U.S. markets saw intense trading activity on December 10, with a sharp divide between the most active stocks by share volume and those dominating dollar turnover.
On the share-volume front, Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares (SOXS) topped the list with 296.48 million shares traded, despite slipping $0.105 to $2.825. Heartbeam (BEAT) followed closely with 265.29 million shares, gaining $0.7445 to close at $1.55. Other heavily traded counters included Paranovus Entertainment (PAVS) at 158.06 million shares, NVIDIA (NVDA) at 157.09 million, and Momentus (MNTS) with 140.63 million shares.
By dollar volume, large-cap giants commanded market attention. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) led with a last traded price of $687.45, rising 0.6456%. Tesla (TSLA) also remained a major focus, gaining 1.4053% to $451.426.
Meanwhile, NVIDIA (NVDA) appeared on both lists, signaling elevated investor interest, though the stock dipped 0.6433% to $183.78. The Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) posted a modest uptick to $627.61, while Microsoft (MSFT) saw a notable decline of 2.7836%, closing at $478.324.
The split between high-volume speculative trades and heavyweight dollar flows reflects a market balancing short-term volatility with institutional positioning in major tech and index-linked names.
