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title: "Generac Stock Surges After Amazon Data Center Deal"
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description: "Generac Holdings (GNRC) stock surged 27.3% to $223.23 after securing a $2.4 billion deal with Amazon to supply backup power generators for data centers, alongside a $320 million stock purchase option for Amazon. This marks GNRC's best single-session gain on record, reversing recent lows and boosting its year-to-date performance by 63.4%, potentially impacting short sellers."
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# Generac Stock Surges After Amazon Data Center Deal

**Generac Holdings Inc (NYSE:GNRC)** is scaling the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today, last seen up 27.3% to trade at $223.23. The company secured an $2.4 billion deal with **Amazon.com (AMZN)** to supply **backup power generators** for its data centers. Amazon was also granted the right to purchase $320 million worth of Generac stock.

Generac stock is pacing for its best single-session gain on record. Yesterday, GNRC traded at its lowest level since Feb. 6, with a Relative Strength Index of 28. Now, the shares are back above their year-over-year breakeven level and boast a 63.4% year-to-date lead.

Shorts could be in trouble. Short interest increased by nearly 30% in the most recent reporting period, and the 2.66 million shares sold short account for 4.5% of the stock's total available float.

What's more, Generac has tended to outperform volatility expectations over the past year. This is per its **Schaeffer's Volatility Scorecard (SVS)** of 89 out of 100.

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