Trump Media stock jumps on Election Day as traders bet Truth Social will benefit from his potential win

Shares of Trump Media & Know-how rose on Election Day Tuesday, with merchants betting a second Trump presidency would give the enterprise prospects of the Fact Social operator a lift.

The inventory, which trades underneath the ticker DJT — former President Donald Trump’s initials — can also be seen as a proxy for the Republican candidate’s prospects of retaking the White Home. Wall Avenue analysis corporations listed the inventory as one to observe main into Tuesday.

Shares had been final up about 8.2% in premarket buying and selling.

Yr up to now, Trump Media, which is majority-owned by Trump, has practically doubled. Nonetheless, it has struggled lately, as Vice President Kamala Harris appeared to realize momentum heading into Election Day. Shares have plummeted 33% over the previous week. However the inventory was up 12% on Monday.

“We’re buying and selling this like GameStop on steroids proper now,” mentioned Jay Woods, chief world strategist at Freedom Capital Markets, on CNBC Monday.

“And , kudos to those who are buying and selling it getting cash. However over the long run, the metrics do not make any sense,” Woods added.

Trump Media shares have seen big retail dealer inflows within the week’s main as much as the election and has been the most-discussed inventory on Reddit web page WallStreetBets, which gained reputation in the course of the GameStop fueled inventory meme fad of 2021.

Regardless of the wild swings in DJT inventory, the newest NBC Information ballot reveals Trump and Harris are neck and neck, with each candidates getting help from 49% of voters.

— With reporting by Kevin Breuninger and Alex Harring.

Correction: Jay Woods is chief world strategist at Freedom Capital Markets. An earlier model misstated his title.