--- title: "U.S. stock night market volatility: CloudFlare fell 3.66% in after-hours trading, market concerns triggered by AI tool impacts and executive sell-offs" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/278333726.md" description: "CloudFlare fell 3.66% in the after-hours market; Coreweave fell 1.90% in the after-hours market, with a transaction volume of USD 16.86 million; Applied Digital fell 4.10% in the after-hours market, with a transaction volume of USD 3.41 million; Shopify fell 3.20% in the after-hours market, with a transaction volume of USD 2.09 million" datetime: "2026-03-09T05:46:37.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/278333726.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/278333726.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/278333726.md) --- # U.S. stock night market volatility: CloudFlare fell 3.66% in after-hours trading, market concerns triggered by AI tool impacts and executive sell-offs **U.S. Stock Night Market Movements** CloudFlare fell 3.66% in the night market. Based on recent news, 1. On March 7, OpenAI launched an artificial intelligence agent called Codex Security, aimed at helping security teams identify and fix vulnerabilities in large databases. This new tool may weaken demand for traditional cybersecurity companies, leading to a decline in CloudFlare's stock price. 2. On March 6, CloudFlare's Chief Accounting Officer Janel Riley sold 23,332 shares of the company stock, totaling $4,433,080. This insider trading may raise market concerns about the company's prospects, further pressuring the stock price. 3. On March 5, CloudFlare President Michelle Zatlyn reported the disposal of the company's common stock. This news may have heightened investor concerns, leading to a drop in the stock price. The cybersecurity industry faces challenges from AI tools, and market sentiment is cautious. **Stocks with High Trading Volume in the Industry** CoreWeave fell 1.90% in the night market. Based on recent news, 1. On March 7, CoreWeave's Chief Strategy Officer Brian M. Venturo sold Class A common stock of the company. This move raised market concerns about insider confidence, leading to a decline in the stock price. 2. On March 6, CoreWeave announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Perplexity to support its AI inference workloads. Although this news is favorable for the company's long-term prospects, it failed to boost the stock price in the short term. 3. On March 6, CoreWeave faced a class-action lawsuit, accusing the company of making misleading statements during the class-action period. Concerns over potential legal risks among investors intensified, further suppressing the stock price. AI cloud demand is strong, and the industry outlook is positive. Applied Digital fell 4.10% in the night market. Based on recent key news: 1. On March 8, investors expressed skepticism about high-risk AI stocks, especially after Nvidia sold its stake in Applied Digital, leading to a decline in Applied Digital's stock price. Source: MarketBeat 2. On March 7, although Applied Digital still holds a buy rating among analysts, top analysts believe there are five stocks that are more worthy of investment, which weakened market confidence in Applied Digital. Source: MarketBeat. The AI industry is experiencing increased volatility, and investor sentiment is cautious. Shopify fell 3.20% in the night market. Based on recent news, 1. On March 7, Shopify's CEO adopted an automatic securities disposal plan, which may lead to the sale of some Class A shares. This news raised market concerns about insider stock sales, leading to a decline in the stock price On March 7th, RBC Capital analyst Paul Treiber reiterated an outperform rating on Shopify, setting a target price of $170. Although this rating is positive, it has not fully offset market concerns regarding insider selling. On March 6th, the market held an optimistic view on Shopify's long-term performance, with analysts believing there is a 23% upside potential for its stock price. However, the insider selling plans in the short term continue to negatively impact the stock price. The e-commerce industry has performed strongly recently, but the insider selling plans have caused volatility ### Related Stocks - [NET.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NET.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Cloudflare Partners with Wiz to Secure the Global AI Attack Surface, Eliminating Blind Spots Caused by Shadow AI](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282733314.md) - [Cloudflare Inks New AI Security Partnership](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282732260.md) - [Cloudflare Announces New Features for Agent Cloud](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282562925.md) - [Cloudflare Partners With Wiz on AI Security; Launches Cloudflare Mesh Networking System](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282707150.md) - [Cloudflare made a WordPress for AI agents](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282353841.md)