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Small Cap Stocks To Watch Now - January 5th

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Key Points

  • MarketBeat flags seven small-cap stocks to watch today: Spring Valley Acquisition (SV), Momentus (MNTS), Sidus Space (SIDU), Datavault AI (DVLT), Inflection Point Acquisition (IPAX), Direxion Daily PLTR Bear 1X (PLTD), and Direxion Daily TSLA Bear 1X (TSLS).
  • These names were selected because they showed the highest dollar trading volume among small-cap stocks in recent days; small caps (roughly $300M–$2B) can offer higher growth potential but come with greater volatility, lower liquidity, and less analyst coverage.
  • Notable specifics: TSLS is a Direxion inverse ETF providing -1x daily exposure to Tesla, Sidus Space is a space‑as‑a‑service company focused on satellites and data analytics, and Datavault AI completed a name change in February 2025 after previously trading as WiSA Technologies.
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Spring Valley Acquisition, Momentus, Sidus Space, Datavault AI, Inflection Point Acquisition, Direxion Daily PLTR Bear 1X Shares, and Direxion Daily TSLA Bear 1X Shares are the seven Small Cap stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Small-cap stocks are shares of publicly traded companies with relatively small market capitalizations—commonly defined in the U.S. as roughly $300 million to $2 billion, though exact cutoffs vary by index and provider. These companies often offer higher growth potential but come with greater volatility, lower liquidity, and higher risk than large-cap firms, and they tend to receive less analyst coverage. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Small Cap stocks within the last several days.

Spring Valley Acquisition (SV)

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Momentus (MNTS)

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Sidus Space (SIDU)

Sidus Space, Inc., a space-as-a-service company, engages in the design, manufacture, launch, and data collection of commercial satellite worldwide. Its space services include satellite/space hardware manufacturing; Low Earth Orbit (LEO) launch and deployment services; and space-based geospatial intel, imagery, and data analytics.

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Datavault AI (DVLT)

Datavault AI Inc., a data sciences technology company, owns and operates data management and supercomputer platforms. It offers data technology and software solutions. The company was formerly known as WiSA Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Datavault AI Inc. in February 2025. Datavault AI Inc.

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Inflection Point Acquisition (IPAX)

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Direxion Daily PLTR Bear 1X Shares (PLTD)

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Direxion Daily TSLA Bear 1X Shares (TSLS)

The Direxion Daily TSLA Bear 1X Shares (TSLS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Tesla, Inc. index. The fund provides inverse (-1x) exposure, less fees and expenses, to the daily price movement for shares of Tesla stock. TSLS was launched on Aug 9, 2022 and is managed by Direxion.

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