Top 10 Stocks to Watch — Monday, August 10
Gold at $4,400, SpaceX surging 15.83%, and a Doximity earnings gap create the week's most actionable setup. Here are the ten names worth tracking as markets open Monday.
Gold is pushing $4,400 per ounce, SpaceX surged 15.83% on Friday to reopen the space-economy trade, and Doximity's earnings gap created one of the cleaner post-earnings setups of the summer. Three very different stories, one consistent signal: capital is moving with conviction and there are specific levels to watch as this week opens.
The S&P 500 finished last week up 13.32% year-to-date — solid but not speculative. What Friday's session made clear is that breadth is rotating: investors moved simultaneously into precious metals miners, space launch names, and healthcare AI plays in the same afternoon. That kind of multi-theme buying usually signals the market is not late-cycle; it's actively searching for the next leg rather than retreating.
The ten names below reflect Friday's action and Monday's early dynamics. Gold miners cluster in the mid-list; space and AI software bookend the top. Each entry has a dated catalyst, a price level to monitor, and a trigger scenario. All prices are from Friday's close (August 7) unless marked Monday intraday.
1. SPCX — Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)
Prior close: $133.11 | +15.83% Friday | Mkt cap: $1.754T | 52wk: $104.83 – $225.64 | Next earnings est: Nov 3, 2026
No stock on any exchange generated more volume Friday than SpaceX. The company logged 227 million shares traded — nearly double its 3-month average of 120 million — on a 15.83% single-session gain. At $133.11, SPCX sits roughly midrange in its 52-week band, well below the consensus analyst target of $233 (Argus coverage reiterated August 7).
The fundamental story is Starlink's revenue ramp, Starship launch cadence, and expanding government contracts — a mix that re-prices sharply on hard catalyst news. Friday's move printed on the high end of the day's range ($114.56 – $133.48), suggesting sustained institutional buying rather than a brief retail spike.
Watch for: Monday open and hold above $133 on volume tracking above 100 million shares by midday as confirmation the move is sustainable. A fade toward $125 on light volume would indicate an overshoot that needs time to digest.
2. DOCS — Doximity, Inc.
Prior close: $27.40 | +32.62% Friday | Mkt cap: $4.88B | 52wk: $17.15 – $76.51
Doximity gapped to $38.87 at Friday's open on a Q1 FY27 earnings beat — revenue of $156.62M, earnings of $24.32M — then spent the day giving back gains before closing at $27.40. That intraday range ($27.16 – $39.99) is the setup: a genuine beat that the market initially priced at nearly double the prior close, followed by profit-taking that brought it back to a level still 32% above Thursday's close.
At $27.40, DOCS is now trading above the consensus analyst price target of $24.89 — meaning fundamental models need to catch up to the new earnings reality. The physician network platform's monetization of AI workflows is the core thesis; Q1 FY27 showed that progress is real, not theoretical.
Watch for: A hold above $27 on Monday with volume above the 5.4M average would signal institutional buyers are not exiting. A break below $26.50 reopens the gap-fill question. The after-hours Friday print ($27.70) offered a mild positive signal.
3. RKLB — Rocket Lab Corporation
Prior close: $82.83 | +9.46% Friday | Mkt cap: $51.75B | 52wk: $37.57 – $151.00
Rocket Lab doesn't need SpaceX to have a good week — but it clearly benefits when space is the session's narrative. RKLB added 9.46% Friday on roughly average volume, continuing its pattern of outperformance during launch-sector catalysts. At $82.83, the stock is consolidating well below its 52-week high of $151.00 — a standard compression phase for a high-growth, pre-earnings name.
The Neutron rocket development program and expanding national security customer base give Rocket Lab a dual-use revenue story that appeals to both growth and defense-allocation buyers. After-hours Friday printed $83.88 (+1.27%), a modest extension of the day's gains.
Watch for: Continuation above $85 on Monday confirms the SpaceX halo is holding rather than reversing. If the space sector opens soft, watch whether $79 (Friday's opening price) acts as near-term support.
The rest of this briefing is for paid members: trigger levels and stop-out frameworks for #4 through #10 — including the specific gold price level where the miner thesis breaks, the Palantir support zone to watch during Monday's pullback, Intel's key level that has held for six months, and the Ondas volume pattern that separates institutional accumulation from a retail squeeze.
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