

Critical Metals is sliding as newly issued shares from its European Lithium acquisition prepare to hit Nasdaq, and the question now is whether incoming sellers and a looming Fed decision pile on before the company has earned a single dollar

Buying in critical minerals stocks is spreading across the group, lifting an antimony producer, a domestic rare earth magnet builder and a Greenland-focused developer together. United States Antimony (NYSE:UAMY) stock is at $3.

European Lithium holders voted heavily for a takeover that would give their acquirer full control of a Greenland rare earth project, and shares of the buyer are sliding anyway. Critical Metals (NASDAQ:CRML) stock is at $6.

United States Antimony NYSE: UAMY is expanding its processing capacity, pursuing domestic mineral supply sources and advancing a proposed antimony, copper and silver processing joint venture as it seeks to serve U.S. defense and industrial customers, Vice President of Investor Relations and Global Sales Director Jonathan Miller said during a company presentation.

While short traders tend to evacuate their positions after benefiting from a steep correction, they appear set on betting against the wider U.S. strategic resources sector despite the brutal sell-off that has been affecting it throughout 2026.

Antimony is trading on its own story as the critical minerals complex splits in two. United States Antimony (NYSEAMERICAN:UAMY) shares are up 11% to $3.18, breaking clearly from the rare earth names around it.

An earnings beat and a data center land deal are sending an aluminum producer's shares sharply higher. Alcoa (NYSE:AA | AA Price Prediction) shares are up 8% to $43.69 in morning trading.

The rare earth selloff is taking a breather, and the stock that fell hardest is rebounding most sharply. USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR) stock has gained 4%, lately fetching $10.