New York, January 5, 2026, 17:54 EST — After-hours
- Robinhood shares were last up nearly 7% in after-hours trading.
- Bitcoin rose more than 3%, lifting crypto-linked stocks including Coinbase.
- Focus turns to U.S. data this week and Robinhood’s Feb. 10 results.
Robinhood Markets Inc shares jumped nearly 7% in after-hours trading on Monday, last at $123.24, as crypto-linked stocks rode a rise in bitcoin. The Nasdaq-listed online broker traded between $116.73 and $123.67 earlier in the session, with about 26 million shares changing hands.
The move matters because Robinhood’s business is geared to retail trading volume, and crypto swings can drive bursts of activity on its platform. A firmer bitcoin tape can lift sentiment toward brokerages that earn fees when customers trade.
Investors also watch the interest-rate backdrop. It shapes demand for risk assets and influences the interest Robinhood earns on customer cash balances.
Bitcoin was up about 3.3% at roughly $94,155, after touching $94,683 earlier in the day. Coinbase Global, another bellwether for retail crypto demand, was up nearly 8%.
Wall Street ended higher as investors started the first full week of the year on firmer footing, and the Dow set a record. “The market’s broad, confident and consistent march upward, and the absence of emotion-based selling, tells you we’re starting the year on pretty solid footing,” Mark Hackett, chief market strategist at Nationwide, wrote in a note to investors. AP News
Robinhood has become a frequent proxy for risk appetite because its customers trade everything from stocks and options to cryptocurrencies. Options are contracts that give investors the right to buy or sell a stock at a set price; activity tends to rise when markets turn choppier.
Robinhood said it will report fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on Feb. 10 after the market close. The company said its webcast will feature CEO Vlad Tenev and incoming CFO Shiv Verma.
Traders will be listening for updates on crypto and options volumes, the pace of new funded accounts, and whether marketing and product spending accelerates in the new year. They will also scrutinize net interest revenue — interest income generated on customer cash balances — as the rate outlook shifts.
The bet cuts both ways. If bitcoin pulls back or risk appetite fades, trading volumes can cool quickly and Robinhood’s stock can retrace just as fast.
The next catalysts include fresh readings on U.S. services and labor-market demand, with ADP employment and ISM services due on Jan. 7 and the December jobs report scheduled for Jan. 9. Robinhood’s Feb. 10 report is the next company checkpoint.
