Top Stock Gainers Today —-> Wall Street returned from its July 4th Independence Day long weekend with a jolt of energy Monday — and it showed in both the index prints and the individual stock moves. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged past 53,000 for the first time ever, setting a fresh all-time closing record. The Nasdaq 100 gained 1.52%. The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) was up 2.7% at the opening bell as tech stocks snapped back from last week’s weakness. And one stock — Dell Technologies — got the single most unusual catalyst in market history: a presidential endorsement from the Oval Office.
Monday July 6 — Session Summary
| Index | Close / Level | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dow Jones | 53,000+ | +0.30% — NEW ATH |
| S&P 500 | ~7,430–7,510 | +0.95% |
| Nasdaq 100 | — | +1.52% |
| Russell 2000 | ~3,000 | +0.54% |
| SMH (VanEck Semiconductors) | — | +2.7% at open |
| MAGS ETF (Mag 7 equal weight) | $65.37 | +0.54% |
| WTI Crude Oil | ~$70.00 | Continued softening |
Top Stock Gainers Today — Monday, July 6, 2026
1. DELL — Dell Technologies | +7.7%
The most unusual gain of Monday — and possibly of the entire month of July — belongs to Dell Technologies, which surged 7.7% after President Trump explicitly told the nation to go buy Dell computers from the Oval Office.
Here’s exactly what happened:
- Trump hosted a joint NYSE and Nasdaq opening bell ceremony at the White House on Monday tied to the launch of “Trump Accounts” — a new investment product aimed at children to boost financial literacy
- During the event, Trump said: “Go out and buy a Dell computer.”
- Context: Dell CEO Michael Dell and his wife Susan have pledged more than $6 billion to the Trump Accounts program
- Trump added: “We’re going to get him that money back one way or the other — and then I’ll ask for another $6 billion”
This was not the first time Trump has publicly praised Dell. In May, he highlighted CEO Michael Dell while announcing the Trump Accounts initiative. But Monday’s explicit buy recommendation — live, on camera, from the Oval Office — sent retail and institutional buyers into the stock simultaneously.
Dell Fundamentals:
- Prior close: ~$207 (estimate pre-surge)
- Sector: Servers, PCs, AI infrastructure
- Dell’s PowerEdge AI server lineup has benefited from enterprise AI spending
- Headwind watch: Morgan Stanley’s DRAM margin pressure concern (from June 25) vs. Trump tailwind
2. RIVN — Rivian Automotive | +5%
Rivian surged nearly 5% in early trading after the electric vehicle maker raised its 2026 full-year delivery guidance — citing stronger-than-expected demand for its R1T, R1S, and commercial delivery vans.
- Rivian reports Q2 2026 results on July 30
- The guidance raise signals Rivian’s production ramp is outpacing expectations — a key concern for the company since its IPO
- EV sector broadly benefited from WTI crude at $70 — lower gas prices typically hurt EV purchase incentives, but Rivian’s customer base is premium and less price-sensitive
- Analysts are upgrading delivery estimates ahead of the July 30 print
3. VERA — Vera Therapeutics | +6%
Vera Therapeutics gained 6% Monday ahead of a pivotal July 7 PDUFA (Prescription Drug User Fee Act) date — the FDA’s deadline for a regulatory decision on the company’s lead asset, atacicept, for IgA nephropathy.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Monday Gain | +6% |
| PDUFA Date | July 7, 2026 — tomorrow |
| Drug | Atacicept — IgA nephropathy (kidney disease) |
| Market Cap | Small-cap biotech |
| FDA Outcome | Approval = significant gap-up; CRL = sharp decline |
PDUFA dates are binary events — FDA approval or rejection of a new drug. When a PDUFA lands the following day and the stock is +6% in premarket, the market is pricing in a meaningful probability of approval. IgA nephropathy affects approximately 130,000 Americans and has limited treatment options, creating significant commercial potential for atacicept if cleared.
4. AMD — Advanced Micro Devices | +3.14% to ~$193+ premarket
AMD jumped 3.14% in premarket Monday, extending its AI chip recovery narrative coming out of the holiday weekend.
