If 2024 was the comeback year, 2025 has been the plot twist no one saw coming. Meme stocks are (kind of) back, gold is hitting all-time highs, IPOs are swinging for the fences, and companies most investors wrote off? Surging like it’s 2020 again.

For anyone even slightly market-curious, it’s been a ride that has turned casual observers into Reddit analysts and sent more than a few people scrambling to reopen their Robinhood accounts. And if you’ve been following along from the sidelines — or maybe dabbling in a stock simulator to see what all the fuss is about — you know this year hasn’t been short on surprises.

Curious which stocks made the biggest waves so far? Keep reading.

1. Diginex (DGNX)

Diginex came out of nowhere — and then kept going. After pricing its IPO at $4.10 in late

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