The stock screener for January 8 2026 highlights strong bullish momentum across several small and mid cap tickers showing sharp price breakouts and significant volume expansions.
In the stocks breaking up with volume increase list, $ELAB led with a 301.4% surge to 5.62 on 4.74M volume, up 1642.3%. $WTMA followed with a 149.9% jump to 21.29 and a massive 42304.1% rise in volume. $CRMLW climbed 95.9% to 5.92, $SIDU rose 92.2% to 4.94, and $NVTX gained 88.9% to 40.43. Other top movers included $MRNO up 74.2%, $ONEG up 70.3%, $PASG up 66.6%, $COHN up 63.5%, and $CRML up 62.7%, each supported by triple-digit volume growth.
In the continuous higher highs and green for 5 days group, $COHN again appeared with a 63.5% gain on 161.79K volume, reflecting sustained momentum. $ROLR followed with a 60% increase, and $MCRP advanced 59.8%. $ONDS and $CBUS gained 51.8% and 41.6% respectively, while $HYFT, $OPEX, and $UMAC climbed above 40%. $FIEE and $VRA rounded out the list with 36.1% and 34.7% gains, showing consistent upward trends.
Overall, the January 8 screener shows continued strength in speculative and momentum-driven names, led by $ELAB, $WTMA, and $COHN as traders push into high-volume breakouts to start the year.
The options flow screener for January 8 2026 shows a strong concentration of sweep buys across major tech names, with large increases in overall trade counts over the last two days.
$NVDA led with 8.8K total trades, up 7.74%, maintaining dominant flow and consistent institutional buying. $AMZN surged 87.03% to 4.9K total trades, supported by strong bullish call activity reflected in the trend chart. $GOOGL followed with a 181.13% rise to 3.4K, while $PLTR saw a similar 86.64% increase.
$MSFT recorded a 65.3% gain at 2.5K trades, $INTC jumped 152.54% to 2.4K, and $AAPL rose 9.6% to 2.3K, reflecting broad tech participation. $AMD and $MU gained 21.75% and 9.95% respectively, while $GOOG climbed 54.19% to 1.5K, rounding out a strong tech-heavy flow profile.
The $AMZN trend chart shows a steady increase in bullish premium flow, with multiple upward surges through intraday sessions, highlighting continued call buying momentum.
Overall, the January 8 screener reinforces aggressive sweep buying dominated by $NVDA, $AMZN, and $GOOGL, pointing to sustained institutional optimism in large-cap tech names.
The options flow for January 8 2026 shows strong institutional trading activity across tech and metals names, led by heavy call sweeps and selective put buying.
$BRKB dominated the session with multiple large trades including a $36M call sell sweep and additional $11M and $6.8M splits at $310 and $510 strikes expiring January 15 2027, signaling active repositioning in longer-dated contracts.
$META recorded a $9.7M call sell sweep at the $630 strike expiring March 20 2026, suggesting profit-taking following recent strength. $FSLR saw a $9.6M call buy split at $330 expiring January 21 2028, maintaining bullish interest in solar names.
$SLV featured several mixed flows with both buy and sell splits near $46 strikes, each between $4.2M and $6.9M, indicating balanced sentiment in silver-related options. $TSLA posted a $5.8M call sell sweep at $500 expiring June 18 2026, showing moderate short-term profit locking.
$MSTR was also active with $5.8M and $5.7M call sell trades at $160 and $167.50 strikes expiring January 9 2026, reflecting high-volume adjustments ahead of expiration.
The top earnings lineup for January 8 2026 features a mix of industrial, consumer goods, and specialty manufacturing companies reporting pre market and after hours.
Pre market reports include $RPM with a $13B market cap and a consensus EPS of $1.42, $SNX at $12B with $3.49 EPS, $AYI at $11B with $4.17 EPS, $CMC at $8B with $1.55 EPS, $NEOG at $1B with $0.05 EPS, and $LNN at $1B with $1.46 EPS.
After hours reports feature $WDFC with a $2B market cap and a consensus EPS of $1.36, $SMPL at $1B with $0.33 EPS, $GBX at $1B with $0.84 EPS, and $TLRY also at $1B expecting $-0.14 EPS.
The key economic event for the day is the Unemployment Claims report scheduled for 07:30, which may influence early market movement and volatility.
Overall, the January 8 earnings calendar highlights steady corporate updates led by $RPM, $AYI, and $SNX before the open, with $WDFC and $TLRY drawing attention after hours.
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