NEW YORK, Jan 14, 2026, 11:35 AM EST — Regular session
Robinhood Markets shares fell 1.5% to $118.40 in late morning trading on Wednesday, after closing at $120.24 in the prior session.
The dip comes with Wall Street down for a second day as investors sort through big-bank results and fresh economic data, a mix that tends to shape retail trading appetite and rate expectations. For brokers, both matter: activity drives transaction revenue, while rates influence what firms earn on customer cash. (Reuters)
CME Group on Tuesday said it would launch a 100-ounce silver futures contract on Feb. 9, pending regulatory review. Robinhood futures chief JB Mackenzie said the contract would give customers a way to trade silver with “less capital,” as the brokerage adds more derivatives — standardized contracts that let traders take positions on price moves — to its platform. (CME Group)
Crypto-linked names were mixed. Coinbase rose 3.3%, while bitcoin gained about 4.2% to $97,383; Interactive Brokers slipped 0.5%.
Tuesday’s inflation data kept rate-cut talk alive. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.3% in December and was up 2.7% from a year earlier, while “core” CPI — which excludes food and energy — increased 2.6% year-on-year, below forecasts, the Labor Department said. (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Gold and silver touched record highs after the report as traders leaned harder into the idea of future Fed cuts, Reuters reported. “The benign CPI data … portends a higher likelihood of Fed rate cuts,” said David Meger, director of metals trading at High Ridge Futures. (Reuters)
For Robinhood, the rate story can cut both ways. Softer yields can pressure interest income, but bigger moves in stocks, crypto and commodities often pull retail traders back to screens.
But that same volume can fade quickly if markets settle down, and crypto swings can turn abrupt. If customer engagement cools, transaction revenue tends to follow.
Investors’ next hard catalyst is Robinhood’s fourth-quarter and full-year results, due after the market closes on Feb. 10, when traders will look for signals on activity, product uptake and margins. (Robinhood)