- AMD’s momentum score is above 95, quality score above 95 — two of the strongest indicator readings on the Street
- AMD Ventures is backing Japan’s Turing, a self-driving technology company, reinforcing AMD’s AI-adjacent ecosystem play
- Key support level traders are watching: $437 (post-session reference; premarket was at a premium level)
- Wall Street consensus: Buy, with average price targets near $499 and some analysts going as high as $700
- Next quarter estimates: $1.55 EPS on $11.28B revenue — both significantly above year-ago levels
AMD’s 93.3% premium over its 200-day SMA heading into Monday reflects the semiconductor sector’s extraordinary H1 2026 run — the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index nearly doubled during Q2.
5. INTC — Intel Corporation | +2.86% to $123.79 / +3% to $123.98 premarket
Intel rebounded 2.86%–3% Monday as chip stocks broadly recovered and the company confirmed targeted price increases on select consumer desktop and enterprise server CPUs.
- Intel recovering from Thursday’s -5.25% session decline
- Investors are focused on July 23, 2026 earnings — the next formal data point on the Apple foundry deal economics and 18A-P yield progress
- Bernstein raised PT to $100 from $65 on June 17, acknowledging the Apple partnership — still well below current trading levels
- The CPU price increase confirmation is a margin-positive catalyst that Intel hadn’t been able to execute for years during the competitive pressure from AMD
6. SPCX — SpaceX | +1.08% to $163.75
SpaceX gained 1.08% to $163.75 — modest in percentage terms but significant in context: the stock is building toward its Nasdaq-100 inclusion on Tuesday, July 7, when passive fund managers are contractually obligated to purchase shares to match the index weighting.
- The Nasdaq-100 tracks the 100 largest non-financial companies on the Nasdaq — it is weighted by market cap, meaning SPCX’s large market capitalization (~$2+ trillion) gives it a substantial weighting
- Assets tracking the Nasdaq-100 exceed $800 billion — the passive buying obligation is enormous
- Wedbush’s Dan Ives has an Outperform rating and $190 price target, calling SpaceX “well-positioned to become a major hyperscaler”
- SPCX at $163.75 is up 21.3% from its $135 IPO price but still 27% below its all-time high of $225.64
7. RSI — Rush Street Interactive | +10% (technical rating of 10)
Rush Street Interactive reported standout Q2 results that have the stock trending strongly:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Q2 EPS Growth | +68% year-over-year |
| Q2 Revenue Growth | +28% year-over-year |
| Technical Rating | 10 out of 10 (highest possible) |
| Sector | Online gambling / sports betting |
RSI is benefiting from the continued expansion of legal sports betting across U.S. states and strong digital casino engagement. The 68% EPS growth on 28% revenue growth signals improving operating leverage — the kind of print that gets momentum-focused funds rotating in.
8. META — Meta Platforms | +1.4% premarket → session gains
Meta recovered 1.4% in premarket Monday, continuing its recovery from Thursday’s decline. The MAGS ETF gained 0.54% to $65.37, with Meta one of the key contributors.
- Meta is in the “AI buyers” category — spending heavily on AI infrastructure, which has been the primary cause of Magnificent Seven multiple compression
- But the soft jobs report (57,000 jobs in June) reducing rate hike urgency is positive for high-multiple ad-tech names
- Meta’s Q2 2026 earnings are due in late July — investors are pre-positioning ahead of what is expected to be a strong AI-driven ad revenue quarter
Why Monday Was Broadly Bullish
Four forces drove Monday’s gains:
- The July 4 Macro Reset: Markets came back to a soft jobs number (57,000 jobs in June), oil at $70, and a Fed chair (Warsh) who cited the “patient approach” rhetoric — translating to reduced rate hike urgency
- SpaceX Nasdaq-100 Inclusion Eve: Passive buying pressure building for Tuesday; pure mechanical demand
- SK Hynix ADR Listing: South Korea’s $28 billion SK Hynix ADR on Nasdaq (SKHY) validated the AI chip investment theme globally — the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker getting a U.S. listing is a sector confidence signal
- Trump Accounts Bell Ceremony: The White House + NYSE + Nasdaq event created rare direct political endorsement tailwinds for individual stocks (Dell most dramatically)
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Sources: TheStreet July 6 Live, ts2.tech July 6, Investing.com Pre-market, Schwab Market Update July 2, StockAnalysis Gainers. Data as of July 6, 2026.
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