Why Bitdeer Technologies Inc. (BTDR) Went Up On Thursday

We recently published a list of 10 Unexpected Market Movers—What Propelled Double-Digit Gains? In this article, we are going to take a look at where Bitdeer Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:BTDR) stands against other Thursday’s top-performing stocks.

The stock market extended its winning streak on Thursday as investors cheered President Donald Trump’s trade deal framework between the United States and the United Kingdom.

Among Wall Street’s major indices, the tech-heavy Nasdaq rallied the most, up 1.07 percent, followed by the Dow Jones, up 0.62 percent, and the S&P 500, gaining 0.58 percent.

According to Trump, the Oval Office outlined a trade deal framework. While a 10-percent baseline tariff will remain for imported goods from the UK, it could be the low end of deals with future countries.

“The final details are being written up,” Trump said. “In the coming weeks, we’ll have it all very conclusive.”

Beyond the major indices, 10 firms stood out, booking double-digit gains amid a flurry of fresh developments such as optimistic revenue guidance and impressive earnings performance, among others. In this article, let us explore Thursday’s 10 top-performing stocks and detail the reasons behind their gains.

To come up with the list, we considered only the stocks with a $2-billion market capitalization and $5-million trading volume.

Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ:BTDR)

Bitdeer Technologies grew for a third straight day on Thursday, adding 19.30 percent to close at $13.54 apiece as investors snapped up shares ahead of the release of its first quarter earnings performance before market open on Thursday, May 18.

Earlier this week, investment firm B. Riley said it expects Bitdeer Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:BTDR) to earn 5 cents per share for the quarter and 29 cents for full-year 2027.

In recent news, Bitdeer Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:BTDR) received a $200 million credit line offer from Matrixport, a company similarly owned by its chairman, Jihan Wu, to support the Bitcoin miner’s ASIC manufacturing efforts. The loan carries a variable interest rate of 9 percent and is repayable in fixed monthly installments over a period of 24 months.

As of April 21, BTDR was already able to draw as much as $43 million from the credit line.

Overall, BTDR ranks 6th on our list of Thursday’s top-performing stocks. While we acknowledge the potential of BTDR as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than BTDR but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.