EXCLUSIVE: Top 12 Most-Searched Tickers in October on Benzinga Pro – SpaceX Soars, Micron Rises, Nvidia Falls, CoreWeave and Microsoft Join List
Key takeaways
- October’s search trends show a pivot toward AI and data‑center stocks, with SpaceX and Micron leading the charge, while traditional tech giants like Apple and Meta see declining attention.
- SPY current price $752.10, 52‑week range $629.28–$781.62, YTD return +10.1%
- MU current price $833.59, 52‑week range $192.59–$1,255, YTD return +164.3%
- SPCX current price $136.37, 52‑week range $104.83–$225.64, YTD return -15.3%
What happened
In October, Benzinga Pro’s most‑searched tickers shifted noticeably: Micron Technology (MU) and SpaceX (SPCX) jumped into the top 12, while CoreWeave, Microsoft and Amazon.com (AMZN) entered the list for the first time this year. The SPDR S&P 500 Exchange-traded fund — a basket of stocks or bonds you can buy like a single share.ETF
Why it matters
Search interest reflects where retail traders and investors are focusing their attention. The rise of AI‑related names like SpaceX and CoreWeave suggests growing curiosity about data‑center and AI infrastructure, while the drop of big‑tech names may indicate a shift in sentiment toward more niche or high‑growth…
Short-term and longer-term
Short-term. Retail traders should watch for increased volume on MU and SPCX as search interest spikes.
Longer-term. Over the next few months, the growing focus on AI and data‑center companies like SpaceX and CoreWeave could indicate a longer‑term shift in capital allocation toward high‑growth tech sectors.
Words on this card
- YTD return
- The percentage change in a stock’s price from the start of the year to the current date.
- 52‑week range
- The lowest and highest prices a stock has traded at during the past 52 weeks.
- Search rank
- The position of a ticker in Benzinga Pro’s list of most‑searched stocks for a given month.
- SPY
- The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, an exchange‑traded fund that tracks the S&P 500 index.
- QQQ
- The Invesco QQQ Trust, an ETF that tracks the Nasdaq‑100 index.
- ETF Learn
- Exchange-traded fund — a basket of stocks or bonds you can buy like a single share.