The best stocks under $20 to buy today depend on today’s chart. I’m a trader, not an investor. I don’t care if a stock is “overvalued” or “undervalued” — I’m watching the stocks grabbing the market’s attention and planning quick trades that leave ME in control.
The best traders watch more stocks than they trade. That’s essential for getting to know the charts of these stocks — these charts will give you valuable info about their future moves. If you study the patterns these stocks follow, you can find opportunities for the kind of small gains that can grow a small account fast.
Today I’ll show you how to build a watchlist for stocks under $20. Read on for the results!
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What Are the Best Stocks to Buy Under $20 in January 2025?
To find the best stocks to buy under $20 in January 2025 requires a top-level stock screener. I use the one in StocksToTrade — I helped design it, so it has all the tools and customizations I look for to create my stock watchlists.
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To find watch-worthy stocks under $20, I input the following criteria:
- Last Price ≤ $20
- Last Price ≥ $10
- Volume ≥ 50,000
When I run this screen in January 2025 and sort by percent change, it gives me the following top results:
Best Stocks Under $20 to Buy in January 2025
The best stocks under $20 in January 2025 are:
- lonQ Inc. [NYSE: IONQ]
- Phunware Inc. [NASDAQ: PHUN]
- Oklo Inc. Class A/a> [NYSE: OKLO]
- Nano Nuclear Energy Inc. [NASDAQ: NNE]
- Wolfspeed Inc. [NYSE: WOLF]
This is a watchlist — not a “buy list.”
I’m sharing this so you can see my process. If you want to see more NO-COST watchlists, you can sign up for my weekly watchlist here.
Read on for the best stocks that I’m watching today!
lonQ Inc. [NYSE: IONQ]
lonQ Inc is a leader in quantum computing, with a track record of innovation and deployment. IonQ’s next-generation quantum computer is the most powerful trapped-ion quantum computer. It is the only company with its quantum systems available through the cloud on Amazon Braket, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, as well as through direct API access.
Phunware Inc. [NASDAQ: PHUN]
Phunware Inc is a software company. It is a Multiscreen as a Service (MaaS) integrated enterprise software platform for mobile that provides companies with the products, solutions, and data and services necessary to engage, manage and monetize its mobile application audiences.
Oklo Inc. Class A [NYSE: OKLO]
Oklo is developing next-generation fission reactors to produce abundant, affordable, clean energy at a global scale — starting with the Aurora, which can produce 15 MW of electrical power, scalable to 50 MWe, and operate for 10 years or longer before refueling. Oklo’s fast reactors incorporate inherent safety features and can be fueled by recycled waste.
Nano Nuclear Energy Inc. [NASDAQ: NNE]
Nano Nuclear Energy is an early-stage nuclear energy company developing smaller, cheaper, and safer advanced portable clean energy solutions utilizing proprietary reactor designs, intellectual property and research methods, illuminating our path toward a sustainable future. Led by a world class scientific and management team, envisioned within our business plan is a comprehensive engagement across every sector of the nuclear power industry, traversing the path from sourcing raw nuclear material and fuel fabrication to the illumination of energy through our cutting edge and advanced small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs, also known as microreactors). Our dedication extends further to encompass commercial nuclear transportation and consulting services.
Wolfspeed Inc. [NYSE: WOLF]
Wolfspeed Inc is involved in the manufacturing of wide bandgap semiconductors. It is focused on silicon carbide and gallium nitride (GaN) materials and devices for power and radio-frequency (RF) applications. The company serves applications such as transportation, power supplies, inverters, and wireless systems. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Europe and also has a presence in the United States; China; Japan; South Korea, and other countries.
Which Is the Cheapest High-Potential Stock to Buy Right Now?
To find the cheapest high-potential stocks, you have to study their charts.
Take a look at the 1-year chart for Clean Vision Corp. [OTCPK: CLNV]:
See how many 100% spikes this stock had in the past year? Each one of these spikes was a trading opportunity — that’s the way I’ve made over $8,000 in total earnings trading this stock (click the link to see my individual trades).
However, that’s not a recommendation to “buy” this stock. See how it drops after every spike?
CLNV follows my 7-step pennystocking framework perfectly. This framework isn’t just for penny stocks though… You can also see its patterns play out in higher priced stocks like Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA).
This is the chart you have to commit to memory:
Remember this chart well, its the basis for my 7-step framework, @30DayBoot & @completepenny & you must study not to fall prey to greed/ignorance or you'll get wrecked like 90% of traders. It's VITAL to sell into excessive strength/hype, do not just hold & hope like most newbies pic.twitter.com/QsAGHsI6lp
— Timothy Sykes (@timothysykes) February 28, 2021
What Are the Stocks Under $20 with the Highest Potential?
Look up at the charts of the stocks above. Do you see any spikes in their long-term chart?