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Robinhood (HOOD) stock jumped 8% on Wednesday, extending gains from the prior session after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the removal of long-standing day trading limits for small investors.
The SEC approved removing a $25,000 minimum asset balance requirement for day traders. Instead, the new framework allows investors of all account sizes to trade more freely as long as they have enough money to cover the risk of each trade.
“This is unequivocally bullish for Robinhood, in my view,” Sean Farrell, head of digital assets at Fundstrat, said on Tuesday night.
Farrell noted Robinhood will benefit from the rule change, given that the average account balance for its users is much smaller than that of traditional brokerage firms.
The analysts also noted Robinhood could be a stock investors look to jump into if the recent surge in crypto begins to fade.
“Perhaps Robinhood is one that will offer some, I don’t want to say safe haven, but something that may be a bit immunized from crypto-specific risks here in the near term,” Farrell said.
On Tuesday, Bernstein analysts reaffirmed their Outperform rating on Robinhood, with a $130 price target, given crypto’s resilience in recent weeks and growth in prediction markets.
Revenue from user bets on event outcomes is expected to grow 286% year over year in 2026, accounting for roughly 10% of total revenue and 17% of transaction-based revenue.
“We expect 2026 to be catalyst-rich for prediction market volumes as U.S hosts the Football world cup in the summer and political activity heats up in H2 on U.S mid term elections,” analyst Gautam Chhugani and his team wrote.
Ines Ferre is a senior business reporter for Yahoo Finance. Follow her on X at @ines_ferre.
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