NEW YORK, Feb 9, 2026, 11:11 EST — Regular session
CoreWeave jumped $7.61, climbing 8.5% to $97.56 late Monday morning. The stock had dropped to $87.39 earlier, but buyers showed up. Trading volume crossed 11 million shares—another quick, volatile stretch for the ticker.
Stocks caught a lift even as Wall Street wobbled, investors hanging back for U.S. economic numbers that might sway the Fed’s next move. Tech eked out gains. Nvidia rose roughly 3% before its report, energizing AI-related names. 1
CoreWeave, known for leasing out GPU-intensive computing power to firms working with AI models, has its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 numbers coming after the bell on Feb. 26. That timing has investors zeroed in on its pace of data-center expansion versus cost discipline. 2
The company last week launched “CoreWeave ARENA,” a lab designed for customers to run real workloads on infrastructure at production scale ahead of rollout. “CoreWeave ARENA closes that gap,” said Chen Goldberg, senior vice president of engineering. Dave McCarthy at IDC flagged the growing demand for “cost-certainty” with more AI work moving into inference, where models crunch live data. 3
The company rolled out a brand campaign Friday with musician Chance the Rapper, aiming to reach a wider audience beyond just early AI users. Chief marketing officer Jean English called the push “an AI cloud designed to perform at scale” as more customers move beyond pilot projects. 4
This stock has swung harder than most in the AI space. Over the last 52 weeks, it’s printed a low of $33.52 and topped out at $187.00, data from Investing.com show. Plenty of volatility for momentum chasers — and just as much risk of sharp pullbacks. 5
Goldberg last week filed a Form 144, signaling plans to offload 17,985 shares valued at roughly $1.43 million. According to the notice, part of that sale would go toward covering tax withholding from vested restricted stock units.
Legal trouble is still hanging over the company. On Monday, a law firm notice pointed investors to a pending securities class action in federal court, claiming they were misled about infrastructure delays. Investors facing that suit have until March 13 to file lead-plaintiff motions, the notice said. 6
CoreWeave aside, the real battle is over which players capture the upside from the coming surge in AI infrastructure. Tech giants’ eye-popping 2026 outlays have rattled software and data stocks, bringing fresh debate over who’s set to benefit—or miss out—when it comes to returns on massive investments in compute, energy, and property. 7
This week comes with potential for more sharp moves. Investors have their eyes on the postponed January payrolls report plus the consumer price index—both seen as key for rate bets. When it comes to expensive, cash-burning stocks, the bond market usually reacts first, often overshadowing even major product rollouts. 8
CoreWeave has its results due on Feb. 26, with investors waiting to see fresh signals on demand and an update on how quickly expansion is moving. 9
