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Trump Media & Technology Group stock (DJT) extended its massive rally early on Tuesday, rising as much as 11% in premarket trading as investors bet on former President Donald Trump's improved odds of winning the November election.
Shares in the company, the home of the Republican nominee's social media platform Truth Social, jumped on Monday to close over 18% higher.
Over the weekend, both domestic and overseas betting markets shifted in favor of a Trump victory, with prediction sites like Polymarket, PredictIt, and Kalshi all showing Trump's presidential chances ahead of those of Democratic nominee and current Vice President Kamala Harris.
Separately, DJT announced the web launch of its Truth+ TV streaming service on Monday. The app is currently available to access on Android devices and will soon be released as a native Apple iOS app.
DJT shares traded at their lowest level since the company's debut following the expiration of its highly publicized lockup period last month. The stock has also been under pressure, as previous polling saw Harris edging slightly ahead of the former president.
Trump's recent campaign momentum follows an appearance by Elon Musk at his rally in Butler, Pa., earlier this month. It was the same location where the former president survived an assassination attempt in July.
Tech billionaire Musk, who serves as the CEO of Tesla (TSLA) and SpaceX and also owns social media platform X (formerly Twitter), has been outspoken about his support of Trump ahead of next month's election. Trump has even said he would consider a Cabinet position for Musk but that the businessman likely would not be able to serve "with all the things he's got going on."
At the rally, Musk told the crowd that Trump is the only candidate who can "preserve democracy in America," adding this will be "the last election" if Trump does not win.
Meanwhile, Harris has recently embarked on a flurry of media appearances in which she was pressed on how she would fund some of her proposals surrounding the economy and immigration.
Trump founded Truth Social after he was kicked off major social media apps like Facebook (META) and Twitter, now X, following the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots. Trump has since been reinstated on those platforms. He officially returned to X in mid-August after about a year's hiatus.
But as Truth Social attempts to take on the social media incumbents, the fundamentals of the company have long been in question.
In August, DJT reported second quarter results that revealed a net loss of $16.4 million, about half of which was tied to expenses related to the company's SPAC deal. The company also reported revenue of just under $837,000 for the quarter ending June 30, a 30% year-over-year drop.