10 Stocks Defy Chaos With Jaw-Dropping Gains

The stock market suffered a volatile trading last week—even a bloodbath, as investors scrambled to position portfolios from a flurry of positive and negative developments, including fears of an AI bubble, US-China chip tensions, and interest rates, among others.

Investor sentiment shifted toward the end of the trading week after the Federal Reserve signaled that it would cut interest rates beginning next month.

Among Wall Street’s main indices, only the tech-heavy Nasdaq finished in the red, declining 0.58 percent week-on-week. The Dow Jones increased by 1.5 percent, while the S&P 500 was up by 0.26 percent.

In this article, we listed the 10 companies that outperformed the week’s volatile trading and detailed the reasons behind their strong performance. To come up with the list, we considered the stocks with more than $2 billion in market capitalization and at least 5 million shares in trading volume.

The stocks were identified based on their percentage change between their closing prices on August 15 and 22, 2025.

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10. Riot Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:RIOT)

Shares of Riot Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:RIOT) grew by 16.68 percent week-on-week after experiencing a mostly volatile session, with investor sentiment buoyed by broader market optimism.

On Friday alone, Riot Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:RIOT) capped off with a 7.74-percent gain, mirroring the wider rally on Wall Street after the US central bank hinted at interest rate cuts beginning next month.

Additionally, a strong interest in cryptocurrency continued to spill over to Bitcoin mining firms, having earned the full backing of President Donald Trump, who, among other plans, issued a new executive order (EO) earlier this month that aimed to democratize access to alternative assets for the 401(k) retirement savings plan.

Under the EO, fiduciaries can now diversify investments for the 401(k) outside the typical equities and funds, to alternative assets such as digital currencies, commodities, real estate, and infrastructure projects, and lifetime income products.

According to analysts, the new order is expected to lift many boats in the crypto ecosystem.

9. UP Fintech Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ:TIGR)

UP Fintech jumped by 17.14 percent week-on-week as investors turned highly optimistic about its earnings performance in the second quarter of the year, which is set to be released this week.

According to UP Fintech Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ:TIGR), it is scheduled to announce its financial and operating highlights before market open on Wednesday, August 27. An investor call will be held at 8 AM Eastern Time (8 PM Hong Kong/Singapore time) to elaborate on the results.

Investors have highly anticipated the company to sustain its growth on a sequential basis, having posted a stellar earnings performance in the first three months of the year.

In the first quarter, UP Fintech Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ:TIGR) said net income attributable to shareholders jumped by 147 percent to $30.4 million from only $12.3 million in the same period last year.

Total revenues grew by 55 percent to $122.6 million from $78.9 million year-on-year.

UP Fintech Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ:TIGR) owns online brokerage firm Tiger Brokers, which operates across the US, Hong Kong, and Singapore.