Investors love a good story. For much of 2024‑2025, the story has been the relentless march of technology and the return of market momentum. As the S&P 500 surged past all-time highs in July, the tech sector carried the rally and even non-tech names found themselves in the limelight. Yet behind every great story is a plot twist. For traders chasing micro-second opportunities, high-frequency trading (HFT) infrastructure and robust risk management are becoming as important as stock selection. That’s where TradoxVPS comes in — but more on that later.
What’s Hot in Tech: Value, Growth & Momentum
Value in the tech universe
Value investors scan the market for companies trading below their true worth. According to Investopedia’s list of best-value tech stocks for August 2025, several small-cap names stand out:
| Tech stock | Why it matters | Data point |
|---|---|---|
| Yiren Digital (YRD) | AI-powered fintech company in China providing digital financial services and insurance. Launched aviation insurance products in July 2025. | P/E ≈ 2.8; market cap ≈ $0.5B |
| Sohu.com (SOHU) | Chinese online media and gaming company; 87% of Q1 2025 revenue came from online games. | P/E ≈ 4.0 |
| Consensus Cloud Solutions (CCSI) | Secure cloud-communications company; closed two credit facilities totaling $225M to expand operations. | P/E ≈ 5.0 |
These stocks highlight that value isn’t just about legacy companies; emerging firms with niche products (aviation insurance, digital games, secure e-signatures) can trade at low multiples when the market hasn’t caught up.
Fastest-growing tech stars
Growth investors seek companies with rapidly expanding revenues and earnings. Innodata (INOD), Sezzle (SEZL) and Gorilla Technology Group (GRRR) top the fastest-growing list because they posted huge year-over-year increases: Innodata’s revenue and earnings per share jumped 290% and 626% respectively; Sezzle’s revenue grew 123% while net income quadrupled; Gorilla Technology is pursuing $1.3 billion in contracts by mid-2026.
These numbers are eye-popping but also underscore why risk management matters — high growth often comes with high volatility.
Momentum movers
Momentum investors ride the wave of recent winners. Quantum Computing Inc. (QUBT) delivered a staggering 2,275% 12-month return by betting on integrated photonics and quantum-tech solutions. Sezzle (SEZL) appears here too (937% return), while TSS Inc. (TSSI) gained 840%. Momentum can be exhilarating, but history teaches that parabolic moves rarely last forever.
Beyond Tech: Trending Stocks Across Sectors
The broader market has its own breakout stars. U.S. News & World Report highlighted seven up-and-coming stocks that more than doubled by mid-2025, spanning industries from car rentals to fintech:
| Stock | Sector | YTD Return | Why it’s trending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avis Budget Group (CAR) | Industrials | +108% | Used-car scarcity boosts the resale value of Avis’s fleet. |
| Dave Inc. (DAVE) | Technology/Fintech | +175% | A “neobank” offering cash advances, digital banking and side-hustle tools. |
| Centrus Energy (LEU) | Energy | +233% | Supplies nuclear-reactor fuel; benefits from pro-nuclear policies. |
| Kratos Defense & Security (KTOS) | Industrials | +122% | Secured an $80M U.S. Air Force drone contract and tested autonomous convoy technology. |
| Pagaya Technologies (PGY) | Technology/AI | +229% | AI-driven underwriting platform projecting revenue to surge from <$100M in 2020 to >$1.2B in 2025. |
| Power Solutions International (PSIX) | Industrials | +212% | Designs power-generation engines; sales grew 40% and net income ~170%. |
| Sezzle Inc. (SEZL) | Financials/Fintech | +268% | BNPL platform; strong Q1 results and raised guidance. |
If those gains leave you breathless, you’re not alone. Most of these companies are small- to mid-caps; their spectacular rallies can reverse quickly. Good thing there’s a way to test strategies without risking your sanity…
High-Frequency Trading 101 (Don’t Blink)
Before you brush off HFT as only for hedge funds, consider its basic premise. High-frequency trading uses powerful algorithms to analyse multiple markets and execute a large number of orders within fractions of a second. Traders with the fastest execution speeds tend to be more profitable. Key characteristics include:
- Speed – orders are placed in milliseconds or microseconds.
