lifespan.</p><p>The Smokehouse Creek Fire burned over a million acres, killed more than 15,000 head of cattle and caused billions of dollars in damage to farmland and wildlife. State officials say the disaster's total economic impact topped $1 billion.</p><h2 class="st-heading-2"><strong>Legal Stakes</strong></h2><p>Paxton said his office opened an investigation into the fire in August. The lawsuit aims to recover the state’s losses, including property damage and harm to wildlife and habitat, along with civil penalties tied to alleged violations of Texas law.</p><p>Texas is also asking the court to order Xcel to make changes to its operations and infrastructure to help ensure a&nbsp;similar&nbsp;disaster does not happen again.</p><h2 class="st-heading-2"><strong>Recent Analyst Revisions</strong></h2><p>Analyst sentiment has also softened modestly this month. Morgan Stanley lowered its price target on Xcel Energy to $79 from $84 while keeping an ‘Equal Weight’ rating, saying utility performance will be heavily influenced by data center demand and growth opportunities into 2026.&nbsp;</p><p>KeyBanc trimmed its target to $84 from $85 but maintained an ‘Overweight’ rating, noting the stock is trading at a rare discount to large-cap peers despite Xcel’s track record of execution, leadership in renewables and long-term rate base growth. However, KeyBanc called the stock among “the strongest equity compounder stories in the sector.”</p><p>JPMorgan also cut its price target to $87 from $90 while reiterating an ‘Overweight’ rating, reflecting updated assumptions across the North American utilities sector.</p><h2 class="st-heading-2"><strong>How Did Stocktwits Users React?</strong></h2><p>On Stocktwits, retail sentiment for Xcel was ‘bullish’ amid ‘normal’ message volume.</p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:975/141;" src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/xel_ss_png_e262c743dc.webp" alt="xel ss.png" width="975" height="141"><figcaption>XEL sentiment and message volume as of December 16| Source: Stocktwits</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/XEL">Xcel Energy’s stock</a> has risen 14% so far in 2025.</p><p><i>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.</i></p>

People protest an Xcel Energy solar project because of its size and its proximity to residential areas. (Photo by: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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