New York, January 12, 2026, 18:27 EST — After-hours
- Robinhood shares closed roughly 2% higher following a volatile session
- Wall Street closed at record highs despite new pressure on the Fed
- Tuesday’s U.S. inflation figures and Robinhood’s February 10 earnings report will be the upcoming milestones to watch
Shares of Robinhood Markets Inc climbed 1.9% to $117.52 on Monday, holding steady in after-hours trading. The Nasdaq-listed brokerage started the session at $114.62, dipped to $112.99, then pushed up to a high of $119.60. Volume hit around 17.1 million shares, putting the company’s market cap near $127 billion.
U.S. stocks shrugged off an early dip to close at record highs despite the Trump administration’s threat to indict Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, stirring fresh worries about central-bank independence. Credit card companies and lenders dropped after Trump proposed capping credit card interest rates at 10% for one year starting Jan. 20. “The market reads it, trades on it a little bit,” said Jim Barnes, director of fixed income at Bryn Mawr Trust. (Reuters)
Robinhood depends heavily on market churn—customer trades and the income it generates from client cash. Bitcoin traded near $91,128, after dipping to $90,097 earlier. Coinbase, the crypto exchange, saw its shares tick up roughly 0.9%.
Crypto sentiment got a fresh jolt Monday as BitGo unveiled plans to go public on the New York Stock Exchange, targeting a valuation near $1.96 billion. The custody firm hopes to raise roughly $201 million, marking a notable gauge of investor interest in new sector listings. (Reuters)
Robinhood has been expanding beyond its core stock and options trading, increasingly focusing on prediction markets—event contracts that settle based on specific outcomes. Its lineup of sports-related contracts is growing, attracting competitors and criticism for resembling sports betting. Regulators are considering stricter controls amid the debate. (Reuters)
Robinhood is gearing up to report its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings on Feb. 10, right after the market closes. The company will follow up with a video call at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET, featuring CEO Vlad Tenev and incoming CFO Shiv Verma. (GlobeNewswire)
But the situation works both ways. A steep fall in crypto prices or a slowdown in retail trading might dent transaction revenue. On top of that, regulatory hurdles targeting event contracts could stall a key growth driver for Robinhood.
Investors are bracing for Tuesday’s U.S. consumer price index report, a crucial measure of inflation, while keeping an eye on Powell’s remarks and the proposed credit-card rate cap, both likely to fuel volatility. For Robinhood, the immediate focus is clear: the CPI comes first, followed by its earnings on Feb. 10.