- Volume – thousands or millions of small trades aim to capture tiny price discrepancies.
- Short horizons – positions may last seconds; risk management is vital.
HFT adds liquidity and narrows bid-ask spreads but has drawbacks. Removing human judgement can amplify market swings; regulators blamed a large automated order for the 2010 “flash crash.” HFT also favours firms with fast connections and expensive hardware, leaving retail traders at a disadvantage.
Enter TradoxVPS: Your High-Speed Trading Wingman
So how can individual traders or small firms tap into HFT-style speed without building their own data centre? TradoxVPS, headquartered in Philadelphia, offers a purpose-built trading VPS that handles the heavy lifting. Some highlights:
- Cutting-edge hardware: TradoxVPS is powered by AMD Ryzen 9 9950X processors — the world’s first such VPS setup. These CPUs deliver speeds from 4.3 GHz to 5.7 GHz and up to 2.5× the efficiency of typical CPUs. DDR5 RAM and NVMe SSDs keep data moving.
- Ultra-low latency: Average latency is 0.82 ms. That’s faster than the time it takes to blink. Servers are strategically located in New York and Chicago data centres, giving traders sub-1 ms connections to major exchanges. Frankfurt location coming soon.
- Reliability & security: The platform promises 99.999% uptime thanks to redundant infrastructure and 24/7 monitoring. Bandwidth is 5 Gbps (10 Gbps burst) with DDoS protection.
- Flexible plans: Packages range from a free basic trial (1 core, 4 GB RAM, 100 GB storage) to a professional plan (4 cores, 16 GB RAM) for $89/month or annual subscriptions with discounts.
- Purpose-built for traders: Supports MetaTrader, NinjaTrader and other platforms. Designed for high-frequency strategies, automated bots, and risk-controlled execution.
In short, TradoxVPS gives you the infrastructure big firms pay millions to build — minus the capital outlay and cable-laying headaches. Think of it as renting a Formula 1 engine for your go-kart.
How to Ride the Momentum With TradoxVPS
- Pick your targets. Use lists like Investopedia’s and U.S. News’ selections above to identify stocks with strong value, growth, or momentum characteristics. Don’t chase blindly — research fundamentals, market catalysts, and risk factors.
- Choose a TradoxVPS plan. Start with the free trial if you’re new. For serious HFT strategies, consider Power or Professional plans for more CPU cores and RAM.
- Deploy your platform. Install MetaTrader, NinjaTrader, or other software on your VPS. Because the server is located near NYSE/CME and features 0.82 ms latency, your orders hit the exchange faster.
- Automate (carefully). Develop or purchase algorithmic strategies that scan for momentum breakouts, arbitrage gaps or mean-reversion setups. With great speed comes great responsibility. Always backtest and risk-adjust.
- Manage risk. High-frequency trading magnifies both wins and losses. Use stop-loss orders, position-sizing frameworks (TradoxVPS’s own risk-management sheet) and diversify across assets.
Final Thoughts (and a Smile)
Markets move fast. Your cousin’s hot tip on a meme stock can go from hero to zero before you finish your coffee. Investing with technology — whether by following trending stocks like Sezzle or Pagaya, or by running high-speed strategies on TradoxVPS — doesn’t remove risk. It simply shifts the emphasis from human reaction time to strategy design and infrastructure.
Trading should be both professional and fun. There’s room to joke about quantum-computing stocks teleporting to new highs or about your laptop fan sounding like a jet engine during Fed meetings. But at the end of the day, disciplined execution, risk management and high-quality tools separate the sustainable winners from the lucky gamblers.
If you’re ready to take your trading to the next level, give TradoxVPS a try.
