Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it directly in your inbox. Here’s what CNBC TV’s producers were watching as the major averages tumbled on Tuesday, and what’s on the radar for the next session. Pump up the volume CNBC data guru Gina Francolla saw a big jump in buying and selling. She is reporting that almost 21 billion shares traded hands in the U.S. on Tuesday. The 10-day average is 14.8 billion, and November’s average was 14.6 billion. Robinhood is up almost 9% in a week. Interactive Brokers is up 8% in a week, and it’s 1% from the Nov. 25 high. Virtu is up 1.4% in a week. Schwab is down 2.3% in a week. IBKR 5D mountain Interactive Brokers over the past week Palantir Technologies CNBC’s Seema Mody will report on the growing defense stock on Wednesday. Amid a drop for Palantir , the stock is now 17% from the Christmas Eve high. It is up nearly 340% in a year. The small caps The Russell 2000 is 9% from the Nov. 25 high. It is up 15% in a year. During Donald Trump’s first term as president, the Russell 2000 was up 60%. Since the election, the Russell 2000 is down 0.5%. Jill Carey Hall, Bank of America’s head of U.S. small and midcap strategy, will run through the asset class on ” Squawk Box ” Wednesday morning. .RUT 3M mountain The Russell 2000 index over the past three months Albertsons The Boise, Idaho-based grocery giant with stores in 16 states reports Wednesday morning. Albertsons is up 8% in three months. Costco December sales Numbers come out Wednesday after the bell. The stock is down 8.6% since mid-December. Costco is up 40% in a year. COST 1Y mountain Costco Wholesale shares over the past year Real Estate It is the worst sector of the year so far, down 1.8%. Federal Realty Investment Trust is the biggest laggard, down 6.3% in January. Kimco is down 6.2% in January. Equity Residential down 6% so far this year. One reason, as Jim Cramer explained on “Mad Money” Monday night, is rising bond yields. The 10-year Treasury yield hit 4.699% on Tuesday, the highest since April 26. The two-year Treasury yield is at 4.289%. Apple downgrade There was a rare downgrade to sell for Apple on Tuesday. MoffettNathanson made the call. Craig Moffett was on ” The Exchange ” with Kelly Evans on Tuesday to discuss the downgrade . It is the first time the firm has had a sell on the stock. The analyst thinks the stock has run too far, and the risks aren’t reflected in the price. Moffett also said artificial intelligence isn’t driving an upgrade cycle as hoped, noting that there is weakening demand in China along with antitrust concerns. Over the past three months, according to TipRanks, 19 rate the name buy, while seven say to hold it. Now, three rate it a sell. Price targets range from between $184 a share and $325 a share, per TipRanks. The average is $244.77. Shares ended Tuesday at $242.21. Apple is down 3% so far in 2025. The stock up 9% in three months, flat over the past month and up about 34% in the last year. AAPL YTD mountain Apple shares in 2025 U.S. Steel Since the election, shares of the steel producer are down about 15%. That’s largely due to the negativity and President Joe Biden’s ultimate move to block a proposed sale of the company to Nippon Steel. U.S. Steel was up 1% on Tuesday after CEO David Burritt had an intense interview on ” Squawk on the Street .” Burritt went after Biden, saying the president “tainted the process.” The CEO said, “We’re trying to right the wrongs of this president.” US Steel is down 31% in the last year. Shares of Cleveland-Cliffs were up 1.5% on Tuesday. The stock is 56% from the April high. U.S. Steel is suing Cleveland-Cliffs for its “illegal and coordinated actions” designed to block the Nippon Steel deal.
