Top Small Cap Stocks To Keep An Eye On - January 2nd

Key Points

• MarketBeat's screener flagged seven Small‑Cap stocks to watch today: Sidus Space (SIDU), Direxion Daily PLTR Bear 1X (PLTD), Brand Engagement Network (BNAI), Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD), Direxion Daily TSLA Bear 1X (TSLS), Datavault AI (DVLT), and Spring Valley Acquisition (SV).
• Sidus Space is highlighted as a space‑as‑a‑service company that designs and builds satellites, offers LEO launch/deployment, and provides space‑based geospatial intelligence and analytics.
• The group reflects diverse themes — including AI/data platforms (BNAI, DVLT), healthcare (IRWD), inverse ETFs (TSLS, PLTD) and a SPAC (SV) — and these stocks had the highest dollar trading volume among small‑cap names in recent days.

Sidus Space, Direxion Daily PLTR Bear 1X Shares, Brand Engagement Network, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Direxion Daily TSLA Bear 1X Shares, Datavault AI, and Spring Valley Acquisition 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—typically in the roughly $300 million to $2 billion range, though exact cutoffs vary by index provider. Investors view them as offering greater growth potential but also higher volatility and lower liquidity compared with mid- and large-cap stocks. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Small Cap stocks within the last several days.

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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Direxion Daily PLTR Bear 1X Shares (PLTD)

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Brand Engagement Network (BNAI)

Brand Engagement Network, Inc. provides conversational AI assistants. The company offers security-focused, multimodal communication, and human-like assistants. Its AI assistants are built on proprietary natural language processing, anomaly detection, multisensory awareness, sentiment, and environmental analysis, as well as real-time individuation and personalization capabilities.

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Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD)

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a healthcare company, focuses on the development and commercialization of gastrointestinal (GI) products. It markets linaclotide, a guanylate cyclase type-C (GC-C) agonist for the treatment of adults suffering from irritable bowel syndrome with constipation or chronic idiopathic constipation under the LINZESS name in the United States, Mexico, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and China, as well as under the CONSTELLA name in the Canada and European countries.

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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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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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Spring Valley Acquisition (SV)

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