<div id="readability-page-1">Stocks are trading at or below fair value today, with the S&amp;P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) rangebound, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) sinks 78 points, at last check. All three major indexes were modestly higher at the open, but have since pared gains, as investors largely brush off the latest jobs data. Elsewhere on Wall Street, natural gas futures are at three-year highs, while silver prices continue to retreat from record levels. <div> <ul> <li>2 discount retail stocks making post-earnings noise.</li> <li>Fintech TOST earns overdue upgrade.</li> <li>Plus, HPE bears pounce pre-earnings; GEV making moves; and Micron pivots.</li> </ul> </div> <img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://schaeffers-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/images/default-source/schaeffers-cdn-images/2025/december/mmc/mmc-stats-dec-4.jpg/query-c2Z2cnNuPTExOTNiZTA2XzI?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="536" height="328" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://schaeffers-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/images/default-source/schaeffers-cdn-images/2025/december/mmc/mmc-stats-dec-4.jpg/query-c2Z2cnNuPTExOTNiZTA2XzI"/> Seeing an uptick in options volume today is tech giant Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE) stock, just ahead of its fiscal fourth-quarter report, which is due out after the close today. At last check, 62,000 contracts have changed hands, volume that's six times the average intraday amount. The December 18 put for 2026 is the most popular by far, with new positions being bought to open. HPE is up 2.6% to trade at $22.84 and only 5% higher on the year, but is heading for its eighth win in the last nine sessions. GE Vernova Inc (NYSE:GEV) is near the top of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today, last seen up 4.1% to trade at $626.97. The spinoff energy equipment conglomerate just inked a supply deal with Greenvolt Energy to supply, install, and commission wind turbines in Romania next year. GE is up 90% in 2025 and is trading at its highest level since Oct. 15, breaking out of recent consolidation below $600. <img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://schaeffers-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/images/default-source/schaeffers-cdn-images/2025/december/mmc/mmc-stock-chart-gev.jpg/query-c2Z2cnNuPTc0OTNiZTA2XzI?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="1000" height="359" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://schaeffers-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/images/default-source/schaeffers-cdn-images/2025/december/mmc/mmc-stock-chart-gev.jpg/query-c2Z2cnNuPTc0OTNiZTA2XzI"/> Shares of Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) are weighing on the Nasdaq today, down 3.5% to trade at $225.95. Per The Wall Street Journal, the chipmaker is shutting down its crucial consumer business and pivoting more resources toward hyperscalers and AI data center-driven customers. MU is also brushing off a price-target hike from Mizuho to $270 from $265. Despite today's breather, Micron stock is up roughly 170% in 2025.</div>

Stocks are mixed today with the Dow down 78 points, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are rangebound. Investors are ignoring the latest jobs data. Natural gas futures hit three-year highs, and silver prices retreat. HPE sees increased options volume ahead of its earnings report. GE Vernova rises on a new supply deal, and Micron falls 3.5% as it shifts focus to AI data centers.

- Stocks are currently trading at or below fair value, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow Jones showing mixed performance amid investor reactions to jobs data.  
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise is experiencing a surge in options volume ahead of its earnings report, while GE Vernova has secured a significant supply deal, boosting its stock price.  
- Conversely, Micron Technology is down due to a strategic shift away from its consumer business, despite a substantial increase in its stock value this year.

Stocks Mixed as Market-Moving Catalysts Dry Up