10 most popular stocks in January 2026 on Robinhood UK
- Ondas (ONDS)
- Plug Power (PLUG)
- MARA (MARA)
- NVIDIA (NVDA)
- Tesla (TSLA)
- IREN (IREN)
- Applied Digital (APLD)
- Red Cat (RCAT)
- Robinhood (HOOD)
- Strategy (MSTR)
This list does not constitute advice or trading recommendations. Most popular stocks included in the S&P 1500 or Nasdaq Composite, which have also carried a minimum average market cap of $1bn throughout January. Measured by total value of buy trades.
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Drone stocks leapt onto the list of the most popular buys on Robinhood UK in January, as the AI infrastructure theme broadened out and interest in hydrogen fuel systems jumped too.
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Move over MARA. The crypto miner turned AI infrastructure firm was leapfrogged on the list of the most popular buys on Robinhood UK in January by two newcomers, Ondas and Plug Power. Ondas is one of two drone manufacturers to rise up the ranks after the US announced its plans to ban the sale of drones made outside the country. The other maker to appear on January’s list, Red Cat, produces drones for the US military - despite the attention, though, both manufacturers are yet to turn a profit.
A mixed month for hydrogen power specialist, Plug Power, included a share price pop on the back of an announcement that Walmart would cancel some of its existing warrants (which would have diluted PLUG shares). The flipside came later in the month, as the company announced its own proposal to double its share count - effectively putting dilution back on the table.
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Swings in the crypto market mirrored a wider risk-off attitude in markets, as investors started to question their own confidence in the likelihood of near-term US interest rate cuts. Having kicked off the year in fine form Bitcoin gave back its gains for the month, with BTC proxy stock MSTR putting in a similar performance. Having a leg in the AI camp dulled share price losses from the middle of the month for MARA, as investors tipped the AI-to-crypto scales in IREN’s favour, instead choosing to focus on the potential for its data centre business ahead of its Q2 earnings update in early February.
Applied Digital is another company to move from crypto mining into AI infrastructure. January was kind to APLD stock, as the market digested news of a new AI data centre campus in the works, a seemingly healthy growth pipeline and lease agreements with AI cloud firm, Coreweave.
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NVIDIA stock recovered from a dip in the second half of January to finish broadly level. Positive drivers for the firm included reports that China may start to allow H200 chip orders, and a $2bn investment in CoreWeave, underscoring continued demand for AI infrastructure. Persistent concerns over capital expenditure levels among the AI hyperscalers are still hanging in the air though, with January proving a tough month for most Magnificent Seven stocks.
A topsy-turvy month for Tesla meant the stock ultimately finished close to where it started, with slowing car deliveries and heightened competition from BYD weighing on the shares. Fully autonomous robotaxi rides in Texas marked a breakthrough from earlier pilot phases but broader pressures on the tech sector proved too much to let the positivity shine through.
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