Happy Monday! Benzinga's Stock Whisper Index is back at it again with five new picks that investors are secretly monitoring but aren’t talking about yet. See this week’s top picks, as well as a number of calls that soared last month.

Also, Wall Street is pivoting away from some of these AI market darlings, and the shift isn’t random. Find out why, and where the smart money is headed next.

Plus, if you’re looking for the ultimate speed advantage in your trading strategy, check out today’s sponsor.

In Today's Edition

• MARKET RECAP

• MARKET HEATMAP

• FIVE ZINGERS

• MARKET HISTORY

5 Stocks Investors Secretly Monitor But Don't Talk About Yet

Each week, Benzinga’s Stock Whisper Index uses a combination of proprietary data and pattern recognition to showcase five stocks that investors secretly monitor but aren’t talking about yet.

With so many tools, charts, and strategies available to investors, the real challenge isn’t access to information, but cutting through the noise to spot compelling opportunities and understanding why certain stocks should be of interest.

That’s where Benzinga comes in. We cut through the noise, analyze the data, and highlight stocks that warrant your attention. Read on to this week’s top picks.

See What Traditional Charts Are Missing

You're Not Losing Because You Don't Know Enough.

You're losing because the market moves faster than you can process.

Every Benzinga reader knows the patterns. You've studied the charts, tracked the correlations, built the watchlists. You see the same setups the pros see.

But between recognition and execution? That's where the edge dies.

While you're cross-referencing six indicators across three timeframes, the algorithm already took the trade. By the time you validate what you know is right, the R-multiple shrinks from 3:1 to breakeven.

The game isn't about knowledge anymore. It's about speed.

VantagePoint's A.I. doesn't think faster than you. It processes 150,000 data points per second while you're still loading your charts.

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Same patterns you recognize. Different timeline. That's the edge.

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The difference between you and them isn't skill. It's milliseconds.

Last Week: U.S. equities rebounded Friday, led by a sharp recovery in Bitcoin and tech stocks after a steep selloff earlier in the week. The Dow surged more than 1,200 points to close above 50,000 for the first-time ever, benefiting from rotation into cyclical names. Bitcoin rose more than 12% after briefly falling to its lowest level (61,000) in more than a year. Despite Friday’s massive surge, Bitcoin is still down 44% since hitting an all-time high ($126,000) last October. Meanwhile, earnings season continues to show strength, with nearly 80% of S&P 500 companies beating estimates so far this season, with an average upside surprise of 8.2%. As a result, earnings growth estimates have risen to 11.4%, from 7.2% at the end of the quarter.

On Our Radar: Analysts will be paying attention to a slate of Federal Reserve speeches from Raphael Bostic, Christopher Waller, and Stephen Miran for fresh clues on inflation, interest rates, and the path of monetary policy. On the earnings front, all eyes will be on Coca-Cola (KO), Datadog (DDOG), and Spotify (SPOT) which will report before the market opens tomorrow.

The markets rebounded sharply after a massive 3-day selloff. Notable gainers included (Strategy (MSTR), AMD (AMD), Nvidia (NVDA), Super Micro (SMCI), Robinhood (HOOD) and Coinbase (COIN). But not everything was going up despite the monster rally with Amazon (AMZN) and Molina Healthcare (MOH) plunging. But those weren’t the only big movers of the day. Here’s a look at some of the biggest winners and losers on Friday.

Discover how the market is moving with our interactive heatmap. Filter by market cap, or click on any box to explore specific sectors or assets in more detail.

Lunar Leap: Elon Musk just hinted at a game-changing plan for SpaceX that caught even the most devoted space fans off guard. Read on for all the details.

Stock Of The Day: Shares of Strategy have been crushed over the past year, losing more than 80% of its value, but a familiar price level could spark a big turnaround. Click to see what traders are watching.

Job Killer: AI killed software and now it's killing jobs with January layoffs hitting their highest level since 2009. Discover which industries are facing the biggest cuts — and what’s coming next.

Price Pause: Inflation fears have slipped to their lowest level in years, surprising economists and markets alike. Could this signal a major shift in prices — or is it just a temporary pause? Click to see what’s really happening.

Bulls vs. Bears: Here’s a look at some of the top stocks (AMD, Super Micro, Enphase, Robinhood, Strategy, etc.) making headlines over past week for bulls and bears.

How To Trade This Week’s Delayed Jobs Data

With the January jobs report delayed and CPI following closely behind, markets are entering a compressed window where volatility can accelerate quickly. This session breaks down how to approach labor data when timing changes, expectations shift, and reactions matter more than predictions. See how recent macro-driven trades were managed as conditions evolved.

On This Day In 2016…

US Foods filed a Form S-1 to go public. Headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois, US Foods is one of the largest foodservice distributors in the U.S., serving over 250,000 customer locations. The IPO offered an opportunity for its private equity owners, to begin unlocking value after the collapse of a planned merger with Sysco in 2015. When US Foods completed its IPO in May 2016, it priced 44.4 million shares at $23 each, raising about $1.02 billion and giving the company a market capitalization of roughly $5 billion. Today, the company has a market cap of $20 billion.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“The worse a situation becomes, the less it takes to turn it around — the bigger the upside.“

— George Soros

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